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PENSACOLA WEATHER PENSACOLA Local thundephower Yesterday temperature! Tuesday and probably Hlgheat, 88 degreea; low Wedneaday. eat, 75 degreea. The Ideal Summer Remit BATHING, BOATING, FISHING VOL. XIX NO. 157. PENSACOLA, FLA., TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1916. PRICE, 5 CENTS. it - ATTITUDE OF MEXICO DUE TO IIFLUE1CE Carranza's Attitude Said To Be Inspired Against United States. ,, , PAN-AMERICANISM TO BE ASSAILED Efforts to Prevent United ,jf . States From Its Share of Trade. BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. Washington, June 5. President Wilson and the cabinet are expected to discuss the reply to the new Car- ranza note at tomorrow's meeting. While - it is certain the United States will decline to withdraw the i troops until it is shown that Car- ranza is able to cope with the border situation, many other points have been raised by the note. Carranza's demand that the United States declare Its Intentions towards Mexico in the Interests of all Latin- America' caused much discussion. Some diplomats do not hesitate to attribute it to the work of foreign agents at Mexico City worHnjr to off set President Wilson's efforts to bring aDout closer fan-Americanism. Some even assert there is a plan afoot to prevent the United States, from ob taining & permanent trade with South and Central America, formerly held oy Europe. President Wilson and the cabinet do not Indicate the nature of the reply and these demands may be ignored entirely. Oh! Where Is My Wandering Turk Tonight MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR ANCE OF THE BARNYARD QUEEN ALSO GROUND BUGS. Even the camel is outdistanced in this marathon fest: fish stories are as naught in comparison, golf yards are Sunday School stories compared with the cold facts in the case of the pet turkey of Joe Davis, near Oak field, as related by A. W. Davis. About six weeks ago the Pride of the . Coop mysteriously disappeared. The premises were ransackel without avail, and it looked as if some dusky poultry fancier had been overpowered by the desire to celebrate Thanksgiv ing six months before schedule. ButNot so. Six weeks after the Turttnette for it's that kind of a Turk, had dis appeared, a clean-up week was de clared, and when an unsightly box in the back yard was removed, a feeble "gobble' emanated from a mass of feathers and bones, and shuffling to its feet the former queen of the barn yard i flopped over in the dirt. The 4rx had fallen over in some way and imprisoned her. But she's alright now and may even live to participate in the Thanksgiv ing celebration next fall, but there are no more ground bugs in the imme diate vicinity of that box. COMMISSION NOT ENJOINED. Washington, June 5. The supreme court today decided that the Missis sippi river commission should not be enjoined from constructing or repair ing levees along the Mississippi. CARNIVAL NEXT YEAR WILL BE BEST YET By action of the Chamber of Com merce the clams of Tensacola for the C Fish Cultural Station are now bsf'-re '.he senate committ-e, and w': be considered when the selection of a suitable point is made. Letters received by Secretary Phil lips indicate that favorable action may be hoped for. A letter from Senator Fletcher states that Mr. Dob son took the matter up with him in Washington, but that while he in troduced the bill and it passed, it has yet to pass the house, and only then can steps be taken to select a site. The establishment of such a sta tion at Pensacola would mean much GRfli RALLY MARKS CLOSE OE GA1PAIG1 Largest Crowd of the Sea son Hear Claims of Candidates. REPRESENTATIEV GATHERING Smithwick Receives Much Applause When He Pre sents Platform. The last volley in the campaign was fired last night in Mallory court be fore the largest audience of the year in Pensacola, over a thousand people being present, from all walks in so- ciety, from wealthy men in automo biles, to laborers afoot. Candidates for all offices from governor and sen ator-to sheriff, spoke and were fol lowed attentively. C. J. Levy presided over the meet ing and between speeches selections were rendered by ths Deep Water Band. . Y. L. Watson of Quincy, candidate for congressman from the third dis trict, opened the meeting, and was followed by J. H. Smithwick, for the same office. Mr. Smithwick discussed his platform briefly and logically. speaking of the income tax, he said that it was probably the best piece of legislation on the statute Tbooks today for raising revenue for the government. Discussing the tariff question he said that he believed the matter settled when President Wilson signed the Underwood bill, and that it should be. controlled from now on by a partisan board appointed by congress. Mr. Smithwick's speech was well received by the audience and brought forth much applause at va rious intervals, , .. . .; J. Walter Kehoe clossd the speech making of congressional candidates. S. J. Catts, candidate for governor, spoke and was followed by Feio Mc Allister on behalf of Ion L. Farris, who was loudly applauded. C. B. Gwynn and Ernest Amos, candidates for comptroller, then spoke and were followed by candidates for judge of the circuit court. Hon. John S. Beard opened the discussion of this office, and was followed by A. G: Campbell, D. Stuart Gifts, J. T. Wig gins and Kirke Monroe. Robert H. Anderson, for state at torney, then took the stand, and was followed by W. M. Hurtenbach, R. A. McGeachy and Robert Stout. Candi- J A m m . aaies ior snenff were allowed five minutes each and A. Cary Ellis, Jos. Hicks, W. H. Kilbee, Geo. Kinsley, F. R. Pou, Frank Sanders t.nd J. C. Van Pelt addressed the crowd. ; For county solicitor W. A. Blount, Jr., Scott Loftin, R. Pope Reese and J Zachary Poke to the audience. For county judge, Henry Bellinger and J. N. Hutchins. For the legislature, M. O. Raggett, W. y. cowman, W. M. Herrider, L. N. Llschkoff, J. R. M. Gates and Jas. JM. Johnson were heard. JUDGE W. B. SHEPPARD EXPECTED BACK SOON Judge W. B. Sheppard of the north ern district of Florida is expected to return to the city on Juna 12. Judge Sheppard left Pensacola after the spring term of the federal court and has been holding court in El Paso, Texas, for Judge Russel. One of the hief cases on the Texas docket war that against a brother to Villa, but the disposition of the case was not nade known in the letter. Judge Sheppard left El Paso on June 5 and spent several days in San Antonio. for the port, and the fact that other Florida cities are going after the station is ample proof of its value. The letter from the fish commissioner to Mr. Phillips is as follows: "In acknowledgment of your let ter of the 25th ultimo, I beg to ad vise that congress has made no ap propriation for a fish cultural sta tion in Florida. If a bill for a fish hatchery in Florida becomes a law, the bureau will be pleasl to make a careful examination of the advan tages possessed by Pensjicola, and whatever representative is sent from this office will be instructed to con fer with the Pensacola Chamber of Commer" WORLD'S MOSTPO VERTY STRICKEN SLUM IS IN WALL STREETS BACK YARD New York, June 5. In Wall streets backyard right around the corner from the wealthiest spot in the world the most poverty-stricken slum in the world has just been discovered. In the very shadow of palatial sky scrapers there lies- a mass of 100-year-old hovels where 10,000' immi grants are huddled together into vile smelling tenements where the baby death rate is three times that in other parts of the dty. The tenements swarm with a dozen families to the floor, having only one common sink among them. The houses are perfect bedlams. Tuber culous mothers and babies, cripples and defectives languish in the un ventilated bedrooms. And yet, while our immigrants are being herded into 6lums like this, the New York congestion committees has published figures to show how much they are needed to work on our now uncultivated farm land. LOT OF WATER WAS SPRINKLED ON STREET A report of the street foreman yes terday, filed in the office of Commis sioner Johnson, showed that there was a total of 2,369 hauled loads, and of these there were 1,033 loads of water used to sprinkle the streets. This was a large increase of the usual averages in this line. A report was also received from the city, electrician and the city plumbing inspector. BUILDING AT LOW EBB DURING MONTH Records in the office "of the city building inspector show . that build ing for the past month was not as heavy as the past few mouths' have averaged. Total valuation of all building was $8,416, arid of this $6,661 was outside the fire limits. That inside the fire limits represent ed a valuation of $1,175. SAUFLEY BREAKS ANOTHER WORLD AEROPLANE RECORD, REMAINING IN AIR EIGHT HOURS, FIVE MINUTES PENSACOLA- TO BE FEATURED II MAGAZINE! New Publication to Appear; Shortly Will Write Up This City. Pensacola is to be represented in the new Semi-Tropical Magazine, which is to be launched in a few days in Mobile, with Miss Mabelle Biggart, as editor-in-chief. This is Miss Big gart's second visit to Pensacola, and was here that she received the in spiration for the publication, which promises to be something new in the magazine field. When in Penascola several years ago, Miss Biggart spoke to a laree audience at the San Carlos hotel, at a joint meeting of the commercial association and the Civic league. Since that time she has traveled all over the south, also visiting South America, , and has gathered some in - teresting pictures and data for her work. Miss Bigrart is known as the Sunshine Preacher and her plat- form work is well known, especially her rendition of Adam Beade. Yesterday at the San Carlos hotel from a livery stable where he was em Miss Biggart spoke very interesting- i ployed. ly or ner wort, and of the magazine which will include in its scope arti- cles on travel, industry, art, educa-' tion and living. Its object Is to unify , the interests of the southern states, the South American republics and the West Indies. ; "It is to be profusely illustrated," ! said Miss Biggart, "and great care : has been taken in the preparation of j the articles which are to appear. In ' order that this migit be so, I have spent two years of hard work look-! ing into everything tSat pertains to I the various departments which I hope to include in the magazine. I have traveled all over the south, and the! southwest. . I am particularly inter- j ested in the Indians as a study, and I do not find them so far from so- j called civilization after all. j (Continued on Page Nine.) I - i ; v y V - fc, ig - & V. f. " - , f 4. - i6 y V, , ' - 1 Scene in world's most poverty-s tricken slum at the back door of millionaire bankers Carlisle-st., loo king toward Wall-st., with the tower of the Bankers' Trust company building, in the heart of the Wall-st. dis trict, rising over the tenements. Had Just Made Altitude Record: Could Have Stay ed UpJLonger But Was Forced to Descend By Engine Trouble. Remaining in the air eight hours and five minutes, Lieutenant R. C. Saufley broke another world's record yesterday. The previous endurance record for Lieutenant John H. Towers, of Anna polis, was 6 hours and 36 minutes in the air. Only the fact that the gasoline pump refused to work brought Lieu tenant Saufley to earth as soon as it did; otherwise he would have stretched his time an hour or two more. This is the second world record Lieutenant Saufley has made in Pen sacola within the past few weeks. Only about a month ago he broke the altitude record, attaining a height of three miles. Lieutenant Saufley made the ascent yesterday morning at 7:4.3, and soared easily ovr-Santa Ra bay at an altitude of 1,000 feet until 3:50, when engine trouble forced him to descend. The flight was made in a hydro aeroplane of 100 horsepower engine. HARNESSED TO TROUBLE. j Cleveland Wright, colored, was j bound over to the county authorities ! vestrd ', to the hieher authorities from the j county, was charged with larceny. He is alleced to TTstp srtnlon vamM. RETURNS AT THE JOURNAL OFFICE To handle the election returns tonight, arrangements have been made with J. T. Peele, manager of the Telephone Co., for a special telephone operator. In addition reports will be re ceived by .telegraph and through other agencies, so that The Jour nal's figures will pe as complete as possible. The returns will be tabulated on the Journal blackboard, and all interested in obtaining the earli est news are invited to this office. Telephone inquiries will of course be answered, tut they must be to 'phone 1500. !' - v ' H ft ; r; ? ,-i l " t i -fx , - - j w 4 I , 'J : '' - f v :'., :' SEE II ROADS A DIG BOOST FOR FLORIDA Prominent Men Motorino- to Pensacola Pleased With Conditions. J. F. Jutz, traveling ireight agent of the Union Pacihc railroad, and A. L. Boorse, president of the Birming ham Automobile club, arrived in Pensacola yesterday by automobile from Birmingham. Both are ex tremely interested in road conditions in the south and particularly in the Jackson highway. In speaking of the road conditions to Pensacola, Mr. Jutz stated that with the exception of a short sandy stretch- near Endalusia, the roads are in good condition; and in Florida, es pecially nearing Pensacola, they made the fastest time of the entire trip. "I am glad to see a general awak ening in 'regards to roads in this sec tion of the country," said Mr. Jutz, i"for it is obvious that upon them de pends the tourist business which is possibly the greatest asset Florida has." "There can be no question," he continued, "but that the better the roads the greater the tourist busi ness, for tourists will invariably go where good roads lead them. People in search of pleasure or health, or who go on any trip, are taking the motor route more and" more. One point emphasized was the ne cessity of placing road signs along the highways. The plan followed in making the section of roadway be tween Montgomery and Birmingham has proved most effective; the tele graph poles along the roadside were marked with painted stripes and num bered so that it is possible to ascer tain in a moment the' exact distance between two points and the direction. They urged the marking of the sec tion of roads between Pensacola and Montgomery, and stated that many citizens of both places would come here in preference to going to east ern and northern points. Both expressed ihemselves as de lighted with Pensacola and in pos- HOME ROLE CANDIDATES ARE f HERS Heavy Vote Elects Thirteen Out of Fifteen Candidates. CITY CHARTER TO BE CHANGED Board Will Make Its Recom mendations and Election Will Decide. THE CHARTER BOARD. I. II. Aiken, M. L. Bear, Louis deM. Blocker, R. M. Cary. J. H. Christie, Villian Fisher, S. F. Fulghum, Chas. Hartman, C J. Levey, John A. Merritt, v Will L. Moyer, G. II. Muller, C. M. Sweeney, John G. Welsh, P. K. Yonge. (C. H. Muller and C. M. Sweeney are the only People's candidates elected.) Yesterday's vote resulted in sweeping victory for the Home Rule candidates for the charter board, only two of the opposition candidates be ing elected. The vote was considerably heavier than was expected,-1630 out of a pos sible 2,400 being polled. Of the candidates elected, P. K. Yonge, Will L. Moyer and C. J. Levey were endorsed on both the People's and the- Home Rule tickets. . P. K. Yonge polled the heaviest vote, with 1,336; and Chas. Hartman was third, 1,171. The fact that the vote was so heavy shows the interest in the charter board I election. All the men elected are good men and their recommendations will re ceive careful attention. The Board's Duties. What these will be, cannot be fore casted now. Under chapter, 6940 of the Laws of Florida, it is their duty to study conditions and recommend what changes they may think neces sary to the form of city government. The matter then comes before the peo- pie to decide in a special election. Under the terms of chapter 6940.j Laws of Florida, the board will have i 90 days in which to conclude its work. No matter what the result of the special election mentioned, the form of city government cannot be changed for two years, when a new charter board would have to be elected, just as the present one was. Geo. H. Hinrichs, already nominat ed, received 687 votes for commis sioner. "The vote of those candidates, not included in the list of winners, were as follows: George Angelettes, 543; C. P. Bell, 630; C. R. Bell, 520; Joseph Brown, 649; Dr. Lemuel Colson, 194; Lee Daniell, 375; Charles Freiderichsen, 666; S. F. Fulghum, 796; Frederick Gillmore, 417; Penn Harvey, 629; Walker Ingraham, 311; W. Chipley Jones, 705; D. Kugelman, 406; R. A. McGrath, 129; E. P. Preston, 627; R. T. Raines, 687. sibilities. Mr. JutzTstated that with two railroads making their terminus here and its docking facilities, this city should become one of the largest in the country. He said that while he had not closely inspected the new coal chute of the G. F. & A., ne un derstood it was one of the best in the country. Both gentlemen left at noon yes terday for Fairhope, to be in Mobile todav and take part in the roads meeting there. FISH HATCHING PLAN FOR PENSCOLA NOW The Carnival Association will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock to discuss plans for the Mardi celebration next year, appoint com mittees and make arrangements for the picnic to be held at Palmetto beach on July 4. In speaking of the proposed cele bration at Palmetto beach, Hunter Brown, president of the association, stated that an elaborate program would probably be arranged, featur CRY IS STAID TOGETRER F FLOR Idea To Be Developed By W. Florida Chamber of Commerce. $10,000 FUND FOR PUBLICITY Meeting in Bonifay Ori Thursday Will Boost Idea. The West Florida Chamber of Com merce will hold a meeting at Bonifay on Thursday, June 8, when plans for immediate organization work and publicity will be outlined. M. L. Bear, Escambia County di rector, has received a call from Presi dent B. H. Lindsey, which states that details of great importance to each county will be worked out, and it is expected that when all plans are com pleted the publicity campaign will be launched with full force. There will be a general co-operative plan will be presented to enlist the aid of all organizations of both men and women, in the Greater West i Florida campaign, and there will be an automobile tour through each of the counties to boost interest in the $10,000 publicity campaign fund to be used to draw tourist and settlers to travel to this section the coming fall and winter. Another plan to be discussed Thursday is the "West Florida Stand Together" series of banquets. Xs out lined each county will designate some place to hold a banquet at a given, hour all other counties in this section will give similar banquets at the same hour and the tables of all West Flor ida will be connected by telephone, and the speeches of each county be interchanged. Tornado In the West Killed 59 Citizens Little Rock, June 5. Fifty-nine are reported killed and more th.an one hundred injured in a tornado which swept central and Northern Arkan sas late today. Twenty-five known, lost their lives in Judsonia, White county. At Heber Springs the dead J ig estmiated at from ten to eighteen. Four were killed at Hot Springs, where the storm cut a path through the southwestern portion of the city. At Cabot, in White County, five were killed and four dead at Delark, in Dallas county. Casualties are also reported at Kennett, Morrillton and Greenland. Special trains with physi cians and nurses left Little Rock and Memphis tonight. Wire communica tion throughout the state is badly crippled and full extent of storm dam age will not be known until tomor row. It is said an area of four blocks wide was wrecked at Judsonia. At Fayetville a white woman was fatally injured and a child is missing. Scores were hurt in. the outskirts of Little Rock. CHAS. F. EVANS AGAIN LECTURES TO PENSACOLIANS Field Secretary Evans, of Ken tucky, who is interested in work con cerning the young people's societies in the churches, was heard with in terest last evening by quite a gath ering at Knox Presbyterian charch, and as the interesting lecturer has a date open,' he was last night perruad ed to remain over another day. This afternoon at 5 o'clock he will lecture' particularly to the younger people of the churches, but older ones are invited to come out and hear him. At 8 ' o'clock tonight, he will speak to the general public, at the Knox church. ing baseball games, dances and exhi bition flights by aviators from the naval station. Other entertainments to raise fcnd3 will follow during the summer. When discussing the plans for next years Mardi Gras, Mr. Brown said that if the same response was sectxed from Pensacolians this year that marked the entertainments last year, the coming celebration would estab lish a record. DA r t-