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PENSACOLA. FLORIDA. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1911.
PRICE, 5 CENTS.
ft
-1
DICKINSON
AS WAR
Is Second Member of Presi
dent Taft's Cabinet to
Be Retired.
PRESIDENT APPOINTS HENRY L.
STIMSON TO SUCCEED HIM AND
'THE LATTER WILL BE SWORN
IN MONDAY UPON THE PRESI
DENT'S.: RETURN APPOINT
MENT IS APPROVED BY ROOT
AND OTHER LEADERS.
'"" By Associated Press.
Washington, May 12. Secretary of
War Dickinson resigned" today. Pres
ident Jaft appointed Henry I Stlmson
to succeed him. . -"
In letters exchanged between Presi
dent Taft and -Mr. Dickinson, pressing
private affairs is the only reason given
for the secretary's retirement. Dickirw
sen will return to Tennessee to de
vpte his attention to business and not
law; in which he was engaged when he
was appointed.
THe "is the second member of Taffs
cabinet' who has retired. "m -
. . The selection of Stlmson was ap
proved by Boot and other Republican
leaders. Roosevelt was not consulted,
but it is-'belleved he must approved
because he worked for Stlmson in the
New York governorship campaign
Stlmson will be sworn in on the
return of the president Monday.
C. S. Milllngton, of New York, was
appointed as assistant United States
treasurer in New York by Taft today.
RESIGNATION RELISHED.
Unofficially Dickinson's resignation
was discussed with relish. Many con
tend that other reasons, are responsible
for his retirement than that contained
in the letter. : Th fact that Dickinson
is a Democrat has caused some of
Taft's advisory to look upon his pres
ence In the cabinet with, disfavor, and
who pointed out the fact that it might
prove embarrassing in the next cam
paign. s . ' A
Others attribute his retirement to
friction over the Mexican situation.
Taft la making no effort to conceal
his satisfaction over the appointment
of S tin son, cognizant of the fact that
the appointment will be acceptable to
a large faction of Republicans in New
York. Friends of the president are
pleased tonight over the political out
look.. - '" '.' - h -- '
- RESIGNATION MADE IN APRIL.
, -DjokinflOTt's resignation was made-by
letter the last or -April and followed
by another letter of May 6. which calls
attention to the fact that though peace
would be restored in Mexico when the
original letter was written, but owing
to the complications he was willing
to lay aside his personal Interests and
serve the people if the president de
sired. - - - - - '
Taft replied on May and expressed
sorrow that personal considerations
made It necessary for Dickinson to re
sign and also of his appreciation for
the high sense of duty shown in the
second loiter concerning the Mexican
I situation. In accepting the resignation
Taft states that Dickinson's adminis
tration of the war department has
been admirable and that he deserves
the gratitude of the entire country.
The resignation Is effective May 15.
ARCUS E1EL
JCCEEDSJOIS
IS; APPOI NTED INSPECTOR OF
FERTILIZER AND FOOD MR.
JONES -HAS MADE
SPECTOR.
A GOOD IN-
-
V.
. By J. H. Reese.
Tallahassee, May 12. Marcus Endel
. has been appointed state fertilizer and
food Inspector to succeed J. Hampton
Jones of Starke.
. Mr.-Jones has held the office the
past, four years, and has made a good
. Inspector. He Is a politician of the
most genial type, has scores of friends
and will land well somewhere else. He
doesn't grumble; it's the fortune of
politics. Mr. Endel is also popular,
was a strong supporter of Governor
Gilchrist and will beyond question fill
.-.we position creditably.
EXPULSION OF JEWS.
Yekaterinostov, Russia, May 12.
The provincial governor of Yekaterno
stov has given orders for the expulsion
.from the villages of the province of all
Jews . who are not possessed of per
mits i residence.
Steamship Merida Rammed and
Sunk by the Admiral Far ragut
. . ly Associated Press.
New York, May 12. The steamship
Merida of the Ward line, with 207 pas
senger from Havana for this city, was
rammed by the steamer Admiral Far
ragut. from Philadelphia to Port An
tonio, off Cape Charles shortly after
midnight. The Merlda's passengers
and crew were transferred to the Ad
miral Farragut Five hours after the
collision the Merida sank.
T""1, stress signals brought the
United States battleship Iowa to the
JieiJ assistance. The Admiral Far
ragut, which had but one passenger on
board, was somewhat damaged in the
collision, but was able to return to
Philadelphia. Officers of the Merida
went among the , passengers and as
sured them there was no danger. The
transfer of passengers to the Farragut
QUITS
SE
DEMONSTRATION ENDS, BUT MEN
' WILL FORWARD PETITION . FOR
PARDON OF THOSE SENTENCED.
" ; -By Associated Press.
Tampa, Fla., May 12. -The strike of
cigar makers called Wednesday as a
protest against upholding of the jail
sentences of union leaders convicted of
conspiring to prevent men working,
ended this morning. About 5,000 work
ers returned to their benches. :
A movement was started to petition
the state pardon board to free Jose
de la Campa, Biitt Russell and J. F.
Bartlum. The convicted men, the
strikers were assured, would not be
sent to Jail within thirty days thus
giving them an opportunity of further
appealing their case.
11UI1
CANDIDATE
DOES NOT ASPIRE TO BE . .AT
TORNEY GENERAL, WHICH
MAKES IT REASONABY CERTAIN
TOM WEST WILL LAND.
? By J. H. Reese.
"Tallahassee,- May 12. Hon. .Don C
McMullen, senator from Tampa, , will
hot be a candidate for attorney gen
eraL He said so. He didn't say that
he. would, but somebody else said so.
V Therefore, it is proper that the Hon.
Don C. McMullen should be put right.
; When this announcement was made
today at Tallahassee a friend of the
Santa Rosa candidate remarked i
"Well, that settles it -Tom West will
be the next attorney general
TO CONTINUE
JUAREZ BEING IN POSSESSION OF
THE REBELS . WILL HAVE NO
EFFECT ON EXPORTATIONS FOR
UNITED STATES.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 12. Legitimate
commerce between the. United States
border towns and Mexico held by the
lnsurrectos will be Interfered with
while the neutrality laws are not vio
lated, was the statement Issued today.
Tne state department says "com
mercial exportatims and Intercourse
of whatever description is not effected
by the fact that Juarez is in possession
oi tne insurgents. CoL steever was
instructed by Secretary Dickinson to
permit shipments of all character
passing through -the custom , house at
El Paso to enter Juarez.
The commanding officer at Douglas
has been instructed to turn over to
the Mexican consul ' all arms sur
rendered by the Mexican federals to
the United States officer at Douglas
alter the capture of Agua Frleta by
the rebels.
EIGHTEEN INDICTED.
Calhoun, Ky, May 12. Indictments
were returned today against eighteen
prominent citizens of McLean county
as a result of the lynching of a' negro
at Llvermore three weeks ago. The
negro was accused of shooting a white
man.
. MRS. HAYNIE INSANE.
. Shreveport, May 12. "We, the Jury.
find the defendant not guilty on ac
count of Insanity," was the verdict to
day in the case of Mrs. Leota Haynie,
charged with killing C. G. Kernegay, a
railroad clerk, on March Is.
was affected ' In lifeboats. The Me
rida's passengers lost all their baggage
and many reached the -Farragut only
partly dressed. ,
The Merida was built in Philadelphia
in 1906 and has a gross tonnage of
6,207. The Admiral Farragut, owned
by the American Mail Steamship Com
pany. Is in the service of the United
Fruit Company between Philadelphia
and Port Antonio. The Admiral Far
ragut has a tonnage of 1,300.
A later wireless message from Cap
tain Mader of the Admiral Farragut
stated:
"Farragut floating on for collision
bulkheads. U. 8. S. Iowa and Hamil
ton coming to her assistance."
This wireless message led to the
belief that the Farragut had been dam
aged, probably seriously, in the col
lision with the Merida. -
GRETARY
CIGAilUS
BACK AT WORK
NOT
COilERC : S
DEMURRERS OF
11 EAT PACKERS
ARE OVERRULED
Judge Carpenter Declares
the Sherman Anti-Trust
Law Constitutional.
HE ALSO HOLDS THAT THE IN
. DICTMENT CHARGING J. OGDEN
ARMOUR AND OTHER PACKERS
WITH VIOLATING ITS PROVIS
IONS IS VALJD DECISION WILL
HAVE AN INDIRECT BEAMING
ON ALL TRUST LITIGATION.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, May 12. The demurrers of
the Chicago packers in the "beef trust"
case were overruled today by Judge
Carpenter In the United States district
court. '
In his rulings, Judge Carpenter de
clared that the Sherman anti-trust
law, which had been attacked by the
packers, ts constitutional. He also
held that - the Indictment charging J.
Ogden Armour and other packers with
violating its provisions is valid.
Judge Carpenter's decision may have
an indirect bearing on all anti-trust
litigation In the United States in up
holding the completeness and stability
of the Sherman act. Of tnls feature,
the court said:
'Congress aimed effectually to pre
vent restraint of trade in interstate
commerce; it had constitutional power
to accomplish this purpose by making
restraints of trade criminal acts, or
by empowering the United States com
plainant to secure injunctions against
acts which constitute restraints of
trade or by both. Passing the Sher
man act, it did both."
The Backers had based their demur
rers on nart on an assertion that the
act did not provide a crime or provide.
legal and constitutional means of cor
recting abuses it was designed to con
trol. The directors recently denied
this assumption. They also . claimed
that the act did not define the misdo-
inir in terms that they would enable
the defendant to know In advance that
such performance as it condemned
were lljegaL - Of tMV the; decision
T am of the opinion tnat tn su
preme court of the United States has
determined that sections 1, 2 and 3 of
the Sherman act define with sufficient
accuracy the offenses thereon enumer
ated."
As to . thev stability ,of . the . indict
ments, Judge Carpenter said:
1 do not see how the grand jury
could have made the charge more defi
nite and believe it is sufficiently spe
cific to satisfy the substantive law.' i
"The whole man (that ot tfte pacKW
ers as alleged in the indictment) from
its Inception appears plainly to be on
to eliminate . competition as . a lactor.
in fixing prices among the three
groups of defendants. While the facts
disclose an absolute monopoly, yet tlje
large percentage of the business they
control Indicates that they Intended to
acquire at least a commercial mo
nopoly." AWAIT RETURN
OF GEM. REM
NO MOVES WILL BE INAUGURAT
ED UNTIL THENPRESIDENT
DIAZ WILL NOT RETURNf
- By Associated Pres
Mexico City, May 12. According to
Limantour, Diaz will not leave the
presidency while unrest prevails in
Mexico. All officials are awaiting fur
ther proposals from the revolution
ists, and nothing additional win De
Inaugurated by the government's direc
tion, i
The effect of the return .of Reyes, af
ter a sojourn abroad, will-have on the
situation is unknown, - me Keyes
clubs" held meetings today and a dele
gation will welcome him at ; Vera
Cruz. V
The war department has learned that
Moya Is planning an immediate attack
unon Torreon Coasulisu txeneral L.o-
Joere, commanding the federals, has
made preparations ror ae;ense, . out
fears the city will fall uxueis rein
forcements can join him. A report
has been received of the capture by
the rebels of Concepion del Oro. The
rebel wave has also spread to Peplc.
There are no alarming reports from
the south, controlled by Figuerro
Bros. ; '
Parties of red cross and white cross,
a newly formed organization, left the
city today for Juarez to cans for. the
federal wounded. Miss Ellena Mejia,
of San Antonio, a grand-daughter of
Ignaclo Mejia. who was executed with
Maximilian, heads the . white cross.
EXHIBITION OPENED.
By Associated Preak
London, May 12. The festival of the
empire, a combination of in interna
tional exhibit with pageans-y illustra
tive of the striking periods and enl
sodes in the history of tile different
parts of the British empire, was open
ed at Crystal Palace tocUy by King
George and Queen Mary. ! It was the
first public ceremony of heir majes
ties since the court mtfuming for
King Edward was ended tnd the first
of a long series of functions which
promise to make the coronation season
memorable. Mr. Reid, tie American
ambassador, participated
n the open-
leg ceremony.
RESENTS
PRESUMPTION
GEORGIA PAPER
Commissioner of Agriculture
, Says He is Placed in
a False Light.
DECLARES THAT MERE BOY HAD
AN ALLEGED INTERVIEW WITH
HIM IN WHICH HE WAS MIS
QUOTED AND PLACED IN THE
ATTITUDE OF ANTAGONIZING
THE GEORGIA CONVICT LEASE
SYSTEM.
v By J. H. Reese.
Tallahassee, May 12. Resenting the
presumption of a Georgia newspaper
to reform the convict lease system of
is on record as favoring a reform of
the lease system, and is on record and
has been for six years to that . end,
Commissioner of Agriculture B. F. Mc
Lin stated tonight, that he had been
misquoted by a representative of the
paper in question, placed in a false
light and he doubted not that the
cause of reform has been injured by
this interference for the sake of cheap
notoriety and advertising purposes.
"By an alleged interview with a boy
which I was not apprised was an in
terview, I am placed in the attitude of
antagonizing the Georgia system and
saying things that I did not say," were
the words of Commissioner McLiru
"My position is that, we should put the
convicts on the ; roads unless we are
assured that the system of caring for
the convicts Is better than the system
we have in force. I am assured from
the information of all that under the
Georgia system the convicts In that
state do not fare nearly so well as the
convicts in Florida, and I s?y that,
while I am In favor of an abolition of
the lease system, that I do noc f ' - i
system that will work a greater hard
ship to the convicts from a humani
tarian standpoint than the present sys
tem does. Every southern state ex
cept Georgia and Florida has put its
convicts on farms and for .six years I
have consistently . advocated this
change, ' "
PURCHASE LAND. -.
"At last we have purchased land for
a.farm,awi3-thB committrcro investi
gate has recommended the purchase of
more land. This shows the trend of
sentiment in this state and every
newspaper, of prominence in the state
has , advocated the abolition of the
lease system. We are working out our
own- salvation. in-this, respect and we
are In no need of belnff shown how to
do , it by outsiders who are not in
formed as to what has been done and
what is being xione toward a better
ment of conditions. Under the very
conditions it is not . possible to make
the change suddenly' without great in
convenience and consequent hardship
upon .the convicts themselves. Aside
from this consideration which I con
sider the chief one, it would cost the
people of the state five hundred dollars
per capita for the convicts, of whom
there are from twelve to thirteen hun
dred, to abolish the .lease system at
one stroke. The lease of the, convicts
now . produces about three hundred
thousand dollars net. To do away
with this Income which is returned to
the counties upon an assesed valuation
basis there would be added the cost of
at least two hundred dollars for each
one to care, for and guard. The sys
tem we have In force is a better sys
tem In my opinion than the Georgia
system as it is now conducted and I
know something about it from direct
Information on file in my office, but I
did not say, as I was quoted, that the
Georgia system was a shame to the
south. I have been misrepresented and
misquoted by the Georgia papers."
SUGAR DUTY OPPRESSIVE
BUT WILL BE CONTINUED
By Aoeltea Wret. .
London, May 12. Representatives of
those who are urging upon the govern
ment the remission of the sugar tax
had an Interview with David Lloyd
Oeorge today and asked him to abolish
thi nrovtsfnn for revenue from - the
J 'orthcoming budget. The chancellor
was sympathetic saying that he
igreed that the sugar duty was , op
pressive to the poor and interfered
with a valuable Industry. It was most
desirable that it should be remitted if
he could extract the same amount of
taxes from somebody else. However,
as It was, he could not afford to sur
render a tax that was bringing in $15.
000.000. .
ARGUMENTS IN MURDER TRIAL.
Hayward, Wis., May 12. Arguments
In the Dietz murder trial are being
heard today and the case will be sub
mitted to the Jury late this afternoon.
For three hours John Dletz and his
wife and son, the three defendants on
trial, uleaded their innocence of the
murder of Deputy Sheriff Harp during
the fight and defense of Cameron dam.
Varied Auto Wants
The Journal Want Column, aj- '
ways right up to date and reflect-
ing the needs and desires of many
thousands, contain imponui op-nnT-tunitJM
of more than onMnarv
S interest to those who are owners
2 or prospective owners of automc
S -biles.
S Just at this time of year there
1 are innumerable chances to seeure
S automobiles under advantageous
2 conditions. .
S Those who would trade their
afc used cars for new ones, those who
would exchange for different
pit makes, those who wish to realize
cash for their autoe all may be
st come acquainted with tach other at
5 trifling expense Dy me use of The .
2 Journal Want Column. X
Automobile t wants . are , Interest.
6 lng to many.
Read The Journal Want Ads. S
S Use The Journal Want Ads. j
FLORIDA TO HONOR INVENTOR
OF ARTIFICIAL REFRIGERATION
THE MONUMENT TO
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i0 ONC-DAY--.SENSATION IS
DISCHARGE OF MESSENGER
QUESTION MAY BE REVIVED BE
PTRE lTHE 'LEGISLATURE AD
JOURNS, AS MANY LEGISLA
TORS BELIEVE THAT EDWARDS
HAS BEEN THE" VICTIM OF A
CRUEL CONSPIRACY.
By J. H. Reesei '
Tallahassee, Fla., May 12. No one
day sensation, nor matter of ephemeral
moment, will the discharge of House
Messenger Edwards in connection with
the so-called -. bribery investigation,
prove, if indications of today may be
trusted. ' ' , .
Much sympathy has been aroused for
the aged house messenger and it is
rumored that some of the' members
who were opposed to the action as re
corded by a majority have threateend
to block legislation on important lines
If they can do so because of their in
tense feeling in the premises.
A circumstance in , connection with
the affair, and one worthy of record
ing, was the partisanship displayed by
the pages when the , vote was taken.
The small boys in the house .were de
voted to the old fellow, and they
watched the proceedings keenly. ,When
the vote was announced one of these
youthful attaches exclaimed, "They
ought to be ashamed!" and this opinion
was shared by the others who plainly
exhibited their disapproval of the ac
tion taken by their elders.
It was noised about the corridors to
day that some effort would be made to
revive the Question .In some form. A
resolution to pay the house messenger
for the remainder of the , session was
talked of, and there were other things
suggested that would brlnr the-question
before the house again, but the
conservatives discouraged this, though
there was the feeling evident that it
would break out again, before the close
of the session. When the vote to dis
charge was taken a number of mem
bers sent up explanation.
SOME REASONS WHY.
Hendry of Lee, said: I vote no be
cause I wish to give the messenger
the benefit of every reasonable doubt.
Watson of Dade: As the evidence 1?
purely circumstantial, and Mr. Ed
wards said upon the floor of the house
and under oath that he knew nothinp
about the matter that he has not told,
and know him to have been a brave
soldier and to be a good citizen and
enjoy an honorable reputation at home,
I give him the benefit of the do ii-t
and vote no on the motion to dis
charge. McClellan of Jefferson: I vote no
for the reason that the evidence is
wholly circumstantial.
McKenzie of Putnam: There being
--o evidence showing the guilt of Mes
senger Edwards, therefore I vote no.
Tldwell of Jackson: 1 vote no be
cause I do not believe him guilty and
believe him to be the victim of a cruel
injustice.
Terrell of Sumter: I vote no on sus
pending Mr. Edwards because the evi
dence against him Is not conclusive.
He Is old. his faculties not keen. I
think It possible he could have been
the victim of an unfortunate affair.
Ward of Walton: I vote no In case
of motion to discharge J. W. Edwards
from the fact of his age and possible
Inactive mind, past Integrity, reputa
tion In home county as vouched for by
-Aorle who 'know him, and further
that the evidence was purely clrcum
.kantiai. .
Epperson of Levy: I am at all
times opposed to the use of money to
influence legislation. At the same time
there is some doubt In my mind as to
old man Edwards's being guilty. As
, the proof Is entirely circumstantial. It
DR. GORRIE
AT APALACHICOLA
Is possible in the excitement he acted
unwisely. ,
.4 THE'AGED ANTAGONISTS.
House Messenger Edwards " is 68
years old and Representative Wall Is
68; Edwards is the senior of the rep
resentative from August to Ortohpr.
Under the action of the committee of
tne whole exonerating Edwards and
action of the house in condemning
him. RenresentfltlvA Wall cava Via rr n
slders that he is as deep in the mud
as n,Qwaras is in tne mire, imme
diately -upon the action which exon
erated Edwards Mr. Wall gave notice
that he would retire from his seat In
the house, and reiterated his deter
mination last night, but today his
friends are persuading him that he
would be doing- his constituency an In
justice to retire so near the close of
tne session ana deprive them of a. vote
in the house deliberations.
' EDWARDS FOR LEGISLATURE.
Mr. Edwards, who has twice been a
memberof the legislature in th bAu
and who was defeated for the senate
in the last race by a small majority,
(Continued on Page Two.)
stilReaches
though heiress
4
atlanta girl will-continue
t working in- mill district,
. notwYhstanding she has
millions.
By Associated Preaa
Atlanta, Ge, May 12. Heir to $6,000,
000 and with $30,000 now In her pos
session. Miss Lillian Swlgert an
nounces to follow her chosen voca
tion of a school teacher in the mill
district of this city.
Miss Swlgert came;-to Atlanta six
years ago to take a position as teach
er. Soon after her arrival she fell
heir to 816,000 upon the death of her
father, $14,000 upon the death of her
half sister and several thousand addi
tional left by another relative, La6t
November she was left $6,000,000 in
the will of an uncle in Germany.
Federation of Methodist Churches
Goes Back to General Conference
By Associated Press.
Chattanooga, Tenn, May 12. The
question of federation of Methodist
churches being considered here by the
joint commissioners of the three lead
ing churches, will, according to de
velopments at today's session, go back
to the general conference for more
explicit instructions. The first ob
stacle encountered last night, as
stated, was the election and jurisdic
tion x)f the episcopacy, but the ele
ment contending for a union wide
jurisdiction waived this contention this
morning and the commission, without
final action on this, took up other
items, but were unable to agree.
Bishop E. E. Hoss, of the M. E.
Church, South, then offered a resolu
House Passes Bill For Mon
ument to Dr. Gorrie in
Statuary Hall.
EDITORIAL OF PENSACOLA JOUR
NAL ON THE SUBJECT READ IN
THE HOUSE BY REPRESENTA
TIVE WEST, AND REPRESENTA
TIVE DOUGHERTY SPOKE IN
BEHALF OF THE BILL TO AP
PROPRIATE $10,000.
By J. H. Reese.
Tallahassee, May 12. The house to
day passed the bill for ten thousand
dollars for a monument In statuary
hall to Dr. John Gorrie, the Inventor
of artificial refrigeration. The editorial
of The Pensacola Journal on the sub
ject was read by Representative West
and Representative Dougherty spoke
in behalf of the bill. Referring to the
choice made by Georgia in selecting
Dr. Crawford W. Long, the discoverer
of anesthesia, for a plaoe In the na
tional hall of fame, he said that the
world had never produced two men
who had done more for suffering hu
manity than Dr. Long of Georgia, and
Dr. Gorrie of Florida. The vote was
37 to 19.
LIFE OF DR. JOHN GORRIE,
INVENTOR OF REFRIGERATION
The following regarding the life of
Dr. John Gorrie Is taken from Uncle
Remus's Magazine:
Pack mules in old Rome and camel
caravans In the Far East In early days
bore compressed snow long distances
from the mountain tops to cool the
wine at banquets of the millionaires of
the time. Some hundreds of years
later scientists labored in their labora
tories to devise chemical means for
producing Ice to cool wines In summer.
There was no other evident need for
artificial cooling, and even when lce
mp.klng had become fairly well recog
nized In the United States Ice was
practically a by-product of the brew
ery. Man's eternal thirst might have
been the underlying cause of the In
vention of ice-making and refrigera
tion by mechanical means had not Dr.
John Gorrie, of Charleston, S. C, and
Apalachlcola, Fla, been actuated by a
higher and nobler purpose.
At the World's Congress of the Re
frigeration Industries held in Paris
from October 5th to 10th, the special
ists In refrigeration from all over the
world discussed the growth of tho
science of refrigeration, Its marvelous
influence on the transportation of per
ishable food products and wonderful
contribution to the comfort of man
kind. This was the first international
gathering of the men who have created
the mechanical refrigerating industry,
the first recognition of Its place among
the world's great activities. All the
leading governments sent distinguished
official delegations and . the scientific
! bodies were well represented.
At the Paris congress the name of
Edmond Carre was spoken with due
reverence as the inventor of the first
Ice-making machine that was a com
mercial success. M. Carre should be
honored as a pioneer, but to Dr. Gorrie,
South Carolinian by birth and Florid -lan
by adoption, the glory really be
longs. M. Carre sought to produce the
carafes frappes, water bottles with
chunks of Ice frozen inside, that are
lnseperable adjuncts -to the. tables of
Parisian cafes, providing a cool chaser
for wine. Dr. Gorrie sought to cool
the rooms of a hospital where fever
patients were confined to grilling beds
with the mercury near the century
mark and no ice nearer than England.
M. Carre has been getting the glory
because France decorates and pensions
her savants to make their fame and
existence sure. Dr. Gorrie made Ice as
early as 1845 while M. Carre was not
successful until ten years later.
It was never Dr. Gorrle's purpose to
perfect a process fo making Ice, but
all his energies were bent on air-cool -Ing,
primarily for hospitals where
fever cases were being treated. At
that time Apalachlcola was the most
Important Florida seaport, being the
outlet for all the cotton grown In the
Chattahoochee Valley In Georgia and
Alabama. The greatest drawback to
the growth of the town was the prev
alence of fever In summer. In his
large practice Dr. Gorrie found It al
most Impossible to treat successfully
violent cases of fever In the i hot
months. He first evolved the theory of
controlling fever by cooling ths pa
tient by external neans and It l.i fully
set forth in the newspaper and scien
tific print of the day. He was almost
fifty years in advance of his profession
along this line, but today the medical
world recognizes the value of hi
teachings without always recognizing
whence they originally came.
While pursuing his experiments In
air-cooling, Dr. GorHe produced small
blocks of ice, about the size of the
ordinary building briclO His process
was the precursor of the compressed
air lce-maklng machine, almost uni
versally used now on shipboard. A
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tion providing that a committee of
nine be appointed to formulate an ad
dress to the church at large, setting
forth the fact that progress has been
made on the line of federation and
many good pointed suggestions by the
sub-committee's plan adopted, but that
the report called forth some very seri
ous problems which Bhould not be
adopted without much consideration.
In view of this, it was decided that
the whole matter be referred back to
the respective general conferences for
more explicit instructions on the pow
ers and duties, of the commission.
This resolution was adopted and the
committee appointed. The committee
will meet this afternoon and prepare
the address to be submitted to a gen
eral meeting to be held later.
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