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o 5 3S 3 B S B 5$ RssssssssassssasR B , M s For Florida: Local thundar -.58 storms Sunday; Monday, prob- SI &s ably fair,' with gentle to mod- i K erate shifting wind. R , S THE WEATHER partly lo"- with IoeaJ indershower. Monday and Ti" "i,d temperature. TT 1 : S a - VOL. XXIL NO. 137 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS N..'b.':.:0NE-;-P CREW C VTrf- ry f.l Vt !M7X -Sv '-5 L nf ATT 1 mviilRmftifil Mro&tmt 1 " t T -...,.., , ? ' VIE IS) EAR IS FELT m W ' M M M M M ! ! !iI !! a! W, Off NC THREE IAY BE LOST IlLloyds Reports That J. H. Towers and Crew were Saved After Plane Went Down. 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 (Continued on Page Eight) KllilllHIISISIII 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 (Continued on Page Eight) 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 properly. "V ' - - " : 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. giggnggggaisiais '3& - K m. WORLD TURNS " 'n i; ATTENTION TO ' M n ' ' NEW CONGRESS M EI' HE' 38 8 m m m Wi -S P IS s 8 Wt m ai Wi Wi Wi 3S 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. - g 111 IIISIHSIIS 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. Si Si Si iE & IS 55 56 K 58: SB m 8 m m LEGISLATURE HAS ONLY 16 MORE WORKING DAYS 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. 5$ m m 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. j 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. I)