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PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1919.
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CHOPPY SEAS ADD
TO APPREHENSIONS
Harry G. Hawker, Austral
ian, Starts Flight Direct
to Ireland English Avia
tor Has Wreck.
Washington, May 18. Apprehension
j to the safety of Commander Tow-
rs and his crew of four men who in
seaplane NC-3 have been lost at sea
since 5:15 o'clock Saturday morning.
Washington time, had begun tonight
o displace the feeling of confidence
jnong naval officers that they will
soon be found by searching vessels.
N'o word has come from Towers
isce Saturday morning when he wire-
rssed that he was off his course some
Tee hundred miles from the island
! Fayal.
R?ar Admiral Jackson reported to--ght.a
gale sweeping the seaa north --est
of the Azores and high waves
-jrming. .
With the XC-4 at Horta. ready to
"ntinue her flight and the crew of
ne damaged KC-1 safe the navy bent
ill energies toward finding the lost
XC-3, and nearly a score of destroyers
are scouring the sea over a wide area
.'! day today and tonight. Nasty chop-
- seas, however, are most menacing
ind conditions are believed almost Im
ossible for the seaplane to ride the
aves.
The main hope was in the weather
Jorecast. which predicted diminishing
Binds and abated seas late tonight and
Mondav.
Lieutenant Commander Read, of the
N'C-4 married a Florida girl," Miss
Elizabeth Burdine, of Miami, some time
ago while he was stationed in Florida.
London, May 18. Lloyds reports the
steamer Ionia brought the crew of the
XC-1 to Horta Sunday, and thatthe
XC-1 sank a hundred and twenty
Biles off the island of Flores.
Washington. May 18. Rear Admiral
Jackson reported from aboard the
Melville at the Azores, that the crew
ol the XC-1 were safe aboard the
cruiser Columbia at Horta. Previous
reports from him were that the steam
er Ionia was bringing this crew to
fort.
Ponta Delgada, May 18. The cruiser
Columbia at Horta today reported
shortly after noon that she had inter
wpted messages between destroyers
that the missing NC3 was forced to
a-ight between stations seventeen and
ghteen, where she was last heard
at nine-seventeen Greenwich
'me Saturday (5:15 o'clock Saturday
Eornins New York time). The Colum
reported that destroyers were
Aching for the NC-3. ' .
vC-4, which arrived safely at Horta
Saturday, reported today that the
uher was unfavorable to continue
-.e flight here.
London, May 18. It was officially
enounced that meteorological condi-c-s
are favorable for continuation of
flight of the American NC-4 from
Azores to Portugal. Conditions
V direct transatlantic flight are im
Nving. Johns, N F., May 18. Harry G.
luwker, the Australian aviator, start
' today on his attempt to cross the
ean direct to Ireland, leaving at 1:55
Tork time. Captain Frederick
P'ayr.ham, the English aviator, on
earning that Hawker had started, pre
red to take off but the axile of his
ferine broke on leaving the ground.
uS mnchine was wrecked and Rayn
fn and Captain C. W. F. Morgan, his
'v-.gttor, were injured.
S K Ker passed out ' sight beyond
e kills to the northeast in six min
after taking off. He was accom
!Ued by Lieut, Commander Grieve
" navigator.
Hawker should reacli Ireland at 9.55
;nday morning, Xew Tork time, and
daring Australian wins his gam-
ith death, it will brine him first
in the non-stop transatlantic
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APPREHENSION IS FELT
FOR SAFETY CREW NC-3
Commanding Officer John H.
Towers; Pilots, Commander H.
C. Richardson and Lieutenant
David H. McCullough; Radio
Operator, Lieut. Com. M. R. A.
Lavender; Engineer, Machinist
L. R. Moore; Reserve Pilot,
Lieutenant B.' Rhodes.
These are the men. most of
them well known in Pensacola,
tor whom apprehension is felt.
II.SS1IIIIISSI1S
HARD CLASHES
IN CO
IN PROSPECT
Bitter Partisan Debates Be
tween Republicans and
Democrats From Start Is
Indicated.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
LAWS SCHEDULED
Peace ..Treaty Will Perhaps
Not Be Taken . Up For
Consideration Until Late
in June.,... r
NGRESS
(BY GEORGE H. MANNING)
Washington, May 18. For real live
oratorical fireworks, bitter partisan de
bate, passage of highly important leg
islation and fierce clashes between the
democrats and republicans in the sen
ate and house the extra session of con
gress which will convene tomorrow is
expected to surpass anything of its
kind witnessed in many years, and
stand out as one of the most memor
able legislative asemblies in American
history.
To add more zest and interest to the
situation there are sure to be numerous
clashes over legislation and general
policy between the president, who will
be of one party and the senate and
house which will be controlled by the
other. '
The consideration of the peace treaty
with the League of Nations covenant
in the senate is certain to create a
situation of unusual national and in
ternational interest with speeches and
debates that people will come from all
over the country to hear and which will
be read in the newspapers wi htvivid
interest.
Congress for the first four or five
weeks of the session will give almost
its entire attention to the passage of
the seven big appropriation bills left
over at the last' session. Because they
must be passed "before June 30th to
prevent several of the federal depart
ments shutting down on July 1st for
lack of funds these measures must be
given the right of way and other ur
gent legislation will wait until the ap
propriation bills are disposed of.
It is expected that It will be late' in
June before the peace treaty is given
to the senate for consideration and
ratification. It may take the senate
six weeks to dispose of it, perhaps
more.
There are a number of very impor
tant measures to be considered by the
senate and house after the urgent ap
propriation bills are out of the way.
Some of them are:
A bill to provide authority and an
organization to enforce war-time pro
hibition after June 30th, and the na
tional prohibition amendment after
January 1st. 1920.
Pasage of the constitutional amend
ment for woman suffrage.' This was
passed by the house last session but
failed in the senate. As this is a new
congress it must be passed again by
the house and then by the senate.
Return of the railroads and the tele
graph and telephone lines to their
owners.
Repeal of the luxury taxes and sim
plification of the language and method
for collecting the individual and cor
porate income taxes.
A measure to create a budget sys
tem of appropriation, expenditures and
revenue to govern the legislative and
executive branches. -
Some revision of the tariff laws to
protect new industries and to assist
some old ones to meet new world la
bor and trade conditions.
Pasage of a measure to put the ship
ping board on a peace-time basis and
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UNDERTAKERS
FIND CENTURY
OLD CASKET
Find Was Made by Talla
hassee Undertakers . in
Digging Grave Inscrip
tion in Spanish.
Tallahassee, May. 18. While . dig
ging a grave in the old city cemetery
yesterday in the private lot of a prom
inent family, Culley & Son, under
takers, uneartned a steel casket that
bears every evidence of having been
buried more than a century ago. , The
remains were probably those oC a
child as the casket is only about five
feet long. . V
The casket is elaborately filigreed
l and has three handles on each side
! all of which were intact. On .the lid
is a heavy piece of plate glass beneath
which is an inscription In Spanish.
Rust has practically obliterated the in
scription, but it is ... understood that
authorities will' use acid, to clear .it
and thereby determine, if possible,
something about the identity of the
remains.
The extreme age of the casket is
evidenced by its shape, which resem
bles the - human body. The head,
shoulders, arms, limbs and feet are
shaped out and the lid is lightly ele
vated over the chest. When the lid
was opened there were found only the
skull, vertebrea and ribs.
The casket, now on display in the!
local undertaking esiaousnment nas
created much interest and curiosity
oh vn the oldest citizens of Talla
hassee can give no clue as to the posN
sible identity of the case. ro - stone
marked the grave and no record what
ever is shown upon the charts of the
old cemetery. The casket lay six feet
under the ground and bore evidence of
having been put away carefully and
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FREIGHT PLANE
PLANS TO FLY TO
CUBA TUESDAY
St. Petersburg, May 18. John Green,
the aviator who intends : to fly from
Key West to Havana Tuesday, carry
ing freight, flew from here to Key West
safely today.
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Washington, May 18. Atten
tion of America and : of the
world is turned on the new
congress which convenes , at
: noon tomorrow in extraordinary
session. " called by the ' president
" All is in readiness for the ses
sion, which is to take . up con; ,'
sideration of the peace treaty
proposals for military protec
tion of France and innumerable
and vital 'domestic questions.;
The president's message, cabled
'from Paris, will' probably be '
read In the house Tuesday,, and
in the senate Thursday. The -peace
treaty, it is expected," will
be" , submitted next - month by
the president personally. -
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COLLECTOR HAS
RETURNJLANKS
Time For Return Has Been
Extended to June 15 Ow
ing to Unavoidable Gov
ernment Delay.
' Jacksonville, May 18. After a delay
of several weeks, the partnership
blanks for the re'urn of income taxes
have at last been received at the of- j
Mce of J. M- Cathcart, collector of in-j
ternai revenue for the district or
Florida. The delay in the receipt of
these blanks is said to have been due
to , congestion in the government
printing office. ,
These forms have been anxiously
awaited by hundreds of business firms
iroughout the state. They have been
mailed out to everyone on the list . at
the internal revenue office, but there
is a possibility that some names may
have been omitted from the register.
So the collector of internal revenue
warns those who come under the head
ot partnerships or of personal service
corporations to get in touch with his
office at once and secure the blanks."
Under the law, it does not matter
whether or not a firm made money
during 1918. Even if the firm oper
ated at a loss, the law requires that
nne of .these blanks be filled out an-1
retiSed. . .
PARTNERSHIP
LIQUOR FOUND
IN RAID ON
AUTO GARAGE
Booze Seized Was Camou
V flaged as Automobile Ac
cessories in Thirty Gallon
Container.
Shipping liqtior as automobile ac
ce3sories i3 the latest devised method
of evading the .Florida bone dry" law
t;nd the federal statutes 'with refer
ence '."to interstate shipment, uncov
ered, here yesetrday by authorities
from the U S. marshal's office.
The cask, ccpper-llned and '. filled
with 30 gallons of a once "famous
brand" was most perfectly camouflag
ed in an . innocent appearing encase
ment that ordinarily would not have
aroused the suspicions of the posses
sor of even the most feindish thirst,
tut in some .way it came under the
suspicioins of the officers , who found
cut its true contents and the cask was
seized. Another empty container of
the same character is said - to have
been found at - "the same , time and
place. "-;- - -. .. - " ' "v '-' : :
"She raid ,in which the ; booze was
iound, was conducted on the premises
of an automobile garage on upper Pal
afox street and s right near the heart
of the city. It is understood the pro
prietor was' out of the ' city and no
wrests were made. The name of the
place has been withheld, though a
statement is authorized to the effect
that it was not at . the garage of Geo.
H. Hays, nor the Buick - Auto Com
pany, nor the Abbott Auto Company,
all thre of which are located on North
Palafox street. The exoneration of
these places is made in justice to them
and with a view to correction of re
ports which becmae current yester
day that reflected on the three gar
ages named. . -J '
SANTOS ZELAYA
DIES AT HOME
IN NEW YORK
New York, Ma 18. General Joseph
Santos Zelaya.
esident of Republic
of Nicara gua tc
sixteen turbulent
years, died at hU
home here late Sat-
urday night aftei
a long illness, it was
learned tonight.
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Tallahassee, May 18. Since
the . legislature must, under a
concurrent resolution adopted
in accord with the constitution,
adjourn sine die Friday. June 6,
at high noon, there remains but
sixteen and a half more work
ing days of the 1919 session.
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BROCDROFF
MAY NOT GO
BACK TO PARIS
Disagreement Between Del
egate and German Gov
ernment Is Said to Have
Arisen
COUNCILOR SAYS
GERMANS WILL SIGN
Austrian Peace Treaty Will
Perhaps Not Be Ready For
Delivery Until Late in
Week.
! Versailles, May 18. It is quite prob
able, that Count Von Brockdorff-Hantaan,
head, of the German peace dele
gation, who left here last night, will
not return to conduct further negotia
tions at Versailles, according to re
ports here today from Spa. Accord
ing to : these reports his views and
those of the representatives sent from
Berlin to consult with him differed so.
strongly as to further conduct of the
negotiations that the count requested
that he be replaced at Versailles.
Versailles, ;. May . 18 -(Havas) A
member of the. German delegation with
the rank of councillor of the legation,
who returned here recently rfom Ber
lin, said today regarding the peace
treaty: "We will sign despite all, be
cause we will be hacked to pieces if
we return to Berlin without signing."
Saturday (Associated) The Aus
trian peace treaty, according to indi
cations "today, will not be ready for
presentation before the latter part of
next week.- Understood failure Hun
garians to arrive and uncertainty re
garding conditions there caused con
siderable redraft portions of document
concerning overlapping questions in
I former dual monarchy.
CARO OFFERS TO
EXPLAIN ABSENCE
AT BEARD SPEECK
(By HERBERT FELKEL)
. Tallahassee, May 18. Representa
tive Herbert P. Caro, of Pensacola,
made a statement for the press today
in regard to his absence from the pro
posed speaking by Col. John S. Beard
last night. , ,
"The resolution came from the sen
ate," said Mr. Caro, "and it simply
said he was to be invited to speak on
the' League of Nations. It did not say
which side. . He was . from my town
and- naturally "I put it through the
house. When-1 found out Col. Beard
was against , the League of Nations
plan I lost enthusiasm and like other
members staid away.' '
: "I was in the state house and would
have attended had he spoken, but
when I eaw there was o small a
crowd for anybody to address. I did
not go to the chamber. The League
of Nations is endorsed by the presi
dent and with what information I now
have I am for it. I don't think it be
coming of an American democrat at
this time to oppose it."
300 TURKS AND
100 GREEKS ARE
KILLED IN FIGHT
'. Constantinople, Friday (Associated
Press) In. fighting which took place
after the landing of Greek troops at
Smyrna Thursday 300 Turks and 100
Greeks were' killed. . Fighting was
mostly in the Turkish quarter of Smyr
na, where the Greeks were met with
lively riflt,flre.
HOME SERVICE
DRIVE PLANS
ARE COMPLETE
Col. J. L. Hughes, of Fort
Barrancas, Will Head
Zone Tour Party Leaving
Thursday.
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ORGANIZATIONS ARE '.s
ALL READY TO WORK
Lieut. Bricon, of Famous
"Princess Pat" Regiment
Will Speak in Pensacola
on Wednesday.
All is in readiness for " the start
today of the week's campaign which
the Salvation army will conduct
throughout the United States to raise
$13,000,000 for its Home Service fund.
This campaign, which la the Salvation,
army's first attempt to raise by one
intensive effort the funds necessary
for the support of its activities,' is
unique among similar movements in
that although national in scope it is
founded entirely upon the purely local
needs of the cities in which it will be
carried on .
Many of the final details, looking to
the success of the campaign were
worked out at a lengthy meeting of
directors of the drive with Postmaster
B,.,S. Hancock, zone chairman, at the
San Carlos hotel, which Is local head
quarters for the drive, yesterday aft
ernoon and last night.
It is announced' that Lieut. Bricon, .
who is one of the 22 men of the fa
mous "Princess Pat" regiment who
came out of the world war alive, will
speak in this city Wednesday to the
Interest of the campaign.
: The various organizations, Includ
ing the Rotarlans, the Elks, and the
Commercial Traveling men, besides
the regular county and city campaign
committees have been completed, and
are ready for work. 1
The zone tour party, Headed by
Col. J. L. Hughes, of Fort Barrancas,
accompanied, by Miss Crawford, of
the Salvation army, and two other
speakers and a 25-piece band will leave
Pensacola Thursday morning, going to
Milton by boat, thence to Crestview on
automobiles furnished by citizens of
that town and from there to DeFuniak
on automobiles supplied by DeFuniak;
people and to Bonifay by automobiles
furnished by citizens and workers of
that community At Bonifay the party
will be met by Marianna autolsts who
will carry them to that town, which
they expect to reach about Friday
at noon There they will be in. charge
of Mrs. Judge C. L. Wilson, county
chairman, who is planning a great
program for them Friday night. All
along the,, route at all intermediate
towns there will be speechmaking in
the interest of the campaign and band
music.
, ,.Plans of the other organizations -will
be worked out in accordance with the
program already announced The quota
for this zone is $35,000.
The Salvation army has "announced
through the national committee which
kja to conduct the campaign, that fea
tures have been arranged for each day
of the drive which should make it at
tractive and Interesting to the public
for other reasons than because it is
for the benefit of the Salvation army.
Deiovea ror its service to the Ameri
can soldier and its fifty years of fight
ing the battles of suffering humanity.
The people of this district are . all
behind the drive, and the workers are
determined to put It over the top long
before the week is over This zon
'realizes as well as any other in the
united states that it is up to each
and every one to see that the Salva
tion army gets the money It needs and
has asked for, and there will be found
'no' slackers here
The zone and county committees are
all optimistic over the outlook,
there is not one who does not feet ?ht '
the gift will be well over subscrsbi;;8.
The Salvation Army has the ba'.r-g"
of every returned soldier and it .i ft.!t
that what these boys say , will ' n V
for a great deal in the present "rve. r
In announcing the purposes ci tae
campaign, the Salvation Army says
that the term "Home Service" Rboui-j.
be almost self-explanatory, hom r-
vice, In the Salvation Army mRr.infr
of the term, includes all the far-a:':
activities of the Salvation Army re? -cue
homes for the girls, day nui
lodging houses for unfortunate mtnt
orphanages , fresh air farms,
clinics, prison relief, slums, settle
ments, homes for the aged, hot;; for
men and women, free employmt ; tv
reaus, and many other similar
tutions at which human distress i ; .
lieved.
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