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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
SPEED UP

An estimate the expenses for the proposed
extension of the city water mains to the Bruce
Dry Docks and the Texas oil companies site. have
been presented TO the city commissioners, who have
been urged to have the mains laid pos
sfble. because the shipping board is looking to PEN
sacola to have this work completed at early
date.
In this connection It may be well to atten-
ton to the fact that both the Standard Oil and
Texas oil companies not combining their new
Developments to this port, and that other cities are
giving every encouragement new enterprises.
Charleston is already large distributing point
Tor both OF these companies, each having extensive
storage plants there. The Standard Oil Company
has just begun work the construction of a large
refinery the Cooper river waterfront The initial
Investment In the plant at Charleston estimated
1t from s1.ooooocoo to s2oooooo.oo though
pany has made provision for considerable extension
in that plant and increase capacity
rs soon business in Sat territory warrants.
Commenting on this. exchange SAYS.
One of the most important announcements
In connection with the oil refinery is that
equipment will be installed to bunker fuel burn
ing vessels at the present docks of the Standard
Oil Company at Charleston. The refinery will
have in the beginning daily capacity 1900
barrels of crude OIL Various petroleum products
win be manufactured. The present dock facili-
ties OF the company at Charleston will be used
for the delivery of Mexican crude oil for tank
ships and steel tanks. aggregating 100000 barrels
capacity. will be erected for storage of crude
oil which will be pumped from tank ships
to pipe line about mile in length. The re-
hnery viii be OF the most modern type and will
include twelve crude. six distillate re-runnng
and thirty-six tube pressure stills, steam
stills. continuous naptha treating plants re-
fined oil treating plants. etc.
Pensacola cannot afford to hold back any of
its development enterprises Work on the dry dock
and the oil fuel station already been started
and IL behooves the city officials and the public
generally to give these enterprises and all others
every encoura cement.
Pensacola has already been back six years
because the municipal dock bonds placed
the market at the time they voted 1t is
not only necessary to speed up with other cities.
but shall be forced to furnish extra motive
power to put what is necessary place this
port where It rightfully belongs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
The Last Act.

The Ocala Banner reports Governor Catts as
having spoken at the annual picnic in opposi'ion
to cattle dipping. and quotes him follows:
II any of you cattle fellows arrested ana
convicted for not dipping your cattle. If you VIII
bring your to my attention will grant you
. pardon IL it 10 the last act of my 1ife"
In short the governor of Florida advises ana
urges citizens to disobey and set it at de-
fance And this the who wants to succeed
Duncan U. Fletcher in the United States senate
Lakeland Telegram.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
South in the Senate.

The people In Florida feel pardonable pride
in the fact that among the senators from the
south has taken energetic. practical
and statesmanke position with respect to the great
pieces of constructive legislation heretofore en-
acted and now under consideration. than Senator
Duncan u. Fletcher.
He is in the prime of 1ife in excellent health
perfectly equipozed in temperament. courteous al
ways and attentive in every detail of the business
presented by his constituents. While he has been
properly accorded the honor of inspiring and taking
leading part in great pieces of constructive leg
islation like federal farm loan act, and the
act creating the United States shipping board yet
in all the trying times OF actual war he and his
we'll equipped office force have given prompt at
tention the of thousands of comnunica-
tons and requests coming from Florida. from
mothers and fathers. and wives and sisters and
friends of Florida soldiers in the service In this
country and abroad
The record he has made will receive the recos-
milton and assure his reelection. If the record is
questioned attacked by any OF those aspiring
to office. it will be defended the stump in a
style which will delight electorate Of this state
for Senator Fletcher in fight is a tighter OF the
first order. The country at large concurs in our
estimate that Florida in the person OF Fletcher
has furnished of the south's most distinguished
senators--Ocala Banner
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
Florida. Summer Climate.


Every day this the comparison be-
tween the heat of Florida and that of other
place in the far resorts and in the
Canadian Rockies has been immensely in favor
of Florida.
The best publicity this state can get is the
weather bureau reports. provided enough Florida
points quoted daily to attract the attention
of the reader abroad.
Little by little the state il becoming known
to persons who have been coming down. trying
out the climate themselves and then going back
and telling by word Of mouth what they found
Every year there people from other states
spending the summers in Florida, and every year
there more who down scott and stay
to cheer praise and be comforted
This summer has been ideal. with the excep-
ton OF about four days, while there has
not been night that did not call for at least
light bed covering before day. The beaches have
drawn heavily from nearby states and resorts
usually are closed from April December alive
with folk all happy and comfortable in the new
found summer resort GOODNESS they discovered
in Florida.
Papers all over the country are by degrees be-
ginning to acknowledge supremacy OF F1orida's
climate the year round Recently the Christian
Science Monitor Boston publication devoted large
space to telling of the wonder and the charm and
the comfort of F1orida.s summers. and here comes
the Manufacturers Record. q Baltimore publica-
ton. to people who have spent a summer In
Florida unanimous in declaring that the sum-
mer climate Of Florida Is one OF the chief charms
of the state.
The Record says: People who spend the sum-
mer in Florida insist with unanirnity which We
have never seen eQused anywhere else on any
subject. that the summer climate of Florida Is ono
Of the chief charms state entirely contrary
to the idea Of large proportion of people
OF the north and west, who maefne that as soon
as passes the Mason ana Dixon line he enters
into land OF burning heat
That F1orida's winter climate is the charm Of
hundreds OF thousands OF winter visitors all ad-
init. the majority of winter visitors know but
little Of the summer attractions Of the state"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20

quarters In Kosnigsberg. The boats
are armed with machine guns. and
in some cases with 81 centifnetee
guns as welt. The flotilla was or
eanixed for operation In connootion
with the East Prussian Freiwtlifye
corps and was until a few weeks ego
subject to the commander Of the
northern army.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
Gave Them the Ballot.

The Tampa Times pokes some fun at tne
ma jority six, which the right vote for women
got in St Petersburg. Bet they wouldn't be SO gay
IL they lived In st. Pete. This is what they say
st. Petersburg is womans town, IL the num-
Der OF taxpayers 10 criterion. Ten hundred and
sixty women pay taxes there and only one thousand
men. The spectacle of the thousand men voting
on the question OF giving the thousand women the
rights of citizenship. for gods and men
And they did it by majority of six-count EN-
sx."-Lakeland Advertiser.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
The PRESS MEET.

Friday and Saturday. August 1890. the
dates for the meeting Of the West Florida Press
Association Panama City. where the editors and
publ shers OF West Florida to be entertained
by the editor of the Panama City Pilot, G. NJ West.
and those associated with him in the publishing
company OF which he is the head.
A recent issue of The Pilot says:
The Pilot wishes to call the attention OF
the Vest Florida newspaper editors and man.
ayers the coming meeting here August 18th
and goth. Circular letters have this week been
cent giving information to the best way
to reach this place. some important topics that
this meeting should consider and requesting
information to who will attend 1t is hoped
that this information will be promptly fur
nished. This will be important meeting in
view of conditions presented in West Florida
Just now, and should be generally attended.
There twenty-six newspaper editors In this
section of the state. every one Of whom should be
affiliated with press association. The fact that
the next annual meeting of the state press assoc
citation will take place in Pensacola is added
reason for interest in the West Florida convention
Every editor in West Florida should be present at
the coming convention, to take part in discussion
of the important topics to be presented and to
ofYer suggestions regard the reception and
tertanment of the state convention when it con-
venes in this city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
Florida Press Opinion,
4 corkina Good Jote

Yes, have that Florida Gentleman TX :
position. and not particularly ineefes'eo
where It is held IL it il held in Franklin county
Now wouldn't that be corker7
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
The FIorid. Centennial.

As it is decided in what city this
greatest all Florida celebrations Is to be held,
every effort must be made by the state at large
carry it out scale commensurate with the
occasion and it's importance to Florida as whole.
1t is going attract more attention to the state
all other attractions that have heretofore been
drawing features and millions will come to Florida
that occasion And II is project that VIII
claim the very best business acumen, and the
largest amount Of money that ever expended
advertising in Florida. If these requisites are
not to furnished II better not to undertake
the celebra tion.--Panama City Pilot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-20
To Drive Out Malaria

To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System.
Take the Ola standard GROVES
TAsTEIlEeS chill TONIC. You
know what you arc taking, - the
formula II printed on every label
showing Il IL Quinine ana Iron In
. tasteless form. The ouinine drives
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15
SHOOTING
BOWLING
AQUATICS
Chief Bender Pitches Richmond
to Victory Over Norfolk Tars
I
Colt Manager Allows Home Club Only Five Hits and Wins
Game by Score of to 2-Daughton New outfeder Knock
in Winning Run for Club

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Norfolk, Va, July l4--Sam Daugh-
ton, who was purchased today by
Richmond from the Newport News
club at the highest price paid for a
Virginia league player, drove out the
single in the sixth inning Of today's
game that gave the Colts a to 9 VIC
tory over the Tars in the opening
game of the series. This was the only
hit secured by the new Rlchmonder,
bur Il was n hefty clout and it put
across the run needed by the visitors.
Chief Bender presented the Tars
with couple of runs in the opening
inning of the game on two bad
throws and then he merely toyed with
the locals 1t was an uphill battle
for the Chief until the fifth frame.
when hits by Ninson and O'Brien and
4 couple OF walks gave the Richmond
club two runs and enabled them to
knot the count After this inning
there was nothing in 1t. and from
that time on not single Norfolk
player got as far as third base, and
few OF them even reached first ON
two occasions the Indian. retired the
Tars via the strike-out route. In ALI.
the Richmond manager struck out
ten, some OF them being the heaviest
hittArs on the Norfolk club. He had
everything his own way. and the To-
cal club didn't have a chance after
it put across the two counts In the
initial game He allowed the Tars
only FIVE hits.
OF the six hits rarnered by the
Richmond club, Ninsen and o Erien
got four OF them, Pay and Daughton
got the other two
Edney. the Norfolk pitcher hurled
good ball at times. but he was a hit
wild in spots. issuing no less than
nine free passes
The box score:
Richmond
AB +. II O. 4 r,
Vfnson. 81. ..... 3 ? | 0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15
Ts,yrr Yyr Coed px,r Week.

Although Richmond dropped four
Of the siy games mayed last week with
the Suffolk Rubes four cf the Colts
battea more than 500 Gus TIN tho
popular little certer~fi - Orr Tod the
club. eftnetng the glcbule Mt 81 $50
clip This youngster arnas-ed 81 total
Of eight hits out IF twentv-one times
at hat Bender participated IN htrce
games. getting four hits ont of eleven
times AT hat for n perc crtage OF SEQ,
Jimmie Poole and Tommy Abbott tied
for third honors, each ~ Thorn hit
ting 332 for the week Poole got
eight hits out Of twenty-four trips 10
the plate. while the Richmond re-
ceivor got I'VE tafeties ont of fifteen
legal tries Doc Bass fell OF IN his
batting. getting only Elk safe ones out
Of twenty four attempts at hat. hang
ing up percentage of $50
other mem hers of the Richm ond
rluh failed 70 DO much. 0'Brfnn hit
the ball hard AT times, but ne managed
10 get in but few safe blows Pay did
very little 20 help along. while Ninson
did PARTIALLY nothing with his hlud-
gson, his percentage FOR the week
being only 059
Render and nm were the only real
pinch h1tters, and they Knocked in the
largest percentage OF Richmond runs
However most IF the others fell down
miserahlg m crucial periods and they
contributed little to helm the Colts
win,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15
CANDIDATES FOR TITLE
SPR|NGING UP RAPIDLY
Foreigners Who Want Crack AT Title
Must Come to America Says
empsey.
Ry WILLIAM HUI5MAS
fStan Correspondent Universal


ScrytCe.}
New York, July AT am the
champion and I am an American. If
any Of those foreigners want crack
al tho title they will have to come to
America"
This was Jack nempsey's answer to-
day 10 the query as to whether he
would meet Carpenter the French
champion, or joe Beckett, the latest
London sensation in heavyweight
maulers.
Let the foreign invasion begin.
America needs no pugilistic Monroe
Doctrine For If Carpenter and
Beckett are the best Europe can do in
the way of contenders for heavy
weight honors. let en- all come
John Bull is all excited about his
latest champion, Beck EFT, whom he
considers the logical opponent of
Dempsey Two weeks ago Beckett
gave Frank Goddard. the soldier giant,
a cruel beating in less than five
minutes of sensational fighting
But Goddard was never considered
a real boxer. Although he never met
defeat until his fight with Beckett, he
was considered big, awkward fighter.
depending more upon his bulk and
brute strength than upon skill 10 keep
him on his feet He was always leav-
ing himself wide ep@H and forever
flirting with knockout
Along came Beckett aggressive and
clever. and tap the lights were out.
Hut If Beckett partisans think this
Knockout Of Goddard makes him A
dangerous opponent of Dempsey
what a nightmare they have ahead of
them. The man that is going to make
dempsey take fhe count has got TO
he more clever than a fist manipulation
who can slip through hole as big
as a cavern and land on the jaw of
2 man who has as much pen as
wooden horse. Let Beckett try Car
pentior first. Maybe something might
come Of 1t to interest Dempsey
In the meantime the home talent
is being combcd for a rival for the
new champion. The latest fad among
the fight fans Is asking each other.
Who can lick Dempsey"
Some say Rll Meehan Another
suggests Battling Levinsky Here a
voice pipes up and says Bill Brennan
Candidates are springing up over
night like wings on a rumor. Bob
Martin heavyweight champion of
the American Expeditionary Forces,
and the winner of the ,inter-alied
championship AT the r RS h /
stadium. Is thinking of challenging
Dempsey, He has already issued a
challenge to the winner of the Car
pentier~ Dick Smith fight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15
JOHNSON IS GROOMING
ROPER TO TO FIGHT JACK
captain Bob Is Now Being Trained
In Mexico by Former Heavy
weight Champ

the sinister black arm of Jack
Johnson is reaching out for revenge.
ne iaurels won in the ring at Tole-
40 are not to rest on the brow OF the
worlds champion unruffled by the
winds of challenge. The negro wants
revenge--and since he has no chance
10 get 1t in person. he is planning to
pun the. deed by proxy. johnson
favored Willard to win
captain Bob Roper, American ANA
teur heavyweight champion, is the
man whom pugilism's deposed king
mas selected as his agent to rehabili-
tate the wounded name and fame OF
Jack johnson before the world.
IN Mexico. amid the comfortable
surroundings of Mexican National
sporting Club. Johnson is grooming
Roper to be the worlds next heavy
weight monarch. Daily. with the help
OF Charley Cutler, the wrestler. John
son has been training Roper and teach
ing him all he knows. The old master
OF fing-craft is leaving no stone un-
turned to effect his second hand Gomez
back Under hts tutelage, Roper has
progressed from moderately skilled
n heavyweight into fit contender for
The title.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15
CAKES LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE
AND GIRLS TO DANCE CHEER SOLDIERS

Cakes IKE mother nSed TO make.
yheater tickets 10 the eeat shows "
and a pretty girl for the dance or a
cha,--thess form part ~ the ioys set
before wounded men OF tho Amcri-
can army hv tbs National League for
Woman's service Women M every
part Of the country who have for
warded gift packages of cakes fudge
and tefiles for distribution to wound
ed soldiers would feel themselves
amply repaid could they visualize the
pleasure their thourhtfulnoss brings
10 convalescents Home made cakes
candies. cookies and tellies such 40
"we haven't tasted since he war he
gan" supplied by the dozen boxes by
friends IN every part 81 the country
have beer supplern ante9 hv donations
u fruit from New York city friends
New YORK florists are SO generous
With their offerings that II takes
,art Of each morning for SOM ulfro~
oers OF the Leagues Motor corps 10
collect The flowers
Miss Emma Prohran. 81 the
eague. has made daily visits for three
ears 10 hospitals N and near the
tty. bringing IN addition 70 pres
nts from elsewhere many unusual
-ifte OF her own Il V3sit a military
hospital every day said Nlss Froh-
nan. Il have officially adopted ward
-, Of thA Base hospital Private
.Iunser. a colored soldier ascr}bes tho
siccess OF his recent operation I'd n
ubbe. horse shoe which ! hung over
ais bed He is 3 Croix dc Csuerre
ran, but still retains his native super
sttton.
..On matinee DAYS make round
the ospgals with league 4n4pre
lnces to con>ps the hoys % ne ting
aes S., eral theatrical man Ag@rs
ave got aside hoxes ard choice seats
VI the use a. :, oHnded men. Nearly
very evenirg we entertain fl,a:cr
sarties. Enlisted men are rep *lv
4 entertained at the Pershing club for
ffjcersp as my guests. Tfpsa w r.
r. shIe ic .snca resa.'v md part
ery, b many II the %'t'@ ant rocia,e
~ pcsitfcr u The maa who eGnno.
Jingle with - danes an6 rev
~ glad to talk and Taught with him
ntil lie forgets his sorrow over not
\ ing able 10 dance and the fact that
sss must walk with crutches for
snany months.
N 11Ao Red Cross on June II. gave
0hao1 chair and crutch parade al
VI ~ n9aptfal No. ! Long feature
64p1tni life in England IL was the
sGvof given In American and mem
sN& ~ League Motor Corps drove
men from the Green =
pa6 sa6tAnEl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
WANTED BY DETROIT

Scout Doyle, of the Detroit club,
ls now making the rounds In the
virginia ieague in an effort to land
some likely material for the Tigers
u is understood that he L. especial
~ anxious TO land Sam Dnughton,
VINO was acquired yesterday by the
aoffs from Newport News He also
nkes me work Of Gullman, the Suf-
Ioik pitcher. and one or two OF the
NorfoIk players. He expects to
make trip to Richmond this week
10 look over both Daughton and
Hill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15

pitcher Tsvlor Jollif and check for
5000 for Outhe1der Sam Daughton
Yesterday. Tho best looking baseball
PLAYER that has been seen in the Viz
rlnsa state league for many seasons
became the property Of the Richmond
club. paughton; who has been the
talk Of the league since its opening
reported ta Manager Bender yestrday
affrnopn in Norfolk and Jo1lin left 10
JOIN tine Shfpbnilderg
The acquisition Of this outnelder il
the arrt real step towards strength
oning the Richmond club This
younrster is unquestionaely tho best
outielder in the league. He can cover
acres IF ground in center field. and
is ttst about the best hitter around
The circuit A number Of big League
scouts have been looking tho young
Ster over and he Is almost sure TO go
M at tho end of this season.
Sam mclaughlin, who was signed
Sunday, as was announced yesterday
I'M The Firginian is due to report TO
to the Richmond club Thursday
morning There Is . strong proba-
htlity of the f0rmeE Portland hurier
working against the Truckers In one
OF the contests here, aMcCloughltn
waa pitching good ban for the Port
land club until the New England
league tossed up the sponge Saturday
sam won eight and lost only four for
the Maine OUTFIT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15
Fnrrerl Is Consulted.

TnrTeTI Is Consulted.
-rss matter has been gwen careful
consideration ~ TIE owners q me
clubs and recently they Gecadee mat
the tine is just ripe for the advance
mart President Bradley has AREA q
had cor siderable corrcspondenc@ win
sscretary J Il Farrell of the Ma
rsera1 baseball ASSOC alton. sxd the
fatter has assured ths state league
head that Il the Virginia league can
meet III. reoutr~n cn.s the new rating
will he rrs rt@S the organization as
soon ~ application ig made
con-, nSs1 e9 population Of 40, hne
n necessary 10 become Class y
lAAxuA ard the towns represented
IN The BRADLEY league WIFI en- over
iris mary nv several thousand. AZ
Z matter OF fAct the com hired popu-
Iations OF Ric'hrl md and norfolk
would be euffi c!~rt to carry N" league
into faster company When Mr.. Srao-
ley makes application 10 the National
association he will give the popuih~
+,ons a. follows Norfolk. 10000;
Richmond l7s.o09; Portsrn outh, So
600. Petersburg, 1900 Newport
News. 4s. 600. and Suffolk, 1900. Mr.
Bradley is doubtless s. bit mod est with
hts figures. for II ts thought that al
az the towns have larger populations
At the present time. Norfolk fer IN
stance. will possibly 70 far over the
zoe, 900 mark and Richmond Is not
10 very many thousand behind. New
mort News has grown considerably
since the war. and II IS believed that
the next census viii show something
NE 30. 600.
salary LArnft 30 he Raised.
But the above Is neither here nor
there for the Virginia }engue cities
have enough people 20 get into faster
com pany, and that's al the fans
around the circuit care about. II In a
certainty the POPULATION question will
in no wav stand between the VIZ
r.nta league and s. Glass r rating
The eie va ton of the virginia leaEue
will raise the salary limi ttn So 600 a
month. il the club owners care 70
bring it up to that figure That is the
maximum and the club owners can
use their discretion about the salary
limit II will also raise The PLAYER
limit 70 fourteen instead ~ thirteen,
which rule IS prevalent now in the
Virginia league. The present salary
limit in the Virginia league Is 81 500
Mr. Bradley Is busy now E"tting all
OF his facts together, ard y was stat -
"A Las. night that application TO the
National Baseball association v-il1 be
made in the next few davs---possihlS-
before the end Of The present week,
Club owners all around the circrlit
nser, 70 be very enthusiasts over the
nran and thew believe that considera-
ble more interest will he manifesto
in the ORGANIZATION with its higher
rating
Richmond Club Strengthened
When Owner Fer W. Wilson sent