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The Laclede blade., 1921-10-21
PASSING OF LANDMARK
The Old Congregational Church to
be Razed Next Week

man OF America mas SOlQ lCS nal
property, known as the old Con
gregational church building, tC
the Baptist. The deal was
closed Wednesday, the sale be-
ing for $4,000.
The building will be razed at
once and the material used in a
new Baptist parsonage to be built
on the same site, right away. 1t
is understood the parsonage will
have six or seven rooms and be
modern in style.
The building is in a good state
of preservation, the structural
timbers being as good as the day
it was built and better than can
be found in the lumber yards of
today.
This is one of the oldest build
ings now standing in Laclede,
having been built in 1866. 1t is
truly a landmark, but it's pass
ing and the erection of a modern
dwelling on the site will be a de-
cided improvement to that part
of town.
The Congregational church
was organized in 1865 with the
following membership: Rev. E.
D. Seward, Mrs. Sarah A.
Seward, Catherine l.. Seward,
Mrs. E. F. W. Bullard, John
Paine, Miss Gertrude C Seward,
Eleanor l.. Seward, Flora l..
Seward, Mrs. Mary GiIlett, HRS.
Harrington, and Mrs.
Mary Masterman.
The membership grew quite
rapidly and early the next spring
they went earnestly to work to
build themselves a place of wor-
ship and by the first of July of
hat year the building was COM
oleted, costing $4,000. 1t was c
dedicated the first Sunday in t
July, the sermon being preached
~ Rev. j. M. Sturdevant, Jr.
Rev. E. D. Seward was the T
irst pastor and served three :
,ears. !
A regular pastor was main !.
aimed and the church was active 4
n religious affairs of the town :
or many years, but in the early 7
ighties a religious heresy invad- r
d the flock, ,disintergation set in
nd the organization disbanded,
he property passing into the
ands of the American Congre- =
ational Union. This organiza- Il
on sold the property to Phil eN
.earny Post, G.. A. R., the deed az
eing dated January g., 1890, to is
n. W. P. Spurgeon, trustee for 81
le post. w
As time passed on the Grim pc
eaper cut in on the member co
lip of the post until it was with W.
they could muster a ie'
forum and and in December, gr
i13, they sold the property to Iol
e Woodman camp for $500.
The Woodmen not only used
for their headquarters but Di
nted it to other societies and au
+ public meetings. For years cas-
has been the precinct voting 19l
ice and many school socials
We been held there. 1t will be
ssed as a social center and by
: voters who have visited it Y
my times to exercise their bos
hts Of franchise and save the che
Intry every four years with a abl
e service for the county be- Ere
zen times. La,
The Laclede blade., 1921-10-21

Piano for sale at a bargain.
Inquire at this Office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
: LEAGUERS ARE FIGHTING HARD
AVIATION COST
SOON BE LOWERED
Hope Of Commercial Airpiane Com
pany is About TO Be Realized.

DAYTON, 90, July 9.-Years of effort
to cut down the comparatively high cost
of commercial aviation viii be realized,
officials OF the Dayton Wright Airplane
company believe, with the patenting of
new wing. invented by an employe of
the company. Patents now are pending
in Washington.
The wing viii be controlled by the pilot
and in coming to earth can be so manip-
ulated that it will arch. much as birds
wing, enabling a practically undertaking
glide to earth, instead OF flying at va
rious levels before alighting, it is stated.
Pending its patents the company is dis
closing nothing further regarding the
nature Of the invention.
The new wing. according to Colonel v.
E. Clark, chief engineer OF the company.
will make possible reduction in cost,
by increasing the carrying capacity of
any plane upon which it is installed by
fore than 900 per cent. The same wing
area and the same low speed in landing
are retained. he said.
This will be accomplished, Col. Clark
said. by increasing the lift coeffecient 80
per cent.
1t is singular that the invention was
practically completed by a co-worker Of
the Wright brothers,. NJ. Jacobs-an
employe Of the Dayton Wright company
for II years. He spent seven months
working on plans for the wing. The in
vention was concluded under the diree-
tion of Col. Clark.
Officials OF the Dayton-W Wright COM
pany expect it to revolutionize CONNER
clal flying. In addition to increasing the
carrying capacity of plane, the wing,
Col. Clark said, will make 1t possible to
decrease the landing speed by 80 per cent,
=
nary wings, and increase the flying speed
by 25 per cent, carrying the same load.
Most Of the danger OF landing will be
eliminated, he said, and flyer will be
enabled to land safely in a small field,
now one of the most difficult things to
accomplish in cross country flying.
Advantage of the improvements, Col.
Clark pointed out, may be taken as con-
ditions arise and as the pilot sees fit.
Another saving that should be reflected
in the freight cost, he added, is that
landing fields will not have to be as
large, for in keeping the same load as
with ordinary wings. flyer may get
into field one-tenth as large Small
municipalities, he pointed out, could bet
ter afford to establish such fields.
Increasing the carrying capacity of a
plane will be accomplished, Col Clark
said. by adding to the total weight Of
the plane, hence giving more poundage
room for fuel and load.
A plane that ordinarily has a capacity
of 1000 pounds for fuel and load. with
the new wings may take on 1920 pounds.
They are designed to give a slow speed
and high lift in landing, and a purely
high speed in flight.
The gliding angle may be changed
without changing speed. 1t is necessary
with old type wings to jockey with the
throttle to keep at the lowest speed, Col.
Clark continued.
In landing in a restricted space, the
wings may be set so as to offer increased
resistance, enabling landing at tho,
closest possible point to barrier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

Hates. Of the Y. M. c. A, is a close
contestant 1br batting honors, having
an average /of .448 in 20 times at bat.
In the fieAding section the honors are
widely scattered. Charlie Geist easily
leads tho backstops with an average
of 800 for 101 chances. There are sew
eral mqn who are fielding 1000, but
most III them have only been in one
or two games. The X. NJ. C. A. lost
a hazlliant fielder in Graham, who
WENT to Mariana. Graham handled
36 chances without an error.
Ehe records follow:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
THIRTY THOUSAND
HORSES In CHICAGO
Despite the Coming of the Automobile,
"Old Dobbin" is Still on Duty.

Despite the Coming OF the Automobile,
"oId Dobbin" is Still on Duty,
CHICAGO, July 9.-Despite the coming
of the automobile there are still thirty
thousand horses working today on the
streets of Chicago. Faithful servants
they are, whose lives are hard ats best,
particularly in the very hot weather, OBJ
serves H d. Roberts, secretary of the
Chicago Anti-Cruelty society He sug-
gests the following "dont's" to teamsters
here and in other cities.
Don't drive fast. The few minutes
you save may cost you a horse.
Don't put on heavy loads.
Don't let your horse stand in the sun.
Even if he has to stand for q few min
utes pick out a shady place if possible
to do so.
.'Don't fail to water your horse as often
as possible. II will not hurt him II he
is worked. II you are going to let him
stand for while, only give him small
drink.
Don't use horse hat unless it has
a canopy top. The ordinary kind is worse
than none.
IF you use sponge or cloth, see that
it is kept wet If it is dry it is worse
than no protection.
Don't fail to watch your horse close
". If he gets sick don't wait. Get him
int othe shade, take off the harness and
Bride Wash out his mouth. Sponge
him off with cold water. Put cold water
or ice on his head, and send for doctor.
Prompt action may save him.
Don't wash your horse at night when
he comes in from work. Wipe him off
with damp sporye. Let him cool off.
Don't keep him in hot stable at
night. He must cool off at night, in or
der to be fit for work next day.
Don't forget that your horse is good
friend and faithful servant.
.'See that he is entitled to all the care
and attention you can give him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

besides a mere banquet and entertair
ment. They say they find true hosp
tally in that every member OF IA
racing crews meets genuine friendsh
and hearty welcome when he stel
ashore from his boat in TO the gen
atmosphere Of the locaT club.
Il would give a thousand dollars
said Capt. Joe Behrens, OF New o.
leans, ii the Southern Yacht clu
had your spirit of warm friendiiness.
Few men could express q higher triC-
ute to the fundamental courtesy al
hospitality of the local club.
Capt. Willie Walthers. crack skippe
of the local club. ably seconded -
such splendid sailors as Capt. Dai
Witherell. Oscar Sheppard, Dan Sher
ard. Jim Watson, Charles Cotrell, Dc
Hutchinson, Jack crenshaw and
score OF others, are getting ready f.
the big regatta this fall. Capt. Wa
theirs gave Eddie Keep. OF New Or
leans, lesson in tides when q
Southern Yacht club crack was he,
July 2.
While says there are three distin,
tides in Pensacola bay, and only 4
man who knows them can escape sc
ting tied. That's willie's best jol
and ranks with his wrist movement
speech which he made after he 10
helped lift the Upton trophy.
The new club house project has bee
rocking along slowly for some month
but 1t appears now that almost all
the preliminary work has been dor
and the men who are actively handli1
the proposition are confident that de
mite action viii be taken IN a fe
days.
Everything considered, It does IL
deed appear that the year Of 1921 VI
be an unusual ono in the history
the Pensacola Yacht club.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
PENSACOLA YACHT CLUB PLANNING
TO MAKE THIS ITS GREATEST YEA.
Events So Far Justify Prediction VIII Prove TO
Best in History of Local 0rganization--Big
Regatta in October.

When the year 1921 comes to
close and all the doings OF the 12
months are checked up. members Of
the Pensacola Yacht club will write it
down that it has been the greatest
year in the history of the organization
from every standpoint, but particular
ly from that of the sailboat and mo-
torboat racing game.
Three outstanding events win mark
the race record OF 1921. They are the
second annual long distance race to
Camp Walton, which was held on June
IS and 10, and which was won by the
Marcia and Martha. the annual South
ern Marine Marathon, won by the
Quicksilver, and the second annual
Sir Thomas Upton fish class sloop re-
gatta, which is to be held here Octo-
Der 16 and IT.
There is every indication that an
other great and important event will
be written down in the annals TO he
credit of the year 1921, and that is the
building of new yacht club on the
shores of Bayou Chico, at the point
where the bayou enters the bay.
The club has purchased a site on
Brent island and plans have been
drawn for beautiful clubhouse.
While 1t is true that no definite set OF
plans has been adopted, the club has
in mind an attractive home which it is
believed can be completed in time for
the great sailing regatta this fall Ev-
cry effort viii be made by the club
to have its new home ready for. the
visitors who VIII come from at least
four gulf coast yacht clubs TO contest
for the beautiful cup presented by
Sir Thomas Upton and which was
lifted from New Orleans last fall by
the Pensacola Yacht club shippers.
The history of the Camp Walton
race has already been told. The sturdy
cruisers of the local fleet struck beau
ttful weather on their run to the sum-
age they We're forced to buck 30
mile storm, which piled up a beautiful
sea in the sound, so that many Of the
boats were literally buried in the seas,
and yet every boat except one came
into port under its own power.
The Southern Marine Marathon is
still fresh In the minds of all but the
messages of congratulation sent to the
Pensacola club by the visitors from
New Orleans who enjoyed the hospi-
tally of the Pensacola yachtsmen have
not been heard by those outside the
club. New Orleans yachtsmen Say
they are always glad to come to PEN
sacola, because there is something here
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
EFFECTIVE MEANS
TO STOP SPEEDING
Signs Posted in the New England
States Have Beneficial
Effect

AMESBURY, Mass, July 9.-"Go
slow and see our town; go fast and see
our JAIL"
This combined invitation and adj
monition posted conspicuously along
the state highway has proved an ef-
fective means of stopping automobile
speeding.
Tourists from Boston to resorts in
New Hampshire and Maine pass
through Amesbury in large numbers
and the good roads have tempted fast
travelling. As the levy Of small fines
had no material effect on the numbeg
of speedsters, Chief of Police Rogers
decided to post the signs.
Their effectiveness was shown by
the fact that on the first Sunday The
signs appeared there were no over
night guests at the police station.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
DETROIT rs BECOMING
HOME GARDEN" CIT

DETROIT, July 9.-Detroit is be
coming the home garden" city OF tt
country.
Thousands of Dctroiters, who a.
quired the gardening habit during Il
war, have continued the practice {
making and tending patches of veg
etables and small fruits until 1t n
become a hobby with a large propo.
ton of men here. More interest
being taken in gardening than in go
baseball, or other sports during Il
summer months. according TO tho
who have made study Of the situl
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
TWILIGHT LEAGUE RACE BECOMES ONE
OF MOST THRILLING In RECENT YEARS
Last Years Champions Y M. c. A. Are in
Brisk Battle for Leade rship With Other Teams
Aiding in he Scrap.

This years Twilight league race is
developing into one of the most In
teresting battles in the history of or
ganized amateur baseball in Pensa-
cola. For the past week the Y. NJ. c.. "A.
team has been leading the procession,
but the one game margin by which
they top the Whitnans is not suffi-
Gent to grant them any degree of
safety.
The "@Y''' first went into the lead
June 20. but held it for only one, day,
the Whitmans winning from the Navy
Yard and the Sevilles defeating the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

"Y." This week has been more pros
porous for the Y. M. G. A.. however,
the Whitmans having won one and lost
one, while the 'sY" won couple. The
result of this ee-sawing is that the
'Y'' now holds just full game lead.
This may be cut to nothing when the
two teams meet this week. especially
since the ~ loses its star catcher,
Alex Olsen, who goes to Blue Ridge
for ten days.
Fans will be interested in compar-
ing the following box scores of the
East Hill playground sport for the
week just ended:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
BRASSELL, OF FIRST BAPTIST, LEADS
TWILIGHT LEAGUE HlTTERS THIS YEAR
Charlie Gest Of the Whitmans Easily the Heading
Fieldng-Sluggers in Twilight This Year Common.

Twilight league batting and field
lng averages for the first half of the
season indicate burst of speed on the
part Of the stick artists. There are Ia
men in the league who are batting 800
Or better, and four of these men are
above the 400 mark. Brassell. the
clever backstop Of the First Baptist
sunday School team, leads the league
N actual work. his record so far being
hits in Is times at bat. Hartsfield is
he nominal leader. but he had been
n only three games up to July 1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

5UIIIIIIeI J WU UdoU II1tS--E1IIIsf
Hudson. Home rum. Myers. Sac
rifiee hits-Ski, Engle. Hit by pitcher
by Palmer (Oliver). Bases on balls
off Palmer /; off Ellis, l. Struck
out-By Mcclellan, 8; Palmer, 1; Ellis,
0. Stolen disclaimers. Caught steal
ing-S. Wolfe, Meyers FB.). Left on
bases-First Baptist, 8; Navy Yard, 8.
Double play-Ski and Hammers Hits
off Mcclellan, 5 in 5 innings; off
Palmer, in innings. Umpire, Lewis
Time, 1925. Attendance, 400
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

Summary-Two base hits, Ray. Thames;
home run, tut" Olsen; sacrifice hits,
J. Geist, j. Johnson: stolen bases, Lewis,
G. Geist, ]. Olsen, Pinney, Ray; left on
bases, Whitmans 5; ''Y'' s.; base on balls,
off BsN 4, Off Edwards I: strike outs, by
Bell s, by Edwards 4 1st on errors.
'Whitmans Q, "Y'' 1; hit by pitcher, (Ray)
Bell; earned runs. Whtimans 8; "Y' 4;
caught stealing. Thames Umpire, Lewis.
Time of game 1:1E. Attendance. 400.
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= 0UIIIlIIEl1 y TIT 55- Uds6 ut W dIk6Fi7
Struck out, by Walker g.; by Myers. 8.
Bases on balls. off Myers. s. Sacrifice
hit, Bogart. Time of game. hour and
ten minutes. Attendance. 400. Umpire.
Lewis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

An American experimenter in Col
ombia has developed machine te
extract fibres valuable in textiles from
the leaves of plants of the wild pine
apple family.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

That they make writing easier is the
claim of the inventor of rubber tubes
to be slipped on lead pencils so that
a writer grasps rubber instead Of
wood.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

The Duval county grand jury IN us
asst report says: What the officers
Who have the enforcement of the law
5hould see that the laws are more rig
diy enforced against reckless automo-
bic driving on the public highway
md especially aGaints anyone driving
| car while under the influence Of
ghiskey' 1t could be stopped IL of
icers would make efforts and magis-
rates would follow the example Of a
Judge at Newport, va, who imposes on
speeders a $3.50 fine or one year in jail.
At present the ordinary fine is joke,
when about one speeder out Of hun
lred is arrested.
The total American movement Of
white potatoes to June FL was 205.23S
cars. compared with 173,967 cars to the
same date 1920; apples, 1O4,7oS cars,
compared with S6,9S4; lettuce. 1921
cars, compared with S,970; strawber-
les, 10,077 cars, compared with 7,100;
tomatoes, 1854 cars. compared with
5,192; watermelons, 4,778 cars, COM
pared with 3,456; onions, 4,939, COM
pared with SASS; cabbage. 1852 cars,
compared to 1929. These two products
were the only two showing decrease.
1t is a mistake to let any milk so
10 waste because 1t is sour, say spe-
,ialists of the Florida Experiment sta
ion. Such milk may be used in nu-
merous ways in the home, bUt IL it is
not desirable to use it there, feed it TO
The chickens. They like it and will do
well on II. Some farmers make a prac-
ice of feeding sour milk to hogs. but
much larger returns may be had by
,eeding it to chickens, for the flesh of
chickens brings much more on the
market than pork.
Weeds and grass should be kept cut
down from in front of beehives at all
lines, so as to afford the little work
srs unrestricted opportunity to come
and go in their labor of gathering and
storing honey, according to Wilmon
Newell. director of the Florida Expert
rnent station. Where bees are compell-
ID to work their way through a tangle
Of grass and weeds the aggregate
mount of time lost makes a difference
IN the amount of honey which the col
ony can store.
Horses were reported by $3.50 farm
ers in Florida. according to the U. S.
,ensus in 1920; mules reported by 23.-
500 farms; cattle by s1,SSS; sheep by
4s3; goats by 2.299; swine by 4o.O63;
poultry by 45,177; hives Of bees BY
1894.
For the first five months of 1921
the exports from London to the UNI
ed States aggregated $55,s47,2sS, COM
pared with s163,4S7.9s2 IN January
May of 1929, a decrease OF over sc
per cent of the total this year, are
included in round figures $S.oOO.ooo in
100000 in art objects, showing that
Americans still buy luxuries from
abroad.
THE port OF Kalamata, Greece, ex-
ported to the United States in 1920
a total OF 13,42I.O4 pounds of currants,
100000 pounds of figs, and $4,000
gallons OF olives. The value of goods
imported from the United States was
$4,000, or AZ per cent of-the total.
Potato Production In the South" is
he title OF Farmers bulletin No. 1905. |
issued by the u. S. department OF ag- |
culture. Washington. D. C. AS Fiori- |
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10
Says the State Marketing
Bureau

da is rapidly becoming a factor in the
growing of potatoes, this bulletin will
be of interest to all interested farm
ers. The industry is not SO much
matter of magnitude as 1t is one OF
value of the early crop There are
three distinct potato crops in the
South. These are the early or truck.
crop. the late, or main crop. and the
fall crop.
Nutgrass is one of the persistent
products of the southern coastal
states. Stories are being told of grass
nuts being dug up after burial of 80
years and still sprouting.
The white population Of Florida in
creased 43.S per cent during the ,ast
census period of ten years. while the
negro population increased CT per
cent. Only 81 per cent of our state
population is colored.
The African country Of Algeria is
competitor of Florida in the pro-
duction Of phosphates. The output in
1920 was 5O2,9S1 tons. 1t was with AL
geria that America had war once
upon time.
Rice as a Food is the title of
Farmers bulletin No. 1875, issued bN
the U. S. department of agricultuDe,
Washington, ID. G. 1t is filled with al
rections for cooking rice in many at
tractive ways not now known TO
American housewives who are con-
cerned daily with the task OF prepar-
ing properly balanced meals. Millions
nf 10 rio al-a,-
Americans and Europeans eat bread.
1t is palatable food, tca and when
properly cooked 1t can be combined in
many ways with more expensive and
favored foods into nutritious dishes.
Mites, as well as lice. iare troublesome
and harmful to poultry. They do not
live upon the birds like lice, but dur
ing the day they hide in cracks and
crevices of the roosts and walls of
the house, and atfnight they come out
and get upon the fowls. Mites suck the
blood, and II allowed to become plenti-
full, as they certainly will if not de-
stroyed, will affect seriously the health /
of fowls. and consequently their ability
TO lay eggs. Specialists in the u. S. I.
department of agriculture recommend /
thorough applications of carbolineum, /
kerosene or some OF the coal tar prep /
aration sold for this purpose, or crude
to the interior of the poul-
try house.
The total number of automobiles IN I
in 1920 was 1900. The pop
ulation of the country is about $780,
600. According to these figures there I
is approximately one motor car for
every 215 persons in the entire king
dom. Two-thirds Of the cars are of
American makes.
The experts declared at the various !
in Canada for the United /
States in 1920 were valued at $685.
5S0,400, an increase Of SIPS, 044,4S over /
the values of the shipments for the /
preceding year-s49s. 535. s69. The lead
ing exports Were wheat, wood pulp /
and lumber.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

Potato Production in the South" is
he title Of Farmers bulletin No. 1905,
issued by the u. S. department OF ag-
culture. Washington. d. C. AS F.ori-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

THE port Of Kalamata, Greece. ex-
ported TO the United States in 1920
a total OF 13,421.O4o pounds of currants.
100000 pounds Of figs, and $4,000
yallons OF olives. The value Of goods
imported from the United States was
$4,000, or AZ per cent of.the total
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Horses were reported by 2S,sso farm
ers in Florida. according to the U. S.
aensus in 1920: mules reported by ga
500 farms; cattle by s1,SSS; sheep by
4s3: goats by 2.299; swine by 4o,063;
poultry by 45,177; hives Of bees by
1894,