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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-14
ROTARY CLUB
BOOSTS GARDENS

The Toronto Rotary Club has pub
lished a comprehensive twelve-page
report of their Vacant Lot Cultiva-
ton scheme successfully promoted
last summer.
The report shows:
The land donated by citizens for
public use for this purpose was divid-
ed into approximately one-eighth
acre lots. A supply of ten varieties
of vegetable seeds, a peck of seed
potatoes, two dozen tomato plants
and fifty cabbage plants were fur
nished free with each allotment. The
applicants to use the lots were Sc
lected and vouched for by various
churches and social settlements. The
applicants paid one dollar for all the
privileges for the season, and agreed
to be governed by rules Of cultiva-
ton and care of the allotment. All
gardens were numbered With q Ro-
tary sign and an Identification card
was given each gardener bearing lot
number and the name and address of
the worker. The police and boy
scouts were invited to cooperate in
guarding the lots. The club paid
for the ploughing, narrowing, seeds
and necessary printed matter. The
city supplied the water free. The
club members gave their services
free. The newspapers rendered great
assistance in giving the work public
ity, which was a big factor in get
ting land and applicants.
Sir John Wilson planted the first
potato at the ceremonial commence
ment of the work. Nearly 100000
square feet of ground were planted
to vegetables, and nearly a mile of
nasturtiums along the borders of the
gardens was planted.
Besides this area there were under
cultivation eight acres adjoining the
city, divided into one acre market
gardens. All the crops in the 100
lots went to the 462 men, women
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had to deal with and make allow
auces for the Potarian vybo bod +o
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-14
and children who cultivated them.

The Rotary Club gave ten cash
prizes to the gardeners having the
biggest production and three medals
for the best-looking gardens.
The personal reports tell some
thing of the battles of life of the
gardeners and their work against all
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-14
SAYS GOOD EATS WILL
PRODUCE GOOD RESULTS

Ben S. Hancock, the epicurean Ro-
tartan, says that its a wise idea to
give lunches to the soliciting teams
which will raise the funds. for the
Gulf Beach Highway. He says the
only way to make men work is to feed
'em.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-14

manner in which the project has
been conducted has attracted the at
tention of organizations all over the
country and it has received wide
comment in many newspapers and
periodicals. 1t is considered to be
the greatest thing the Toronto Ro-
tary Club has yet achieved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-14

had to deal with and make allow
ances for the Rotarian who had to
place his signs on tapering iron
standards.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
NO DELAY IN NAVY BUILDING
Secretary Daniel Says Plans for New
Vessels Will Be Ready When
Bill Passes.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Secretary
Daniels announced today that plans
for the ships to be built under the
pending naval bill were so far adj
vanced that contracts for all but the
battle cruisers and the ammunition
ships can be advertised within a week
after the measure has been signed by
the President. A tentative sketch of
the ammunition ships was completed
today. Plans for the battle cruisers
are progressing favorably enough to
make it certain that they can be adj
vertised before October 1. The sec
retary's announcement outlined the
characteristics of the four new battle
ships congress is expected to author
ize. They will carry main batteries
of eight 16-inch guns each, as against
the twelve 14-inch guns on ships of
the California and Tennessee classes.
Otherwise they will duplicate the
Tennessee class, with displacement
of 3d. 900 tons. Vessels of $4,000 tons,
carrying ten 16-inch rifles, had been
considered, but many navy experts
opposed the larger type unless there
was a corresponding increase in
speed The new ships will be required
to make twenty-one knots an hour. as
is the case with the Tennessee class.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
PASSED CHILD LABOR BILL
Measure Gets Through the Senate by
Vote of So to 12-Through
House.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The senate
late today passed the bill to prevent
interstate commerce in products of
child labor. The vote was So to IL.
The measure, already passed by the
house, was brought to a vote in the
senate upon the insistence of Presi-
dent Wilson after the Democratic
senate caucus once had decided to
defer it's consideration until next
December.
Senators who voted against the bill
were: Bankhead, Alabama; Bryan
and Fletcher, Florida; Hardwicke and
Smith, Georgia; Overman and Sim
mons, North Carolina; Smith and
Tillman, South Carolina; Williams,
Mississippi (Democrats); Oliver and
Penrose, Pennsylvania (Republicans).
Opposition to the measure had come
chiefly from Southern cotton mill
owners, and the group of Southern
Democrats who voted against it had
fought it in caucus and maintained
their opposition in the senate debate
on the ground that the regulation pro-
posed is unconstitutional and would
interfere with the rights of the states.
Eleven Democrats from the South
voted for it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
SWANGER COMEDIES DEFEAT
Judge Lamm Declared Winner of Mis-
souri, GubernatoriaI Nomination
Democrats Name Gardner

Kansas City, Aug. while COM
plete returns for Missouri are not in,
it is estimated Judge Lamm'S major
ity will be around $4,000 votes. The
late vote from the country showed sur
prising strength for Lamm and ended
any chance of Swanger's nomination.
Friends of Swanger had expected him
to make a complete sweep of the
country. Instead Mr.. Lamm will
carry about thirty-five counties and
give Swanger a close race in the 9th
ers. Big counties came in last night
which Swanger had expected would
give him large majorities. The
strength developed by Lamm in the
country has been the surprise of the
primary. fight.
Defeat in the primary Tuesday in
the gubernatorial fight was conceded
last night by John E. Swanger of Sc
dalia. Mr.. Swanger sent a telegram
to Judge Henry L. Lamm. who was in
st. Louis in conference with Repub-
1fcan state leaders, congratulating him
on his victory.
With 1858 Democratic votes in
and tabulated and 150,589 Republican
votes in, vote stands as follows:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
PLAGUE CARRIED BY BUGS
New York Insects of All Sorts to Be
Examined for Germs by
Scientists.

New York. Aug. 8.-Examination of
specimens of insect life which infest
New York and vicinity is to be under
taken by corps of naturalists from
the United States health service in an
effort to determine what species are
the principal carriers of infantile pa
ralysis germs. the health commits
sioner announced tonight. In the TWEEN
ty-four-hour period at 10 o'clock this
morning forty-four children died and
las new cases were reported in
Greater New York.
An appeal was issued today to per-
sons who had suffered from infantile
paralysis and who have recovered to
give small quantities of their blood
so that serum may be obtained and
administered to new victims of the
scourge- 1t was stated that this APP
peal was made at the request of the
department of health.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
NEW YORK CAR STRIKE ENDS
Mayor MitcheTs Plan Accepted by
Both Sides-EmpIoyes Gain Rec
ognition of Their Union.

New York. Aug. S.-The strike on
the surface railway lines here came
to an end tonight Directors of the
New York Railways Company and the
Third Avenue Railway Company, the
two principal lines affected, voted af-
ter being deadlocked twelve hours, to
accept a plan of settlement proposed
by Mayor Mitchell and Oscar S. Straus,
chairman of the public service COM
mission. after representatives of the
strikers had agreed to it 1t then was
announced that normal service would
be resumed tomorrow morning on the
lines that ratified the agreement
The companies agreed to treat with
grievance committees of their en-
ployes, irrespective of the fact that
they may belong to a union. Wage
demands will be arbitrated. the pro-
vision being made that negotiations
not begin later than August 20.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
MEDIAT0Rs GO TO NEW YORK
Members Of Federal Board Ordered
by President to Be Prepared
for Strike Conference.

Washington, Aug. 9.-At the sug-
gestion of President Wilson, Judge
w. L. Chambers and G. w. w. Hanger
of the United States Board of Medi-
alton and Cancellation, left Washing
ton tonight for New York to be on the
ground tomorrow when the represen-
tatives of the 100000 railway men
threatening a strike confer with the
representatives of the carriers.
Martin A Knapp. the third member
of the board, now in Connecticut, also
is expected to reach New York to-
morrow
Under the law the board is not au-
thorized to offer its services until
asked to intervene by interested
parties or until tie-up is imminent.
But in view of the magnitude of the
threatened trouble, it was said to-
night that an offer to mediate prob
ably will be made should the employ
ers and the men fail to get together
tomorrow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
pandelions win Be Popular.

Dandelions will yet become popular
as an article of diet with the people.
They have always been so abundant
that they have not been appreciated.
Now some eastern canning establish
ments are advertising for dandelions
to can. They are about to be put on the
market. as a staple article of food. to
be had at any time of the year. L
they are so good for factories to can,
they are also good for the home gar
dener to can. Our schools are now
teaching the science of canning, which
will be a help in making the dande-
lion green available. One of the great
advantages in favor of this vegetable
is that it is extremely hardy. 1t grows
as far moth as the shores of the Arc
tic ocean. Some of the seed houses
carry dandelion seeds. Anyone, how
ever, can gather his own seed, and it
should prove interesting to experiment
along the line of raising dandelions
from native seed on very rich ground
and under garden conditions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
HAD A FEAR OF LIGHTNING
Lifelong Dread Made Woman uncon-
scious and She Died From
Fright

During a thunderstorm at Newton.
n. j.. woman who through all her
life of fifty years had felt a nervous
dread of lightning became uncon-
scious from fright and died.
Cannot the multitudes of otherwise
rational people who are obseSsed by
the same dread take counsel of the
fate of this unfortunate and allay
their fears? asks the New York World.
They suffer an access of terror I'm
every thunderstorm, and in effect I'M
dergo the agony of death many times
Yet there are few other forms of
death so painless or SO remote. In
1912 in the whole country only 243 per-
sons were killed by lightning. of whom
but AZ were females. Women, who
mainly feel this fear, should be
couraged by their greater Immunity.
But, in fact, twice as many people
In a year as are killed by thunderbolts.
and the number of those who die from
organic heart disease compared with
those who die from lightning is as 354
to 1.
No doubt the superstition that has
attached from the earliest times to
deaths by lightning has had some
thing to do with the survival of the
fear. People who view their inescap-
able exit from this world with phiios-
ophy should be ready to accept light
ming stroke as an end as easy as any
other. 1t is too instantaneous to admit
of physical sensation, while the fear
ridden are assured that if the flash is
seen the sufferer is safe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
Big LOSS in CROPS
Governments Report for August
Shows Startling Decrease
in Present Prospect.
CORN IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Lack of Rain Has Cut Yield Millions
Of BusheIs-AIi Estimates
Are Reduced.

Washington. Aug. 9.-Falling off in
crop prospects amounting to many
million dollars loss to farmers were
indicated today in the department OF
agriculture's August report, which
forecast declines in indicated produc-
ton in almost every important crop
from the forecasts reported in July.
Wheat showed a loss of ZOE, zoo, 900
bushels; corn, 100000 bushels;
oats, 100000 bushels; barley, H.
100000 bushels, and there were de-
creases in rye, white and sweet po-
tatoes, flax, apples and peaches.
Corn is in a serious condition from
drouth and if rain does not come soon
the yield will be smaller than the fore
cast announced today, which was
2,777, OOO,O 900 bushels.
Commenting on the report the bu-
reau of crop estimates issued this
statement:
During the past month spring
wheat prospects declined 100000
bushels and the preliminary estimate
of winter wheat production is "a ,000,-
600 bushels less than the July 1 fore
cast. The quality of the winter wheat
is fairly good, which is in contrast
with last years poor quality wheat.
1.-The August 1 forecast of the oat
crop is 1,274,0OO, 900 bushels, which is
a falling off of 100000 from the
July 1 forecast and is 266, 000,0 900 bush
els less than the record production of
last year, but 116,OOO,000 more than
the average of the preceding five
years.
1.-THE August 1 forecast of the corn
crop of the United States is 2,777 ,0O0,-
900 bushels, which is 100000 bush
els less than forecast a month ago,
278,000,000 less than produced last
year, but $4,000, 900 more than the
average of the preceding five years.
The crop was adversely affected by
the drouth prevailing over a large por-
ton of the corn belt, the greatest loss
being in Oklahoma, Kansas and Mis-
souri,.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
$50 DEAD in FLOOD
Rushing Water from a Cloud
burst Sweeps Down West
Virginia Valley.
5000 WERE MADE HOMELESS
Houses Along Coal River and Cabin
Creek Swept Away-Passenger
Trains Marooned.

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 1O.-A
cloucburst swept the Cabin Creek and
Coal River valleys tonight, spreading
devastation throughout the district
Advices tonight were meager owing
to interrupted wire and rail commu-
nication, but various reports esti-
mated the loss of life at from. eleven
to $50 persons. The property dam
age was placed at not less than one
million dollars.
Two companies of the Twenty-sec-
ond regiment, First Virginia National
Guard, encamped at Kanawha City,
near here, were ordered to the flood
zone with tents and supplies by Gov
ernor Hatfield.
Relief Trains Sent
Relief trains are being made up
here and will depart shortly.
Eleven bodies have so far been re-
covered. three at Cabin Creek juno
ton and eight at Dry Branch. Scores
of houses have been swept down the
two streams which, swollen by the
heavy rains, overlooked their banks,
carrying everything before them.
More than thirty houses were count
ed passing one point in Cabin Creek
today. Many of the houses crashed
into the piers of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad bridge, which had been
earlier washed out, and were demol-
ished.
Heavy Property Damage.
The damage to railroads, coal, oil
and gas properties throughout the
district is especially heavy.
Two passenger trains, one of which
is Sunday school excursion train
carrying three hundred persons, are
marooned near At. Adams and efforts
to reach them have failed.
Governor Hatfield hurried1y re-
turned tonight from Huntington,
where he had gone to attend the Re
publican state convention tomorrow,
and will take charge of the relief
work.
Indescribable conditions exist on
Cabin Creek, at the mouth of which
dashed to pieces. Looting had begun
among the ruins early. in the evening.
Several Towns Destroyed.
A telephone message from Cabin
Creek at 1920 o'clock tonight was to
the effect that at that time the res
cuers had been able to penetrate as
far as Miami, six miles from the
creek Everything up to that point
was in ruins and the situation was
growing worse.
The town of Acme was the scene of
the worst destruction and loss of life.
Other towns known to have been prac-
tically destroyed on this creek were
Rondy, Miami, Sharon, Dawes, Kay
ford and ESkdale.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

An explosion of ammunition that
was about to be shipped from the depot
at Koenigsburg, Germany, caused the
death of 80 men and 20 women. Four
teen other persons were injured Sc
verely, and fifty-eight received minor
injuries.
First Lieut. James Connell, so
years old, battalion adtutant in the
Fourth New Jersey Infantry, is dead
in Douglas, Ariz-, as a result of in
juries received recently when
street car on which he was riding col
hded with motor car.
Complete revision of the munitions
tax section of the house revenue bill
and sweeping increases in the inherit
ance tax were ordered recommended
to the Democratic caucus by Demo
cratic members of the senate finance
committee.
Battery A Of the Massachusetts ma
tional guard, known as the Million
aire battery" has declined the war
departments offer mastering out stu
dent companies and voted to remain
ON the border until the state troops
are sent home
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
GERMAN SUBMARINE SIGHTED
Vessel Seen by Guards Off Maine
Coast May Be Long Elk
pected Bremen

Machiasport, Me-, Aug. S.-Captain
Small of the Cross Island coast guard
station, reported this morning that his
station had sighted large submarine
boand west Its nationality could not
be determined, but the captain said
he had no doubt that it was an under
sea craft The submarine was COM
ing to the surface when it was sighted
and after running awash fifteen min
utes again submerged. 1t was thought
that the vessel might be the German
submarine Bremen. So far as can be
learned there are no United States
submarines on the Maine coast.
The lookout who sighted the subma-
rine later said that he sighted the yes
se1 up in clear weather five miles to
the southeast. As the vessel came to
the surface the lookout said he heard
several blasts from the signal horn at
the lighthouse on Seal island, a Brit
ish possession.
1t is believed that the keeper of the
lighthouse was signaling to the keeper
at Grand Manan lighthouse, also Brit
fish owned, that submarine had been
sighted.
Immediately after the whistle sound
ed the submarine submerged. A few
moments later haze set in and it was
impossible to see more than four miles
off Cross island.
Lowell w. Dunn, the outlook on
Cross island, later reported that he
had sighted a second submarine con-
siderably smaller than the first one.
81 was standing on the hill looking
out to sea through my glass;" said
Dunn. 1T was perfectly clear at the
time, while the water was smooth.
The first of the two submarines ap-
peared from beneath the surface at
about 8:25 o'clock and 1 should judge
that her hull was ten or twelve feet
out of water. Although she was at
distance of more than five miles off
shore / could plainly make out what
seemed to be a small tower in the mid
die of the vessel.
81 watched her for a few minutes
and then, shifting my glasses, 1 saw
another smaller submarine mile
ahead of her. Both were bound to the
eastward. The vessel in the lead soon
submerged and three or four minutes
after, when 1 turned to take another
look at the big one, she, too, went be-
low the surface.
1.-THE submarines were travelling at
the rate of ten or twelve miles an
hour. 1 am positive the vessels were
submarines for the towers were plain
ly visible"
Cross Island lies close to the Maine
coast. If the vessel was the Bremen
she was either off her course or for
reasons best known to the master of
the merchantmen had chosen to come
in close to the enemy's country in
order to arrive sooner within the
three-mile limit.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19

Chicago, Aug 10.-Enormous crop
losses in the United States and Can
ada sent the wheat market today
nearly straight skyward- At one time
the ascent of prices amounted to Tx
cents a bushel. Trading closed in a
whirl of excitement, showing net
gains of 1850 to 11as, with the Sep
TENDER option at $1.44A to s1.44h
and with December at $1.4S to S1.48zs
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
A Subtle System.

what we want to get" said thu
editor of the household publication. lis
a good series of articles on how to
manage a husband"
"What for?"
"In order to buy all the fashionable
things we're going to advertise a wom-
an will have to have the husband thor
oughly trained"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
Names Head of Farm Bank.

Washington, Aug. S.-George Nor
ris of Philadelphia was designated by
President Wilson today as farm loan
commissioner, executive head of the
farm loan bank system created by
the new Rural Credits Act.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
Americans Smoke More "PiIIs."

New York Aug. Americans are
smoking more and more cigarettes.
In the first five months of this year,
according to statistics issued here to-
day, American manufacturers mar
keted 1854 million cigarettes, COM
pared with 6,333 million in the same
period last year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
Five In Family Drowned.

Harlan, KY, Aug Mrs William
Hall and her four children were
drowned here early today when a hut
In which they had taken refuge when
high water drove them from their
home was carried away by a land
slide into the Cumberland river
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
senate Accepts Amy Bill

Washington. Aug. 9.-Without de-
bate the senate today agreed to the
conference report on the Army Ap-
preparation bill carrying $267 .597 900
for the maintenance of the reorga-
nfzed regular army and national guard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
No Americans On Lost Ship.

Rome. Aug st has been ascer-
tanned that there were no Americans
on board the Italian steamer. Letim-
bro. which was sunk by submarine
i'm the Mediterranean last week with
reported heavy loss Of life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
Stoned Five Sharks to peath.

Oyster Bay. Aug 9.-Five sharks,
the largest nearly eleven feet long,
were caught in Long Island Sound, off
Center Island, today. The big fish
were harpooned near the entrance to
Oyster Bay harbor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19

Washington, Aug 10--Secretary
Lane of the Interior Department and
Associate Justice Brandeis of the SUI
preme court have been selected as
two of the three American members
of the joint commission.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
A Bees Attack Injured Eight.

Dayton. o., Aug Eight persons
were injured when Rod Rosichan, II
years old. was stung in the eye by q
bee and lost control CT q motor car he
was driving.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
Ex-senator John M. Thurston Dead

Omaha. Aug. 10.-John NJ. Thurs
ton. ex-senator from Nebraska. died
at O'Clock this morning He had
been very i'll four weeks. following a
heat prostration, and his death had
been momentarily expected several
days
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19

Nothing is calculated to jar pretty
girl like the masculine attentions be-
slowed upon another girl who is
homely.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-19
DEMOCRATIC.

There are about $4,000 Republican
votes out and not tabulated and about
$4,000 Democratic votes. The Repub-
1ican vote is running higher than ever
before in the party's history in Mis-
souri,.
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