The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-21
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. J.--Scribbled
across the backs OF two advertising cards
and signed by Herman Thomas ana FRANK
Kremer of Weehawken, the following
message was washed ashore TO-DAY IN d
milk bottle: wrecked off lower end Long
Island in ing october IA, 1892. Haven't
anv water left. Drifting out to sea. Guess
wen die Notify parents" The message
was given to, the coast guard for inVes-
, tigation.
NEW YORK-Bird Shoemaker Lau-
meier today filed suit in supreme court
10 compel Henry Herman ISauneier'
wealthy st. Louis real estate operato1
and club man, to support child born
to her shortly after she had divorced him
in 1919 I,aun1eier on Wednesday started
an action in St. Louis to determine the
parentage of the child, alleging 1t had
been born 90 months after he and Mrs
Laumeier had separated.
wAsHINGTON.- for con-
strtiction of a new s2,500o 900 headquarters
in Washington for the Chamber Of Com
merce of the United States have been let
with the proviso that the erecting COM
pany must observe the open shop" plan
of employing labor.
WEST PALM Observation-Disclosures
from both Governor Hardee and Attor-
ney General Buford to protect Okeechobee
road, a. highway which splits BonnyVieW,
a residential section, and acts as leVee
in holding back about 100 square miles
Of impounded water from overlooking the
south section Of the city, was received
last night by F. c. Elliott. CHER dram
age engineer. Mr.. Elliott has been here
for the past two weeks keeping in touch
with floor conditions caused blythe heavy
rains.
COLUMBUS, Ohio.--Chemists of the
prohibition department at Washington
have developed a process making tmpos-
sible the re-distiIing Of denautred and
wood alcohol int oalcohol for beverage
purposes. Federal Prohibition Commits
sioner H. A. Haynes announced here to-
day.
KIsSIArNIEE, Flaw L. Thorndyke,
for the past two years publisher OF the
Kissmmee Valley Gazette, has relinquish-
ed that weekly paper to become associat-
ed with Goode NJ. Quarry in the pubica-
ton of the PaIatka News. The Gazette
will be taken over by Alieson T. French.
Mr. Thorndyke was editor of the Palm
Beach Post before coming here.
APAIACHICOIA, Flaw. F. Burrei,
manager of the Southern Shell Crushing
today when a torch light he was holding
isnited gas from an engine in the plant.
Mr. Burrell tried to stop the flow of fam
ing gas with his hands. but when his
clothes caught fire he jumped into the
river and was picked up by boat.
AZTEC, n M.-steve Kaionka was
hanged here today for the murder Of
William Kelly and Sam Groy, drivers OF
btred autonnobile near Ship Rock, n.
M, July 81, 1921. -. ..-.-.<s
CLEVELAND, Ohio.-Joseph G. Sos
teller a local attorney, today was named
receiver for the Grant Motor Car Cor
poration by Federal Judge .. c. Weston
hayer. Appointment was made on applica-
ton of the Durston Gear Corporation OF
Syracuse, N. Y.
CHICAGO: Directors Of the Stewart
Warner Speedometer Corporation voted
today to increase the quarterly dividend
rate to ST. Dividends at the rate OF 70
cents a share quarterly were paid for
the last two quarters 1
RICHMOND, Va: Colonel W. NC
Donald Lee, commander in chief OF the
Sons of Confederate eVterans today 1s-
sued call for conference OF his starr
in Memphis, Tenn, on October ~. Tor
the purpose or discussing lIldIIelS oAASNI
ing the federation of sons and plans for
the annual convention which will be held
in New Orleans next April 10.
RICHMOND, Va: Charles Wilson
Westbury 50 division passenger agent
of the Southern railway. died at his
summer home at West Point late to-
day after an illness OF two months.
RALEIGH, n. c.: Associate Justice
W. P. Stacy today granted reheartng
in the par clearance case Of tho Farm
ers' and Merchants Bank vs.. Federal !
Reserve Bank Of Richmond, Va the
clerk of the supreme court informed
counsel in the case today.
LAKELAND. Fla: IT: Hart Getzen,
local attorney and J. G@ Flynn alleged
member Of trio of automobile thieves ,
went on trial in county court at Bar
to wtoday, on the specific charge OF
the theft of q car belonging to F. W. ,
Haas of Tampa. Altogether they are |
under four indictments containing 10
counts.