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1 PNSACOLA'S HAKBOR- Can Accommodate ths Navies of the World. WEST FLORIDA J he All - tar Playground of America, ONLY ASSOCIATED PRESS PAPER IN PENSACOUA MEMBER NEWS ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION. "S VOL. XXIII, NO. 350 THE WEATHER Cloudy Today; Shower Tonight. PENSACOLA, FLC WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTS REJECTION OF LEA GU. NAT COMMISSIONER F, IN A TE. OF IONS FINAL POU VERSAILLES LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS LAID ON SHELF BY HARDING ADMINISTRATION AT WASHINGTON Acceptance Would Be Nothing Short of Betrayal of Man dates Last Election. CANNOT SANCTION LEAGUE COVENANT . President Harding Pays Great Attention to Tariff and Tariff Revision. (By The Associated Press.) 'WASHINGTON. April 12. Final re jection of the Versailles league of na tions by the American government was proclaimed to the world today by Pres ident Hardin In a solemn pronounca ment of the foreign policies of his ad ministration. peaking before the new congress as sembled to write a program of politi cal and economte reconstruction, the president declared acceptance of the league would be nothing short of a be trayal of the mandate of the Novem ber elections. Instead, he asked for a congressional declaration of peace and for the ratification of those sections of the Versailles treaty which protects American rights and interests in the war settlement. "In tho existing league of nations, ' world governing with its super powers, this republic will have no part," he said. "It 1 only fair to say to the world in general and to our associates in war In particular that the league covenant can have no sanction by us." The declaration was answered by a tremendous demonstration in which republican senators ami representa tives led, while most of their demo cratic colleagues sat silent and v.n smiling. After weighing the words of the chief executive the senatorial group of treaty lrreconcllblea tonight waa claiming a complete victory, pre dicting that even the parts of the treaty endorsed by Mr. Harding nev er would receive senate approval. In his recommendations for domes tic legislation, the president gave greatest attention to tariff and tax re vision and to the railroad situation though he endorsed a list of lesser measures which congressional leaders declared might prolong the special session until the snow flies. He also took occasion In his address of nearly an hour to declare his faith in a maintained merchant marine anI In the principle of armamemnt reduc tion without asking for legislation on either subject. An emergency tariff to correct seri ous disorders in American industry waa placed at the head of the presi dent's requests, and within an hour, he. had finished speaking, the hous.s ways and means committee agreed to report tomorrow the emergency meas ure passed at the last session and ve toed by President "Wilson. For the permanent tariff bill that is to be framed later, Mr. Harding made no specific suggestions except that It fol-. low the principle or protection. Similarly, the president refrained' from detailed recommendations on taxation, contenting himself with u steneral discussion of the situation; ,vith an added reminder that his party pledged itself in the last campaign .o! repeal the excess profits tax. He alsoj recalled the campaign promise to or-j tnnlze a separate government depart-1 ment of public welfare, but made no recommendation whether a cabinet! official should bp placed at Its head. Declaring that rates and operating ex penses of tho railroads must be low ered, Mr. Harding asked that congress investigate the whole transportation problem. He recommended coordina tion of all governmental agencies dealing with former service men, strengthening of the federal laws af fecting highway construction and maintenance, enactment of budget! legislation and a congressional inquiry (Continued On Page Two) HELPING PENSACOIA Each day, In this space. The Journal will give a condensed history of one of the leading business firms of the city. rtOX'S GIFT SHOP was established in j 01 5 by Tiox Cowley, who Is known by no other name than Ilox by three tiuarters of the people who meet and pit htm dally? Kox specialises in ko dak finishing, picture framing and gifts. Ills succoss and profit depends on an all-the-year business and his motto Is permanent quality. Kox was with the Eastman Kodak Co. for eight years and the Rox plant Is equirt'I ltn vcry device for kodak finishing that these years of experience showed to be good. Kox claims for hia plant that it Is the most complete in the Mate, having all the most modern equip ment for kodak work. IW.x Is an ardent member of two clubs, lie Is a yachtsman from Sunday morning to Saturday right and a Kiwanlan seven days a week. Ilia Mare time is given to these two organizationa-when he ian't fishing. ABSTRACT OF MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS (By The Aisoc1rd ress.) WASHINGTON, April 12. President Harding's principal recommendations tc congress In his first annual address de livered today Includes the following: Foreign Relations No separate peace with Germany on the assumption alone that these would be adequate." "The wiser course would seem to be to engage under the existing treaty, assuming, of course, that this can be satisfactorily accomplished by such expllcft reservations and modifi cations as will secre our absolute freedom of Inadvisable commitments and safeguard all our essential inter ests. No helpful society of na tions can be founded on justice and committed to peace until the covenants reestablishing peace are sealed by the nations which were at war." Taxation Readjustment of Internal taxes and revision or repeal "of those taxes Which have become unproductive and are so artificial and burdensome as to defeat their own purpose." Tariff Instant tariff enactment, "emergency in character and under stood by our people that it Is for the emergency only." Railroads Efficient operation "at a cost within that whicji the traffic can bear. Railway rates and costs of operation must be reduced." "The remaining obstacles which are the heritance of capitalistic exploita tion must be removed and labor must join management In understanding that the public which pays is the pub lic to be served and simple justice Is tho right and will continue to bo the right of all the people." Good Roads The strengthening of laws governing federal aid. Merchant Marine The United States means to establish and maintain a "great merchant marine." Communications Private monopolies tending to prevent the development of needed facilities should be prohibited. Government owned facilities wherever possihle without unduly Interfering with private enterprise or government needs should be made available for general usage. Aviation Regulartion by the fed eral government and encouragement of MAKES A PLEA FOR FAIR DEAL Secretary Davis Suggests the Golden Rule Be Applied in Settlement of Disputes (By The Associated Press.) CHICAGO. April 12. A plea for a fair deal for capital, a decent living wage for labor; larger profits for thej farmers through lower railroad ship ping rates and settlement of all in dustrial disputes through conferences between employer and employe witn the golden rule as the basis of settle ment, was made today by James W. Davis, secretary of labor in an address before the Loyal Order of Moose. Air. Davis warned labor that if it is to take a share in the policies Of the nation, it also must take a share in the nation's responsibilities and de clared that labor must see that trans portation conditions were such that the farmer could make a fair profit. He upheld the right of capital, as well as labor, to present its side off all controversies and then warned capital that a decent living wage for labor was necessary to assure loyal Americanism among the workers. "From time to time the large em ployers of labor, and some of them justly so, have been made the football of muck-rakers," said Secretary Davis. "They have been painted in every color save that of the lily and when they have striven to give their side of the case they have been charged with the dread crime of , propugandism as though the employers as well as the employes hadn't a right to present their differences without being show ered with charges." JEFFERS WINS IN ALABAMA (By The Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala.. April 12. In complete returns from the democratic primary in the fourth Alabama con gressional district gave a majority of about 250 to Lamar Jeffers over S. P. McDonald of Talladega county. The special election to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Fred L. Blackmon will be held here on June 7. A. P. longshore of Columbiana is the republican nominee. aviation for development for military and civil purposes. Service Men The American people expect congress unfailingly to voice the gratitude of the republic in a generous and practical way to its defenders in the world war. The immediate ex tension and utilization of government hospital facilities to "bring relief to the acute conditions most complained of." Public Welfare Coordination of va rious government agencies now work ing on the subject and endorsement of the pending maternity bill. Lynching Congress ought to wipe the stain of barbaric lynching from the banners of a free and orderly repre sentative democracy. A proposal for a commission with representatives of white and black- races to study and re port on the subject, the president said, "has real merit." Army and Navy: Early considering of pending appropriation bills was urged. "The government Is in accord with the wish to eliminate the burdens of heavy armament,,, said the president "The United States will ever be in harmony with such a movement to ward the higher attainments of peace. But we shall not entirely discard our agencies for defense until there is re moved the need to. defend. We are ready to cooperate with other nations to approximate armament, but merest prudence forbids that we disarm alone." National Finance: The staggering load of war debt must be carried in orderly funding and gradual liquida tion. We shall hasten the solution and aid effectively in lifting the tax bur den if we strike resolutely at expendi ture." Administration: Enactment of a national budget system and general re ductions by efficient management of the coast of government. Business: Less of government in business as well as more business in government there is no chal lenge to honest and lawful business success. But government approval of fortunate, untrammeled business does not mean toleration or restraint of trade or of maintained prices by un (Continued On Page Two) MINE WORKERS DELAY STRIKE Refuse to Accept Proposals for National Settlement of Wages. (By The Associated Press.) LONDON. April 12. The conference of the mine owners, the mine workers and government officials today failed to reach a settlement in the miners' strike, the miners refusing to accept the prime minister's proposals for a national settlement of wages without a national pool of profits, which Mr. Lloyd George said was impracticable. The transport workers and railroad men, however, suspended their strike notices, which would have expired at midnight tonight. The only government proisal which the miners would consider was one in which the government offered, after the wage questiion had been settled, to give temporary assistance to miti gate the rapid reduction of wages: the others they brushed aside, at times with heated arguments. The premier met the owners and miners in separate conferences, then jointly. But none of the arguments of the premier or the owners could move the miners: they stuck firmly to their demand for a national pool of profits national settlement of wages, declaring through their spokesman, Frank Hodges, "that the workmen for the first time are going to have a share of the total prosperity in trade." The premier after a two hours' ses sion with the miners and again in the joint session said he knew nothing that would Justify the government in changing the convictions expressed in Its proposals. He insisted that a na tional pool of profits would lead to trovernment control, to which parlia ment would not agree. He also en tered a strong nrofst against any sub sidizing of wages or profits of indus try out of the general taxes of the country on the same grounds. The miners went direct from the conference to a meeting of the triple alliance, where their decision was made known. It was immediately de cided to postpone the sympathetic strike of the railway men and trans port workers. FRANCE AGREES THAT U. S. RIGHT IN CONTENTION Has Surrendered None of Its Rights in Former German Overseas Possessions. WANTS OF TO KEEP OUT THE CONTROVERSY Hopes That Settlement Will Be Made Between This Coun try and Japan. (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. April 12. The French government, in replying to Secretary Hughes notes to the four great powers regarding mandates, is understood to have expressed sub stantial agreement with the American government's contention that the United States has surrendered none of its rights in the former German overseas possessions through its fail ure to become a party to the treaty of Versailles. The French reply was received yes terday but whether it will be made public has not yet been disclosed. It was described today in official circ.es as a formal response from the French foreign office. The reply from Great Britan also received yesterday was no more than an acknowledgement of the receipt of the American communication it was learned today. This serves to strengthen the opin ion in some official and diplomatic circles that Great Britain would ex change views with Japan before mak ing a final response. France, in its reply to Mr. Hughes, is understood to have reiterated its expression of hoe that the yap man date question be settled by negotia tions between the United States and Japan without involving that country as a principal to the controversy. IN TURMOIL Pandemonium Reigned When Negro Acquitted on Charge of Attacking White Girl (By The Associated Press.) T7Dl?ninUlCl.- AT,1 A tv 10 ,-, break occurred in the Frederick coun-j ty court room today when Charles j Henry Dorsey, negro was acquitted of the charge of attack on a young white woman of Baltimore county. Spectators pounced upon the negro, beating him with their fists, water glasses and ink wells were) thrown across the room and the uproar did not subside until one of the judges lescued the negro and carried him into an ante room. The negro previously had been con victed and sentenced to hang, but a new trial was ordered and he was ac quitted. Immediately after the court had finished announcing the reasons for acquittal, a man leaped at the negro and he was followed by others, who rushed the negro as he started a flight from the room- A spectator jumped on the trial table and struck him in the face several times. A sis ter of the plaintiff joined in and lit the negro as he passed. A water glass was hurled at the negro and nar rowly missed Chief Judge Frner, who with Judges Worthington and Peer tried the case. The uproar continued until the court took personal charge of protecting the negro who finally was rescued by police. The negro was placed in jail, where he was protected tonight by a heavy guard. ORDERS VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY (By The Associated Press) JONESBORO, Tenn.. April 12. Six of the 14 men on trial here, charged with conspiring to shoot up the county jail on the night of Oct. 1, 1920, to do bodily harm to a negro prisoner, will be found "not guilty" o norders of Judge Vines. On motion of the defense with the consent of the state, Judge Vines to day ordered the jury to return a ver dict of not guilty because of insuffi cient evidence in the cases of Clyde Lusk, Sam Fulweiler. Fred Moody. John Godsey, Hannah Correll and Crandull Campbell. The state finished taking testimony late today and the defense started with indications that all of tomorrow will be consumed in hearing evidence for the defense. The case probably will go to the jury some time Thurs day. COURT ROOM WINS IN PRIMARY ELECTION BY MAJORITY OF 787 OVER THREE CANDIDATES IN HOT CAMPAIGN KIWANIANS CLOSE SECOND CONVENTION WITH BANQUET AND GENERAL JUBILATION Arthur Y. Milam, of Jacksonville, Is New Governor of Alabama Florida District Visiting Braves Praise Pensacola For Its Hospitality. The second annual convention of the Kiwanis clubs of the Alabama -Florida district was brought to a successful close last night with a banquet at the San Carlos, which was attended not only by the visiting and local Braves but by the ladies of the local tribe as well. Dr. Clarence H. Hutchinson, past president of the Pensacola club, was toastmaster and the speakers in cluded International President Barnett and International Secretary O. Sam Cummlngs. Divine blessing on the con vention was asked by J. E. Haffner of Bessemer. A feature of the entertain, ment at the banquet was the "bubble dance" by the four daughters of Mr. and Sirs. Malcolm Yonge. The four little girls, Margaret Louise, Lucy, Betty and Marjorie, in gossa mery costumes of blue and silver, with dozens of golden balloons float ing from ribbons, danced with d!igu ful grace and airiness while Miehe.el DiLustro sang the title song. Accom paniment was by Max Heinberg. vio linist, and Mrs. Baya. pianist. The dance was arranged by the stunt com mittee and its success was attested! when the quartet of beautiful children! was asked to give an ncore. Later the little girls distributed their bal loons to the Kiwanians. Life Is a Banquet. Dr. Hutchinson likened life to a banquet and declared that hunger, to his mind, had been one of the most potent influences in the world. Hun ger, he said, makes men strive to be come successful, makes them strive to be friendly, makes them strive to do good, and, in, the end, hunger for rest makes them Willing to die. Carrying out his simile of life and a banquet, the toastmaster likened the post-prandial exercises to the banquet itself and introduced as the first course of the entertainment, the big chief of MO REMONEYFORD SOUTHERN VETS. Bill Increasing Pensions Report ed Favorably in the House. (By JOHN C. TRICE) TALLAHASSEE. April 12. The house committee on pensions this afternoon re ported favorably on a bill to increase the lension of Confederate veterans from $20 a month to $2r. Eight of the nine com mittee members voted for the raise, the ninth being absent. Comptroller Amos reported that about four hundred veterans had .died during the two year period, leaving about one hundred widows still to draw pensions. Mr. Amos believed that with this de crease in number, taking into considera tion the sum on hand, it would be possi ble to make the increase mentioned with out adding to the state millage. The house committee will draw a committee bill embodying this figure. MANY AT FUNERAL JUDGE PRITCHARD (By The Associated Press.) ASHEVILLE. N. C. April 12. The body of Federal Judge Jter "onley Pritchard, .senior judge of the fourth di5 irict, lay in state at the First Baotist church for three hours today where friends and admirers from this and other cities viewed the remains, a constant pro cession passing through the church. As a hush fell upon the city and ail In dustry and traffic ceased for ten minutes, services began at the church which had been filled long before and around which stood hundreds unable to gain admission. Tributes by ex -Congressman James J. Eritt and Rev. Dr. V. F. Powell, with a special quartet rendering hymns known to be favorites of the dead jurist, con stituted the hour's service. Elaborate floral offerings bedecked one entire end of the edifice. Interment occurred in Riverside cemetery. Many federal judges, congressmen and officials of the nation and state were here to attend the cere mony. Suggestions were made here today that a campaign to erect a monument to the late jurist be started at once and it is thought this movement will be given mo mentum by friends of the jurist In tbJ and other states the local club, Adrian Langford. Pres. Langford asserted that he had discov ered tsJot all Kiwanians are artists and because he had watched a studio scene on the lower deck of the Bronx during the afternon, he said he had further classified them as cubists. The big chief assured the visitors that their presence in Pensacola had given the local club great pleasure and that he hoped they would return again. D. R. Curtis asked the Kiwanians who invented trousers, and proceeded to drink a toast to all present, first securing from one of the 21 pockets which every man possesses the, where withal to drink the toast. Montgomery Welcomes All. Past President Ed Branch of the Montgomery club, speaking for his Braves, extended a sweeping invitation to everybody to attend the Montgom ery convention this fall and assured them of a royal time, He doubted, he said, if they could better the example set by the Pensacolians, but said they would try. The retiring district governor, Andy Arrant, cautioned the ladies to look out for their husbands and to accompany them to Montgomery to the October convention. He assured the Pensa cloa Kiwanians that tho convention here had been a great success and spoke of his great pleasure at having been able to attend. The International secretary, O. Sam Cummlngs, made the keynote speech of the . convention. He declared that Kiwanis is the religion of fair play and that it contains the fundamental idea of democracy. "Kiwanis is the Are which blends the ores of friend ship," O. Sam declared, and asserted that "A man may be judged by the (Continued on Page Two) SOTO COUNTY MAY BE DIVIDED Committee of House Reports favorably on Bill for Five Way Split. (By JOHN C. TRICE) TALLAHASSEE, April 12 Bv unani mous vote, with one member, Stuart, of Millsboro, absent, the house committee on counties, late this afternoon voted to I report favorably the bin calling for a five way split of PeSoto county. The committee heard arguments for and against the five way split but confined them to this subject, not taking up the bill offered by Representative Stewart of J Bradentown, calling for a two way split, ; which the Arcadia delegation favored. '. Tonight's action means that the two way split is dead so far as the committee is concerned, though the fight will probably be continued In the house. Vv. M. Reck, Avon Park. spke for the divisionists. making his argument largely on the claim that each of the counties proposed is more than able to stand alone. Judge Bell and J. G. Sharon were the chief speakers against the five way split. BOMB SUSPECTS ARE RELEASED (By The Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, April 12. Two men and a woman arrested here today on suspicion of being implicated in the bomb explosion in Wall street in New York city last September were released tonight by the Cleveland police au thorities. After questioning the trio. Detective"! Korrel of the New York police depart ment was convinced they had noth ing to do with the affair. Korrell re turned home tonight. GEORGIA TOWN IS IN FLAMES (By The Associated Press MACON. Ga April 13. Flames have spread through the old business por tion of Talbotton and at 12:45 a. m. had reached the newer portion of the town, according to railroad telegraph operators. At that hour the fire was repcrted to be beyond control. Tal 'otton is one of the oldest and one of he richest towns in Georgia. Carries Every Precinct in Vity With Exception of One, No. 27. WOMEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FRANCHISE TO VOTE Friends of Victorious Candidate Form an Impromptu Parade. Frank R. Pou was iv-nu:n.:i ;ed at the democratic prima' y j cs! .lay ,.t his three opponents by an overw iie'm -ing majority, receiving; 7s? m-rc v..!.- than all three of the other c.unh.liWw. The total vote, not ..untmu second choice, was: F. R. ivm. 2.2si; Kurds Whi taker, 89$; John H. Cos.s. :4 7: C. II. Villar. -2 A1.. Mr. IVi carried evrv precinct in the city except St. 2 7. I i. eluding second choice, the vote was: 1'ou. 2.3SS; Whitaker, 1.125. Immediately after the first returns began to come in and it was plain thu Mr. Pou. would be renominated by a heavy majority, his supporters stage. i a celebration. A band composed of army musicians led a parade which formed en Bayien-st at Government wended its way to city hall, thence ti the Plaza, then past The Journal, next to the San Carlos and on up to Mr. Whi taker's house and back down town again where it disbanded. The band serenaded in front of t'l-j newspaper offices, city hall, the Sin Carlos and the McMillan house. Mr Pou's supporters very appropriately carried a coffin which was painted with the insignia, "Hurdls Whitaker politically dead." on one side and on the other, "Last of the Kittens, Bade to Bonifay." At city hall Mr. PoU made a state ment in which he thanked his friends for their loyal support and pl?dged hmself , to redeem his campaign pledges of a square deal to all He assured his hearers that he would con duct his office in a straightforward manner and would strive for an effi cient administration. The vote was not particularly heavy in view of the fact that the qualified voters numtaFT 5,651. The vol was howew. much greater than that rant last year due. it Is supposed, to the newly enfranchised women. Figures are not available as yet concerning the total number of votes cast by the women, but it is relieved that nearly 80 per cent of the 1,054 qualified com pleted thHr civic duties and voted n. fu0"8 uWere rdorIy for tne m"t part throughout the entire day Oc casionally some signs of trouble .u peared but on the surface the casual observer saw but little of the tense ness of the feeling. The three defeated candidates were active during the dnv and visited most of the j.olis. Mr pni, also visited around, but spent mos, of his time at his political headqu.i rte where, he received reports and direct-d the movement of his forces. The evening celebration was scarcely one of the impromptu kind, although it is probable that some of the ;.. bra tors were more or less Im prompt-, and would have been on hand rc.,d less of who won, it being a we;J i.n-.v trait of a certain brand of politic i cootie to climb on the leading ban i wagon. Plans for the celebration, howe. e had been worked out in advance bv (Continued On Page Two.) THE WEATHER TODAY Pensacola and Vieinil vIn reai- cloudiness Wednexdav f,.ii.-...".. j , -'..-. era Wednesday night" an Thursday 'u, ' Winds East Uulf Fresh southeast sout'i winds and partly overcast weatie, Wednesday. ' !"""'" Matt eras to Key We,st Moderate ei-i to south winds and ip i..,tk,,. i- ' .. 'ii n fines- Vest GulfFresh to strong south, am and south winds. unsettled ha ...... weather Wednesday. ' U. S. WEATHER REPORT Pensacola. April 13. hunrise . . . 5.24 a.m. o t-.unse.t . . .6:1.', p..,i O Aloonrixe . . S:37 am Moon set . . 1J:40 r .n Next nhae of :ue & moon, first quarter. o Vprll 15. oHigh tide . 2:12 p.ni iw tide . 11:12 p m. rts r fc k day s WEATHER Temperature Ify Wet iiujh. 7 a. no. . . 53 1? nrtk CA Bulb 45 7 p.m. . . 64 Highest.. 67 Lowest .51 Mean 53 Normal 67 Mean same date last year 65 Accumulated excess this year to date 2.39 Highest of record for April 92 Lowest of record for April.... 84 Rainfall For 24 hours ending 7 p.m 0 Total for this month to 7 p. m ..0.60 Normal for April 3.1$ Accumulated deficiency this year to date 4.6& Humidity 7 a.m 53 12 noon 45 7 p.m.56 Barometer 7 a.m 30.2S 7 p.m 30.1. ' o lfc - 7f