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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
PENSACOLA NEGRO
TALKS IN vENTION

A Pensacola negro, named Marcel
lus Cook, has been in Milton and Bag
dad for the past few days, success
fully interesting, it is reported,
large number of white and black peo-
pie of Santa Rosa county in the
Compressed air machine" which he
maintains has been perfected. Cook,
it is said, has not yet secured pat
ent for the invention" and he is
reported trying to raise enough funds
to guarantee protection for the ma
chine whenever he does endeavor to
launch its manufacture. 1t is said he
has been successful in separating a
large amount from number of peo-
pie of Santa Rosa county, according
to the following from the Milton
Gazette of last week:
interested in Invention.
Whether bunch ofSMilton citizens
are destined to be made rich by an in
vestment they made Thursday, or
just to be enrolled as additional mem
bers of the great brigade of men
who are possibly wiser and certainly
poorer after their investment, time
alone will tell.
The fact remains that one Marcel
lus NJ Cook, an intelligent appearing
negro, appeared on the streets OF
Milton Thursday morning and ex-
hibited photograph and descriptions
of a compressed air machine which
he says he has invented, that is des-
tined to take the place of gasoline
electricity and all other motive power
for driving automobiles, launches anc
| other machinery. Cook says he ha:
been working on his invention fol
twelve years, that he has two of the
| engines completed and has demon
strated them before thousands of PEG
| pie. That he has attached one to {
| motorcycle and out ran a passenge
| train from Flomaton to Pensacola
That he has been to Washington with
his machine, where he spent twt
weeks, and is now raising money suf
ficient to, get the invention patented
There were several gentlemen i
| Milton at the time he was here VIII
have seen the machine working, AM
while not vouching for its ultimat
success declare sit worked" Coo
believes that he has not only a grea
invention, but that the federal gov
eminent will give him a bonus o
81 100000 for the invention of tn
same, and is holding this out as a
inducement in selling receipts fo
shares.
/ AS he has not secured a patent t
his machine yet, he is not sellin
stock but just receipts for share;
at S1.0o per share, the par value Q
which will be $4,000 in case the goy
: eminent pays the million. He is
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
666

This is a prescription prepared es-
pecially for MALARIA or CHILLS &
FEVER. Five or six doses will break
any case, and if taken then as a tonic
the Fever viii not return. 1t acts on
the liver better than CaIomeI and does
not grippe or sicken. 25cs-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
LADIES' AID SOCIETY
MEETS THIS AFTERNOON

The Ladies Aid Society of the
First Presbyterian Church will hold
their regular meeting this afternoon
at five o'clock, in the church.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
NOTICE OF CHARTER BOARD
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the
Charter Board of the City of Pensa-
cola, will be held in the Council
Chamber at the City Hall on Tues
day, July Is, 1916, at A o'clock, p. m,
C. ". EGGAET,
City Clerk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
TERSELY TOLD.

Mrs. Argues and her two daughters
Nellie and Dorothy, arrived in the
city Sunday, from their home in Sa-
vannah, for a visit with Mrs. Ar
CUES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Fell
at Warrington.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
Boston 4, Cincinnati /.
AMERICAN LEAGITE.

plausible talker, and has secured quite
a lot of money from prominent citi-
zens in Milton and Bagdad, some of
them buying as much as fifty dollars
worth while a number took chance
one five to ten shares each.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that i will
not be responsible for debts contract
ed by my wife, Bessie Anderson.
A. j. ANDERSON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17

Speaking about Germans food die
tatorship, how about the cook in the
average American home?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17

Marquard and Meyers; Packard
and Archer. Umpires, Byron and
Quigley. Called end 10th inning ac-
count of darkness.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
New York 2, St. Louis 8.

Anderson land Rariden; Meadows
and Gonzales. Umpires, KLEIN and
Emslie.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
Little Rock 0. Memphis 2.

Couchman and Gibson; Munro and
Wallace. Umpires, McNulty and Rob-
inson.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
I AM

r AM the backbone of the dividend, the main
stay of the profits and the foundation of
achievement. | am the difference between
success and failure, the indicator on the bust
ness and the speedometer of progress. I can
eliminate mercantile failure subduct the word
chance from the mercial lexicon and take
the gamble out of the game of business No
who has used the opportunities that offer
went to bankruptcy court. | am insignf-
cant to consider for one day but take care of me
through the passing years and I will pile profits
mountain high | have put solid foundations
under great businesses, brought prosperity out
of failure andrmade m erchant princes out. of
bootblacks. have made preferred customers
from dangerous risks. have builded commercial
ratings of the strength of Gibraltar. I am the
salvation of the modern business world. I am
The Cash Discount
Borrow money from
UNITED STATES pERosT0RN
and save cash discounts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17

Grimes, Ponder and Smith; Ledbet-
ter and Schmidt. Umpires, Hart and
Rudderham. Twelve innings.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17

Rirmingham 5, Mobile 2
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Brooklyn Z, Chicago. z
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17

Brennan and Perkins; Dellinger
and Higgins. Umpires, KERN and
Williams.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
Chattanooga 0. Nashville /.

Bacon and Kitchens; Rogers and
Street. Empires, Pfenninger and
Breitenstein.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-17
BASEBALL
RESULTS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

TtIIy anu ItIhIHs1 DHlILn, -IOWu-
send and Higgins. Umpires, KERN
and Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
CUMBERLANDS ID N ASSEMBLE TODAY Representatives From All Parts of the South to Be
 in Attendance.

The general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church will open it's eighty sixth meeting this morning at Il o'clock at the Birmingham Cumberland Presby- terian church, 1215 Twenty-seventh street, north. Representatives and delegates from presbyterian throughout the south wilt be in attendance
 Dr. William Clark retiring moderator, will deliver an address, following which the assembly will adjourn until 2:30 o'clock when the business of organizing the as- selnbly for work will be taken up.
 Commissioner Arlie Barber will deliver an address of welcome for the city at the sessions tonight. which begin at 7:3C o'clock, and the Rev. N. A. Higgins of Florida will respond Dr. L. c. Brans- comb, presiding elder of the Birmingham district for the Methodist church, viii welcome the assembly on behalf of the churches here, the response being made to his address by the Rev. w. Hugh Watson of Kentucky. Dr. J. H. Phillips will deliver an address of welcome on the part of the city schools, the response coming from the Rev. S. H. Braly of Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Little Roy Weaver, age 10 years, dis appeared just after the close of school, and up to late hour last night nothing could be learned of his whereabouts. The little fellow is the son of Mrs. Ida Weaver, of 26O9 Avenue J, Ensley, who is very anxious to hear tidings of her son. He left the Baker school yesterday aft ernoon at the usual hour, but the chill dren did not notice which way he went According to his mother he always comes home promptly after school, which is only a few blocks away. When he failed to come home last night, Mrs. Weaver, with several of her neighbors. began a search for the missing boy, but he could not be found, and the Ensley police department was notified. A description of Roy gives his height to be about four feet three inches high, brown eyes, light hair and fair complexion. At the time of his dis appearance he wore light grey suit and cap. Captain Cochran has instructed his men to keep a sharp outlook for the little sellow, and any information in regard to him would be gladly received-by the boys distracted mother, or at the Ensley police department.
 The following members of the Stonewall chapter. United Daughters of the Con- federacy, together with the members of R. D. Jackson chapter of Woodlawn, are in charge of the United Daughters of Confectionery headquarters at TIA Third avenue, Birmingham, where light refresh ments are served each day to the visiting veterans: Mrs. D. M. Lewis, president of the chapter; Mrs. E. T. Fields, Mrs, J. W. Brigman, Mrs. J. A. Dupuy, Mrs. R. w. Brown, Mrs. J. T. Rogers, Mrs. H. D. Williams, and several others.
 The members of the Fairfield Mothers
 club are planning to hold a book shower at the Gate lodge on May 19 for the benefit of the new Fairfield library The members of the club are desirous of se- curing a large assortment of books for the new library. At the meeting the nnal plans of the contest committee will also be heard. The public is cordially in- vited to attend the shower
 Arrests are being made daily by the squad which Captain Cochran put on to stop the speeders of this district, and many have been fined in the Ensley police court by Judge by Judge J. T. Lowry, who is assessing s1O for the first offense. He states that if they are caught a sec ond time he will give them a heavier 1 fine with a street sentence added A num- Der of complaints have been made to the 1 Ensey police department of the auto
 mobilist speeding through Ensley. sspe- cially between Ensley and Fairfield and 1 Captain Cohran is determined to break 1 up this practice. He has a special squad to watch out for the speeders.
 The Ensley and F'airview fire depart ments were called to the residence oi 1 Mrs. Fannie Chiles at 1912 Avenue II yesterday evening about 7:10 o'clock A | spark from the chimney had set the roo1 | on fire and about B damages were done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
'BESSEMER MASONS ID HOLD REUNION
York Rite MasOns Will Con- fer Blue Lodge and
 Chapter Degrees.
BALL GAME SATURDAY
Fire Department Makes Many Runs.
 Public School Will Be Closed .. for Reunion Parade.

.Bessemer. May 17.-(SpeciaL )-Ex- tensive plans are being made for the fifth annual York Rite reunion of Bes- semer lodge No. 45s, Ancient Free and Accepted Masous and Bessemer Chap ter No. 110 Royal Arch Masons which will be held on Tuesday and Wednes- day, May 23 and A. The committee on arrangements is composed of Clyde H. Brown, chairman; w C.. Baty, ]. k. Thomasson. J. H Bush, Samuel Stein, and W D. Lanier. The following occasion. Bessemer Lodge No. 4oS, An cient Free and Accepted Masons. Tues day, May 23. 10 o'clock a. m. Called to order at 10 o'clock. reading of the min utes of the fourth annual York Rite reunion held April 20. 1915. At 2:3o o'clock the entered apprentices degree, with & T. Clothfelder of Brighton as worshipful master At o'clock fellow craft degree with J. A. Collins of Wood lawn as worshipful master. At 7:3O D. m. master mason degree with Ben 1amin E. Purser of Dolomite as wor- shipful master Address by William McDougall. Wednesday morning at 1O:3O o'clock, the lodge will reconvene. At II o'clock the mark of master de- gree with John Thomas as R. w. M., Ensley. At o'clock, the past master degree, with Samuel Stein as R. w. M
 Bessemer At 3 o'clock, most excellent master degree with Ernest Mathews as R. W. M, Birmingham. At 7:30 o'clock royal arch degree. wit> George A Beauchamp of Montgomery as M. B. H. P. Banquet. A number of the of- ficers of the grand lodge will be preZ- ent and a large number of delegates and visitors will be in attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
INDIANS AFTER
 SIBLEY'S FORCES

San Antonio, Tex, May 17-S. F. Sci fer, an American, who arrived at Eagle Pass today from Torreon, was credited in a special dispatch to the San An tonic Light, as saying that 800 Yaqui troops started north three days ago with the avowed intention of ''wiping out Col. Frederick Sibleys command" He also was quoted as saying the Carranza and Villa troops in the vicinity of Torreon were uniting Ito go after the gringoes."
 General Funston said he assumed that the movement of the 800 troops is noth- ing more than a part of General Obre- gon's plan to police the district south of Boquillas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
ANNISTON

Anniston, May 17.-(Special )-The body Anniston physician and pioneer citizen, who died at his home, 12OO Quintard ave- nue. early Tuesday morning, was laid at rest in historic Hillside cemetery Wednes- day morning, following funeral services at the home, conducted by the Rev. L., M Latmer pastor of Parker Memorial Bap- tist church.
 pr. Bowcock lived very quiet lifs and the final obsequies over his remains were in keeping with his desire. At the home Dr. Latimer read from the 14th chapter of John, said a short prayer and then spoke very briefly but feelingly of the life of the deceased. At the grave a prayer was said and the Episcopal ritual read.
 Anniston is preparing for a great dem- onstra ton the first Sunday in June. A meeting of the superintendents was held at the residence of Rutherford Lapslet Tuesday night, when preliminary arrange ments were made.
 S. A. Russell acted as general chair man, and the following committees were chosen:
  man; Marvin Snider, w. Goldsworthy, .. A. Carter, c. N. Monroe and E. R. Rivers. Committee on parade: C. R. Bell, chair man; Dave Waldrop, B II. Mccain, P. C. 1 Wigley, J. H. Bowles. W. J. McPherson and l.. Fl. Carre.
 Committee on programme and publicity: F. c, Anderson. chairman; H. F. Will 1 Hanson, A. H. Sheppard and A. J. Reaves.
 mass meeting of citizens will be held at the courthouse Thursday night begin ming with 30 o'clock for the purpose of l discussing the ordinance which the city 1 council recently passed to regulate em- 1 ployers and employees in the event theli | differences cannot be adjusted. l The meeting is to be nonpoltical and | nonpartisan and every citizen of Annistor l Is interested in this question. and is in vted to attend Several prominent citi- | zens have been invited to make ad l dresses and the only subject which tho | chairman of the meeting will allow tc | be discussed with be the ordinance un I der consideration. special invitation ! has been given the mayor and members | of the city council to be present, and tC participate in the deliberation. ! The ordinance will be discussed iron l the point of view of the employer anc employees, and it is considered probabl' | that the city council will be petitionet 1 to repeal the ordinance if it appears tha | it is detrimental to the best interests of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
BASEBALL GAME

A baseball game will be played Sat urday afternoon on the rolling mill diamond on Fifth avenue and Twenty fourth street when the Bessemer team of the T. c. I. league will cross bats with the Ensley team. Manager Joe Ecllhoff of the local team has an- nounced his lineup for the game as follows: Trotter, catcher; Vines, High, Leeman and Shaughnessy. pitchers; Hughes, first base; Bum gardner, second base; Little. third base; Gerst, short stop; Scott, left field: Ragsdale, canterfield. and Cochran right field. It is understood that Manager Storm of the Ensley club will have an espec- ially strong lineup for this contest as he has added considerable strength by recent additions.
 The following will be the lineup for the visitors Saturday: Vaughn, short stop; Hamilton, first base Ramage, third base O'Neal and Reese. catchers; McMurray, second base; Leslie and Forsythe, center field; 'Eckerson and Norton. left field Davis and McGarry, right field; Freeman, RtbeSts, McDuf- fife, pitchers. The fseme will be called promptly at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
AUSTR|ANS PUSHING. THE ITALIANS HARD
Several Important Local Successes Recorded for
 Central Power.

From the Tonale pass region in western Trentino to Monfacone, short distance from the head of the Gulf of Triest, the Austrians are vigorously on the offen- sive against the Italians.
 In Tyrol to the south of Trent heavy
 infantry attacks to the east of the Adige river have forged the Italians again to abandon some of their advanced posi- tions and resulted in the capture by the Austrians of an aggregate of Al officers and e2o0 men. In addition IS guns and r machine guns were captured Vienna says that south of Rovereto the Aus trians stormed Zegnatorta, but Rome as serts that the five attacks launched were put down with heavy casualties, the bodies of numerous dead Austrians float
 ing away in the swift current of the Adige river
 The repulse of another Austrian attack in the Sugana valley is also reported by Rome. Along the remainder of the front there were heavy artillery bombardments with here and there infantry attacks Bombing operations by aviators on both sides have taken place against opposing positions
 On the line in France and Belgium the fighting has consisted mainly of artillery duels, most severe to the northwest of Nerdun. The entente allied airmen have been particularly active against German positions and in combats in the air with n In 1o+ ,l,ate several German aircraft were brought down by British and French aviators. Tn one of the raids American ,aviacors fight ing with the French army under the title of the Franco-American flying corps took part in their first foray as an individual unit
 Fights of minor importance with the advantage in favor of the Russians have taken place on the northern end of the Russian front In Asiatic Turkey around Diardekr the Turks again assumed the offensive against the Russians. but again met with a repulse
 The French are showing activity along the Lake Doiran and other sectors of the Serbo-Greek frontier, having occu- pied Devetpe and pushed their forces eastward toward Monastir. The infantry of both sides along these front, e.n- tinue to make preparations for possible encounters.
 Of three Americans on board the Dutch steamer Batavia V, which was sunk by an explosion in the North sea, one was drowned. One of the Americans expressed the belief that the steamer struck a mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18

ing yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. l.. B. Head on Second street. It was decided to postpone the ice cream supper, which was to have been giveu to- night until a later date. Following the business session a social hour was en- joyed, and a delicious ice course was serNed. Those present were: Mrs Jim Baker, Mrs. M M Jennings, Mrs. F. L.. Smith, Mrs. Alex Bison, Mrs. k. Rich, Mrs. o. M. Clapper Mrs. J. M. Loveace, Mrs. William Calhoun, and Mrs. J. c. Ray.
 wedding which came as a surprise to many friends was that of Miss Carrie Belle Patterson and MT. James L. liar ris, which was solemnized this morning at the home of the bride 8 parents at Tannehill in the presence of relatives and few friends, the ceremony being pronounced by the Rev NJ. K. Thornton, pastor of the First Baptist church. The young couple very popular and have a host of friends who will be pleased to learn that they will be at home with the grooms parents on Eighth avenue
 Mrs. George Mcdowell is able to be out, following an operation at the Eliza beth Duncan hospital.
 Mrs. Jenny B. Connolly of Marshall Tex, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. M, G. Cole
 Mrs. George Bumgardner and children left this morning for Chicago, where they will visit relatives for several months
 MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Smiley of Mont gomery and Oliver Urquhart of Andalusia are the guests of MT. and Mrs. D. B, Barnett.
 Miss Alberta and Miss Louise McFall of Columbia. Tenn. are the guests Of relatives in Bessemer.
 Mrs. T. J Belcher of Florida and Mrs Schrigley of Nashville are the guests or MT. and Mrs. Oscar Moore.
 MT. and Mrs. F. M. Polk of Cook Springs are the guests of Mrs. $. F. Nor ton on Sixth avenue for the reunion. MT. Polk is a Confederate veteran.
 MT. and Mrs. Smith of Ozark are the guests of their son. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, having been called here by the serious illness of their little daughter Clauria Mae Smith.
 Miss Elizabeth Bryant has been re- moved to the Elizabeth Duncan hospital for treatment.
 The many friends of Miss Annie Claire Sullivan will regret to learn that she IS quite i'll at the home of her parents, MT and Mrs. Jim Sullivan, on Third avenue.
 Miss Alberta Norwood has returned from Florence, where she has been at tending the Florence Normal college, and will receive her diploma from the Besse- mer High school on June l.
 Mrs. F.. K. Hanby and children of Attalla are the guests of her parents, MT. and Mrs. James A. Estes, at Jonesboro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-18
FERTILIZER TAGS
 BRING IN $63, ,00O

Montgomery May 17-(Special.)- )-Re- ceipts from the sale of fertilizer tags from October 1, 1915, to April, 1916, amounted to $63, ,360, according to informa- ton given out today by Commissioner of Agriculture James A. Wade. The re- ceipts for the same period in 1914 and 1915 were $S9, 475
 Since 1913 receipts from the sale of fertilizer tags have deprecated one-half. according to Commissioner Wade. Be- tween October 1, 1915, and April 1, 1914. the receipts amounted to $193000.
 Tie falling off in receipts is believed to have resulted from two couses First, the Europeon war, and second, the state wide infestation of the boil weevil.