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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17
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ascend from a take Off in the water
and land also on the surface of the
sea, are driven by Liberty motors, four
to plane. and ggrogating 1000 horse
power. They are of the biplane, type.
with wing span of 126 feet, length
over all So feet and length of hull, A
feet. The craft weigh 1900 pounds.
with navigating and wireless equip
ment aboard, but without crew and
fuel. The total flying weight is %, 500
younds.
The planes have dual control sys-
tenn; with seats side by side and for
ward of the gasoline tank, for the
pilots, each of whom has a complete
set of instruments, including COM
passes. The navigation. station, out
fitted with the regulation marine in
struments, is in the bow. while the en-
gineer and radio operator occupy the
main compartment at the tanks. The
planes are expected to cruise, without
winds. 75 (land) miles an hour and
the gasoline capacity of 11.400 pounds
will carry them upwards of 1900 miles
considerably in excess of the longest
lap of the ocean flight-from Ire
passey to the AzoreS-without re-
fueling.
With Commander Towers in charge
of the expedition, the three planes
set out in command of Mr.. Towers.
1t Commander A C. Read and Lit.
Commander P. N. L. Bellinger
Commander Towers. who is "a years
| of age, was born in Georgia, and en-
| tered the Naval Academy in 1902.
After service on various warships he
was assigned to the aviation section
| for instruction three years before the
outbreak of the European war. Mid
winter of 1912 found him in charge
of the aviation camp at the Guantan-
amo maneuver grounds Of the Atlantic
/ fleet, and in September, 1914. as u
lieutenant, he went to London as as
sistant to the American naval attache
After a tour of duty on the staff of
| the chief of operations at Washing
ton. during which he participated in
| the selection of aviation stations and
won rs commission as commander.
/ Mr.. Towers was designated early this
j year to develop the plans for the
trans Atlantic flight.
Lieutenant Commander Read, 80
Years of age, was born in New Hamp-
shire. After leaving Annapolis he fill
/ ed varied assignments until 1915, when
he reported at the naval air station
at Pensacola, Fla, for instruction. Two
years later he took command of the
aviation station at Bay Shore, on Long
Island. later assuming a similar post
lat Miami Fla. While on the staff of
the chief of naval operations at Wash
ington the following year he was de-
tached for temporary duty in connec-
ton with the camouflaging of sea-
planes at Hampton Roads. Va. later
holding changing assignments until he
was named for participation in the
trans -Atlantic flight.
Lieutenant Commander Bellinger,
born in South Carolina S3 years ago.
went from the Naval Academy to sea
/ duty. which included command of a
Isubmarine. He returned to the acad-
envy for aviation instruction in 1912.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17

and the following year joined the
air squadron. After SER
vice in 1914 on the staff OF the chief
of naval aeronautics. he was assigned
to the Pensacola station. where he
won promotion to the command of the
Hampton Roads aviation camp. to
which he reported later in 1917 He
was on detached navy department
duty when he was selected as one of
the transatlantic flyers.
The battleships New York. Arkan-
sas, Utah, Florida and Texas, with
Rear Admiral Rodman's flag flying
from the first named, are at sea with
the destroyer patrol, which is COM
manded by Rear Admiral Plunkett on
the cruiser Rochester.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17

any of the aircraft forced to descend.
Mother ships. tenders and other naval
units, at intervals along the course.
have mechanics, tools, extra parts and
gasoline aboard, ready to give aid
which would make possible resumption
of its journey by a plane put out of
commission by slight defects.
The patrol fleet, in wireless contact
throughout its length and in touch
with the United States weather bureau
as well as ships of various rationale
ties cruising the Middle Atlantic will
keep the aviators posted on weather
conditions in the areas they are ap-
preaching, also cooperating with the
navigators aboard the planes in di-
recting the flight.
GIVE US no luck, good or bad, and
the trans oceanic voyage should be
made without trouble said Com
mander John H. Towers, chief of the
expedition, commenting before the
hop off on the completeness of the
-navys preparations We are not
undertaking the impossible; we are
not banking on chance. We are hop
ing to demonstrate, without reckless
risk of life or valuable property. that
an air cruise to Europe is practical
proposition"
one of Commander Towers brother
officers declared that new branch
Of the science of navigation was
growing up around the NC planes,
thus making the flight an undertaking
expected to contribute materially to
the advancement of the profession OF
the sea. Giant strides have been made
in development of the steering and
weather charts TO be used on the flight
and the crews expect to accomplish
worth while results in the experiments
above blue water.
The naval aircraft the NC1, NC-s
and Nc-4. huge flying boats which
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17
You Should
Have One
sa Medicine

Every family should always have on
hand at least one medicines reliable
liver remedy-for immediate use VIXEN
needed. In cases OF sick headache.
sick stomach, constipation. indigestion.
back pains, lassitude, dizziness and
other ailments of thu. liver, stomach
and kidneys, one dose OF Tennille's
Liver Pills should be taken before
retiring. You will be delighted to
find yourself feeling fine the next day.
Tennille's Liver Pills always give de-
sired relief. They are economical. too
bottle of "a pills, Csc. Your dug
gist should supply you; If he hasn't
these pills in stock. ask him to order
them for you. Refuse all substitutes
ADV.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17

was on duty during the American ope
rations in the Philippines. OF late
years she has been used for a training
school for young sailors and has been
the feature of many celebrations and
other events.
She was built at the Union Iron
Works at San Francisco in 1896 and
carriedacomplement
GIL men. Her displacement was TO-
carried a complement of "a officers and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17

James washam. a negro, of Selma.
Vas arrested yesterday, charged with
Illegal possession of liquor. Washam
had more than half a gallon of home
nade liquor. which he said had been
made at Selma. He was released on
tarnishing $500 bond.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17

meeting of mothers of members
Of the freshman class and the eighth
grade of Pensacola high school mas
been called by Professor Collier The
meeting is to be held in the school
building at O'Clock this afternoon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17

John Collins, a negro. was fined s25
and costs in the court court of record
yesterday for threatening to use
dangerous weapon, knife. on F. Full
ton, white. Both men were employed
at the ship yard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-17
Local News Briefs.

The fire department responded to
one alarm yesterday, the blaze being
located at 81 East Gonzalez street.
in a house occupied by Joe Hilliard.
Slight damage to the roof is reported.
Sheriff Van Pelt was exhibiting yes
terday at his office in the county
building, five large tires recovered
from the negro, McReynolds, who was
taken Thursday night by Deputy Hall.
One of them was fine and very ex-
pensive tire. 1t was expected that
parties who had complained Of losing
tire would call during the evening and
Identify them.
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Three Transatlantic Planes
Speed Away to the East

Continued From Page oneo.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Ceilings Wins Wrestling Match.

Frank Ceilings, former resident
of Leon, who moved to Princeton,
Mo-, about year ago, has develop
ed into a real wrestler according to
the following account of wrestling
match at Princeton last week. The
Princeton Telegraph says:
Nearly every seat in the opera
house was filled last Tuesday night
when time was called in the wrest-
ling match between Frank Ceilings,
the Princeton tonsorial artist, and
Charles Simpson of Des Moines.
The men were, about evenly
matched in size and went to the mat
Ceilings behind. After four min
utes OF fast wrestling. the most Of
the time in which Ceilings was on
top he secured full crotch hold
and put the shoulders OF his op-
ponent to the mat.
The second fail Just lasted four
minutes also and was won by Mr..
fall neither man seemed to have
to have considerable more speed
than Simpson but was not in as
good condition having had only a
short time to train in.
In the last and deciding faN the
men were each on top at different
~ OHG llIic SOllIuSS GSShl
ed a full nelson and lifted his adj
versary off the floor. two different
times but was unable to pin his
shoulders to the mat with this hold.
Simpson finally succeeded in break
ing the hold and secured a head
scissors on Ceilings and it looked as
if the local man was about all in
when he suddenly raised up and
threw Simpson heavily to the floor
and secured a head lock with which
he pinned his shoulders to the mat
for the deciding fall, the time being
eleven minutes.
The match was fast and clean
throughout and those who. attended
were SURPRISED at the skill and
speed shown by Ceilings even when
'on the bottom he clung SO. close TO
the mat that his opponent had diff
Guilty in securing any kind of a hold
Ira Harrington refereed the
match and challenged the winner
for bout to be given at the same
place on next Wednesday night,
July 3Oth
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Some Big Land Dealing.

C. M. Axes, the big real estate
man of Leon, has been pretty busy
the. past week, closing up the deals
by Which he becomes the owner of
1882 acres of land. He has taken
sover 935 acres of Decatur county
farm lands owned by the Casey
Land Co., of Casey, Iowa, and, in
addition to these holdings has
BOUGHT the Painter farm Of 200
acres, the Oscar Rex farm of 1T
acres, the Reed & Graham farm Of
21O acres, the Ode Dale farm of 100
acres and the Everett Dale farm of
200 acres, total of 1882 acres.
He bought all of these fine farms
worth the money and he is going to
sell them at a good profit. Land
does not remain long in G. M. Axes
hand, for he believes in moving
things. and he is. one. of the best
judges of land values in Iowa. We
hope Charley makes big fortune,
for he has more than a quarter of
million dollars invested now jim
these lands That's some business
we should say. but there is no prop
osition too big for G.. M. Axes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
BenjaLnir-BurTel.

At the residence of the brides S
father ]. w. Burrell, in Davis City,
at I a. M, Saturday, August 2,
1919, Mr. William w. Benjamin of
youngest daughter of ]. w. Burrell,
We're united in marriage.
Miss Burrell was born and raised
in Davis City and for more than s
years was one of the operators at
the telephone switchboard in Davis
City, and during all that time never
had a vacation of more than one or
ton to the duties of her position
and her kind and accommodating
disposition won the respect of the
patrons. OF the switchboard, as we'll
as the business public, and the best
wishes of her host of friends go
with her in her new life and new
home. Mr.. Benjamin is a success
& Co., wholesale grocers Of Keokuk,
Iowa, and has been making this
territory regularly every two weeks
for. several years and by his up
rightness and careful and palnstak-
ink business has made a host Of
friends among the business houses
with. which he has dealt. as we'll as
those whose acquaintance he has
formed.
The marriage was solennized at
the Burrell home by Geo. P Camp
bell in the presence Of few friends
and the immediate family of the
bride and the father OF the groom,
Mr.. ]. Benjamin, of near F't. Madj-
son, Iowa.
The couple received a number of
kilograms Of congratulations from
different friends at a distance, and
some from the wholesale house with
which Mr.. Benjamin is connected;
they also received a number, Of valu-
able presents from friends here and
elsewhere. They drove to Leon at
ter the ceremony and took the train
at that sIdtion to get away from the
tormentprs who We're prepared with
a quantity ofs2rice and old shoes,
with which they intended to give
them a jolly send off, but when they
learned that the couple had slipped
away TO Leon by auto, they boarded
the afternoon train and went to
Leon and when the newly married
couple came out to get on the train,
they were met by the crowd from
Davis. City and got the riceing, etc,
just the same.
Mr.. Benjamin had bought nice
new property and had it all fitted
up in good style with all needed
furnishings. aud took his bride into
their new home at once in Abba
Iowa, which will be their future
home.
The good wishes for their future
happiness from their host OF friends
here accompany them to their new
home
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
JULY BIRTH RECORD
Twenty-Five Birth Certificates were
filled with Clerk Ira B. Officer
DURING the Month of July. 3s Sa

Paul Eugene Adair, boy, June Is,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Guy Adalr
Woodland township.
Finley David Atherton, boy, June
25, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Ather-
t03 CLARA EonE EEvane Gh9ek ARers, tHMnsn grl June
23, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wiley
Akers, Grand River toynship. ;,
June me'eH to : Mr.. and MRS. Albert iii f. T.
Byerly, Long Creek township.
Lurena Pearl Beurstock, girl,
July 5, to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Beur-
stock, Fayette township.
and Mrs. Vern L. Baker, Eden town
ship.
David Marion Cox, boy, June A,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Demeree Valentine
Cox, Long Creek toynship.
Dayton Pearl Clark, boy, July %,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Give Edward Clark,
Garden Grove township.
f6ranee n Me- ahd AraH Ms p0Tsey Fsyst. Royt ytarRyy HRy
Dorsey, High Point township.
to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Nj. Devore,
Long Creek township.
Elizabeth Nadine Fenton, girl,
July 7, to Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Nc
Murtry Fenton, Morgan township:
:. = Citizens, girl, July /, to Mr..
and Mrs G. R. Citizens, Decatur
Lelah May Gill, girl, July Is, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy j. Gill, Woodland
Chester w. Lionberger, boy, July
19, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. d. Lion
berger. Center township.
Madaline Loretta McBroOm, girl,
July 3, to Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Den
mis- McDroom, Garden Grove town.
ship.
Cora Nadine McClain, girl, July
8. to Mr. and Mrs. John Lafayette
McClain, Leon.
-, omer, boy July 5, to p: Mr.: r
and Mrs. Joseph Omer, New Buda
Charles Elain Smith, boy, June
sm;ith, 10 Wf Woodland da "ts township 1neS o'a'
5, to Mr.. and Mrs. Art Fl. Smith,
Fayette township
Elizabeth Jean Townsend, girl,
May 10, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A.
Leon.
Doris Irene Varnum, girl, June
23, to Mr.. and Mrs Sam c. Varnum,
Center township.
Vandel, girl, July 81. to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Vandel, Eden
- Vandel, girl, July 21, to Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Vandel, Eden town
ship.
White, Fayette township.
William Herald Waller, boy, July
20, to Mr.. and Mrs William Thomas
Waller High Point township.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Paid $s3, 1877. 80 for Farm.

R. M. Teale has bought the sos
acre farm owned by Marion and
Bert. Woodard in Decatur township,
near the Springer bridge, paying
$137.50 per acre for it, total of
$S3, ,1S7. so, and has secured one OF
farms m sin in Decatur county Mr. Teale
is going to operate the farm him
self the coming year, and has al
ready purchased a Samson tractor
and plows and expects to do a lot
of fall plowing this fall Marion
and Bert Woodard bought this farm
a couple of years ago from the Wm.
Woodard estate, at around 500 an
acre, and in addition to getting big
returns from the crops on the farm,
have cleared the neat sum of $27,-
900 on their investment, and Mr.
Teale will probably find it mighty
good investment too.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Autos Crashed at Turn.

Two autos were badly damaged,
and several peonle cut and bruised
workmen for the Iowa Telephone
Co., at Osceola. and big Chevrolet
touring car driven by travelling
man from Milwaukee, enroute in
company with his wife to Kansas
City, met at the corner nine miles
north of Leon on the Jefferson
Highway last Saturday evening, the
hedge fence ohscuring the approach
of the occupants were cut by. broken
glass and bruised. one of the tele1
phone men being thrown clear
through the wind shield, but none
OF them were seriously injured, a
tourist doctor accompanied by two
nurses coming along and rendering
first aid to the injured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
JOHN C0WL'S RECORD
Mrs. f. S. Stewart Receives Letter
and .MedaIIAwarded Her Brother
John CowI, Killed in France.

Mrs. F. S. Stewart on Monday re-
ceived a pleasing surprise and one
which she treasures greatly, a letter
from Franklin Lilley, of S3rd Co.
9th Regiment U. S. Marines, close
companion Of her brother John
No. is, in France. on July 18th,
from wounds received at the battle
of Bellau Woods on June 9th, it be-
ing the first authentic information
as to how her brother was wounded.
With the letter was big French
map, on which was traced just
where John Cowl travelled in France,
the engagements he participated in,
the spot where, he is buried, and
copy of his official record, together
with the Victory Medal Ribbon and
Bronze Star Battle Clasp attached,
to which he was entitled, but was
never permitted to wear; me Is rec, Sd
CO. 9Th Reg. i. S. Marines, landed
at Brest on Nov. 10, 1917, went to
Bordeaux No Il where he remain
ed until Jan. s, 1918, then went to
Chaumont la Vile where he took
intensive training until March 14th.
He arrived at the nerdun ,dd i; 5 seetot Sret
experience in front line trenches,
and remained there until May 18th
when he was sent to Nltry lie Fran
co.'s for tiye day rest. He went to
Montagny May 20 where he remain
ed until May 30th, Memorial day
when in response to an urgent call
from the Marshal of France for
troops to check the rapid advance
OF the Germans on Paris the marines
went to Belleau Woods, where they
had extreme hard fighting from
June 1st to 9Th, when John receiv-
ed machine gun wounds which caus-
ed his death on July 18th.
had started with seven comrades
to 20 for water for the fighting was
severe and when the squad return
ed they said John had been wounded
in the leg by a fragment Of shell,
and his leg broken. The writer said
John was one of the most popular
men in the company, always doing
something to keep his comrades in
the best of spirits. Two pictures
showing John with a group of com
rades, one of them taken in the
trenches just outside of Hodimont.
at Verdun, were also enclosed, and
the map shows where he was laid
to rest at Chaumont, cemetery No.
10, plot E, grave No. Is.
Accompanying the, letter from his
comrade were also letters OF con-
dolence and praise for the brave
Marine who made the supreme sac
Tifice from his major, George 4.
Currie, captain Alfred H., Noble,
lieutenant William A. Zook, Serg-
cant Marvin G. Justice and corporal
Allen B.eTilghman,. 3 all of whom
spoke of him as a general favorite
in his cpnpany
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
AT TEE THEATRES.
Program for the Coming Week at
Idle Hour and New Theatres.

At theHIdle Hour Thursday, Aug,
ust 7th, Wallace Reid in "Alias Mike
Moran" and Screen Magazine.
/. At the Idle Hour, Friday and
Saturday, August Sth and Ytr
Mary Pickford in Captain Kidd jr.'
Ford Weekly and Strand Comedy.
At the New Theatre, Saturday
August 9th, Bryan Washburn in
Something to Do"
At the Idle Hour, Sunday, Aug
ust 10th, Pauline Frederick in lone
Week of Life"
At the Idle Hour, Monday, Aug
ust 1lth, Dorothy Dalton in "Ex-
travagance.
At the Idle Hour, Tuesday, Aug
ust 18th, Mitchell Lewis in "Calibre
38' and International News.
At the Idle Hour Wednesday and
Thursday, August, 18th and 18th,
Wanda Hawley in the big special,
''Virtuous Sinners" Bray Photograph
and Screen Magazine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Leon Oil Men Strike Second Well.

A message was received in Leon
last Thursday from field manager
Zell Robinson. of the Pioneer Oil
Co., which was organized and is
controlled by group. of Leon men,
Bartlesville, Okla, which was twice
as strong as the first well drilled,
and a second message states 1t will
prove even better than the first re-
port. Preparations are being made
to install the pumping machinery on
the two wells which have been drill
ed and the, drillers will start on a
third we'll as soon as they get the
second we'll cleaned out. Every
body here is hoping the venture will
make oil magnates of all the Leon
men Interested in the company.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Brethren Church,

Sunday service-Sunday school at
9:45. Endeavor at s il the even
ing, both Junior and Senior.
Preaching at 8.
Prayer meeting on Thursday ev-
ening at o'clock
SATURDAY. afternoon at 2:30 at
the church the Sisters Society Will
hold their regular meeting, Be
sure to bring your thank offering
boxes.
the Sisterhood girls will meet DO
not forget the sacrifice Offering at
this time.
A large attendance of both soci-
cites is desired at this time as this
will be the last meeting before Cen
eral conference
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
A Million Dollar Rain.

Decatur county was visited by
one of those famous million dollar
made everybody smile, and the cool
weather which followed for couple
of days was welcome relief from
the hot weather The rain was
quite general in this county for
several hours and every bit of it
soaked in the ground, and it in
sures a good crop of the early plant
ed corn, and if we get another good
shower or two there will be a
bumper corn crop this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Billy Smith Died at Joplin, Mo.

Many old time friends of Billy
Smith, years ago popular resident
of Leon, clerking for many years in
the dry goods store of Joseph Ham
ilton, died at his home in joplin,
Mo, on Sunday. July 27th, and was
buried at Joplin on Wednesday. He
is survived by his son Walter, of
Joplin, and one brother, r. Is.
Smith, of Wayne. Neb.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Rea1ns--Stewart.

R. 3. Reams, who formerly con-
recently was discharged from serv-
ice, and Miss Georgia Stewart,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. T..
Stewart, of near Leon, stole a march
on their friends by slipping away to
Osceola on July 23rd where they
were married by Rev. Burns, pas
tor of the Christian church, but they
kept their marriage very quiet.
ple and their many friends extend
and best wishes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Adopted Paving Resolution.

There was not a single objection
filed against the additional paving
on north Main and other streets in
cluded in the second paving resolu-
ton, ut the meeting of the city
council on Monday evening, and the
tiating for an engineer to do the en-
gineering work, and the contract
for the paving will be let the COM
ing winter, the paving being put in
next spring.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Aeroplane Coming.

The folks of this county will have
an opportunity to see an aeroplane
at close range, when Lieut.. Nelson
fills his appointment at the local
Chautauqua on Friday Of next week.
When the exact hour of his ar
rival is known a line call will be
sent out SO the folks can come in
and see him come down to earth.
Everyone should take advantage of
this opportunity to see the plane
and hear the aviator
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-08-07
Christian Church.

All services at the usual hours
Preaching service following Sunday
school hour. Also services in the
evening.
A large crowd attended the Moth
ers and Daughters entertainment at
the church Tuesday afternoon. One
of the interesting features OF the
program was a talk by Miss Myrtle
Quiet, who has Just returned from
overseas service as Red Cross
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