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PENSACOLA WEATHER PENSACOLA The Ideal Summer Resort BATHING, BOATING. FISHING Local thunder shower Yesterday' temnentur! aunaay and probably Hlohest. 86 deareu: low. Monday. est, 78 degrees. VOL. XIX NO. 212. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS S ! YTT3 GARBAGE tfyjf 1 ! ivV LEMEN'S PULLS DUTAUGUST20 Wonder Trip to Be Revela tion to Stock and Land Owners. DOUBLE PURPOSE CAN BE ACHIEVED Arrangements Made for a Special Train and Reserv 9 ations to Be at Premium. The West Florida Chamber of Commerce has united with. The Journal in its Cattlemen's Special trip to the North to start from Pen Bacola August 20. By special ar rangements sought by the Chamber of Commerce and completed yester day, The Journal and the West Flor ida Chamber of Commerce will con diet lor the farmers and live stock raisers of West Florida the trip that wiH prove a "wonder trip" and a revelation to stock and landowners throughout this section of the state. Facing the necessity brought about by prevailing conditions the West Florida Chamber of Commerce has determined that a double purpose cam be achieved' by this trip and when the big Cattlemen's Special pulls out of Pensacola August 20 it will carry every progressive livestock raiser from Pensacola to the Apalachicola rives. . In addition it will carry the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, who will during the trip strive through an agricultural ex hibit containing 162. varieties of I porducts grown in West Florida and1 by. lectures and demonstrations en k route -endeavor to convince the thou " Sands of persons who will greet the special that no better live stock and agricultural country exists anywhere than in the empire of West Florida. J. L. Godfrey, editor of North and South, has announced that all ar rangements have been completed for , the entertainment of the West Flori- dians on the trip and that more than two score towns are ready to wel come them with "open arms." In its organization the West Florida Chamber of Commerce has gained the support of substantial business men and farmers throughout this portion of the state and they are to be asked to line up solidly for this first demonstration for the benefit of West Florida. Ideas to be gained . are legion and already those going on the trip have been signed up from the most progressive communities everywhere in the strip of land that offers unrivalled opportunities for horticulture, agriculture and live stock raising. Within the past few weeks many 'who have formerly devoted their ef forts to staple crops have been turned to the imperative demand for better livestock and it is upon this trip through Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky that lessons of far' reaching importance are to be learn id. Delays caused by recent weather n conditions have only added to the reasons for this trip being made a success and many who had formerly overlooked the opportunity offered J by The Journal, have been brought by the Chamber of Commerce to realize the bier advantage to be gained by actual contact with people, conditions, crop3 d livestock that Bpell advancement to those ready to accept the working theories of those engaged in a pursuit that can be made more profitable in West Flor ida than anywhere else in America. Mr. Godfrey stated yesterday tnat , Kentucky in particular was looting I forward to the coming of the West Florkhans and elaborate prepara tion. had been made for their enter- tainment Lessons to be taught are those of diversified crops, pure bred livestock and the value of tick eradi cation and elimination of .hog chol era. Farmers who have succeeded in combatting the enemies of successful and highly profitable livestock rais ing will devote their time to impart ing to the West Roridian& ibA-setret of their success. F On the other Jand tne West Flor ida Chamber! Commerce will carry the message of the land where win ters tire, unknown and winter past ures are common as the leaves on the trees in summer time. In this way the Chamber of Commerce will open its campaign of publicity, f WE NEED THE DANISH WEST INDIES TO PROTECT THE PANAMA CANAL FROM i F If bahama -& .' 'HOW THE DANISH WEST INDIES I. Ve'VVU y-v-s . ARE GOVERNED I 50UTHAME.RICA- Above, a general view of Charl West Indies. Below, a map of tie West Indie the Danish islands, their position wh imityto the American possession o f Porto Rico. Note the Danish is lands are on a direct mute between Europe and the Panama canal. 33 Firemen Killed in Gigantic Explosion Which Rocks New York to Its Foundations BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. New York, July 30. Thirty-three firemen were killed in an explosion of sixty-nine carloads of ammunition, a little after midnight at the National Storage Co., at Communipaw, New Jersey. Twenty-five warehouses belonging to the plant were demolished, one being th warehouse in which the am munition was stored. Two barges loaded with ammunition are floating down the river, ablaze. New York was shaken by the terrific force of the ex plosion and the whole of Manhattan was rocked to its foundations. Panic stricken people rushed from their houses and hotels. " Fire discovered at the National storage Company's plant at midnight caused the explosion. 'S PLEA HS PAI1D0 Lifetime Convict in Georgia Granted 1 Liberty on Daughter's Prayer. BT ASSOCIATED PRESS Atlanta, July 29. Thomas Edgar Stripling, sentenced for life for kill ing W. J. Corbett, in Harris county, Georgia, in 1897, and who served four years as chief of police of Danville, Va., of the fourteen years he was free after breaking iail. was errant ed a full pardon by Gov. Harris. dish plea of Stripling's lit tie girl last summer won the pardon. In a letter to her today, the governor spoke of the pardon as an "offering : from governor's heart to the love and innocence of a little child." CARTER RETAINS THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP Augusta, July 29. V. Carter, Jr., retained the singles title of the South Atlantic states when he defeated Rutledge Carter, an Augusta youth, in a hard match. HUGHES HAS COMPLETED HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Bridge hamptoni- July 29. Hughes has completed his acceptance speech, which is eight thousand words, tak ing an htJw and a quarter to deliver. I-i O ST.JOHW fc35r THOMAS A otte Ameiie, chief port of the Danish s showing the strategic location of ere trade routes cross and their prox- WAR ILL BE It BY ALLIES Complete Victory For En tente Powers Forecasted From Russian Capital. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Petrograd, July 29. The present strategic situation gives ground for the conviction that a complete vic tory in the European war wt!! be won by the Entente Allies, declares Gen. D. S. Chouviaeff, the minister of war, in a statement made to the Associat ed Press on the military situation at the close of the second year of the struggle. "Uninterruptedly preparing during forty years for an attack upon neigh boring countries, the Austro - Ger mans in the first period of the war," said Gen. Chouviaeff, "were natural ly superior to their opponents in the quantity of the means of warfare prepared by them. But a desire to break the enemy created a great Epirit of enthusiasm among the peo ple of the countries of the anti-German group, which people, ardently taking up the work of providing their armies with the necessary supplies, built up within a short time new military industrial enterprises many (Continued on Pas TwelvO The Danish islands Uncle Sam may buy are practically self-governing. They are divided into two districts, each of which hag a council, three-fourths of the members being elected. The king of Denmark appoints a governor-general, in whom the executive power Is vested. Washington, July 29. On the basis of population, every resident added to the American nation when Uncle Sam pays $25,000,000 for the Danish West Indies will cost $757.50. The population is 33,000. The land will cost $138,880 pet square milej or $217 an acre. Alaska co3t us less than one-third the price it is proposed to pay for the Danish isles, and Uncle Sam paid $20,000,000 for the Philippines. Strategic value in relation to the Panama ' canal makes the islands worth fully $217 an acre, Washing ton figures. . They lie within sight of Porto Rico, and if any European nation should get' them as a result of the European war tVay jwould constitute a menace .tv the. anal, and to Ameri can hegemony in 'the Caribbean. The islands, since their discovery by Columbus, have been successively Spanish, British, Dutch, Spanish, French, Maltese, French and Danish. The 33,000 inhabitants are mostly negroes who grow sugarcane. The names of the three islands are St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John. Charlotte Amelie, on St. Thomas, is the principal port, but the capital is Christiansted, on St. Croix, the largest island. A majority of the natives are said to favor purchase by the Unitel States. Denmark is too busy at home to pay much attention to the island colony. In 1808 the people of St. Thomas and St. John, at Denmark's request, voted on the subject of cession to the United States, which was carried, 1,244 to 22. Denmark ratified the treaty of sale to the United States, but the American senate buried the plan. This sale did not include the largest island, St. Croix. The revenue is derived from cus toms, but as trade has declined in recent years, the government oper ates under a deficit, which Den mark makes up. CAR STRIKE IN NEW YORK SPREADS; MOBS CHASE CAR DRIVERS BT ASSOCIATED PRESS New York, July 29. After many demonstrations, tonj fat the carmen's strike spread to the Third avenue railway in Manhattan. Cars were stoned and the police were apparent ly unable to control the situation for several hours. Service was tempor arily suspended but later cars were run with uniformed policemen aboard. Paul Cohen, 4 years old, was killed by a car operated by a strike-breaker. The motorman fled But was caught after a chase. A policeman was forced to draw his pistol to pro tect the strikebreaker from the mob. APPEALS FOR AID FLOOD SUFFERERS TO ILS. CONGRESS BT ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington, July 29. Represen tative Park of Georgia today intro duced a joint resolution authorizing a loan or the use and purchase of quartermaster and medical supplies for relief of destitute flood sufferers in the Chattahoochee and Flint val leys. - . ' " It was referred to the appropria tions committee. FOREIGNERS HEAT KILLS 1 mm umiq I LU1 LL HUUII Chicago Experiences Day of Terror Bathing Suit Causes a Riot. BT ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicago, July 29. Excess? heat killed one person every thirty min utes here today. Prostrations were reported by scores and many deeds of violence were attributed to high temperatures. The Maximum was 96. Lake Michigan offered the only relief and bathing suits were ex hausted. Crowds stood in a line for blocks trying to get them. At Claren don, the newest municipal beach, one was hurt and several overcome when the crowd tried to force a way through doors closed because there were no more suits. Twenty police men were required to quell the dis turbance. KANSAS EXPERIENCING LONGEST KNOWN DROUGHT . Topeka, July 29. Four ire days 'without rain and Kansas will have experienced the longest summer drought in thirty years, according to the weather observer. There has been no. appreciable rain for thirty-three days. ANOTHER WEEK OF TERRIBLE HEAT WAVE Washington, July 29. The weath er bureau predicted that the heat wave would continue in central part of the continent and spread east and except in the upper part of Michigan little relief is in sight. While peo ple of New England and the extreme northwestern states were comforta ble with light wraps today, ther mometers went as high as 104 in the central states, causing many deaths. MERCURY FALLING AND THE WORST IS OVER Milwaukee, July 29. It is believed the worst of the heat wave is passed as the thermometer dropped four de grees this afternoon. Reports from over the state tell of many prostra tions and few deaths. MOBS AND BOMB PLAY HAVOC WITH TWO NEWSPAPERS BT ASSOCIATED PRESS. New York, July 29. A mob de stroyed the business office of T1 Pro gresso" and demanded the managent start a campaign to free Carlo Tresca, the Industrial Worker of the World leader, held in jail in Minnesota in connection with killing of a deputy sheriff, it is reported. Springfield, Mo., July 29- Three bombs exploded beneath the floor of the Menace Publishing plant at Au rora, Mo., at 4:15 o'clock this morn ing, slightly damaged the publishing plant and set fire to a-mass of copies of the Menace, an anti-Catholic pub lication just off the press. The flames were soon extinguished. SANITARY EXPOSE LEADS TO IMMEDIATE MEASURES TO BETTERMENT OF CITY Garbage Burned at West End Ever Since the Storm and Same Method Followed Nous at Alcaniz Street Officials Work Hard Ideal Sani tation is Possible Praise JournaTs Course People Speed Clean-Up iDEUTSGHUID HITS GUARD Special Protection For Ger man Submarine Has Been Requested of U. S. BY ASSOCIATED PRESfc. Washintgon, July 29. Special pro tection for the submarine Deutsch land when she starts from American cerritorial waters was asked of the United States, with the intimation that the craft is to leave tomorrow. The treasury and navy department afficials ruled no extraordinary pre cautions could be ordered as the Unit ed States view the Deutschland as a merchant vessel. It is understood the request for pro tection came through the customs col lector at Baltimore. Unless steps are taken to prevent the submarine will probably be followed out by a fleet of small craft carrying newspaper men, photographers and sightseers. It is said the Germans fear a British mer chantman might follow her and pro claim her presence to a cruiser wait ing outside or try to ram her. Precautions are taken to see she is unmolested within the three-mile limit. PRESIDENT'S YACHT SIGNALS THE NORTH CAROLINA Fortress Monroe, July 29. The yacht Mayflower, with the president aboard, arrived and soon began a long series of signalling with the cruiser North Carolina and Fortress Monroe, As darkness came lights were substi tuted for the wigwag flags. In view of the expected dash of the Deutschland and the unexplained and unusual signalling caused lively com ment. COITIJE TD BATTLES Entente Armies Continue to Hammer Lines of the Central Powers. OT A CgfifT A t'VT TTr-CG London, July 29. Entente "armies continue to hammer lines of the cen tral nowers on all the European bat tlefields. On the western front French and British holding back the German forces, and British made additional gains on the Somme front. Russians continue the successful drives against Austro-German armies in the east. Russians report little activity near Brody, which was captured yesterday, but in southern Galicia the Muscov- ites are pushing' forward toward All the time the filth was being Stanislau, an important railroad cen- dumped in town, Mr. Hopper, away ter. from everybody, was burning gar- The capture of Brody was equalled bage, and if you turned your back if not surpassed by the Russian sue- to avoid the mental suggestion, you cess west and northwest of Lutsk, could picnic within fifty feet of the and unless checked, this movement plant. threatens the Vladimar-Volynski, and makes the railroad junction at Kpval PRIVATE PEOPLE SPEED less tenable for the Austro-Gf ians. THEIR CLEAN-UP WORK Petrograd authorities esthn- J their . enemy losses at 800,000 the at half Possibly more thorough cleaning tip of this campaign; and say ey cap- ! waa done fa e yesterday than tured besides 350,000. on "y one day m the week, and Paris claims German attacks along lawn-cutting, weed-cutting, backyard the Somme were repulsed, and that rakmv and scraping were rushed a the Teutons were thrr n back at Ver- Beier oefore. dun when the latter attacked. A number of people frankly as, No great changi reported on the'""11 elT activity m the clean-up,, Austro-Italian tt'nt. (Continued on Pas Twhr.) 4 Garbage is now beir g burned at the Alcaniz street crematory. It had been burned all the timj at the wt end crematory. Bright and early Saturday morn ing, Commissioner Pou got busy. He ordered, out many loads of fat pine, and soon the Alcaniz street furnace was roaring. And the garbage was dumped into the fire instead of being thrown out on the ground to feed flies and spread disease. "There wasn't a bit of trouble burning garbage at the west end crematory," said Commissioner Pou. "The garbage out there fairly reeked with water it was worse than this here. I told these men," pointing to the workmen, "that if they cant learn how to burn garbage, they have got to get out." "Who has charge of the disposal of the garbage?" Mr. Pou was asked.' "Commissioner John:$on is ia charge of the streets, and, of course, the garbage; I am commissioner of fire and police and have charge of the health." It was in this latter capacity that Commissioner Pou was supervising the work. Efforts to locate Commissioner Johnson were unavailing. The West End Incinerator. A visit to the incinei-ator in the west end of town, about a mile from Palafox, revealed conditions that were ideal. The place could serve as a model. Except for one or two houses, several hundred feet away, it is in a wilderness of black-jack on the ex treme edge of town, whereas the Al caniz incinerator and its loathsome dump that public opinion has decreed must go is in one of the most thickly settled parts of town, and only four squares from our main thoroughfare. Conditions Ide&I. "Burn the garbage?" said R. W. Topper, jovial, good-natured, who is in charge of the plant. "Nothing easier in the world. I have been burning ever since the storm missed a couple of days after the storm, but there wasn't any garbage then, anyway. I burned ten loads yester day yes, sir, been getting fat pine regular a cord a day. Everything is burned the day it is received no hold-over around here. Say, I hear there is something in The Journal about the Alcaniz street plant; haven't seen the paper yet, but what do you think about this place?" Garbage Easy to Burn. What would anybody think if ha saw a place scrupulously clean, with out anything offensive to the eye or nose, with the bottles m orderly heaps or put in boxes, and the old iron and tin cans in orderly Tiilea. Flies t.Tiprp aro I - (. none the few flies on top of the gar- Dage insiae xne incinerator nouse, waiting to be shoveled into the roanng blaze, were no doubt brought from the. aty- There isn't anything you could say especially but you could take off 0UT hat to Mr- Topper. ' The Example to Follow. Mr. Topper, with two assistants, has shown that an incinerator can be made hygienic and clean.