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The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-11
Ask in Behalf.o Suffering
Armenia.
YoRME1 PREsIDENf TAFT
LEADS m STRONG PLEA
Needs Of Starving Thousands Of
Near East Are Serious-Winter
Means Great Suffering for Child.
rem and Mothers Of Armenia.

To save the lives of 8OO.OOO people
In Armenia and other western Asian
countries and to care for more than
25OOOO orphans who are homeless
there former President William How
ard Taft, Henry Morgenthau. former
ambassador to Turkey. and Alexander
J. Hemphill, the New York banker, as
members Of the Executive Committee
Of Near East Relief, the former Amer
lean Committee on Armenian and
Syrian Relief, have issued Christ
mas appeal for continued support OF
this organization and It's work.
Near East Relief is now operating
under a government charter and is
practically alone In the western Asian
field, the Red Cross several months
ago having announced its withdrawal.
The Christmas letter, classic Of its
kind. is as follows:
Dear Friend-Another little child
has shriveled up and died.
"The mother, creeping back. gaunt
and cold, from the desert. has put
down the thin little homes with those
that strew the road and has sunk be-
side them, never TO rise again.
"Only little child and mother
out on the bleak Armenian road! But
what is that vision lowering there and
what is that voice the cold winds bear
to the ears Of our souls-I was hungry
and We gave me no meat; was naked
and ye clothed me not
"Today--yes, today We are
preparing our gifts for Christmas,
many more Of these little children
not hundred nor a thousand. but
10000 Of them-are still wandering
uncared for and alone In that dead
land, their weakened skins clinging In
fear to their rattling homes and they
are crying out with gasping breath, I
am hungry. am hungry And the
voice Of one who watches rs as We
prepare gifts to celebrate his BIRTH
day comes again to the ears Of our
souls am hungryi am hungryli /
an hungryilr
sNow, the children and the mothers
In Armenia are dreading the winter.
.Just human remnants they are, not
protected, many Of them, from the ele-
nents By even the dignity Of rags.
The most favorsd have merely shred
dsd rags.' How shall we sing our
Christmas songs and laugh and light
ths. candles and %lxe hea1tiful Gifts
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-11
Prevents Brutal Persecu.
tiOn of Armenians.
ALSO PUTS AN END TO
CoNFISCAfI0N OF PROPERTY
Besim Bey Political Crater OF
Worst fyps-His Cruelties, Com
pared to Those Of Nero and
Others, Make Latter's Acts Gentle

The most arbitrary city boss in the
world, 1t seems safe to say, as well a.
the most unscrupulous politician Of
modern times, has turned up in Aintab,
Armenia, to Judge from an official re-
port recently made by Major Stephen
Trowbridge, under Gen. Edmund h H
Allenbys orders.
He Is Turk named Besim Bey Until
the Near East Relief agents stopped
him, he practiced upon the terrified
Armenians such forms Of supsr-g1ift
as might well make every other cor
rupt politician in the world green with
envy, and suca cruelties rs make Ill
other heartless rulers, from Mere
down, seem sweet and gentle char
acters. His office was that Of Nunic-
ipal Chief Accountant Of Aintab; but.
~ all dishonest ofice-holders know,
it isn't the job that matters, but the
sugar-plums that 60 with It Besim
Bey plucked sugar-plums with both
hands, night and day.
Even inspired city bosses ihave their
day. Besim Bey's came when the
Near East Relief agents found that no
thorough Armenian relief work could
be done in that city while such condi-
tions Of terrorization existed. General
MacAndrew ordered the arrest and
removal Of the six worst Turks in the
ring that ruled the city, and Besim
Bey qualified, as usual, for first placs.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-11
food for one orphan child.

food for one orphan child.
HE fed 5000 hungry people in the
wilderness and said to his followers.
The things that do shall ye do also.
and greater things than these shall ye
do Today nearly 100000 destitute
Armenians-his peOple-need food and
clothing.
HE took little children in his arms
and blessed them. Today will you take
one or more of these sad, cold, hungry
little children of Armenia into your
arms and heart in his name and give
them food and warmth and life7
"What joyful Christmas It will be
when with your songs and your laugh
.er ysu hear voice Of wondrous
sweetness speaking to you, %. ye
blessed of my Father. was hungry
and ye gave me meat, was naked and
ye clothed me; inasmuch as ye have
done it to these, my brethren, ye have
done it to me-
'In his name.
Faithfully yours,
civilian 81. TAFT.
ALEXANDER ] HEMPHILL
"HENRY MORGENTHAU."
For Executive Committee, Near East
Relief
l 4 U,o rl,;of4o;n
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-11
ART EXHIBIT NEXT THURSDAY

An are exhibit will be held by
the Holly schools, afternoon and
evening, of Dec. IS and 18th. The
beautiful pictures for the exhibit
are loaned by the Lincoln Fine Arts
Shop Of Lincoln, Nebraska. In
connection with the exhibit the
children of the various rooms will
give series OF programs. The pro
ceeds will be invested in pictures
for the schools. Let every one
boost for this worthy enterprise
and show an interest in the schools
by turning Out-Admission 25c.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-11
NOTICE TO srocKHoLDERs

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Holly State Bank
will be held at its banking house
in Holly, Colorado, on Tuesday,
January 18th, 1920. at 10 o'clock
a. M, for the election of board
of directors, and for the transaction
of such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
G. w. STEVENS,
President.
Holly, Colo, Dec. 9, 1919.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-11
DO YOU KNOW
That the churchl

That the churches of the
town are costing about $500
per month and this amount
is somewhat harder to raise
than the school tax. And do
you know that when q
stranger comes to town about
the first question asked is
about the schools and
churches in the town. We
have all pointed them out
with pride, for we are all
proud of our good buildings
and the organizations con-
tained therein.-Men's Broth
erhood Glass, Presbyterian
church.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-11

When in need, try a Chieftain
Ad. Chore.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-12-11

Anyhow, read The Chieftain.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
MAPPING OUT A
FUTURE PROGRAM
FOR LOCAL FIRM

With a view of mapping out the fu-
ture program of the Pensacola Ship
building company when the present
contract for the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration is completed, John Ebel, dis
trict shipping board auditor for the
territory lying between Panama City
and New Orleans, is in Pensacola.
The new work of the plant can not
yet be determined. it is said, until ac-
tion is taken by congress. 1t is prob
able, however, that no government
contracts will be let, but that the
corporation will go in for big business
in private lines.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
ARE
COUN i Y S JOB
SAYS ]. B. JONES

Responsibility for the construction
of the northerly approaches to the
Bayou Chico concrete bridge has been
placed upon the county by City At
torney John b. Jones. The city viii
look to the county to finance the pro-
ject. Mr. Jones will preesnt this opin-
ion to the Escambia commissioners
The approach in point Of dispute Is
for paved road s5x26 feet. which 1t il
necessary to complete before the lift
bridge is finally completed The ques-
ton arose as to whether this ground
lay in city or county territory.
County Attorney Reese will present
the standpoint of the board he repre-
sents at their meeting Saturday morn
ing.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
TALLAHASSEE
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
ELECTS OFFICERS

Tallahassee, July 22.-The meeting
OF the Tallahassee chamber Of com
merce held at the county court house
on Friday night was one OF the larg-
est and most enthusiastic gatherings
in the history Of the organization.
The occasion was the annual meeting
for the election of officers for the
ensuing year.
A proposal to amend the bylaws
to provide for an annual meeting of
the chamber except when called by
the board of directors was unani-
mously voted down. the sentiment of
the meeting strongly favoring the reg
ular monthly meetings as now pro-
vided.
The election of the Officers develop
ed into a lively contest and resulted
in the following selections for the
coming year:
President. DIR. C. M. Ausley; first
vice president, ]. w Collins; second
vice president, DR.. Edward Conradi; /;
third vice president, r. o. Collins;
treasurer, George w. Saxon: members
at large, who constitute the board OF
directors: B. H. Beverly, r. E. Rose,
A. Wahnish and s. Mendelson. Be-
sides these there are five hold-over
members of the board.
Tne result as ABOVE SIaLeQ was
reelection Of the old officers. with
the exception of two members of the
board who declined to stand for re-
election on account OF the pressure
of other business. Mr.. r. o. Collins.
who has been for two years a member
of this board, also declared that he
was unable to stand for er-election.
but the members present refused to
listen to his plea and he was elected
with but two votes cast for his op-
ponent. The board thus elected is
particularly strong one and will
doubtless do splendid work for the
city.
A resolution requesting the Sea-
board and the L. e. N. railways to
operate a fast line of Pullman sleep
ers between Jacksonville and New Or
leans, was submitted to Mayor Guyte
M. McCord and adopted.
President Ausley reported indiffer-
ence on the part Of Grady county. Ca.
in maintaining a good road on the
short stretch of the Dixie Highway
through that county, and a committee
was appointed to provide for a better
connection with Thomasville is possi-
BILE.
The chamber voted to pay one helf
of the expenses of its secretary, Mrs.
Phillips. to a meeting of the Old Span
ish Trail officials in Houston. Texas,
the association having offered to pay
the other half
The secretary submitted her annual
report showing a splendid record of
achievements by the organization dur
ing the last twelve months.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
PILOT OF BLIMP
CHICAGO WRECK
WELL KNOWN HERE

Jack Boettner. pilot of the dirigible
which exploded and wrecked a bank
in Chicago, Monday, was We'll known
in Pensacola, having been stationed
at the naval air station as civilian
tester of dirigibles for the manufac-
turers.
He is considered an expert lighter
than-air pilot and had had consider
able experience. He was close friend
of James Shea, both he and Mr.. Shea
being employees OF the Goodrich COM
pany, at Akron, Ohio.
Boettner escaped from the dirigible
just before the explosion by making
a parachute jump. His chute took
fire, but he made a safe landing. Three
other occupants of the airship were
killed.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
UNDER THE
SHELTERING PALM

not the only place to wear
ropical clothes-and right here
3 where many a mans mistake
las cost him a summers ease
md a seasons comfort.
The fact that man can suf-
Fer with heat just as much in
Portland, Maine, as in Pensacola,
Florida, has made Summer
Clothes as popular above the
Mason Dixie line as they are be-
low it.
This store being specialists in
clothing for men and young men
naturally sells the very best
Summer Clothes it can find in
the worlds best markets.
Palm Beach Suits $16.5O and
$500.
aa.aaX99lEalas
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
COL. RAINES IS
HOST TO PARTY
AT THE NEAR BAR

Col. r. L. Raines. OF DeFuniak and
Pensacola. who is stopping at the San
Carlos, entertained some of his friends
with a watermelon party. cutting IL
fine melons from his farm in De-
Funiak, in the San Carlos near bar
last night. The honor guest for the
occasion was Charles A. Allen, of
Montgomery, a recent bridegroom at
the age of rs years. Mr.. Allen is
spending a short time in Pensacola on
business
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS.

ton gas buoys, s and 9. relighted July
19. having been found eztinguished.
c. & G.. s. charts Nos. 20 and 81.
Light list, Atlantic coast, 1919, p.
3709 2186 and 218S.
Buoy list, sth district. 1918. PIP. Al
and 4S.
Coast pilot, section Z, 1916. p. 132.
BY order of the commissioner of
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
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8 THE WEATHER. s.
q M
3 zx ME EE NH EH q he MzY

Compiled for the Journal by the
Weather Bureau Office.)
Pensacola, Fla, July %, 1919.
Sunrise, 500.
Sunset, 7:4S. 49,
Moonrise. 2:20 a. m.
Moonset, 4: 38 p. m.
Next phase of the moon, new moon,
9th.
High tide, S:34 a. m.
Low tide. 6:12 p. m.
Yesterdays Weather.
Temperature
Dry bulb: a. m. 70; / p. m, 76;
8 p.r m, 70.
Wet bulb: a. m, II; p. m, IA;
p. m, 75.
Highest, 81.
Lowest. rs.
Mean. IS.
Normal, 80.
Mean same date last year, 7S.
Accumulated deficiency this year to
date, 375.
Highest of record for July. 103 de-
grees.
Lowest of record for July. s4 de-
grees.
Rainfall-
For "a hours ending p. m. IL.
Total for this month to p. m,
653
Normal for July, 727 inches.
Accumulated excess this year to date,
1854.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23

Speeders are having bad luck in the
city court. Frank Gotta has paid .
fine of SIS, being arrested by Motor
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23

Miss Agnes ,Neva McKinna. social
welfare worker for Escambia county,
will go to Brent today where she will
do some special work among the school
children of that place who have been
found to be suffering from trachoma-
A clinic is to be held there. She an
nounces that an eye clinic will be held
in Pensacola soon.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23

Mrs. e. c. Strickland will return
TO her home in Florala, Ala today after
a visit in Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23

A. J. Butt, Of the Ray Hardware Co.
left Monday night for New York City
anu other points in the east to be alb
sent for a short time on business.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23

II. 8. Laird and Matt Sullivan, PEN
sacola attorneys. will go next week to
Panama City. whers they will take up
the practice OF law.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs ]. NJ Hinson and Miss
May Baman. of Cottondale, are at the
San Carlos. Mr.. Hinson is in Pensa-
cola with view to locating here.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23
Local Notice to Mariners.

Alabama: Mobile bay entrance:
Dixie Island gas buoy 6, reported ex-
tinguished July 18th: will be relight-
ed as soon as practicable.
c. & @. s. charts Nos. 1877, 1SS, 1S9;
light list, Atlantic coast. 1919. p. 33S.
No. 1869; buoy list, Sth district, 1918,
p. 21: coast pilot, section E, 1916, D.
s..
BY order of the commissioner of
lighthouses.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23

Deputy Sheriff Hall of the sheriff's
office and Constable Bowman. OF Mo-
limo, went to Century yesterday and
brought to this city five negroes who
are charged with gambling.
The Pensacola journal., 1919-07-23

cycle Officer Tharp- Two men named
Williams and Lee also faced charges.
Williams paying a fine of $40. the case
against Lee being continued. Dan At
well, truck driver, faced charges OF
Saturday afternoon. The case against
pressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03

10 Win in the years when the purses were extremely large. His Highness-a Gid- con horse-won the futurity when it was worth $72,0O0, while Butterflies annexed s63,S30 and Requittal, the other Gideon racer, gained s69, 97O
 Gideon total was S205, 800, while that of Keene in the futurites was $lS5, or aNrifle more than 37,0OO per stake
 Three of Keene's futurfty winners were bred at Castleton the other two-Domino and Charcornac-wer purchased. Domino cost Keene only s, 3,100-one, of the real bargains. in racing history. keene didn't have horse in his barn that year which looked able to win the big classic. So heene decided to buy one He wandered around the various auction places, 1ookeC over most of the horses that were of fered for sale and decided that of the lo Domino was the grea test
 It has been said that Keene expected to pay up to $25,000 for Domino had i, been necessary. To his surprise he found an opening bid for something like s7eo0 for the horse. Very slowly the prices in creased by Keene and others until an outside bid of 5000 Keene boosted if s1Oo and got the horse
 What are you going to do with inc mutt, now that you've got him?" Keene was asked by those who figured he had made bad deal.
 Win the futurity with him. was the reply
 And that's what |Ieene did.
 A TIGHT SQUEEZE
 But the victory Of Domino in the futu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03
COMING WRESTLING
 MATCH SHOULD BE EXCEEDINGLY CLOSE
Two Grapplers Are Very Evenly Matched, But Odds
 Favor Champ to Win

Arrangements are being completed for the Stetcher Padonbnev wrestling match to be held at the B. A. C., Thurs day evening. December IS. Club of ficials are planning for a great prelm- mary bill, and are working on this end of the programme now
 This match is expected to be one of the best yet presented in Birmingham, and an extra large crowd is expected to attend. The two grapplers are very evenly matched, and although slight odds favor Stecher. no one is expect ing the champion to have a walk away with Padonbney.
 The local fans have but one way to judge Padonbney. and that is from his recent match with "Strangler" Lewis here. An opinion formed from that bout is all in favor of Padonbney, as the Russian Lion made very favor able impression on the local fans in that match He is the only grappler seen here in quite a while who has given Lewis anything like hard match.
 Joe Stecher is at present enjoying the worlds championship title, due to the fact that in the last year he has de- feated both Zbyszko and Lewis de- cisively, the other two contestants for the title. Of course, Joe is in the best of condition to defend his champion ship. and his admirers are expecting him to make a great showing at the match
 Tickets for the match will go on sale at an early date. Reservations may be made at the office of the club secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03
Class Football In
 Vogue at Central

Class football is in vogue at Central football now, and work outs are being held at East park each afternoon by
 the different teams. There are four
 elevens, the Rats" Sophs. Juniors and
 Seniors.
 The first games of the class season will be played Monday, when the Rats" meet thes eniors. and the Sophs clash wit hthe juniors. Two good
 games can be expected, as all four teams will be about evenly matched.
 Varsity members of the 1919 Central | football squad are coaching the differ ent teams. The class football will give Coach Burbage an opportunity to look over next years football material.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03


 The theory of Keene worked out won derfully as far as his own breeding op- erations were concerned. He had the honor of owning the greatest horses of his time--most of them bred in his Cas- tleton stud in Kentucky.
 The greatest year that the white and blue polka dot colors ever knew was in 1907, when the Keene horses, working for seven months on the metropolitan tracks, gained purses totaling $405, 900 That stands as an American record for season'e winning by single owner.
 COLIN EARNED MUCH In that year the mighty Colin made his debut. raced with the greatest horses in training and finished his season with out a defeat. Colin earned practically one-fourth of the Keene purses of 1907.
 The 1907 racing season was the greatest racing year ever known, because the stakes were tremendous in size, ranging from 5000 to $40,0OO
 Keene had the honor of winning five futurities. His next real rival was Da- vid Gideon, with three winners in the famous classic. Gideon's earnings for the three races exceeded those of Keene in five, because Gideon was fortunate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03


 not one who has done any more for that institution, both from the standpoint of it's general bell-being and from the standpoint of it's athletics, For 15 years he. has aided in directing the course of athletics at Auburn. Not only in that time has Auburn been general victo- rious :n her contests, but above that she has become the model of pure college athletics in the south.
 ,"Bragg has standing in southern col lege athletics that is unique. He has it because of his cleanness inc college sport Ee,has had the nerve and the grit to as- suTne stand that every right thinking man approved of, and to fight to maintain that stand. He has won, and not only has Auburn prcited, but also southern athletics in general. and the colleges of the south recognize him, and through him Auburn, as the leader.
 Tit cannot be positively stated where this action of the student body received it's final impetus, whence emanated this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03

rity was the tightest squeeze in the his tory of that classic
 Domino was an S-to-5 shot; Galilee, owned by Doc Street, was 80 to 1, and pobbins was to 2. Yet the three horses came down the stretch together, travelling almost nose and nose for the least eighth Of a mile, and when they went over the finish line no one was certain as to which horse was the winner There was long delay before the numbers went up, and then that of Domino was hoisted. ,Galilee was placed second and p.bbins was given third place.
 Street was soon incensed over what he termed the erroneous ruling of the judges" that he challenged heene for a match race over the futurity course be- tween Domino and Galilee The latter accepted, to which a sweepstake was run. Domino repeated his trump and on that occasion won by many lengths.
 From the first day that he campaigned on the tracks until the time of his battle, Keene was a specta figure, and the racing world lost one of it's most ardent devotees and a man who did much for the game when the great sportsman passed into the great beyond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03
Suffragists to Open
 Course in Citizenship
Mrs. Bonelli to Conduct First Class Held at Suffrage
 Headquarters

The course in citizenship will open Saturday afternoon at 1:SO o'clock under the auspices of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage association. The classes will be held al suffrage headquarters on the fourth floor of the Cable building. Mrs. Frank Bonelli will be the leader for the first class. The class will discuss the feasibility of making complete survey of Birmingham following plan to be presented by Miss Ruth Huff of the Young Women's Christian association Mrs. Conrad H. Ohme, Mrs H, H. Shell and Miss Emily White will have charge of the course in citizenship. No charge will be made.
 Mrs H. H Shell will conduct class ir parliamentary law from 2:30 to 3@ O clock. The course consists of six les sens and the proceeds will go to the Big Sisters movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03
SPORTS
'CrOss-COuntry Race
 Drawing Many Ent 2,
LoCAIrnY WIHE

Entries are still. coming in to c. W. streit for the cross-country meet to be staged here Saturday afternoon, and 50 or SO runners will in all probability compete for the prizes offered to the winners of the race.
 This annual affair is attracting quite 7 bit of interest in the south and teams from several southern colleges and clubs will compete in the race The s. l. A. A cross-country championship will be decided at the meet.
 All teams are practicing daily for the race, and ther unners will toe the mark in perfect condition Saturday aft ernoon. The local teams hold work outs in th~ afternoons through the streets of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-03
BOY SCOUTS TO
 GIVE CONCERT FOR
 CHRISTMAS GIFT FUND

The Boy Scouts of Birmingham, assisted by the T. c. I. chorus and the Boys 1n- dustrial School band, are planning big entertainment at the Jefferson theatre Thursday, December 1S it was announced last night
 The Big Idea as the little fellows call it, is the beginning of the work they intend to do in Birmingham during the Christmas season, and they are asking it over.
 For several wears the Boy Scouts have assisted in the good work done in Bir- minghan. in distributing baskets of gooi things to the needy children of the citv' and this year. according to their plans they expect to make the best record yet in the work of helpfulness.