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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
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Tallahassee Bureau
The Pensacola journal


Tallahassee. Fla, Jan. 4.-(SpeciaD
A. II. Roberts, for the past four years
prison clerk of the board of commits
sioners of state Institutions, viii leave
the employ of the state at the end os
this week, going to Jacksonville, Fla,
to accept n responsible position with
the Bankers Financing Company. His
position was abolished by the board
some weeks ago effective January
first, but recently the cabinet gave the
commissioner of agriculture authority
to employ Mr. Roberts for such tune
during the month of January as was
necessary to close up the work OF the
office.
The new contracts for the lease of
state convicts became effective last
Tuesday, the first, and the prisoners
are being transferred this week.
At the time MIR. Roberts was en-
ployed by the board four years ago.
it vas not expected thar the position
would be good for more than six
months, but it was continued for four
years 1t is stated that during his
term of employment Mr.. Roberts has
saved the state about 80 thousand dol
lars in time of Convicts. properly
charged as the result of his checking,
one the board has paid him in salary
Now that the position has been
abolished. and Mr.. Roberts IS leaving
the employ of the state. it may not
he uninteresting to give some of the
history of the prison leasing in F1oridl
and the causes that led up to the era
alton of the office that has been ahol-
ishe,i.
Prior to 1914. all state prisoners
were leased to one company for a
eriOd of four EcarS, and by such COM
PAM were suh-leased to naval stores
and other operators throughout the
state All expenses for maintaining
the prison system were borne 10y the
Iessees with the exception of salaries
and expenses of supervisors, phys
clan. ChapIains and other expenses OF
like nature. These were paid by the
state, together with appropriations for
the state Reformatory, from the funds
derived from the hire Of state prison
ers, the bulk of which was returned TO
the various counties each quarter.
In 1918, the legislature abolished
sub-Ieasing. and provided that at I'll"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
Prefers ChamberIain's

ain the course of a conversation with
Chamberlain Medicine Co.'S represen-
tative today. We had occasion To- ms
CUss in a general way the merits OF
their different preparations At his
suggestion l take pleasure in express
ing my estimation of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. I have n family of
six children and have used this rem
cdy In my home for years. COnsid :
er II the only cough remedy on the
market, rs I have tried nearly all
llinds."--Earl g Ross, Publisher Ham
ilton County Republican News, SYRIA
Cu~c. Kan.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
CORN PRICES HARDEN.

Chicago. Jan. 4.-Scantiness OF re-
ceipts tended today to make corn
prices harden. Opening quotations,
which varied from unchanged figures
to 1-Sc off, were followed by a mod
crate upturn all around.
Oats, like corn, developed frmness
owing to the fast that arrivals from
the country were meagre
Higher prices in the hog market
gave strength to provisions Sellers
were scarce
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
TAX SYSTEM "ALLEGED
HELD UP RAILROADS

Washington. Jan 4.-Blame for the
railroad congestion was placed by
Robert s. Lovett, the priority director
on the tag system Instituted by rail-
roads and the army and navy ship
ping board supply departme which
gave prefence in the movement to cars
bearing Official tags.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
BLAMES SHORTAGE OF
FUEL ON GARFIELD

South Charleston, Ohio. Jan. An
addressing a farmers meeting here.
Governor Cox declared the one mil
lion ton excess of coal in the north
west was "occasioned by blunder Of
Fuel Administrator Garfield" and h.
is responsible in a large measure for
a shortage in the east
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05

possession and assume control Of an
system Of electrical communicate ~
including wartime cables, radio It.
tons, telephone or telegraph system
and unity and utilize them to the eN-
clusion Of other traffic IL necessary for
government work, was introduced b;
representative Aswell Of Louisiana
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
Are Your Sewers cIoaaed?

The bowels are the sewerage system
Of the body You can well imagine
the result when they are stopped up
as is the case in constipation. AS n
purgative you Will find Chamherlain's
Tablets excellent. T hey are mild and
gentle in their action. They also i'm
prove the digestion-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

Liverpool. Jan. Cotton spot quiet;
prices steady. Good middling 1885,;
miGdling 22.1O: low midding 22.IN;
good ordinary 21.5S. Sales 1000 bales,
including $500 American. Receipts
5000 bales including 400 American.
Futures closed steady. January 1886;
February 23.29; March 23.14: April
2397; May % "a.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

Chicago, Jan. Corn: No yell
low $l77; others normal. Oats No ;
white 81 Lease IA; standard 81 IA
ass. Rye No. .. 1.S4. BARLEY 14Om
1.59. Timothy 5.OOm7.50; clover $50. 90
S260o. Pork nominal. Lard 23.7O:
rigs @3Ic@23S7.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
To Drive Out Malaria and Build I'm
The system

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You
know what you are taking as the
formula is printed on every label.
showing it is Outline and Iron in n
tasteless form. Coo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
PRESIDENT MAY TAKE
OVER ELECTRIC LINES

Washington, Jan. "A joint reso-
luton authorizing the president to take
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
NAVAL STORES
PENSACOLA MARKET.

Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 4. The spir-
it market was steady at Al with no
sales
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05

JULIUS KRUTTSCHNITT. chair
man of the executive committee Of the
southern Pacific Railroad. represents
the south half of the territory stretch
ing from the Mississippi to the Pa
cific.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
SAVANNAH MARKET.

Savannah, Ga, Jan. 4.-The spirit
market was given at AZ IA with
sales of PIT casks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-05
JACKSONVILLE MARKET.

Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 4---The
spirit market was firm at 43 with
sales of 200 castks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
5 un1n1ary Of News From 4sl
 War Fronts and Capitals

talked-of offensive but there still is no outward sign of it's near approach. Artil- lery duels and raiding operations and intensive aerial activity continue to fea- ture the fighting all along the front. Three successful raids against the Ger mans have been carried out by the Brit ish in Flanders and neareLens and Arras in Northern France. In Flanders the raid. which was carried out south of the Houtholst wood, resulted in the Brit ish penetrating German positions on a wide front, the infliction of numerous casualties and the taking of prisoners.
 sixteen German airplanes were account ed for Sunday in aerial fighting by Brit ish army airmen, and in addition Ger man towns and military positions be- hind the battle front were heavily bombed. British naval airmen also paid a visit to the German naval and air bases at Zeebrugge, which were effec- lively bombed, and drove down three German machines that attempted to give battle. The tense political situation in Great Britain, arising from the secrecy surrounding the recent supreme war council at Versailles and the retirement of General Robertson as chief of the British imperial staff. has been bridged Premier Lloyd George announced to the House of Commons that it has been de- cided to set up central authority to CO., ordinate the strategy of the allies, and that the plan submitted by the Ameri- cans, which put the case for the pres ent proposal, was one of the ableSt documents ever submitted to military conference. The plan was adopted with minor changes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
Military Training Class Enrolls 75; Meeting
 at Paul Hayne Today

Monday afternoon Commandant Tom Akers enrolled at Paul Hayne school 75 members in the military training class, being assisted by Basil Wood and MT. Watson. The meeting with the boys of the Central High school was set for 3:15 and at 3:30 the roll was called and all fell in line, resulting in a most satis- factory afternoons work.
 There will be a drill every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. This afternoon the same programme will be carried out as on Monday. All who have enrolled for the course must be on time, and promptly fall in line, or they will be dropped from the company unless they have an adequate excuse to present at the next meeting.
 Commandant Akers is enthused over the work, and he thinks that in few weeks there will be several hundred of the boys in training.
 This is not so much to teach the boy to be a soldier as it is to give him health, fresh air and plenty of exercise, for no matter how good a man he is mentally, he could never be soldier unless he was able to stand the physical grind that man in the service is sub jected to seven days in the week. said Commandant Akers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
Peale Represents Garfield In Attempt to Reconcile
 Operators and Miners
In Response to Message From Local Mine Representatives Fuel Administrator Dispatches Investigator to Ala bama Coal Fields-Hayes of Mine Workers
 Wants Umpire Named

of Alabama miners in the city of Bir- mingham, December 2l. The mine work CTS in accepting this memorandum knew full well that it did not carry with it all the reforms that they hoped to secure crisis that confronts our country, like loyal citizens, accepted what they thought to be the will of our government. On the other hand many coal companies, including the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, the Republic Iron and Steel company, who employ about 50 per cent of the men engaged in the coal mining in this state, have steadfastly refused to recognize the terms of the memorandum submitted by the fuel ad- ministration. Approximately 10,GO0 miners of Alabama are in a state of idleness because of the refusal of these companies to obey the decree of the fuel adminis- tration. On January s. when a commit- tee representing the Alabama miners visited your office and informed you of the attitude of certain coal operators, you informed that committee that you would see to it that the memorandum of the fuel administration was put into effect. The miners of Alabama have exhausted all peaceful methods to secure an adjustment of this controversy. It is imperative that you take immediate steps to enforce compliance with your memo randum if industrial harmony is to pre- vail in this district.
 ADAM WILKINSIN,
 "WILLIAM HARRISON"
 +'J R. KENNAMER,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
Mississippi Official
 Resigns Under Fire

Jackson, Miss, February 19.-Ar- nouncement was made tonight that Pr. H. M. Butler, against whom the lower house of tine Mississippi legislature pre- pared articles of impeachment. has sent his resignation as superintendent of the state insane hospital to Governor Bilbo and it has been accepted.
 Indications were tonight that mas much as the senate had set no date for starting the court of Impeachment, theI house would drop the prosecution.
 Dr. Butler was charged with nfisman- ,agement and immortality in connection with his superintendency of the state insane hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20

ready to begin his service and esa 'o Montgomery as soon as he was in a1}tsag of the governors action.
 Hall was convicted of shooting a man named Cammack in Walker county and was paroIed on the recommendation ot prominent citizens He claims circum- stances were against him when Officer Sims was killed and that matters were misrepresented to the governor by those who desired to have him returned to- prison.
 Joseph R. Tate circuit solicitor, tolds the governor that Hall had been drinking heavily for several days prior to the shooting, that he brought his wife to Birmingham for an operation, but spent. his money on other women, that he paid' BIO a quart for whisky and one, time parted with s for one kiss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
British Naval Airplanes
 Make Attack on Zeebrugge

London. February s9.-Brltish naval airplanes Sunday night dropped several tons of explosives on the docks at Zee brugge and Bruges. the British war of flee announced today. The statement reads:
 the Zeebrugge mole and docks and on the Bruges doclSs Bombs fell along side the submarine shelter and near the lock gates and quays.
 "Yesterday several direct hits were on hangars at the Varsenaere airdrome. Three enemy aircraft were destroyed during offensive patrols All of our machines returned.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20

The Russian bolshevik government has capitulated and announced it's readnes, although protestingly, to sign peace compact under the hard terms imposed by Germany.
 Notwithstanding this fact Teutonic forces are advancing eastward into Russia over front of 400 miles, from Riga in the north Iutsk, a scant 50 miles from the east Galician border, on the south. Apparently thus far the operation has met with no opposition. The northern reaches of the Dvina river have been crossed by the enemy; the important railroad town of Dvinsk, whence roads run northeastwerd to Petrograd and eastward to Smolensk has been captured, and Lutsk, one Of the famous fortress of the Volhynian triangle and forming the gateway leading eastward to Kiev, has been en- tered without the Russians attempt ing to stay the foe.
 The official announcement of the ca pitulation was, signed by Nokolai Len inc and Leon Trotzky on behalf of the peoples commissares of Russia. It protests against Germany attacking q country which has declared the war at an end and which is demoralizing it's armies on all fronts, but under the cir cumstances, it says, the government regards itself as forced formally to de- clare it's willingness Ito sign peace upon the conditions which had been dictated by the delegates of the quad- ruple alliance at Brest-Litovsk."
 ul1.o hat will meet with hindrance comes in an announcement by Ensign Krylenko, the bolshevik in-chief. in his order he instructs the Russians when they encounter German troops to endeavor to persuade them to re- frain from hostilities.
 "If the Germans refuse,' he adds then you must offer them every pos- sible resistance.
 AS yet there is no indication from German sources concerning the full intentions of the invaders, but it has been assumed that in the north the capture of the provinces of Livonia and Esthonia is contemplated and that in the south, in Little Russia, aid is to be lent the Ukrainians in stemming the tide of the bolshevik movement against them.
 Apparently, all is still chaos in Rus sia with civil war in progress at va rious points and the food situation daily growing worse So serious has become the latter factor that Trotzky has been appointed food controller and given unlimited powers. Already he has ordered the arrest of speculators in foodstuffs.
 Behind the entente allies lines in France and Belgium the military leaders, with their armies ready, are expecting the Germans to launch their much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
Food Exhibit Today
 at Public Library

Mothers of school children will have a very special interest in seeing the new food exhibit which will be put out at the public library today. It will consist of oatmeal, cookies and dough nuts made with cotton seed oil, both of which delight the heart of young sters. and are especially adaptable for the school lunch.
 The cookies contain raisins and nuts too. if you like them, and are made easily and quickly.
 The cookies are identical with those which so delighted all who tasted them at the suffrage bazar in December. The exhibit, like the former ones, has been prepared by Mrs. V. w. Long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
SPENCER BECOMES
 BUILDING INSPECTOR
Bremen and Policemen of One Years Standing Receive Five Dollars
 Monthly Increase

The commission yesterday accepted the resignation of w. 0. Matthews as city building inspector. MT. Matthews will be succeeded by J. E. Spencer, he to receive the same salary that MT Matthews was receiving during the last few mYnths of his tenure of or sffce, $50 per month.
 The commission also adopted a reso lution that all employees of the fire and police departments who have served in the respective departments for at least 12 months. be granted ar increase of $5 per month in salary and that, effective October l. the follow ing schedule of salaries for firemen and patrolmen be adopted; First yeaL of service, $S5 per month; second year, $90 per month third year, s95 per month; and thereafter, $10O per month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
SECRETARY BAKER ISSUES STATEMENT
 ON HIS RETURN
Head of War Department Says the Three Southern Camps Visited Are in
 Good Condition

Washington, February 1a.-Secrctary Baker issued statement late today on his return from inspecting army camps at Atlanta, Macon and Augusta, saying that he found health and liv- ing conditions at the camps satisfnc- tory, with disease nnd sick rates stead lily declining.
 "The general health of all three camps was excellent" said Secretary Bakers statement and at Camp Wheeler, where the worst sickness had occurred, the im- pfovement was marked and steady
 Tn each camp the clothing equipment was found adequate and the food excel lent Rifle equipment was complete and machine guns of various types were in actual service"
 At each camp Secretary Baker said he found artillery regiments with field artillery and ammunition and artillery ranges in use. There still remains some shortage of harness and minor articles of equipment which are rapidly being supplied.
 TEXT OF STATEMENT
 Secretary Bakers statement follows:
 "The Secretary of War ana the surgeon general returned to Washington today from a visit to three of the southern camps They were accompanied by Col onel Furbush and Major Welch of the medical corps The visit included trips to Camp Gordon, at Atlanta; Camp Wheeler, at Macon, and Camp Han cock, at Augusta, Ga. The chief pur- pose of the trip was a thorough inspec- .tion of hospital and sanitary conditions; incidentally however, a general inspec- ton of the encampments was undertaken. The Secretary of War authorizes the following statement:
 NO CROWDING
 .'The early difficulties due to crowd camp were found to be steadily declin- ing. At each camp an adequate num- Der of trained nurses was found and the hospitals were well cared for and sup piled and in the hands of capable med- ical and surgical staffs. The general health of all three camps was excellent and at Wheeler where the worst sickness had occurred. the improvement was marked and steady.
 The early difficulties due to crowd ing have been entirely overcome and none of the hospitals visited was being used to full capacity. In very few wards were all the beds occupied.
 The operating rooms at all hospitals are now thoroughly equipped and the water and sewage systems have been completed in two and almost completed in the third camp. In all of the camps the men were very actively engaged in training having constructed elaborate trench systems and being occupied with drills and exercises included in the pre- scribed courses.
 Tn each of the camps the clothing equipment was found adequate. The food was excellent and abundant Equipment of rifles was complete, and at each camp -a number of machine guns of va rious types are in actual service on the machine guR target ranges. At each camp are artillery regiments with field artillery and ammunition and artillery ranges in use.
 There remains some shortage of harness and minor articles of equipment, which are being rapidly supplied Full equipment of machine guns are not yet on hand, nor of artillery, but enough Of each to permit continual practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
NO SYMpATHY STRIKE

It was stated in Birmingham yester- day that the United Mine Workers would not countenance strike Of sympathetic nature, and that following orders from local headquarters in the Farley building, issued by President J. R. Kennamer, president of district 2o United Mine Workers of America, 15O miners employed by the Yolande Coal and Coke company had returned to work.
 Though general belief prevails that there is strike on, it is understood to be merely cessation of activities among the miners until they get the proper ruling on the Garfield agreement and this will not be had until the representa- tive of the federal fuel board, Rembrandt Peale, reaches Birmingham and begins his investigation into conditions here.
 MT. Peale will ascertain who is violating the agreement, or whether it is being violated at all or not and then make his report to Dr. Garfield. But if possible, he will bring the miners and operators together while here, being the per sonal representative of Dr. Garfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
CONGRATULATIONS
 ON HUNDREDTH AR
 RA|D ON 1 ONDON
German Crown Prince Sends Message to Different Com mands Thanking Them
 for Success

Geneva, Switzerland, February 19.-A telegram from Cologne, says the German crown prince has telegraphed his con- gratulations to the different airdromes in Germany on the occasion of the one hundredth air raid on London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, February 19.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair and much colder Wednesday, with a cold wave in north and central portions; Thursday, fair: colder on the coast.
 Tennessee: Fair Wednesday,; colder with cold wave; Thursday. fair, con- tinued cold
 Georgia: Local rains Wednesday,; cold CT in west portion, with cold wave in northwest portion: Thursday, fair; much colder in east and south portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
Hall Tells Governor That Circumstances Against Him

Montgomery, February 19.--(Special.) John Hall of Walker county who was at the home of Lively Vandiver in Birming- ham in January when Officer Sims was killed and whose parole from a prison sentence was revoked two weeks ago, walked into the governors office and surrendered Tuesday. Hall said he was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
Pastnnned IIntil March

At meeting of the Hugo OK quartet yesterday it was decided to change the date of the first concert, announced for February 28, to March IA, and to change the name of the organization to the Birmingham String quartet.
 The concert will take place at Cable hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
MONDAY RAID FAILS

London, February 19.-The attempted raid of German aviators last night was q failure.
 There were no casualties or damage in last nights air raid says the official announcement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20
DOMINATES SUPREME COUNCIL
 OF WAR, ADMISSION
 OF LLOYD GEORGE
Continued from Page one)

advisability of seeking to unite all the unit of military power. striking every blow for its relation to a grand scheme of campaign and wasting no strength in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-20

Piles Cured in 6 to IA Days
 Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, bleeding or Protruding Piles. First application gives relief. soc.