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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
EVERYTHING READY FOR
BOND ELECTION TODAY
Qualifications to Vote Today

The Qualifications of voters
ONLY DULY QUALIFIED FREEHOLD
Qualified
vote at the held
holders: OF
d. prepared the following
On TINS the Zh day Of December A. D. 1917
he
isaton Books Of Escambia County Florida
of
Pensacola Precinct No "A, County
rbed day of December A
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
LABOR CAUSE
OF DELAY IN
ship BUILDING
VICE CHAIRMAN OF BOARD RE-
LATES DIFFICULTIES AT SEM
ATE INVESTIGATION. OPPOSES
LABOR CONSUMPTION.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 26-Labor
troubles are blamed for much Of the
delay in the governments shipbuilding
program by Rayman B. Stevens
vice chairman Of the Shipping Board.
testifying In the Senate's investiga-
tion.
He said that the shipyards lost
536.9s2 working days by strikes and
other disputes since the United States
went to war. Stevens is opposed to
labor conscription.
Stevens said the number of men
should be more than doubled If the
United States Is to accomplish her
full aims Roughly, there are now
about 10000 men engaged in ship
building
The labor situation, the %witness
said, presents problem too big for
any department to handle. A cenA
traliZed policy as to the relation of
the government to labor during the
war should be worked our. immediate
ly, he said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
Air,,1e,1 Play Santa
Claus for French Children

With the American Army in France.
Tuesday, Dec. 25.-(Delayed) - The
American expeditionary force in
France celebrated Christmas in a
howling snow storm which continued
all day. Despite the difficulties due
to the storm few features of any pro-
gram were cancelled.
Even the celebration at the quart
ers Of the American air squadron was
carried out although a binding snow
swirled into the hsngar where a tree
had beea erected for the children of
a nearby village. There, Santa
swooped down from clouds dropping
white and with a pack on his back
stepped from an airplane much to the
delight of about 100 small children
who huddled within the shelter of the
hanga<.
1t L, 5oabtful if children anywhere
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27

had ever seen such a sight. When
the youngsters had gathered at the
hangar, Santa Claus, who was an
American corporal. got into a hig
machine at a nearby hangar. He flew
off and fifteen minutes later there
was whfrr of engines over the
children's heads and an airplane drop
ped to the snow-covered field before
them. The children had been told
that Santa had abandoned his old
sleigh for an airplane. ut they did
not believe 1t until they saw him come
Gown from the skies.
In all the units entertaining chill
dren, each small guest received ths
present he most desired. There were
at least a score of large community
trees and many smaller ones in the
zone where the presents were dis
tributed-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
new RECORD MADE
PENSACOLA POSTOFNCE

The Pensacola postoffice has dis
posed of the heaviest rush of holiday
mail in its history and is again fol-
lowing it's regular routine as though
there never had been danger of being
swamped under an avalanche of
Christmas letters and packages. All
last week and during the early days
of this week the volume of business
was unusually heavy. even for this
season of the year, but the climax
was heached Christmas day when the
largest number of packages ever
handled locally passed through the
office. Three autos, seven wagons
ard a small army of additional
clerks We're grequired to handle the
gifts and greetings so that there
would be no delays and disappoint-
ments and Postmaster Hancock says
no effort was spared to make ever
patron of the office happy on Christ
mas day. Packages snd letters
which We're mailed late are arriving
in large numbers, but the heavy
rush is over and the local postoffice
is resting or the laurels of having
successfully ..andled its record break
ing volume of holiday business.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
Auto Wizard Coming South
to Inspect Sites for Vast
Building Program.
URGED HERE BY
SENATOR FLETCHER
Would Apply Auto Methods
in Building Ships to Fight
the U-Boat Menace.
Washington Bureau
The Pensacola journal

Washington, D. c., Dec. 26.-Henry
Ford, the automobile wizard mas
taken firm grasp on the United
States shipping board to produce
ships faster than the German U-boats
can sink them, and build enough ships
to keep open the transportation lines
between America and Europe.
Called upon several weeks ago by
President Wilson and the chairman
Of the shipping board to examine the
boards activities and offer suggestions
to speed up the shipbuilding program
Mr. Ford has discovered some weak
points in the building program and has
been given authority by Chairman
Hurley to work out plans to obtain
faster construction OF ships.
The discoveries made by Mr.. Ford
may be summarized as follows:
/. America must build ships faster
to beat the U-boats.
2. To build them faster, new meth
DDS must be adopted, new reservoirs
Of labor and material must be tapped.
and the present congested sections OF
the country avoided.
8. Ships must be built on stand
ard lines. so that parts can be made
all over the country and assembling
u
where work can go all the year round.
Mr.. Ford will leave for the South in
a few days to examine sites and in
vestigate conditions Of labor and ma
terials. Senator Fletcher will try to
see Mr.. Ford before he leaves, he said
today, and urge him to visit Pensa-
cola, Miami. Tampa and Key West to
look into the possibilities of RAPID
Shinhuildino G at those ports.
Mr.. Ford proposes to establish on
the Gulf or South Atlantic coast sew
eral mammoth ship yards OF an entire
ly new kind where ships can be turned
out as automobiles are made all OF
pattern and assembled
from parts made everywhere.
The Detroit manufacturer on his
return trip will took into the coal and
iron mines of Alabama and timber
supplies of Florida, Alabama and other
Southern states, and determine upon
sites where ships can be turned out
in six months at the rate of several
a day and where there will be no de-
lay owing to bad weather.
There has been a great labor short
age in the north where the ships are
being built now and Mr.. Ford has
been told there is abundant labor in
the South.
ct hope to have a talk with Mr..
Ford before he goes South and want
to impress on him the importance Of
Miami, Pensacola, Tampa and
Key West" said Senator Fletcher to-
day.
"In Florida he will find a climate
where men can work on ships every
day, where there is ample labor and
housing facilities and close to the coal
and iron of alabama and our own
timber supply. An inspection of the
ports, 1 am sure, will favor
ably impress Mr.. Ford"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
EXTRA FORCE
WORKING FOR
COMPTROLLER
FOR AUTO IL
CENSES SWAMP OFFICES IN
cAPlToL-HEADoU EN-
! LAHGED-FoRcE INCREASED.
Tallahassee Bureau
The Pensacola journal

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 26-Christ-
mas week is the busiest of the year
in the Office Of State Comptroller En-
nest Amos. Like other. depa rtments
OF the state house it closed Christmas
day but beginning tonight a special
shift to work from eight p. IN. till two
a. m. Will go on to take care of the
shipping Of automobile license tax
tags to the various motorists of the
state who have applied for them and
must be supplied by the first.
Two people in this office are en-
gagged each day to do nothing but
open mail, and that requires all their
time Mr.. and Mrs. Amos and the
father of the State Comptroller
opened mail all day Christmas and
until eleven o'clock last night. Special
forces are working getting out these
tags and otherwise closing up rne
states financial business for the year
in the House of Representative cham
ber. the basement of the state house
and in the regular office of the Comp
troller which covers both sides of the
hall in the end of the main floor Of
the capitol.
The tax redemption departments
records are closed for the first time
since that work was placed under the
in 1901, several accounts
Of four or five hundred dollars having
held over from year to year formerly
All railroad taxes that can be col
lected by the comptroller are in and
have been deposited with the state
treasurer. few that Mr.. Amos was
unable to collect have been turned
over to the attorney general.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
Proclamation Issued by the
President-New Manage
ment Effective Friday.
M'ADOO MADE
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Control to Be Exercised
Through Railroads. Off
cials Pledge Support.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. d. c., Dec. 26.-Pres-
ident Wilson announced tonight that
the Government will assume the pos
session and operation Of every rail-
road In Continental United States
at noon Friday.
Secretary McAdoo is appointed the
director general OF railroads but will
. retain his capinetposition as secretary
OF the treasury. 1dcAdoo is expected
to direct the unification and operation
of the railroads through their present
management.
In statement accompanying the
proclamation. the President announc-
ed that when Congress reassembled
he would ask that definite guarantees
be given that railroad properties
would be maintained In good repair
and that the complete equipment as
when taken over and the net operat-
ing income in each case shall equal
the average net operating income for
the three years preceding June 3oth.
1917.
The railroads will be taken over un-
der war authority already granted by
Congress, through Secretary Of War.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
INV Associated Pressl

Washington, Dec. 26.-The new
draft machinery was invoked for the
eral Chowder made public today In
structions to all governors calling for
first time when Provost Marshal Gem
the mobilization of 1000 bricklayers
needed by General Pershing at once.
Local boards are called upon to ex-
anime questionaries now being re-
turned and report as rapidly as pos
sible on the number OF bricl<layers of
draft are available for service. Only
white bricklayers viii be taken either
by draft or by voluntary induction
into the military service through local
boads. They Will - forwarded to the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
TRAFFIC CONGESTION is
RESPONSIBLE FOR COAL PRICE

Washington, Doo 26.-Much OF the
effect of the fuel administrations
work has been nullifed, Administrator
Garfield told the Senate committee in
vestigating the coal situation by trans
portation tie up.
He said that little general relief
could be expected until the railroads
were put under one management ana
if the war continued a long time 1t
would be necessary for the govern
ment to take over the coal supply, and
parcel it out equitably.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
Ne,u Draft Machinery Used
In Mobilizi,1g Brjcklayers

aviation section. signal corps, at Kei-
" Field, San Antonio, Texas. The
purpose for which they are to be used
in France is not disclosed
The order 10 the first application
Of the special occupational classif- =
cation provisions Of the new draft
regulations. The brick layers In any
boards Jurisdiction will be assembled
in order Of their draft number reia-
tionship to each other, but without
regard to the men in any other occu-
patton.
ernors indicates that similar calls for
skilled men in other trades are to be
expected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
WAR MUNITION
BOARD POSSIBLE
RESULT PROBE
OF INEFFIcIENcY
IN ORDNANCE DIVISION OF
ARMY MAY BRING ABOUT AD-
MiNiSTRATioN CHANGE.
Washington Bureau
The Pensacola Journal

Washington, d. c., Dec. 26.-The
most conservative administration Of
ficial is now willing to admit that
the formation Of a central munitions
board to control the production and
distribution of war materials seems
likely as one OF the most important
results of the demonstration by the
Senate Military Affairs Committee in
vestigation last week that "Crozier-
ism," which appears synanomous for
delay, indecision and incompetency
has blocked the manufacture of suf-
ficient war supplies to equip the
American army.
There has been a more or less gem
eral demand for some months for
central war supply board, but its for
nation has been delayed by the Sec
retary Of Wars insistence that the
Ordinance Division. of which General
Crozier is the chief. has been every
thing humanely possible along that
lines.
The revelations made before the
Senate committee last week, however.
that gross incompetence and unwar-
ranted delays by General Crozier's
department, have been responsible for
delaying the manufacture of munitions
removes the last barrier to the crea-
tion of war munitions production
board, similar to that established by
Great Britain after two years of de-
lay in production.
Some Of the principal revelations
made before the Senate committee
regarding the Ordinance Bureau,
which do not set we'll on the minds
of the American public are:
That opRivate manufacturers offered
to begin the manufacture of rifles and
other arms before the outbreak of war
between the United States and Ger
many, feeling certain that war was
coming, and that the department Of
ficials turned them away. with the
statement that 'The department is
not Interested" 1t has been testified
that II these offers had been accepted
the United States would now have
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
BURLINGTON PRESIDENT
PLEDGES COOPERATION.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Hale Holden,
president of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad, and member OF
the Railway Board Of the National
Council Of Defense, said that the rail-
road men will cooperate with the
president to the fullest in solving the
transportation problems presented by
unusual conditions.
Richard III. Aishtono, president Of
the Chicago and Northwestern, ex-
pressed a like sentiment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
PENN. r. r. PRESIDENT
GOES TO WASHINGTON.

Philadelphia, Dec. 26.-Samuel Rea,
president OF the Pennsylvania rail-
road, left for Washington tonight 1t
was said at the company's offices
that he might give a statement there
tomorrow regarding the taking over
OF the railroads by the Government
Officials of other railroads with
headquarters here declined to discuss
President Wilson's action.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
GREAT PATIENCE WITH
RUSSIA BY THE u. S.

Washington, Dec. 26-Great for
bearance and patience will be exer-
cised by the American government in
dealing with the chaotic Russian sit
uation because it is realized that
German intrigue is doing its utmost
to bring about breach between the
United States and Russia.
1t IS authoritatively stated that
American representatives will be
guided in their conduct by the strict
est rules of neutrality.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
STEAMSHIP LINES
TAKEN OVER TOO.

Every railroad engaged in general
transportation, with appurtenances,
including steamship lines is taken
over.
Local interrurban lines are exempt
ed Aside from the Presidents state
ment, there war no comment in the
capital tonight on the move.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
THIEF ENTERS CAPITOL
TAKES KEHOE'S WATCH

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2s-Con-
gresham Walter Kehoe of Florida
was robbed of his watch and a large
Masonic emblem key ring by thief
who broke into his Office in the Capt.
tol Christmas day. He reported the
loss to the police but no trace has been
found of the thief
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
START GRINDING
NEW WAR FLOIIR

Minneapolis, Dec. 26.-Local mills
began grinding war flour. using sew
enty-four per cent wheat berry IN
stead of fifty, under the new gov
ernment regulations designed to save
six million bushels of wheat of the
present crop year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
BRITISH SHIPPING
LOSSES DECREASE

London, Dec 26.-British shipping
losses show a material decrease in
the past week. Eleven merchantmen
over and one under 1900 tons and one
fishing vessel being sunk by mine or
submarines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS
OPPOSE CONSUMPTION

Vancouver, Dec. 26.-Ffrst returns
from the Australian soldier vote
abroad shows a substantial majority
against conscription, contrary to all
predictions, says a dispatch 70 the
Vancouver World, from sydney, New
South Wales. The latest count of bal =
lots, the dispatch says, indicates $780,
900 majority against the measure
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-27

treeholders of the City and.
Precinct "a to Decide
Paving Bayshore Road
POLLS CLOSE
AT 4:47 O'CLCK
Prominent Citizens Stress
Value of Road in Future
Development of City
ABOUT THE ELECTION.
Polls open Eight o'clock.
Polls close 4.4I O'Clock

Polls close 4:41 O'Clock.
Total levy proposed, one mill
Qualifications Voters in cleo
tion must own property in their
own name, and must have paid
their poll taxes for 1914-1915,
and be registered on the general
registration books. Payment of
property tax is not considered.
Government agrees 10 pave
reservation road, when county
votes bond issue to pave its por-
ton.
Work on part of the govern
ment road has been started
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-04-27
Andrew Lang
Under Sheriff of
CHANCERY ORDER
State Of Michigan

State or Michigan
In the Circuit Court for the County of
Van Buren, In Chancery.
M. l.. Decker, plaintiff VS.. Jennie
Clifford, Thomas ]. Clifford, Irene
Writ and William B. McCluer, defen-
dents.
Upon due proof by affidavit that
all the defendants in the above en-
titled cause, pending in this Court,
reside out of the said State of Michi
gan and in Chicago, Illinois and on
motion of Glenn E. Warner, attorney
for the plaintiff, it is ordered that
the said Defendant do appear and
answer the bill of complaint filed in
the said cause within three months
from the date of this order, else the
said bill of Complaint shall be taken
as confessed. And further, that this
order be published within twenty
days from this date, in The True
Northerner, newspaper printed in
said County Of Van Buren,, and be
published therein once in each week
for six weeks in succession; such pub
LEGATION however, shall not be neces-
sary in case copy of this order be
served on the said Defendant person
ally, at least twenty days before the
time herein prescribed for their
appearance.
Dated this 18th, day Of March A. D.
1917.
l.. Burget Des Voignes
Circuit Judge
Glenn f. Warner
Paw Paw, Michigan
Attorney for Plaintiff. 8t7
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-04-27
MORTGAGE SALE.


Whereas default has been made in
the conditions of q certain mortgage
made and executed by Arthur Lewis
Farnsworth and Eta c. Farnsworth,
his wife to Charles II. Baugher dated
October, 18th, 1911 and recorded Oct
ober 18th, 1911 in Liber 80 of Mort
cages for Van Buren, County at page
1872, and
Whereas said mortgage was after
wards on the Bird, day of June, 1912
duly assigned by the said Charles H.
Baugher to w. H. Longwell which
said assignment was on the 31st, day
OF March 1917 recorded in Liber 102
OF Mortgages for Van Buren, County
at page 800, and
Whereas it is provided in said mort
gage that should the interest stipu-
lated to be paid, remain unpaid for 60
days the whole amount of principal
should thereupon become due and
payable forthwith, and because the
interest stipulated in said mortgage
to be paid has remained unpaid for
more than 60 days the assignee of
said mortgage has declared the whole
amount of principal and interest due,
and
Whereas there is now due on said
mortgage principal and interest
$1072.60 and the further sum of the
attorney provided by statute, and no
proceedings at law having been taken
to collect the amount due on said
mortgage, whereby the power of sale
therein contained has become opera
tive,
Now therefore notice is hereby
given that said mortgage will be fore
closed by sale Of the premises there
in described to the highest bidder at
the north front door of the Court
House in the Village of Paw Paw,
Van Buren, County, Michigan (that
being the place Cor holding the Cir
cult Court for the county of Van
Buren) at ten o'clock in the forenoon
on the Both, day of June, A. d. 1917.
Said premises are described as
follOws:-
Commencing at southwest corner
of section twenty-five, thence east 20
chains and 10 links, thence north 20
chains and 141a Inks, thence west Is
chains, thence south chains, thence
west to section line, thence north /
chain, thence west to center of road
on southeast quarter of section
twenty-one, thence south in center of
road to south line of section 81,
thence east to place Of beginning,
town 2 south range 13 west township
of Almena, County of Van Buren,
Michigan.
Dated, March 81, 1917.
Thomas j. Cavanaugh
Attorney for Assignee,
Business ADDRESS, Paw Paw, Mich,
w. H. Longwell
10tl3 Assingee.
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ter w. Parker, deceased.
Ada Parker Stone, executriX named
by said deceased, having filed in said
court her petition praying that GER
tain instrument in writing, purporting
to be the last will and testament of
said deceased, now on file in said
court be admitted to probate, and that
the administration of said estate be
granted to said petitioner, Ada Par
ker Stone, or to some other suitable
person. 1t is ordered that the 18th,
day of May A. d. 1917, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon, at said Probate office
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition.
1t is further ordered that public
notice thereof be given by publication
of a copy of this order, for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day of
hearing, in The True Northerner, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said county.
VIM. Killefer
Judge of Probate
A true Copy
Margaret M. Southworth
Register Of Probate 1878
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LEGAL Notices.
SHERIFF'S EXECUTION SALE
OF REAL ESTATE

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of Writ of EXECUTION is
sued out of and unnder the seal of
the Circuit Court for the County of
Van Buren,, State of Michigan, dated
the 23rd, day of March A.. ID. 1917, to
me direct and delivered, in favor OF
Aaron Silverman against the goods
and chattels, land and tenements OF
Jennie Marks and William Marks.
/ did, on the oath, day of March
A. d. 1917 levy upon and take all the
right, title and interest of said Jennie
Marks and William Marks in and to
the following described real estate,
situated in the County of Van Buren,
and State of Michigan to-wit:
All those certain pieces or parcels
of land situated in the County of
Van Buren, and State of Michigan,
known and described as The North
east quarter (A). of the Southeast
quarter (A) of Section Thirty-three
(33), Town Three, South Range
Thirteen (13) West, except the North
Ten (10) acres and the South Ten
10) acres thereof.
Also, lot five (5), Block two (2) of
the Village of Lawton, according to
the recorded plat thereof, all of which
/ shall expose for sale at Public
Auction, to the highest bidder, as the
law directs, at the front door of the
Court House in the Village of Paw
Paw (that being the building in which
the Circuit Court for said County of
Van Buren,, State of Michigan, is
held,) on Saturday the End, day of
June A. D. 1917, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon.
Andrew Lang
Under Sheriff of
Van Buren, County, Michigan
Glenn +. Warner
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Business Address: Paw Paw Mich.
Dated, April 7th, A. d. 1917. It'll