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VOTE FOR THE SUB-TAX
DECEMBER 23
BETTER SCHOOLS
FLORIDA WEATHER
Fair weather and moderate
temperature Tuesday and Wed-,
nesday, gentle variable winds.
VOL. XXII NO. 240.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HOQ
ELECTION I
TODAY.
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FOOD PRICES TO
SOON DECLINE
Palmer Announces Cost of Liv
ing Is Now Under Lrovern
ment Control.
PROGRAM IS OUTLINED
Earnest Co-operation of Honest
People Generally, of Nation
Is Sought in Plan.
Washington, Dec. 22. Expectation
of a decline in retail food prices be-
.nning between - January 1st and
llarch 1st was expressed tonight by
Attorney General Palmer in a state
ment summing up the efforts of the
government to date in forcing down
ie cost or living. ' . .-
The cost of living is already under
jontrol and can be reduced if every
one who produces will produce his ut
most, if those who" buy and consume
til! save and eliminate extravagance.
f all honest people will Join the de
mrtment Of justice in stamping out
irof Steering and hoarding, - Palmer
tali
Explaining the downward trend of
rices Ordinarily shown during . the
irst two months of the year. Palmer
aid it was the hope of the govern
ment that "this trend would be ac
celerated this year by the campaign
initiated by the government which ' is
oat now getting well underway." He
tailared prices were ; practically sta
tionary since August, and the pre
vailing profits of clothing had been re
duced five to fifty per cent. He said
ITS prosecutions had been instituted
since penalties were added to the
Lever act October 22. . ...
The statement, issued with the au
thorization of government officials
associated with the attorney general in
the- campaign to force - down living
costs, Including Director General
Hines, is considered in some quar
tere to be a. summary of the govern
ment's position in the face of recently
renewed demands of railroad work
ers for an Increase , in pay.
Washington, Dec. 22. The National
Retail Clothing Dealers' association re
eenuy estaoiisnea tneir pre-war
margins of profit. Palmer has an
nounced, and appointed committees to
ran down profiteers within their
aembership. He stiid the National
Setail Shoe Dealers association ap-
jointed an executive committee to
confer for the purpose of establishing
a similar rule. He said the National
Retail Drygoods association also is co
operating.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 22. Women of
Nebraska are being called upon by
toe Lincoln Women's Club to wage an
active campaign against the high cost
w iivir,g. ' .. .
This was announced here today by
Jlra. X. E. Hildreth, "lead of the civics
department of the club, who declared
hat through a boycott on eggs, the
women of this city forced prices from
Scents to 65 cents a dozen in approx
imately two weeks time. The ban on
tsa lias now, been lifted. .
Efforts to induce all women of the
sate to enlist -in the fgiht on high
Prices, Mrs. Hildreth said, are being
tsade through correspondence with all
Nebraska women's clubs which have a
membership of about 12,000 and other
tides would be boycotted.
RESERVED HOME
RULE FOR IRISH
Lloyd George Announces Two
Legislature Plan to House
of Commons. i c
n-lon, r)ce. 22. Two legislatures
be formed in Irela
"overnmnnt's Irish homo rule -hilt Pro-
-r Uoyri George told the house of
nmons tonight will be be clothed
. . fun constitutent powers to cre-
1 Keislature to discharge all pow--ot
specifically reserved . to the
"PTial eovemmpnt- :' . -
,v,!Scussills the difficulties he said
'...e Trckmd was never so prosperous
toilay she never was so alienated
Britisn rule as today. Creation
e Irish legislature be whenever
nd desired unity.
ft:W DEMANDS ARETI
ADE ON MEXICO
Washington. Dec. 22. Informed by
American : consul at Mazatlan,
Sico, that two blueiackets in 1ail
trf are held on various pretexts, the
'iepartment today Instructed the
ssy at Mexico City to make rep-
Nations to the Carranza govern-
and nlurv vi;vnn4ni u cr...
th"" Mexican eovernment take
jT'S toward .apprehension of bandits
'Q captured jand held for - ransom
?eflprlck Hugo, American, who was
iated under promise to pay $1,500.
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Rome The most beautiful" and fa
vored girl in Italy is Donna Charlotta
Orlando, daughter of the former pre
mier, bhe won considerable reputation
by her devotion to war work.
NC-4 ARRIVES
I PORT TODAY
Was Held Up at Mobile Yester-
day HasJust Completed
Tour of Mississippi.
The naval seaplane NC-4 which suc
cessfully negotiated the first flight
across the Atlantic, will arrive from
Mobile at about noon today, accord
ing to a radio message to the Pensa
cola air station last night. The plane
was expected yesterday, but her delay
in getting into Mobile upset the itiner
ary. .
Liieut.-Comdr. Albert C. Read, who
piloted the NC-4 across the' Atlantic is
in command of the plane now and has
with him practically the same crew
which . made the famous trip.
This pwlll be the "NC-4's second visit
to Perasacola, Commander Read hav
ing stcwiped at the air station for sev
eral days in September for minor re
pairs and over-haul before making a
long tour of : the Mississippi valley
from which he is just returning. ,
LEADER OF MINE
WORKERS! JAIL
Check Offered as Bond Not Ac
cepted by Judge Who De
nounced Howat's Attitude
Indianapolis, Dec. 22. Alexander
Howat, president of the Kansas dis
trict .United Mine Workers is in jail
here tonight awaiting hearing Mon
day on the charge of v contempt of
court in connection with the strike.
Federal Judge -Anderson did " not- ap
prove the check offered as bond and
the judge denounced Howat's attitude
toward Injunction saying "either ;I
have to vindicate the law orabdicate
in favor of Mr. Howat."
t The case against Howat Is the out
growth of charges of contempt against
84 international and district officials
of the mine workers, brought prior to
the agreement reached in Indianapolis
December. 10th. - - v
Opening the case this morning,
special United States District Attor
ney Sims declared Howat had kept in
force a- local strike begun last July
and merged nvith the general strikebn
October 31. In addition, it Is charged,
Howat has openly defied the--court in
statements- and interviews with the
press to the effect that there was no
power in the country to force the
miners to return to work. Mr. Sims
; - nf t Alas in r eVivnf
fffr
trict and declared no court or other
agency : naa neen f ound in Kansas
strong enough t& fight Howat. "'
Judge Anderson was vehement in
his denunciation of the conditions ex
isting , in the Kansas field and told
of having received a number of'scur
rilious? letters and editorial I clippings
from the district denouncing him for
his action " in connection . with the
coal strike. ; Counsel for Howat intro
duced a response to the charges in
(No. 1 Continued on- Paae 2)
Polling Places to foe Open
from 8 -o'clock to Sunset
COAL ARGUMENT
IS A LIVE ONE
Another Strike or Higher Prices
Are Predicted by Repub
lican Senator.
SECRET DEAL INTIMATED
Operators' Objection to Terms
Characterized by Palmer
as Merest Quibble.
Washington, Dec 22. Entering into
the controversy raging about the gov
ernment's proposals for settlement of
the coal strike, Senator Frelinghuysen,
republican of New Jersey, chairman of
the senate committee.- investigating
the coal situation, in a formal state
ment tonight, declared , that the gov
ernment's negotiations there must
have . been some sort ) of secret deal
made in addition to the signed settle
ment.,. ;
Explaining that he spoke ;nly for
himself and ;not for the other com
mitteemen Frelinghuysen added: -In
any event the public may look for an
increase in the price of coal or anoth
er strike."
The executive committee of the coal
operators maintained silence today but
decided to call off . the meeting, of the
scale, committee Tuesday. The opera
tors expect, to .formulate a decision
at a conference -after Christmas re
garding their policy towards the set
tlement. Operators from the beginning. At
torney General Palmer declared to
night, have been clamoring for arbi
tration and had stated repeatedly their
willingness to conform to any plan the
president might suggest. The settle
ment proposal accepted by the miners.
the - attorney continued, was submit
ted to representatives of operators in
Indianapolis , who communicated with
their representatives in Washington.
He said operators had kept silent un
til the miners returned to work, then
began to object.
Palmer denied assertions made yes
torrlav Tw nnprators. whose position he I
characterized as the "merest quibble j
and quite unworthy of representatives
of a great industry.
SEN. SMITH TALKS
TO CONSTITUENTS
Georgia Senator Tells Why He
Voted Against League and
Why Not Ratified.
Macon, Dec. 22. Senator Hoke
Smith in an address to a mass meet
ing tonieht defended his vote in the
senate against the league of nations..
He declared he found some oi article
10, which he denounced as vicious.
He said if the covenant as written by
President Wilson had been submitted
to the senate it would have been rati
fied without question.
PROFITEERING IN
SUGAR HELD UP
Proposed Deal Involved Approx
, imately Nine Million
Pounds. -
New York, Dec. 22. The proposed
sale of 9,000,000 pounds of cuban sugar
to consumers at 19 1-2 to 20 cents a
pound, with $100,000 profit was held up
today, by Federal Food Administrator
Williams because the fixed price is 11
cents. ,The sugar is aboard the stearjr
er Munson which arrived recently
from Cuba.
CONDITION OF W. A.
D'ALEMBEFfTE SERIOUS
' The condition of W. A. D.'Al
emberte, 'one of the widest
. known druggists in Florida, who
is at the Pensacola hospital suf
fering from-; complications, , fol
lowing the amputation s of ' - his
I right leg, Friday night, is' seri
. ous and - unfavorable, " according
to latest jeports from the hos-
pitaL ' Mr. ; D'Alemberte was v
knocked down by an East Hill
car .near the Chase-st. crossing. .
Friday night - and his right leg
cut off at the ankle. ?
Fifteen Precincts Included in
District in Which Voting Is
" to Take Place -V :
SCHOOL BOYS - ACTIVE
Organize Companies - to Aid
Campaign Committee in Get
ting Voters to Polls.
Whether or not Pensacola has bet
ter schools depends on the result of
today's sub-tax election. Fifteen pre
cincts are included - in the district
and the polling places are to be open
from 8 o'clock until 5:15 p. m. "Voters
are being urged to cast their ballots
early in order that they may not be
prevented from voting by any unfore
seen business engagement late in the
day. . :
Chairman Watson of the executive
committee and Chairman Brown of
the campaign committee, of -the Pen
sacola School association, are confi
dent the election will carry safely,
but they unite with many other tax
payers of the community in urging all
men who support the movement to be
sure and vote.
Persons qualified to vote In this
election are those who have their poll
tax receipts, or are marked paid for
the years 1917 and 1918, and who may
have also paid either a property or
personal tax for the yast year. This
opinion was given yesterday by Judge
Francis ,. B. Carter, attorney for the
county school board. Had the election
have been ordered after the first of
January, the poll tax receipts or
credits would ' have been required for
1918 and 1919.
'- Polling Places.
i Polling places, are .as foUowj?:2
Precinct Nor 2-BIitch's store, Cer
vantes and O-st.
, Precinct No. 12 -Lind's
caniz and Intendencia-sts
store, Al-f
t Precinct' No. 13 Judge Bellinger's
office, courthouse.
Precinct No. 14 Peter
Borras,' 103
S. Baylenvst. . ;
Precinct No. 15. Barber shop, Ro
mana and DeVillier-sst.
Precinct No. 24 Palmetto Beach.
Precinct No. 26 Storehouse, Greg-ory-st
and lOth-av. '
Precinct No. 27 Farrar's store, 9th
av and Strong-st.
Precinct No. 28 Peter's store, . Al
caniz and Gonzalez-st.
Hayne and Gadsden-sts.
Precinct
No. 30 State board of
health laboratory, N. Palafox-st.
preCinct No. 31 Storehouse,
Gads
den and -DeVilier-sts.
Precinct No. 32 Menas store, Gads
den and A-sts.
Precinct No. 34 Riley's store, De
Villier and Wright-sts.
Precinct No. 35 Brigg's store, E.
Pensacola Heights. "
The schools boys are active in the
campaign and have been organized into
companies to assist their fathers in
voters interested in the sub-tax dis
trict movement and in getting them
to the polls and vote. .
SMITHWICK TO
REMAIN NORTH
Will Spend Christmas Holidays
in Capital Fletcher to
Come to Florida.
Washington, Dec. 22. Congressman
Smithwfck ill spend the holiday re
cess of congress in Washington with
his family, who are here for the win
ter. He has a number of important
matters ' he expects to-clear up with
the departments during the two weeks
before congress again convenes for the
long legislative grind.
Senator Fletcher" left Sunday night
for Jacksonville. He will spend two
or three days there then go to Geneva
to spend Christmas with his sister.
He expects to return to Washing
ton January 2 to attend the import
tant meetings of the military com
mittee of which he is a member..
The military committee has . the
army reorganization bill and a num
ber, of other very important matters
before it and Senator Fletcher's pres
ence is desired at these meetings.
Senato'r and Mrs. Tammell will
spend the holidays in .Washington.
They returned to -Washington a week
ago after, being - several weeks i in
Florida, v Congressman Drane . left f or
Tampa- Saturday. Congressman Sears
has been in his district travelling
about v. since November, meeting his
people. V,-v V" v -'.'''-'';:
- Congressman Clark has his family
here and" will spend Christmas with
them.
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SENATE IJ AY YET
RATIFY TREATY
Following Holiday Recess Party
Leaders Get Together in
Conference.
COMPROMISE INDICATED
General Conference Planned Im
v mediately Upon Reassem
bling of Congress.
Washington, Dec 22. Compromise
efforts for ratification of the peace
treaty moved forward with increasing
impetus today when leaders of both
parties- in the senate, released from
legislative duties by the holiday re
cess, came actively into negotiations
for agreement on reservations.
Notable in the day's long series of
conferences was a meeting of Senator
Lodge, republican leader and Under
wood, democrat of Alabama, promi
nent advocate of speedy compromise.
They are said to have discussed the
whole range of possibilities of bring
ing together on a common ground
enough senators to insure ratification.
In the meantime Senator Hitchcock,
of Nebraska, acting democratic lead
er, arranged .during the coming week
to see every republican senator who is
here.
As -soon as congress reassembles
Senator Hitchcock plans to have a
general conference of those who favor
ratification with or without reserva
tions.' V
In his talk with Underwood, Lodge
had before him the views of the mild
reservation group of republicans wno
presented to him yesterday a plea for
support of compromise negotiations.
Modification in the language or reser
vations as agreed on by the senate ma
jority is understood to have been sug
gested by mild reservationists.
VALIDITY PROHI
LAW TEST STARTS
States of Rhode Island and New
Jersey Take Initiative
in Fight.
Washington, Dec. 22. The supreme
court today ordered the government
to show cause on January 5 why orig
inal proceedings should not be insti
tuted by the state of Rhode Island
and New Jersey retail liquor dealers
to have determined the constitutional
ity of the national prohibition consti
tutional amendment.-
Applications for permission to con
test the amendment's validity and seek
injunctions against its enforcement in
those states were presented last week.
In both instances the amendment was
alleged to conflict with the state po
lice powers and with the federal con
stitution. - In ordering the government to show
cause the court, according to govern
ment attorneys followed an unusual
procedure as ordinarily in such in
stances, permission to bring such pro
ceedings is given and a date fixed
when they are returnable. The court
however, was generally believed to
have been prompted by the fact that
as the "amendment becomes effective
on January 16 next, the procedure fol
lowed would expedite matters.' . ;
ST. NICHOLAS FUND
CONTINUES TO GROW
The St. Nicholas Girl fund
continues to grow, contributions
being sent daily to Miss Modeste
Hargis at the Hargis Pharmacy.;
Amounts received yesterday
were: I
Cash X ..... .50
Cash ................ 1.00
Cash 1.00
Cash 1.00
Miss Fannie Henderson .... 1.00
Miss Sarah A. Dunwoody 3.50
In memory of little Jack
Dingwall .1.00
Mrs. J. R. McLane 5.00
Cash ....... ..'.-ii... ...... 1.00
Mrs. T. Li. Gant . .. . . . . . . . 1.00
C. J. Oerting .......... 2.00
Miss Katie Rjbe .75
Dorothy Garrett ...... .". . . . 1.00
Mrs. Thomas White's Sunday
School Class ......... 3.75
Cash 1.00
Dan McMillan 5.00
L. Hilton Green, Jr. . .... ; 1.00
Mr. Wells .. .45
Mr. PInney .50
Miss Irma Graham ........ .50
Mr. Huhble 1.00
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TO TRY NEWBERRY
1 iiM.i3mZiMM 1
Detroit, Mich. Senator Truman
X' ax--iir-'- dn1 i ti a 'I rttlftctf AT toll i o-o.n
, , -
ulent practices in the senator's elec -
tion are to appear before Justice C. W,
Sessions to answer the indictments.
OFFICERS GET
MALAMOLOOT
One of - Trio Who Ransacked
Grocery Store. Confesses;
) Many Petty Thefts.
. Sergeant Roper of Fort Barrancas
and Clarence Roper of Hayne and
Jacksoh-sts. were arrested yesterday
and Will Vaughn held for investiga
tion in connection with the robbery of
the store of Nick Malamo, at Jackson
arrests were made by Capt. Harper and
Special Officer Mall of the police dc-
partment, the leads to the arrests be
ing given by Vaughn, who confessed.
In his statement Vaughn said that
the two men came to his room at
Jackson and Alcaniz-sts.. and forced
him at the point of a gun to go with
... Aft.r th T-..H-
thpm into the store. After the ,rD
bery the proceeds were split between,
the three of them, all three going out
to the edge of the city to' bury the
bonds and currency. .
Vaughn claims -further that on the
way, he threw most of the coins out
(No. 2 Continued on Page
Total Loss Estimated at Ten
Thousand Dollars No
Casualties.
Chattahoochee, Fla.. Dec. 22. At 8
o'clock tonight fire broke out in the
receiving hospital at the Florida state
hospital for the insane. At that time
the regular weekly moving pictures
were being shown and most patients
and employees were in attendance.
When the alarm was given every
one moved out in order and there was
no excitement owing to the training
in the fire drills which have recent
ly been inaugurated. In ten minutes
from the time . the fire was discov
ered every patient in that building
had been transferred to other wards.
It required about one hour to ex
tinguish the fire owing to its being
hard to reach. x , ,
It is thought the blaze started by
spontaneous combustion hv linen and
surgical dressings in the dark room
Many . patients and the men of the
neighbortiood worked bravely with the
employees In stopping the fire.
The estimated damage about ?lo,
000. There were ho casualties or acci
dents. ' ' '
CENTRALIZATION
OrfcWTWT? TYFVMOTTNCED
...
New York, Dec. 22. Denouncing so
cialism and communism and criticis
ing the initiative, referendum and re
call, Governor Lowden of Illinois, can
didate for the republican nomination
for president, said the trend toward
centralization of all authority, and
power at Washington strikes at the
very ' foundation of the government.
Th"is is inevitable if municipalities
and states shirke responsibilities, he
added.
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FIRE DAMAGES
STATE HOSPITAL
POLICE FORCE
NEEDS RAKING
Supreme Council at Versailles
Might Be Able to Bring
Peace in Department.
THIEVES HAVE "SNAP"
Crooks Burglarize Town Because
Force Too Small and Mem
bers Don't Co-operate.
(BY LUCKY BALDWIN.)
The supreme council at Versailles,
and all the assistants which the "big
four" gathered there, were unable to
bring- peace to the world but they
might succeed in adjudicating the in
ternal strife in the Pensacola police
department where Chief Ellis' cap
tains, lieutenants and patrolmen, each
for himself for personal glory or po
litical ends.
And while the department is thus
weakened by internal jealousy in
which each tries to capture some
minor offender, impound a pig, or
ciiiilllB msiier, aiscover, ferret out
- . -i
auu omerwise detect the villian who
' Purloinod the Kohinoor, and thus out
ma t-oiieagues, tmeves have what
they must jovially term a snap, burg
laring the town.
Houses are entered, strong boxes
opened or carried away, hiding places
are ransacked, grocery stores are rob
bed, and sneak thieves operate on the
streets and highways.
Probably most of the robberies are
reported to the police department.
Zany are not. The Journal has in
the last three weeks carried stories of
at least 20 thefts of varying degrees
of magnitude and in only three or
four cases have arrests been made or
convictions obtained. It is true that
most automobile thieves are caught, it
being somewhat difficult for a thief to
stow an automobile in a sufficient
ly inconspicuous place to escape
notice.
The sheriff's department is handi
capped by lack of cooperation with
eViinft .it - ...
j fftI' ,S' apPar.
ently been unable to attain as much
success as the police. The trouble
seems to be traceable to two major
causes. First, in the department it
self, lack of cooperativeness, common
mieiehu m me public cause. The de-
r n lm niet to a-
lroIman appear to be distrustful of
-"-.v.. , ou mciiie-jency results.
Farces Too Small.
- The second cause is the inadequacy
of the force. There are not more than
six patrolmen on any watch, to guard
a -city of thirty thousand or more
people. East Hill. North Hill and
West Hill seldom see an officer of the
police department except on a street
car. The patrolmen are assigned
mostly to beats in the bus
itrict and the residential sections must
It is true that robberies and thievery
would exist no matter how large a
force the city had. Robberies take
place in every city. But the number
is decreased in direct ratio with the
efficiency and size of the department.
A clever man, with sufficient nerve
can commit a burglary in any citv, ho
matter how well policed. But it is an
axiom of criminal investigation that
no man can create a false series of
events and dovetail that series of
events into the natural sequence so
cleverly that the joint cannot lie ob
served. It is not the size of the police force
which deters men from committing
crimes, is is the fear of "getting
caught" which holds them back. And
just so, long as the police fail to cap
ture those responsible for- the present
wave of burglaries iti Pensacola. just
so long will robberies continue.
In the meantime the banks have
failed in their duty by not having edu
cated their depositors to a knowledge
of the proper uses of banking houses.
Banks are public property, public
benefactors, in a way, and they should
conduct campaigns of education to
teach depositors that the proper place
for valuables of all kinds at all times
is in the vaults of a bank.
And , until the police department
catches, up with the present crime
wave, householders must protect
themselves. Get bulldogs, watch-dogs,
any kind of dogs so long as they are
paradoxes which both bark and bite.
In addition to this first line of de-.
and the good old service automatic
and stand-by for intruders and prowl
ers.' . '
R. A. M. TO MEET .
IN ASHEVILLE 1920
, Asehville, Dec 22. The triennial
convention of the grand lodge, Royal
Arch Masons of the United States will
be held In Asheville September 2 V
1921, it was announced here toiv. .