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VOL. XXII NO. 201.
PENSACOLA FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MEN
COAL MINERS OR DERE D
TO WORK
I A II I II I II III II III III II III I II
ON
BACK
Operators And Miners Of
All Soft Coal Fields Confer
On New Wage Schedule
Meeting is Called for Friday
in Washington by Secre
tary Wilson of U. S. De
partment of Labor.
STRIKE CALLED OFF
UNDER PROTEST
"We Are Americans and
Cannot Fight Our Govern
ment' Said Lewis in An
nouncing Compliance
Washington. Nov. 11.- Secretary of
Labor Wilson this afternoon invited
operators and miners of all fields In
volved in the soft coal strike, which
the United Mine Workers of America
called off, .to meet here Friday, to dis
cuss a new wage agreement.
Thnmaa n Rrswater. chairman of
the operator's scale committee invit
ed the miners to the conference, and
they wired him and Secretary Wilson,
accepting the secretary's invitation.
Indianapolis, ; Nov. 11. Way .for a
final adjustment of the controversy
of soft coal operators and miners ap
peared in sight tonight for miners
leaders, after sending out cancellation
of the strike order, accepted Secre
tary Wilson's invitation to a confer
ence with the operators Friday. Some
leaders asserted Chairman Brewster's
Invitation was a trick of operators to
obtain a tacit acknowledgement of the
Washington wage agreement and make
a test of an injunction order carry
ing it , to the Supreme Court if neces
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".. Charleston, W. Va, Nov. 11. The
42,000 miners in district number
seventeen, which includes the great
er part of West Virginia - and east
ern - Kentucky, were ordered back
to work by District President Keeny
in a telegram tonight from Indian
apolis. Indianapolis. Ind. ,Nov. 11. An or
der calling off the nation-wide bitu
minous coal strike was -issued today,
following the decision of the general
committee of the United Mine Work
ers of America to obey , the mandate
of U. S. District Judge A. B. Ander
son, issued here last Saturday. The
general committee, composed of inter-j
national officers and district presi
, dents, and members of the executive
board and scale committee, reached its
decision at 4:10 this morning and ad
journed five minutes later to reconvene
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
"Gentlemen, we will comply with the
mandate of the court. We do it un
der protest. We are Americans. We
cannot fight our government. That Is
all."
This was the statement of John I
Lewis, acting president of the mine
workers, announcing the decision, and
other members of the conference, ap-
parently worn out by their long hours
V of discussion declined to add to the
statement of their chief and soon dis
persed. ;
The general committee had been in
session since shortly after 10 o'clock
4 . yesterday morning taking only brief
recesses for luncheon and dinner. The
proceedings were interrupted during
the afternoon session by the appear
ance of United States Marshal Mark
Storen and his deputies who served 33
of the officials with copies of the
temporary injunction, issued Saturday,
and returnable December 1. The
writs in the restraining order were
made returnable November 20.
During the day approaches to the
entrances of the conference were care
fully guarded by a sergeant-at-arms
' and during recesss a man remained on
guard in tho hall,' but in the later
hours of the conference the sergeant-at-arms
disappeared.
- The speeches at times were " Im
passioned and voices , from the hall
rose above the hubbub of the hotel in
, which the conference was held, but only
a work now and then was distinguish
able. It is understood all phases of
the question were argued and the ef
fect various actions might have on the
organization entered into discussion,
but according to members not a vote
was taken on any subject until the
action early today was decided upon.
The recall of the strike order will
onen the way immediately for a re
sumption of the negotiations between
the miners and the operators, as the
operators have announced they would
be rsady to consider a new wage agree
ment at any time the strike order was
withdrawn. It is also understood the
question of arbitration entered largely
into the discussion In the final stages
of the meeting, .but the miners po
sition on this subject was not an
nounced. .
The question of just how many coal
No. 3. Continued on Page 2.
QEH OF THREE
rMiSlffiE ON
AfflSTICE DAY
Legioners : Are Joined by
Veterans of the War of
. the Confederacy and of
the Spanish War. . ,
ALL CIVIC BODIES
JOIN FESTIVITIES
Parade, Barbecue and Street
Dance Make Day One to
Be RememberedFrank
Marston Post to Meet
. Veterans , of three wars united yes
terday in observing the first anni
versary of the armistice with Germany.
Heroes of the War of the Confeder
acy and of the Spanish American war
joined with the American Legion in
making the Day memorable. A com
pany of regulars from Fort Bar
rancas, with light equipment, had a
place in the parade, .the various war
workers took part, and nearly every
civic organization was represented.
The parade moved promptly at 3
o'clock; .covered the route, laid jout in
advance and " disbanded at Mallory
Court where a series of boxing matches
was held. The participants were Roy
McDonald vs. Kid Walters and Joe
Lawrence vs. Yeager.
Two sections of . the pageant were
by the American Red Cross and the
War Camp Community Service.
Howard Chandler Christy's poster,
"The Spirit of America," was rep
resented by a beautifully decorated
float, the idea having been expanded
by Mrs. J. C. Dunham and Sidney J.
Levy, to make a striking tableaux;
"The Spirit of America," posed by
Elizabeth Dunham, forming the . apex
of design, with Misses Eleanor Mitchell
and Robbie Hyer, on either side, wear
ing the uniform of the Red Cross.
The Army, and Navy, were represented
by men in uniform, and the flags of
the nation made a colorful back
ground. . ' '
The -War Camp Community Service
section was headed by . three young
women oh horseback, Miss Maudie
Mae Allen leading,; bearing the Ameri
can flag. Her aides were Lois Hud
son and Katie Johnson. The allies
were represented in costume, by Laura
Merritt, as America; Thelma Hansen,
as France; Alice Roch, Belgium;
Frances Daniels, England; Edna Gon
zalez, Italy; each bearing the flag of
No. 1 Continued on Pag 2.
REv.PRrrcurr
IS HIT BY AUTO
AT CRESTVIEW
People of Crestview and
Quincy Celebrate Armis
tice Day and Conclude
Successful Red Cross
Drive.
Crestview, Fla., Nov. 11. The Oka
loosa county chapter Red Cross closed
its successful roll call drive today
with a sad accident at the end. After
night Rev. W. F. Pritchett, while
walKing on Main street, was struck
by a car driven by W. C Pryor county
superintendent of , schools, and pain
fully hurt. The extent of his injuries
is not known at this writing, but at
tending physicians hope that his in
juries are not fatal and may not ' be
more serious than external wounds
and bruises.
The active, intense and successful
drive for Red Cross membership closed
with a day of thanksgiving by most
of the people of the county at Crest-
view, an all-day session of prayer and j
thanksgiving had been thoroughly ad
vertised, and notwithstanding the in
clemency of the weather the people
began to gather early. and by. 10
No. 2 Continued on Page 2.
KENTUCKY CHIEF.
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FRANKFORT, KY. Edward P.
Mirrow, , governor-elect of Kentucky,
ran on the Republican . ticket on a
platform of opposition to the league
of nations, and defeated Governor
James D. Black, Democrat.
LEGION HOLDS
BUSY SESSION
Numerous Matters of Great
, Importance to Members of
Organization Are Being
. Threshed Out.
Minneapolis, Nov. 11. Spirited con
tests over the attitude of the veterans
of the great war on many important
national policies were on the program
to be fought out today on the floor
of the first convention of the Ameri
can Legion in the . second day's ses
sion. ' With reports of 20 committees
to consider speakers were limited to
five minutes as today's session "was
broken by the armistice day parade in
which the legion delegates were joined
by veterans of previous wars and sev
eral patriotic societies. '. . .
Among the important recommenda
tions submitted to the convention- to
day In the committee reports are:;.
War . . service , adjustment bonus
granting each service man and woman
one dollar a day for time in the fed
eral service. -
Proposing Minneapolis . as perman
ent national headquarters. ' ,".
Committee endorsement of universal
military training. ,
Important changes in . the converted
war risk insurance .policies bffered't
discharged veterans by the govern
ment. ' - J
Revision of the constitution to cre
ate a new set of national offices and
offices. , . ' .; '
In crease in national dues to support
the American Legion Weekly.
Extending . membership to state
troops and others, not federalized and
also auxiliaries composed of women
relatives of veterans.
One of the important matters which
will come up for consideration at the
convention of the American ' Legion,
now convening in Minneapolis, is that
of race distinction in the organiza
tion. At a meeting which was held
in Bartow, General A. H. Blanding,
State Commander of the American
Legion, ," asked ' that . representatives
from Florida arrange for a caucus for
the Southern ' States on . this question,
of such importance to the south.
, This section of the state , Is repre
sented at the convention, by W. ' H.
Creary, of Pensacola, .son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Creary. 1220 East Blount
street, who left Saturday for Minne
apolis. Mr. Creary is one of five ser
vice men from the state-at-large at
this meeting. ' ' , - -
Judge . Billingsley,- of Miami, who Is
a candidate for attorney-general, is
also a delegate at large, and one of
the men from the south who is leading
the fight for an auxiliary Legion for
the negroes. ' 7
Judge Billingsley, In a"; recent let
ter to the management of the West
Florida Fair, in explaining his absence
on Candidate's Day, stated that, he ex
pected to visit this section of the
state, after the Minneapolis conven
tion, at which time he would present
his views on public questions. It is
probable that the experiences at the
convention in Minneapolis ywill prove
Interesting at this time.
-ATrMAPOLIS
ARMISTICE DAY
PARADE FIRED
ON BY SNIPERS
Three Overseas Veterans
Are Killed and One In
jured by Shots From Con
cealed Positions on Roofs.
I. W. W. BELIEVED TO
BE RESPONSIBLE
One Prisoner Is Taken From
Jail By Mob I. W. W.
Leader Is Rescued From
Hanging By Police.
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Centralia. Washington. Nov.. II.
Snipers.N believed to be. Industrial
Workers of the World, fired on an
Armistice Day parade here this af
ternoon from roofs of buildings near
the I. W. W. hall, causing the deaths
of three overseas veterans and possi
bly fatal injuries to one and injuries
to five more. ,
Sixteen alleged I. W. W.'s were ar
rested and jailed and more are being
jailed as fast as found. Former sol
diers guarded the jail to keep the
prisoners from a mob which - arur
rounded it.
After the shooting the mob ran
sacked the I. W. W. hall and tore down
the front of the building and threw
the furniture Into the street, wher
it was burned. They did not 'burn the
hall. - - r v ;v . . -
- The whole city .bad-turned out to
celebrata -tbV- anniversary of luispen
slon 1jf ( hostilit4" and the, p Session
was headed by ity boys o helped
to bring about the glad " day ' a year
ago. ' '
Wearing uniforms that sheltered
them In the trenches of France and
on the picket lines of the German bor
der they were a cynosure to all eyes.
As the line,?wung around the corner
near the I. T?, W. hall the "band struck
up a. patriotic march. Then bullets
came from the unseen enemy. The
crack of rifles were drowned by the
blare of the band, but the falling men
and rivulets of blood showed to the
spectators what had taken place,- and
tiny puffs of smoke from the roof of
a nearby building indicated from where
the shots hid comeearness to the
I. W. W. hall .led" to a quick decision
that the herpes were slain from am
bush by radicals who oppose the
American system of government.
Wives and sweethearts of service men
rushed to aid the fallen. The parade,
quickly broke .up and -service men
started to search the city and through-
No. 4 Continued on Page 4.
RED CROSS HAS .
CL051TDRIVE
FOR ROLL CALL
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Women's pominittees Re
! ceive Praise for Excellent
Work Meh Called to
Meet at 5:15 O'Clock
Splendid results were achieved yes
terday by the young women in their
intensive work for the Red Cross, un
der the direction of the . chairman of
the woman's division, Mrs J. C. Dun
ham. V '
At 2:30 the squads formed at Red
Cross headquarters were furnished
with Red Cross caps and arm bands,
and began their campaign. Contribu
tions as high as one hundred dollars
were received, and though returns had
not been tabulated last night, results
were gratifying. !
W. K. Hyer, chairman of the roll
call, has called a meeting of the men's
committee for 5:15 o'clock this after
noon at headquarters at the San Car
los. All team captains of this section,
and all members of the executive comv
mittee are urged to attend, and cap
tains are asked to turn in their re
ports. Mr. Hyer stated last night that it
would not be possible to say. too much
for the sjplendid work that the women
have done in this campaign.
Mrs. J. C. Dunham, chairman of the
woman's division, said: "The co
operation of the women has been won
derful, and I cannot, say too much in
their praise. They have been a unit
RULE WAS BROKEN.
O n
ROME When Miss Gertrude G. Lee
was given audience 'by the pope she
appeared without the mantilla which
Vatican rule requires be worn by
women received. The - pope said the
Knights of Columbus uniform was a
sovereign passport to his presence,
and Miss Lee was in the K.' of C.
war service.
CENTENNIAL TO
BE HELD HERE
Committee x on Procedure
Will Hold Second Meeting
Tomorrow to Complete
Investigation of Law.
(By LUCKY BALDWIN.)
' The centennial committee on pro
cedure will meet at the city hall, Sen
ator Jones' office, at 4 o'clock to
morrow afternoon to continue the dis
cussion of ways and means. A short
meeting was held yesterday morning
and the various committee members
have certain phases'of the centennial
situation under consideration. They
will report tomorrow. Members of
the committee, are Judge A. C. Blount,
John S. Beard, R. Pope: Reese, Frank
Crenshaw, Judge A. C Binkley, and
Postmaster B. S. Hancock.
According, to information received
in Pensacola yesterday, , Chairman
Broerin has learned -of Penscola's de
termination to hold artv International
exposition, and in letters ;o the other
members of the commission has Indi
cated his belief that PensaJ Is fully
Justified In planning to, "a Tola the real
Florida centennial. v
Chairman Brorein is quoted as saying
that Pensacola's exposition will be
the real show, and tuat the celebra
tions to be held at Jacksonville, Tampa
and Miami will be "minor affairs. It
is intimated by Chairman - Brorein
that Tampa and Miami may withdraw
from the centennial four-fair propo
sition. ,
. Some attempt is being made In Jack
sonville to arouse Interest In the four
fair proposition, - probably with ithe
hope that Pensacola may be inveigled
Into accepting the idea. There is lit
tle hope 'that such a scheme can suc
ceed, however. .
West Florida has repeatedly given
way to the east coast in , matters of
this kind, has financed dozens of east
coast expositions, and now is deter
mined to have the Florida centennial,
which : was twice given to her by the
legislature. This Is the first time
West Florida has asked for anything
and it will be the first time West
Florida ever has received anything.
PEACETREATY
MAKES NO GAIN
S e v e n H our Discussion
Leads to Noth-
y v :;- ing.
Washington, Xov. 11. The peace
treaty drifted Into the doldrums again
today, the, senate taking seven hours
and accomplishing nothing. Tonight
each side was blaming the other for
delay and hopes of winding up the
whole treaty fight this week are
waning rapidly. Technically a com
mittee reservation to- article ten was
before the treaty, but the debate
ranged from the Mormon religion to
the administration's war policy.
ISIPICATION
Escambia County Fair At
Molino Opens Today With
Excellent Exhibits Ready
LITTLE GIRL IS
KILLED SAVING
BROTHER'S LIFE
Mary Ida Boghich, Aged 10
Years, is instantly Killed
When Struck by Speeding
Automobile.
PUSHES BROTHER TO
PLACE OF SAFETY
Negro Chauffeur Is Arrest
ed By Police and Turned
1 Over to County Held
Without Bail-
Giving her life to save a young
brother, little Mary Ida Boghich 10
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Marco Boghich, 1101 Fast . Jackson
street, was struck by an automobile
late yesterday afternoon, and instantly
killed.
The accident occurred about 4:30
o'clock. Mary Ida with her mother
and two younger brothers had been
in town taking part in the celebra
tion of Armistice Day and watching
the parade. On their return home Just
as ' they went to cross the street at
Ninth Avenue and Jackson Street, at
what is known in the neighborhood as
Burke's corner, a touring car driven
by a negro struck the little girl.
crushing her skull, instant death re
sulting. The girl's younger brother
was slightly In advance, but she, see
ing the oncoming car hurried forward
to push him back out of danger. The
boy was uninjured. The mother, a
close witness to the accident," was al
most prostrated. Neighbors quickly
went to the , scene and carried her
home.
The body of the little girl was taken
to Pou's by Corporal Commyns of the
police department. At the time of the
accident, the father, who is an engi
neer on the L. and N. railroad was
absent and knew nothing of the sad
occurrence until he returned from his
run, late in the afternoon. ,
Mary Ida was the only daughter, and
the elder of ' three children. . She
attended School No. 40. and was a
general favorite at school and in the
neighborhood in which' she lived.
Funeral services will be held from
the home at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Burial will be in St. John's cemetery.
The chauffeur, Ed Smith, negro,
was arrested by the police and turned
over to -the county. . He is held on a
charge of murder. .
CENSUS TAKERS
BEING SOUGHT
m PENSACOLA
Supervisor Lewis of Mari-
anna Will Conduct Exam
inations at City Hall Next
Friday.
A. M. Lewis, supervisor of the cen
sus" for the Third Florida . District, is
at the Custodian's office in the Fed
eral building all this week receiving
applications for the position of cen
sus enumerator. Mr. Lewis has po
sitions for about 20 people. The cen
sus will be taken during January, 1920,
starting on the second day of the new
year.
Enumerators are needed both for the
city and for the country districts. Pay
is on a. per capita basis and varies
according to the precincts. The pay is
two to three and a half cents a name.
According to the statistics in the of
fice of the Census Bureau, enumera
tors in 1910 received from one to two
and a half cents a word and made
from $8 to $10 a day. -v There is no
limit to the number of . hours a day
enumerators may work, therefore pay
depends on how willing the taker is.
There Is an extra allowance for
productive Industries, the amount be
ing 30 cents for each one. In the
city each barn containing livestock
Severe Rain of Monday
Causes Some Exhibitors to
Delay Until Today But
Majority Are On Grounds.
COL. JOHN S. BEARD
, TO MAKE ADDRESS
Official Opening Is at Two
O'Clock This Afternoon
Instead of at Ten This
Morning as Previously
Planned.
(By M. M. MAGNER.)
The Escambia county fair, which
opens at Molino for three days, com
mencing at 12 o'clock today, promises'
to draw good crowds, and the people
of Molino are enthusiastic In the be
lief that the visitors will feel more
than repaid for their attendance.
Despite the handicap of the severs
rain of Monday and early Tuesday, a
number of those who wished to ex
hibit were on hand yesterday, ar
ranging their displays and getting the
exhibition hall in readiness for tho
opening today. Owing to the storm
some people who probably were plan
ning on. exhibiting were unable to ba
ready yesterday, and they will be al
lowed to enter ther exhibits today.
There were a number of very creditable
exhibits already placed, notablu amnnj
which were . those from Lone Oak
farm, Fig City, girls' canning club,
boys' corn club, and the boys' pig club.
There were also a number of general
exhibits, individual exhibits, pantry
exhibits and a liberal display of gen
eral farm products, and with those who
will undoubtedly enter today, should
bring the display far above the aver
age. What they may lack in quantity
will be overcome by quality. The dis
play contains some fine products and
is a pleasing revelation of -what the
Escambia soil can produce when
properly developed.
The official opening will be at 2
o'clfck this afternoon instead of 10
o'clock this morning, as previously
planned. The address of welcome by
Secretary and Treasurer C. G. Hall
will be followed by the annual state
ment by president and manager, L.
W, Hardy. This will be followed by a
patriotic address by Hon.' John 6.
Beard, of Pensacola. Music will ba
furnished by a good band during the
day. Some of the attractions contracted
for will not be present, as they failed
to appear at the, last minute and left
the fair officials without time to secure
others to take the place of those who
broke their contract.
An especially notable feature which
will be of interest to the rural com
munities will be the Beeman farm
tractor exhibition.
The basket ball game at 4 p. m.
will be of Interest to.a great many.
The poultry, swine, colt and Angora
goat entries promise to be very good,
and' with the liberal prizes offered,
should bring out some excellent stock.
President Hardy and Secretary Hall
were busy yesterday completing the
final arrangements and making prepa
ration to take care of the large crowd
which they expect to have the opening
day as well as Thursday and Friday.
Every citizen of Escambia county
should make it a point to attend at
least one day during the fair and lend
aid and support to an enterprise which,
is going to mean much to the agri
cultural and livestock development of
West Florida and the state as a whole.
HOUSE QUESTIONS
CONTRACT BILLS
Sub-Committee Would Ask
' Baker for State
ment. Washington. Nov. 11. Reoresenta-
tive Graham, Republican, of Illinois-
chairman of a house war investigation
sub-committee ; today introduced a
resolution requiring Secretary Baker to
have a review made of the settlements
of war contracts with eight corpora
tions and If it discloses any Irregulari
ties to begin proceedings to recover
sums of money due the government.
Graham said the committee believes
the government .may have a right to
recover millions of dollars.
Representative Garrett, of Tennes
see, the only democratic member of
the sub-committee, announced hi
would submit a minority report dls
agreeing.
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