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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
NO ACTION YET
ON CAR FARES
Pensacola Electric Company
Asks Commission to Post
POne Action.

JJpon the request of the Pensacola
Electric Company the ordinance pro-
.yiding for the increase of the street
car fares was not considered at the
meeting of the city commissioners yes
terday. The reports for the month of
November of the city clerk and build
ing inspector were presented to the
board and several ordinances were
passed.
It had been expected that the ordi-
nance providing for seven cent car
fare would come at the meeting yes
terday, but Mayor Sanders told the
other commissioners that Manager
Holtzclaw of the street railway COM
pany had asked that discussion and
action on this ordinance be postponed
until next week at least.
The report of City Clerk Heinberg
showed that during the month of No
vember, 211 licences were issued by
the city and that teh revenue derived
from this source amounted to $4.023.27
There were back tax redemptions to
the number of 116 amounting to 81
|O11.11 and thirty persons paid 1913
back taxes amounting to $515.82.
The report of the building inspector
for November showed that only 8 new
buildings were begun during that
month and that the value of these
buildings together with a large mum
Der of repairs amounted to but $28.915
the smallest amount to be recorded ir
this city for many months.
The ordinance providing for the in
stallation of fuel oil burners in the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
ssTOO MUCH BOOZE"
CAUSED FAILURES
Flying Parson Maynard Says
Many Accidents Due to
IntOxicatiOn.

New York, Dec. 8.-The secret of
the failure Of some pilots in the recent
trans-continental air race "can be at
tributed to too much booze" Lieuten-
ant Belvin W. Maynard. the flying par
son, declared in a statement to the
Anti Saloon League made public to-
night, IF all of them had been as
sober as myself would not be the
winner" Maynard added.
Although Maynard declared he was
prejudiced against strong drink. he
said there are times when a pilot
might be Justified in using it, for ex-
ample to tide him over after being
exhausted from flying twelve or four
teen hours He said many fatal air
accidents result from pilots flying
ahalf intoxicated" or with a hang
over from the night before,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
new HIGH MARK
MADE in TRADE
Figure Never Before Approach
ed by Any Nation Shown in
Commerce Report.
BALANCE THREE BILLION
Despite War Losses Worlds
Merchant Tonnage Great
est in History.
BALANCE THREE BILLION

Washington. Dec. S.-America's trade
balance igor the fiscal year ended last
June 30, was S3,97S, ,t34, ,947, a figure
never approached in the commerce OF
any nation in the history of the world"
said the annual report today of the
secretary Of commerce. New high
marks were established in both ex-
ports and imports, exports totalling
S7,074,0it ,529 and imports S3,095, SIG. .5S2.
Exports to Europe aggregated s4,634.-
8i6,84i; to North America st,29i ,S32. .342
to Asia. 1903. .924 ,54S, and to South Amer
lea, $500. .90i ,60i.
Despite war losses, the worlds mer-
chant tonnage is larger now than at
any time in history. the report said, the
total tonnage being 50,9i900O gross.
compared with 49.0S9.0OO in 1914 The
present average of efficiency of the
worlds merchant tonnage, however, is
below that of 1914, because of inher-
ent reasons in construction and for
extraneous reasons such as port con-
gestion, labor troubles and manage
ment.'
Net gain in steam tonnage for the
word was placed at 2,500.0O0 gross tons.
While that of the United States was l.
100000 gross TONS Merchant tonnage
now under construction. is more than
uOuDIe Tie pFeNdF OUJpub. SIcti Ste6aIi
tonnage for the United States at the
close of the past fiscal year was over
100000 gross tons, four times greater
than 1914 and is increasing at the rate
Of $4,000 monthly.
THE annual output of our ship
yards" the report said. exceed the
greatest annual output of the worlds
shipyards before 1914 Steel shipbuild-
ing plants have been extended or es-
tablished with new machinery, meth
DDS, housing, and transit accommoda-
tions equal, and in some respects SUI
perior to those abroad. American
tonnage clearing in overseas trade in
the fiscal year 1919 was six times
greater than in 1914"
The total gross tonnage Of ships fly
ing the American flag on June 80. 1919
was t2,907.S00 of which 6,669,726 tons
were assigned to foreign trade 1885
CSC to the Great Lakes area and 3,60i,-
s9i &c sea and river traffic.
The need for a unified commercial
Organization to help promote the ma
tion's commerce was urged in the re-
port. 1t was pointed out that while
under the law it was the duty of the
department Of commerce to foster
promote and develop the foreign and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
CARS ORDERED
TO CUT TRIPS
Street Railway Lines Affected
by Nationwide Order of
Fuel Administrator.

Washington, Dec. s.-Fue1 Admins
traitor Garfield tonight put into ma
tion-wide force fuel restrictions prac-
ticaIly similar to those already effec-
tive in the south and other sections,
but in addition they provide that all
manufacturing plants except those en-
gagged in making necessary products
shall reduce operations to not exceed
ing three days any one week, and
street car schedules must be reduced
to minimum requirements and no heat
will be used during rush hours.
The regulations are applicable to
consumers of bituminous coal and coke,
only it is announced they do not mean
there is no hope of settlement of the
strike but as a precautionary measure.
Indianapolis, Dec. 8.-Attorney Cen
eral Palmer, and other officials and
miners leaders who arrived tonight all
refused any details of proposals by
which the hope to settle the coal strike
tomorrow. They would not say wheth-
er court proceedings tomorrow will be
postponed or dismissed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
CHRISTMAS JOLLITY
MUST BE SUPPLIED

There are, strange to say, some
poor tots in Pensacola. There are
really children here who don't
get proper food, clothing. shelter,
mothering. They don't begin to
have the little nothings that make
a child life happy; and who's
fault is it if they grow up to Bit
ter man and womanhood? They
must be cared for.
They need to be loved and
gladdened and softened. They need
to feel some of the Christmas jol-
TINT IS all creations right at
the Christmas season.
The ST. Nicholas girls repre-
sentatives want the town to
mother those children. to love
them and to provide for them.
Will you help?
Miss Hargis, at the Hargis
Pharmacy will receive your con-
tribution to the st. Nicholas girls
fund and they will brighten
Christmases that might otherwise
have been drabber than even the
most hard hearted could endure.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
EPILEPTIC HOME
TO GAINESVILLE
State Board Selects Site Over
Plant City.

Tallahassee. Dec. S.-The board of
commissioners of the state institutions
tonight designated Gainesville as the
site for the location for the Florida
farm colony for the feebled minded
and epileptics. There were three Of
fers from Gainesville and the one ac-
cepted was the one rendering approx
mately three thousand acres of land
between two and three miles out of
Gainesville. The votes in the board
stood four to three for Gainesville
over Plant City and the selection of
the former was then made unani-
nous.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
BAPTIST CAMPAIGN
GOES OVER THE TOP

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. S.-With re-
turns still coming in fRom the eigh-
teen states embraced in the Southern
Baptist convention reports from the
drive for funds in the Baptist Seventy
five Million Campaign had passed $780,
000, 900 at noon today with the indica-
tions the oversubscriptions will be
much larger. Twelve of the eighteen
states have already surpassed their
quotas, rout more are on the verge of
their goals, and only two states are
very far behind.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
NEWBERRY SILENT
WHEN ARRAIGNED

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. s.
United States Senator Newberry and
the thirteen others indicted with him
on a charge of violating the election
laws stood mute when arraigned this
afternoon before Federal District Judge
Sessions. The trial is set for January
%. Newberry was released on $4,000,
bond on the first indictment and So, ,000<
on the second. His attorneys an
nounced that they intended to, plead
not guilty but as this would preclude
the possibility of raising certain legal
questions they decided not plead.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
BILL DELAYED BY
LACK OF QUORUM

Washington, Dec. S.-The passage of
the Cummins railroad bill by the sem
ate was prevented this afternoon by
the demand of Senator LaFollette, Re
publican, of Wisconsin, for quorum.
The senate leaders predicted, however,
that the measure which is designed to
meet tn conditions incidnt to the re-
turn of the railroads to the private
control and operation will pass the
senate in a day or two.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
JOURNAL BOYS TO
ENJOY MUTT SHOW

The management OF the Ed C.
Mutt Comedy Players is to enter
tain the Journals newsies tonight
at the big tent on Garden street
as his guests. Special seats will
be provided for them where they
can enjoy the show.
Mr. Mutt believes in showing
the kids a good time and likes
children and always wants them
around him. The boys will meet
at the Journal office at I p. m,
sharp, and go in body. accom-
panied by the press representative
of the show.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
WRIT is DENIED
IN BERKMAN CASE
Deportation of Radicals Will
Follow in Fortnight.

New York. Dec. s-Federal District
Judge Mayer this afternoon dismissed
writs Of habeas corpus by which Alex
ander Berkman and Emma Goldman
sought to prevent their deportation to
Russia. and refused to admit them to
bail while they are trying to appeal
the decision. District Attorney Caffey
announced it was planned to deport
them in fortnight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
MARINE CAPTAIN
is DISMISSED

Washington, Dec. S.-Sentence OF
dismissal imposed by naval court
martial on Captain Edmund George
Chamberlain, an aviator in the marine
corps. on charges growing out of his
sensational claims of having defeated a
vastly superior force of German air.
ships on the western front was ap-
proved today by Secretary Daniels.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
COLD WAVE WILL
HIT CITY TODAY

Washington. Dec. S.-A cold
wave will hit Florida tomorrow.
The temperature VIII fall decid-
edly on Tuesday with a severe
cold wave Tuesday night and
Wednesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-09
FLORIDA WEATHER

Rain Tuesday, much colder
Tuesday night with severe cold
wave Wednesday
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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02
TO COMPLETE ALASKA ROAD
(Seattle Tinnes.)

Completion of the Alaska railroad by 1922 now may be confidently anticipated.
 The senate yesterday passed the house bill authorizing the expenditure of an addi- tional $17 100000 for construction work on tional $l7OOO000 for construction work on
 The act will become law as soon as 1t receives the President $ signature.
 Passage of this measure thru congress ranks as one of the most important recent events in the history of Alaska and also of Seattle
 At the present time, two long stretches of road are finished.
 The southern section, comprising more than 200 miles of main line, serves Fair banks, Nenana and mines adjacent to these points.
 Between the two completed links is a zone of 100 miles, where little work has been done.
 Until that gap has been bridged, In terior Alaska will be cut off from the sea, in so far as the railroad is concerned, and coastal points from the interior.
 MedllIlllle, utllnel Ol IHt HtPdldItd sections can be operated profitably, each being dependent wholly on local business.
 As soon as the 1OO-mile gap has been closed by the engineers, thru business will flow from the sea to Fairbanks and from Fairbanks to tide-water.
 The $17,OOO,OOO authorized by congress covers the expense of this work and as sures Alaska according to officials in charge, a completed railroad by the end of 1922.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02
ARMISTICE DAY

Tuesday of next week marks the first anniversary of the signing of the amistice and the cessation of actual hostilities ill a decisive victory for the forces of democ- racy In the year that has passed our boys in various training camps at that time have returned home, one by one sometimes at others in small groups until probably those intending to come into interior Alaska are all here.
 Turnout the nation there Is a move mcnt to observe November II, as Almlstlce Day. And in the future it is altogether probable that it will be almost universally recognized among the nations associated in the war against Germany. It seems fitting that we should in some measure commem~ moratc the day fittngIy, and those boys who were drafted and have returned should have some part in 1t.
 A number of those boys are in Ncnana in the employ of the Alaskan Engineering commission. If Fairbanks decides to cele- bratc ArmiStice Day most of them would desire to be present and all of them should be asked In fact there is no reason why the entire town of Ncnana should not be invited to be present and participate in the occasion The railroad will be con ncctcd between Fairbanks and North Ne- mana within the next three days and train service will be inauguratod by the latter part of the week. It is probable that the river will be closed sufficiently at Nenana by next week to enable an easy crossing to be made and there should be no diff culty in securing an excursion train service from the commission.
 We believe that the Ncnma people would be glad to join with us in such a celebration The initiative should, how ever, come from Fairbanks. The Citizen believes that the local Commercial Club would make no mistake in taking up the proposition and would receive hearty sup port from every citizen of Fairbanks in making the celebration success.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02
COMMITTEE HAS
 LOCATED GRAFT
SAYS CRAFT CONNECTED WITH
 CONSTRUCTION OF BIG ARMY
CANTONMENT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 1,-(P- Representative Mckenzie, of Illinois, chairman of a congressional commit tee that is Investigating the con struction of army cantonments, de clared tonight that the graft con nected with this work had been ap- palling. He said that he was as founded by a mass of evidence ac- cumulated by the committee tending to show that the government had been defrauded of thousands and possibly millions in the construction of Camp Sheridan alone. He says that he intends to introduce a bill Tn congress making it treason to de fraud the government in the time of war.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02
GOVERNMENT ACTION JUSTIFIED

Whatever opinion one may hold as to the right of labor to strike as a general principle, the average mans judgment will uphold the administration in its action in seeking an injunction to restrain the off cials of the mine workers unions from starting or giving financial aid to a general strike among the coal producers. The gov ernment undoubtedly has certain rights and one of them is the right, which is in fact a paramount duty as well, to take whatever steps may be necessary to avert a national calamity.
 That the officials of labor unions of every class will object to the present policy is to be expected. It curtails their power as has not even been attempted heretofore and none of them desire to have the pres sure of a check rein applied. But their as sertiOns that labOr's inherent rights, that the constitutional guarantees, have been abrogated by the government, have no foundation in fact. Self-preseveration is the law of nations as well as individuals. When any minority movement threatens the safety of the government and the per sonal welfare and security of majority of it's people, it is no abrogation of any lawful right to apply to the courts for protective measures.
 The food and fuel control act, passed as a war measure, prohibits the destruc- tion and restriction by any one or any class of supplies of food or fuel. It is under this act that the government is proceeding in it's injunction proceedings, on the basis that the strike ordered by the officials of the unions was a clearly established attempt to
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02
SIMPLE, TRUE AND EASY TO
 UNDERSTAND
{ Kansas City Starr

Governor Harding of the federal re serve board recently contributed state ment to the discussion of remedies fol high prices that has the distinguishing merit of being based on knowledge and facts. For that reason it seems to be Worth repeating. He said:
 Whether viewed from an economic
 or financial standpoint, the remedy for
 the present situation is the same
 namely, to work and to save; to work
 regularly and efficiently, in order to
 produce and distribute the largest pos
 siblc volume of commodity, and to cN-
 ercise reasonable economies in order
 that money, goods and services may be
 devoted primarily to the liquidation of
 debt and to the satisfaction of the de
 mand for necessities rather than to in-
 dulge in eXtravagancies or the gratifi-
 cation of a desire for luXllrics.
 It is an old fashioned remedy. but per haps is all the better for being that Ii is natural and human to want to try fa~cin- ating experiments and attractive short cuts in preference to those methods all evidence and experience have demonstrated to D" sound, but which have the disadvantage of being distastcfuI or involving the doin@ of something we don't want to do. It is easier to spend than to save, 1t is easier to relax on production than to concentrate. For these reasons the tendency, since the strain of war was removed, has been for every body to yield to the impulse of eXtrava- gance and at the same time to let up rathcr markedly on efficiency and production.
 The country is now suffering from the results of this reaction. Combined with an inflated currency, making for low purchas- ing power in the dollar, and vast mliQui- dated debt, this impulse to spend while cas- ing off on production has started Us on the merry -go-round of higher wages and higher living, higher living and higher wages. The only way to stop is to take up the slack by increasing production and diminishin9 debt Not until the country has saved enough and produced enough by its labol to replace what disappeared in the war either by destruction or thru nOnproductior will we be back on a normal level.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02
.CANTU. ASSERTS
 DEATH NATURAL
GOVERNOR OF LOWER CALI FORNIA SAYS AMERICAN FLY
 FRS NOT MURDERED

FL CENTRIC, Calif., Nov. 1.-(P)- Governor Cantu, of Lower California today issued an official statement denying that the American ayiators, Lieuts. Connolly and Warehouse whose remains were found several days ago on the California beach, were not murdered as claimed by the searChers who found the bodies, Dut died either from thirst or were kill ed by coyotes. The men who found the bodies claimed that one of the men had been killed by knife thrust while sleeping and the other appar- ently murdered after a hard strug- gle.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02
restrict the nations fuel supply.

restrict the nations fuel supply.
 The hearings on the order which have been set for next Saturday will be hard fought by the unions. Should it result ir a victory for the government. as seems en- -ircly probable, the miners strike will sure ly be of short life. The injunction pro hibitcs the unions from disbursine union funds as strike benefits. Without these benefits. the men will not long be able to remain idle. Lacking incomes, without other means of support, the strike will fall to the ground
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02
THE GOOD OLD HYMNS

There or- or mua. in .am the
 ugmus ol long ago, And when some gray haired brother
 sings she ones | used To Anow, ] sorter want to take a hand |
 -liuk Of days gone by, On jogdan's stormy banks stand
 and cast wistrul eye.' There's lots of music m -em those
 dear, sweet hymns of old, With visions bright of lands ol light,
 and shining streets Of gold; And I hear 'em ringing singing, where, mamry dreaming, stands From Greenlaud's icy mountains to
 India's coral strands" They seem to sing forever of holier,
 swoeter days,
 When the lilies of the love of God
 oloomed white in all the ways; And l want to hear their music from
 the old-time meetins rise Till Il can read my title clear to
 mansions in the skies" We never needed singin' books in
 them old days-we knew The words, the tunes, of every one
 the dear old hymn book thru, We didn't have no trumphets then, no organs built for show, We only sang to praise the Lord
 from whom all blessings flow" An so 1 love the old hymns, and
 when my time shall come Before the light has left me, and my
 singing lips are dumb If can hear 'em sing them then. IT,
 pass without a sigh To "Canaan's fair and happy land,
 where my possessions lie"
 Atlanta Constitution.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02

Hoping ,f". Romeo" is al out rageousiy funn. play but the fun is worked out win some of the widest ". ..liS' ever out on d picture screen. .Ar story is a ruIesque on a western Fl. ioo-ama, but there is no burIc-qu. a3gW the aearr-sropping r-erS of da. ing.
 As Sho@n N.o Polly Moran pulls eff some lnars of horseman-hio t,qt "oo,d break ap a Wild West show. These will be- displayed in Hoping Her Romeo which is on the bllI ar Thorne's tonight.
 The frontier saloon scene will maka rto oldtimors homestck. There is the roulette wheel, the private bal comics, the sawdust floor, | mixed orchestra, dancehall girls and many other features of interest.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-02

MUCH FUN AND MANY LAUGHS
 IN "RC2ING HER ROMEO