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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
EXCESSIVE RAINS
CAUSE DAMAGE TO
ALL GROWING CROPS

Cotton made poor progress and the
harvesting of corn. hay and other
crops was seriously delayed during
the past week due to the excessive
rains according to the weekly wealth
err and crop condition report for this
district given out by the local weather
bureau yesterday. The report in detail
follows:
Temperature was moderate through
out the week, being slightly above the
normal in the central and south.
Taken In connection with the UNI
favorable effects OF the rains of pre-
vious weeks the rainfall of the cur
rent week. although somewhat less in
places. was unfavorable for practically
all growing crops or crops being har-
vested. The heaviest rains occurred
over the north-centraI and northern
counties. where some stations report
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
TRADVMElV HOLD
ANNUAL PICNIC
AT PALMETTO
PENSACOLA ELECTRIC COMPANY
EMPLOYEES TO PLAY BASEBALL
AND COMPETE IN MANY OTHER
SPORTS THIS AFTERNOON.

This is the day when the Pensacola
Electric company employees hold their
annual picnic at Palmetto Beach. The
trainmen and the office forces are
scheduled to play a hot game of base
ball at five o'clock this afternoon, pre-
ceding which a long program of sports
will be carried out.
Many tickets to the picnic have been
disposed of, especially by the train
crews who have had a big advantage
over the office force Each trainman
was given a certain number OF tickets
to dispose of and count will be made
today. The attendance at the picnic is
expected to break all records.
A big crew was at work on the ball
diamond yesterday trimming the grass
off the fields and cutting out the base
lines. an operation technically known
as SHINING the paths"
Following the afternoon events
there will be a big dance. Special cars
are to be provided and an extra late
service is arranged.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22

2 to inches-severa1 stations four
inches. Rains We're below the season
al over small areas of the west-cen-
trail portion of the peninsula, and over
much of the east coast. but no section
needs moisture. Some of the heaviest
rains, inches and tenths, were: Jack
sonville. 3.3; Pensacola, 81; Lake
City, Al; Fenholloway. "a; Fernan-
dina, 20; Tallasassee. "a; and San
ford and Oxford, 20 inches.
Cotton made poor progress; excess
sive moisture stimulated the growth
of weed, but the fruiting was poor,
and the general condition of the crop
is far below the normal at this period
of the year. Rains prevented picking.
and some report cotton sprouting i'm
the fields Weevil damage appears
to be spreading. The harvesting of
corn and haying was delayed by rain,
which was. also, unfavorable for sweet
potatoes and other crops on low lands.
Can. peanuts. and sweet potatoes are
generally good on uplands. Citrus
fruits are good to excellent Much
work is being done preparing for
truck: some seed beds have been
planted and some truck is well adj
vanced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
COMMUNITY WORK
WILL BE KEPT UP
HERE IN FUTURE

branch here, which is to be continued
will be probably known in the future
as the Community Service. A meet
ing was held here yesterday, which
was attended by e. c. Carter, southern
district representative of the w. c. G..
s.. when plans for the continuation
of the service here were discussed.
Whether or not the branch will be
kept going permanently will depend
on the number of men kept perma-
nently at the army and naval stations
here. The organization will in the
future interest itself more in COM
muniry singing for children and play
ground and other recreational work
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
NAVAL OFFICER
BADLY INJURED
PISTOL ACCIDENT

Lieut. E. c. Higgins. engineer Off
Ger at the naval air station, was se-
riously injured by the accidental dis
charge of an automatic pistol Wednes-
day evening. Lieut. Higgins had just
returned from town and was removing
the pistol from its hostel In his car
when it was discharged
The bullet entered his right leg just
above the knee and came out through
the calf Before help arrived Lieut.
Higgins lost a great deal of blood He
was taken to the naval hospital and
il il believed that he will be absent
from duty for several weeks
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
IUGO-SLAVS WILL
HOLD CONVENTION
IN CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Aug. 21.-Fifteen hundred
delegates representing the Jugo- Slav-
oman republic alliance will meet here
in September to plan fight against
monarchistics elements in Jugo- Slavia
and to lay the foundations Of . re-
publican government
Italy's ambitions in the Adriatic and
Serbia's proposed hegemony in the
Balkans will be attacked. according
to L. F. Trigger, member of the
central committee OF alliance
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
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COOLER IN PENSACOLA.
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The highest temperature recorded in
Pensacola yesterday, according to the
local weather bureaus report, was
IS. Higher temperatures in cities in
other states We're as follows:
Atlanta, SO; Brownsville, "a; Birm-
ingham, IS; Charleston. Sc; Corpus
Christi, IS: Dallas. 6; Des Moines. So;
Dodge City, 80; Galveston, Sc; Havre,
Sc; Kansas City. IS; Memphis. IS;
Mobile. IS; Montgomery. 50; New Or
leans, Sc; Phoenix, los; Raleigh. 80;
San Antonio. 90: Salt Lake City, Sc;
Shreveport, go. Toledo. So: Vicksburg.
IS; Washington, IS; Winnemucca, 90.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
Sweet Dreams
Double Strength
This Great Mosquito Remedy
Made Extra Strong to Do
Work Thoroughly.

Mosquito remedies like other COM
modities can be weakened to sell for
a price rather than strengthened to
fulfill their requirements. A cheap
price is invariably the sequel of a
cheap product.
Sweet Dreams is a double strength
mosquito remedy-every drop in. every
bottle is mosquito remedy and it keeps
mosquitoes off all night long.
So it isn't wonder why a million
people say it's fine.
Sold by Balkcom Drug CO.. and all
druggists everywhere.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
AFTER YOUR
VACATION
Remove Tan and Sun-Freckles
by Using the Black and White
Beauty Treatment.

The outdoor vacation. whether In
city or country or on the beach. tanA
sunburns and freckles the hands. face.
neck and arms
To restore the skin to its natural
state popular beauty preparation 10
recommended that IL simple to use
and as delightful as the many lotions.
creams, powders and similar cosmet-
les. which at the best only cover or
hide the discolorations.
addition to clearing tho COM
plexion Black and White win remove
pimples. liver spots and other skin
5lemishes.
Black and White Ointment can be
bought at all good drug stores for rs
cents. Write Black and White. Box
No. 91s. Memphis. Tenn for free
sample and literature.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-22
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WEATHER REPORT.
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Pensacola. Fla. Aug. 81. 1919.
Sunrise, $40.
Sunset, 1923.
Moonrise, 3:13 a. m.
Moon set, All p. m.
Next phase of the moon, new, %.
High tide, 9 a. m.
Low tide. 6;5s p. m.
Yesterdays Weather.
Temperature
Dry bulb: a. M. so: p. m. IS;
s p. M, 81.
Wet bulb: s a. m. 70; p. M. 70;
p. m. II.
Highest, IS.
Lowest, ~.
Mean. 79.
Normal, 81.
Mean same date last year, rs.
Highest of record for August, 80
degrees.
Lowest of record for August. So de-
grees.
Rainfall
For "a hours ending Z p. M. ia
Total for this month to p. m.
1879.
Normal for August, 7.16 inches.
Accumulated excess this year to
date, 25.45.
Humidity
a. m, SO.
l p. m, 7s.
8 u. M, 70.
Barometer
Z a. m. 30.13.
Z p. m, 5000.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03

comes pauses seems to mediate; resumes ITS
course. rushes along the ship from end to end like
an arrow, circles about, springs aside, evaaeS
rears breaks, kills, exterminates
The bomb was a regular sized depth charge
weighing hundreds of pounds, and it would haye
been impossible for anyone to have lifted it ana
carried it to safety even if one OF the crew nae
cared to take the risk of catching it in its wild
PUSHES and rollings about the deck. So the ON
GERS and men stood for a time watching the
charge as It thrashed madly about wondering
what to do, and not knowing what minute the in
formal machine might explode and send all hands
fiying into eternity.
suddenly someone cried "The pin has come
outl"
Whether Mackenzie had been in some other
part of the ship until that moment or whether
he had been standing with the others staring IN
hopeless wonder and was only aroused by the
cry. reports do not say. But it is recorded that
less than second after the shout raised the
plucky Yankee boatswans mate dashed down the
deck and flung himself on the rolling bomb, much
after the fashion that football players throw
themselves the ball.
Three times he had his arms about it, but each
time it tore away, once almost crushing him as
the roll of the ship hurled it upon him. The
fourth time however, he got firm hold on 1t,
and with almost superhuman effort heaved it up
right on one fiat end. Then Mackenzie sat down
on the deadly charge-though even in that po-
sition the bomb might have exploded and blown
him to atoms--and succeeded in holding it until
lines could be run to him and the charge dashed
safely to the deck.
The commanding officer of the Remk in his
report recommending that the medal Of honor be
conferred on Mackenzie, says:
mackenzie, In acting as he did, exposed his
life and prevented serious accident and prob
able loss of the ship and the entire crew. Had
the depth charge exploded on the quarterback
with the sea and the wind that existed at the time
there is no doubt that the ship would have been
lost"
Mackenzie is a native of Massa chusetts. His
home is South Hadley Falls.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03
FUTURE HIDDEN FROM CLAY.

Gould the shade of Henry Clay, reused from the
slurnbers of more than threescore years by the
nandemonium as 100 engineers tied down their
whistle cords and shrilled forth exutant shrieks,
have tired the atmospheric space from his haunts
IN the Blue Grass country to Sault Ste. Marie q.
few weeks since, and looked with dull eyes on
the newly finished engineering feat spread out be-
fore his astonished gaze, he would have been
forced to admit that his declaration back in 1910
was at least shortsighted.
aIf is d. work quite beyond the remotest settle
n,ent az the United States, If not in the moon"
said Henry Clay on that memorable occasion,
when by the power Of his slver-tongned oratory
le influenced the congress Of the United States TO
DEFEAT q measure BY which a canal could be dug
around st Marys falls,
ne was believed and the project that now in
f;nished form ranks in world importance far great
q t,an the Suez canal and IN some minds greater
sban the Panama canal was condemned as i'm
practical. II was not until Y years leter that.
congress saw IT'S mistake and yielded 70 the perz
s,,astan OF Influential citizens Of Michigan and
New York to grant an appropriation Of land
whereby the state Of Michigan could finance the
excavation Of i canal = Paul Chandler in Detroit
Free Press.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03

but put on full steam, and the old motorcycle
leaped ahead like kangaroo
"Bingl big shell busted only ten feet from
my machine. Bang! Another exploded TO the
left of me, and put on some more steam. Then
whopper Kissed over me just missing the top of
my tin derby, but kept on going.
Say, once / rode white mule in the circus
that no one else could ride-he broke my arm and
tattooed me with cuts and bruises. The mules
name was Snowfall, and that animal seemed to
have hundred heels every time tried to get on
her back. But, believe me. one Boche shell is
worse than a hundred Snowballs.
at was the hardest work ever did to dodge
the holes In the road. Bling! shell plunked
behind me and ripped off my back tire Bling A
piece of shrapnel knocked off my helmet, but never
touched me- Then began to smell mustard gas
My eyes watered so that it hard for me to
see don't know how / did it, but delivered
my message, and when woke up I was in the
hospital.
Talk about mules in circus 1Esta ~Eas is
mighty rough stuff, I'm telling you, "a na = s6esnt
help to make speed on a motorcycle, e1fner."
And then, because of his smile and his ability
as entertainer in the hospital, Klein was nick
named Sunny Charles"
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03
y. M. G. A. IN DARKEST RUSSIA.

The rural group (of the American Y. NJ. @. A.
In Russia) dealt with another need of national
magnitude The mighty Volga basin, covering
more than half million square miles, Is unable
even In normal times wholly to feed the huge
population it holds Z. T. Cotton in Association
Men says floating exhibit was made up to visit
and impress the teeming riverside communities
with the Importance of more sowing. better pro-
duction and fuller conservation. staff Of 80 was
organized to demonstrate with models, moving pic
lures. lantern Slides charts and lectures such neg
lected subjects seed selection cultivation dairy
ing, horticulture, animal husbandry bee keeping,
domestic economy play life for children and other
aspects of community welfare.
This association conception and undertaking
won instant recognition. the government furnish
ing steamboat barge and some funds.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03

men was ordered TO 90 into Sergy and to hold GER
tain street. The Germans were still in the town and
were raking all roads approaching with storm OF
machine gun fire. The platoon emerged from
wooded shelter on the north bank of the 0urcq
and made its way across a sloping field toward
the outskirts of the village. There it was met
with whitening hail of bullets that Immediately
began to thin the ranks, but the men kept on go
ing
AS the little company drew nearer the town
the fire from the German machine guns increased.
1t became so deadly accurate that by the time
the platoon had entered the village only 20 odd
of the original so men remained and james Hy-
land of Brooklyn, N. Y, one Of those 20
Immediately on entering the town the platoon
made its way to the street 1t had been ordered to
hold. The men sought shelter behind pile of
debris at the head OF the thoroughfare, poor
shelter indeed and one swept by machine guns and
snipers from three sides But the lieutenant In
command, who is now dead, decided that mas
much as his orders were to stay there until re-
neved, there he would stay
Every Hun In that end of the town seemed to
be directing his undivided attention to the little
company of Americans behind its fimsy shelter.
The snipers were everywhere. particularly
deadly fire came from machine guns placed in
Red Cross building; so fierce was 1t that the men
spent nearly all Of their ammunition trying to get
those guns, and finally rushed the building, but
they had to come back.
Foodless and waterless. they stayed there all
that day. AS the hours dragged on, the gallant
band grew smaller and smaller. By afternoon all
of the officers had been killed and the privates
elected commanders, who one by one We're shot
down
When relief reached them at seven o'clock that
evening Hyland and one comradewhose name
isn't given--were all that were left of the 30 who
started out in the morning. Hyland was Ia COM
mand, and the two men were shooting their last
cartridges at the machine gunners up the street
they had been ordered to hold.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03
Dairy Cows Should BE Dry, If Posi-
BILE, When They Are Moved Over
Railroad

absorbs the shock and jar better, while
1t is also simpler for the caretaker to
feed the cows and clean out the car
en- route.
As far as possible, the stock should
be shipped during cold weather, advise
the authorities Of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, as cows ham
died during hot weather are liable to
shirk appreciably in milk flow during
the successive lactation period. Spe-
cial precaution must be exercised in
shippingscows during cold weather, to
avoid exposure which will favor the
contraction of pneumonia, usually q ia
tai disease among mature COW stuff.
At best 1t takes an animal about a
year to become thoroughly acclimated
TO a warmer or colder climate than that
to which it has been accustomed, and
on this account, the movement should
take place at a time of year when the
temperature Of the two points Is as
nearly equahle as possible.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03
How Man Tackled" a Deadly
Depth Bomb and Saved Ship

2
TT II ISN'T recorded that John Mackenzie, chief
boatswain's mate in the United States naval
Il reserve force, was once a great football play
err but he was recommended for an honor medal
and a gratuity of 500 for doing of the great
est football stunts ever reported.
The navy department report shows that on the
morning of December II depth bomb on board
the destroyer Remlik broke loose from its posi-
ton on the stern of the craft, and bursting its
boxing went bouncing about the deck A heavy
sea was on at the time; in fact, the waves were
breaking far over the stern of the destroyer, ana
the rolling and pitching of the little craft sent
the big bomb flying backward and forward to port
and starboard crashing into the rails of the YES
sci and hitting everything outstanding on the deck
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03

EXPEDITE MOVEMENT OF cow
Every Effort Should Be Made to Pro-
vide Comfort for Animals While
in Transit.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Each fall an influx of springer or
fresh cows enters dairying sections
that seek more mich animals. Every
effort should be exercised to expedite
the railroad movement of the dairy
cows during their time in transit and
to provide all possible comfort for the
animals en- route, advise the dairy ex-
perts of the United States department
of agriculture. Such care and atten-
ton will rednce mortality and will in
crease the production OF the Individual
during her lactation period over the
flow which generally obtains from the
average COW that is carelessly rail
roaded."
Valuable purebred cows should be
moved as rapidly as possible by express
service or by freight under the special
system of loading, from origin to desti-
nation. Although the expense of ex-
pressage is four to five times as great
as that of handling the animals by
freight, the saving in animal comfort,
shorter time in transit, and better con-
venienceS for feeding and watering the
animals, make the added expenditure
advisable. AS far as possible the an
! finals should be shipped one or two
months before they are due to fresh
en-, as repeatedly fresh cows have been
ruined SO far as the subsequent lacta-
| ton period has been concerned as re-
suit of being shipped shortly after
freshening or as to calve in transit.
Mich cows of grade breeding usual
! ly are shipped by freight. The expe-
/ rienced stockman selects only dry cows
and farspringers for long shipments.
4 Heifers which are not due to freshen
| until three or four weeks after arrival
at destination make good buys" as
they are of size and condition which
permits of loading the car to capacity.
Furthermore, immature animals are
less susceptible to injury in transit
and to damage as result of marked
change Of. environment. If possible,
only animals without horns should be
shipped; and in case any horned ami
mails have to be moved, they should DC
tied securely or penned apart in one
end of the car to preclude the posi-
bility of their injuring other animals
during the journey.
Similarly, where bulls are shipped In
mixed loads, these sires should be con
fined apart from the other cattle. 9th
er conditions being equal, 1t is advisa
BILE to load about fourteen mature cows
in 80 or 40-foot car. A practical ar
rangement is to tie four cows in eacl
end of the car facing the end walls. ant
then rough partitions can be installed
so that two other rows of three COW:
each face center alleyway between
the car doors where the attendant car
stay and extra feed and water be car
ried. This arrangement is more com
Portable for the cows as they ride, ant
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03
How English Aviator Exercised
the Commanders Privilege
VIAToRs were often compelled to destroy

A VIATORS were often compelled to destroy
~ their own machines to prevent the Ger
mars from obtaining some jealousy guard
ed secret about the new type of aircraft This is
a story of an aviator who did that at the cost of
his own life.
There were two men--the pilot and his observer.
In the latest flying boat which Englands aircraft
builders had turned out. The two flyers were well
out to sea when fog came down and cut them
off from their companions The pilot headed for
home. but the engine suddenly died"
hasty examination showed the pilot that only
a repair shop and a squad OF expert mechanics
could hope to make the engine run again. He
told the observer So and the two men-the OBJ
server was really little more than boy--sat down
to watch and wait with the hope that British
patrol boat would come along and pick them up
The night came on and the young observer fell
asleep The pilot sat on the deckcoaming and
listeffed all the night through. In the morning
the fog lifted and the observer, looking out over
the waters, caught sight Of little black smudge
on the horizon. which grew steadily in size, and
behind it another smudge and another. 1t was
patrol fotilla rapidly approaching them. The boy
was elated.
"It is German, my son." spoke the older man in
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03

abled plane. The pilot was crouched on the top
of the under plane just over the bomb rack with
a heavy wrench in his appraised hand, ready to
strike blow
A mile away the first of the German destroyers
was tearing the in its haste to take the broken
plane and get away before the British patrol
should appear The boy turned and swan away
from the tragedy which he knew was about to
take place.
Of an explosion, and he heard the swish Of the
air blast along the surface waters and the rush
Of the approaching wave from the sea disturb
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03
RAISE BEST DAIRY HElFERs
Good Calves Should Be Kept to Insure
Quantity of Products Demanded
at Present.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of AgrIculture)
The war has greatly increased the
demand for dairy products and it is
also important that they be produced
economically In ordea that the guam
tity of dairy products may be large
and the production economical, more
and better cows are needed. The rails
ing Of all the best heifer calves viii
provide cows enough to permit the
eHlling out of all low producers
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03
FINDS FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH.

No place in the United States or Canada has a
lower death rate than KelIey's island, Lake Erie,
according to DR.. Paul Fitzgerald chief OF an east
ern insurance company's bureau Of statistics
The island, the home of large stone-Quarrying
Industry, is the home Of approximately 5000 PEG.
pie.
For years the Insurance company has been in
surfing large percentage Of the population but
never has been called upon to pay d death claim,
says Doctor Fitzgerald, who In hts report to head.
quarters viii refer to the island as 4the head Of
the fountain Of youth.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-01-03

with a force that
threatened to Explode it
at any moment and
blow the boat to scrap
iron.
The actions of this
engine of destruction
re call Victor Hugo's
great description Of the
gun which breaks loose
from its moorings ON
shipboard and "be-
comes suddenly some
indescribable superna'
tural beast. 1t is a ma
chine which transforms
itself into a monster,
This mass turns upon
its wheels, has the
rapid movements of 4
billiard BAH, rolls with
the rolling, pitches with
the pit hin g; goes