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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-10

New Orleans, Oct. T9.-Condition of
the Louisiana rice crop October 1 was
80 per cent of normal, forecasting a
probable production of 19, $50, 900 BUSH
els. according to John S. Dennee, field
agent for the bureau of crop estimates,
United States department of agricul-
ture. Last years production was IT,
98o000 bushels. Growing conditions
continue good.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-10

New York, OCT. 9.-Cotton futures
opened steady. October. 32.Ss; De-
cember, 1910: January, 1925; March,
1925; May, 1927.
New ORLEANS, Oct. Cotton futures
opened steady. October, $3.50; De-
cember 1912. January, 1892; March,
1921; May, 1920.
New York. Oct. 9.-There was a good
deal of realizing in the cotton market
during today's early trading Liver
pool was steady and the weather map
unfavorable, but there was some south
ern selling here and recent buyers
were evidently disposed to take
profits The opening was steady at an
advance of 10 points to- a decline of
II points. but October was the only
month 70 show any gain and active
months soon sold some 25 to % poi ITS
below last nights closing.
The selling movement subside1 after
a break of about 40 to 81 points al d
the market turned firmer arouni 80 So
for December, owing to the con.ihaed
bullish character of spot, wealth II and
crop advices.
| long contracts carried the price of co.,
| ton Is to % points off around thl
| opening of the market today. but fea,
of colder weather in the belt pco1:sn-
in support At the end of the .irs'
hour of business. prices were uncIang-
ed to points down. compared WITH
the close of yesterday.
| Around the middle of the mornin.
| heavy liquidation of long contract:
came upon the market and it .,sov'
prices AZ to As points under the inal
of yesterday.
] Liverpool, Oct. Cotton spot il
| active demand. Prices higher. Coos
middling. 22.oo; fully middling. 21.40
middling. 20. 80; low middling. 1885
good ordinary. 1900; ordinary. 1900
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-10
JOURNAL FRIDAY MoRNING OCTOBER TO- 1919

Sales. $4,000 bales. including 1900 bales
American. Receipts. 1000 bales. in
Guiding LOO American. Futures closed
steady. October. PLOT; November,
21.04; December. 21.01. January. 20.s5 i;
Marc.i, 20.73; May, 20.53; July. 2o.3o.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-10
MRS. MAY
COULD NOT
WORK
Made Well and Strong by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Columbia, Pa.-"I was very weak
and run down and had dragging down
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-10
SAVANNAH.

Savannah. Oct. 9.-The spirit mar
ket was firm at 14A. with sales of
154 casks.
Last
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-10
JACKSONVILLE.

Jacksonville Oct. 9.-The spirit mar
ket was steady at Ia with sales of
262 casks.
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q 3 & q q z q q q g e q q q e 3 a
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PENSACOLA.

Pensacola, Oct. 9.-Spirit market
was as follows:
Last
- Year
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-10
MARKET REPORTS

New York, Oct. Cotton future.
opened steady. October. 32.SS; De
cember, 1910; January, 33.25; March
1925; May, 1927
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-10

New ORLEANS. Oct. Cotton futures
opened steady. October, $3.50; De-
cember. 33.12. January, 1922; March,
1921; May, 1890.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23

Carroll McNulty, Of Washington, D.
c., is spending the Christmas holidays
with his grandmother. Mrs George
Brewster.
Miss Betty Hoagland, of Swarth-
more College, is at the homo of her
parents, DR.. n Mrs. b. w. Hoag-
land, for the holidays.
The Sunday school of the Presby-
terrain church will hold their Christ
mas exercises and enjoy a turkey sup
per at the Parish House on December
80.
Miss Carolyn Valentine is home
from the Colonial school at Washing
ton for the holidays.
Rene de Russy is home from Rut-
gers for the holidays.
Mrs. J. A. Ruthven, OF New York,
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. F.. G.. lis
dali.
Miss Madeline Spencer, of Goucher
College, is home for the holidays.
Miss Marian Breckenridge came
home from Wellesley College for the
holidays
Fully ESQ people attended the
Christmas service at the Presbyterian
church last night. The choir rem
dered a Christmas cantata and the
pictures from Van Dykes THE Other
Wise Men," was thrown on the screen.
The midnight Eucharist, Christmas
eve service begins at II o'clock to-
morrow night. Special Christmas car
OILS and hymns will be sung. Christ
mas morning the Holy Eucharist will
be he'd at 10 o'clock
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
LODGES

The nomination of officers of Algon-
lquin Lodge, No. A, knights of Pyth-
las, for the annual election that is to
be held next Monday night took place
last night at a meeting of the lodge
in Odd Fellows hall. The degree work
scheduled for last night was put off
until next week.
-Amboy chapter No. Al, Royal
Arch Masons, at it's convocation in
| Masonic hall in the Elks building last
night, elected officers for the ensuing
| year. Benjamin Goldberger was elect
ed high priest; William H.. Mutt,
king; William Thompson, scribe;
William Smith, captain of the host;
George Hoagland, principal s%ojourn-
er; Louis Y. Sosin, royal arch cap
tain; John +. Killian, secretary: II.
w. Grace, treasurer, and lngVard
Greisen, trustee for three years. The
installation will tH.e place the first
meeting of the chapter in the new
year that will occur on Monday night.
January -. At that time a past
| grand high priest of the State of New
Jersey will come here and place the
new staff in their respective chairs.
The installation of the recently
elected officers of Raritan Lodge No.
61, +. &c A. NJ, will take place Thurs
day night, January 8 at the lodge
rooms in the Elks building In Madi-
son avenue.
-Middlesex Council No. LOO,
Royal Arcanum, is scheduled to meet
tonight. Arrangements will be COM
pleted at this time for the installa-
ton hat is to take place at the first
meeting in Januatv.
-Halcyon Castle No. 81, knights
OF the Golden Eagle will meet to-
night.
There will oe a meeting of Good
will Camp No 81, Nfoodmen of the
| World tonight at which time it is ex-
| pected that candidates VIII be init
lated.
Hornet Encampment odd Eel
| lows will meet tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
CLOSE HOUSE OF COMMONS
BY KINGS PROCLAMATION

81 The Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 23-The House of
Commons vas %perrogued today until
February 10. The session vas for
mally closed by the Kings speech of
Propagation
Il regret" said the king, that
there is no improvement in the an
happy condition prevailing in Russia
and no immediate prospect in that
country of the establishment of the
constitutional government which
alone "a conduce to its permanent
prosperity"
MY relations with my allies and
associates in the Great War remain of
the most friendly character and l
have every expectation that the close
and intimate cooperation which led
to the final victory will be long con-
tinued to the benefit Of all.
In August last my government con-
GUIDED with the Persian government
an agreement tending to cement the
ties of friendship between the two
countries which have so many inter
ests in common, and to promote the
welfare n progress of Persia"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
MERCHANT OF VENICE"
is DROPPED At NEWARK

NEWARK, Dec. 23.-Shakespeare's
Merchant If Venice" is to be drop
ped from the literature studied in
Newark public schools, because of
its effect on the minds of ~non-Jewish
children" In approving today a re-
quest from the anti-defamation lea
que of Chicago that the play be ban
ned, the Board of Education instruc-
ton committee asserted that its ac-
ton was based neither upon the em-
barrassment which may be caused Jew
ish> students in the class, nor upon
~thin-skinned sensitiveness,'' but be-
cause non-Jewish children "subcon-
~sciously will associate in their mind
the Jew as Shapespeare portrayed him
with the Jew of today"
Children are not analysts" added
the statement issued by the COM
mittee. The ley of Shakespeare lives
in the mind of the child as the Jew
of New York, or the Jew of Chicago
or of the Jew of Newark"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
BOLSHEW|KI PLAN MOVE
By The Assoeiotea Press.

By TIL associated Press.
GENEVA, Dec. 22:-Preparations
for a great Bolshevlk offensive
against Poland next spring is planned
by Leon Trotzky, soviet minister of
war and marine of Russia, according
to u Warsaw dispatch received by
the Ukrainian news bureau here.
Chinese troops, who are being re-
cruited at the rate of 5000 per day
and trained in the soviet military
school, will aid in the campaign, it
is said.
Recent statements by Trotzky are
quoted to f1e effect that he believes
Bolshevism to be firmly rooted and
sprouting in China" where a Boil
shevik revolution is expected shortly.
1t is declared Trotzky intends to use
Chirase in carrying out his project of
an INVASION of western Europe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
CHILD DIES FROM BURNS; FELL
INTO TUB OF BOILING WATER

Stephenia Szumski, one year and
seven months old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vasil Szumski. of 220 Sheridan
street, who fell into a tub of hot water
at the home of her parents Saturday
and frightfully scalded on the back
and other parts of the body died yes
terday.
The mother had just placed the tub
of water on the floor in preparation of
doing some family washing when the
little child just bearly able to toddle
about the house fell backward into
the tub and was badly burned.
DR.. Frank c.. Henry and DR.. /.
Seigel, who were called attended the
child but the burns We're so severe
that it succumbed two days afterward.
The funeral was held this afternoon
from the Russian Orthodox Greek
Catholic church in Elizabeth street.
Interment was in st. Stanislaw ceme-
terry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
FULL PRIVILEGES DENIED
LAYMEN At CONFERENCE
81 The Associqted Pres

DD nc AooOtNltth tlNs&
ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 2S.-Full
privileges on the floor at the 4Sth
general session of the New Jersey
Methodist Conference here during the
week of March 8 will not be accorded
laymen it was stated today by leaders
of the conference mission. The ques-
ton will be unanimously rejected
when it Is presented for formal con-
sideration, it was stated.
Opposition of ministers to admit
ting laymen TO participation in the
New Jersey conference us very gen.
eral," according to Melville f. Sny-
der, superintendent OF the Trenton
district and president of the delibera-
ton committee.
THE referendum in order to carry
must be %concurred in by both clerical
and allay delegates and 1 should say
that such an agreement in New Jer-
.sey is probable at that time" he
added.
Clergy has had equal representa-
ton for years in general conference.
Salary increases for pastors to meet
Increased economic conditions will be
one of the important thenes to he
discussed at the conference which will
be presided over by Bishop Joseph J..
Berry of Philadelphia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Man Drops Dead Here.

Karl l.. l.. Mathisen, fifty-fve years
old, of 1916 Sixth avenue Brooklyn,
an engineer on a dredge at the Raritan
Copper Works. dropped dead on the
dredge yesterday afternoon of heart
disease. Mathisen was a widower. He
is survived by two children who reside
in Brooklyn. The dredge on which
The mar was working belonged to
Henry DeBois of II State street, New
York city. Coroner James j Flynn who
was called removed the body of the
dead engineer to his morgue in East
avenue where it was taken today to
the mans foNmer home in BROOKLYN.
The funeral will be held Thursday
from his late residence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Bonus for Teachers.

The teachers of this city, upon a
motion passed by the Board of Educa-
ton last year, will receive q fifty dol
lar bonus this year, twenty-five to be
given at Christmas and the remainder
at some subsequent date. presumably,
Easter. New teachers will not receive
the bonus. The eX-service men, who
have taught here previous to their SER
vice in the army, also, will not receive
the bonus, but We're given a substan-
tial raise upon their rejoining the
teachers staff in his city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Boost Salvation ARMY Fund.

The Salvation Army has collected
$294.08 for their Christmas fund up
until this morning. The Ladies' So
ciety Dana have contributed five dol
lars and Mondays proceeds added
$22.58 to the collection.
There have been no arrangements
made with the Board of Health for
giving out tickets for the Salvation
Army Christmas tree. The salvation
Army and the overseer of the poor
only are working in conjunction.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Creditors Mt Meeting.

The first meeting of the creditors
of the Raritan Drug Company was
held yesterday in the Office of Adrian
Lyon referee in bankruptcy. Joseph
e. Stricken was appointed trustee. An
offer was received from a party who
wished to purchase the store for the
sum of $4,000, but this was not deem
cd sufficient and the matter was con
tinued until January Z, so that IN the
meantime there could be a public ad-
vertisement of the property for sale.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Christmas Proeram

The annual Christmas celebration
of the First Presbyterian Sunday
school will be held tonight at the
church. commencing at 1880 O'Clock.
An elaborate program of vocal and
instrumental music and recitations
has been prepared for the event. The
distribution of gifts will follow the
program.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
To Have Christmas Party

The Juvenile Order No. 8 and the
Junior Girls No. 8 of the Slavok Gym
nasium Union will terminate their
years work with n Christmas party
Saturday night at the Slavol1 hail. A
large Christmas tree viii be erected
and after a demonstration of gymnas-
tics presents will be given the children
refreshments served. These w
orders ave met weekly on Tuesdays
and Thursdays and have become quite
proficient in gymnastics.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
05ITUAEy

Luis Kapusin, ffty-fve years old,
of Charles street, Roosevelt. died
yesterday at the Alexian Brothers
Hospital in Elizabeth. Survived by
a widow and four children. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock from his late resi-
dence. Interment in the Railway
cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
British Block Turks.

DU NJ A"NILTWEhU IT6JE-
LONDON, Dec 23-Brit;sh forces
have occupied Batum and Baku to
prevent the Turks from penetrating
the Caucasian region according to a
Moscow wireless dispatch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
MARSHALL IN Statement
ON REPORTED CANDIDACY

81 The Associates Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 23-Vice
President Thomas II. Marshall today
disclaimed candidacy for the presi-
dency and stated that he was fed
up" on the United States Senate after
seven years as presiding officer and
would not seek election to that body
from Indiana. He predicted that
anything might happen at the Demo-
ratio convention"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
II Cases of Diphthcria. Z

Seventeen cases of diphtheria have
been reported so far this month at
the Board of Health. This shows
considerable decrease in the disease
over last month, when twenty-five
cases were recorded.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23

NEW YORK, Dec. 23:-Much of
the whiskey now in the hands of dis
tillers in the United States will be
sent to Germany, it was learned to-
DAY..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Ship in Distress.
81 The A SSociatcd Press,

HALIFAX, Dec. 23.-The British
steamer Mesaba, bound from London
to New York, reported by wireless to-
day that she was standing by the
British steamer Kamarima which
signalled that she was in distress yes
terday and rolling dangerously $50
miles southeast of st. Johns, N. +.
The Kamarima's circulating pumps
are broken and the Mesaba said she
expected to TAX her in tow.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
CITY BRIEFS

Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Hansen, of Fords
celebrated their twenty-third ami
versary, Saturday night at their homo.
A large number of guests were pres
ent including a few local people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Sails from Fiumc
o., re- o.Anf1faa nr.

ROME. Dec. 2S:-Capt. Gabrielle
d'Annunzio boarded the steamship
Pannonia when he left Fiume, ac-
cording to newspaper reports.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Lloyd George to Go to Paris.
The <1SOciufed Press

LONDON. Dec. 23.-Premier Lloyd
George viii go to Paris next week to
confer with Premier Clemenceau it
was announced today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23

PARIS. Dec. 2h (Havas)-Gabriele
d'Annunzio is reported to have aban-
doned command at Fiume. according
to a dispatch received here from
Rome The dispatch adds that the
p~oet-&sdier is on the high seas.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-23
Shipping NewS
TIME OF HIGH TIDE TODAY.

TIME OF HUH Tide TO-DAY,
Perth Amboy 1855 a. m. 1928 p. m.
CLEARED.
Schooner (Br..) James Williams,
Perth Amboy for Halifax, with cargo
of coal.
IS Lake Catherine, Perth Amboy
for Mariel, cuba.
MARITIME MISCELLANY.
IS Princess May (B.) from ia
maica for New York. sent out wireless
calls for assistance when about $50
miles off Sandy Hook.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.,-Advisory
storm of moderate intensity off east
Florida coast will move northeast
ward a considerable distance off the
coast, attended by strong, shifting
winds mad gales and thick weather.
The Era-leader., 1919-10-02
CARDINAL GIBBONS ASKS
PUBLIC TO ASSIST 8. A.

High praise for the Salvation Ar
my, both because Of its splendid ser.
vice during the war; and because it
is "free from sectarian bias is con-
tanned in letter from Cardinal Glib
bons addressed to former Governor
Charles S. Whitman. chairman of the
National Home Service Campaign
committee of the Salvation Army.
Cardinal Gibbons urges the suppor,
of the public for this organization.
In his letter he writes: "Along
with my fellow American citizens ]
rejoice in the splendid service which
the Salvation Army rendered our
soldier and sailor boys during the
war. Every returning trooper is a
willing witness to the efficient and
generous work of the Salvation Army
both al the front and in the camps
at home. | am also the more hap
py to commend this organization be-
cause it is free from sectarian bias
the man in need of help is the oh.
ject of their effort with never a ques.
ton of his creed or color. I trust,
therefore, your efforts to raise $13,-
100000 for the Salvation Army will
meet with the hearty response from
our generous American public"
In his reply to the distinguished
prelate Governor Whitman said:
your gracious letter indorsing the
activities of the Salvation Army here
and abroad and drawing attention to
it's freedom from sectarian bias is re.
ceived expressing as it does that
spirit of broad tolerance and democ
racy which has made you beloved
and venerated by all Americans ir
respective Of race and creed. 1t will
be a great help to Commander Booth
and those associated with her in the
effort to raise the funds so essentia
to the efficiency Of their labors fol
humanity. The Salvation Army /!
honored by this recognition of it!
purposes and ideals. Our work viii
be the better because of.your inp!r
| aas words q. saapussssuas.g -~
The Era-leader., 1919-10-02
iCE-CREAM AND BATH TUBS IN
SALVATION ARMY HUTS

Ice-cream is being substituted for
the Salvation army doughnut in the
camps of southern France where the
summers are very warm.
The French do not make ice-cream
to suit the American taste, and they
want "boucoup francs" for it, as tile
doughboys say, so the Salvationist In
charge of the hut at Genicart
Envoy Harold Smith-decided Ia
make ice-cream according to the Amer.
ican requirements. He took over an
.ice-cream factory, furnished the milk
and sugar and the output now is $50
gallons day.
The Salvation Army hut in this
camp possesses the only bath.tubs
in the A. E. F.
When the 32nd Engineers were build
ing these huts they provided for the
bathroom. much to the surprise oi
the Salvation Army workers. Lieut.
John Morgan, of Pittsburg, director
'of the building, made this provision
The bath.tubs we're bought by the
Engineers in Bordeaux and Installed
with much ceremony.
This Salvation Army hut at Genicart
Camp is in the back yard of one OF
the most beautiful chateaux in south
,ern France. 1t is but few steps
from the wooden steps of the hut te
the carved entrance gate of the
chateau. This camp is on the estate
of Alexandra Trichote, French patriot
who has refused rental for his land
occupied as a rest area and embarka'
!tion camp by the Americans.
Every day NJ Trichote sends large
bouquets of beautiful flowers tn the
Salvation army hut. II know what
the great Salvation Army has dome
lin France" he told worker one
day, 'tand want to assist you In eVer3
lTay."
The Era-leader., 1919-10-02
FINAL CAMPAIGN FOR
S. A. HOME SERVICE

Plans for final whirlwind Saliva
ton Army Home Service campaigns
throughout the State have just oeeh
announced by Lieut.. Col. George
Wood who is in charge OF SalVatlon
Army activities in the Southwest
These campaigns will be put on as
soon as possible in all communities
which have not already completeo
their campaigns. 1t is hoped TO COM
plete all campaigns by the END OF oep'
tember
In a statement just issued COM
mander Evangeline Booth, OF the oa'-
walton Army in the United states
calls attention to the afterthe-wa'
program of the Army and appeals ior
sunport from all good citizens VINO
are interested in the welfare OF 'he''
communities. She says:
"The Salvation Army emerges from
the great war-as years ago 'he ol'
ganization came out of the Boer war
the loyal and devoted friend OF the
fighting men. That was our first ex-
nerience on battlefield. Today
khaki-clad men all over this country
rnow thev can count on us in hours
of great human need. think tne;
whole world understands this now.
Jmportant changes are coming TO-
the Salvation Army and they will be
changes for the better. The passing
Of the old-fashioned, casual method
of soliciting money on the street cor
ners and the substitution of more
!, modern ways of collecting funds IS
good innovation. The broadening
and deepening of our work is good.
The future, however, will see no
changes in the mighty foundation
rocks upon which the movement
? stands.
mo different methods of gaining
financial support will ever pull us
away from the poor for we are OF
the poor. Our calling and our ser
vice is that OF the poor for the poor.
"And this is the past and all Of
the future as far as the great under
lying principles of the Salvation Ar
nv are concerned. Always we have
worked with three o'clock in tn
. morning courage. Bonaparte onc'
called it the way to test courage. Tt
+ US it has meant simply, homely scr
vice to men and women twenty.fou
hours of every day.
"Destitution, neglect, disappoin1
ment. pain, these are the things tha
q it takes high courage to meet. 1t
y right here and now that men an
women need help. This is the 'zer
hour of human agony, that God ha
called upon us to mitigate and n
lieve. BY His help, in His name an
for His sake, we accept the gres
responsibility.
I'm planning the program OF wor
for the year ahead expansion lie
in the service we offer rather tha
n in the machinery of the organizatic
itself. Rendering an account of OF
~. stewardship, we have only OF
> thought in mind-"the man who
down-but never out After all
is the one who counts first
I'm answering the appeal of tt
entire country the Salvation Arm
acknowledges a new-old responsib
ity. II In the next few days "
e give of your money as your contrib
- tion to a great national servit
spend yourself with it, for "the g
- without the giver is bare" Do n
j merely contribute your money.
you really understand the far reae
Ing scope of the army of mercy y
will feel that you too have VII
part in helping the man who is dow
It's your responsibility as well
OURS. We need you as we'll as 70
help. Will you make the sacrifice