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PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 17, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LIQUOR LAWS
MUST NOT BE
TOO DRASTIC
MARINE STRIKE
FORCES BOARD
TO HOLD SHIPS
LEAN ON THAT BRUSH, OLD TIMER!
READJUSTMENT FIRST STEPS
FREIGHT RATES TAKEN TOWARD
MAY BE MADE BIG CENTENNIAL
Conservative Prohibitionists
Warn the Radicals That
They May Defeat Their
Own Ends.
WOULD MAKE ILLEGAL
POSSESSION IN HOME
Anti-Saloon League Attor
ney Says Congress Has
Right to Fix Per Cent of
I Alcoholic Content.
7 . -
"Washington. July 16. Conservative
members of the prohibition faction in
the house set out today to curb what
J?!-?. - M adlcal f".?8
" yuuing cniurccinen( 01 me Dill
" urasnc mat it might create a re
vulslon of feeling throughout the coun
try on the whole question of liquor
drinking. They gave warning that the
severe restrictions will be certain
to
Invite defeat in the senate and possibly
memoerg will find all their work
thrown out by the presidential veto.
Need of wise counsel was pointed
out by conservative prohibitionists lr
view of the published announcement
that Representative Morgan, republi
can of Oklahoma, and a member of the
Judiciary committee, had given notice
vVolatlonortheTawforamanTo
a Jug of liquor in his own home for his
own use. Word was spread during the
day that other prohibitionists were
preparing to write into the bill a pro-
Vision whfh wniiti) Vi f K I i !
using liquor he might happen to have
around ms house.
Washington, July 16. Authority of
congress to fix one-half of one per cent
the maximum alcoholic content of
beverages In prohibition enforcement
legislation is clear, -Wayne B. Wheeler,
general counsel of the Anti-Saloon
League, declared today before the sen
ate judiciary sub-committee, in an
swering recent statements of Samuel
Untermyer, counsel for brewers.
"To allow the sale of 2 3-4 per cent
beer," aald Mr. Wheeler, "would keep
alive the liquor trade and defeat the
purposes of national prohibition. The
friends of prohibition do not want a
code unless It defines Intoxicating
liquor."
Thirty-three prohibition states and
thirteen local option states, Mr. Wheel
er said, have laws limiting alcohol in
beverages. He challenged Mr. Unter
myer to produce .any court decisions
denying congress or state legislatures
the right to make definitions.
"Congress cannot consistently adopt
a weaker standard in defining the
terra than that already enacted in the
states." said Mr. Wheeler. "This
means nothing can be sold for beverage
purposes that contains more than one
half of one per cent alcohol."
BRADLEE SAYS
STREET LINES
, NEED A BILLION
Washington, July 16. Street rail
ways of the United States will need
approximately a billion dollars each
year to enable them to men ade
quately the demands of the public,
according to estimates glvn the fed
eral electric railways commission to
day by W. a. Bradlee, president of the
Stone and Webster Management As
sociation of Boston. This money could
be obtained, Bradlee said, only through
municipal ownership or the establish
ment of some plan so that the private
investor will feel he can count on a
reasonable return if he invests in
street railway securities.
WILSON TAKES
ATLANTIC FLEET
TO PROVINCETOWN
Newport. R. I.. July IS. Admiral
Henry Wilson, commander in chief of
the Atlantic fleet will hava the big
whips manouvre in the water of Provi
dence. Portland and C.irdiner 3 bay
during most of the -summer, according
to word received here, instead of using
Narrangansett bay as the battleship
base.
Some years ago, tho late Rear Ad
miral Robley D. Evins. commander of
the North Atlantic fleet, abandoned
Provlncetow-n as a base and sailed
away with all his ships one summer
day because the town authorities
would not permit his men to play
baseball on Sunday. From that time
until the United States entered the
war the battleships came annually to
Narragansett bay.
FORD TESTIFIES
HE NEVER READ
AGENTS STORIES
Mount Clemens. Mich., July 16.
Henry Ford underwent a severe grill
ing today at the hands of Attorney
Stevenson in his million dollar libel
suit against the Chicago Tribune. On
one occasion. Ford offered to concede
he was an "Ignorant idealist." in or
der, he said, to close a certain phase
of the examination by Stevenson, but
subsequently denied he was such. Most
of the day's testimony centered about
the writings of Theodore Ielavinge.
Ford's peace publicity agent, who it
appeared, often put into the manufac
turer's mouth historical allusions which
his employer never heard of. Ford
assumed full responsibility for the
jwrltingSy however.
Government Controlled Ves
sels Will Not Attempt to
Sail Until Settlement is
Reached.
NEW YORK SUFFERS
FREIGHT CONGESTION
Three Hundred Coastwise
Steamers Tied-Up and
Foreign Crews Continue
to Join the Strikers.
New York, July 16. After several
futile conferences with representatives
!of the American Steamship association
end union leaders the United States
shipping board decided today to aban
don any attempt to operate ship un
der Its control until some settlement
i is reached with the striking soamen.
firemen and engineers. Freight con
gestion at this port is rapidly increas
ing and union leaders claim that four
hundred vessels are tied up Repre
sentatives of the shipping board and
Steamship association will meet In
Washington tomorrow and make an
other attempt at formulating condl-
to th Btrik"-
I Failure of coastwise steamers
l've port on scheduled time owing
he strike of fli-emen, oilers and v.'A
tef Hnders has resulted In a great ac
, . i . . ...
cumulation of freight on the piers cf
the lines affected. It was estimated
that 800 vessels engaged in coastwise
trade were tied up here by the strike.
Captain F. S. F- rfa managing agent
of thu United States shipping board,
prepared lists which showed that ZSS
vessels were tied up, although he de
clared that 76 of this number were
awaiting repairs
Of the nearly six hundred ships in
port, 101 were Bcminehips owned by
the American Interna ional Corpoia
tion: 16 by the Unlt-d States shivnln
board: 77 Brltisi nuc' 33 Swedish. 1?n
ion officials wer- unable, teumMt-j
the number ."of "Tfritish Scandinavian
Vessels had been aft cted by the de.ser
tlon of crews In sympathy with the
strike of American reamen.
U. II. Brown, rtcrotary of the In
ternational Seamerv TTnlon. announced
Uibt l ight that if.men of both British
and Scandinavian ahtps were ,egin
ning to leave t'.iclr vessels while it
was announced that several st-jim-Miin
companies had met the union 3
demand, there wer-st no indications mat
the conference cal'cd 4oday would ie
su in overture! fcr .; rettlement of
he g:iral strike ."ttiA n.
Police guards 1m -udins mounted ven
were placed along tlie vater front io
cay it s a precaution agairst a rerov.il
of the disorder 'hi;-h tccurred Ia?t
nich; vrhen sev.-a hu.idied strikers
attempted to fore from several sips
m-ti v ho had rcf i.-n! tf; s-trike.
'JVe strikers rcpM' 1 to this move
b.' reinforcing their r-.Jts who co -ered
the terminals of all the large
coastwise companies as well as some of
the piers of the trans-Atlantic lines.
Representatives of the steamship
companies said that if the strike re
sulted In serious disorders, an appeal
would be made to Governor Smith for
state troops to guard their property.
AMERICANS IN
PARIS ASSIST
IN PEACE PLANS I
Paris. July IS. American members
of the peace delegation are participat
ing in all discussions for plans for en
forcing the German peace treaty and
creation of commissions to execute its
terms. They are. however, refraining
from a discussion of the probable
American membership of these com
missions, apparently, it was said,
wishipg to avoid any possible criti
cism on the score of undue haste in
preparing to enforce the treaty be
fore its ratification by the Fnitc 1
States. ;
PRESIDENT ASKS
GEORGIA TO PASS
SUFFRAGE ACT
Atlanta, July 16. A telegram from
President Wilson to Governor Dorsey
saying the president b?ti?'-os the pass
age of the national woman suffrage
amendment absolutely essontiil to the
political future of the country and the
fortunes of the democratic party, was
read in the Georgia senate today
WORKMEN'S ACT
INTRODUCED IN
ALABAMA HOUSE
Montgomery. Ala., July 16.- The
workmens compensation act for Ala
bama was introduced in the house to
day by Representative Harrison cf
Jefferson county. The basis of com
pensation would be fifty per cent, of
the wages earned with no dependents;
fifty-five per cent, with one depend
ent: sixty per cent, with two or mere
dependents.
BAKER'S PLAN
FOR NEW GUARD
TO 8E ADOPTED
Sixteen Divisions 'Will Be
Organized, Following Old
Area Limits, When States
Act.
asinngton, July lb. b i
for reorganization of the national guard
j on a sixteen division basis, with divis
ional areas rollowing the same limits
as those from which guard divisions
were organized for service against Ger
many, were approved today by Secre
tary Baker.
Major General Carter, chief of the
bureau of military affairs, immediate
ly notified the various adjutant gen
erals of units allotted their states and
of the readiness of the federal feovern
ment to extend recognition after the
required inspection had been made.
The basis used in assigning guard
divisions is that of 800 men for each
senator and representative, giving the
nation a national guard strength of
UNKNOWN NEGRO
IS LYNCHED IN
MISSISSIPPI
Memphis. July 16. A young negro,
recently discharged from the army, was
Ivnched at Louise, Miss., last night,
for having made indecent proposals to
a white woman, according to reports
received here today. The man's name
was not given.
ALABAMA DELAYS
SUFFRAGE VOTE
UNTIL FRIDAY
Montgomery. July 16. Supporters
of the woman suffrage constitutional
amendment, won a partial victory in
the house today by forcing adjourn
ment of that body until Friday, set
ting aside the former action that fixed
noon, Thursday, as the hour for con
sideration and vote on the measure.
PRINCE OF WALES
OFF OR CANADA
ON H. M. S. RENOWN
London. July 16. The prince of
Wales will leave for Canada on the
battleship Renown August 5, it was
officially announced today.
MACON STRIKE
IS SETTLED BY
COMPANY'S ACT
Macon. July 16. The street car
strike which for two days has tied up
trolley service here was settled Satur
day afternoon by the Macon Hailway
& Light company, granting motormen
and conductors union recognition and I
a ten nour aay. wnn a wage scaie oi
thirty-six to forty cents per hour.
about 44U.UWU. Avanaoie appropnanons, woujd concern the League of Nations ; Bailey, -also arrested for conspiracy
however will permit a strength of only d shantung settlement two provi- i but not prosecuted, turned state's evi-
about 10 ,.000 during 1920 r 200 men aroused greatest ' dence as well. Her testimony was in
for each senator and representame. ... ... ri,rt rnnfiiM that ,,fw, v,.. u
PRESIDENT TO
CONFERTITH
G.O.P.
League Opponents Invited
to Session at White House
Today to Discuss Shan
tung Settlement.
Washington, July 16. Individual in
vitations were sent out from the
white house late today to a number
of republican senators to confer to
morrow with the president regarding
the peace treaty.
LEADERS MALPRACTICE
"alf tuTn senato "hose naB . aftr J"ry had 'been out 30 minutes,
are withheld were asked to meet tno . The trial consumed the entire day.
president tomorrow and it was indi- j The case revolved around the testl
cated invitations will be a daily fea- mony of IT F. Francisco, former stu
ture until the president had seen most ; dent aflator, arrested on the charge
of the republican membership of the ! of conspiracy, but against whom no
treaty ratifying board. During the day
fifteen he desires to see
... ... , . . . . .
this week Those In the president s
confidence indicated the burden of his
appeal
the republican
criticism in senate. It was predict- I
t the rpniihllran spnatnrs
ed he would tell his callers details j -1,5,, .,., . .
of negotiations on these points and lnT ddJenn e fn,d ar1
., . . . , . . V . , in the day. Calm and collected in man -
on any others that might be brought j nel she denied her guilt and told the
into question. story of her connection with Mrs. Wal-
j ker and the resulting events in which
Washington. July 16. Repeal of the ; she is said to have figured. Mrs. Shep
sodawater tax was decided on today j herd testified that she was lunching
by republican house leaders. Investi- at a cafe at the jrne th operation was
gation of the postoffice department is
understood also to have been" discuss
ed by the steering committee without
a final decision.
Washington, July 16. Republican
leaders of the house, supported by
party leaders in the senate agreed to
day to attempt a repassage of the ag
riculture appropriation bill with. Its
daylight saving repeal rider despite
the president
t's 'v
.'eto.
Washington, July 16. The president
today signed an execution order in
creasing the guaranteed price of the
1919 wheat crop to 52.30 a bushel at
Galveston and New Orleans. At the
same time- a' proclamation was istued
declaring no wheat or wheat flour
should be imported into or exported
from the United States except under
limitation fixed by wheat administra
tor Barnes.
COX IS OUSTED
AS FIRST ACT
HEALTH BOARD
Jacksonville. July 1 6. The state
reorsranized by electing Joe L. Earman i
as president. The first official act of I
the new president was to issue an or-!
der ousting Dr. W. H. Cox from of
fice and installing Dr. Ralph X. Green
as state health officer. This order was
endorsed and approved by Governor
Catts. who was here, and was served
by Sheriff Dowling. President Earman
says all friction is now removed and
the board will at once get busy.per-
tecting plans for the protection of pub
jjc health.
ALL HANDS GO
FREE IN CASE
Jury Was Out Only Short
Time in Case of Mrs. Ed.
Sheppard Early Last
Night.
Following a dramatic and sensational
trial Mrs. Ed Shepherd, held on the
charge of manslaughter, for the death
of Mrs. Mary McGinn Walker, after a
criminal operation which she was said
to have performed, was early last night
declarer! not ciiHtir ,
information was filed after he Is un-
derstood tQ have agreed to turn state's
evidence. It seemed for the greater
; part of the day tRat Francl8COiat;
; than Mr ?hriherri us. v,.in,
, . . v. u.u r H itU, OVJ
nut-rise was ine interest. Airs. u. A
u. rech conmci to mat oirerea Dy Mrs
sai to have been performed, the noon
hour, and that she remained down town
shopping for several hours lated.
County Solicitor Harry Thompson
was assisted in the prosecution by
Rhoulac Anderson. John P. Stokes,
attorney for Mrs. Shepherd, made a
dramatic appeal that she be given her
freedom and a scathing, denunciation
of Francisco, whom he termed the arch
criminal.
Francisco said that he came to Pen
sacola on February 11." and that he
had first met Mrs. Walker two weeks
later, being introduced by a Mr. Chal
mers, at the navy yard, wjio was a
friend of Mrs. Walker's sister, Miss
Agnes McGinn. He said that Chal
mers begged him to go to see Mrs.
Walker, that he finally yielded to his
entreaties and that he was disgusted
when he saw her. He said that he
continued to call on Mrs. Walker more
and more frequently for the reason
that she had threatened to have him
reported to the commandant and
kicked out of the service, that they
had never had any improper relations,'
but that he had supplied her with
money from time to time to help her
out. He produced a letter from Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels' flies,
couched in affectionate terms in which
she said that she hoped that God would
forgive her for contemplating the step
which she had intended to take. She
said that it was an awful thing to
give her life for the benefit of Fran-
Cisco and herself.
He said that he
gave Mrs. Bailey $35 for Mrs. Walker'a
operation and that from that time to
this he had never seen Mrs. Walker.
He said that the promise of immuni
ty was not held out to him at that
time but that it was later. He said
that he has convinced the county soli
citor of his lnnoccnse but that he had
cleverly tracked him into admitting
his guilt, that Thompson told him that
(Continued on Page Two.)
C. W. Thatcher of G. F. &
A. Who is in Washington
Expresses Encouragement
in Wire.
PENSACOLA WOULD
BE BENEFITTED
Strong Delegations Are Urg
ing Equitable Adjustment
Upon Railroad Adminis
tration Heads.
Readjustment of freight rates on a
better basis of fairness to South At
lantic and gulf ports will undoubtedly
be made in the opinion of C. W.
Thacker, of the Gulf, Florida & Ala
bama railroad, who is in Washington
at a hearing before the railroad ad
ministration, as the representative of
the local chamber of commerce.
Concerning the hearing now in pro
gress and the probable outcome, Mr.
Thacker sent the chamber of com
merce here yesterday the following in
teresting telegram:
'A very largre delegation from 22
states appeared this morning before
Mr. Chambers, or the railroad a.a.n.n
lstration, presenting arguments for
readjustment of Inland rates on ix
oort traffic from points in the spates
of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan and
other central western states, to all
South Atlantic and gulf ports. Wil
mington to Brownsville, Tex., both .n
cluslve, placing these ports on an
eaual basis, but not exceeding the
rates to New York from the same ter
ritory, which port, at present, enjoys
a decided advantage.
Senator Fletcher, together with oth
er prominent senators from other
states and other representatives m
congress, made very strong rpeches
suoDortinir the project and it la he
opinion here that this adjustment will
undoubtedly be granted promptly tint
wnen made effective win produce tne
result of increasing materially the
movement of export and import traf
fic throueh the port of Pensacola and
such an adjustment can be considerel
a great victory for southern ports.
The same delegation will appear be
fore the shipping board tomorrow,
nresentinir claims for the adjustment
of ocean rates from the Soutn A:-
lantlc and irulf ports to foreign norts
to compare favorably with those la
oneration from North Atlantic prrts.
and they will doubtless be g'-r.nted
immediately.
MILTON LODGE
K. OF P. PLAN
BIG MEETING
Milton. Fla.. July 16. Milton Lodge
Xo.9, Knights of Pythias, will enter
tain for all the lodges In the first dis
trict of the grand dominion of Florida,
on Thursday night, July 24. it is an
nounced. Arrangements are under way by
Pythlans of Pensacola and Molino for
the operation of a special train from
Pensacola to Milton on that date and
it is expected that 150 to 200 Knights
wi;i avail themselves of the oppor
tunity. Arrangements are being made by
the membership of Milfoil lodge f
serve gopher and chicken gumbo with
a variety of cold beverages to at least
350 Pythlans on that occasion.
At this meeting arrangements will
be perfected for the organization of
a temple of the Dramatic Order of
Knights of Khorassan. All visiting
Pythlans in the community are invited
to attend. Definite announcement of
the movement of the special train will
be made later.
GERMANS SEND
CAPTURED MAIL
TO AUSTRALIA
Sydney, Australia, July 15. A curi
ous manifestation of German psychol
ogy is seen in the recent delivery of
the Australian liner Matunga's mails
to the addresses. The Matunga was
captured and sunk by the German
raider Wolf, off the coast of New
Guinea In August, 1917. The mails on
her were taken to Germany. After
they had remained in German hands
over a year they were delivered to the
British authorities after the armistice
had been signed. In due course they
were sent to Sydney, arriving two
years later.
FORMER PENSACOLA
LADY DIES AT
UNIONTOWN, KY.
Mrs. F. C. Bradley, of North Eighth
avenue has received a telegram an
nouncing the death yesterday of her
sister, Mrs. Nora Crowder-Carlson, at
the home of her mother at Unlontown,
Ky. As Miss Crowder she will be re
membered as a well known and popu
lar nurse who practiced her profession
here three years ago. She was the
wife of H. C. Carlson, of Chicago.
Committee of Twenty-Five
Will Make All Investiga
tions Preliminary to
Launching Campaign.
PENSACOLA'S CLAIMS
BE STRONGLY URGED
Every City in State Will Be
Appealed to for Recogni
tion This" City's Rights in
Matter.
Pensacola will go out to win the lug
centennial celebration, commemora
tive of the purchase of Florida from
Spain, from Jacksonville, if plans
made at the city hall yesterday by
representative citizens carry.
The first definite step to secure tho
celebration was taken when it was
decide to appoint 25 men as an in
vestigating committee. Immediately
after the committee is named hey
will go to work to place tho city's
claims squarely before the centennial
commission and to ascertain the pub
lic sentiment.
The program propose! would prob
ably include the bonding of tho entire
state for $20,000,000, and the bonding
of the city of Ponsacoli. .T.ily 16,
1921. Is the time set for tho beginning
of actual construction and November,
1922, the opening date.
Before any decision H inado tho
weight of public sentiment will be
tested to ascertain whether or not tne
people are willing for th extr.x bur
den of taxation, which A-ouId be the
price they would have to pay for the
wave of prosperity it is claimed will
follow.
A Pensacola, grown tv Ihe sl.e of
Birmingham or New Orleam, t'irough
the magic of one giant celebration, is
the picture which men an 1 women
who are backing the niovmont hn
confident of realizing.
An exposition of the scope which
is being planned would 'ring repre
sentatives from South Ameriom ;nd
European countries to Petnaoola. and
mammoth buildings, equal probably to
those used at the San Francisco fair,
would be constructed. Tnu housing
problem would be one of the first
considerations and hotels and apart
ments would spring up under the in
fluence of the new movement. It is
said, and the vast sums of money
which would be obtained.
An appeal will be made to every city
in Florida recognize Pensacola'a
right as the centennial city. At the
same time Mrs. A. R. Beck, secretary
of the chamber of commerce, will put
the matter up to commercial bodies
and boards of trade throughout the
state.
Backed by the support of a united
West and North Florida, the commit
tee will go into the fight to win. This
decision was made and the men behind
the movement are determined to have
this city chosen. But one West Flor
ida member, V. A. Blount, is a mem
per of the commission. C M. Cooper,
of Jacksonville; W. A. Mc Williams, of
St. Augustine; G. W. Allen, of Key
West, and George Borein. of South
Florida, are the other committeemen.
Pensacola. rich in tradition and his
torical incidents. Is entitled to the
centennial, it is contended. She was
at first selected for the celebration,
but the world war caused preparations
to halt. Jacksonville look up the
gauntlet. Though both Representa
tives Miller and Waybrlght, at Duval
county, are said to oppose the holding
of the celebration there on the ground
that tho city can not care for the vast
throngs of people who would be at
tracted to Florida, In addition to the
regular tourists, the fight Is said to be
on to name her the centennial city.
In answer to a call from Mayor
Sanders, members of the committee
of 100, recently appointed by him, met
to lay out a comprehensive program
of preliminary work. Dr. F. G. Ron
shaw was elected chairman, and J. H.
Bayless, secretary. W. A. Mount,
members of the Florida centennial
commission, was not present.
Claiming that Jacksonville is no
more entitled to be selected as the
site for the centennial than Chicago
or Philadelphia, John I!. Jones made
an eloquent plea for Pensacola as the
celebration city. "The centennial
city without Pensacola would be like
'Hamlet without Banquo's ghost," he
said. "In this very building, then the
governor's house, the Spanish com
mission made the surrender to General
Jackson. Yonder, in the plaza, a band
from the steamer Hornet, played the
'Star Spangled Banner" as the Ameri
can flag replaced the Spanish and the
national purchase was made."
"The question is." Mr. Jones con
tinued, "whether we shall take ad
vantage of the greatest opportunity
Pensacola has ever had or lay dovn
and let Jacksonville get it. It may be
a dream of mine, but I believe if we
take hold of It we will never regret lr.
I know the spirit of the people of
Jacksonville that lias led her people
to push and push ever since the big
fire and that he made the magnifi
cent city. It Is certainly a prize worth
fhe effort-M