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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
ROTARY CLUB HOLDS
INTERESTING MEET

Ewing Reese and Scott NJ. Loftin
were selected at Tuesdays luncheon
as division chiefs in the Rotary Clubs
attendance campaign for February.
Mr.. Reese chose as his team captains
w. B. Moore, S. T. McAdam and J..
D. Carroll, and Mr.. Lostin's team
captains will be, Rev. John H. Brown,
]. T. Peale and Ben E. Clutter. The
campaign will be under the general
direction of ]. L. Hendrick, of the
entertainment committee.
The Pensacola Rotary Cl-t = =
ing for the best attendance record in
the southeastern district and the cam
paign is resulting in largely increased
attendance at every meeting,
Walker D. Willis addressed the club
on the subject of the city beautiful
campaign and stated that photographs
wou0l be made within a short time of
all premises entered in the contest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
SAYS VAR WILL END
MARCH z, 1851. s.
To REMAIN At PEACE

According to F. z. Thurston. the men
tai telepathist who gave an entertainment
at the San Carlos hotel Tuesday evening,
the present worlS war will come to a
close May >, 1913. Another one of his an
nouncements equally amazing was that
the United states would not be engaged
in war this year nor in the next ten
years. Mr.. Thurston doesn't reason all
this out from present conditions and his
prophecies are in no way BASED on or
connected with history. He just nat
urally knows il, and anyone who wit
messed the stunts he pulled off at the
San Carlos last night viii give him credit
for knowing few things anyway.
Perhaps the most novel and interesting
of all the things Thurston did at the en-
tertainment was to read and answer the
questions which were written on slips Of
paper by people in the audience. The slips
were collected from the audience and
placed on a table. These pieces of paper
on which the questions were written were
folded several times So that it would be
/ impossible to read the questions with
out unfolding, that is impossible to any
I body in the crowd but ThurSton. He read
them without the slightest hesitation,
and not only read them but answered
them. Authors would often times sit as
| still as a statue when Thurstoc asked
who wrote the question. He would not
| answer a question unless the author
| owned IL up.
At the beginning of the performance
| Mr.. Thurston gave very good evidence
that he was a musician as wen as men
tai telepathist. He first played, the hotel
orchestra accompanying, on half dozen
empty bottles. His other instrument was
still more curious. being a looking glass
and cork stopper.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
AN AGED WOMAN

Tells How. Vinol Made Her Strong
In her eighty-second year Mrs.
John Wickersham, Of Russellville,
Pa, says: II was in rundown,
feeble condition and had lost flesh.
A neighbor asked me to try Vinol,
and after taking two bottles my
strength returned I am gaining in
flesh, it has built up my health and
| am feeling fine for woman of my
age, so / get around and do my
homework"
The reason Vinol was so successful
in Mrs. understands case was be.
cause it, contains beef and cod liver
peptones, iron and manganese pepto-
mates and glycerophosphates the
very elements needed to build up a
weakened rundown system and
create strength.
Whites Pharmacy, Balkcom Drug
Co., Pensacola. Also at the leading
drug stores in all Florida towns
Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
CONFER RANK Of
ESQUIRE ON Z PAGES

At the regular weekly convention
of Damon Lodge, No. Is, Knights of
Pythias, held at their castle hall on
East Intendencia street, the rank of
esquire was very inpressively confer
red on two pages.
The meeting was very large and en-
thusiastic. Document No. 38, which
had been submitted to the subordi-
nate lodges for approval or disap-
proval, after much discussion, pro
and con, received almost unanimous
vote of approval.
Next Tuesday night the lodge will
confer the rank of knight upon two
esquires in amplified form, and the
senatorial team will be prepared to
give this initiatory ceremony in per-
feet order.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
GUARDING APPROACH
TO RESERVATION; 8
SPECIALS ON DUTY

Three specially detailed guards
were placed on duty on eight hour
shifts at the Big Bayou bridge, yes
terday, and all persons seeking to
gain access to the reservation on this
line will be stopped, and prevented
from going further unless they can
show reasonably fair excuse or some
authority for going to the naval sta
ton or other points.
Motorcycle Officer Thomas Tar
rants, Arthur Dole, deputy from the
United States marshaPs officer, and
S. I. Suffer, formerly with the gas
company, are the three special men
who will stand watch eight hours at
the time, at the trestle, and who have
been strictly instructed to carry out
a set of orders which has been hand
ed them.
All cars from the city will be stop
ped by the watchmen and all persons
aboard subjected to critical examine
ton relative to their rights to go TO
the yard. Officers, enlisted men and
accredited employees only will be al
lowed to pass.
Cars leaving the city at 7:10 and
a. M, will not be stopped at the
bridge. These are known as "work-
ingmen's spec ais" and are patron
lied largely by employees at the naval
station. Officers and men remaining
overnight in the city usually return
to the yard on the 8 o'c.ock car, and
rsidents Of the reservation, which
includes Fort Barrancas, are permit
ted to pass.
This is the first step toward safe
guarding the reservation here, and
it is understood that still further eff
forts will be made to establish thor
ough Gordon and guard the reserva-
ton from the possible visit Of alien
enemies of the government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
ISSUE DIVIDEND
CHECKS THURSDAY

A dividend of 5 per cent having
been declared by the First National
Bank, Receiver H. G. Murray an
nounces that the checks will be ready
for distribution Thursday morning,
February 9Th.
No receipts for signature will be
mailed to depositors residing in Pen
sacola unless special request is
made, as it is probably more con-
venient for those depositors to call at
the receivers office at IL West In
tendencia street, and receive their
checks.
Receipts for out-of-town depositors
will be mailed them for signature
and when returned accompanied by
receivers certificates, checks fol
same viii be promptly mailed and re-
ceiver's certificates returned with the
payment endorsed thereon.
All depositors should bear in mind
that no check will be given out unless
the receivers certificates for same
are presented.
Office hours, 9 a. m. to p. m
Saturday, 8 a. m. to IL m.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
NEW LADDER TRUCK
HAS BEEN ACCEPTED

Upon the Recommendation Of Fire
Chief Bicker. the recently-received
hook and ladder motor truck has been
accepted by the city, and several runs
were made during the day with the
new apparatus. At $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon, called out by an alarm
from East Jackson street, the new
truck was operated to the scene in a
hurry, and as the ladder truck, pre-
coded by Assistant Chief Riera in MS
speedy Chevrolet, and followed by the
motor hose truck, "Billy" went to the
scene, hundreds of persons braved the
cool afternoon to peer through win
| dows or doors, or rush to the street,
and see the new equipment go past.
The trucks, leaving the fire head
quarters on Spring street, went as
far north as Gadsden street and
thence went eastward, travelling at an
alarming rate of speed. The trucks,
however, were given absolute right of
way, and the first long run since be-
ing commissioned was a successful
one. The fire was at the home of
A. D. Alfred, on Jackson street, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth avenues, and
proved to be slight loss.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
Value Of Prestige

Whether you are engaged
in business or profession, you
know the value of perstige.
An account with this
strong bank adds prestige to
your financial standing and
insures satisfactory banking
services.
Your checking account is
invited.
American National Bank
F. R. MALONE. President.
! NORRIS BEAR, Vice President.
c. w. LAMAR, Cashier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
WEEKLY MEETING
OF TOURIST CLUB

Although the weather was cool and
most of the tourists are elderly, and
some of them quite old, every seat
in the w. o. w. hall was taken Tues
day afternoon long before the hour
for the order of exercises came. The
number present however, was not as
large as had featured these weekly
gatherings in the past, but those who
did attend entered enthusiastically
into the exercises prepared by the
program committee, and applauded
vociferously at times
The secretary treasurer, who was
elected a few weeks ago, having been
called from the city, and having been
compelled to return home, rendered
the club his resignation, which was
accepted with word of appreciation
for the good work of that offer A
committee of five was then named
to bring forward and recommend a
name to the retiring officer.
DIR. Crawford, of Illinois, who is
among the later arrivals, entertained
with an amusing ten minutes OF The
Good Things of Life" and his re-
marks pleased his hearers very much.
Miss Wilhelm offered a vocal solo,
which was presented very fine, and
this young lady will always find a
ready welcome from tourists.
Thomas Mcmillan, of Ohio, gave a
short address which was weil-rece we'd
by the tourists, and it prd1ed the
speaker to be something of FL orator
| too.
Mrs. Opperman, of Pensacola, rem
dered piano solo, which was good
and heartily applauded.
Temperance" was the subject OF
a. 10-minute talk delivered by Ed w,
Miller, of Pennsylvania Prolonged
applause greeted this speaker when
he concluded an interesting address.
The roll call of states showed a
total Of 293 present. This number
stood and were counter.
Miss Glenna Strickland favored the
audience with pleasing piano solo,
which was nicely executed.
Harry Grey, of Kansas, drew vo-
ciferous applause in short talk
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07

when he spoke on patriotism, and the
spirit of the same.
Misses Ruby and Luise McCrary
rendered a piano solo, and President
Taylor, at the special request Of 3
large number present, gave one Of
James Whitcomb Riley's best read
ings, entitled Farmer Stebbins !"
President Taylor has been heard on
previous occasions and his reputation
as an admirer of the "Hoosier Poet"
has extended even beyond the circle
of the Tourist Club.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
WOMAN FINED FOR
CUTTING ANOTHER

Phena Matthews, colored, tried in
the recorders court for assault, was
fined s25 when it was sworn that the
wound she had inflicted upon another
negro woman named Phoebe Lennox,
had been serious enough TO need the
attention of physician. The lat
ter, having been called to the sta
ton, stitched up the cuts on the
Lennox woman's face.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
Tersely Told.

An important special meeting of Hick-
DRY Camp No. 81 Win be held tonight at
1880 o'clock, when balloting will be held
on a number Of applications for member
ship. All members of the order are urged
to attend. and the members of this camp
especially are requested to be present. 1t
viii not be a long session.
Members and friends of the Knox Pres
byterian church are urged to be present
tonight at 1880 o'clock, on the occasion OF
the regular mid-week prayer meeting. An
interesting series of topics are now being
serlally discussed by Rev. 1. z. Philips,
the pastor, tonights subject being, 1.-THE
Masters Power Of Endurance"
Frank Faux, colored, who resisted
arrest when Officer Holland approached
him late Monday night, was found guilty
of such charge, and was also convicted of
disorderly conduct, when tried in the
recorders court yesterday. He was fined
Next Sunday, February IL. has been
designated as Go-To-S Sunday School day
in special proclamation issued recently
by Governor s. ]. Cats and local schools
are making special effort to greatly in
crease the respective attendance at all
city schools. The movement is state
wide, and win probably be generally OBJ
served.
One Of the submarines which have been
at anchor for the past week or two OPP
posite the navy yard, was opposite the
city in the harbor yesterday, and made
detour of the shipping, returning later
The appearance Of the undersea boat in
terested large number in office build
ings overlooking the harbor and also
many persons along the water front.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
Post Gard Day.

st. Cloud will hold a post card day
February Is, when every resident is
expected to send a number Of cards
to acquaintance at distant points,
telling Of the advantages possessed
by Osceola county and St Cloud in
particular. 1t is believed that thou
sands of the cards will be mailed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-02-07
BOUTS CALLED
OFF 1T B. Nh. c.

Because certain boxers billed for
last nights exhibition at the Bust
ness Mems Athletic Club were unable
to keep the date, Manager O'Leary,
rather than ring in substitutes, call
ed the entertainment off, The fu-
ture date will be announced later,
says Manager O'Leary.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-03-02
DRASTIC ESPIONAGE BILL
Is PASSED BY SENATE
In Time of War Powers Given to the
President Would Be Largely
Increased.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The admins
tration espionage bill, providing Sc
we're penalties for spying on matters
of national defense and Furnishing con-
Spiracies TO violate American neutral
ity was passed by the senate on Tues
day by vote of 60 TO 10.
The bin as passed takes in IA sep
arate measures suggested by the de-
partment of Justice and was put
through virtually unchanged. 1t has
not passed the house.
Secretary Lansing and Assistant At
torney General Warren spurred the
senate judiciary committee to pass
four other bills, one empowering the
president TO use the army and navy
TO enforce neutrality.
Those voting no on the espionage
bill were Senator's Borah. Cummins,
Gronna. Kenyon. LaFollette, Norris
and Works. Republican. and Lane,
Lee and Vardaman, Democrats.
Cummins led the opposition, de-
claring the bill foo drastic. He sub
mitted IA amendments, which were
killed. He. said the government could
suppress newspapers, prevent debate
in congress-it might even be crime
for two citizens to discuss military
information.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-03-02

as for NM, ne was captiyated by this
splendid, handsome girl. whom he re-
membered only as a shy. red-headed
little conlrade
AS Las Palmas had been the elder
Austin's wedding gift TO his son, $,
Alaires dowry from her father had
been La Feria, a grant of lands across
the Rio Grande beyond the twenty
league belt by which Mexico fatuously
strives TO guard her border. And TO
Las Palmas had come the bride and
groom to live, TO love and to rear their
children
But rarely has there been n shorter
honeymoon5 seldom Swifter awaken
ing. Within six months young Ed"
had killed his wife's love and had him-
self become an alcoholic. Other vices
so multiplied that what few virtues
the young man had inherited were
soon choked To- the bride the truth
had come as stunning tragedy. The
wreck of her hopes and glad imagin-
ings left her sick, bewildered, in the
face of 'the thing that couldn't"
Nor had. the effect of this transfor-
nation in young Ed been any less
painful to his father. When the truth
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-03-02
CAN CALL ON THE MILITIA.
Members of State Forces Can Be Used
by President in Emergency.

Washington, Feb. 30. Whether
members of the state militia who are
now being mustered out of service and
who have not taken the federal oath
under the terms of the Hay national
defense act will be liable to call by
the president in case of q new emer-
gency was answered afiirmatively by
Judge Advocate CrOwder.
SO long as their enlistment term
lasts, he said, the fact that they have
not consented 10 place themselves
under the federal system will not af-
feet their liability 10 new service
should the president desire to call on
them. The difference In tfeir status
from that of the federalized Guard.
until the term for which they enlisted
expires, is that they do not become
formal members Of the National
Guard reserve and their organization
does not receive federal aid.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-03-02
U. S. MAN VICTIM OF U-BoAT.
r. A. Aaden, American Missionary,
Dies Following Attack.

Washington. Feb. 26.-Robert Allen
Haden. an American Presbyterian mis-
sionary situated ut Foochow. China
lost his life when the French liner
Athos was destroyed by submarine
30 miles east of Malta on February
II. Consul Keblinger at Malta cabied
a report of Harden's death to the state
department OH Friday and said that
the missionary's address was given as
in care Of the Presbyterian mission
board at Nashville, Tenn.
The nationality of the submarine
was not given.
Consul Kebinger said the Athos was
CARRYING troops and may have been
transport. No steps can be taken UNI
til this fact is definitely determined.
This government probably will have no
cause for action If such is the case.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-03-02

was borne in upon him Enthusiastically,
and. the girl-wife remained firm in her
refusal to divorce her husband, the I'M
Outstanding had been reached by
which the management of Las Palmas
was placed absolutely in her hands.
OF course the truth became public,
as it always does. young Ed Aus
tins life became Il scorn and a kissing
among his peighbors. They We're not
unduly fastidiOus, these neighbors, and
they knew that hot blood requires more
than a generation tC cool. but every
thing Ed did outraged them. In trying
to show their sympathy for his wife
they succeeded in wounding her more
deeply. and 'Alaire withdrew into her
self. She had changed. The alteration
reached to the very bone and marrow
of her being. At first the general pity
had wounded her then it had offended,
and finally angered her. That people
should notice her affection, larticn-
larly when she Strove so desperately
to hide it, seemed the height o. inso-
lence.
The management of Las Palmas -as
almost her only relief. Having sprung
from a family of rancherS, the work
came easy, and she grew TO like it-as
well as she could like anything with
that ever-preSent pain in her breast.
Las Palmas had prOspered to admira
ton, and La Feria would have pros
pered equally had it not been for the
armed unrest of the country across the
border. No finer stock than the BOX
A" was to be found anywhere. But
Alaire shad not confined her efforts to
cattle; she had improved the breed of
BOX A horses, too, and hand in hand
with this work she had carried on a
series of agricultural experiments. For
instance, she had started a grove of
paper-shelled pecanS, which was soon
due to bear; the rancnhouse and its
clump of palms was all but hidden by
a forest of strange trees, which We're
reported ito ripen everything from
mOthbalIs to bicycle tires. Blaze Jones
was perhaps responsible for this re-
port, for Alaire had shown him sew
eraI thousand eucalyptus sapings and
some ornamental rubber plants.
THAT Miz Austin is money-makin'
piece of furniture" he once told his
daughter Paloma. "I'm no mechanical
adder-I count mostly on my fingers
but her and me calculated the profits
on them eucher - what's their name
trees and il gave me splittin' head
ache. She'll be drug queen, sure"
''Why don't you follow her exam
ple?" asked Pal0na. 1--WE have plenty
of land"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-03-02
BRITAIN PER|LED
By DIVER RAIDS
Premier Declares Country Is
Short of FoodStuffS.
NATION MUST ACT AT ONCE
Asserts Gravest Kind of Measures Are
Necessary to Win War-Aii Artl-
Giles Not Absolutely Neces-
sary Barred.

London Feb 26.-England is feeling
sharply the blows of Germany's sub
marine fleet This was made plain by
Premier Lloyd George in the house of
commons when he delivered his her
aided speech on the necessity TO re-
strict imports,
The submarine must be hunted
from the deep, the premier declared.
There is no surer way TO victory. He
pointed out the need of tonnage to
supply the needs of the civil and MIL
tary nation, and declared that the situ-
alton calls for the gravest measures.
The premier declared that the gov
eminent hopes TO deal effectively with
the submarine menace despite the difil-
culties in the way of hunting down I'M
derwater boats, and said that enor-
NOUS sacrifices are necessary from the
British public, as the government pro-
poses to dispense with all nonessen-
tial importations 10 save tonnage.
This was the first time that it has
been officially admitted that the Ger
man SuDIldIlie Wal Is SlAPphHS NA'~
British government.
THE gravest kind of measures are
necessary in this situation, declared
the premier. "The government is hope
full of dealing effectively with this mat
ter. but we should be guilty of the
worst kind of folly if we rested tran
GULLY upon. the realization of that
hope. We have TO face action and we
have TO deal ruthlessly and promptly
with the tonnage question.
The premier said that more than
| 900. 900 tons of British shipping has
been assigned to France.
'If grave and speedy measures are
not taken al. once we face disaster
asserted the prime minister. we
must find ships to bear iron ore at all
costs. for that is necessary for the
making of ammunition which will win
the war"
LLOYD George said that for some
fine there has been a shortage of ton
mage required for the general needs or
the nation. and even shortage in the
tonnage for military purposes. 1he
ration should realize absolutely what
the conditions were.
"Tf we take drastic measures, he
continued. 1--WE can cope with the sub
marine menace, but if the nation is
not prepared to accept drastic meas
ures for dealing with the menace, dis
aster is before us.
"There are three sets of measures !:
First, by the navy, as described by
Sir Edward Carson. first lord of the
admiralty; second, the building OF
merchant ships; third, dispensing with
unnecessary commodities from abroad
and production of as much food as pos
sibe at home"
The stocks of food in Great Britain
are lower than they ever have been be-
fore. Mr.. Lloyd George said. 1t is es-
sentfal for the life of the nation. he
declared. that every possible effort be
made to increase home production.