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VOL. XXIII, NO. 285.
THE WEATHER.
Rain today and tonight; Tuesday clear.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1921.
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DUBLIN IS TE.
REFUSES
LABOR'S
President Declines to Interfere
. in Claims of Railroad
i Executives.
BOARD WILL DECIDE
Chief Executive Tells Brother
i hoods Congress Has Pro
vided Arbitration Bd.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. President
Wilson today refused the request of
railroad labor union representatives that
lie Investigate railroad executives'
ilalms before the railroad labor board
that the carriers must adjust wages or
face bankruptcy. He also declined to
submit the matter to congress.
The president set forth his position on
the appeals made , to him in a tele
gram addressed Jointly to two of the
.railroad labor unions and to the asso
elation of railroad executives, who also
had sent a communication to the white
house.
Confidence was expressed by the presi
dent that ail questions dealing with
railroad labor and management might.
be left safely to the two bodies en
trusted under the transportation act
with such matters the railroad labor
board and the Interstate commerce com
mission. He accordingly Informed the
labor and carrier representatives that
he was submitting copies of telegrams
received from them to these two bodies
as "the only action deemed necessary."
The telegram was addressed to J. F.
Anderson, vlc president of the In-,
ternatlonal Association of Machinists;
Thomas Dewltt Cuyler, chairman of the
Association of AaUroad Executives, and
C. F. Orable, grand president of the
United Brotherhood of Maintenance Em
ployes and Railway Shop Laborers: '
The reply of the president to two
telegrams sent by the railroad labor un
ions and to one telegram addressed to
him by the .Association of Railroad Ex
ecutives Is understood to have been
based on recommendations of Secretary
of the Interior rayne. who Ull acts as
director general of the railroad admin
istration. The telegrams were referred
to Secretary Payne when received early
last week and bis recommendations were
forwarded to the white house Friday.
The workers In their first telegram,
signed by the heads of seven unions and
transmitted through TJ. M. Jewell, presi
dent of the Hallway Employes' Depart
ment of the American federation of
Labor, asked the president to Investi
gate the carriers' assertions as made by
W. W. Atterbury, vice president of the
Pennsylvania lines, before the railroad
labor board In Chicago. Mr. Atterbury
had declared that the railroads of the
country roust e , permitted to readjust
wages or face the danger of bank
ruptcy. The union heads asked the
president to Investigate this statement
and If found to be based on facts, which
the union heads said they doubted, to
ask congress to enact remedial legisla
tion at once.
BRITISH STEAMER
GOES ON BEACH
(By Associated Press)
WEST PALM REACH, Fla., Feb. C.
The British steamship Stofner head
ed In too close to the breakers lino
at Lake Worth bathing beach, and
jrwight up "all standing" within a
stone's throw cf the life lines where
hundreds were In bathing.
After churning the water for an
hour,, the ship backed off unassisted,
sought more sea room and headed
back on her course.
DIES AT STEERING
WHEEL OF AUTO
(By Associated Press)
NORFOLK. Va.. Feb. 6. Aubrey W.
Anderson, prominent automobile man,
died at the steering wheel of his ma
chine this afternoon while driving be
tween Norfolk and Suffolk. He was-ac-ompanled
by bis wife and daughter and
had not complained of feeling ill. Th
automobile was stopped without doing
any damage.
JAX DEPUTIES
SHOOT TO KILL
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. - Feb. 6. Jos
eph M. Howard. 25. was shot and In
stantly killed here today by deputy sher
iffs. The officers. W.E. Edge and S.
W. McTowell. claim self defense. They
bad placed Howard's brother under ax
rest, charged with disorderly conduct,
when Joseph Howard Is said to have
opened fire on the ofTlcers. who Imme
diately returned the -shots.
TRAINMEN HURT
IN ENGINE WRECK
MACON. Ga.. Feb. 6. Engineer W.
C. rierceall and Fireman T. V .Vann
of this city, were seriously Injured to
day when a north bound Georgia
Southern and Florida freight train
crashed Into a locomotive that was
witching In the yards at Ashburn
during a de'-.ee fo
DEMAND
CONGRESS FACES
BUSY : SIX DAYS
First Act Will Be Completion of
I Passage of Army Bill
Over Veto.
TARIFF BILL MAY PASS
Several Important Appropriation
Measures Will Also Be
Taken Up.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Congress
will start another busy week tomorrow
by completing adoption over the presi
dent's veto of the joint resolution direct
ing the cessation of enlistments until
the army is reduced to4175,000 men, ac
cording to all indications tonight. The
resolution, which was readopted by the
house yesterday, 271 to 16, within six
hours after the president's veto had been
announced, will come up tomorrow In
the senate. There appeared little doubt
tonight but that the senate would dupli
cate the. action of the house.
Only 21 working days remain for this
session of congress and both the house
and the senate are expected this week
to begin early morning and night ses
sions. The Fordney emergency tarilT
bill now before the senate Is the key
l5g of the congressional jam which
threatens extinction . not only of much
important legislation but of several reg
ular appropriation bills. Passage of the
tariff, bill this week was the aim -of re
republlcan senate leaders, who then
plan to put their shoulders behind a
clean-up program of appropriation meas
ures. Among important legislation caught In
the Jam . with predictions of extinction
are the packer regulation bill, the sol
diers' bonus measure, the (Raider coal
regulation bill, the measure for reap
portionment of. the house and proposals
for disarmament ' agreements. Only one
of the 16 regular Supply bills has passed
the senate, six are waiting considera
tion and others ' are in senate commit
tees or awaiting action In the house.
The laiter expects this week to pass the
last four appropriation measures, the
huge army and ravy budgets, the forti
fications measure and the deficiency bill.
MRS. HARDING BACK
IN WASHINGTON
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(By Associated Press) "
WASHINGTON, Feb. . Mrs. WatTen
Ct. Harding, wife of the president-elect,
returned to Washington tonight trom
her shopping tour In New York.
Mrs. Harding, who was accompanied
by Mrs. Harry New. wife of the In
diana senator, and Mrs. Edward B. Mc
Lean, of Washington, plans to remain
here three or four days before joining
Mf. Harding nt St. Augustine, Florida.
She will accompany the president-elect
from St. Augustine to Marion. Ohio, for
a short visit late this month, coming to
Washington with him from there just
before his Innauguration. Mrs. Hard
ing will stay at the Harding' home here
during her brief visit.
COLLEGE PRESS
BUREAU FORMED
(By Associated Press)
CHAPEL HILL, N. C. Feb. 6 The
North Carolina College lYess association
was organized at a meeting here last
night of college editors from 11 institu
tions throughout the state. J. E. Cas
sell of Davidson college was elected
president.
Steps taken at the meeting were for
the establishment of a news service
among the participating colleges, the
holding of newspaper and magazine con
tests and the publication of a periodical.
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR T. A. & G. ROAD
(By Associated Press)
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Feb. 6. An
nouncement was made here today that
Charjes Hicks had been appointed per
manent receiver of the Tennessee. Ala
bama arid Georgia railroad, which has
its terminus here, the action being tak
en by T-'ederal Judge E. T. San ford fol
lowing a hearing at Knoxville Satur
day. The road had been In the bands
of Mr. Hicks as temporary receiver
since December 1.
Police Unable to Find
Tar and Feathering Crew
(By Asspciated Press) '
HOUSTON", Tex.. Feb. 6.Police ef
forts to identify who took L. B. Hobbs,
lawyer, late last night and drove him
In an automobile into the woods,
where they tarred and feathered him
and closely clipped his hair, had
proved unsuccessful late tonight.
Five unmasked men forced Hobbs
into an automobile about 9 o'clock, he
says. fcat night, drove him to the
wo, HTr the city and- applied tar
Militiamen Facing Trial for Lynching Miner
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Separate trials are to be given the nine Alabama militiamen accused of taking from prison
at Jasper a young union coal miner and lynching him. Sergeant Robert L. Lancaster is in
the center. Others are (2) James W. Key, (3) W. E. Hamby, (4) James Franklin, (5) Roy
Patton, (6) E. W. Speed, (7) Clarence Richardson, (8) Manly R. Sexton,' (9) Glenn L. Ste
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SMUGGLERS ARE
CAUGHT IN ACT
New York Detective Buys Sup
ply of Cocaine Sufficient
to Last a Year.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 6. A ruse by a
detective and the accidental overhear
ing of a conversation atop a P'iftn-av.
bus caused two raids on two ships in
New York harbor today and seizure
of more than $20,000 worth of drugrs
on the vessels, laces, revolvers and
other goods.
Thomas Rush, customs supervisor
of the port, was riding on the top of
a busv last week and overheard two
men in' conversation say it was an
easy matter to smuggle goods off
shjps. He found the men were con
nected with the St,r. Fort Pitt- Bridge,
which arrived recently from Vigo,
Spain. A searching party was sent to
the ship and under tons of coal 51
bottles of whiskey were found, and in
a cargo hold several thousand dollars
worth of laces, lingerie and other ar
ticles. The drug raid was carried on
board the steamship Florence Luck
enbach by Detective Bernard Bovlan,
disguised as a longshoreman. He is
said to have gained the confidence of
Frederick Sundolf. the ship's quarter
1 master, and had told him a friend
would pay thousands of dollars for
enough cocaine to last for a year.
Sundolf. Boylan. said, let it be known
that drugs were on board the Luck-
enbach, and later was arrested and
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and coat of feathers. Bringing him
back to the business district, they
forced him from the automobile op
posite the postoffice. Clad in his coat
of feathers, he sought shelter in the
doorway of the building until he. at
tracted the attention of a passerby,
who notified police of his plight.
Hobbs says he cannot identify any
of his abductors.
He says he was given until Tuesday
to leave the city or be killed. He says,
however, he prefers to remain here.
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MISTRIAL SEEMS
TO BE CERTAIN
Jury in Case of Alabama Guards
men Has Been Locked Up
for 29 Hours.
(By Associated Press)
HAMILTON, Ala., Feb. 5. The jury
in the trial of Sergeant Robert J. Lan
caster was ordered to bed tonight at
9:20 o'clock by Judge Sowell, with
instructions to coriLinue its uenoeia.-
tions tomorrow. The jury at that time Jogeph H J1efrees president of the or
had been locked up for 29 hours. The , in announcing the opening of
foreman reported Just before retiring! ,
that no agreement was in sight. the fiht' ared that the coal and
All reports to Judge Sowell, from Packer, bills would "substitute govern
the jury which has been considering ment for' private control of two of the
the case of Sergeant Robert J. Lan- great basic industries of the country."
caster, one of nine Alabama national
guardsmen, indicted in connection with
the lynching of William Baird, a mi
ner, near Jasper, on- January 13, in
dicate that a helpless deadlock exists.
Four times today the jury reported to
the court and the announcement was
the same In each instance.
The jury has had the case since 7:53
o'clock last night.' The trial started
last Monday and was one , of the hard
est fought legal battles in the history
of Alabama criminal procedure.
Lancaster and the other indicted
guardsmen are members of Company
11, of Tuscaloosa, who were stationed
at Town ley, Walker county, on the
date of the lynching. Baird was in
jail at Jasper, Walker county, held as
a suspect in connection with the kill
ing of Private James Morris, of Com-
j pany M, who it is alleged, had slain
Adrian ortncutt, preacner-miner and
father-in-law of Baird. The mob
overpowered Jailer Sides, took Baird
from prison and sieved his body with
bullets.
Walker county has been the storm
center of the Alabama coal fields since
the general strike was" called Septem
ber 7, last. Baird was the ninth man
slain in that county as a result of the
strike, directly or indirectly, state of
ficials have stated.
WILMINGTON GOLF
HOUSE IS BURNED
WILMINGTON, X. C. Feb. 6. The
club house of the New Hanover Golf
club, several miles from the city, was
destroyed by fire tonight, the blaze
originating in the kitchen. The loss
was estimated at IIO.PO
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COAL CONTROL
ATTACKED
Chamber of Commerce of Unit
ed States Calls it. Unjust
anffl Unnecessary.
(B Associated Prfess)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Enactment
of the -pemfng bills for federal regula
tion of the jeoal and packing Industries
will be vigflously opposed by the cham-
t. nf commerce of the TTnited Stats
President Defrees also announced that
the chamber would line up it 1,400 mem
ber organizations and more than 15,000
firms, corporations and individuals as a
means of making; Its fight effective on
a national basis. He said copies of a
brief prepared by the chamber to "point
out the dangers contained in the two
bills" would be sent to members of
congress tomorrow together with a per
sonal letter "asking careful considera
tion of arguments advanced against the
measures." The brief calls attention to
the provision in the livestock bill for
voluntary registration of packers and
adds that the . effect of the provision
would be to force registration " and later
give the government control of the oper
ation of the industry. .
Referring to the coal bill, the hrief
points out that the president- under
certain supposed contingencies is em
powered to fix prices and commissions
and to deal in coal control, the produc-
tion movement and distribution of coaL
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Soft Coal Production Is
Declining to Low Level
(By Associated Press.) ;
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Reporting
a continued decline in the production
of bituminous coal, .the geological sur
vey in its weekly report today declar
ed that the present situation in the
bituminous fields, marked by Indus
trial depression and mild . weather,
bears a striking resemblance to .the
period marking the armistice."
rThe total output of bituminous coal
during the week ending -January 29
AMB
BRIGANDS HALT
MOTOR PARTIES
Robbers ' Blockade Road Near
Baltusrol and Line Up
Autoists.
ONE
VICTIM IS SHOT
Robert S. Huse Attempts to
Follow Bandits and Gets
Bullet in Aon.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Feb. 6. Eighteen men
and women motoring early today from
the Baltusrol golf club at Spring-field,
where they haxi 'been dimner guests of
Thotras De'bevoiseV' .former council
man at large of Summit, were held up
and robbed by three armed bandits
who had blocked the . road with logs,
tree branches, stones and other ob
stacles. Robert S. Huse, of Elizabeth, a law
yer, who tried to drive off, was shot
by one of the rlbbers. . The bullet
broke his arm.
The occupants of the first auto
mobile to reach the barricade were
lined up quickly and their money
taken. The robbers demanded cash
only, paying no attention to the jew
els worn by, the. fashionably gowmed
women. Similar tactics were em
ployed with the occupants of the oth
er cars until all in the party had
yielded their money. The highwaymen
then ordered James P. Thomas," of
Elizabeth, stock, broker, to drive them
away. Mrs. Thomas was in the car".
Two got in with her and the third
stood on the running board shouting
a final warning to the other victims
to make no attempt to leave until
they were out of, sight. Thomas start
ed his car, containing the robbers and
his wife, and when Huse jumped into
his own machine and tried to start it
the robber riding on the running
board promptly fired at him, the bul
let finding its mark.
Thomas increased his speed under
) threats of the robbers until near Ken
ilworth, when he was ordered to stop,
The bandits then got out, held a brief
whispered consultation and disap
peared in the darkness.
Police automobile patrols were sent
out from Newark and Elizabeth
when news of the holdup spread, but
ho trace of the robbers could be
found.
HARDING NEARS
END OF VOYAGE
(By Associated Press)
ORMOND BEACH, Fla., Feb. 6. The
houseboat Victoria bringing President
elect Harding back to St. Augustine
from his vacation cruise, made lip lost
time today as she neared the end of
her trip. When she stopped for the
night she was 20 miles south of Ormond
and about a day's sailing from her des
tination.
Plans of the party were uncertain to
night but it is possible tomorrow's tun
may be Interrupted to permit a game of
golf here or at Daytona.
If such a stop is made the president
elect will probably not reach St. Au
gustine until Tuesday. The only stop
made today was at Titusville, where
Senator Walter Eldredge of New Jersey
joined 'the houseboat party as a guest
of his colleague, Senator Joseph Freling
huysen, owner of the Victoria.
BILLIARD MATCHES
WILL START TODAY
(By Associated Press)
, CLEVELAND, Ohio. Feb. 6. The na
tional amateur 18.2 balk line billiard
championship tournament will start
here tomorrow with seven of the best
amateur experts of the country as con
testants. Each match will be of 300
points. Two games will be played each
afternoon and one each night. The
final three games will be played on Feb.
14. ' i
Percy Collins, of Chicago, the ama
teur champion, will be here to defend
his title. Other contenders will be: B.
M. Lord. Chicago; Francis S. and Edgar
T. Appleby, New Tork; Charles Heddon,
Dowagiac, Mich.; Emil A. Renner,
Youngstown. and Dr. A. L. Brown, Cleve-
land.
was estimated by the survey at 8,523,
000 tons, a decline of 673,000 tons from
the preceding week.
"The average production per work
ing day," the survey noted, "has been
falling steadilyi, since mid-December.
Its course now closely parallels that
of early 1919.
Production of anthracite for the
week of January 29, however, increas
ed sharply, the "survey declared,
amounting to 1,993,000 tons, against
1,839,000 tons theprevlqus week.
THREE ATTACK!
MADE I DUBLIN
Loud Explosions and Continu
ous VoReys Drive Citi
zens Into Cellars.
CASUALTIES ARE FEW
Sinn Fein Troops Ambush Mili
tary Patrols in Different
Parts of City.
(By Associated Press)
BELFAST, Feb. 6. Dublin on Sat
urday night experienced a sensation
when loud explosions and continuous
volleys, resembling the sounds of a
battle on a small scale, became au- f
dible , from the distant suburbs, ac
cording to dispatches received here.
It turned out that two ambushes had
occurred, one of which resulted In
the killing Of a 4 vear old child
The first atmbush was in the vicin
ity of Merrkm square, shortly before
8 o'clock. Explosions which shook
some of the older houses to their
foundations were followed by fusil
lades of rifle and revolver fire. The
inhabitants sought refuse in their cel
lars while persdns in the street were
stampeded by the iflre. What had
happened was that three bombs were
flung at a lorr filled with soldiers.
This preclpitatecrian exchange of shots
which lasted several minutes without
effect except for the "Wounding of two
civilians by bond splinters.
The second, smbush occurred on the
south side of iie city where two mili
tary lorries vfere bombed and there
was a similar brisk exchange of fir
ing. A child jot (our years was shot
through the lUd and a woman was
wounded and taken to a hospital.
The third ambush occurred at 9
p. m., when two military lorries were
attacked at Rathmines in the south
suburbs, in the vicinity of the Cath
olic chapel. An officer of the military
was slightly wounded and some civil
ians including a boy, received unim
portant injuries.
The report from Dublin castle ,
claims that several civilians were hit
In the affair at Merrion square, five
civilians in the south side incident and
two young men in the Rathmines en
counter. The castle also reports that near
Clonmel a patrol of the Devon regi
ment discovered a body of civilians
preparing an ambush. A skirmish
which followed resulted in the killing
of a civilian "and the wounding of , a
military sergeant.
DUBLIN, Feb. 6. Six houses were
burned today near Drumkeen. countv
Limerick. In reprisal for the recent
ambuscade there
KILLS NEGRO WHO
SLASHED THROAT
(By Associated Press)
THOMAS VILLE. Ga I-feh. fi.-Aft
his throat had been slaslied by a ne
gro, .W. J. Harrell, young white man,
last night picked up a broken busre-v
shaft and killed the negro with a blow
that crushed his head in. The- negro
was identified, as Lee B. Battle. 43
A coroner's jury exonerated Harrell.
The wounded man will recover
tt WEATHER FORECAST. 12
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PENSACOLA AND VlflxiTV-p.i-
Monday and Monday night, probably 'fol
lowed by clearing and much colder
Tuesdav.
WINDS East Gulf Fresh r.aKt ; t
southeast winds and nvpn.i
Monday, probably local rains.
West (jUlf frresh KOUth ahiftinir
northwest wbjds, overcast weather Mon
day, probably local rains.
S. WEATHER REPORT
i-eriwacoia, e.
yfffff Sunrtse. . . s:36 a-.t
yulfia Sunset . . . 5:31 p.r
" ,T Moonrise . . 6:05 a. r
Permacola, Feb.
m.
m.
ni.
Moonset . . .5:30 p.m.
Next phase of moon,
new moon, Feb. 7th.
High tide . 10:03 p.m.
Low t . . 8:01 a.m.
YESTERDAY'S
WEATHER
Tmperatur
' , Dry
Bulb
7 a.m. ... 53
Wet
Bulb
. 53
60
60
... 53'
.,. 64
. . . S3
1 2 noon . . 3
7 p.m. . . . 62
Highest ....
Mean .......
64 IO west .......
hS Normal
Mean same date last year ..
Accumulated exces sthis year to
date . . . t .........lis
Highest of record for February 7S
Lowest of record for February ...... 7
Rainfall
For 24 hours ending at 7 p. ro o
Total for this month to 7 p. m 1.4 4
Normal for r'eruary 4.49
Accumulated deficiency this year to
date i.,1.84
Humidity
7 a. m.. 100; 12 noon. 85; 7 p. m., 9L
Barometer-
7 a. m., 30.01; 7 p. va., 30.03.