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FIGHT HIGH COST OF LIVING Your old furniture, office fix turfs or machinery can be quick ly turned into cash through The Journal Want Columns. VOL. XXII, NO. 276 MiH fFJHlf Lodge Tells Hitchcock Republi cans. Will Not Agree to Fur ther Compromises. DEMOCRATS REPLY TODAY Unless; They Agree to Accept Article X Reservations Con ferences Are Off. Washington, Jan. 26. Peace treaty was flung back to the floor of the sen ate with the virtual collapse today of the bipartisan conference. The end came with amazing swift ness af er Senator Lodge, of Massa chusetts, republican leader, informed the democrats, led by Hitchcock of Xebraska, that there could be no change in reservations respecting the -Monroe doctrine and the much dis cussed irticle ten. In the face of this . . . , 4 AL15 VUlL-ClfllCC IJL -- ilia fe I reply to-norrow. borne senators expect the question to be fought out on the floor, probably beginning tomorrow, First news of breaking off of dip-1 reply to-norrow. Some senators expect lomatic relations, so to snpak was given by Hitchcock in a statement which broadly intimated that the fail ure of xepublicans to give ground in an effort to reach a compromise was due to threatened revolt of republi cans. Senate leaders .including many ar dently seekinK an end to the long protract d treaty debate frankly ad mitted tonight they could see no hope of agreement. "It looks as If the jigs up." declared McXary, republican of Oregon, "A mild reservationist," and this seemed to hit the nail on the head in the opinion of most sena tors. Democrats tentatively decided that If the conference proved an utter failure tomorrow that democrats would present their own modifica tions to the senate and Insist on a vote. No change in the reservations af fecting article ten of the league of na tions covenant, or the Monroe doctrine provision of the peace treaty will be acceptabla to the republicans, Sena tor Lodge informed Senator Hitch cock and other members of the in formal democratic committee which has been conferring with Senator Lodge's committee in an effort to reach a compromise on the treaty. Senator- Lodge's statement was formulated after his conference Sat urday wi.h Senators Borah of Idaho; Johnson of California, and other re publican senators opposing the treaty. Immediately after the statement was presented the conference adjourned. Senator Hitchcock and his associ ates retir ng for a private conference. They will make their reply to Sena tor Lodge tpmorrow morning. Senator Hitchcock later issued this statement: When the conference assembled. Senator lodge advised the senators present that he had been called into a meeting by certain republican sena tors and for that reason had not been nble to attend the last conference Friday. He regretted today that he found It Impossible t,o resume the conference for a compromise except upon thi understanding that no change shall be made in the reserva tion on erticle ten or on the Mon roe; doctrine. The democratic mem bers retired for a private conference and will ma He their reply to Senator Lodge Tuesday morning at a meeting at 10:30. The conference up to the time its meetings were interrupted had tenta tively agreed upon the preamblo and . all sections of the reservations except hat relating to article ten, the Mon roe doctrine and one or two minor patters aid an agreement was ap parently also consummated on article ten when udjournment suddenly came, followed ly the Intervention cf the irreconcilable republicans." Senator Lodge made this statement after the conference: I have only this to say about the committee meeting this morning: That I said to the committee there is a very strong feeling among many senators against any change in the Lodge reservations, either in words or in substance and that I thought It only fair t say now what I have al ready said in public that there can be no compromise of principle and that it would be impossible to secure, in my Judgement, two-thirds of :he sen ate if any change was attempted in such articles two and five, those re lating to article ten and the Monroe doctrine. I said this was a mere statement of the situation." AWARD HEARING AGAIN DELAYED Secretary Daniels WTilI Appear on Thursday. New Yoik, Jan, 26. Hearings by the tenate committee investigating naval decoiations will be resumed Thursday, Chairman Hale announced today with Secretary Daniels appear ing to answer criticisms of the meth ods employed in making the awards. Chairman Hale is expected to make a third at: empt. today to obtain a favorable vote on his resolution to authorize tie sub-committee to em ploy counsel and additional clerica? assistance. E 1 TREATY FORI SENATE APPRO MILLION TO F SOVIETS ABLE BATTLE WORLD Martens Tells Senate Commit tee They No Longer Need Propaganda. Washington, Jan. 26. Russian soviet organizations have become strong I enough to fight the world," said Lud- wig C. A. K. Martens, soviet agent i to the united States told a senate In- vestiaralinc committee today. Because ( - , . . thiS' h SaId the SOVietS support them. The Russian Soviets have between 54aO,UUU,vUU .ana auv,uuu,uu i me public treasury. Martens said, wmcn ifwas now desired to spend in foreign countries on the purchase of necessi ties. There was now no gold in the hands of private banks or individuals in Russia, he added. Examination of Martens before the senate sub-committee investigating radical propaganda was resumed todav and his statement as to the policv of the Russian Soviets followed the re quest of the committee that the orig inals of his instructions be presented Previously, former Senator Hardwick. of Georgia Martens counsel, had ex plained Marten3 had refused to ore sent the code used for communicating with his government before the Lusk legislative committee In New York. "That's his inference only from in structions," remarked Senator Brande gee. republican, of Connecticut. "It is a very srrave question as to how far wo can go in disclosing the correspondence in code between Mr. Martens and his government." Hard wick said. "Have you ever carried on . propa ganda In this country with a view to getting soviet government established in this country?" Senator Borah asked. ' "Never." Martens answered. I have carried on a propaganda in this country to get the soviet government recognized, that is alt." "I'd like to have a little time to see what Instructions I have," Martens said. "I'd like to furnish the commit tee everything it requested." The- aode was" the only thing the soviet agent wanted to protect, Hard wick delared. "These instructions from my gov ernment have at all times guided my policy and conduct," he said, reading from a prepared statement. "In aU my activities I have scrupulously re frained from any in.rference or par ticipation in the domestic affairs of the United States. "My government specifically In structed me that the funds at my dis posal should not be used for any pur poses involving interferences .in tha internal affairs of the United States," he read. Senator Borah, republican, of Idaho. declared the committee would want to have the original Instructions from the soviet government td him. POWHATAN IS BEIG TOWED IN Reports of Bolshevism Aboard Disabled Army Transport Will Be Investigated. Halifax, Jan. 26 The United States army transport Powhatan is being towed into port at the rate of five knots an hour and will arrive tomor row afternoon, according to wireless received tonight. Washington, Jan. 26. Sec. Baker was asked to advise congress if the condition of the disabled transport Powhatan was due to bolshevism aboard.under a resolution by Repre- sentative Britten, republican of Illi nois, introduced today. The resolution also would direct See. Baker to supply the house mili tary committee wun copies of re ports of masters and chief officers of other transports, especially the trans port America. The resolution said "It is understood mutiny theft, gambling and insub ordination exists on transports." Washington, Jan. 26. The wrecking tug Relief, under charter to tha war department, has reaced the disabled army traniort Powhatan, it was an nounced today at army transport headquarters here. Latest reports from the transport were that she was in a bad way, but officials hoped that (No. 1 Continued on Pags 2) PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, PRIATES HA Public Health Service Reports Sickness Epidemic Through- out Twenty States. NORTH IS HARDEST HIT Scattered Cases Reported in Florida, Georgia and Missis sippi Not Alarming. Washington. . Jan. 26. A resolution carrying an appropriation 'of $500,000 to be used by tAe public health serv ice in combatting influenza was adopt ed today by the senate. Influenza is now prevalent gen erally throughout twenty states, the public ' health service announced to day, and has made its appearance in Tho thousand new rases in Michi- gan were reported today, while Kan sas City, reported 36 deaths directly attributed to the' disease. Many new cases also were reported by New York City and the disease also is scattered through the -northern part of New Vfrr estate " y LF IGHT INFLUENZA States through which the disease ceived compulsory training. , a standing is .well scattered Include Florida, ! army of and a national guard. Georgia, Mississippi Texas. California,!' standing army would be gradually North Dakota. Idaho, Iowa, Kansas. decreased reaching 100,000 in five years. Minnesota, Ohio, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. New York, Jan- 26. Deaths from in fluenza here during the last 24 hours were 43, an increase of 13 over the number reported yesterday. Deaths from pneumonia were SS, or 13 more than yesterday. Today's addition to the number of influenza cases was 1,712 cases. New cases of pneumonia were 233. While influi'iiza " and- pneumonia cases showed decreases today of 1,143 and 143 respectively from yesterday's" figures, health officials were not op- i timistic as to a speedy ending of the outbreak, as all the cases developing over the week end usually are not re ported before Tuesday. Precautions were increased and plans for institut ing a "staggering system of business hours" so that subway and elevated lines would not be so crowded. Chicago, Jan. 26. Today's death toll from influenza and pneumonia was tho highest since the epidemic began, Health Commissioner Robertson re ported this morning, but the total of new cases of both diseases showed a very marked decrease. New cases of influenza reported to day numbered 1.05S as compared to last Friday's high mark of 2.230. New cases of pneumonia totalled ZoO during the past twenty-four hours against 221 last Fridav. Deaths bered 69 the total from influenza today num- and from pneumonia 63. while deaths from all causes were' 250, a new day. high record for a single SENATOR JOHNSON SPEAKS ON TREATY Is Campaigning for Election of of John E. Frost. Cameron, Mo., Jan. 26. Senator Hiram Johnson, of California tomor row at Excelsior Springs will deliver : the first of a series of five addresses against the league of nations that will mark the campaign of John B. Frost, of Plattsburg, republican nomi nee to succeed Joshua Alexander, now secretary of commerce, as representa tive in congress from the third Mis souri district. Prior to the special election February 14. nationallv known democrats also will campaign for Capt. ! J. L. Milligan, speaking in favor of the league, which has been made one of the chief issues. CENTRALIA CASES NOW BEING TRIED Eleven Alleged Industrial Work ers of World Face Jury Monte Sano, Wash., Jan. 26. A mo tion for change of venue was denied today to eleven Industrial Workers of the World charged with murder in connection with the armistice day shooting at Centralia in which four members of the American Legion were killed. TRIAL OF REDS STARTS APRIL 5 Chicago, Jan. 2G. The trial of alleg ed radicals, indicted last week by "a. special grand jury investigating red propaganda, will start April 5, it was agreed tonight by the prosecution and defense. All except William Bross Lloyd, millionaire socialist, entered pleas of not guilty to charges of con spiracy and to advocating overthrow of the government by force. Lloyd's at torney made a motion to quash indict ments which will be argued later. U. S. S. POWHATAN DISABLED 700 Tins photograph or the lT. S. s. Powhatan was taken by Frank W. Rostock, on board the steamer Cedric, January 18, on his way back from a special mission in Europe for the Newspaper Enterprise Asso- MILITARY BILL Senate Committee Reports Fa vorably on Compulsory Train ing for Young Men. Washington, - Jan. 26. By a vote of nine to five, the senate military corn- miltee toda' approved provisions for four months' compulsory military tra-ining for boys, of eighteen to twenty-one, inclusive, and ordered a favor able report on the army reorganiza tion bill.' It provides for a citizens' army composed of men who have re- ii specincauy provides that the citi- zen s army can not be called to the colors except after "a , declaration of war. V The senate today passed 3G lo 14 the Kenyon Americanization bill which .would require, ail residents of the .United Stales 10 to 21 years of age. not i mentally or 'physically disqualified, and .all a.!ien residents 10 to 47. who can noi speak, read or write Enclish, to attend school not les than. hours nnnnalK). Supreme Court Holds Act of Legislature Appointing Cen tennial Body to Be Void. Tallahassee, Jan. 2fif The supreme court in an opinion by Chief Justice Brown, today declared that chapter j7ft2i. p.cts of. the legislature of 1010 creating the Florida Purchase Centen- niai committee, is unconstitutional and I void. The. court holds that the comnns- SIOncrs. undertaken to be appointed by " i act, would be officers if the act. was vr.lid. but finds, however, that the act violates the provision of the con stitution which limits the term of of ficers ,to four years and that it also is in violation of section 27. article 111 of the constitution In that instead of providing "for their election hv the (people, or appointment by the gover jnor" the legislature appointed the com missioners in the first instant, and gave them "the exclusive power to fill anv v.-vancy occurring in the commission" and three of them are now claiming to hold their office by virtue of appoint ments by other members of the com mission. The court's opinion concludes as fol lows: "The legislature, no doubt, had a very different purpose in naming in the act the persons who were to fill these offices in the first instance, in stead of providing for their selection in the manner required by the constitu tion. The method, of thfir annnint- ment. their authority to fill vacancies and to appoint other "officers" and other provisions of the act are all parts of au harmonious whole, so interwoven as to be incapable of separating thern from the rest of the act without de stroying the p?Jpable purpose and in tent of the legislature- "We are therefore constrained to de clare the whol act to be unconstilu tionel and void." The opinion was rendered in the case of the state ex rcl Van C. Swearingen. attorney general, relator, vs. John B. Jones, J. J. Lotran. Jules M. Burgierres, W. A. M?wc Will iams and W. C Brorein, respondents. These respondents have constituted the Florida Purchase Cen tennial Commission. The relator was represented by Hon- John 5. Beard, of Pensacola, Attorney General Swearin gen and Assistant Attorney General D. Stuart Gillis. The respondents were not represented by counsel before the supreme court. GERMAN MARK HITS LOW LEVEL All Foreign Exchange Rates Affected in Crash. Xew Tork, Jan. 26. Another crash of international rates caused British, French and other forms of foreign ex change to drop to new low levels here today. The German mark fell to a little over one cent. PASSED ! OUT OF OFFICE si." MS ciation of which The Journal is a member. The Cedric stood by the Powhatan but the weather was too rough for passengers to he trans ferred. The Cedric continued on her way to New York after the Northern Pacific arrived along- Judge Sheppard Signs Order Naming J. G. Holtzclaw on Petition Bond Holders.' WILL ASK RATE INCREASE Cause of Receivership Given as Inability to Operate on a Five Cent Fare. In the United States court yester day morning. Judge Sheppard signed an order naming J. G. Holtzclaw re ceiver of the Pensacola Electric Co. The application was made by the Old Colony Trust Co- of Boston, a general creditor of the Pensacola Electric Co. to the extent of about $130,000. John P. Stokes represented the complainant and Peter O. Knight, general counsel for the Stone & Webster properties in Florida was senior counsel for the electric company. After the order was signed Mr. Knight issued a statement in which he asserted the receivership had be come npcessary because " the roads were unable to operate successfully under a five-cent fare, .His state ment follows: "The prime cause of the receivership of the property is its utter inability to operate upon a five cent fare und by reason thereof it is also unable to have sufficient credit to borrow iny money to pay its debts. It could, therefore, not pay the indebtedness of the Old Colony Truct Company and the complainant, knowing that the Pensacola Electric Company was unable to pay the interest amounting to $30,000.00 on the bonds of the com pany due February 1, 1920, and know ing that If such interest was not paid the default would permit the trustees of the mortgage, given to secure the bonds, to foreclose the same, the re sult of which would be the probable dismemberment of the street railway company as a going concern, for its r.""- ,. mv io ,.,xl anon, requesieu me appoinimcu 01 a receiver for the purpose of preserving the property for the benefit cf the public, the creditors, and the stock holders. I imagine that after the re ceiver takes charge of the property and goes into the situation fully, he will apply to the Florida railroad com mission requesting them to fix just and reasonable rates for the enrriage 1 . " " company isuca is tne course that has been pursued in the Jacksonville Traction Company situation., The Florida railroad commission nas ex elusive jurisdiction over rates to be charged by all railways, road compa nies and common carriers, and it is its duty, under the statutes of this state, to fix just and reasonable rates for such companies. The supreme court of Florida, in the Tampa water works case, reported in the 45 Flor ida, page 600, held that section Z0 of article 16 of the constitution of 1885 reserved to the legislature the power to regulate by its own act or thru some other instrumentality, the rates to be charged by public service corporations, and that every charter granted subsequently to public service corporations, and every contract made w,ith them by the legislature or a municipality are granted, made and accepted subject to and in contempla tion of a possibilitj' of the subsequent exercise of the power which by that section is declared to be vested in the legislature. The section mentioned not only becomes a part of every such charter or contract, as much so as if RECEIVER GETS STREET LINES written therein, but it denies the au thority of the legislature, by implica tion, to stop itself by contract or to authorize a municipality to so bind it not to exercise the power thereby rec ognized, whenever, in its wisdom, it shall think necessary to do so- When the city of Pensacola, therefore pass ed the ordinance granting to the Pen sacola Electric Company a franchise and fixing the rate of fare therein at five cents, it did so with the under standing that this section of the con stitution was a part of tke same, as much as if it were written therein. This case was affirmed by the su preme court of the L'nited States, and is, therefore, settled law of this etat. However, the decision in the water works case by our supreme court is in conformity with all of the later decisions of all of the courts of this country. The situation in Pensacola is not an unusual one. The Jackson ville and Savannah companies are (No. 2 Continued on Page Two.) Mi i itfm 1920 MILES AT SEA J side the Pouliatan. I lie photo graph is a wonderful example of the speed with which modern news is triiMiiitted. Sir. Itostock has written seieral articles for The Journal and others will appear from time to time. 1 HRIVFRS aa f rM l)L t Ik It yliS il IT Hi 1 l jA&LiI&LsJ Ordinance Introduced Allowing Higher Rates for Fares Within City Limits. TA Taxi drivers will be allowed to j the community Service program as ar charge double the present rates for j ranged for Pensacola. In this program fares within a 16--block radius if the! "re included work for playgrounds. jji ordinance introduced yesterday before ' formation bureau and rest room, a the city commissioners is passed and made a city, law. The ordinance was read for the first time yesterday afternoon. Under provisions in the ordinance the taxi drivers will be allowed to charge a 50-cent fare for each pas Kenger within a radius of 16 blocks and 73 cents for each fare beyond this j point within the city limits. This charge may be doubled after 11 o'clock at night and until 5 o'clock In the morning, making it $1.00 within th radius of 16 blocks nnd $1.50 beyond this within the city limits. The proposed ordinance provides that taxi drivers hall wear a bads on the front of their coats while on duty, the badge being furnished by th city. The cars are to te m itand while waiting for passengers. A fin of $25 or 30 days in jail is provided for any violation with a suspension of license for 10 days for first qffense. the fine and suspension for 30 days fo second offense, and the fine ani license revoked on third offense. T. Li. Cant. James A. White, W. M. Ilerrider and Commissioner Hinrlcns were appointed as a committee to visit the national good hoads show to be held at Louisville. February 9-13. The invitation from the secretary of the show was read to the board yes terday and after consideration Mayor Sanders appointed a delegation visit the show. "Odod roads are so vital to the growth of Pensacola ind this section of the state."' said tho mayor, "that we cannot afford to pass up an opportunity to consult with th good roads people of the national show. ' Commissioner Ilinrichs was ' appointed as a representative of thr t iiii...i.iarc ix-uni-mi;!) : nignt witn tne delegation from Pen sacola to put through the brklee j crossing Escambia river. i Resolution providing for the drilling of new wells for the city waterworks: j the wells being fitted complete and in operation, was Introduced at the ' meeting. The bids for the work to b opened at the session of tho commis sioners February 9. The specifications were tne same as the ones recently advertised. Petitions were heard by the com (No. 3 Continued on Pags Two) BRIDGE PROJECT WILL BE URGED Pensacola Delegation to Go to Tallahassee With Interest ing Facts and Figures Delegates to the Tallahassee roads meeting will leave this evening at 6:55 to put over the Escambia river bridge and hard road improvement for Es cambia and Santa Rosa counties. The delegation will go before the state highway board to show that board the necessity for the building of the bridge connecting Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and thus joining the chain of good roads throughout west Florida. A large party will present the two counties claims for the building of the roads acd the bridge, and dele gations from cities from both coun ties will be present at the hearing before the board: From Pensacola will go County Commissioner Hardy and County Attorney R. Pope Reese as delegates from thecou nty at large and from the city will go George Ilin richs. Wm. M. Ilerrider will repre sent the Gulf-Atlantic Highway Asso ciation and F. W. Marsh will repre sent the County Good Roads Associa tion. Other delegates from the city of Pensacola and Milton and other cities in this district. The delegates are going before the commission with figures showing that the bridge over Escambia can be built at a much cheaper figure than that submitted by the state engineer. The (No.4 -Continued on Page TwoJ WHATIIEH FORECAST ! Rain Tuesday and probably I Wednesday slightly warmer Tues- j day; moderate northeast and cast I winds. PRICE FIVE CENTS SERVICE DRIVE STARTS TODAY Community Service Workers Will Open Three-Day Cam paign to Raise $10,000. PROGRAM MAPPED OUT Charles B. Hervey, Chairman of Committee, Holds Lunch eon for Committee. At 10 o'clock this morning a three- j establish Community Service in Pensa- 'i'0l xviU 1,0 st-vtr1 h" executive I committee and team capffi.ins. Plan were mapped out at a complimentary luncheon given by chairman Charles B. Hervey at the San Carlos at 1 o'clock yesterday and everything will lie m readiness for the drive when the t-'ain captains meet this morning. Svsterday's luncheon was for the purpose of gathering the Community Service leaders together and outlining rrnllt mens ueaii.pi.uiei .um rot. and recreation room, a iieiimjuai tvi r hm the American Legion and wu-ious other organizations, community entertain ments, concerts and community sing ing, and many other phases of com munity social life., Community Service plans to do every thing needed that is not already being done. Among the speakers at yesteida.y's luncheon were Morris Levy, chairman of the executive committee; W. A. Ab ernathy, inf Community Service: T. L. C;int and'-':. V. Zeek. Mr. Hervey. chair man of the campaign committee, pre sided anil outlined the plans for tho drive. ; The citvwill be divided into districts and committees will canvass the dis tricts froVn 10 lo 1 o'clock tod;y and report at . Tie notary luncheon." Tomor row they VviH report at a lucheon given by M. Hervey and on Thursday the workels will report at the Ki wanis luntVioon. ANOTJIER NOTE BE SINT HOLLAND Paris. Jan. 20.- The reply to the re fusal of th Dutyh government to comply, with, the demand of the allies for the surrender Of former Emperor William was the first subject discuss ed today at the initial meeting of the council of the ambassadors, created to earry on the unfinished routine rk of the supreme coiucil of the peace conference, which disbanded last week- It was decided the French 1al xpen a.i.w.i.o um , , , . : l . v l - t. . . 1 J , ail uie aspects ui me ens- hiki jut pare the reply, which probably will be submitted for approval of the coun cil nearly next week. The discussion in the council did not I disclose the trend of opinion mong the members further than that it ap peared to be the view that the legal phase of the question had become the thief one. CLOTHING FIRM EARNS MILLIONS Hart, Schaffner and Marx Made Little Over 13 Per Cent .Chicago, Jan. The ermines of Hart, Srhafrner and Marx, clothing firm, for the year ending Nov. ;if, 1019, were the largest in the company's his tory, according lo the annual report today. Net profits are announced as ?-2,20d.21K. After preferred dividends and federal taxes were pa.id the com pany earned l.l.nl 1 per cent on its fifteen millions dollars common stock, compared with 10.0.'50 per cent the pre ceding year. FOREIGN SHIPS MAY USE LIQUOR Rule Requiring Supplies to Be Sealed Suspended. Washington, Jan. 10. Orders requir ing liquors on foreign vessels to be sealed while the ships are in United States ports ha.ve been suspended pend ing a ruling by the attorney general, it was announced today. Italy protest ed and it was understood other gov ernments also did. BULL TO OCCUPY BRIDAL SUITE Montgomery, J? 2C Lavenders Lord, pure-bred shorthorn bull, for merly owned bv President Wilson, and sold by him for J 10.000 at a R"d Cross auction in Birrninglipn, In 1913, will be domiciled in the bridal suite of a local hotel during the annual conven tion of the Southern Cattlemen's Asso ciation beginning tomorrow. SOCIALISTS TRY AGAIN FOR SEATS Albany, Jan. 26. The attempt to re seat five suspended socialist assem blymen failed in the house tonight and it was announced that hearing be fore the judiciary committee will be resumed tomorrow. I