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PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1919.
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Paris Deliberations.
ELGIUM PROTESTS
REPRESENTATION
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berof Delegates Bolshe-
vikes Seek Negotiations
Paris. Jan. 17. After explaining
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Germany must eenver ay r our u-
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n i q.L!ns uai:mift ktnnt.
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Brussels. Jan. 17. Havai) The
Eeiq an cabinet has oeciaeo xo cna
the allied governments m wn
the number ot oeigian ocicyw
to the peace comerencc- i
e f" 1
-: I U..M w.J li mum.
fcer of Belgian delegates as two.
three.
Copenhagen, Jan. 17. Maxim
Lvinoff, former Bolshevikl am
bassador at London, ham sent
njteto President Wilson, declaring '
tf-ai the Bolsheviki government of
Russia is prepared to cease its
fccKd propaganda if the allies will
agree to enter into peace negotia
tions with it, according to the
ssfiai democrats.
Paris. Jan IT. The supreme coun-
! ended Us session today, having en
r'.y coir.plf -ted its work. It will not
e: aaa'.n t.fore the opening of the
soft rongress tomorrow.
i'.ris. J.in. 17 Tlie scene is set for
" pening of the peace . congress
l o'clock tomorrow afternoon with
cv- r.'fi:'. nrrasion.
Tie ina'; rietails were concluded at
r,.f-"'.:n? of the supreme council to
: r ! th oflrrt'.al list of delegates
The personel embraces
" '; e most notable gatherings
"3te.-Tn-n the world has ever seen.
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''not tan!-?. President Poincare, of
""z", win enter with an escort of
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Rhine to Be Barrier.
Treves Wednesday) It Is the con
W'jr of .Marshal Foch that tho
-:n? ni'Jst be made the barrier be-
e l this clearly today to American
rarer correspondents. Marshal
pointed out that peace must
r,aimensnrate with th nrleft of
r.O'n.-
nnar.y has been beaten," he said.
reoperation in a short time is
Ksxbie. it Is the duty of the
Continued on Page 6
OSLY ALLIES TO
JOIN IN LEAGUE
OF NATIONS HILL
Tork' Jan- 7- Tne union of na-
a-i'V,, , fousht to bring the inter-
Ot' a world npfl.-o fnr fhm
merit of the principles of hu
said David Jayne Hill,
ambassador to Germany, to
' York State Bar Association
arm.-
ht.
w - -unui3L oi i.nose nations
- -"ppaker
predicted the United
ever transfer to a leagu
JI. the authority vested by
st:tution solely. A revised onin-
i -i".. V.n.'-'rica's "He in international
SiT." 'J:u not call for any abridge-
- - o
tfte Monroe dr-trtna r- nh.
j. :on to national interests, he
SLIGHT VISIT
DS WHEN SHOTS
hBB MARAUDERS
7K ars ere discovered in the
n Edmunason at 605 -North
-i";-"..avenuo Thursday night, and
' ".V r. n f I . .
is!i ,!-vr umunason xurnea a
F;li a rr- n them and fired a shot
S'iv. 0ivr. a pay envelope Just
V0r? he railroad company is
i ! r'ave been soueht y the
-V '!r Tne "latter was re
' -V . I o!lc yesterday morn.
n has v 0 in identity of the
- iouncu
SUB-CHASERS TURNED INTO RESCUE SHIPS
Sub-chasers played a big part, as here shown, in tak
ing wounded men off the stranded transport, Northern Pa
cific, ashore at Fire Island New Year's Day. The airplane
overhead carried cigarets and newspapers to the men on
board awaiting transfer to shore by the smaller boats or by
breeches buoy.
STATE SEEKS
TO STOP U. S.
PHONE BOOST
RAILROAD COMM.SS.ON OF FLOR-
iua ottKS INJUNCTION IN U. S.
COURT HOT LEGAL BATTLE ON
Claiming unjust discrimination on
the part of the Postmaster General, as
a violation of President's Wilson's spe-
cinc statement tnat the taxing over
of the lines was not intended to inter
fere with etate control, Dozier A. De
Vane, Attorney for the Florida Rail
road Commission, filed a petition yes
terday for a. temporary Injunction to
restrain the company from putting
into effect the new tolls, covered by
order No. 2495. issued by Postmaster
General Burleson.
Judge Sheppard will hear arguments
on the petition sitting in chancery
this morning. Attorney General Greg
ory wired U. S. District Attorney John
L. Neeley yesterday to represent the
company. He will be assisted by Hunt
Chipley, of Atlanta, attorney for the
Southern Bell Company, in conducting
the prosecution. Mr. De Vane wiU
represent the Florida Railroad Com
mission. The petition attacks the validity of
the proclammatlon, which authorizes
the postmaster general to fix tolls and
asserts that this power still remains in
the state of Florida, through the rail
road commission.
It is contended that, through Mr.
Burleson's order, the person-to-person
toll is raised about 25 per cent., the
toll for appointment conversations is
raised nearly 50 per cent., and that
charees are made for attempts to
communicate with persons
there is no conversation.
where
ROSA LUXEMBURG
DUBBED STRONG
MAN OF HUN REDS
Berlin, Thursday, Jan. 16. Rosa
Luxemburg, who was killed by Ber-
lln mob today, was dubbed, "The I cers' reserve corps.
strongest woman in Germany," but J The class was graduated last Wed
contrary to general impression she had ; nesday, and were issued their com-
no active personal part in staging the
revolutionary movements at Kiel and
Berlin, as she has been in prison un
til a few days before November out
breaks. However, in nine weeks of cam
paigning, she became even more rad
ical than Llebnecht, earning the title
of "The High Priestess of Bolshev
ism." She was small and fat, mis
shapen and uncomely, but possessed a
remarkable and almost masculine
vocal equipment.
THREATEN GREAT
STRIKE JULY 4 TO
GET MOONEY FREE
Chicago, Jan. 17. The resolutions
committee of the International Work
ers' Defense League today recom
mended that a committee of five be
sent to Washington to demand fed
eral intervention to free Thomas J.
Mooney from prison; a campaign of
publicity, and, these measures failing,
to call a general strike, July 4, first,
however, submitting the strike call
to a referendum vote of workers.
Radicals who opposed the appeal to
Washington and demanded a general
strike May 1, were out-voted in tho
committee. The proposed resolutions
provide that the referendum shall be
completed by June 1.
LOWER PRICES
PREDICTED FOR
COAL BY U. S. A.
Washington. Jan. 17. Fuel admin
istration officials expect a decrease
in the price of bituminous coal re
sulting from an order issued today,
discontinuing maximum prices and
eliminating the zone system of dis
tribution. The order to effective Feb
ruary th first, .
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TRANSPORTS NEAR
U. S. WITH TROOPS
FROM OVER THERE
Washington, Jan. 17. The transport
Mellta bringing 300 officers and 1300
men from France will arrive at Bos
ton, January 21 and the transport
Orizaba with 100 officers and 2600
men Is due at New York January 23.
Target "th.t d ml
jwest.
Other transports now en route from
France are the Frances I Skinner,
due at New Tork January 30 with New
Jersey troops: the Federal, due at
Newport News January 26, with one
casual company of Virginia men; the
Montlcello, due at Newport News,
January 27. with a detachment of
Pennsylvania troops, and the Cala
mare due at New Tork January 24
with 36 casual officers.
Newport News, Va., Jan. 17. The
battleships Louisiana and New Hamp
shire, bringing troops from France,
scheduled to arrive today, have been
diverted to New Tork, it was an
nounced today at transport headquar
ters. The Louisiana- has on board the
headquarters and supply companies
and batteries A, B and C of the 59th
coast artillery. The New Hampshire
is bringing a headquarters detachment
and batteries D, E and F of the 59th
coast artillery. The units are made up
principally of New Tork men. Trans
ports will probably reach New Tork
Wednesday or Thursday.
FLORIDA BOY
COMMISSIONED
A LIEUTENANT
PENSACOLIAN MADE SECOND
LIEUTENANT AT CENTRAL OF
FICERS' TRAINING SCHOOL. IN
ATLANTA.
The names of 13 Florida boys, among
them William Daniell, Pensacola, ap
pear in a list of 338 candidates just
graduated from the central officers'
training school for the infantry ofn-
missions on that day.
The graduates of the class of Jan
uary 15 have been in attendance for
the past several months. Upon, grad
uating Wednesday they were immedi
ately given their honorable discharges
from active service and started back
to their homes at once.
The graduation of the class of Jan
uary 15 leaves only about 100 officer
candidates in training In the central
school here. These are slated to be
graduated on February 15. The newly
graduated class represents practically
every state In the union, several north
ern and eastern states having the
largest contingents.
The following are the nonaa men
graduated and commissioned as
second lieutenants:
William Edward Daniell, Pensacola;
Andrew Jackson Allen, Fort Meyers;
Archer Eugene Carpenter, Orlando:
Ralph Crosby. San Mateo; Geo. Har
rison Dickie, Palmetto; William Dan
iel Gillls, DeFuniak Springs; Charles
Jay Hardee." Madison; unaries Mc
Coy Johnson, 33 East Monroe street.
Jacksonville; Samuel Gideon Johnson.
525 Third street, St. Petersburg; Ralph
Theely Man. 110 Olive street. Palm
Beach: Roy Nickerson. South Jack
sonville; Gerald Joseph O'Reilly, 21S
Eleventh street. Miami; Clement Lee
Theed, Miami.
CONSPIRATORS ARE
SENTENCED TODAY
IN LW. W. DISPUTE
Sacramento, Calif.. Jan. 17. Sent
ences ranging one' to ten years im
prisonment were imposed today by
United States Judge Rudkin in forty
three of the forty-six defendants,
convicted In the I. W. W. conspiracy
case. The sentence of three defend
ants who were represented by counsel,
was held up to permit a motion for a
new triaL
1 I
VML-Jf.
TATOM-NOBLES
WILL PLAN TO
CURB FLU HERE
MEETING OF PHYSICIANS LAST
NIGHT RESULTS IN LEAVING
QUESTION TO THE TWO MEN
NAMED.
Closing of schools, theaters, dance
halls and possible churches as a re
sult of the recurrence of the Influ
enza epidemic, which is said to be
raging in Pensacola in a milder form
than last fall, will be decided by
State Health Officer Tatom and City
Physician Nobles.
The conference of doctors, called
for the purpose of a decision last
night at the state laboratory, failed to
agree and the situation was put in the
hands of these authorities.
In the meautime the relief commit
tee of the Red Cross began active
steps to ascertain Just how serious
the situation Is which confronts Pen
sacola. Through their efforts the
board of education has Instructed
Superintendent Edwards to furnish a
list of children who are out of school.
In some of the schools yesterday
doubt was expressed as to the open
ing on Monday and preparations made
for a. long closed period.
Mr. Edwards stated that while
scores of people have spoken to him
in regard to Influenza as It effects the
county institutions, there had as yet
been no demand that the schools
close.
HERE'S HOW TO WIN
OVER THE JANITOR
IF HE GET'S MEAN
New York, Jan. 14. The "strike"
called by 35 families occupying an
apartment house on the upper East
side, who were evicted Wednesday
after they had refused for several
months to pay their rent until hot
water was forthcoming, has been set
tled.
"At a conference between the land
lords and tenants, the back rent was
paid and a formal agreement signed,
setting forth that hot water should be
supplied, "all day every day," and that
the tenants might appoint their own
janitor. This office went to one of
their own number with a recall pro
vision in case his work should prove
unsatisfactory.
U. S. WILL COLLECT
NEW EXPRESS RATE
DESPITE PROTESTS
Washington, Jan. 17. Railroad ad
ministration officials said today high
er express charges would be collected
In Ohio regardless of the action of the
Ohio public utilities commission, in
declining to approve the new schedule.
The attitude was that the railroad
control act authorized the president,
through the director general, to put
new rates into effect and did not au
thorize state commissions to suspend
them.
Action similar to that of the Ohio
commission has been taken In Ne
braska, South Dakota and other west
ern states, where increased expressed
charges have been collected since
January 1, without reference to the
state commission's orders. Director
General Hines himself declined to
comment on the Ohio situation with
out reading the commission's order.
COL. HOUSE MEETS
WITH WILSON FOR
HALF HOUR CONFAB
Paris, Jan. 17. Colonel Edward M.
House, who has been ill for several
days, was so much Improved that he
sat up today. He had a half hour con
ference last night with President Wil
son, who drove to the House apart
ment. As a precautionary measure,
however, Colonel House's physicians
probably will forbid his attending the
opening session of the peace conference.
News In Brief
From All Over
The Universe
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Jan. 17. Zone and
price regulations on coke and all coal.
except Pennsylvania, except anthra
cite, were suspended l the fuel ad
ministration today, effective February
1st.
Washington, Jan. 17. Senator Borah
of Idaho, addressed the senate today
In protest against secrecy at the peace
conference. He said the question was
whether President Wilson's point for
open diplomacy was to be discarded
entirely.
Madrid, Jan. 17. Nikolai Lenine, the
Bolshevist premier of Russia, was
among Russians who landed at Bar
celona recently, according to news
papers here.
"Havana, Jan. 17. Telegraphers, con
ductors, agents and brakemen of the
United Railways Company struck to
night to enforce demands for Increased
wages and betterment of working con
ditions. Concessions offered by com
pany officials were rejected.
Helsingfors. Russia, Jan. 17. A
counter revolution has broken out in
Petrograd, according to reports from
RevaL and the Bolsheviki have start
ed a general hurried retreat east from
Esthonla.
Newport News, Va. Jan. 17. The
merchant steamer Keresaspa, now
listed among the army transports, ar
rived here from France having on
board 39 casuals. The men hail from
various sections of the country. They
were ordered to Camp HilL
Columbus. O.. Jan. 17. The Ohio
m.hii. utilities mission today formally
rejected the order of W. G. McAdoo,
as federal railroad director general,
nrovidtnir for an increase of zone ex
press rates so far as Its operation in
Ohio is concernea.
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 17. Nilo Pecanha,
foreign minister; Ruy Barbosa. Bra
zilian ambassador to Argentine; Al-
tino Aranter and Arthur Bernardes
will be candidates for the presidency
at the special elections to be held
within thlrtv days as a result of the
death of President Rodriguez Alves.
Paris. Jan. 17. Ten candy factories
-,vrrm rQTl aferred bv the Y. M. C. A.
to the American expeditionary rorces
today. Thirty others have been taken j
over by the quartermaster's corps re- .
iv The army will continue to
manufacture jam, cookies and candies j
at the forty factories.
wo.himrton. Jan. 17. The house to
day adopted a provision of the legls- j
lative appropriation bill directing the j
secretary of tne treasury io
on July 1 next the sub-treasuries at
New Orleans, Baltimore, Boston, Chi
cago, Cincinnati. New Pork. Phila
delphia, St. Louis ar.d San Francisco.
Basel. Jan. 17. Dr. Karl Liebknecht
has been shot and killed while trying
to escape as he was being taken to
prison, according to the Frankfort
Gazette. It is also reported that Rosa
Luxenbourg. Dr. Llebknecht's chief
lieutenant was also shot dead after
being beaten into unconsciousness by
a crowd at Berlin.
NAME McLANE AS
HEAD OF MARIANNA
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Tallahassee, Jan. 17. The board of
state institutions today announced
that Dr. Frank E. McLane had ac
cepted the appointment as superin
tendent of the boys' industrial school'
at Marianna.
Dr. McLane has recently been dis
charged from the service, having
served as captain in the medical re
serve. He is the fortunate one of
91 applicants, not Including a number
who have withdrawn their applica
tions. He has pronuonced ability,
and was highly recommended for the
position by prominent citizens of the
state.
PUIS
TO PICK OUT
CANDIDATE
Plan Mass Meeting . Thursday
to Choose Commissioner
Candidate.
SEEK VOICE IN
ADMINISTRATION
Trades and Labor Council Offi
cers Plan Move After En
thusiastic Meeting.
A labor candidate for city commis
mlssloner Is to be chosen by union
laborers of the city, at a mass meet
ing which is to be held next Thursday
night. This announcement was made
yesterday by officials of the Pensa
cola Trades and Labor Council.
The meeting is to be held at Wood
men of the World Hall at Baylen and
Romana streets the night of Thurs
day, January 23, when it is believed
that all factions of union labor can be
united on a single candidate, to enter
the field for the office of commis
sioner. When union labor leaders announced
through several days ago, that a la
bor candidate might enter the race
for city commissioner, quite a stir
was visible in city political circles.
Two candidates have already signified
their Intention of running on plat
forms of their own. They are present
commissioner, George Hinrlchs, who
seeks re-election, and Felo McAllister,
whose entry Into the field was the
first announced.
jso comment was made by union
leaders in giving the announcement of
the meeting to be held next week. The
question of putting a candidate in the
field was thoroughly discussed at the
last meeting of the Trades and Labor
Council, and was decided in the affir
mative. Officials of the council re
cently expressed the opinion that
union labor would get better attention
from the city administration if they
had a more active voice in the affairs
of the city government.
ESCAMBIANS TO
BE DECORATED
FOR WAR WORK
AMERICAN RED CROSS TO CON
FER INSIGNIA ON : WORKERS
WHO GAVE 800 HOURS OF SERV
ICE. Men and women of Escambia coun
ty will be honored for war work by
the American Red Cross, through the
conferring of the official general serv
ice Insignia on them, according to an
announcement made by the Pensacola
chapter yesterday. Eight hundred
hours of work done for the Red Cross
from the time the United States de
clared war with Germany are neces
sary for recognition.
Workers will immediately begin
compiling the time spent in this way
and as soon as returns have come in
from the local chapter, the county
branches and auxiliaries. A mass
meeting will be called for conferring
certificates, which carry with them
the right to purchase and wear the in
signia. All persons who have given regular
service during a period of not less than
six months, in which period, the actual
work done shall be equivalent to at
least four days a week, or approxi
mately 800 hours, or for eight months
of service of not less than three days
a week, for 2 months of service of not
less than two days, or 18 months serv
ice, amounting to at least 800 hours,
etc., will be 'awarded certificates for
loyal service to the nation.
Certificates will be awarded regard
less of whether services have been on
volunteer or paid basis. Articles made
outside of the workroom will be esti
mated in the recrds, as well as for dif
ferent departments or activities of the
Red Cross, in addition to chapter
work.
BRITAIN PLANS
TO ISSUE LAWS
AGAINST FEINS
Dublin, Jan. 17. The government it
is reported here, is about to issue a
proclamation, tightening the laws
against the Sinn Feiners. Once the
proclamation against the Sinn I-'ein
is Issued, it becomes a crime to be
long to the organization and the gov
ernment can prosecute any member
and send him to jail.
The Sinn Fein intends to summon
its own parliament and has already
held two preliminary meetings. Thirty
four Sinn Feiners elected to parlia
ment are in prison in England and
Ireland and three are in the United
States. '
DISPUTE OVER
EUNDS CAUSE
OF UXORICIDE
Rumor That Hand Killed :
Because of Army Pay Alive
ment Gains Circulation
BELIEVE INSANIT i
WILL BE DEFENSE
Statement That Hand's Mother
Is Insane Believed Basis of
His Probable Defense.
Chipley, Fla.. Jan. 17. (Special)
Startling revelations were made in the
murder case today, following Isaac
Hand's arrest at Iron City, Ga. That
the crime was committed because
Hand was forced to send his wife an
allotment while In the army and that
he might plead insanity as a defense
in his trial for the alleged murder
of his child wife, are rumors afloat
here.
Sheriff Farrior announced last night
that he wanted it ''distinctly under
stood'' that certain citizens of Bonlfay
had withheld information regarding
the identiy of the girl, which might
have made possible the murderer's
capture within a day or two, and at a
saving of quite a sum to WUshington'
county.
The probability of insanity becom
ing a factor in any defense Isaac
Hand may set up against the charge
of having murdered his child wife,
was brought out tonight. In a letter
received from Bonifay, the informa
tion is given that Hand's mother has
been in the asylum for a number of
years, and is hopelessly insane.
Credit Is Lisputed.
A battle appears imminent to estab
lish to whom credit belongs for . the
capture of Hand. Sheriff Farrior
6tated last night that the stenciled
name was cut from the girl's garment
immediately after the body was taken
from the well. Further, he claims,
that it has been in his possession con
tinuously and that Sheriff Johnson of
Holmes county has not yeen it since,
nor has he played any part in locating
the donor of the garment to the mur
dered woman.
Immediately upon ascertaining the
identiy of the girl, who had worn the
ptenciled garment. Sheriff Farrior and
Detective Moore visited the Alford
home in Bonifay. The corset cover
was identified by members of the Al
ford family, as the one given to the
girl.
Upon learning the name of the man
who is alleged to have committed the
crime, they shortly located him near
Iron City, Ga. Requesting Sheriff
Johnson of Holmes county to accom
pany them, they left for the Georgia
city. T was claimed last night that
Sheriff Johnson refused, but that when
the pair readied the Georgia town,
they met the sheriff of Holmes county
accompanied by other Bonifay citi
zens, in quest of Hand.
Take Hand to Marianna.
Farrior and Moore arrested Hand,
and In accordance with the executive
order made by Governor Catts, placed
him in charge of Sheriff Lewis, of
Jackson county. Sheriff Lewis had
accompanied them to Georgia and had
rendered valuable assistance during
the time the matter was under Inves
tigation, it is said.
According to reports circulated
Continued on Page 6
SEEK OIL RIGHTS
IN BURIAL GROUND
OF TEXAS CHURCH
1 Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 17. Tha
Merriman Baptist church, of Ranger,
of $200,000 a year through oil wells
sunk In its church yard, has refused
one million dollars for the right to de
velope wells in its graveyard, which
adjoins the church, it became known
here today.
The graveyard is now surrounded
by oil wells and numerous compan
ies have made the congregation, which
has only 29 members, fabulous offers
for the burying ground.
The congregation has voted that
none of its members shall profit per
sonally by its good fortune, but that
the entire income shall be devoted to
religious work. One hundred thou
sand dollars already has been dis
tributed among Baptist institutions In
this state.
MORGAN MAN WILL
GO TO EUROPE TO
REPRESENT U. S. A.
Washington, Jan. 17. Secretary
Glass announced tonight that with the
approval of President Wilson, Albert
Strauss, member of the federal re
serve board, and Thomas W. Lamont.
of J. P. Morgan & Co., would go to
Europe soon for treasury department
in connection with the armistice dis
cussions and financial questions arla
ing from the peace conference.