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S2ilD SSCTICNi I'AQES 7 TO 12. & PAGESS TODAY BKSSEHESESEHSHElESEia VOL. XXII- NO. 159. PENS ACOLA, FLORIDA. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1919, PRICE FIVE CENTS E-BffiAE ITCH THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN 1ARRBL IS : Ui B ! ir ea u Lza . R 1 ft' If I fl 1 AG flit ) AIRED ONE MEMBER OF SPECIAL IN VESTIGATE 3 COMMITTEE SUB MITS INTEF ESTING MINORITY REPORT. BY JOHN C. TRICE. Tallahassee. June 9. W. O. Wil liams, of Polk county, a member of the special committee to investigate the Btate chemist and the commis sioner of agriculture, made a minority report on that investigation this morning:. The majority report wag rather placating, but the minority re pori calls thinf s by the most com t, monly used rames, giving credit where the member thought credit was due and criticising as frankly where he thought crillcism was due. Th5 report will be Jound in full below: To the Honorable George II. Wilder, 4 Speaker of the House of Represen tatives, Tallahassee, llorida. Sir: As a member of the special commit tee appointed fcy house resolution to make the Investigation therein direct ed concerning charges and counter charges made ay . R. E. Rose, , state chemist, again t H. W. A. McRae, commissioner of agriculture, whose report, aigned by all members of said committee excel t myself, has this day been filed, I bg to file my dissent ing opinion in said matter as fol lows: " While a grest mass of testimony was submitted, and considerable ex pense incurred by the committee in its investigation, and necessarily bo In order to reach fair conclusions, in my opinion no one material charge made by the state chemist against the commissioner of' agriculture was even partially sustained; In the one in stance referred to in the majority re port, namely, the admission to regis tration by the commissioner of certain fertilizers, there was an opinion of the attorney general to the effect that these products were entitled to registration uncer the facts as tney existed, and It would seem unneces sary for Jthe stite to be put to the1 expense of halng the courts pass upon the question, as it certainly would be. should proceedings be brought and the attorney general's opinion be sustained. I concur in tie criticism contained in the majority report of the pros ecuting attorney of Duval county, lion L. D. Howell, and in the recom mendation that investigation of his inactivity by made by the governor, in mv oninion. the house of repre- DAn(atliraB Vina Vtpen unfairly treated CCIl T VU - and the dignity of the body belittled in having been drawn into a mere personal difference of opinion, and as a suggestion to prevent a recurrence, it would seem to me that legislation should be had to provide ror tne ap .iT,t nf th state chemist by the governor only upon the recommenda tion Or with tno consent oi mo missloner of agriculture. All of which is respectfully submitted. T & M WT It's nice to Bkim through the al r, but when ' you land, as this plane did, mid a tangle of wires, it's not. The, aviator struck the roof of a bar racks at Bambrook, Texas, and : handed the soldiers within the surprise of their lives. .... "''. :. SUPREME COURT FINDE DECISION IN FLAGLER CASE Tallahassee, Fla., June 7. The su preme court today affirmed the de cree rendered by Judge George Coup er Gibbs, in' the circuit court for St John's county, in the Flagler estate tax case. The opinion is by Circuit Judge James T. Wills, of Gainesville, who sat in the place of Judge West disqualified, and is concurred in by all the other Justices of the supreme court. The case was styled, "The State of Florida and St. John's County, appel ants, vs William H. Beardsley, et al, as trustees under the last will and testament of Henry M. Flagler, de ceased." Mr. Flagler died in Slay. 1913. leav ing a will in which he appointed the three named persons executors and trustees. These persons promptly qualified as executors in St. John's county and" filed an inventory in the EE Personal Mention a The Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at the Bivouac at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The steamship JSverglades arrived in port yesterday from Tampa and will load ammonia cargo for Cuba. The government cargo steamer Lake Superior arrived In port yesterday and began taking cargo of steel billets. Friends will be pleased to learn that George Steve Roberts who has been ill at his home, 412 West Gregory street, is reported as improving. Mrs. C. W. Tarleton, of Mobile, Js visiting in the city as the guest ot Mr. and Mrs. S. T. McAdam at their home on Bast Gadsden street. William Mann, a demonstartor for Style-Plus clothing, -will be at the M. & O. store this morning with a full line of suitings and overcoatings. WESTERN UNION RELEASES ALL UNION KEYMEN Chicago, III., J discharge of ur Western Union sued last nig; walk-out Wedne telnhone emnlo ef from all pai J. Konenkamp, i of the telepgra day. Konenkan east today. He OOfl workers to strike. N une 9. Reports of the ion operators by the following the call is- lt for a nation-wido sday of telegraph and res, have been receiv ts of the country, S. ntemational president hers' union, said to lp arrived from the said he expected 70, be affected by the ilffcr Ycj DaSy Is Dam Think Now Abcct tlu Tim to Com. Afterward. i ???uho,d ln youp rm your tiny KX ? S hf lB that 'ou can feel th3 before ts arrival you did all In your pow er to give to it . haon or. -nit.i . Friends are welcoming . out again Mrs. S. T. McAdam, who has recov ered after having been confined by ill ness at her home, 1025 Bast Gadsden street. One of the first watermelons to ripen here this season was a 20 pound Cobb Gem which came fro mthe garden of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Ellison. 1501 Blount street, and was cut Sunday. Miss Velma Maura Is being royally welcomed home by friends on her re- wu,tl, juuges court or Air. nagler a of thft session of the legislature. nuiin assets, wnicn were, witn negligible exceptions, altogether in tangible property, the nominal amount being about $46,000;000. Mr. Beardsley and Mr. Kenan live in Pensacola, Fla. The executors ad vertised in accordance with the law for presentation of claims against the estate and after the expiration of two years from the advertisement they from time to time, transferred some of the assets to the trustees and Jn 1915 having paid all the debts and all the legacies, transferred to themselves as trustees, the remainder of the es tate. In 1916 the tax officers of St, John's county assessed the properties shown by the inventory of Mr. Flagler's es tate in the county Judge's office for five millions dollars, and levied tax thereon; this tax was assessed for the year 1916 and in that year all the evi dence of the property assessed were in New York City, and the business of the esate was done there. The assessment was against William A. Blount, H. Beardsley and William R. Kenan, Jr., trustees for the heirs and distributors for the legatee and the estate of Henry M. Flagler, deceasocu The tax was not paid and the suit was started in the circuit court for St. John's county to enforce on the property a lien for taxes. Judge Gibbs, in the circuit court. held that the tax was unlawfully as sessed ana levied na the suprems court now sustains Judge GibtfV rul lng that the defendants as trusteed under the last will and testament of Mr. Flagler were not in 1916 property assessable by the tax assessor of St John s county and they neither re sided in said city nor was any of the property therein. AUTO RUNDS DOWN BOY ON PALAFOX; LITTLE HARM DONE ence. dentists CSV thnf V...v.. feelings of the ::pctant mother greatly fu'ISl lnranteaUh nd dl8lon of the For over half u century thousands o women who have used the tlmo-honorea remedy. Mather's Friend, say that thev entirely escaped t ausea, nervousness and that peculiar distressing feeling so usual where nature is unaided. They thus pre rerved a wonder"ul!y bright and happv cisposition. which reflects so markedlv Upon the unborn child. By the regular use of Mother's Friend the muscles are riade and kept soft and! elastic to readily yield to nature's de-' ond for expansion without the usuaf s Yrenchln strain. The nerves are not drawn upon, and a a consequence the -p-trt mother ! calm and serene and the nights are not disturbed with nervous twitching, and tie crisis Is one of Joy ami happiness. Writ- the Bradfleld Regulator Company. Dept. K, IySrasr Iiuilding, Atlanta. Oeor-J jria. for their Motherhood Book, of value ti every woman, and get a bottle of Mother's Friend irom your drug-gist and & Kin a treatment that will bring real result. i An accident occurred in " front of the Pastime theater last night shortly before midnight, when Marry McEw en, of 317 East Intendencia street, was knocked dowd by an automobile owned and driven by T. F. Buuet, H East Pensacola Heights. Physicans who attended young McEwen stated that he was painfully bruised, but not seriously injured. Witnesses declared the accident was unavoidable, as far as Butler was concerned, as McEwen stepped into the path of the car. we are still in need of common labor ersr" says Manager W. V. McNeir. Recorder Morey disposed of 29 cases in police court yesterday. Nine were charged with the offense of gambling, five fo rlewdness and five for disor derly conduct. W. E. Jennings, the sol dier who was arrested Saturday for threatening with a gun, was fined $25 and costs. ' ; Yellow. Means. You Need Calo tabs, the De-Nauseated Colo mel Tablet that is Purified from the Nauseating' and Un pleasant Effects. Feel mean,' look yellow? Tour liver is out of fix! The poisonous bile is being retained in your system.. You need a good dose of calomel for it is the only thing that will do the worku - Why not try Calotabs, the new and improved calomel tablet that is as de lightful to take as it is beneficial in cleansing the Hver and purifying the system ? Calotabs contain all of , the valuable medicinal qualities' of calo mel but are freed from the unpleasant and dangerous effects. One tablet at bedtime, with a swallow of water, that's all. No taste, no griping, no nausea, no salts. You wake up in the morning feeling fine, with a clean liver and a hearty appetite. Eat what you please, no danger. ' Calotabs are sold only in original, sealed packages. Price thirty-five cents.. The finest ' medicine in the world for biliousness, indigestion and constipation. So fine that your drug gist is authorized to refund the price as a guarantee that you will be thor oughly delgihted with Calotabs. adv). Friends of John J. Sweeney, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sweeney will be glad to learn that news has been re ceived of his expected arrival in the States the last of this month.; Mr. Sweeney is a member of company C. 54 th Infantry, with the occupation forces in Germany. COX COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT IS BRILLIANT Mrs. Elizabeth" Hill, leaves sometime the first of this month for her old home in England to visit her sons, Reverend George and Dave Harrison, Mrs. Hill has spent the past 13 years in 'this country with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Graham at her home on East Gonzatea street, and has many friends who will regret to learn of her intended depar ture. " ' ..-';' ' '" ' ' Miss Beatrice Howe returned home yesterday morning from Warrington, Va., where she attended school, and enjoyed spending the week in Annap olis, where she participated in tho commencement festivities. W. K. Robinson, who has been visit lng for several days with his daughter, Mrs. L. C. Clark, at Louisville,, Ga., returned last night, accompanied by Mrs. Clark, who wil visit her relatives here for a short time. The tug Sea King towing the Avio and the Geo. T. Locke, also the tug Nlmrod. arrived from Cuba yesterday light. They will take lumber or coal cargo and ,sall again for Cuban ports within, a few days, it Is expected. J. E. Harms, of this city, was arrest ed in Milton yesterday o na charge of incest, and a deputy from the office of Sheriff Van Pelt went after him on the evening train, ' arriving back at 10:25, and committing him to the coun ty Jail. IT. S. Commissioner Sullivan yes terday gave hearing to the case of a young girl, aged 15, charged with vio lation ' section 13 of the draft act, known as the zone law. He ordered her held under surveillance, to await the action of the' courts. Mrs. Joseph Bruna, daughter of City License Inspector Frank X. Car roll, . who was operated upon a few days ago for appendicitis, is Improving very rapidly and expects to be able to leave the Pensacola hoslptal, where the operation was performed, in a short time. ' . . . ANTOS COLLIDE ON PALAFOX WITHOUT SERIOUS RESUI TS N. Hudson, of the navy yard, and E. W. Rearden. 213 East Government street, had a collision with their au tomobiles on Palafox street, between Government and Zarragossa streets, at 5:30 last night. The accident was described by the pc.ice as unavoid able, and no arrests wer made. Cap tain H-per V undestood to be further investigating the matter. Only slignt injury occurred to the machines, and but a general shaking of to the occu pants. Ensign Joseph Collins, TJ. . S. X., has been placed on inactive duty and has returned to his home in Louisville, Ky., Lieutenant Bartley Bull, who has also teen stationed here for some time is on inactive duty and left Sunday night for. his home in Charleston, S. C. Among guests in the city who are making their home at the San Carlos are J. J. McCackill and family of De Funlak Springs, Fla.; Mrs. J. D. Pep per, Miss M. E. Williams, Miss Myrtle Myers, of Chipley, Fla.; A. G. Camp bell, of DeFunlak Springs, Fla.; S. A. Alford, of Chipley, Fla.; A. B. Arnold and J. J. Qulgley, of New York City; C. M. Sewell, of Atlanta, Clyde Hop kins, of Montgomery, George B. Shale, of Rochester, N. Y. ; V. ' H. Northcutt, of Atlanta, B. A. Jones, of the Western Union Telegraph company, Atlanta. Miss Grace DeCamp, after spending the winter in Pensacola has depart ed to attend the wedding of her cousin. Miss Louise Garrett, which takes place at their beautiful country home, "Syc amore Park" Woodford, Co., on June 12th. She will also visit at "Hollen den" the home of her great grand father, Olliver Tarra, in Jessamine Co., before returning to her home in Oak Park, 111. Miss DeCamp is a talented vocalist and musician and was quite popular in musical circles here. She has numerous friends in Pensacola and in Kentucky wh'ere she has frequently visited. Rub-My-Tlsm is a great pain killer. It relieves pain and sore ness caused by Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, etc. adv FERTILIZERS DROP NEARLY 30 PER CENT Washington. June 9. Farmers of the country should obtain their mixed fer tilizers for the full season of 1919 at an average price about . 30 per cent lower than the prices which obtained for the spring season Justpast. the de partment of agriculture said tonight in an -announcement giving a list of prices ranging from $21.75 to $56.25 for ammonia, phosphoric acid and potash compounds to which the manufacturers have agreed. ' ' - - The exercises of the ; seventy-seventh commencement ' of Cox College began last Friday and continued through Wednesday the following week. The baccalaureate sermon was preached by Dr. Rufus Washington Weaver, president of Mercer Univer sity. The weather Ideal ror ail eawi cises and the beautiful campus never looked more lovely and attractive. The bright, buoyant spirit of the sweet girl graduates added an Inspiration to all the exercises The much mooted question of rail road control by the government, was discussed and settled by the two lit erary Societies. The Philologlans con tended that the United States should not operate the railroads, whereas, the Lanlers contended that It ' should. The arguments presented by the Philologlans were all convincing, and whereupon, the Judges decided that the United States should not operate the railroads. , There were forty-three certificates awarded to the young Sadies of the college. The following are the names of those who were fortunate enough to win these honors: Misses Hortensia Boltel, Dulce Boltel. , Wilhelmlna Broyles, Xena Frederick, Alma Neth erland, Sara Patrick, Ruth Ingle. Margaret Spinks, Myrtle AdamB, Helen Atkinson, Leila Bagley, Pansye Bargeron, Florence Bowers, Delia Bryan, Pearl Dunstan, Lois Ferris. Theodosia Geiger, Ruby Hogan, Lois Lythgoe, Reba Martin, Julia Mash burn, Pearl Mcintosh, Ellenor Stew art, Ethel Stuart, Louise Stuart, Mat tie Florence Stringfellow, Luclle Thomas. Ethel Thompson, Earlyne TurniDseed. Maude Wheeler, wr.iiford. Evelyn Ware and Voltz. Diplomas with degrees were . con ferred upon the following young lad ies: Misses Leila .. Bagley, Naomi Parker. Martha . Callaway Atkinson, Annie Catherine Mills. . Jessie Helen Todd, Inez Virginia Wallace, and Ar lena Williams. Miss. Maude Wheeler received the diploma in piano.. . President William S. Cox made the announcements for the coming year. The seventy-seventh session has been the most successful one in a number of years, yet, the prospects for next year are still brighter. The largest number of students at this time of the year has been enrolled for the com ing session. A strong faculty has i. iin. and reat plans are contemplated for the frovemn.t of the building, and special work will add to the beauty of the large campus. Cox College has always had an eyo for the beautiful as well as the prac tical, and has striven for the slogan that our daughters of the south are worthy of the beet, in the beautiful environs and intellectual training, Nell Rutli What is Rheumatism? Why Suffer Froi It? The U. S. Employment Service for the week ending June 7, reports the following activities: Ten transfers re ceived, all of which were ex-service men, and 18 transfers made, . four of which were ex-service men; 90 regis trations. 23 of; which weer ex-service men; 70 referred. 19 of which were ex service men; .113 reported placed and 43 of thi snumber were ex-service men. J "Local conditions are improving, but Sufferers Should It Is a Blood Infection and Can Be Permanently Relieved. - and which is not effected by salves Realize That and ointments. It is important that you rid yourself of this terrible dis ease before it goes too far. S. S. S. is the blood purifier that has stood .the test of time, having .been in constant Rheumatism means that the blood has become saturated with uric acid poison. It does not require medical advice Tihlde -Tjnfcle -Tetleys Tea is the heat-dispelling summer drink. When you sit down to lunch or dinner or in the afternoon with a chilled, tinkling glass of Tetley's deliciouscool ing, iced tea you say good-bye to heat! Tetley's Teas are selected from 15 or more of the world's finest tea gardens. They are carefully blsnded . and packed to keep the strength and flavor secure. Serve Tetley's Orange Pekoe Tea iced. You'll forget the heat! TETLEYS ir Other Flours may promise much, but Rising Sun SUPERLATIVE SELF RISING FLOUR KEEPS THE FAITH Itfcives you LIGHTNESS, WHITENESS and PURITY combined with RICH . NUTRIMENT and PERFECT LEAVENING, 'Vs" WELLES-KAHN CO., Pensacola. Fla. COME AND EN JOY .YOURSELF DANCING AND BATHING ROAD INN, ACROSS THE BAY , DANCES 4 -Nights Each Week 4 Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday Music by Seven-Piece Orchestra Boats leave City Wharf, Palafox Street, daily at 2 :30 p. m., 7 :30 p. m., and every 2 hours Saturdays and Sundays, com mencing at 8 a.m. CUT RATE DRUG STORE DR. M. C. BEVERETTE, Proprietor 420 West Belmont Street Office Phone 938 Residence Phone 1668 HAMILTON RUSSELL, P. D. "Only the Best" 212 South Palafox Street Phone 846 "EVERYTHING IN DRUGS" NORTH FLORIDA CHAMBER TO MEET AT PANAMA CITY Whereas, The North Florida Cham ber of Commerce will hold Its annual meeting- in Panama City. Florida, on Septmeber 3 and 4. 1010; aim Whereas, St- Andrews Bay is the most beautiful bay in the world and is destined to become one of the most important ports of the South, and of espeecial Importance to the State of Florida. Therefore, The Xorth Florida use for more than fifty years. It wif U ILamber of Commerce and the cltzens do for you what it has done for thou sands of others, drive the rheumatic poison out of your blood, making: it pure and strong: and enabling- it- to to know that good health is absolute- T make you well. S. S. S. Is guaranteed ly dependent upon pure blood. When the muscles and joints become sore and drawn, with rheumatism, it is not a wise thing to take a little salve and by rubbing- it on the sore spot, expect to get rid of your rheumatics. Tou must go deeper than that, down deep into the blood where- the poison lurks laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. (adv). purely vegetable, it will do the work and not harm the most delicate stom ach. Write the physician . of. this com pany and let him advise with you. Advice is furnished without charge. Address Swift Specific Co, 253 Swift of, Bay county extend to the mem bers of the legislature and. to their families a cordial invitation to at tend the meeting on the above datfR For the Relief of Rheumatic Pains. When you have stiffness and sore ness of the muscles, aching joints and find it difficult to move without pain try massaging the affected parts with Chamberlain's Liniment. It will relieve the pain and make rest and sleep possible. Adv. A Chance to fit your store with up-to-date fixtures at less than factory cast. We have for sale the follow ing: 5 6-ft. Section Walker Bins 1 10-ft. Section Walker Bin 2 4-ft. Section Walker Bins . 1 6-ft. Section Walker Bin 1 36 Drawer Counter. 2 12-ft. Counters. 1 Multigraph Printing Ma chine. 1 Small Slicing Machine 1 Vegetable Stand. 1 Thread Cabinet v 1 Cheese Case 1 Cake Stand 1 Angldile Computing Scale Hoffman & Sellers Auto Co.