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December 1-10.
Willi the" Proceeds a Great
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FLORIDA WEATHER
- Fair Thursday; Friday cloudy
with rising temperature; fresh
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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
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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.
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LEONID AS WILL REMAIN
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RESTRICTIONS STILL ON
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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.
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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.
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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
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"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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Meeting
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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
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iiin. TWtm Rfrnrk Pricnnpr
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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.
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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-'
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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
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rSe and Illinois. Wisconsin classes.
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MEET IN CHICAGO
National Convention Will Be
HeId on June 8 Nineteen
Twenty.
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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.
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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
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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
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