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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19
FROST PREDICTED FOR
FLORIDA TONIGHT

washington, Dec. 1s.-The disturb
ance which was over Texas Sunday
moved to the North Carolina coast at
tended by general SHOWS and rains in
the south. Fair weather is promised
Tuesday and Wednesday. but it will
lantic states.
Storm warnings are ordered for
Jacksonville to Maine, and CarTabedle
to Tampa. Cold wave warnings are
ordered for east and South Georgia.
North Florida and Southern South
Carolina
Heavy frost for Central Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19
WILL BE
FLORIDA'S GATEWAY
Aeronauc Station and Other Tourist Attractions Causes
Others En- Route to South Florida Points.

In former times, practically all the
south Florida travel was via Atlanta
and Jacksonville; now the railroad
advertisement has shown the people
how they can come via St Louis and
Pensacola
Every stop over here means all the
way from ten to fifty dollars in cash
left in this city, besides the advertis-
ing the place receives. It is said that
the people are especially interested IN
the aviation station.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19

That Pensacola bids fair to rival
jacksonville as the gateway city of
Florida, is the opinion OF local railroad
officials, referring to the tourist traf-
fic through this place.
As is well known, tourist accommo-
dations here are already taxed to the
utmost, and every day brings more
visitors either to spend the season or
to make several day stop overs, while
enroute to south Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19
SIXTEEN THOUSAND MEN
ARE MUSTERED OUT

San Antonio, Dec. 1S.-National
guard organizations aggregating six
teen thousand men were designated
by Major General Funston today to
leave the border and be mustered out.
He acted I'm compliance with the war
department instructions. The first
Virginia is the only southern regf-
ment included. The troops move home
in three groups. the first group to
move I'm a few days.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19
REPORT MARGARET M.
FORD LOST IN STORM

Boston. Dec 1s.-It is reported here
that the three masted schooner Mar
garet NJ Ford, from San Domingo to
New York, was lost in a storm off the
Southern coast and Capital Malcolm
and crew of seven reached Miami,
Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19
BANNER YEAR
IN PENSACOLA
SHOWN BY P.O.
Increasing Stamp Sales Best
! Barometer of
Business
BEAT LAST YEAR
BY OVER $1,000
Nut and Fruit Shipments
Not Allowed Without |
Inspection.

This is certainly the banner yeaE
for Pensacola" said Postmaster Han
cock. AS you know. posteffice re-
ceipts are the surest business BARON
eter there is. and from all indications!
the sale of stamps this December will
exceed the 1915 record by thousand
or more dollars. And the same through
all the preceding months. Look here.
Means Good Business.
Mr.. Hancock then produced q tabn-
lation showing the stamp sales at the
local postoffice, from September to
December, in 1915 and 1916 as ros-
lows
1915 1916
Septei Der ....s.$ 6,476.47 sT.3e7.S4
October ....... T,065.en a.s57.9s
November .. T,Ssl.6S S.aS1.0O
December .. ii .994sl
December receipts this year viii
run to thirteen or fourteen thousand
dollars at the least said the postmas-
ter, for the people have started their
Christmas shipping early and they are
keeping it up late
Trouble Nth Nuts.
Not only is there an enormous outgo
of parcels, but the income IS also
breaking all records, said sar Han
cock. The greatest trouble 4 WITH sne
shipment Or citrus and pecaiis, which
under section AIS Ia of the Postal
Regulations. are prohibited. Floricn
being one OF the four states having
terminal inspection Of plant produces.
to prevent the dissemination of plant
diseases. The law applies 10 every
plant product except vegetables and
garden seed.
Hard On Gainesville.
AT least ten packages Of the pro-
hibited class come in a day" said Mr..
Hancock, ''and they weigh all the way
from ten TO fifty pounds collect
sufficient postage TO send them to
Gainesville, and return. to he exam
ined by the state plant board II ev-
cry postoffice and express office in
the state is doing this, the oranges
and pecans and apples must be rolling
in there by the train load"
Applies to Local Shipments.
The law applies not only to out-of-
state shipments, but to frlera-state
shipments as well, said the postmas-
ter. IN OJHeI WOIhSs II SOHtDOuE ia
Milton sends pound OF pecans or hair
a dozen oranges to friend in Pensa-
cola they must be transmitted 30
Gainesville for inspection. And the
same from and to any town in Flor
ida
When Zones Conflict.
Elm some cases." said Mr. Hancock,
''the parcels are the limit for first
and second zone shipments--fifty
pounds: but Gainesville Is in the third
zone. and I have been forced to hold
up the packages, waiting for special
ruling from Washington. because fifty
pound packages cannot be sent to the
third zone, and am not allowed to
break packages"
The Embargo States.
California, Florida. Montana and
west Virginia are the states mann
tanning terminal inspection; and resi-
dents of Florida can send oranges
and pecans without hindrance to any
h,tf those states
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19
NEW EMPEROR TO
BE CROWNED DEC. 90

London, Dee. 1s.--A Budapest dis
patch via Amsterdam. says that
Charles will be crowned king Of Hun
gary, December 90.
Because Of confusion in NAMES It Is
said Charles viii be titled Emperor
Charles the First Of Austria and King
Charles, Fourth OF Hungary and Boz
hernia.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19

Continued on Page Eight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair colder Tuesday, with q cold wave
northwest portion Frost at night in cen
tral portion.
Yesterdays temperature: Highest, So
degrees: lowest. 81 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19

December receipts this year viii
run to thirteen or fourteen thousand
dollars at the least said the postmas-
ter, for the people have started their.
Christmas shipping early and they are
keeping it up late,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-19

California Florida. Montana and
west Virginia. are the states mann
tanning terminal inspection; and resi-
dents of Florida can send oranges
and pecans without hindrance to any
but those states.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07
SOUTHERN CHIVALRY.

Republican candidate for President attempted to
interrupted heckled and
continued
speaker who attempted 'ntroduce
could hardly he heard b. the
audience and sat by ~ IF
audience thar did hear Justice
deliver Of the speech he had
o
which Justice Hughes planned to
seriously affected the electoral
the descendants the Southern
make personal and indecent
attack meeting capital In almost
northern city impossible The
would have
interruption political and
certainly insulting disturbance
"a meeting addressed Presidential candidate.
has been honored by
highest office in the Gl Of
eni him
hearing audience matter of regret that
American decenes life and the
interrupt and prevent law
full orderly The nteigence
does Rpubnn Repuh
lcan such indecent cxhibHcn Nash
willie Illuminating know that there
still
O opposing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07
NO OCCASION FOR ALARM.

While there can be no question %
The advisahility of taking wise i"e'
cautions for controlling any ouihrcaH
of the epidemic Of inlantiIe paralysis
il is 10 he hoped that the one case ~
ported IN have developed in this cl'y
will not provoke any hystcrical Ill
hibitions on the perfectly well portion
of the community. There is absolute
Is no occasion for throwing The public
into state of terror and fright, such
as have been visited IN other cont
murities. An eminent New York ply
stefan has EXPRESSED himself moai an!
phatically on this point Sheer I'M
hecility," he declares, "iE al the root
Of the presen, infanllle paralysis panic
which Is alarming the people ut this
country and dehasine their intollc''s.
II is high time that An enlightened
public opinion called a halt IN tn"
wave IF quarantine by hySterla wntC1
has swept all over the United States
and afflicted millions with blind. un-
reasoning fear" Speakin; az a phySE
clan this same authority aver3 thai
there is no proof whatsoever ihar NJ
fantilo paralysis il contagious dts
case in the ordinary sense Of the wort.
and adds: Our present state "t
knowledge concerning it's communities
hility neither justices III" Icar nf he
people nor the unreasonable and
drastic regulations which nnN tnrmer.
the American nation.
The Tntelligencer, it must he inner
stood. IS not rejecting on the rational
precautions the cuy health department
has taken, but It presents the abor@
cninious 10 allay any panicky te@lIn%
that may possess the people of Wheel
ing. Rational quarantine measures
NAV he Justified. hu' even on thnt
point the New York physician qrlnj,I
above maintains that u " about "a IN
tnlligepf tn quarantine AGAINST lnfAn-
tile paralysis AS II il 10 QUARANTINE
against pneumonia or IN stone dn
ambulance in which a scarlet f""rr
case is being taken 10 Il hospital What
The InicliicrnrCr advises against
most earnestly is tn" Inauguration IF
those precautions which are dictated
by mere frenzy. .Pcnpl" are often
frightened into sickness. and tn" tin:IH
class should be rrassurrh that they
arc in no danger of Il sri!dru Nislrariul
Of this a(flcIinn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07

Gratis. We never heard ol anT concern
on the part Of the Federal authorities
about these proved Democratic OIL
lenses against the election laws put
At the insislenCc Of some Democratic
leaders of West Virginia, whose ooFL-
OH. intention was 10 create pr
iudiccd impression on the voters OF
the State, we find the agencies oil Inc
Federal Department of Justice drag
red in in an attempt TO smirch me
characters of reputable Republican
leaders in the Southern end OF inc
State. \ mere preiense to bolster up
their malignant and vituperati'e pat
form. These cases will never com"
to trial before the election, If The Spe'
rial Democratic assistant District Al
toruey can prevent il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07

each Of the following states. as report
ed in thr l%rh derennlal census. van.
New Hampshire, Rhode lsland. tela'
ware. Wyoming. New Mexico, Arizona.
Nevada
The rnclneorne works include
dams. tunncl& and canals whlrn rank
among he most impressive irrigation
structures IL tho world The canals
and diIrhe., built By The Reclamation
Scrvire. if placed end IT,, end. would
extend three times across the Contln'
ent from New York to San Francisco.
with 800 miles left over The eXCaVa-
tons or TOOK and earth amount ~
more rhan 10000. 0tn cubic yards.
Dams ri masonry. earth. crib and rock.
i'll have been erected with total
volume OF 100. QG0 cubic yards. ana
the aVailah bile reservoir capacity at me
present time is approXma h.1"n.nV0
acrc.feet. Incidental 10 the work Of
building the irrigation systems the
Service has engaged 10 a wide variety
OF engineering. including the Construc-
non of 500 miles Of wagon road, much
Of !, in what was. before inaccessible
mountain regions, / 500 bridges, G.aaO.
miles Of telephone lines. 90 miles OF
bikes and Ieyees, s. miles of rallroat,
~ power plantS and nearly 800 miles
Of transmission lines
Following the engineering work are
even greater difficulties in the sue
ceeding problems. Of settlement and
utilization Of irrigation. The settlers
are directed in n broad way toward
better methods Of farming and Of llv-
ing. Settlers are rapidly organized
into cooperative ASSOCIATIONS which
are extended 10 all the farming &C.
tivitits. business, educa tinnal, and So.
Cial. Under the announcement and
assistance given. life on many Of the
reclamation projects has been made
attractive. and the country has lost
it's isolation and loneliness. The cen.
Irali2ed. graded school is growing m
popularity and has been established
on many of the projects. Rural free
delivery, country telephones. good
roads, and here and there suburban
trolley lines. all contribute 10 bring
the farmer in touch with The stimu-
laiing current OF the world.
The lands have been taken UP by
homrscekerS almost as soon as They
are available. and al the prescn, time
there are less than 50n farms open 20
homestead entry. a number OF deSir.
able tracts will hC Thrown open with
in tho mex, few months, and therear-
ter AS rapidly As water is available.
The settlement Of the desert has
been followed. and in some instances
preceded by hundreds Of miles of rail.
roads, Of electric lines. by the develop
meni Of power for manufacturing, and
for domestic as we'll as municipal use,
and by innumcrahle investments
which accompany The creation Of com.
monwealths.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07
UNMAsKED HYPOCRISY.

No party stands more in need OF
regeneration than the Democratic or
sanitation Of this State. and it would
better fumigate its own contafnlna-
lions before It assumes to point TO any
alleged delinqncncies Of the Repuh-
licans Of West Virginia Never was
the hyprocrisy Of that party'S sudden
in,eres, in the purity OF elections more
clearly exposed than ny the Republt.
can candda'e for Attorney General,
the. Hon F. r ENGLAND. IN his speech
at Hamlin. Lincoln county. this week
He was speaking Of that political
monstrosity, commonly known as the
Democratic state platform. which,
among other Fharasaical utteranCeE.
II denounces the Republican party ?or
fraud and corruption in elections and
primaries. and rejoices that the Fed
eral government has undertaken to
smoke out these "frods" Mr.. England
'Su'"S 'ut iHHiHI'tI'H VI al 'u''>f az
symptoms nj virtue ny citing definite
case in his own county. Logan. where
the gross irrecuIarity- of one Of the
Democratic commissioners Of election
prevented The voting in one Of the larS-
est Republican precincts of the county.
lie. with others. was afterwards indici-
cd. but the Democratic Prosecuting
Attorney not only refused to prose-
cute The case hut nolllcd tho indict-
ment.
This was only one instance OF the
pctrated By the Logan county Demo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07

The full importance nj national 90
clanarIon Is .apDrcrl9red only by com
purison Il IS estimated thar the Grea;
American Desert contains anprnHi-
mately 4n,G0O.u un arreS for which 4
water supply ran be- developed TINS
area under irricaiinn wnuld readily
sunpor, a million families 10 the land
and aunrhor million families would ind
homes aud Employment IN the cities.
towns and villages which would he IS
lahlished IN This new region THIS
would mean making prnnef provision
for the welfare of 10 0hu.n0 ClUzeiiS.
or the practical addition ~ the Union
N Il .tatr with q population equal IN
that If the State of New York. IT
would mean further An addition ~
four hillion dollars IN TAXABLE properly
and an increase OF enc billion IN an
nual crop returns
Th.a Reclamation Service. tho home.
makins bureau Of the Government.
was organized in l90". following ihe
passage of the Irrigation Act. This
&c, provides, briefly. that the money
derived from The sales If public lands
in the Ii arid STATES shall he Used as
reclamation fund for the cnnSttdc.
tion nf the engineering works nrC"S-
sary 10 irrlgate lands in these states.
The law requires the owners ri me
lands benefited 10 return III" cost OF
building these works. and tho EN'oA-
sion Act OF August L.. l!ll. provides
that the money may he returned IN m
3talmenrS covering a period OF twenty
wears. without interest. The money
so returned becomes a revolving fund.
heinz used OVER and over again IN the
construction of other irrigation works,
The not investment of The Government
in this work 10 date is approximately
100000 900 To eliminate specnIa'
ton and 10 put 4 Stop 10 greedy aC'
1llisilion Of large areas. the law speC!-
ficallv prohibits Tho individual holding
in excess Of leo acres. Mos, OF Inc
farm units contain from - to 81 acres
of irritable land.
IN TO the present time the Service
has under way or completed :" pro,
ierts, one or more in each ot ;he arld
states, involving the reclamation OF
more than .Oh0. 900 acres OF land. IT.
will be several years. however. before
these projects are entirely competed,
and in the meantime there arc many
others only waiting for funds 10 he
come available 10 be taken up. Inc
projects 50 far undertaken embrace
about 60. 600 farms OF from III 10 low
acres each. During the year lHlI
water was available from Government
bitches from l.t5u, 400 acres 10 @".lAh
farms. and the Government was under
contract 10 supply water to l,"SH,u"o
acres. Crop reports were recelN'u GOV,
ering 751 900 acres. which nroQuc"d
crops to the value Of over SlS.nno."No.
or an amount equal 10 or in cXccSS CT
the value Of all crops pro0urca IN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07
Ripping Rhymes
Ely WALT MASON.
THE TOURING TEST.

took Jim and Joe afar. in M dark
green moior rar. Both. Al home. are
pleasant lads. genial. smiling. free
with scads, popular with maids and
'mcA. gents you're glad 10 meet again.
Touring is moral test; it brings out
your worst or best; it will all your
failings find. If YOU are the ten cent
kind Jim was cheerful all the way:
small revCrSes made him gay, and dis
comforts made him smile, in the
optimistic style. Joe was grumbling
I'LL the lime; said my driving was a
crime: when thc car ran in the ditch.
he complained, in dnlCful pitch: every
time smashed tire or got
fOundercd in the miro, Joseph shocked
tie little birds with his rcdhot line
nf words. | have had enough of Joe:
and no mailer where | so, won't
fend d seat 10 him; but my car is free
10 Jim. If YOU wish 10 know the
turth touching some uncertain youth.
take him on Il trip; note how he re:
tains his grip when you hurtle through
the dust, and your tires begin to bust.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07
PANHANDLE CLUB
70 MEET SATURDAY
Session Called to Consider Several
important Questions. lnciud-
ina Annual Picnic.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Pan Handle AGRICULTURAL club will be
hrjd Saturday AZ 1880 o'clock in the
assembly room OF the Wheeling Com:
mrrcjal association. The matter OF
deciding on place and date for, hold,
ms he annual picnic of the club will
he decided at this meeting. Another
important matter 10 be considered
viii be the advisahiIity OF continuing
the farm class meeting in the different
communities as well as the appoint
mcnt of leaders to determine the atfi-
nude Of tho farmers in given coEl-
munity toward holding OF regular
MEETINGS. Wherever sufficient interest
is shown a schedule will be, made out
for these communities and arrange
montS will be made for holding regu'
lar meetings during the winter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07

| forced 10 accept has been put upon il
in hypocrisy BY an Opporiunist. /;
Senator Underwood can possibly As
semhle any Of The SeiT-reSpecl left OF
tho Democratic party he will find Il
supporting nucleus for his consistent
contentious.
Senator Underwood knows as we'll
as every we'll informed observer Of
~ proceedings Of Congress that II
was the White House ruled caucus
that was responsible for III" trcacne:y
he acclaimed against:
Tn" raucus m"ct>--the devils n"r
For purchasing t,"o souls al "nc s"2I'.s
Price.
If. perchancc. Senator l'nderwuod
has overlooked tho source OF his woes
The Intelicrncrr quotes for his honn-
tit and for the confusion Of his plan,
Coleasues who deserted him. the sca.
rentious remarks made b. Scnaio.'
Phelan. Of California. IN The Senate
the other day: T. am new 10 the de-
tliberatinnS of the Senate. Yesterday
made an argument By which ! en-
deavored 10 show that the action Of
the caucus was wrong, and whereas
in the caucus or so-Called conference
! had the assurance of the support Of
niue Senator's who were polite enough
after the vote was taken yesterday 10
inform me that they could not support:
their own views in view OF the fact
that they had attended the CAUCUS
OF such is the boosted liberation OF
the New Freedom
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07

strengthening the team by the addi.
ton of two or three new men. These
men will be seen placing for the asso-
citation. Campbell, of Martins Ferry:
Turk, Nay, Schwalb. Franzheim and
Bachman will likely compose the
team.
Boxing and wrestling will be fea-
tured in the work Of the y. NJ. c. A.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07
Y, NJ, GYM CLASSES
TO START MONDAY
WINTER PHYSICAL INSTRUCTION.
WILL BE RESUMED AFTER
VACATION.
Frcpar=tron7 Rcino Made for Basket
RaIl--Scason VIII Be Opened
October First,

Prof Charles J. Miller OF the physt.
ra department. Of the Y NJ. {. A. an
nounced yesterday afternoon that the
gymnasium classes for the winter
term would be commenced Monday.
During the summer months. 10
certain extent the classes were dis
continued. but the class for business
men was conducted without Interrupt
ZION and proved quite popular. Dur
ing the winter class specially
adapted IN the business men who re-
side in The suburbs will be inausur-
a,ed. The Juniors and Intermediate
classes will he resumed Monday or
during The first par' OF next week.
Enrolment in the classes for the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07
RANCE FOR REFLECTION
s strange, passing strange. TN


eve not recently heard so much
about the extravasarce with width
the Democratic candidate to7 sov"r-
nor intended 10 charge the Re-
publican administrator in West VIZ
ginia. and which he purpoSed 20
proclaim from the hill tops and valleys
throughout This State.
Possibly the Democratic leaders
have had time TO stop and contemplate
tie s17.00 per man. woman and emilia,
which the people Of West Virginia pay
20 the Democratic national admins.
tratior. as against the $S.Eo per man,
woman and child w1ich the people q
West Virginia pay 70 TIE Republican
State administration.
Possibly also they have had time %
ct upon the new army of over ~
o0d pffice holders. which the hem \
cratic administration has created dur
ing the past four years.
loesluiS dlSV, lNe' ueNe uou LIN ~
inform themselves concerning the icia-
tive value of the service rendered by
the Democratic National adNirlstra
ton to the people Of IVES: Virginia
for 1890 per man. woman and chilli.
compared with the value OF the SCI
vice rendered by the Republican State
administration to the reople OF Wea,
Virginia fer $3.50 per man. woman ALL
child.
There is indeed some food. for
reflection in these facts. and ther are
earnestly commended 70 the thought
full electorate OF West Virginia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-07

obligatory IN The Part nf the merchants
TO close up. their places Of business for
a part OF tho day. as requested. ii is
hoped that they will. in Il spirit Of local
join in general observance
OF he Occasion. The Fair is an InStItui inn
that represents the progressive >r;ri:
and enterprise Of Wheeling and is do
serving of ihr support If tho business
interests OF the city.