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PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Plans Further Flight of
775 Miles to Plymouth
When Weather Permits.
Washington, May 27. The Amen-
seaplane NC-4 arrived at Lisbon
4:01 Washington time this after
n, completing the first trans-AtlanT
flight. The ship made the dis
from Ponta Del Gada to Lisbon
line hours and forty-four minutes.
dr.g her actual flying time cross-
the Atlantic from Newfoundland,
Inty-six hours and forty-one min-
it the first opportunity the big plane
:: continue to Plymouth, seven nun-
1 and seventy-five nautical miles to
north.' but to the Navy depart-
,t it makes litlte difference when
-mander Reed completes the jour-
The creat object of all effort
;shed on the undertaking, navigation
seanlane . across the Atlantic
nu2h air. has been accomplished;
entieth century transportation Has
chod a new pinnacle and the. Unit-.
state Xavv led the way.
"ommander Reed had with him on
flizht to Lisbon the same crew
t left Newfoundland on the NC-4
ly IS, Lieutenants E. P. Stone, of the
m Guard and W. K. Hlnton, were
ta. with Ensien R. C. Rodd, radio
frator. and Chief Machinists Mate
S. Rhodes as rescue pilot and en
r. The crew was met at Lisbon
most of the members of the crew
NC-1 and three who had proceeded
i3 on a destroyer.-
:ne 1,'nited States naval seaplanes
M, XC-3. and KC-4. . started from
kaway Point, N. Y. on May 8 on the
iiminary leg of their flight across
Atlantic. The NC-1 and NC-3 made
Mitinuous flight to Halafax. reach
there in safety. The NC-4 how
r encountered engine trouble and
s forced to light on the sea off
itham. Mass. It was towed into
harbor and repairs were rushed
re and the machine was put in
p to continue its voyage.
On May 4 the NC-4 left Chatham
i arrived at Halifax in safety. The
it day it continued ' its flight to
passer. X. F., where it joined the
1 and XC-3 which had reached
'passey. May 10.
rse three seaplanes left Trepassey,
? 16 on their trip to the Azores and
' XC-4 arrived at Horta, in the
ws. the next day, having been in
air thirteen hours. The NC-1 lost
way in a fog and her crew was
ied up by a Greek steamer and
?a to the Azores, the plane being
The XC-3 affpr losiner her bear-
, alighted on the sea, from which
sniander Towers, in charge of the
p was unable to rise. After being
sing for fifty-two hours, the NC-3
d the harbor of Ponta Del Gada,
Jrfs, under her own power. Sh
s so badlv shattered bv the seas
I- "countered, however, that ahe was
irom tne contest leaving tno.
the sole survivor of the trio.
ANIELS NOT
IN FAVOR OF
BIG NAVY PLAN
!'S, appearing before the house
affairs committee todav to out-
f the, needs of his department for
next fiscal year, recommended
tte entire 1919 three year build-
osram of ten battleships and
ttle cruisers be abandoned, say
t .at the trend of the world to-
a u;5iversal peace and the-opera -!
of the proposed Leaa-ue of Na-
r made competition for supremacy
eas no longer necessary.
fHTY SOLDIERS
DIE IN BERLIN
BARRACKS FIRE
Vn. May 27. The hundW c
Fj'rfIraCks by the occ"Pation troops
( --..fcscnaren has been destroyed
'rtr 6ld5's perished, and
'7 ere injured, according to
Copenhagen.
COMPLETESFIRST OVER OCEAN
FUGHT IN 26 HOURS, 41 r,lCiimS
HARRY HAWKERS PLANE
IS PICKED UP AT SEA
St. Johns N. F., May 27. The
Sopwith biplane in which Harry
Hawker attempted to cross the
Atlantic was picked up, accord
ing to a radio message received
here-tonight.
DIPPING BILL
IS HARMLESS
AND ASLEEP
Probe Committee Smoothes
Things. Over As to Adju
tant General's Office
House Argues Road Bill.
(BY HERBERT FELKEL.)
Tallahassee, May 27. The state wide
compulsory cattle dipping measure,
which passed! the Flo- . . t
which passed the house 'several weeks
ago ' after a debate of . five days waa
indefinitely postponed in the senate
this morning after being so amended
as to be valueless
After adopting all amendments of
fered by the committee, including one
making two mill levy optional with
counties instead of mandatory. Senator
Bradshaw secured the adoption of the
amendment making time for dipping
cattle once every thirty days instead
of every fourteen days and Senator
McWilllams secured the adoption of an
amendment exempting dairy cows un
der fence.
Several other amendments . were
adopted before the senate voted for
indefinite postponement by vote of
24 to 8.
Sensational features expected in tho
report of a committee afforded to in
vestigate the expenditures of the office
of the adjutant general . failed to ma
terialize. The committee states that
while certain vouchers fail to state
'with sufficient accuracy for what pur
pose they were issued there is noth
ing to show dishonest handling of
funds.
The committee reviews the action of
the adjutant general in paying ex
penses of Major Anderson, in exercise
of his duties as draft executive out
of the funds of the National Guard
and states that the official was in
error In issuing vouchers for that pur
pose. .
Adjutant General Christian justifies
his position by saying that he was re
quired by command of the governor
to sign them the governor stating,
according to report that "We cannot
afford to have the draft of the state
of Florida crippled by his refusal to
sign. '
The committee adds that it thought
the governor was within his rights
to order the adjutant general to Talla
hassee but was in error in requiring
him to sign the vouchers in question.
New Road Bill.
The house spent the afternoon in
debate on an amendment to Igou and
Carlton's bill providing for acceptance
of federal aid for building state high
ways, which passed the senate with
out a dissenting vote, offered by Speak
er Wilder and Mr. Scruggs, of Leon,
which is known as the Jennings com
promise bill. , . ,
The amendment was offered by
Speaker Wilder this afternoon who
took the floor to explain its provisions
and characterized it as the best road
bill yet offered and said it embraced
the best features of all bills befora
the house. Among the features to the
bill one provides for retaining the
present organization and adding two
members, one for each congressional
district and remaining three from dif
ferent sections, would have a manager
of road constructions at a salary of
three thousand and two superinten
dents at twenty-four hundred per an
num. '
It creates an executive chairman at
a salary and travelling expenses while
on duty, and provides for the employ
ment of an engineer and assistants
and limit sthe expense of road building
to fiftee nthousand per mile. The
introduction of the amendment was n.
signal for a flood of oratory- "o vote
today.
LETE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTCREW OF
M It
Si I
Commanding Officer L.t. Comman-land
der E. C. Read; Pilots, Lt. E. F. Stone
CONTENTIONS
OF GERMANS
ANTICIPATED
Belief in Berlin is They Will
- Ask for lehiscite and: Per
mission to Enter League
of Nations
Berlin, Monday, May 26. The ques
tion whether Germany will sign the
peace treaty, it was believed here to
night, depends altogether on whether
the allied and associated "powers will
agree to a plebiscite In all disputed
territories and reception - of Germany
into the League of Nations as a mem
ber with an equal vote. " Both these
issues are made cardinal features In
the German reply which has been ap
proved by the cabinet and Count von
Brockdorff-Rantzau and his asso
ciates. ' ' -
Coblenz, Monday, May -26. General
Fayolle, group commander - of- two
French armies' of occupation, arrived
here today for a hurried conference
with Lieutenant General Hunter Lig
gett regarding ; the emergency plans
in the event the Germans refuse to
sign the terms of peace. The activ
ity among the troops within ,- the
bridgehead area has been more mark
ed during the last few "days- than' at
any time since they reached the Rhine.
The American doughboys are , prepar
ing for action Some of them stating
that in the near future, ''they 'prob
ably will be moving in the direction
of Brandenburg Gaje, Berlin, - or to
ward the statue of Liberty In New
York." ' ; . ' ' --..V :: '.- ;
London, May 27.- The allied and, as
sociated powers ' have made arrange
ments to feed Petrograd and render
assistance to the starving population
after expulsion of v the Bolsheviki.
Herbert C. Hoover, head of the allied
relief, has the details in hand and it
is hoped that relief will be In the city
within thirty-six hours after the Bol
sheviki withdraw.
Copenhagen, May 27. Premier Pad
erewski, of Poland, has arranged with
President Masaryk, of Czecho-Slovakia,
according to a Prague dispatch,
that the Teschen question, which has
caused much difficulty between Poland
and Czecho -Slovakia, will be settled
by the Polish-Czech commission which
will sit at Cracow. , ;
St. Germain, May 27. The allied
council's reply to the protest of Dr.
Renner. head of, the Autsrian delega
tion, against delay in the presentation
of the peace terms has been received
by th Austrian delegation. It is un
derstood that the reply gives formal
notice of presentation of the terms
onFriday. :
Stockholm, May 27. The sound of
heavy bombardment has been heard
the last few days in the direction of
Petrograd and Kronstadt, according tr
advices from Viborg. Advices report
a panic among the Bolshevik leaders
in Petrograd. " a number of whom it
is asserted fled with state funds.
Washington, May 27. Anti-Bolshevik
forces have captured Peterhof. 16
miles west of Fetrdgrad, according to
state department advices from Swed
ish press reports- ..
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Lt. Walter Hin ton; Radio Opera-
Itor Ensign R. C. Rodd; Engineer
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2 FROM ALL OVER
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Norfolk, Va., May 27. Ensign James
Garmon Mclver 25 attached to the
Navy pay corps service, shot and kill
ed himself today in the Navy depart
ment offices here. Officers could of
fer no explanation for the act. ?
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Washington, May 27-rrThe agricul
tural" bill carrying appropriations of
$32,628,000 and a legislative rider pro
viding for the repeal of the : daylight
saving act was before the house to-
aay
Boston. May 27. The battleship
North Carolina arrived here today from
France with 1,516 officers and men
of the 76th and 80th divisions. The
80th division units were detachments
of the 313th and 314th Field Artillery.
Jacksonville, Fla.. May 27. Details
of a meeting of at least five thousand
former -service-men here June 10 and
11 to form the Florida branch of the
American legion will be discussed to
night when the Duval county . camp
of the legion will be formed.
Norfolk. Va., May 27. One man was
killed, three seriously injured and
eleven others badly hurt by a series
. of explosions during a Are which
wrecked the hydrogen gas plant in the
plumbing shop at the Norfolk navy
yard today. ? ;
Newton. K. C,'May 27. Tom Gwin, a
negro on trial here at a special term
of Catawba county superior court on
a charge of having attacked a 16 year
old school girl near Hickory last month,
was found guilty late yesterday- and
sentenced to be electrocuted at Ral
eigh. June 27. The jury returned the
verdict after deliberating only ten min
utes. ;l. - ." ' . . ',- .
New York. May 27 Captain Frits
Duquesne, African explorer and world
traveler, who was held here awaiting
extradition to England on a charge
of murder, escaped today from- the'
prison ward of Belleyue hospital by
cawing his way through the window
bars He had feigned paralysis, with
the result that he was left unguard
ed .'. -.- - -
SAILORS BEAT
.YALE STUDENTS
AT NEW HAVEN
New Haven, May 27. Several hun-
dred men, chiefly recently discharged
soldiers and sailors, attacked the Yale
campus tonight, virtually' every police
man in the city being called out to
handle the situation. The rioters
smashed windows in Yale buildings
and caught several students off tho
campus and beat them. The affair
irrpm nut nf ciientine remarks attrib-
t bv th men to Yale Students
near the campus Saturday during the
welcome home parade of veterans. j
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SIX KILLED
IN FOOD RIOT
Jy LIMA, PERU Cotton Growers' Association.
i :: ' " j "We are not asking for government
Lima Peru May 27 Six persons ; paternalism. The south is not seekin-j
were killed and twenty wounded in favors. What it does ask is that the
rioting and fighting here today as the cotton crop be regarded not as a sec
consequence of a strike called by la- (tional product, but as a great national
bor and socialist committees who de- asset. Never since 1S5 have the cot-
mand cheaper
rtctnff Martial
law was declared in Lima and Calloa,
NC - 4, FIRST TO COMP
(Chief Special Mechanic
jard; Reserve Pilot J. L.
E. H. How
Breese. Jr.
PROGRESSIVES
ARE ROUTED BY
CONSERVATIVES
Sears of Florida Proposes
Establishment of Old Sol
diers' Home At St. Cloud
In Osceola.
I Woclthirlnn Mav 97 Th AltCt!ol
by -the senate tomorrow of Senators
Penrose and Warren as chairmen of
the finance and appropriations com
mittees, respectively, is regarded ad
certain as the result of an open con
ference today when the republican
progressive senators, led by Borah
and Root, were - routed by a vote of
34 to 8 in an effort to supplant Pen
rose, and in a private statement later
agereed that their fight would not be
taken to the senate floor.
Republican Leader Lodge plans to
present in the senate tomorrow repub
lican committee assignments with the
prospects of a solid vote of the re
publican majority for their adoption.
Establishment of a soldiers' home at
St. Cloud, Osceola county, Florida, was
proposed today by a bill introduced
by Representative". Sears, of Florida,
democrat. It would appropriate $250.
000 for acquiring land and construct
ing buildings. V ,
"Chairman Volstead, of tho house
committee, introduced a bill today
designed to. enforce war time prohibi
tion. The measure defines intoxicating
liquors as that containing more than
one-half of one per cent of alcohol,
arrd provides : the appointment Of ; a
prohibition commissioner by the sec
retary of the treasury. Almost simul
taneously. Representatives Gard and
Steel, democrats, introduced measures
for the repeal of war time prohibition
applying to wines and beers.
Representative LaGuardia, of New
York, attacking repeal of the daylight
saving act, as provided in a - rider to
the agricultural appropriation bill,
declared-in the house today that rep
resentatives from cities should not
submit tn th "categorical attitude
of farmer representatives." City peo-
(ple like the advanced time and it is
'just as Important that they get what
I they want as that farmers should be
accommodated. LaGuardia declared. ,
SOUTH MUST
HAVE SQUARE
DEAL AT LAST
Atlantic City. May 27. .'There can
be no universal prosperity in America
until the cotton growers of the south
get a square deal," declared Richard
p. Edmonds, editor or tne aianuiac-
turer's Record, addressing the open
ing session today of the twenty-third
anniiol pnnvntinn of the American
ton producers attained a lair meas-
jure of prosperity.".
he said.
CONDITIONS IN
ZONE SERIOUS
BUT HOPEFUL
Home Service Campaign
Will Continue Until Quota
Is Raised in City and
Zone.
WORK IS PLANNED
THROUGH SATURDAY
Results Are Good Consider
ing Number of Workers
and Quota will be Raised
Before There is Any Let
Up.
Chairman B. S. Hancock of the West
Florida zone for the Salvation Army
Home Service drive returned last
night from a strenuous day in the
northern part of Escambia county with
his associates, and reported that, con
ditions in every part of his zone m
still serious, but hopeful. Though the
national headquarters has extended
the closing date of the drive to Thurs
day, it will be continued in this zone
till "over the top" is reached, if nec
essary till next Monday night. -
Mr. Hancock stated that he had re
ceived during the day reports from
several . county chairmen , saying that
they can be relied upon to continue
pulling till the zone goes over. The
fidelity of these men, Mr. Hancock
says, is very greatly appreciated, and
he is sending out letters to all the
chairmen urging them to hold their
organizations and keep the campaign
hot till the last day. He finds that
the work in the outlying counties has
had an educational value of the high
est importance for the future, and that
the people, even in the more remote
rural communities, are learning to ap
preciate the power for general good
that lies in the Salvation Army. It is
even felt by the leaders that the
slowness of the contributions has
found its compensation in the fact
that the consequent strenuous cam
paigning will serve to stamp the army
on the minds of the people in a last
ing way.
Workers outside of Escambia county
will take keen interest in the fact
that although the money has seemed
to come hard in Pensacola, neverthe
less the quota of Escambia county has
officially been raised from $16,500 to
120,000 to take strain off the other
counties and insure the success of
the campaign in the West Florida
zone. This additional burden will tax
the local workers considerably, but
they have accepted it with the de
termination to make good, and are
sending out the message to all the
rest of the counties: "Now all pull
together and win." It is hoped that
appreciation of Pensacola's ' spirit will
be all that is necessary to enthuse
the rest of the zone to stretch itself
till the, last day. Such efforts will
long be remembered here with appre
ciation, Mr. Hancock assures.
Col. Hughes, Capt. Blount, Mrs.
Stevens, Miss Marjorie McKeecham,
Manager Green and Charrman Han
cock went by automobile yesterday
to Muscogee and Century and organ
ized these communities. Both places
expressed willingness to do everything
that is . in - their power. By courtesy
of ' CoL Hughes, the Fort ,Barranca3
band will give - a concert at Century,
Saturday at 4:30 p. m., and at Mus
cogee at noon Monday, to stimulate
interest. The concerts will doubtless
be much appreciated in the commun
ities visited.
The Rotary Club of Pensacola got
off its coat yesterday again and re
newed its efforts for victory. Much
of the same territory formerly covered
was retraced and subscribers were
asked to enlarge their ; subscriptions.
A party with speakers went to Gull
Point for a meeting last night and
returned late, led by the redoubtable'
local chairman, Chas. B. Hervey.
Mrs. Semple and her associates, at
Molino, were reported to be doing
commendable work at the seat of the
county fair.
A booster meeting will be held at
the ship yards Thursday noon : the
Fort Barrancas band and Miss RhebA
Crawford, of Atlanta, will be the spe
cial attractions.
Chairman Hervey urges that firm?
with a list of employes that received
letters from him last week report
suits to him as soon as possible. Mr.
Hervey is very confident that the
quota will be reached.
NEW IMPETUS
IS GIVEN TO
, R.R. PROJECT
Members Chamber of Com
merce Go Over Plans Pen
sacola Volanta Road and
Approve Proposition.
WORK IN BALDWIN
IS NOT UNDER WAY
Promoters Want to Sell $35,
000 Stock in Pensacola tc
Aid in Construction of
Road to Lillian-
At a meeting of the chamber -f
commrce held yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock for the purpose of consider
ing the proposition of aiding in the
promotion of the Pensacola-Volanta
railway by the Mobile & Pensacola
Railway and Navigation Company, of
Baldwin county, Ala., the project was
heartily approved by" that body.
The feasibility of the propect, as
has already been outlined in the Jour
nal, was gone over in detail at the
meeting and the concensus of opinion
expressed was that it affords a busi
ness opportunity to Pensacola and tha
people living along the proposed line
that cannot be treated lightly. .The
railway and navigation- company was
represented at the meeting by Charley
Barclay, president, and M. ' II. Miller,
who is also an official in the organi
zation and one of its enthusiastic pro
moters. W. D. Stapleton, president of
the Baldwin County. Bank, at Bay
Minette, is treasurer. !
Messrs. Barclay and Miller stated
at the meeting that two miles of the
proposed road is already completed an-i
that absolute assurances are at hani
that a sufficient amount of stock wlt'i
what has already been- subscribed will
be raised by citizens of Baldwin coun
ty to finish the road from Volanta to
Lillian, a distance of 30 miles.
The distance between Pensacola and
Lillian, in Escambia county Is about
14 miles and Mr. Barclay states that
arrangements can be made to use the
local terminals and four miles of the
trackage of the G. F. & A. railway,
leaving only ten miles In Escambia
county to be constructed and for this
work he says that it will be necessary
to raise only $33,000 over here, for
which stock would be Issued to sub
scribers and which competent en
gineers have estimated would pav
large dividends even with the . least
amount of business for the new road
that might be contemplated.
Mr. Barclay also states that ar
rangements can easily be made with
the Lillian Bridge Company, In which
he is a director, for the Use Of that
structure for the road, it having been
erected with that idea in view. At ro
point along the line would there b9
any heavy grading nor would the ex
pense for up keep be great. At Vo
lanta the road would connect with fer
ry for Mobile and would afford direct
connection between these two cities,
and accommodations to farmers and
business Interests along the line of
one of the most progressive and rap- '
idly growing sections of the two
states. The proposed line w'ould cross
the L. A N. at Foley, thus affording
shippers the option of all rail route t-j
Mobile or rail and water by Volanta.
The promoters and local business
men at the meeting of the local cham
ber yesterday afternoon express the
belief that the project can easily o
put through.
It was the opinion of some that the
local jobbers could well afford to take
the stock necessary to cover the
amount to be raised on this side wttti
a feeling of assurance that they would
be recompensed within a few years
from advantages derived to say noth
ing of the value of such stock as an
investment. "
Patrons of the road In Baldwin
county, with the completion of tha
road, would come to Pensacola to
trade instead of going to Mobile and
they do now over an inconvenient
and roundabout way.
"
PARLIAMENT
IS ATTACKED
BY SOLDIERS
London. May 26. Thousands of dis
charged soldiers and sailors, out of
employment, armed with stones and
other missiles, marched toward the
house of commons today. They came
Into conflict with the police barring
the approaches, however, and wr
scattered.