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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-26
NEWSY NOTES
ABOUT PEOPLE
AND PLACES

Special assessment notices have been
mailed to Pensacola property owners
for street work in the vicinity Of the
Pensacola Shipbuilding Company S
plant, which will total over 5000.
The assessment was completed by the
city some days ago.
VIII L. Bogart. former Pensacola
boy, is editor OF the Battery E Notes
in the First Regiment News" at Camp
Jackson, where he and other Pensacola
boys are In training. Bogart was for
nerly an employe OF Pensacola
newspaper.
A trainload of twenty-five freight
cars for the naval air station tied UP
traffic on the Bay Shore line YESTERDAY
morning at 9 o'clock when freight on
one OF the cars caught on cross wires
Of the electric line at Baylen and Main
streets. 1t was necessary to lower
the freight on some of the cars before
proceeding.
Spanish Consul j. Garriga was fineJ
$3.50 yesterday by Judge Morey for
running the wheels Of his auto over
bicycle standing against the curbing
Of the American National Bank build
ing.
Alex Walton, colored, driver for
the Swift Packing company. was fined
$50 and costs in the city court yester-
day for fnturing A. j. Willis, a city EN-
ploye when the latter was struck by
truck driven by Walton.
Mrs. Fred BROWSING, ST.. Of Danville.
Ill, is visiting her son. Leonard. at
the Naval Air Station. Mr.. Leonard is
well known in Pensacola as the Julian
Eltinge of the Navy. Mr.. BROWSING is
planning to give one of his female"
acts for the benefit Of the Red Cross
and Liberty Loan drives while his
mother is here.
Col. j. L. Hughes of Fl. Barrancas
sends a notice to Pensacola mer-
chants to secure prompt settlement
OF all mess accounts, since the con-
slant shifting OF organizations makes
this desirable. He also requests mer-
chants to report failures to him at
the fort.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-26

You get Groves Tasteless Chill Tabled form
well as in Syrup the kind have always bought Tablets
intended for those rather than
syrup and convenience for those tablets
called GROVES chill TONIC TABLETS and contain exactly
the same medicinal properties produce exactly same
suits as Groves Tasteless chill Tonic which bottles
the price of either is &C.,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-26
What Makes You Fa0T 7Yy,ed2
it isn't hard work or exercise then its your blood
Your blood has been poisoned by the bite of malar
Ia mosquito by stomach and liver disorders In
thin, weak blood. ~
Groves
7aSfeleSS chill Tonic

Enriches the Blood and Purifes the Blood: bv tbs
means It Strengthens the body from head to toe and
you can soon feel its Strengthening Invieoratins
Eject 1t contains just what the blood needs Irono
and Quinine. in form acceptable to the most deli.
cate stomach.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC is an ey.
ceptionally Good General Strengthening Tonic for
the Child, for the Mother or any of the Family vouna
or old. Pleasant to take. Price &c.
Perfectly Harmless. Contains M
Mux-vOnsica or other. Poisonous DRUGS,
Groves Chill Tonic Tablet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-26
INCREASE FORCE
ON NAVAL ROADS

The force of men employed on the
Naval Air Station road will be in
creased within a week by 20 men and
IL is probable that convicts in the
camp in this district will also be put
on the work County Commissioner
H p. Candy announced that excava-
ton beyond the Blount & Elkan ship
yard was begun yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-26
INTERESTING PROGRAM AT OLIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Baptist Young Peoples Union OF
Olive Church will have charge of the
program Sunday. September 90, at the
Ferry Pass school house. Dinner will
be served on the grounds and a very
interesting program is assured. A COR
dial invitation Is extended to every
one to attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-26
NAVAL STORES

Pensacola, Fla, Sept 25.-The spirit
market was firm at 561k with sales OF
f3q casks
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-26

Weather. barometer readings. wind
direction and wind velocity at p. m.
along the coast.
Brownsville, part cloudy. 1915, Sc.
Corpus Christi, clear, $3.50, SELF.
Galveston, cloudy, 1884. SEQ.
New Orleans, cloudy. 29.s8. S.
Mobile, cloudy, 1894, Sc.
Pensacola, cloudy, 1895. Sell.
Tampa, clear. 29. 90, NE-14.
Miami. rain and cloudy. 1892, NE-1o
Jackson, clear, 5000, NE-12.
Hatteras, clear, 3o.06, e.
TIDES.
II. w L. w
Navy Yard 1850 am, 1854 pm.
Pensacola Bay ..11:10 am. 2:09 pm.
SIRSCRIRE EnR TILE lnI,u.AI
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-26

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JACKSONVILLE MARKET.

Jacksonville. Sept 25.-The spirit
market was firm at 571s with sales OF
100 casks.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
EMERGENCY RATIONS
ORDERED BY MILLION
Wheat, Meat and Chocolate, Food
for Day, Is Called for.

Orders have been given for the sup
ply Of 10000 emergency rations by
the Subsistence Division of the Quar-
termaster Corps. The emergency ra-
tion corresponds to the iron ration of
the British troops. 1t is carried in an
alright, gas proof container and is
sufficient to maintain a man for one
day. sustaining his full strength and
vigor. 1t Is strapped in the pack Of
the soldier going over the top and
may De used only according to the in
struc,ions given when the emergency
retica Is issued.
The emergency ration is composed
Of ground meat and wheat compressed
into cake. There is also a block Of
sweet chocolate. The bread and wheat
component may be eaten dry or, II
possible stirred into cold water. The
cake. when boiled for five minutes in
three pints OF water. results in a very
palatable soup. or. when boiled in one
pint of water for FIVE minutes, IL
makes porridge which may be eaten
hot or cold. When cold 1t may be
sliced and fried. IL bacon or other fat
is available. The chocolate component
Of the emergency ration may be eaten
dry or made into hot chocolate.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
E. r. HAAS ENLISTS
As RADIO OPERATOR
Director of National School Here
Answers Call.

z. r. Haas. during the past year
supervisor Of the National Radio
School. this city. has now answered
the call of Uncle Sam for men who
are trained to do wireless work in
the Signal Corps. As supervisor OF
the National Radio School Mr. Haas
has built up one of the largest and
most successful institutions of its kline
In the United States, and which. dur
ing tho past twelve months, has fur
nished the government with over 500
qualified operators. Every national
ity has been represented in men and
women who have gone into the serv-
Ice from this school, including Ameri-
cans, Philippines. Mexicans, Italians,
Porto Ricans. Spaniards, Greeks.
Frenchmen. Chinese, Danes and Cam
adams.
The school now has a daily attend
ance OF over 100 students and trains
them for service in the wireless
branch Of the army. navy and mer-
chant marine. Mr.. Haas will take a
four-months' training course at Little
sivler. New Jersey. after which he
will probably see duty in France, do
ing important work in radio sig
mailing. He leaves for Camp Vail
Monday.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
Emergency Fleet Moves
Its Lumber Headquarters

T!ss United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation, in line
with its efforts to centralize the con-
troll Of all activities. has decided to
remove It's lumber headquarters from
New Orleans to Philadelphia.
This was made necessary by the re-
cent abolition Of the purchasing pro-
duction and transportation divisions,
and the consolidation of their func-
toins under the supply division.
The offices of the lumber admins
tration and assistant lumber admins
traitor are discontinued, and w. ].
Hayman, the former assistant admin
istrator, is designated as head of the
new lumber section with the title of
General Lumber Supervisor.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
LAUNDERING OF SHOES
NEW ARMY MEASURE
Washing in Disinfectant, Resolins
and Greasing Proves Satisfactory.

Experiments in laundering shoes are
being conducted at various camps by
the Conservation and Reclama ton di-
vision Of the Quartermaster corps.
The method used is the same as en-
ployed by the American expeditionary
forces
A solution composed Of one quart Of
strong disinfectant to fifty gallons OF
water was used to wash about 500
army shoes in a standard laundry
machine. The solution used Is gerTni-
eide. antiseptic and deodorant After
fourteen minutes washing the shoes
were removed, dried for about an hour
and then resoled. The results were
found to be highly satisfactory After
the shoes are laundered and repaired
they are CREASED with dublin TO make
them more pliabls and at the same
time to preserve the leather.
The satisfactory results obtained
from these first experiments in lsun-
dering shoes has encouraged the Con-
servation and Reclamation division OF
the Qusrtermaster corps to extend its
operations along this lines to all the
camps and csntonments throughout
the United States.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
PURELY PERSONAL.

Sergt. Marion J. McQuiston who
has been spending q short furloush
with relatives in Washington re-
turned to Edgewood. Md. yester-
day.
Ralph A. Sherman has been ap-
pointed cement inspector in the De-
partment of Commerce.
Simon Collier has been appointed
assistant physicist in the Depart
ment of Commerce.
Lieut.. George MacIntyre, of Camp
Humphreys. spent the weekend in
Washington.
Miss Frances Cleone has returned
from a two weeks stay in Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Clarence Castimore. of Hart
ford Court, has returned to the city
after a visit of a week with V. H.
Craig in Philadelphia.
Miss Frances and Miss Mary
Rediger. of Hartford Court, have
returned from a two weeks yaoa-
tion in Atlantic City.
Ralph Simons has returned from
his vacation.
Miss Anna wildman. of the war
Trade Board. returned to the city
yesterday after a three days visit
with her family in Leesburg, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Goldstein,
of New York. are visiting Mrs.
Charles F. Smith.
Mrs. John Hester, wife of MAI.
Hester. will leave today for her
home in Atlanta where she will
spend the winter.
Mrs. Earl B. Gladdis has re-
turned to Washington.
Miss Marion B. Abbot has gone
to Nonquitt, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Munck are at
Braddock Heights, Nd.
G. S. Franklin has gone to Cold
Springs Harbor, L l.
Lieut.. ]. Boyd is leaving for
Camp Greene, N. c.
Irwin E. Johnson. of the Depart
ment of Labor, has returned from q
two weeks vacation spent at Wild
wood, N. ].
Philip S. Taylor, Of the navy yard,
is confined to his home with a lacer-
ated arm. ~.
Albert NJ. Stands. OF Aberdeen, Nd,
il in the city for a few days.
Joseph C. Merkle, Of the Agricul-
tural Department, has returned from
trip to Philadelphia.
Charles L. Moore and Edward T.
Lunsford, both of the General Land
Office, are on a fishing trip. They
plan to visit Solomon's Island and
other down-river places.
Louis X. Hoffman. of the Treasury
Department, has resigned.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
SENATE COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS MADE
Calder Takes Appropriations Seat;
Dillingham; for Finance.

Senator William NJ. Calder. of New
York, drew the important assignment
to a place on the Committee on APP
propriations through action Of the
Senate Republican conference today.
A Encouragement of committee as
signments was made necessary by the
death OF Senator Gallinger.
Senator Dillingham;, of Vermont.
was assigned to the Committee on
Finance, which will soon have under
consideration the 5000, ,Oo0. 900 war rev.
enue measure. He has resigned his
place on the Appropriations Commit
tee. Senator Weeks. of Massach6-
setts, will take the vacant seat on the
Appropriations Committee. resigning
his membership OF the Committee on
Banking and Currency. and Senator
Frelinghuysen was chosen to succeed
Senator Weeks on the latter COM
mittee.
Senator Curtis, OF Kansas. the Re-
publican whip" will become a men,
Der of the Committee on Rules as a
successor TO Senator Gallinger
Several committee vacancies remain
to be filled by the Democratic caucus
on account of the death of Senator
James, OF Kentucky.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
TO ADVERTISE
REGISTRATION
Gen. Crowder Asks Local
Club to Help Draft
Publicity.

Members of the Advertising Club Of
Washington and advertisers generally
are appealed TO by President Lester
Lansburgh to devote big space to the
advertising Of Registration day, Sep
tember IL. Posters and other publish
ing matter will be supplied from the
office OF the club room, 400 Star
Building.
This is in pursuance Of request
from Gen. Crowder as follows:
1.-THE date for the lS-to-45 draft
registration is officially fixed as Sep
tember Il. Undoubtedly you have re-
ceived copies of the advertising bulle-
tin poster and other literature sent
YOU last week. Please see that the
above official date is Incorporated in
any advertising or literature carried
as a result OF the plan formulated by
the committee on public information
and associated advertising agencies
and clubs. Please get behind this cam
paign in your local community and
adjacent territory and see that all
possible publicity1s given to this COM
ing registrati ton day, as II is Of utmost
importance that every man Of the
specified ages be notified of his duties
to registration. Your immediate CO.
operation will be greatly appreciated"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
FOUR SEEK $4,000
FROM CAR COMPANY
Washington Railway and Electric
Line Is Defendant.

Four damage suits, sggregstins So
900 for injuries alleged to have been
sustained July last by reason OF .
rear-end street car collision on But
termilk street northwest, were filsd
against the Washington Railway and
Electric Company in the District su-
preme Court yesterday by dinerent
claimants.
Ruby Frances Meyer sued for S90 600
She alleges in her complain that on
the date in question she was passenc
ger on the Takoma Park line OF the
defendant corporation when the car
upon which she was riding ran into
one ahead. throwing her through the
front door onto the platform and in
juring her seriously.
The other complainants are James
o. Macalhster. who demands sl0,00 as
balm for injuries received at the same
time, and Ward p Burdine and Kath-
crime Edge, each OF whom want 500.
Walter p. Plumley is attorney for the
four plaintiffs in the cases.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
YANKEE SEAMEN FOR ,
MERCHANT SERVICE
Sailors of Fishing Fleets Enter
Schools for Deck Officers.

The Shipping Board has turned
to the descendants OF New Eng
lands famous seamen who sailed
the clipper ships of the long ago
for officers of its new merchant
marine. These seamen. since the
civil war. have largely manned the
fishing boats which have patrolIed
the Grand banks and the coast or
Newfoundland.
The Shipping Board is opening a
new school for deck officers at Port
land. Maine. 1t is open to these
New England fishermen, who have
served three years on sailing ves-
sells. or two years under steam. On
graduation they will be eligible TO
second or third mates licenses.
'T hope to see many of them on
our merchant ships bridges soon"
says Chairman E. n. Hurley. They
make the best sailors in the world"
The new school should fill rapidly
as the enrolment in the apprentice
schools OF the board is breaking all
records. This is the only service
in which volunteering is now per-
mitted
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
GOVERNMENT SEEKS
STEEL INVENTORY

The government is taking an in
ventory of all the steel on hand in
the various industries and plants
throughout the country. Bernard NJ.
Baruch, chairman of the War In-
dustries Board. has asked the Gen.
sus Department to handle the ques-
tionnaire and the tabulations after
ward. More than 4o.01 manufactur-
ers must be checked up in this work.
and on its final result will depend
the ALLEGATION Of any steel from the
mills to nonwar industry. The es-
Innate OF war demands for steel for
the coming year Is 23.o0oooo, while
the estimated output of the mills is
100000 Hoarded steel and seques-
tered supplies must be found to make
up the difference. II there should
then be any surplus. II will be al
located to the nonessentials
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
Brig. Gen. Macarthur
Will Stay in France

Brig. Gen. Douglas Macarthur
will remain in France to take COM
mand Of a brigade in the First
American field army which is now
being formed. according to an Off
cial report yesterday. The orders
which were previously announced
that Gen. Macarthur would return
to this country to command a bril-
gade Of the new Tayfayette Divis-
ion" at Camp Meade have been re-
voked.
Brig. Gen. 8. J. Bayard Schindel
has been assigned to the Twenty
first Infantry Brigade at Camp
Meade where he has reported for
duty. Gen. Schindel was q regi-
mental commander at Camp Pike,
Ark. He has also served ~ q gen
sral STAG olncsr.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
Sl32 FOR TOBACCO
GIVEN AT GAYETY
Sum Subscribed for Benefit Of Sol
diers at Walter Reed.

An impromptu appeal TO the ap<n-
ence at the Gayety The"ter last night
resulted in contributions RggregstiaE
SlS2 for the purchase OF tobacco for
disabled soldiers at Walter Reed Hos
pitsl The suggestion for such Gn ap-
peal came 10 Manager Jarboe during
the intermission. from q. II. aud II. l.
Burton, molders at the navy yard.
who told him il was the custom at the
yard TO purchase supplies OF tobacco
ch week for these soldiers.
Mr.. Jarboe immediately called into
consultation Paul +. Cunningham, the
playwright responsible for this week :
Offering at the Gayety. who was him
self leaving Tor training last night
Cunningham's speech brought the re-
suit above named. which has already
been converted into the various forms
in which My Lady nicotine mani
tests herself TO her admirers.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
SENATE KILLS
RECESS IDEA
Spurns House Plan to Go
While Senators Daily
with Tax Bill.

The Senate yesterday sat squarely
down upon the proposal of the lead
ers Of the House that the Congress
take a recess while the Senate
Finance Committee has the war
revenue bill under consideration.
and not bring 1t up for passage un-
til after the elections.
you are engaged upon important
government war business and IL is
your duty to work and not fight for
reelection" was in effect the mes
sage of the Senate leaders to the
members of the House.
1t was another phrssing of poll
tics is adjourned" and so determin-
ed are the Senate leaders to make
the rule as effective as possible that
the Finance Committee will not an
nounce a schedule of hearings or
agree in advance upon a day for a
vote upon the war-revenue bill. II
members of the House go cam
paigning they are likely to find
themselves recorded as absent when
the bill comes to a inal vote before
elections, and will find 1t necessary
to explain to their continents why
they neglected their duty for poll
tics.
Until After Elections
From the very start the "regu-
lars" Of the House-meaning regu-
lar politicians-have fought against
the enactment of taxation Iegisla-
lion before the fall elections. With
the bill unanimously endorsed by
The Committee on Ways and Means
and certain of passage in the House
In ten days the regulars" saw still
a ray OF hope and planned a recess
on the ground that the Senate
would linger over consideration of
the bill, in committee and on the
hoor. until after election at the earl
lest
The first that the Senators knew Of
the scheme was when they read about
1t in the newspapers yesterday morn
ing Then there were informal con-
terences in which Democratic and Re-
publican members found themselves in
accord In the determination to hold
the Congress in session until after the
'evenue bill is enacted into law.
Would Fix No Dates.
Senator Simmons. chairman Of the
Finance Committee. sent for Repre-
sentative Garner. of Texas. one Of the
House leaders, and told him OF the
iemper Of the Senate. He also told
A@A-AA NAA1N HIS NOAAAAlAAlLGt "Outu
up no fixed schedule Of hearings or
fix date in advance for a report on
the bill, and that the House should
remain in session. with a quorum inn
mediately available. ready to take
hnal action on the conference report
on the 5000 0OOO taxation measure
Hearings before the Senate Finance
Committee will begin on Friday. Thus
far only few applications to be hear.
have been received. The publication
Of the text Of the bill Is introduced
In the House may bring fresh appli-
cations. But Senator Simmons said
last night that the committee would
sit and hear those who desired to ap-
pear before il as they presented them
selves, and in this way bring the
hearings to a close as speedily as
possible. The hope is that the hear
ings will last only three or four davs
and that the committee will be reaoy
to report the bill to the Senate on
Monday. September Is, the next Iegis-
latiye day following its passage by
the House on Saturday, September "A.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
New War Poster Urges
Thrift and Economy

Thrift and economy is urged up
on every man. woman and child in
the United states in a new win-the-
war poster issued yesterday by the
Council of National Defense and the
Advisory Commission to the Coun-
ell. Through this announcement
the Council emphasized the impor-
tance of self-denial by every citi-
zen in the United States as regards
dress, food. and manner of living
Conservation of manpower.c money,
transportation, foodstuffs, raw ma
terials and fuel, the bulletin stated
is not only the patriotic privilege,
but the duty of every American.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
Democratic Candidate
Will Address Marine.

John r. Riggles. candidate for
Congress from the fifth district of
Maryland will speak to the marines
at Indian Head tomorrow evening at
the Indian Head carnival. A largs
number Of marines are expected to
be present from Quantico as well
as Indian Head.
Mr.. Riggles is running on the
democratic ticket and is backed by
two organized labor associations,
the Railroad Brotherhood and the
Central Labor Union of Baltimore
and Washington. He urges govern
ment control of railroads after the
war. because of Secretary McAdoo's
statement of the high efficiency ex-
listing.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
FOOD HEADS TO HOLD
TWO-DAY CONFERENCE

Clarence r. Wilson, Federal food
administrator for the District OF Co
lumbia. will arrive in Washington to-
day from Kennebunkport, Me. He
will attend the conference this af-
ternoon and tomorrow of State ad-
ninistrators with Herbert Hoover.
The conference is being held to dis
cuss new conservation measures.
Mr.. Hoover will outline the work
accomplished during his recent trip
to Europe.
IL is expected that the following
subjects will be discussed: New ce-
reals program. meat program, sugar
distribution. price and distribution OF
-four and mill feeds. cotton seed and
products.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
START WASHINGTON
BRIST0W AUTO LINE
Motor Truck Transport Route Is
lnausurated.

W. F. MCCOY, OF Manassas. Va. has
established a cooperative motor truck
route running from Eristow, Va. %
Washington to bring the surplus food
stufIs OF that community 10 the cd.-
ital. the highways transport comm %
tee. Council OF National Defense. an
nounCed YESTERDAY.
Mr. Mccoy developed this idea from
a conversation with z. c. Hargreaves,
secretary OF the national highwsg $
transport committee A few days later
he announced a moor truck express
line between Bristow and Washington
would he insuEurated- A meeting OF
prospective shippers Of foodstufts Was
urged 10 discuss rates and 1he
schedule.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-04
Mrs. VIM. Asher Addresses
Y. W. Business Council

Mrs. William Asher, founder of
the Business Womens Council of
the Y. w. c. A. during the Billy
Sunday campaign in Washington,
and a, member of the Sunday party.
addressed the council last night at
the Wesley Chapel.
Martin Richardson. District song
leader of the Y. NJ. C. A., sang sew
eral songs for the council and led
the women in singing some of the
camp songs, so popular among the
soldiers.
Mrs. Asher, at the request of q
member of the council, sang a
couple of revival songs which re-
minded the council of the stay Of
the Billy Sunday party in. Washing
ton