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A- THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 31,.19I9. VrRUISES-CinS 1 fV Cleanse thoroughly J I) J reduce Inflammation - y fey cold wet compres ses apply lightly, without friction- ' .YOUR BODYGUARD -30f. SWIMMING CAMPAIGN PLANS ARE BEING SHAPED FOR MONDAY Plans arc now being worked out for the wimminsr ramnalrn week, beein- nlng August 4th and continuing1 until the th-' Some men who are among tikm best swimmers In Pensacola, also some of the best athletes, are to aid In the instruction at the park. The classes win De conauciea at earviow Park , and the T. M. C. A. has been assured of the hearty cooperation of the managers at Bayvlew in this most worthy undertaking. The slogan of the campaign will be "Every boy a swimmer. The aim and purpose of the campaign will be to teacb as nearly every boy in Pen sacola how to swim and to take care ot oidku in ine water, xnis vain- paign has been Incited by the many deaths from drowning in and around the city within recent years. The campaign will be open to every boy in Pensacola between the ages of 19 and 18 years, and parents who have small boys are urged to see that they are registered at one of the places assigned for registration in time to get in the class and see that they are present at every session of the ciaas, once they are registered. The Y. M. C. A. is making plans to take care of a larce class of youths and they desire it made plain that there is absolutely no fee attached to this campaign and that every boy within reach of the bay should take advantage of this opportunity to learn to swim and timid mothers should feel no fear whatever in having their -boys get into the class, as every pre caution will be thrown around them and men of experience and ability win be in charge. A class for boys who are not work in? will be conducted at 9:30 in tiyo mornings and a class for working boys will ba conducted at 6:30 in the eve nings. These two hours have been se lected so there may be no excuse for any boy not getting into one or the other of the classes, and that every boy may have the same opportunity to learn to take care of himself. Registration cards are now at the following places and every boy above the age of ten years is urged to go and register his name and be at the morning class on Monday, August 4, unless he is a working boy, and then at 6:30 In the afternoon: Wilson -Biggs Co., The Sportsman Supply Co, circulation manager f the Pensacola Journal and Pensacola News and at office at Bayvlew Park. ... , These cards have been arranged so the boy may sign his name, his adr dress and the name of his parents. This information is vdeslred that the Y. M. C A. may know Just how many boys are really Interested in their own welfare, and the welfare of those who might become dependent upon their ability to save them in the water. arrant BEPAREMT TO OBIT CO AL SUPERINTENDENT FIGURES 5 000 ANNUALLY MAY BE SAVED BY USING FUEL OIL INSTEAD OF COAL. BUILDING BREAKS : ALL RECORDS SAYS INSPECTOR WOLFE The record has been broken in Pen sacola in building operations for the last two years. Twenty permits were Issued for June by Ctilldmg Inspector TV'olfe, who states that this is the I r eaten t number for any 30-day period ince he went Into office in 1917. The city of Pensacola will save ap proximately 35,000 next year if fuel oil instead of coal is used by the water department, according to Superinten dent Sweeney. , Expenditures for coal this year totalled $15,000 And it has been estimated that the same amount would have to be apportioned in the budget for fuel this year. If oil is used, it is claimed that 1 on every ton of coal can be saved and that the de pleted finances of the department will be partially restored. An estimated . of the funds required for the substitution of oil for coal will be given to the board of city com missioners when they meet next Mon day afternoon. It is probable that at that time. some definite decision will be reached, .6".'. TAX VALUATION RAILROAD PROPERTY SHOWS BIG INCREASE Tallahassee, July 30 The assessed valuations of the several railroads and telegraph lines for the state of Flor ida for the purpose of taxation for the year have Just been-for warded fronw.the , comptroller's off ice to the tax assessors of the various counties through which the lines are operated. ... The railroad and telegraph assess ment apportioned to the various comi ties shows a substantial Increase in every county, with but one or two exceptions, which is due to the fact that the assessing board determined that under the law all terminal val nations existing on the several lines should be distributed pro rata to the main track mileage throughout the counties traversed by such lines; these valuations, heretofore, haying been applied solely within the "connty in which such terminal valuations were located. The total valuations of all rail road and telegraph property, as as sessed by the board, of the year 1919, amounts to 349,788,308. The total val uation for the year 1918 was $45,472,- 83. The total increase1 in the valua tion of the railroad and telegraph property for 1919, over 1918, is Jl,- 315,625. GRAPE CULTURE IS ATTRACTING GIRLS OF ESCAMBIA CLUBS Escambia county girls will go In for grape culture as the newest line of work for their activities. Already it has been demonstrated that certain vineyards In the town of Santa Ros. in Walton county rival those of Cali fornia and it is believed that Pensa cola and the outlying districts can equal this record. Planting of grapes , will be a part of the program for the various canning club girls. Home demonstration agents will meet in Tallahassee, 'August 11 16, to map out the plan of procedure. . Miss "Margaret Cobb, local agent, will be among those attending ' the conference. She will bring back the fruits of her experience and teach young girls of the district 'the art of grape culture during the coming sum mer..'. ' GOOD s merchants k" and good mer chandise are an ihsep- arable combination. That's why the good tire dealers in your town recommend and sell the new Gray Sidewall Firestone. Most miles per dollar ioT you means most patronage for them. TIKES Moot Miles per Dollar UNITED AUTO SALES CO. Phone 2099 33 W. Garden St. PENSACOLA BUGGY WORKS Phone 57 - 131 E. Intendencia HOFFMAN & SELLERS AUTO CO. ; Phone 825 2 : 57 E. Gregory JkSnUSS7.JUD CAVALRY MPS WiK PRAISED RfCBftfT PUNITIVE EXPEDITION INTO JUAREZ TO DRIVE OUT VILLA TROOPS WAS SPECTAC ULAR EVENT.' Washington, July SO. Official de tailed reports pn the recent punitive expedition into Juarez to drive out Villa troops, when , the battle there threatened lives of Americans in EX Paso, give especial praise to the work of both the -artillery and the cavalry. ;lt is said that some of the achieve ments of second battalion of the 82nd field artillery under command of Lt. Col. H. I Newbold were as spectacu lar as any in the great war when the small nature of the engagement is taken into consideration. Th report says Colonel JCewbpld had Ills men and guns in so closely be hind the skirmish line that they were ready to fire before the infantry had made contact, . and the instant the command to fire -"was given, the ehrapuel began sweeping" the fence corners and "grand stand of the race track, where ' the Villa troops were, exactly on the target. t Colonel Newbold's batteries grot off sixty-four rounds with such speed and accuracy that observers report the action like a performance of the prize gun teams in .France which made new records with the French 75'e. When the infantry advanced, every point of vantage around the Mexican position was found riddled with steel bullets. - The cavalry comes - in for a full measure of praise for its rapid move ment to cut off the main rebel body while the performance of the engi neers in throwing across JBie Rio Grande In less than i an hour, a pon toon - bridge capable of bearlmr the heaviest equipment is reported as having set new records in that line. The "doughboys" of the infantry, of course, come in for their usual share of praise which is in no way dimmed by the mention of the success of the engineers, cavalry and artillery. LOCAL SERVICE MAN TO GET FOUR YEARS AT CORNELL Sergeant H. B. Homan, of the 472nd Engineers, who was until recently sta tkmyi at Fort Barrancas, but who has now received his discharge and is em ployed as a civilian engineer at Barran cas, will secure a four year course -at Cornell university free of cost, if he can pass the necessary examinations. Sergeant Homan, who Is adisabled maa and who therefore can benefit by the vocational edncatlon offered by the gov ernment under the rehabilitation act. some time ago asked one of the gov ernment's vocational advisers, E. Griggs who was in Pensacola, about the possi bility or his studying cartooning. The vocational adviser asked Sergeant Ho man for some tangible evidence of his ability. The front-page cartoon of the June issue of "The Vocational Sum mary,' published by the federal board for vocational education, is the answer. This cartoon represents a disabled sol- die.' crossing a wide chasm into the land of opportunity over a walkway entitled Vocational Education. "While Mr. Grigga was here he made his headquarters with the local War Camp Community Service, and with the assitance given Sergeant Homan by Mr. GrlKgs and the War Camp Community Service, the ex-service man has been promised the four-year course at Cor nelL He will probably go to Meriden, Conn., his home, to take the examina tion. If he passes the examination success fully, he will "get $75 a month, paid by the government, in addition to his tree education. Sergeant Homan will not be content merely to sturry cartooning at Cornell, but he will also take a general course, Including the general sciences. One other local organization wbicn has recently been offering valuable assist ance to disabled soldiers is the Red Ci oss chapter, which helps the men set information, fill out their blank papers property, and assists tnem wun ineir in surance problems. , Sergeant Homan s case is one snowing how the wounded ex-service man may come out victorious over physical han dicaps. . ' '- STILL UNDECIDED . AS TO NURSE FOR VENEREAL CLINIC " Decision as to the naming of . a health nurse by the city. , a part of whose duties would be in connection with the proposed venereal clinic, is still undecided. Health Commissioner Pou stated yesterday that he had not made up his mind in the matter. He said he was not yet ready to give his answer to the special committee from the Ro tary Club which is insisting that this work be done. Mr. Pou had previously endorsed the plan. Mayor Sanders is on record as stating that he doubted the practic ability of the procedure. JACKSONVILLE MAN HERE WANTS TO SPLIT CENTENNIAL New plans for holding the Florida purchase centennial in three cities of the state, Pensacola. Jacksonville and Tampa, are now under way, according to Telfiar Stockton, of Jacksonville, who Is spending & short time In Pen sacola. . , . - The idea Is to have a four-months exposition in each place. Pensacola would open it, Jacksonville close the celebration and Tampa have the mid dle ground. - - '"- . "A m no mm. SPARKLING like champagne, zestful, refre3hin2T never fails to win a welcome. Guests and hcstcca, alEss, tram with delight to its carbonated, satisfying swreetneca. -: Orange-Crush is made from the fruit oil pressed from frcah, xipi oranges and such other wholesome ingredients ao pure grczLulatcdj sugar, carbonated water and citric acid, which is a natural acid1 found in oranges, lemons and gie-fruit.. r Orange-Crush is the drink delightful Obtainable wherever cci5 drinks are sold. Order a case of Orangc-Crucfu 126 East Chase Street Phone 587. i.9 Stomach ills permanently disappear after drinking the celebrated Shivar Mineral Water. Post tlvtly guaranteed by money-back offer. Tastes fine; costs a trifle. Delivered anywhere by enr Fensacote. Agents, West Florida Grocery Co. Phone tnem. (0 0 - J E. LUTZ IS BACK IN CITY FROM THE INTERNMENT CAMP E. Lutx. president of the former Xutz Shipping company, who was in terned as a German enemy alien, is back In Pensacola. He registered at the San Carlos yesterday. Mr. LAitz was arrested on & presi dential warrant, issued shortly after the United States entered the world war. He Is said to have financed propaganda for collecting money from German -Americans and transmitting it -through Spain. SUIT IS FILED AGAINST GROCER IN AUTO KILLING Lewis Lane, a negro, has Instituted suit against B. P. Hardy, a grocerymaa. whose automobile is alleged to have killed Steve Lane, six years old. his son. The suit for 125.000 has been brought in the circuit court. C W. Girdles tone Is attorney for Lane. FOUR MILLIONS DESTITUTE IN HUNGRY POLAND Warsaw, iroiaiiu. j uijr v. n -- tlmated that there are 4,000,000 desti tute persons m Poland, Including I, 000,000 mothers and children. or iv years the struggling armies of Russia and the central powers - swept . back and forth over the country. Thous ands of houses and buildings were de stroyed. " Now that peace has settled upon the rest of the world, Poland is still engaged in frontier warfare. From the Baltic to the .Carpathians, on a front three times the length t the former western one, the Pola are mobilized. Even women and girls are performing military service, not aa their French and American sisters were In hospitals and ambulznces, but on the firing line with -rifles In their hands. Despite these conditions, . the new Polish governrzrat is rzii.ij a de termined effort t care fcr its civilians with the assiliis cf al-id relief LET STEVE FIX 'ELI He Knows How ROYAL SHOE SHOP THE LEADED FOR MEN Ain EOYO . SOUTH PALAFOX STCZST: agencies. The American lied Crocs has already sent to Poland a dosen trxl:?ads of supplies, clothing, m-ii-c: and children's food. TTLit llt L 5 neant to the new repute U r td up in the statement of a Pollih government official who toll the Red Cross workers: "Ton are saving: a race which hrs strurIod fcr lndpddence for hua drevls of years, and are winning their eYrlxstic3 rratitugs and XrU-:'' LOAtiZ ON HSAL CZTATZ, T7s land t3 easy on real estats ta city on short notice. Pleas ctiO ts application if you have aa Axtriit of Title to th property. - Call and see us. Tins watson xcrxcr, Ine, T Euth Palaf Ct. LAD2H7 BATZUTTG CZ0Z3 . ALL CCLCZ3