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PENSACOLA WEATHER
PENS ACOLA
Local thunderrhoweri
Thunday, Friday partly
cloudy, light wind.
Yesterday' temperature:
Highest, 85 degrees; low
est, 75 degrees.
The Ideal Summer Resort
BATHING, BOATING, FISHING
VOL. XIX NO. 159.
PENSACOLA, FLA., THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1916
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BEST OF ALL IS FELT
GELEBRRTIOHS BOAT PARTY
Mardi Gras Next Year Will
Have More Money Than
Ever.
FOURTH OF JULY
PICNIC PLANNED
Committees Appointed to
Further Good Work of
Carnival Association.
-JThe Carnival Association held its
regular meeting yesterday afternoon
and appointed committees to carry
on the work of next year's .celebra-
J. H. Jennings arid Family's
Whereabouts in Small
Launch Unknown.
200.000 CHICAGOANSMARCH IN
PREPAREDNESS DEMONS TRA TION
PUT TO SEA
BEFORE STORM
U. S.
Revenue
Searching For
Trace.
Cutter Ts
Much apprehension is felt in Pen
sacola for the safety of J. H. Jen
nings, Mrs. Jennings, "Jack" Jen
nings and Captain Reddinger, who
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tion.. The committee on "Fourth of i left this city Saturday on Jhe launch
July picnic will hold a meeting this
afternoon in Chairman Ben S. Han
cock's office, to make plans for their
annual entertainment.
Tie meeting: yesterday was largely
attended and ail directors manifested
great enthusiasm in the plans for the
coming Mardi Gras. It is expected
that the celebration will surpass any
that has ever been held before, for
with the same spirit of co-operation
on the part of the people of the city
more funds will be available.
At the meeting tMs afternoon, the
amusement details of the picnic will
be arranged, and will provide for a
trap shooting contest, baseball games
an exhibition flights by aviators from
the flying school. A feature of the
plan will be a general invitation- issued
to other towns near here to send dele
gations to the picnic, and if possible,
to arrange contests between teams
from different places. -
j The committees will hold separate
Jmt5no-i. arraneine their particular
f Erectors at the regular w-weesiy
of the board, with the ap
pointment of the committees it is ex
L.fH that the work of next year s
will take a great stride for
ward and much of the work will be
Arm at once.
The committee appointments are as
follows: , ,
picnic committee Ben S. Hancock
chairman; H. P. Ball, Percy Brine, M
v nT. B. R. Coleman, Ed For-
cheimer, C W. Forum, T. L. Gant, G
H Mann. O. J. Semmes and R. M
v committee M. L. Bear,
chairman; H. P. Ball, T. L. Gant, T.
J. Hanlon, C. W. Lamar and S. T.
Mc Adams.
Parade committee R. M. wells,
chairman; Percy Brine, J. D. Carrol,
C. W. Forum, J. G. Holtrclaw.
Subject committee Clement E.
Blount, chairman; B. R. Coleman, C.
E. Dobson, William Fisher, James A.
White.
roTOTiatlon and queen's committee
TM Forcheimer, T. L. Gant, T. J.
Hanlon, George H. Hervey, Dr. M. E.
Owlna.
Finildinff committee O. J. Semmes
chairman; H. P. Ball, J. D. Carrol
M. R Clark. C. W. Forum.
TVnnsnortation committee C. H.
Mann, chairman, and Percy Brine
-V Hotel and information committee
C. E. Dobson, chairman; Harry K,
Cook, Percy Hayes, J. G. Holtzclaw
George H. Hervey.
1 Decoration and illuminations M.
E. Clark, chairman, James A. White.
Kings committee has not been ap
pointed and announcement will be kept
secret in accordance with the policy
of the association.
Music committee H. P. Ball, chair
man, B. R. Coleman, Ed Forcheimer,
C. W. Lamar and R. M. Wells.
Amusement committee Percy
Brine, chairman; H. P. Ball, C. W.
Forum, T. L. Gant, J. G. Holtzclaw,
C. H. Mann, R. M. Wells.
Automobile parade committee S.
T. McAdams, chairman; M. L. Bear,
Clement Blount, Ed Forcheimer and
Dr. M. E. Quina.
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Pilgrim' for Biloxf, to go via Mo
bile.
Several long distance messages
have been sent to Mobile in an ef
fort to locate the larty, but up to
a late hour last night, no -word had
been received of their whereabouts
save that' they had not reached Mobile.
Communication with Fort Morgan
was established by wireless, but noth-
ng definite could be ascertained.
Late last night the custom offic
at Mobile wired that the revenue cut
ter "Tallapoosa" would be sent out
It is expected that owing to the
stormy weather and prevailing high ;
winds in the gulf since Sunday, the !
aunch may have taken shelter off
some island, but in that event, what
would tip -nnrfrr An -fn-f fnAf TV,a
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KNOTT SHOULD RID
TO VICTORY ON THE
SECOND CHOICE VOTE
Catts Lead Is Decreased as the Re
turns Come In, Knott Polls
Heavy Second Choice
TRA MM ELL'S ELECTION
WELL ASSURED NOW
Smhhwick Also Develops Strength
in oecond Choice. Blount And
Van Pelt Are Winners
Here is a section of Chicago's great preparednesn fade last Saturday, showing the line of men and
women, 200,000 strong, as they marched up Michigan bievard before c-ebouching into the side streets for
the serpentine journey through the Loop. Three hundreands convoye the fifth-of-a-million paraders
through streets gay?with bunting and between buildings cred with flags. It took the parade ten hours to
pass a given point; the start was made at Michigan avei and Van Buren street at 9 a. and twelve hours
hours later the last of the marchers broke ranks at Wesickson boulevard and Chicago river. The line of
march was between three and four milrs long. ' '.
The "Pilgrim" is" a gasoline craft
about forty feet long, and is not con
sidered seaworthy.
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings have been
residents of Floridatown for some
time and visited often in Pensacola
where, young Jenninps was clerk in
the San Carlos hotel. The three were
going to Biloxi to spend the summer,
The party left Pensacola Saturday
afternoon and waited at the harbor
entrance until Sunday morning before
going out into the gulf. Threaten
ing weather forced them to remain
until late Sunday when the trip was
started. Heavy seas were reported m
the gulf on Monday and Tuesday and
with the time overdue a thorough
search will be made f or the boat.
IILSDI WINS
RFPIIRI I RHUS
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Straw Votes in Republican
Centers Show Big
Surprises.
The Star And
Stripes -hnor
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Dr. Frank G. Renv, for the
Sons of the Americaevolution,
suggests .that-'1 Iay, June
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flag. ; i ' '
This is a sesXi11 well worthy
of following.id light he elab
orated into tllerration not only
business hous the city,
of cars, but omes, as well as
BEHFITS OP
CATTLE TRIP
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County Agents Planning to
Make Journal's Trip a
Winner.
PROGRESSIVES
ARE STRONG FOR
PREPAREDNESS
That -President Wilson is develop
ing unsuspected strength all over the
United States, was the impression C.
E. Dobson brought back from an ex
tended trip through the middle west.
"In Detroit," said Mr. Dobson, a
newspaper conducted a straw vote,
and much to the astonishment of
everybody, Wilson was the high
man. .
Mr. JJODson sayt itunw" 1
publicans expressed the intention of i j
voting for Wilson. "The country was
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Chicago, June 7. Preparedness in
"spirit, arms and industry" is the
dominant tlieme of the Progressive
party platform, the tentative draft
of which was completed tonight for
presentation to the convention to
morrow. It breaks all records for
brevity, and consists of a broad state
ment of what the' country needs,
rather than an array of separate
planks. It declares for a navy second
n size, an army of two hundred and
fifty thousand and the universal op
portunity for military training. Un
der the federal supervision "full
political suffrage" is indorsed, and a
permanent tariff commission, high
protective tariff, regulation of indus
tries, conservation ana" the develop
ment of national resources are adco-
cated.
The nlatform says the present situ
ation, makes an issue of men rather
than words, and says the "Progres
sives will meet any party which sees
the nation's needs and puts forward
a leader fit to meet them."
1 nff aa it IS nOW.
the uniform answer each time when jecor(j
asked the reason ot tneir cnange
heart.
Pensacola Ought
to Advertise
Says Stranger
Bkig Demon
stration! 'dour and
33n;tes.
REPUBL:rS WAIT
ON )CRESSIVES
"We WareJdy," is the
Shoutrd On AH
BY ASfED PRESS.
Chicago, J The Progressive
convention t m the Audi
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J. GRANT LYMAN
GUILTY OF USING
MAILS TO DEFRAUD
LOWER FREIGHTS ON
CATTLE AND HOGS
BT ASSOCIATED PRK8S.
New York, June 7. Dr. J. Grant
Lvman Lynch was convictetd today of
using the mails to defraud in con
nection with the stock swindles he en
gaged in under the firm name of John
H. Putnam Company. Lyman was
captured in St. Petersburg, Florida,
as he was about to sail for Central
America on a private launch. He
y sentenced tomorrow. The maxi
mum penalty under six counts in the
indictment is winy years and six
thousand dollars fine.
Washington, June 7. Live stoc
dealers of Birmingham, Ala, today
petitioned the interstate commerce
commission for a downward revision
w;,rV,t t9 on cattle ana nogs m
jori it from Nashville and
points on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad betweeen iNcisnvmc
rrt. Tenn.. to Birmingham, churg
"You neonle don't know what you
have here," said a stranger from an
r town, on aPlafox wharf yes-
terday afternoon, turning to look at
merchant ships in the harbor and
watch two aeroplanes at the same
time which" were cutting capers a torium toda!a record.breaking
mile or two wiu demonstraticRoosevelt.
"If my town had an attraction equal , v 'v?.4.v
to either one of these," (indicating the , For one h thirty-Oiree mm
arbor and the airships), -there J utes the d, roared shouted
would be a new story oi every uj ; u avv
Z h vear But, and you may be- i sive hymns.d the aisles and
f it or not, I did not know there howled dowttempts to check
wsTa Pensacola until I tried to buy a , them. The tration exceeded
ticket to Santa Kosa, wnere i meF" -
Sfi'ives And that reminds me. I j an hour and-mne minutes, es
Si eoing on the Tarpon this after- tablished iwmocratic conven-
noon to oanva w-, -, ,
I'm coming back. Pensacola, I find,
Sis a good place to tie to, and im.
going to begin tying, vou.
In order that the Florida farmers
may receive the greatest possible
benefit from The Journal's cattle
trip, arrangements are being made to
visit tis points at which County
Demonstration Agents are stationed.
These Agents are all on their met
tle to make the best possible show
ing, for the state authorities have in
terested themselves in the coming
trip, and will hold them personally
responsible.
T'ue start will be made from Pen
sacola July 15, a special train being
chartered to take 100 prosperity
boosters through Kentucky, Tennes
see, and Alahama to, learn the cattle
and diversification methods of the
Farmers Who Have Made Good.
Trouble With
Mexico Will
Be Arbitrated
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OFFICIAL VOTE
COUNT FRIDAY
The official count of the votes
polled in Tuesday's election will take
place at the court house Friday, and
will be conducted by County Judge
in that the present rates are unjust, Henry Bellinger, chairman of the
unreasonable ana Giscrmuivi,. board oi county cmiuuai" " -The
petitioners also sought down- Barrineau, and Supervisor of Regis
ward revision of rates on horses and j tration J. A. Lewis.
i w from Louisville, Tn some of the races where the vote
muies n-- the offidal count may
Nashville, anu uurci , -. .
tucky and Tennessee to Birmingham. J make some changes.
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Washington, June 7. A proposal
of Carranza that the United States
and Mexico submit the whole subject
of their relations to an international
commission is being seriously con
sidered by the , administration. If
made the proposal will serve as a re
ply to the Mexican note demanding
withdrawal .. A settlement by com
mission is expressly provided in the
treaty of 1848. Wilson and Carranza
under the plan would appoint an equal
number of commissioners to meet
outside the territory of both coun
tries. There is no indication tonight
that Wilson has reached a decision on
whether the proposal be made.
With returns from less than half the votin
strength of the state, Governor Park Trammell is in
cheated as winner of the race for United States Senate
Dy a majority of approximately 8000 votes, with Nathan
TTnTM,eCl0nd and Perry Wall third. Trammell
carried Hillsborough county, Perry Wall's home. Tram
mell also polled a good vote in DeSoto, Gilchrist's home
county.
For Governor, Sidney J. Catts has a slight lead over
tf.nott. This race is so close that second choice votes
will play a part in deciding the ultimate winner.
One of the surprises of the campaign was the
defeat of Congressman Sparkmari, chairman of the na
tional rivers and harbors committee. Herbert J. Drane
has a majority of approximately 2000 and all returns in
crease this lead. His nomination is assured.
Tampa, Fla., June 7. -Election '
returns, although still far from
complete tonight, further increas
ed the lead of Governor Park
Trammell over Senator Bryan
for the United States senator
ship; decreased the lead of Syd
ney J. Catts over W. V. Knott for
governorship.
Dist.
Dist.
Dist.'
Dist.
Dist.
Dist.
Dist.
Justices of the Peac
No. 2 Will L. Johnon.
No. 3 A. L. Arnol.
No. 6 J. P., Harrion.
No. 4 B. H. Hastngs.
Constables.
No. 2 S. J. Jona
No. 3 B. F. Lovry.
No. 6 W. M. BATnan.
Figures compiled by The Journal
from the returns of twenty-four coun-
lows: Retunisi,rom"EscambiaTD.de7
Jefferson, Gadsden, and Santa Rosa
counties, complete; returns are incom
plete from Volusia, Broward, St.
Lucie, Brevard, Osceola, Marion, Pin
ellas, Franklin, Monroe, Seminole,
Hamiltoii, Putnam, Citrus,- Okaloosa,
Duval, Nassau, Bay, Polk and Sum
ter. Knott Coming Strong.
In a total of 41,000 votes account
ed for by The Journal, Catts is lead
ing Knott for governor by 2,200, with
Farris, Hudson and Wood, following
m the order named; Farris being j
about 4,000 behind Knott. If this ratio '
is preserved, Catts will lead Knott by
about 3,800, which will probably be
overcome by the second choice vote
at it is known that Catts polled a i
very lean second vote, while Knott's
second choice was immense. '
Trammell Leads for Senate.
In the race for the senate, Tram- j
mell is well in the lead of Bryan, 34,-
000 votes being accounted for. This
can hardly be overcome by the sec- j
ond choice, and TrammeH's election'
may fairly be conceded. j
Smithwick Close Up.
With returns very incomplete, Ke
hoe is leading Smithwick by only 300
votes, with Watson and Stevens in the
order named. This race will most
undoubtedly be decided by the second
choice.
Sheats for superintendent of public
instruction, Crawford for secretary of
state, and Brown for justice of the
supreme court seem to be winners.
Amos is leading for comptroller
with Angle second.
Dunn leads for railroad commission
er, Wells and Ford running close for
second.
For national committeeman, Craw
ford seems nominated.
HUGHES PEOPLE
SAY NOMINATION
IS ASSURED
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago, June 7. More leaders
were predicting tonight that Hughes
wrould be nominated than at any time
since the republicans tegan to assem
ble. They declare that unless signs
fail the nomination of Hughes will
come sooner than predicted. This view
is based on the fact that conferences
between the leaders to discuss the ad
visability of candidates have practical
ly ceased, indicating that the major
ity of delegates already have reached
j a decision to name Hughes.
WINNING LIST OF COUNTY
OFFICERS.
Legislature Jas. M. Johnson, M.
O. Baggett.
County judge Henry Bellinger.
Clerk circuit court Jas. Mac gib
bon. Sheriff J. C. Van Pert
Supt. public instruction A. S. Ed
wards. Tax assessor Wiley J. McDavid.
Supervisor of registration N. B.
Cook.
County solicitor W. A. Blount, Jr.
Harbor master J. Ed. Abercrom-bie.
! State committeeman S. R. Mallory
Kennedy.
Member board public instruction
W. B. Wright.
County Commissioners.
Dist. No. 1 J. Geo. White.
Dist. No. 2 Gus A. Soderlind.
Dist. No. 3 H. E. Gandy.
Dist. No 4 Walter B. Vaughn.
Dist. No. 5 J. D. McCurdy.
COUNTY ELECTIO? RE8tTl.TS
ANALYZED. (UNp.a -
total of i,f-5f, won ever J. R. . M.
Gates, his. fiily opponent, by the close .
margin of 17d.
Second group M. O. Baggett, with
1.114, led W. M. Herrider dt 221 in.
first choice votes.
County judge Bellinger, with total
of 2,588, has a majority of 1,479 votes
over J. N. Hutchins.
Clerk of circuit court Jas. Mac
gibbon led Joel Frater by a majority
of 500, Macgibbon's vote being 2,117.
. The race fpr sheriff was a clafisic,
Van Pelt and Sanders running togeth
er nil the time. Van Pelt received
1,030 first choice votes and Sanders
fi-r v-, Vt slso leads in second
choice, by 35 tallies.
Supt. of public instruction A. S.
Edwards was returned the office by a
maiority of 500 over W. P. Cunning
ham. County tax assessor The race was
very close. Cade E. Shackleford led
on first choice votes with 1,134.
Wiley J. McDavid received 1,087; on
second choice votes Shackleford re
ceived 345 second choice votes and Mc
David 412, giving McDavid a total of
1,502 against 1.479 for Shackleford,
and McDavid was elected by a major
ity of 23 votes, on the second choice.
Supt. of registration N. B. Cook
was elected by an overwhelming ma
jority, receiving almost double the
vote of his two opponents.
County solicitor The race between
Blount and Loftin was very close. On
first choice votes Blount received
1,428 and Loftin 1,371. Blount re
ceived 189 second choice votes, giv
ing him a total of 1,617; Loftin re
ceived 174 second choice votes giving
him a total o 1,545. Blount won by
72 votes.
Harbor master J. E. Abercrombie
was re-elected, with 1,808 first choice
votes, almost as many as were caatt
for his three opponents combined.
Justice of the peace Will L. John
son was re-elected, receiving 919 first
choice votes, nearly twice as many as
Gilmore, his nearest opponent.
State committeeman Dr. S. P..
Mallory Kennedy was elected over P..
T. Haines by a majority of 709. Ken
nedy receiving 1,926 and Raines 1,217.
Constable S. J. Jones was re-elected
constable. He received 781 first
cWop votes. M. J. Murphy, second,
with 518.
Member board public instruction
W. B. Wright defeated J. H. Sherrill.
The vote was, Wright 531, Sherrill
300.
(Continued on Page Two.)
FRENCH DESTROYER
IS SUNK IN COLLISIOX
Paris, June 7. The French de
stroyer Fantassin has been sunk in a
collision. Her crew was rescued.