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The -Ten Days Sale o. e0, V ! Seals December 1-10. Willi the" Proceeds a Great Work Is to Be Carried On FLORIDA WEATHER - Fair Thursday; Friday cloudy with rising temperature; fresh northeast and east winds. ?! ; 2; t 1 VOL. XXII NO. 229. PENSACOLA FLORIDA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS COAL STRIKE IS RECORD FLOOD THE 6 A. M. ALARM U.S.S. ROCHESTER CENTENMAt IS 'w K ft W '7. i LIGHT TO END CHATTAHOCHEE TO SAIL TODAY ASSURED, HOPE Boosters Meet at City Hall and Express Confidence in Final Decision for Pensaeola Miners Throughout Country Are Advised by Leaders to Re sume Work at Once. ; Columbus and West Point Geor gia Sections Suffer Heavy Damage by Rise Flagship Goes to New York for the Holidays Dixie ' and Lebanon Leave Saturday. v. LEONID AS WILL REMAIN 3 . ' RESTRICTIONS STILL ON ' ' With Both Operators and Work ers Satisfied Maximum Pro duction Expected. , Indianapolis. Dec. 10. The strike of .cfiOOO bituminous coal miners of this country was settled here this afternoon vhen the funeral committee : of the rnitfl Mine Workers or America agreed to accept the plan proposed by msUlmt "Wilson. The plan provides that miners return to work at 14 per cent wage increase and that a com- Bittee of three be appointed I by the wsmni; xo ueicnuiuu wiuim . eutiy days if possiDie, a. oasis lor a, new , .m;Aw TPersons a' thrown out of employment. ; I i dUJUUllllllLllli fXVbtll. .1. Lewis and Secretary Green sent tele CTams to all local unions instructing miners to return to work immediately. They give out a statement saying they accepted the president's proposal be cause it was a definite, concrete and practical method by which adequate consideration and proper . adjustment of wages, and improved working con ditions may be brought about. Washington, Dec. 10. There will be n relaxation in 1 restrictions on the use of coal for the present at the re sult of the ending of the coal strike. Fuel Administrator Garfield announced today. j Operators here from, all the larger-, bituminous mines in .the country, Is- sued a statement saying they are pleased that miners voted to return to work and pledging that operators will . in nil in thir nower toward maximum i iroduction. r . j President Wilson, it was said at the ' White House tonight, will appoint the ' commission of three to Investigate the j negroes, homeless and trains being -de-coal miners wages and working condi-j toured on many line in this section, tions just as soon as Attorney Generally ; ' , , Palmer returns from Indianapolis. Ti ln,t!nno Tii Vo tiros .i ilCl C CLIO lUULIiablUUO ..aw ww dent has already made selections. Atlanta, Dec. 10. Embargo on ship ments of freipht from all South At lantic and Gulf ports was announced tonight by the regional coal commit tee because of the coal shortage, wmcn prevents bunkering - of vessels, the only exception is freight to Cuba over the Florida East Coast Railway. DRY CAMPAIGN STARTS 1 CUBA Interchurchmen See Danger of Island . Becoming Monte Carlo Western World. New York, Dec 10 A campaign to prevent Cuba from becoming the Monte Carlo of the Western World and fee oasis of the North American Sahara was launched today by the inter-church movement of America. It was said English speaking resi dents of Cuba are ready to contribute a $100,000 towards setting up an Evan gelical center in Havana to combat the evil that will be let loose In that city including horse racing and other forms of gambling. Cuban Consul General Dolz, here teiied that Cuba is becoming the Monte Carlo and said that betting on horses there is the same as In New Ywk, but in Cuba the Government Protects the betters while In New York man who wins has no redress if the persons with whom he laid the wager feils to pay. It is legal in Cuba to by a cocktail, while in New York '-cording to papers, you sometimes ran buy a drink but it is not legal. RATIFICATION OF TREATY IS URGED Southern Commercial Congress Adopts Resolutions. avannah. Dec. 10. Resolution trf" tl,'n ratificatlon of the peace int y !th !ts leaue oC -nations ov- ! i ' favorir!o the universal adoption" hB e.metric sJ"steni. protesting against .Ll0 ( f American ships that would tt'-'t te aRaInst the trade routes es 5. Vc J and approving the move :okins toward the production of ouBn- ior American con- -Ption was adopted this afternoon , ' ' oVMiWU . LUC "a-rn Commercial Congress. J;W TEMPERATURE THREATENED CROPS Texas. Dec. 10 The low p , "luusuuui me lower kio !irr valIey last night and today -aten the destruction of thousands c-rtnal,is of growing vegetables, ,s,:;?Cs and grapefruit, but the indi- 'scan t0day was most of the crops - P-a. The weather is cloudy with temperature rising tonight. NO LOSS T.T1?1? PFPnDTPn f t Floods in Mississippi Also Result in mreai rroperiy Damage and Loss of Life. Columbus, Ga Dec. 10 Chattahoo chee river reached the highest stage in it's history at Columbus today. fifty feet, but tonight it appeared to he stationary.- Lower positions in Col-- umbus, West-Point, Girard and Phoe- nix City. Alabama are all inundated, Damage - in this section is estimated at a half million dollars. - Large textile plants in this section are tied up because power had. to be shut off and some fifteen thousand f(, . . flooded cities. Columbus was without electric current from early this morn ing until late tonight and people were rescued from the overflowed sections. Dams were built here, across the river to prevent the flood from injur ing the , wholesale houses and ware houses. West Point suffered severe damage and food and supplies were rushed from LaGrang and Atlanta. No loss of life is reported along the Chattahoochee. I - I Jackson. Miss., Dec. 10 Although the total flood damage was increased today with the arrival of belated re ports from many parts of the Missis sippi, the first known loss of life was that today of W. L. Trigg, engineer on the Mississippi Central Railroad who was killed near Prentiss in a wreck due to a washout. Meridian was the hardest hit city in the state wun mousanas or persons, mostly . Y T TVl-i T KKfllV TTV vi -- www .. i -M.-- - BAD FOR TALKING Called on to Explain Statements Regarding Use of Liquor by Flyers Washington, Dec. 10. Lieut. Belvin j W. Maynard was ordered today to re- i port Monday to Major General Meno her, director of military areonautics, to expain a statement attirbuted to him by the Anti-Saloon League of America regarding the use of liquor by army flyers. JAPAN SENDS NEW TROOPS TO SIBERIA Washington, Dee. 10. Fresh Japan ese troops, are being sent into Siberia according to official dispatches today from Vladivostok. They did not say whether they were replacements or re inforcements. BENNY LEONARD WINS OVER COOGAN Jersey City," Dec. 10 Benny Leonard the world flight weight "champion knocked out Coogan of Brooklyn in the second round xt a scheduled eight round match here tonight. M. BUCKINGHAM DIES AT MEMPHIS Memphis, Dec 10 Miles S. Bucking ham, 73 years old, prominent in finan cial circles here for half a century died at his home today. ST. NICHOLAS GIRL CALLS FOR GIVERS 5 The poor children of Pensaeola are poor through no fault of their own, and are powerless to change their condition. Christ mas is coming Christmas -with little prospect of joy and gladness for many of them. What can they do? Nothing. What can wo do ? Everything. We can furnish them with Just a few of the essentials and playthings of the season and it will make a world of difference in their little . ; lives.. -' , Christmas is s not Christmas if it means gift-giving among the rich. The date that Christmas celebrates is the birthday of a man who lived among the lowly, who labored among them and brought to them health and hap piness and peace. In commemo ration of His life or service among men. can we not do a mite to bring at least that ha.npiness to these helpless tots? The St. Nicholas girl wants - to do it. Contributions will be received at the Hargis Pharmacy. The following were turned in unsolicited yesterday: Cash . . . . .....1.00 Dr. Whidden .50 Mrs. 1 1. B. McEwen ......... 5.00 .Robbie Cook .25 Mrs. Minnie W. Rutherford. . 1.00 John Malone ................ 2.00 ELKS CHRISTMAS PLANS ADVANCE 4 Chairman McGrath Requests Confidential Reports as to Needy Families. ' Chairman Richard A.' McGrath, com monly known by the affectionate name of "Dick" is the Elks Santa Claus this year. He is chairman of the charity committee of that organization and he is anxious that all fiersons who have! knowledge of any meritorious, needy 1 families, send the names and addresses J 111111. -1 113 1111V1 UIUUUU T. 11 P-V 11V .VA strictly confidential, "Dick" says he wants a larger list than he already has, so that the scope of the Elks charitable work may be extended. Speaking of the smallness of his list, Mr. McGrath said last night, "There ' must be some poor in Pensaeola this year, as in years past. I am anxious to reach them. I want to help them and make them happy, at least at Christmas time when all- the. world : should be merry. Of course, I am glad that so few are in dire need, but I surely want to reach every one of that few!" Information should be sent to R.' A. McGrath. Elks Club, Pensaeola. HUN DELEGATION LOOKS FINAL WORD Paris, Dec. 10. Germany's delega tion at Versailles today is consider ing what is looked upon as the last word of the supreme council of the rkAonck pnnfiarpnpo relative to the Ktn. ing of the protocol of the treaty of i peace. :: . '. - .. , . " Elimination of the clause providing for coercion by the Allies in case of German's failure to execute the treaty's provisions and alteration of the claim for indemnity for German warships sunk at Scapa Flow are the most important concessions made, by the council in its note delivered last night. Economic effects of the turn ing over to the allies of German dock and harbor machinery by way of in demnity will be the subject of an in quiry to be conducted by the repara tion commission. At the .same time howejfer, the council places on Ger many responsibility for the sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow. . j German demands" for modification of the treaty clauses calling, for the ; surrender of Germans charged with ; violations of the laws of warfare as well as those dealing with the repa triation of prisoners of war are re jected.' The status of America in re lation to the treaty is "held not to alter the effectiveness of the pact and Ger ;man objections along this line are de scribed as "pretended rights." Ger , many is told it Is "vein to seek to de lay" the operation of the treaty and ;that the Allies await the signature "of ' the protocol without further loss of time. .... GEN. PERSHING ARRIVES ATLANTA Atlanta. Dec. 10--GeneraI Pershing arrived here tonight from Columbus on an Inspection tour of army camps. ; ' 3? ' WIIITAKER COMMISSIONED SHERIFF BY GOV. CATTS. Tallahassee, Deo. 10, Commis sion was today issued and for warded . to : II. Whltaker as sher- coed Sheriff VanPelt, removed. BOARDPARDONS IS IN SESSION , ; V Meeting ... " Today to Continue With Many Cases Being Presented Tallahassee, Fla., Dec 10. The par doning board in session here, has com muted the sentence of convicted of , murder in Marion Hall, the first de- gree In Walton County from hanging to life imprisonment. -- The board is"facing--a large number of cases which are being presented as rapidly as possible by attorneys from tall parts of Florida. The secretary of state and the comptroller are absent. having been called to attend court in Jacksonville, and it is stated that no action will likely be ' taken upon the applications now being taken until there can be a full board. The meeting is scheduled to -last through tomorrow. Among the cases of interest- which will be. presented, it is understood, is that of Don C. Mc Mullen. who will present the applica tion of James Crane, former state sen- tor' but the case has not yet been heard. WITNESSES SAY X xm.Ai.'i - XJXV J X iiin. TWtm Rfrnrk Pricnnpr - and Ordered Sergeants to Beat Them. New York. Dec. 10. Testimony that Ca.nt. Karl V. Detzer, of Fort Wayne, inii Viad struck military prisoners in tro nnrl ordered his sereeants to beat them up in order to force confes- communicated with the president and sions was given today by three wit- Secretary Lansing was made by Rep nesses when Detzer was placed on trial resentative Gould. Republican, of New at Governor's Island. The offenses of York, who accompanied the oil men to which Detzer is charged were commit- the Shipping Board. ' j ted when he was in charge of criminal " j investigation in the Lemans area. The JOHNSON GETS ' derense comeuueu v-i uciuci committed were done against Detzer's orders and in his absence. HOUSE FOR PRINCE AT AMERONGEN Amerongan, Dec. 10 Reports are current that a house will be built near Amerongen on ground leased from Count Beijtinck for one of the sons of former Emperor William of Ger many. It is said this son will prob ably be Prince Adalbert, who now is visiting his parents here and will go To Wierfngen to visit his brother, the former German crow,n prince. DRIVE FOR HOME WELL RECEIVED ; Committeemen Are Disappointed. However at Slowness of Some to Realize Need. The combined Chamber of Com merce, Rotary and Kiwanis drive for the $25,000 fund to build a new home for the aged which was launched yes terday is believed to have gone over successfully, so far as the workers jwere able to progress. Several firms -were not visited yesterday, but those who were approached are said to have contriDuiea generously, wun me ex- a number of old battleships, con ception of a few who were not awake demmed to the scrap heap or sale for to the worthiness of the cause as well junk are available for use as moving as the urgency of the need. V targets under the department's new Plans are being made to continue the lan Amonk them are the Iowa In work until the minimum amount ,s a an(J Massachusetts. It is ex- closed yesterday. Manager Hobgood jas volunteered, the proceeds pf a day's performance at the Pastime theater and the Ed. C.'-Nutt shows will give the proceeds from one day of their per- formances. In the meantime every ef- fort will be made by the regular work- ers tb put the movement over with 1 something to spare. ! ! CHAIRMAN SENDS ? MFMOR ATCTYFTMi Communication to Wilson Deals! With Mexican Interference With Oil Operations. .. . " J ; Washington, Dec. 10. After a :con- ! ference of representatives of the Asso- ciated Mexican Oil Producers, chair- man Payne of the Shipping Board, sent , dum - dealing wun .Mexico s , loterter ence with the operation of American! oil properties there. Payne also sent swretarv Lansiner "a letter ureme the protection of the American supply of Mexican fuel oil on which the Ship ping Board vessels depend. It de veloped today that three of the notes sent Carranza within six months pro testing the oil decrees, none have been fanswered. i The announcement that Yayne had NEW DIRECTORS Insurgent American League Clubs to Start Legal V Fight. New York, Dec. 10. American base ball club owners, surrounded by squads of attorneys, battled behind closed doors for several hours today and at the end President Ban Johnson was surrounded by a new board of directors favroable to his policies. , The insur gent clubs, however are planning . a legal fight- Outburst of egotist, liar, wrecker and similar terms were heard through the closed doors. Supply Ship and Two Destroyers ; to Stay at , Pensaeola Through Christmas FT W .-. T T . C M -". a I - - 00.1. 1 jrtusiicoia. ceniennial boosters met New York today under the command at city hall last night to hear the re of Captain Overstreet. Admiral Plun- port of the publicity committee and kett left for the North Tuesday night to express opinions with reference to by rail and will rejoin the ship when the meeting of the State Commission o.io knives, uiuer vessels wiu leave ,kaiuiuaji, ix .tew snips win re" l main in the harbor during the holidays. but it was stated last night that addi tional destroyers will come here after the first of the year. The Rochester was to have sailed yesterday but the time of sailing was changed at the last minute. She will proceed to New York and remain there during the holidays. Whether this ship licity committee and said that senti-. will return to Pensaeola after the first ment in South Florida is favorable to of January could hot be learned. I Pensaeola. Lieut. Comdr. Joel W. Bunkley. aide Kenneth Clarke, a War Camp Cora' to Admiral Plunkett, stated last night munity Service sone Wdr who w. that the supply ships Dixie and Le banon and most of the destroyers ! will sail Saturday for northern ports as in the case of the Rochester it is not known whether these vessels will re turn to. this port. Only three ships will remain in Pen-, sacola through the Christmas holidays, ' the supply ship Leonidas and the de stroyers Aulick and Crowningshield. It . is understood that these vessels are to j remain here indefinitely and that they will be joined by several other, de stroyers shoftly after Christmas. TARGET PRACTICE ON REAL WARSHIPS Navy Department Plans to Use Obsolete Vessels for Moving Targets. Washington, Dec. 10 American blue jackets- -will be given an opportunity to test their markmanship on real bat jtleships steaming at full speed under lactual battle conditions if plans now being worked out at the navy depart-' ; , .- , . templates taking several obsolete ships to the target range and using them for targets moving at iuu speeu. x nere , would or course oe no crews aDoara the target ships which would be steered by an electrical "distant control,' system. probably from an aeroplane or another vessel. Ordance officers believe the experiment will provide the gunners with the most valuable target practice system ever used by any navy. pected several more of the old ships will -later be used for the same pur "'"""'s aculutR' rSe and Illinois. Wisconsin classes. "RTT'PTT'RT TfATVTQ TW -"--- mmt m.. -- MEET IN CHICAGO National Convention Will Be HeId on June 8 Nineteen Twenty. A Washington. Dec. 10. Chicago was j selected today as the place for the re i publican national convention in 1920, which will be held June 8. rnYttrM TG T?T ffTYI7,'rfc XVJYYiX io A XKJKJ U HiU ' T" ."f TQQTCQT'P'PT Enterprise. Miss., Dec. 10 Six feet 0f -water is flowing through the Cum berland telephone exchange here and one entire side of the town is in undated. Reports from Basic City say the water is over the top of "the rail road station there. HE PREFERS BLONDES Last Saturday and Sunday, the Balkcom Drug company inserted a doll ad which appeared exclu sively in The Journal. Locally they sold upward of 25 of this particular doll which has moving eyes and natural hair. Among the mail orders received was one" from Montgomery, Alabama, asl follows: Balkcom Drug Co.. Pensaeola, Fla: As per enclosed ad clipped from the Pensaeola Journal. I am enclosing S8.00 for which please send me one of the dolls advertised. Do not send the doll, ' however, unless you can send me one with BLONDE hair. I presume you have all shades and we pre fer the blonde. BRAME HOOD, 2 Cramer Ave.. t ; - Montgomery. Ala. CHICAGO MAN BOOSTS CITY A. B. McCoid Says Pensaeola Is Logical Site Delegates Will Go to Jacksonville. at jacKspnville on Saturdav Confl uence was expressed that Pensaeola will be designated, Hon. John S. Beard asserting that it is, mandatory that a site be designed. Arthur B.; McCoid, a Chicago attorney, spoke briefly, as serting that PVnsacola Is the logical site for the exposition and should have to am In building up West Florida. Lucky Baldwin reoorted for th rmh overseas with the 79th regiment of regulars provided a novelty in the way of centennial meetings by directing the singing of a number of. popular songs. The chorus of "Mistress Shady" made made a hit and Mr. Clarke's parody, "Choose Pensaeola" was adopted with acclaim as a valuable addition to cen tennial music. "It goes like this: Choose Pensaeola, Old Pensaeola, For Nineteen hundred And twenty-two; We'll keep on working For that Centennial Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, ' All the while, till it roes through! "Dick" McGrath urged that more people attend the centennial meetings, saying that although there is no doubt that the city is behind the plan, the numbers at the meetings are not big enough and "that .the, council room should be filled every" time. T. L. Gant spoke briefly, urging that every centennial booster dig down to day to aid the centeilnial central com mittee in sending at least half a hun- yV pufplLfcorover suggestion was heartily cheered. - An .effort will be made today to increase Lhe gum fc collected by the com.. jmittee on arrangements. Hon John & Beard spoke briefly. saying that when the city is designated, as it is sure to be, there will be no trouble in getting subscriptions to cen tennial stock. ' R. Pope Reese urged that Pensaeola . people remain in the fight, because he believes Jacksonville will attempt ' to slide something through at the Satur day meeting. He believes Pensaeola should put up a good appearance at this meeting. Judge O. J. Semmes spoke briefly, urging continued "pep" and suggesting that T. L. Gant pay in his $1,000 sub scription for use of the ways and means committee, . .Hon. - A. B. McCoid, -a. former Chi cago alderman, declared that Pensa eola must be advertised to gain its proper place in' Florida affairs and urged that the city be designed be cause, he said, the centennial will ad vertise the city wonderfully. CUT IN SERVICE IS KEENLY FELT Discontinuance of Morning and Afternoon Trains Ca'uses Hardships. The discontinuance of the 6:15 a. m. train to Flomaton and the 6:45 p. m. train from Mobile and northern points has ' caused no little inconvenience in Pensaeola, not only tp traveling men but also to hotels, business houses and many persons who have, interests in West Florida and who reside in this city. -, . With the end of the coal strike yesterday considerable satisfaction was expressed in the "knowledge that these ' trains will be put back at an early date, j Hotel guests have found it necessary to get out of "town the night before in .order to . attend to' their business the i following day on account , of the ab ! sence of the early morning train, and Jthe discontinuance of this same train jhas made it practically impossible for certain men who live in Pensaeola, who I have agricultural and lumber inter ests between here and Flomaton and points beyond, to spend any time I whatsoever at the scene of their oper- , jations. Many merchants have .com plained that certain shipments which 'usually go out on this train are held . . 1 . . up several nours Decause it uuean . run any more. " Persons who live in this city ar " find themselves in Mobile or any point between here and there must either take a train two hours earlier to get home" or remain over night. With the termination of the strike it Is hoped that the resumption of these two trains -will" be speedily elm fected. - . n 1 i . f . f j ? i .1- t'i ill f -i 1 i . . i ; i .? !! 1 )V li ft