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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

For centuries the Chinese had n
monopoly of silk making and jealousy
guarded the secret of its manufacture,
but eventually the knowledge OF the
art spread to Korea and thence to
Japan, where the industry was es-
tablished about the third century OF
the present era. The art was carried
thence to India and finally reached
Europe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
CITY BUILDINGS
AREDESTROYED
Tool House, Store Room and
Workshop at Waterworks
Complete Fire Loss.
STRUCTURES INSURED
Number of Other Small Fires
Occurred During Day, Due
to Neglected Chimneys.
STRUCTURES INSURED

Fire completely destroyed the tool
mouse, store-room and shop at tbe
Pensacola water works last night
shortly after o'clock The buildings
which We're the property of the city
are fully covered by insurance.
The fire, which was of unknown
origin. started in the tool-house and
spread to the store-room and work.
shop which were close by. The build
ings Were of frame structure and wei.
seasoned and We're quickly consumed
by the flames. Chief Riera and his
men responded quickly to. the alarm
put the fire had gotten too much head
way when they arrived
The chief stated last night that ,he
buildings were fully covered by insur-
ance and, although it was hard to es-
inmate the loss as it was not known
Just what materials We're in the build-
ing at the time Of the fire. he thought
the loss would hardly exceed $1,000.
Several other smaller fires occurred
during yesterday.
Shortly after O'Clock in the morn
ing the department was called to SIG
North Guillemarde-st, but the alarm
proved to be false. At 1890 a. m
fire damaged the roof at the home of
f. Pace, 1900 West Garden and
just before noon mattress in the
home of L. Flowers, 43 West Zarra-
gossa-st, caught fire and brought out
/ the department
/! The roof of the house of f. Alexan
der at 515 West Belmont-st. was dam
aged slightly shortly before O'Clock
and during the afternoon a similar fire
/, occurred at AS West Government
! The department is having consider
able trouble getting householders to
carefully examine their chimneys be-
fore starting fires and most of the
little fires which are happening daily
are directly .traceable to this neglect
/ Chief Riera has asked The Journal to
lay stress upon the Importance of this
matter and urges that careful ex-
animation be made of the chimney and
all flues before fire are lighted in the
| future.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
NEWSPRIVT TO
BE HELD DOWN
House POstOffice Committee
Urges Ten Per Cent Reduc-
tiOn in Size of All Papers

Washington, Dec 17.--Every news
paper in the country was called on
today by the house postoffice commit
tee to reduce its consumption of news
print paper by 10 per cent for Pc
riod of six months in an effort to re-
lieve the present serious shortage
which the committee has been told
threatened the destruction of n num-
Der of small papers
Voluntary coz operation Of publish :.
ers would obviate the necessity for
repressive governmental measures,
said the committee statement. which
was prepared by Chairman Steener-
son. Members of the committee said
if the publishers carried out the vol
untary conservation plan further ac-
ton on the Anthony bin to limit the
size of newspapers and periodicals
using the second class mail privilege
would be postponed for the present, at
least
The committee considered the
shortage in the news print paper sup
ply and believe that unless consump-
ton can be materially reduced it will
result in the destruction of large
number of newspapers in the smaller
cities and towns, and inflict irrepar-
able injury on the communities served
by them: and having in mind the great
results accomplished during the war
by the voluntary and patriotic cooper
alton of the people in saving food,
fuel and other necessaries. in which
you had creditab1e part, we appeal to
you to reduce consumption of news
print paper by at least ten per cent
during the next six months. thereby
averting the threatened injury and OBJ
Iyyi at fiYSer fhn Six 20
measures in the future"
During the hearings on the Anthony
| bill, Chairman Steenerson questioned
| representatives of newspapers from
over the country as to whether a vol
untary reduction would solve the
problem and almost without exception
the publishers said such plan would
meet with their approval.
Testimony of President Glass, OF
| the American Newspaper Publishers
iAssociation, and representatives oi
paper mills and paper brokerage firms
Indicated the prospective shortage fol
| 1920 was slightly less than 10 PEI
tcent and the committee decided a gen
eral reduction of 10 per cent by every
publication would eliminate the neces-
sity of enacting legislation opposed by
practically every large daily in the
country and some smaller publica
tions.
1 The committee made no recommen-
idations as to methods of placing the
ipian into effect, leaving the details tt
| the publishers themselves. Objection
/ was made to the plan, when first pro
lposed on the ground that while tht
large newspapers would meet Httl,
mechanical difficulty in placing it. il
effect, the smaller dailies, semi-week
lies and weeklies printing SPACES al
tissue would find it impossible to Gu
i down the required ten per cent. 1t wa
1agreed by the publishers. however
] that this objection could be overcom,
by printing only four pages every fiftl
issue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
DORRIS GOES
TO OKLAHOMA
Superintendent of Terminals for
Texas Company to Become
Manager of Refinery.

r, p. Doris, who has been superin-
tendent of the terminals for the Texas
Company at Pensacola for several
months past has been ordered to Tus-
sa, Okla, to- take charge of the COM
pany'S refinery at that place. w. b.
Wheeler will succeed Mr.. Doris here.
Mr.. Doris has been in Pensacola
since May of this year and since his
residence here has become an impor-
tant figure in the business and indus
trial life of the city. His work in SUI
pervising the construction of the big
oil terminals for the Texas Company
brought him in contact with the busi-
ness men of the city, who will regret
to learn that he has been ordered TO
another post. The transfer to Tulsa
comes as a promotion in recognition of
his efficient work at Pensacola.
W. 3. Wheeler will arrive today and
will take up his duties Immediately
as superintendent of terminals of the
Texas Company at this port.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
!zELICA CROTTO
IN CEREMONIAL
Prophets Hold Attention of Pal.
afox Strollers During Bril-
liant Street Parade.

Zelica Grotto, No. 60, Order of the
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm put over its fall ceremonial last
night with all the trimmings usually
attributed to such affairs.
Preceding the chicken supper a
street parade in which all the red
fezzed prophets took part, was staged.
This feature held the attention of
Palafox-st for half an hour.
A number of stunts for the edifica-
tion of the movies were arranged and
a long list of would-be prophets suf-
fered the torture of the branding
iron, goat ride. etc.
Officers of zelica Grotto are J. H
Bayliss, monarch; =. c. Clark, chief
Justice; j. A. Jones. master of cere-
monies: J. s. Reese treasurer; f. L.
Miller, secretary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
yULTURE DRIVES
AVIATOR DOWN
Paris-Australia Pilot Is Attack
ed by Giant Bird.

Moulmain. Burma, Dec, 1t.-Lleuf.
F,tienne Poulet, the Frenchman who re-
Gently yielded the Paris Australia air
race to Captain Ross Smith, is safe
here today after a battle in the air with
a huge vulture which forced him to
land near here. Poulet had not been
heard from since he left Siam. Dec
ember sixth, until he arrived here last
night.
He said he noticed his feathered at
tacker while flying q thousand feet
above the mountain peaks a hundred
miles east of here. The vulture, he
said. circled over the aircraft which
was making little speed because OF
weather conditions. then dived straight
downward, striking and shattering the
right propeller, Discovering it impos-
sible to continue his journey, Poulet
landed, made his own repairs and came
here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
TREATY FIGHT
TOBE REOPEVED
Subject Bobs Up During Senate
Debate and Both Sides Urge
Politics Be Forgotten.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Expressions
of the treaty fight within a few weeks
were voiced on the floor of the senate
today when the subject bobbed up dur
ing consideration of the railroad bill
The views included opinions of all
factions for solution, but all agreed
thsst politics ought to be forgotten and
senate acting independent of executive
opinion, ought promptly to end the sus-
pense and establish peace,
Discussion of treaty compromise
continued today in conferences among
republican and democrats senators.
but the general feeling seemed to be
there would be no formal move to re-
open the fight until after the holidays.
There was talk of an unofficial concil-
iation committee and a round table
meeting of the mild reservation repub-
iicans with the democrats who are
I.pressing for action, but the leaders
doubted whether either suggestion
! would prove practicable for the present
The move started yesterday for a
bipartisan agreement between these
two groups independent of the party
leaders apparently was flattening out
/, today. Many senators thought. how
ever, it had laid the basis for reopen
ing of negotiations between the mild
reservationists and the democrats after
the latter had come together on some
| concrete compromise proposal.
J The efforts to this end were very
: active on the democratic side. and the
| leaders declared they expected some
+, sort Of agreement to come out of these
meetings. Meantime the compromis.
negotiations threatened to get tangled
with the contest over selection OF &
new democratic leader in the senate
the supporters of Senator Underwood
of Alabama for the leadership having
| taken the initiative on the democratic
! side in yesterdays conferences will
the mild reservation republicans. Those
supporting Senator Hitchcock. tn,
acting leader. for the place, said today
that he was not anxious for actor
on the treaty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
IS HIT
BY CHIEFS CAR
Chief of Police at Shipyard Suf-
fers Painful Injuries-NOt
Hurt Seriously.

Nose Penton. Chief of Police at the
plant of the Pensacola Shipbuilding
Co. was painfully hurt last night
about O'Clock when the automobile
driven by Chief II. Riera, sof the city
fire department ran him down and
Knocked him from the roadway near
the corner of Garden and PalafoX
streets. Penton was removed to the
Pensacola Hospital where it was
stated that his injuries We're not Sc
rious.
According to Chief Riera. he was on
his way TO the fire at the water
works and when he approached the
intersection of Garden and Palafox
streets he found the right hand side
of the street blocked by street cars
and automobiles which had been held
up by the Grotto parade. He was
therefore forced to take the left hand
side of the street. He had barely
passed the corner when Mr.. Penton
stepped out from behind an automo-
bile which was parked near the curb.
The car, according to the chief was
nearly by, and Mr.. Penton stepped
into the rear fender and was thrown
violently to the roadway.
Mr. Penton was Immediately re-
moved to the hospital and an exam
nation was made by physicians at
! that institution. With the exception
of being shaken up considerably ana
one or two minor cuts and bruises he
was unhurt. It was stated at the hos
pitai that he will be able to attend to
his duties within the next few days
Another accident occurred yester-
day afternoon about O'Clock. near
/, the corner of Palafox and Romano
streets, when an automobile driven by
Steve Bowes ran into newsboy
named Powell. The car was going
slowly at the time and the youngster
ran in front of the machine in an ef-
| fort to sell a paper on the other SIDE
| of the street The lad was thrown
| to the pavement but suffered only a
| few bruises and small cut on his leg
! He was treated by DIR. Bruce and then
removed to his home on North sth-
| ay by Mr. BoweS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
SUGAR Bill Is -.
tool
AGAIN HALTED
Senate Refuses to Allow 1t Pre-
cedence Over Railroad Leg
islation Being Considered.
PALMER URGES FAIR PRICE
Attorney General Outlines Ad-
ditional Plans for Combat
ting High Cost of Living

Washington, Dec. 17.-Sugar relief
legislation passed yesterday by the
house, met a temporary setback to-
day when the senate voted Al to 23
against supplanting the railroad bill
with a proposition to concur in the
house bill. 1t now goes TO conference
with prospects of enactment before
the holidays, dubious.
Chicago. Dec. 17-Conservation and
economy meetings in every community,
use of influences of mayors and pros
ecutors to stabilize industrial condi-
tions. rehabilitation of the -four
minute men," and buying by women
who represent 80 per cent of the
nations purchasing power" of moth
ing but actual necessities until prices
come down, are some of the steps
advocated by Attorney General Palmer
to meet the high cost of living.
The attorney general outlined. his
plan to 400 state and county officials
and representatives of women's clubs
of Illinois at a netting called by Cow
ernor Lowden last night, and today
the steps recommended We're launched
in Illinois.
Formation of fair price committees
in every community was stressed by
the attorney general and his plan for
reduction in the cost of necessities
flincludhd enactment by congress of
laws extending government control OF
food and food prices Tor six months
after the peace treaty is ratified.
GO after the profiteers with all the
power in your command" Palmer told
the mayors. .'and hang them as high
| as Haman before you get through
with them
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
DRINK PRICES IN
ATLANTA TUMBLE

Atlanta Ga, Dec. 17.-Hotels. res
taurants, and soda fountains in At
lanta may not charge more than the
pre-war rate of cents glass for cof-
fee, tea, chocolate, coca, chocolate
milk. sweet milk or butter milk under
orders of the local fair price commit
tee effective today.
The order also provides that at least
ten fluid ounces of buttermlk and six
of the other drinks must be served for
a nickel. At nearly all places here 10
CENTS had been the minimum.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
QUICK, MICKEY,
PAGE M'GiNlTY

When a stranger in Pensacola
wants to know who is running
any branch of social welfare
work you will be safe in telling
him it is Mc-something or other.
YOU forget what. It will be
nearly true, If not quite. For
McMullen is head of the Red
Cross work; McAllister runs the
Community Service: Mckenzie
and the "Y" are synonymous.
McNamara and the K. OF c. the
same; Mccarthy and the gov
eminent are together in welfare
work. Other Mes are doing
things but not all of them social
welfare. This tribe of Mes is to
have a picture made today, and
they have selected one of their
cIansmen to do it for them-one
Mcintyre
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
EARTH IS Still
MOVING AROUND
Despite All Predictions and
Preparations No Jinx Ar
rived to Jam the Works.

indianapolis, Dec 17.-One long
weird, shrieking whistle, then others
less strident. finally practically all
sirens in the city, mingled with the
ringing of a number of bells, broke
the stiffness of the early morning in
Indianapolis today. This was followed
by the continual jangling of telephone
bells in local newspaper office.
IT guess its notice of the end of
the world said one woman tremulous-
ly. "The whistles are calling the people
to church and I'm going,
1t developed later that valve on a
whistle at a railroad house had become
stuck, starting the din, in which the
other whistles We're joined, without
knowing exactly why.
New York, Dec. 17.-Astonishment
was expressed by the superstitious
when the earth did not come to an end
today.
The ominous position of the planets
had been well press agented and some
astrologers and persons versed in
witchcraft had maintained that at the
precise moment when the major lea
guers of the solar system formed them
selves in a straight line with Neptune,
Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury on
one side of the sun and Uranus on the
other. the earth, which had moved
four or five solar PAGES to the front of
the line, would behave like the one
horse shay.
Scientists had scoffed the idea, but
the superstitious ones recalled having
lighted three cigarettes with one match
or having walked under ladder or
having done in recent historic times
one of the thousand and one other
things known far and wide as omens OF
evil days.
Students in Porto Rico are reported
to have been unfavorably impressed
with their chances for continuing life
Yesterday that they asked for a holiday
to prepare for the worst. Harol6
Jacoby, professor of astronomy al
Columbia intimated their actions might
have been due to the desire of youth
everywhere to have holiday. He and
the effect upon the earth of the plan
etary alignment would be nil.
Astronomers have predicted the ent
of the world on somewhat similar oc-
casions for centuries. As early as list
| the world escaped one of their threat
ened cataclysms.
Disappointment at the escape did no
prevent Stoffler from predicting a uni
versal deluge for the year 1524-a year
as it turned out, which was disting,
uished for drought
Mother Shipton. witch of Tudor
times, was credited with being equally
sure that four hundred years after hel
dime-in 1881 to be exact--the worif
would come to an end. The prediction
fNo. 1-continued on Page Two,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
Jury TO PROBE
STRIKE EMPANELED
Whether Government by Law
or Force Is Issue Judge
Declares.

Indianapolis. Dec. 17.-In empanel-
ing grand jury to investigate charges
OF conspiracy by miners and operators
to limit the production of coal. Federal
District Judge Anderson today in
structed them to let their conclusion
be the answer to the question whether
the government of the United States
or group of men shall rule the
country and whether we shall be gov
errled by law or force
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
BETTER SCHOOLS FOR
PENSACOLA is AIM

Speaking of the sub-tax dis
trict election which is to be
held December 23, Capt. ]. C.
Watson, treasurer of the Pen
sacola School Association, said
last night: THE whole thing
means this, if the election car
ries we will have better schools
in Pensacola. if it doesn't our
schools viii continue to be bad.
We are a growing city We
need better schools and this is
the way to get them"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
ktpTRLICANS TO
MEET AT PALATKA

- sssessonville. Dec. 1.-THE Republi-
81 state Central committee today is
u call for a state convention at
liza on January %, when a presi-
Ia candidate viii be indorsed and
= ,.'aates VI nominated for state offices
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
MEMPHIS BURGLAR
MAKES BOLD HAUL
Before Eyes of Many Spectators
Trays of Diamonds Are
Stolen.

Memphis, Dec. 17.-Wielding cloth
pound hatchet on the heavy plate glass
window Of the jewelry store of Joseph
Myers, Inc, in the heart of the busi-
Vhished Spectators looked on, an un-
NeHtilled Young white man tonight
stlzed trays of diamonds valued at
'.59e0 and escaped. but dropped
. .o0at $4,000 worth of the valuables in
tight
NeW York, Dec. 17.-Evidence suf-
'shs to convict at ieast six police
who aided burglars in five re-
- lhefts of property valued at more
- 100000 is in his possession, Dis
E Attorney Lewis announced to-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18

may be the new secretary of the Treas
ury to succeed Carter Glass. just ap-
pointed u. S. Senator from Virginia.
sentatives Swagar. Sherely and Daniel
C. Roper, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue; below Charles S. Hamlin.
governor of the Federal Reserve Board.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18

eNo. 1-continued on PAGE Two,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
FLORIDA WEATHER

Fair Thursday and probably
Friday! not much change in
temperature; gentle variable
winds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-18
,r,n THE REAL ESTATE ADS

1aSay's Journal. To sell or
real Estate. advertise in
Isn' r Journal, the leading Real
rtota lIe medium of West Florida.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-29
NOW, JUST WHY?

The Liberal business men who
an investment in which there is not
Oklahoma Railroad project below
the Oklahoma line the last few days
have found one very hard problem
to solve. They cannot understand
the philosophy of some of the farm
ers in the rich lands along the pro-
posed route. 1t is an evident fact
the houl on their products will be
shortened in most instances from five
to twenty-five miles. That the build
ing of this line insures the estab-
lishment of towns with from one
hundred to five hundred population
at Floris and Lorena. That the
proximity of this railroad and these
towns to their holdings will auto
matically increase the value from
six to ten dollars per acre, and in
many instances far more than that.
Still, these men, when called upon
to donate one or two dollars per acre
to insure the building of this road,
hesitate, and some fatty refuse to
aid the project. What adds to their
perplexity, is the knowledge that
many of these same farmers not long
ago purchased what has proven
practically worthless oil stocks to the
extent of about a quarter of a mill
lion dollars. When asked to make
an investment in which there isnot
a particle of chance, and 'on which
they are not asked to pay one cent
until the rails have been laid on
grades a mile beyond their holdings,
they hesitate? Now, just why?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1919-05-29
Without Support of Farmers
Byers Says Building Will
Be Impossible.

During the last week there has
been much activity in the matter of
campaigning for the Kansas & Ok
lahoma railroad. o. P. Byers, pres
ident of the road, has been in the
city nearly all week checking up the
several committees located in Beav-
or county, who have been securing
subscriptions for the road.
For some reason there has been
more or less confusion regarding
some of the work, but this weeks
checking has eliminated much of the
hindrance of the work, and there is
much encouragement for the rail-
road project.
There is one feature of the cam
paign that is very prominent and
that is while the people want a rail-
road and see the need for it to move
the crop to the market, they are
willing for some one else to pay the
bill, and then the privileges come to
them. But this railroad building is
just as any other business-one
simply must pay for his privileges.
And the idea that some entertain
that the railroad will be constructed
without the support of the communi-
ty effected and where the road will
bring value and service, is wrong.
Mr.. Byers has always said and says
today that if the people are not will
ing to help him place this convent
ence in their reach, there will be no
railroad in that section.
Mr.. Byers has been devoting all
of his time during the last past six
months securing the material for the
construction of the railroad, and ev-
en- has made the contract to start the
grading and if there were sufficient
contracts signed in the Beaver
county district to insure the con-
struction of the road, the graders
would begin work next week and the
track laying would soon follow the
graders.
The bonds have been voted in Sew
ard county, the railroad material is
assembled and the only reason for
the actual construction not begin
ming now is the fact that the Beaver
county farmers, a sufficient number
of them, have not signed the con-
tract. to give the needed help.
This railroad business is propo.