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. I 1 r 5 H 2 .SS2r:SEiSSSS 13 ' a 3W Local thundershowers "Wed- Sr M nesday and probably Thursday K y& with moderate east winds. K S8 ' sj VOL. XXII NO. 181. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1919. i .at HLJE PROBLEM BOBS UP AGAIN HE YACHTS LINED UP FOR JULY 4 RACES null C0E JOii HOMEWARD BOUND AT PEACE .1EET AWAITING FUNDS 1 0 BE BUILT 1 Lansing, Pichon, Balfour, Tittom and Makino Con stitute the New Council of Five. ROME NEWSPAPER CRITICISES WILSON Russian Soviet Government is Warned By United States Concerning Threat ened Reprisals. Pari. July 1. Premier Clemenceau, Secretary Lansing: Foreign Minister Balfour, Foreign Minister Pichon, Baron Makino, Viscount Chinda, of Japan, and Foreign Minister Tittoni, of Italy, decided this afternoon to constitute the new council of five which will temporarily assume the di rection of peace conference affairs. The council will be composed of Lansing, Pichon, Balfour, Tittoni and Makino. Foreign Minister Tittoni made it clear at this afternoon's meeting- that Italy desires that all the territory tak en from Austria be definitely disposed of in the Austrian treaty. This im mediately projects Into the foreground the Flume question which it had been hoped could be avoided. Washington. July 1. The Russian soviet government was warned by the United States today in a message throurh the American legation at Stockholm, that the threatened repris als against American citizens In Rus sia for arrest of soviet representa tive in New York, several days ago, would arouse intense sentiment in the United. States against the soviet . heads. . , .Rome,, JulyJ. Discussing President the newspaper Tribuna says: "Seven months ago an immense halo of poplarlty surrounded President "Wilson. Europe awaited him as Mes siah in a new era of history, while now he leaves amidst almost general Indifference, appearing as an intruder in our continental history, our Eu ropean, civilization and' dur sacred ideals. He returns to America leaving behind him a chaos of disorder, pas sions and disillusions, since he could not conclude peace according to his principles, but made compromise brought about by the overbearing at titude of the strong toward the weak." Paris, July 1. It has been' decided to -name an international commission of fourteen members to give further examination to the divergent view points of Belgium and Holland on questions affecting those countries which was raised before the peace conference. Each of the five great powers will have two delegates and two also will be allowed to each of the two interested countries. The German delegates have sent to the conference a note inquiring when and where it will begin negotiations regarding the application of the con ditions agreed-upon for the adminis tration of the left bank of the Rhine during the period of occupation. Berne. July 1. Those German leaders who are protesting so violent ly against the rigors of the peace . . tv. terms are not representing wui real sentiment of the German people will come to be when it knows tha whole truth, the Munich Post, a ma jority socialist newspaper, declares In an editorial in a recent issue. Ger many's own acts are responsible for the losses of territory caused her by the peace terms, the newspaper ad mits and her responsible statesmen know this to be. so. whn the German people are ac quainted with the facts," the Post de clares, "they will understand why the victor's are so strict and so lacking in mercy toward us. The German peo ple will then silence those who are surprised at the rigor of the peace terms. They will compel them to adopt a more moderate tone and this will bring back the good feeling which existed before the reign of the policy of violence. Yow ended. The civilized world will then with confidence assist us In our misery and in our efforts to obtain a Just and humane modifi cation of the terms of the vectors to which we are bound to submit todaj. CONGRESS AGAIN FAILS TO CATCH UP WITH WORK Washington. July 1. A series of blockades in congress halted plans of leaders to enact all remaining appro priation bills, needed today, beginner? the new fisca year. and then recess until next Tuesday. New and unex pected difficulties develor-ed in both the senate and house, forcing night sessions, with leaders of the program threatened from several quarters end the recess resolution temporarily witn-ocid. Owners of Cruisers At New Orleans Waiting for Word to Start On Run to Pensa-cola. SPECTACULAR FLEET ARRIVAL IS PLANNED Cruiser Brenda is toHave Strong Competition This . Year for Handsome Garic t Trophy. New Orleans, July 1. After weeks of tuning up engines and general pre parations of craft 'for one of the most important yachting events of the sea son in southern waters, the owners of cabin cruiser motor boats of the Southern Yacht Club fleet, are ready for the long distance race to Pensa cola. Fla., which is to start on July third. The largest, swiftest and most sea worthy craft of the fleet will partici pate, and while they will be started from West ' End at different hours, they probably all will arrive in Pen saoola harbor in one spectacular fleet, barring -accidents. It is expected that all of them will have crossed the finish line by 4:30 o'clock on the aft ernoon of July 4. The crafts entered are as follows: Violet, Commodore Percy S. Benedict, owner; Brenda 11, Vice Commodore C. B. Pox, owner; Au Re voir, W. B. Gilllcan, owner; Spitfire IV, J. Eu gene Pearce, owner; Tennessee, Isaac T. Rhea, owner; Mary KeUler. Paul Stewart, of Pensacola, owner; Firefly, G. V. Rogers, of Pensacola. owner: Mercathidea, T. P. Stewart, owner; i Lurline II, p. J. McMahon, owner. The principal and oldest trophy of fered for this race Is the William A. Carle cup, which must be won three times by the aamejboat before ie be comes the permanent property of any owner. Vice Commodore C. B. Fox's superb express cruiser,, Brenda II, the speediest yacht .In ' southern waters, has won it twice, needing only to win it this time to retire it, but his craft will probably have the race of her career in the coming contest as there Is a new bidder in the field. P. J. Mc- Mahon's Lurline II, a speedy eastern built craft, which Just arrived by rail from Savannah, Tuesday. ELEVEN ARE DEAD IN A NEW YORK TRAIN COLLISION Dunkirk, N. Y., July l.Ten persons were killed and more than a score were injured in a rear end collision j between New Tork Central trains No.-' 7, known as the Westerner and the second section of train No. 41 here early today. The official report to the railroad administration puts the known dead at 11; the mortally injured at three the seriously hurt at 19 and does not give the number of lesser .wounJed although it is said to be large. The preliminary investigation has developed that on leaving yesterday, the engineer of train No. 7 tested his brakes and found them work ing, but had no further occasion to use them until running into Dunkirk, when he encountered a caution slgnai registered by No. 41 standing in Dun kirk station. "When he applied the air. it acted on the locomotive and ten der only. The train crew states that the engineer whistled for hand brakes, but kef ore they could be - used No. 7 crashed Into the standing No. 41. As the wreckage was cleared tho crushed body of a tramp was found on the "head end", the narrow space between the tender and the first car of the train. The angle cock control- yling the flew of air through the brake pipes was closed. It probably will never be developed whether the man unwittingly closed it with his foot, as he used the cock as a step to lift him self up on to the car, or whether It was done intentionally. WILLARD-DEMPSEY CROWDS ALREADY ARE GATHERING Toledo. O.. July 1. The first tents were pitched tonight with the arrival of the vanguard cf the great crowd for tho Willard-B-empsey champion ship fight. Friday. They were brought by automobllitsts among a steady stream of machines which began tlAPfln ' pouring irk, at daylight. Official Phy sician Sweeney, for the Toledo boxincr commission, examined and pronounced Willard in remarkable condition. With month of training at their backs champion and challenger are virtually on edge tonight. Nothing re mains but to hold this form. Willard took a light work-out today, boxing six rounds, and will repeat this tomor row. Dempsey took only limberlrg exercises. Wlllard's weight was an nounced as 245; Dempsey's. 196. The doctor said Willard's stomach muscles were 31-2 Inches thick. Of, 'LY $15,000 rJORElIEEDED i t . - FOR RAILROAD Pensacola to Volanta Project Seems Fairly Well As sured Subscriptions Be ing Taken Here Now. The Pensacola-Volanta road is as sured, provided the remaining $15,000 worth of stock for its financing as far as the Lillian bridge is completed, according to Charles Barclay, presi dent, and H. H. Miller, secretary of the Mobile & Pensacola Railway and Navigation Co., who are in town so liciting stock. The road is expected to give net returns of $67,000, after estimated op erating expenses of $154,000 have been paid and will be of immense benefit to this section! - Work on the road is being " pushed and the Lillian bridge across Perdido bay will be used. The railroad will be gas-electric mon stock subscription. Every stock is 44 miles long, and eleven miles by, boat from Volanta to Mobile, making the distance 55 miles between the two cities, with a rural population of 20, 000 between Mobile and Pensacola, passing through the famous citrus fruit belt, including early vegetables, farming and dairy products of Bald win county. Alabama. The railroad is being built by com mon stock subscriber. Everv stock certificate holder has paid 4100 for every share he holds, and every share sold must pay $100. There is no pro motion stock,- no preferred stock and no bonus on which railroads usivlly realize o per cent or the face value. The railroad passes through a level country, very easy grades, no cut over eight feet, no fill over six feet: long tangents and only three curves between Pensacola and Volanta. All the money derived from the sale of stock will be used to complete and equip the railroad, which will be done as easly as possible, consistent with good management and the best inter est to the stockholders. Subscription 13 limited to fifty share, $5,000, to any one person. The company took the matter of 8Hinsr 1400.000 worth of hnnH. wu M . 1 l A 1 . ... one of the largest bond underwriting houses in the north, and they advised that they would send their engineer If the company paid his expenses to make a thorough investigation and if his report was favorable they would underwrite tho bonds. By his report he states that the railroad, when com pleted, would pay two and one-half times six per cent interest on $400, 000, or 15 per cent interest. They want the bonds at eighty, but by the time the company paid the U. S. govern ment tax, trustees fees, etc., the $400,- (Continued on Page Three.) SSSK8 B M CONSCIENTIOUS nR I prTn Da ADC Tlieuen m IS '.- DOWN. BY BAKER 31- M . ' - ' .... 583 Washington.' July 1. Secre R K 3C tary Baker today refused the request of the amnesty commit tee of Chicago that he make an open - -and unequivocal plea to President Wilson for immediate release of all conscientious ob jectors. IS s 5 a is x H 81 35 25 K HOfJE SERVICE FUilD TOTAL IS ONLY $21,000 Unless Available Fund is In creased Pensacola .-"Will . Not Get Salvation" Army . Home As JEicpected. That the West Florida Salvation Army home, will yet be lost to Pen sacola'' unless additional fipeda are raised to augment the amoant ac tually gathered in from the recent home service funJ drive, has been made known by Capt.s fR. ' E. Bergren, officer in charge- of the local corps work, following a thorough canvass of the returns from the drive. - Capt. Bergren has just returned from a tour of the different counties of the zone where he went - to confer with the various West Florida chairmen and treasurers to check up the amounts in hand and he admits disappointment as f to the final actual result. Pledges at the conclusion of the drive, though not officially checked up, were encourag ing, and it was believed that the zone's quota of $35,000 had been fully sub scribed, but upon close checking up, it is found that the amount will ac tually' aggregate only about $21,000, possibily a little more. Of the total amount raised between $15,000 and $16,000 was subscribed and paid In Pensacola and Escambia coun ty. Mariana and Jackson county raised $2,077 and Santa Bsa and Holmes counties a little over $1,100 each. Bay county also raised nearly $1,100. Only in Escambia county, where the work of the Salvation Army is best konwn of any community in the West Florida zone, was the quota, oversub- (Continued on Page Two) You Should Read The Journal by Breakfast Your paper will be deliv ered by special messenger when not delivered by car rier. Will appreciate your phoning 1500 promptly. BBlESBKBlBIS we COURT ORDER 'AFFECTS VML - ' - ' A MOMLAtTYER Disbarment Proceeding Against H. S. Laird Are Dismissed On Motion By Solicitor. That the proceedings for disbarment filed about two months ago in the circuit court against H. S. Laird, well known attcmey, have been dismissed is source of gratification among his many friends here and especially among members of the local bar, who unanimouscly signed a petition on be half of Mr. Laird following institu tion of the suit. . The. charges against Mr, Laird were instituted soon after the Ut trial of the Black well Brothers In Panama City during January, when they wrecon victed for the murder of M resold Mrs. Bud Davis, an aged, couple who lived near Camp Walton, Will Blackwell since having died' m the Jail here. PpftlinP. - it Will Vm T-TnomHAVA high in the-case at the time' and,' charges were made that Mr. Laird, one of the attorneys for the defend ants, was intoxicated in open court during the trial. These charges havet been thought by Mr. Lairdis friends to have had their inception largely in motives to influence further pro ceedings in the case. The court order of dirntlssal fol lows: "In Circuit Court. Escambia County, State of Florida. State of Florida, ex reL K. A. Mc- Geachy, State Attorney, vs. II. S. Laird." ' Proceedings for Oiscbarment. This cause coming on to be heard upon motion of K. A. McGeachy, state attorney, to dismiss the above etyled cause, upon grounds stated in said mo tion this day filed before me, and it appearing to the court from said mo tion, aa also from the written state ment from Hon. D. J. Jones, Judge of 000 face value of the bonds would not less than $300,000. The stockholders are not willing to build a railroad showing an invest ment of $550,000 when the actual In vestment would be only $400,000, and concluded to sell all stock at par, which would actually represent the cost of the property and pay dividends on the actual money invested in the property. The stock has largely been subscribed locally. THREE THOUSAND CHICAGO SALOONS NOW SELL POP Chicago, July 1. More than 3,000 of Chicago's 6.000 saloons opened-this morning for the sale of soft drinks. About 600 were converted into ice cream parlors and restaurants over night. Failure of Congress to Pass Appropriation in Time Causes But Temporary Halt in Activities. SHOPS NEVER WERE CLOSED Many Men Worked All Day Yesterday and It is Be lieved All Will Return to Navy Yard This Morn ing. Te regular schedule of work at the navy yard was slightly interrupted yesterday, through failure of congress to pass the naval appropriation bHl before the first day of the new fiscal year, and a portion of the civilian force at the yard were idle during tho day. When the workmen arrived at tho yard yesterday morning, the shops were open ana ready for the routine work, but the men were instructed in regard to the financial situation that existed as a result of the delay in the navy appropriation bill. Because of the fact that at present there is no congressional assurauce that the money will be forthcoming for the new fiscal year, the workmen were warned that they could work on their own responsibility or lay off until the matter had received adjust ment at Washington and the officials here had been notified of the outcome, Instructions were received by men that they might accept the blow ing of the navy yard whistle as notice that work was to be resumed. Many of those who were Idle through the morning had returned to work at noon and conditions are expected to be A about . normal this memlrg. f -e . The- following statement, which wa? issued from' the nary yard yesterday morning, explains the situation: ' "The naval appropriation bill not having yet become a law there are now no funds available for thf fiscal year beginning July 1. A eectlcn of the revised statutes of the United e'tates prohibits executive departments expanse5 in excess of appropriations made by congress. There 13 no na money available for the payment of wages or other expenses Incurred from and after July 1. . "A similar situation has occurred before and has been met by the em ployes of the yard continuing to work on their own volition with the ex pectation of being paid eventually, but without any promise from any yard official that they will be paid. No one has any authority to mako any -The shops at the air atation will be kept open as usual during working hours for the benefit of employes who desire to work, with the full knowl edge that there is not at present any money with "which to pa ythem." . As stated in yesterday morning's press dispatches from Washington the l a val appropriation bill was complet ed bV congress Monday, the las day of June, but of course funds' aro not available until the bill has been Klgned by the president and the fund put th usual chanr 'or dis tribution. This would perh. -n!ro week or ten days, poseil... roioum "'" since the president will perhaps t mainlng siock mu "V"' T attend to any official business u ' posed r,f if the compress is to be corn arrival from over seas uefort, ni , -leted by early fall. Mr. Carter stated Monday, however, it Is the prevalent belief that an who have Jobs at thei yards will do well to hold on to them I if they are profitable and satisfactory, . , I NEW YORK FEARS ANOTHER PLOT BY TERRORISTS New York. July 1. Police guards were placed at 4 o'clock this after noon at all public buildings in the city churches, homes of public officials and citizens who have "spoken against so cialism and anarchy," by order of Police Commissioner Enright. The guards will be continued until July 7. No explanation was offered by Com missioner Enright. but for some days it has been reported such precautions would be taken in face of repeated ru mors of anarchists planning a demon stration July 4. SUFFRAGE ISSUE UP IN GEORGIA LEGISLATURE Atlanta, Ga July 1. In effort to force a vote this session on the fed eral constitution woman suffrage amendment. State Senator Parker to day introduced a resolution to ratify the amendment, which he asserted would be overwhelmingly defeated. Suffrage advocates had let it be known that they would wait until next year for bringing the amidmnt up. All of Stock for $100,000 New Enterprise is Sub scribed Except About $11,-000. SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN Promoters Hope to Begin Construction At Early Date and Complete Pro ject By October 1. Pensacola will probably have by October 1 a $100,000 high density cot ton compress, capable of taking care of. shipments of the staple for export from Tennessee, Mississippi. Alabama and West Florida and adding thous-; ands of dollars to commercial activi ties. This would give a tremendous impetus to the business of shippers and others engaged in the cotton trade Stock subscriptions for the compress are being taken and already, as the result of persistent campaigning, all but $11,000 has been subscribed. Im mediately after this Is done plans for construction will be made. The .compress will occupy a site convenient alike to both the L A N. and G. F, & A. tracks. Promoters of the movement have been assured of annual shipments of 300,000 com- pressed bales from the Memphis terrl- I tory which will come here for high density recompression and subsequent tu' I shipment and of the entire uncom "e . . . . . , . pressed product, direct from the cot ton gins of the local territory, em braced in the counties of West Flor ida and Southern Alabama. , The establishment of the compress will meet the needs of a growing r.c .Uvttv . The VI.. 13 x shipping board re fuses to book" a cotton steamer whoe cargo has not gone through a hlgi density compress and the English gov ernment pays a premium for sucn compression. The U. 8. ship Newbury will be in port within a short time to load a cargo of 20,000 bales and fie Cushnoc. product of the Pensacola Shipbuilding Co., will bear 8,000 bales, both sailinc for Liverpool. Buslnets "J. bee? quick 11 W 1 1 I f 1 1 Will S-V she had a compress capable of pre paring cotton lcally for shipment. . The Atlantic Cotton Compress, near Coulc'.g. is now obsolete and can not take car., cl the new business which changed conditions have brought about. Before the war an output of $00,000 bales was shipped here annually for standard compression, but it Is im possible for the plant to take care of the needs of high density compression. Modem methods call' for smaller bales I ana 1 r"'" "'" m''V'l'" B wor 01 """ " "' "v""' 1'. yt. ili, uiiw wi -" t the movement, has Just returned from. Houston, Galveston and New Orleans where he made an investigation of fa cilities for handling raw cotton and the refined product as welL "Higli density compression is hero to stay, Mr. Carter said, "and Pensacola Willi add a most important industry if the compress is established. A call will be made for progressive men to back up the movement of se curing subscriptions. Although the ist night. M1,K i-ensaco. , ' vT.L Atlantic port where there is no high density cotton compress UourtMl and Galveston have 18 with additional ones in me cuum . -iit , there are several at Savannah. 5 at New Orleans, one at Jacksonville and one at Mobile. SAN FRANCISCO FEDERAL JUDGE RULES ON BOOZE San Francisco, July 1. Federal Judge William Sawtelle today denied the application of the Rainier Brew ing Co.. of San Francisco, for an in junction restraining the United States attorney from beginning criminal pro ceedings against the company for manufacturing after May 1, or selling after June 30, beer containing 2 3-4 per cent alcohoL EXPLOSION OF BIG DIRIGIBLE " CAUSES HAVOC Baltimore, July 1. The explosion of the big navy dirigible C-S at Camp Halobird, near here, at 12:30 today. was due, according to its commander. Lieutenant N. J. Learned, to rapid ex pansion from heat. The explosion scattered flames and blazing fragments over the heads of crowds of onlookers. Injuring 75. mostly women and chil dren. It shook eastern Baltimore and the countrtyside like an earthauaka. -