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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
Opinion of Judge c. Moreno
Jones Pleasing to Large :
Number Pensacolians.
COURT HOLDS -
LAW is NOT GOOD
Under Ruling, Portion of Lii
cense Fees Be Claimed in
Refund by Many.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY

ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY
A number of automobile owners,
who have paid their license tax un-
der protest to the city, were jubilant
when they ascertained that the case
which rad been taken up TO the court
of record on habeas corpus proceed
ings had been passed upon, Judge c.
Moreno Jones holding that the law
was not good, and this of course, if
it stands, means that the city will be
required to refund quite lot of
money. In fact every fee paid in foc
license may have to be refunded.
minus one third, which will be re-
tanned as city license for three
months in the latter part of the
month of December.
1t is understood the city accepted
payments with the protest not un-
needed, with the understanding that
retention of the funds thus paid in
hinged to great extent on whether
or not the law was upheld in the
higher courts, for it is now reported
the city will take the case to the
highest tribunal in the state for a
final deciS on.
Two cases were presented to Judge
Jones on appeal. The first was that
wherein George Wentworth submit
ted to arrest when he failed to take
out the license as required by the or
dinance in dispute. Then, only a
couple of weeks ago, Joe Johnson
VINO operates a taxicab line, also
submitted to arrest, claiming that the
license as required by the city was
an unconstitutional measure and
would not hold in a proceeding in any
court of competent jurisdiction
There will be no claim for the re
turn of taxes until the law is def
initely decided. it is asserted, but
many autoists are following the case
closely, and are much interested il
every development. with view to
asserting their claims for a refund
which they believe will be given with
out further recourse than that of
presenting their license
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
AMENDMENTS TO
FARM LOAN ACT

Washington, Dec. 23.-The federal
farm loan board announced that ad-
vocates of amendments to the farm
loan act under which many private
and farm mortgage bankers may en-
ter the government system as a joint
stock loan bank. Amendments to
the existing law, which the board
will recommend that congress in
clude a raise of form six to six and
one half per cent maximum interest
rate, which the joint land banks may
charge on farmers loan. The board
announced it expects the interest
seeking to break down the system to
file suit soon testing the conIE.tu-
tionality of the act.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

the Red Cross have been needed for
so many other things, that a much
larger amount than ever before is
necessary to continue the work.
Pensacola has responded literally
to all previous appeals made by the
Red Cross, and when the true value
of this work is recognized like CO.
operation will doubtless be felt.
The seals cost only a penny each,
but if the millions of Christmas gifts
In the United States, and the thou
sands in Pensacola are sealed with
them the total will truly be a death
blow to the insiduous menace eating
at the heart of our country. even
while that country is fighting fog
Democracy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
PEACE DELEGATES ARE
RETURNING FROM CONFERENCE

London, Dec. 23.-"The Russian
peace delegates are returning to
Petrograd, according to reports to
the Smolny Institute said a dis
patch from the Associated Press
Petrograd correspondent, and re-
ceived here today. The message gave
gave no reason for their return.
No further information was re-
ceived regarding a report of the
German rejection of Russia's peace
terms. The report has not attracted
much attention here because some of
the enemy delegates had not reached
Brest Litovsk when the report be-
came current.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
TESTIFY REGARDING
u. S. TROOPS ABROAD

Washington, Dec. 23.-Three major
generals commanding training camps,
John F. O'Rvan, of Camp Wads-
worth, in South Carolina; Edwin
Greble, of Camp Bowie, in Texas;
William Wright, of Camp Don lphan,
in Oklahoma, were summoned before
the senate military committee to tes-
tify concerning conditions among the
American military forces abroad.
They have recently returned from
France. They are also expected to
testify regarding conditions of the
cantonment they command.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
CHRISTMAS DINNER
FOR MEN OF THE SERVICE

Washington, Dec. %. - Every
American soldier in France will get
his Christmas turkey and other holi-
day dishes after all. The war de-
partment announced tonight the de-
layed supplies for some of the units
overseas forces had arrived safely.
Hundreds of pounds of turkeys were
shipped on transports which carried
nearly a million and a half pounds
of Christmas gifts for the men.
Bountiful provisions We're made at
all cantonments and training camps
and the navy stations and ships in
home waters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

Here, Mrs. Housewife, is a man in
your line. He figures on food. Rear
Admiral MCGOWAN is the world
champion food buyer. He has been
made chairman of the General Food
Purchase Board just created to buy
the food for our army and navy and
the allied governments. But never
worry. Mrs. H., he's .'big lot man
he couldn't order weeks model
grocery supply for a family of four
il he tried.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
BUY A RED CROSS
CHRISTMAS SEAL.
HELP GOOD CAUSE

This is the Red Cross Christmas
Seal.
Its purchase helps to fight tu-
berculosis.
Your Christmas packages will be
sealed, why not help.
For years the Red Cross has been
fighting the White Plague with
funds raised through the sale of
these stamps. but the war has given
such a tremendous impetus to the
spread of the disease, and efforts of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
NEWARK BISHOP 40
YEARS AS A PRIEST

Newark, N. j., Dec. 23.-The Rt.
Rev. John ]. O'Connor, bishop of the
Roman Catholic diocese of Newark,
today celebrated the fortieta ann
versary of his ordination. 1t was on
this date in 1877 that he was or
dained in Rome. following the COM
pletion Of his theological studies at
the American College in that city.
Prior to his elevation to the bishopric
in 1901 he had for nearly twenty
years filled the dhair of philosophy
and theology at Seton Hall Seminary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
PITCHER TONEY FACES
SERIOUS ALLEGATION

Nashville, Dec 23.-Fred Toney,
star pitcher for tho Cincinnati nat
lofa1s. and. Jesse Webb. tax assessor
of Davidson county, who is repre-
sentative on the local exemption
board, were arrested on a charge of
conspiracy to violate the selective
service act. The warrants allege
Toney, who was registered under the
draft, and Webb, had an understand
ing by which an effort would be
made to have Toney exempted on the
grounds of dependency.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
RIOTS
SERIOUSLY THREATENED

Buenos Aires, Dec. 22.-Only the
utmost vigilance of patrols and
mounted troops prevented an out
break of anti-German rioting this
afternoon and night There were sew
eral attempts to organize demon
strations.
The publication of additional Lux
burg dispatches caused the new out
break of bitterness against Germany.
1t is expected it will be voiced in
congress next week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
COMMISSIONERS TO
CLOSE UP DETAILS

A special meeting of the board of
county commissioners will be held in
the Court House at $50 o'clock this
morning when certain details of the
special election to be held Thursday
will be worked out, and all arrange
ments completed for the election.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
GO AFTER GERMAN NAVY
VIA AIRPLANES, SUGGESTED

New York. Dec. 23.-Use Of air
planes in a major attack on Ger
many's navy is recommended in a
letter from Rear Admiral Bradley
Fiske to the president of the Aero
Club of America "All Germany's
naval eggs are in one basket and it
is my opinion we are able to smash
them by torpedo planes and air bomb
attacks, provided we deliver them in
sufficiently large scale,' the letter
said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
EDUCATE PUBLIC ON
SUPREME WAR ISSUE

New York, Dec. 23.-A nation
wide campaign of education through
the churches to concentrate attention
upon the supreme issues of the war
is announced by the Church Peace
Union. The campaign has the ap-
proyal of the administration.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
ARMY OBSERVATION
BALLOON PARTY HAD
VERY NARROW ESCAPE

Temple, Texas Dec. 23.-An
army observation balloon carry
ing seven landed on farm
north of here at Dawn today, and
members of the crew report an
exciting struggle with wind, the
balloon floating at so low an al
titude at times as to drag them
across tree tops and telephone
wires. ~.
The balloon left San Antonio
this morning on trial flight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
DEFENSE WORK BUILDING
ON RUSSIAN FRONT HALTS

Petrograd, Dec. 23.-lThe commits
sioner of military affairs has ordered
an immediate cessation of erection of
defensive works buildings on the Rus
sian front. Technical sraffs are dis
banded and instructions given to the
railway mems committee to take con-
troll of the railroads.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
BOLSHEvIKI SHIP
REACHES PORT OF u. s

A Pacific Port, Dec. pa Rus
sian freighter which was anheralded
and which slipped into harbor today
from Vladivostock is under Bolshe-
Wiki control, it became known today.
A number Of the crew are fraternal-
izing on the docks with members of
alleged Industrial Workers of the
World, twenty of whom were arrest
ed and held for investigation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
THREE MORE DEATHS AT
CAMP OF PNEUMONIA 4

Macon, Dec 23.-Tnree more
deaths from pneumonia were an
nounced at Camp Wheeler today. The
dead are: John Shaw, of Essenville.
Alabama; Joe Culbreth. of Column
bia, Alabama; and Jerome Burnet,
cf the Hundred and sixteenth field
artillery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
EMPEROR SAYS THAT
EVERYBODY WANTS PEACE

London. Dec. PA Copenhagen
dispatch from "a Berlin newspaper
says that Emperor William contem-
plates going to Brest-Litovsk if the
diplomats arrive at an agreement, in
which case he will endeavor to as
senlble all sovereigns of regents of
Europe in a peace conference such
as held after the Napoleonic wars
The emperor is credited with saving
s.-srybody wants peace.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
HEAVY INCREASE
IN WAR MARRIAGES

New York, Dec. 23.-An increase
of fifteen hundred in number of mar
riages performed in the Episcopal
church which is said to be due main-
ly to a rush of enlisted men to get
. married before going to war. is
shown in the annual report of the
church. If the same increase is
held good by other denominations in
America. war marriages have ex-
ceeded fifty thousand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
|TROTzkY SAYS
HIS COUN I ny
WOULD FIGHT
Suggests Plan by Which
Military Organization May
Be Offered Enemy.
DO SO IF PEACE
TERMS DON'T SUIT
Russian Peace Delegates Re-
turning From Arnistice
Meet, Petrograd Hears
(By Associated Press. }

Petrograd, Dec. 21.-Leon Trotzky
foreign minister of the Bolsheviki
speaking at special session of the
central executive committee of sol
Giers and workmen's delegates at the
peasants congress. suggested a plan
by which military opposition might
be offered if any attempt was made
by the central powers to force an OBJ
jectionable peace on Russia. He said
he thought the country would fight
despite the disorganized state of the
army.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

Lieut.. Walcott, SON of the secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institution.
in reported to have fallen in his first
big battle with the Boche airmen He
went from Princeton, where he was
graduated last May, to a French fly
ing school, and became a member of
the Lafayette Escadrille. Recently
he was transferred to the American
force.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
CONSCRIPTION LOSES
BADLY IN AUSTRALIA

Ottawa, Dec. 23.-A majority of
one hundred and seventyfour thou
sand votes against conscription was
shown in complete returns on the
referendum in Australia, says a Mel
bourne despatch.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
CONGRESS DECLARES
OFF PROBES FOR WHILE

Washington, Dec. 23.-Congress
has declared holiday armistice in
its many Investigations of war prob
lens. All inquiries are suspended
until after Christmas
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
CHINESE COMMANDANT
AFTER BOLSHEVIKl

Peking, Dec. 21.-The Chinese
commandant at Harbin has delivered
an ultimatum to the Bolsheviki head
quarters, giving the extremists forty
eight hours to disarm or leave Har-
bin, otherwise they were warned
force would be used.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
DEPUTY MORAN WILL
SUCCEED CHIEF FLYNN

Washington, Dec. 23-W. H.
Moran, deputy director of the United
States Secret Service, will take up
the duties of chief of the service
when William ]. Flynn retires next
week
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
SEVENTH GERMAN WAR
LOAN Is STAGGERING

London, Dec. 23.-Final figures on
the seventh German war loan is ap-
proximately twelve billion six hun
dred million marks, according to an
Amsterdam despatch.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
TWO DESERTERS OF
THE GERMAN NAVY ARRIVE

An Atlantic Port, Dec. 23.-Two
deserters Of the German army have
arrived as stowaways aboard a Bel
gian relief ship.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24
T Fl E w L A T II E r F.

Fair Monday and Tuesday, not much
change in temperature, gentle northeast
winds becoming southeast.
Highest temperature yesterday, 60 de-
prees; lowest, 46 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-24

Don't Fail to Qualify So
That You Can Vote in Favor
Iof Paving the Barrancas
ERoad.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-24
SHELL FIRE" BATTALION
FIGHTS FIRE WITH FIRE
Boys in Training on This Side May
Show the Huns Some New Tricks
on the Other

WASHINGTON Thirtieth En-
gineers, Gas and Flame, known as the
Hell Fire" Battalion are learning to
fight fire with fire.
Under the direction of English mil
itary experts important tests are be-
ing made at the Hell Fire" battaliOn'S S
camp at the American university.
While the exact nature of their train
ing necessarily is kept secret, there
is no denial of the fact that the men
are learning tricks of the fighters
trade which will enable them to beat
Hun flame projectors at their own
game.
Promise of immediate service in Eu-
rope has attracted to the outfit men
of all callings, but particularly those
with training in chemical and mech
anical engineering, explosive and gas
manufacture, plumbing and carpentry.
Because of the need for specialized
material, all recruiting has been put
on a volunteer basis.
Maj. E. ]. Atkisson, a West Point
and Cornell graduate and engineering
expert. heads the "Hell-Ffre" battal-
ion.'
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-24
Army Against/Navy A

KANSAS CITY, MO.-The stage is
set for Kansas City's Army ant
Navy football game here this after
noon.
The Army team, from Camp Funs
ton, Kan, will have in its lineup POT
sy'' Clark, former University of Hi
nois quarterback, Adrian Lindsey, for
mer halfback on the Kansas -Jayhawk-
ers, Anton Stankowski, one time mid
get quarter of the Missouri Tigers, F
E. Dennie, Brown, chosen for an all
American team and other stars.
The Navy" team, from Great Lakes
training station, near Chicago, has an
equal number of college players to
draw from, including several big nine
warriors.
The proceeds will go toward con-
struction of a gymnasium at the big
Kansas cantonment.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-24
LITTLE FRENCH WAIF
HAS MOSCOW FRIENDS
Historical Club Adopts Victim of the
War-WOrd of Instructions
About Gifts

At its last meeting he Historical
club of Moscow voted to adopt
French orphan and little Jeanne For
tier is the fortunate little waif in
France.
Mrs. c. L. Butterfeld who has this
important work in hand for this dis
trict is in receipt of the following
notice concerning the sending OF
Christmas gifts to France:
To Our Committees: Please notify
all subscribers that owing TO the
requisition of all transporting facll-
tiles for military and hospital sup
plies, there seems to be no possibility
of getting packages across to France
this year. 1t is recommended there
fore, that all gifts to the adopted
children be made in cash, by postal
money order or bank draft mailed di-
rect to the recipient. National EXecu-
tive Office, Fatherless Children OF
France.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-24
SINGLE TOUCHDOWN
MAY TURN THE TRICK
IDAHO MIXES WAR PAINT FOR
THAT MONTANA GRIDIRON
BATTLE

III be more than satisfied if we
beat Montana by a single touchdown. y
This spigrammatic statement was
made by Coach w. G. Bleamaster yes
terday afternoon when he was asked
for an expression of opinion anent his
teams chances in the coming turkey
day struggle to be staged in Missoula.
The men to make the trip will leave
on the 3:15 Northern Pacific train
Wednesday afternoon. The university
band and an undergraduate roofing
crowd of substantial proportions are
expected to be at the station to see
the eleven off.
Stiff signal practices preceded by
the peanuts" passing game have for
med the teams training menu for the
past week and it is not considered
likely that it will be varied on either
Monday or Tuesday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-24
GAME Of L.W.W.
NEATLY BLOCKED
JURY-FIXER EXPOSED BY OFFIC-
IALS AND HIS LITTLE
SCHEME UPSET

1t developed today that A. L. Car
penter, the l. w. W. agent from Spo-
kane, arrested at the point of a gun
in his hotel in this city yesterday
morning, was in Moscow for the spe-
cific purpose of fixing" jurors in the
/. w. w. cases scheduled to be tried
before Judge Steele in district court
next week. Carpenter confessed this
to the officials today and it is pre-
sumed that he was prepared to go to-
the extent of bribery to gain his ends.
When these facts became known to
the officials and on motion of the state
the cases against T. E. Hawkins, H. E.
Herd and Charles Clifford, the three
I. w. W. organizers was continued for
the term. In the meantime Carpenter
will be held on the charge of obstruct-
ing justice and will be tried on that
charge at the next term of court.
! Just how far Carpenter got with his
work of fixing cannot be known of
course, but it is certain that the COM
has been aroused to an intense
pitch by the expose.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-24
LA TOILETTE PROBE
STARTS AGAIN MONDAY

WASHINGTON = Chairman Pomer-
enc of the senate privileges and elec-
tions committee returned to Wash
ington Friday and announced that his
subcommittee plans to proceed next
Monday with investigation of the al
legged disloyal ST. Paul speech of Sen
ator La Toilette of Wisconsin.
During the suspension OF the in
quiry former Secretary Bryan has
communicated with Senator Pomerene
concerning the Lusitania case and
statements made by Senator La Fol-
lette Mr.. Bryan probably will be one
of the first witnesses called. Senator
La Toilette will be allowed to cross
examine all witnesses.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-24
BUSINESS CONCERNS
MUST GET LICENSES
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR PREPARES
TO PROSECUTE THOSE WHO
ARE SLACK
Especial to Star -Mirrorl


BOISE-Business concerns engaged
in the trade requiring licenses cover
ed in President Wilson's proclamation
of October Sth that do not apply i'm
mediateIy to the license division OF
the United States food administration
for such licenses will have proceed
ings instituted against them to pre-
vent their trading operations. This
determination on the part OF the food
administration was wired late Friday
by Herbert Hoover to Food Admins
traitor r. F. Bicknell of Idaho. This
trade covered in the presidents proc
lamation should have applied for Ii
censes to do business to the license
division of the administration at Wash
ington, D. c., before November l. MIR.
BickneIl is advised by Mr.. Hoover that
lists of licenses will be forwarded to
Boise shortly and that complaints con-
cerning infringements by trades COW
cred in the presidents proclamation
of rule 22 of the regulations should
be made to Idaho's food representa-
tive. Publicity will be given by Mr..
Bicknell to the licenses when the
lists are received by him he said Fri
day night
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-24
VOLUNTEERS ASKED
TO REGISTER WOMEN
LEADERS IN IDAHO HAVE PLAN
FOR GETTING ALL WORKERS
LISTED

Idaho women will be asked to vol
unteer as registrars in the work of
registering the women of the state,
within the next month. All women
should bear in mind that this registra-
ton is q census, and for that reason
it must register every woman over the
age of 16 years, no matter if she is
unable or even unwilling to render
service.
1t is just as important" said Mrs.
s H. Hays, state chairman of the
womens comittee, Council of Ma
tional Defense, for the government
to know what per cent of its women
cannot be counted en- for war service
as it is to know it can depend on 1O,-
000.0 600 or more"
Officials of the women's committee.
Council National Defense, say that
the present registration will be rec
ognized as the only official registra-
ton. all other listings, such as clubs,
colleges and churches, are to be called
enTolments.
The womans offer of service4
whether paid or unpaid, is absolutely
voluntary The woman who has so
many crowded duties at home that
she has no time to give to outside
services, or the woman who has not
the duties, but does not care to offer
service, or the woman who has al
ready assumed all the service she can
give, is perfectly protected by the
manner in which she is entered on the
registration card She will not be
called on for any service whatsoever,
it is announced.
The woman who must receive pay
for her service in business or indus
try. is as important to register as the
woman offering unpaid service, it is
said. The point which Mrs. Hayes
wishes to drive home is that the regis
tration of the women of Idaho should
include every woman in the state-it
will not be census unless it does.