The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-29
Eight Steps Necessary
to Ratify Peace Treaty
Continued from maze one,

1@O1tlHuSu from page One1
amendments, the process of ratifica-
ton coud go on.
The senate is not empowered to
cnange a single -one of the 80 900
words of the covenant without tbe
consent Of the ether powers. Tt can
fs9Wever, make its ratification con6:-
tlonal upon the adoption OF amend
ments. That is, it can say:
I'VE ratify the treaty provided that
article 519 be stricken out, or that
new article be added to read as fol-
lows" In this case the ratification
would be binding after the other pow
ers mad accepted the conditions named
II the senate refuses to ratify the
treaty 1t is considered likely that y
new peace conference will be called
Tor none of the allied powers would Lee
VIKING to be 4 party to a trea.y to
which the United States was not a
party We hold the money-bag. AMI
cur wishes must be considered.
1nasmuch as this is the first war
In which the United states has lad
SO great numcer of allies. it is nor
at all unlikely that the supreme cohrt
may be asked to outline just what tie
powers of the senate VIII be.
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was ready to give 10 answers for one
word
Mrs Maroena said that she had
oeen housekeeper for the two men
SINCE June 18th, that nobody else had
been there during that time and that
they had always been on friendly
terms heretofore.
r. f. Bayless, when brought to the
stand, stated that he was on duty AT
the time Mrs. Cox lived in the house
with her husband. that he did not
himself know of any trouble between
them and that he was ignorant of the
facts which caused Mrs. Cox to leave.
He knew both men. he said, and that
Cox had never threatened Penton in
any way shape or form, but that Pen
ton had made repeated threats against
Cox. So far as he knew, he continued.
they We're both peaeeable, 1aw-abiding
citizens He stated that he had ex-
amined the wall where the shots fired
by Penton penetrated one high and
one low, and that there were no chairs
anywhere near the dead mans body.
He said that he saw Judge Johnson
pick up the revolver which he identi-
fed as Penton's and take out two
blank shells
+. D. Hirsch, special officer at the
plant to whom Cox surrendered him
self, said that he knew nothing of the
shooting except what Cox had told
him. He said that he had heard Pen
ton say that he slept with gun un-
der his pillow so that IF Cox made
crooked move" he could kill him.
He said that he knew of little outs"
that existed between Mr.. and Mrs
Cox, but that he saw nothing and
effect made by Penton
Lester Van Pelt, another witness
stated that he was simply at the plant
on visit at the time Penton was
killed. He had heard no remarks, but
Was looking for trouble between the
men about Cox's wife, but that he had
never heard Mr.. Cox mention her one
way or the other
E. w. Mcintyre, special officer for
the city. who went to the plant to
view the body. stated the position of
the dead man, his head east, his feet
west, which was substantiated by
other witnesses. He said that there
was a hole in Penton's right temple
and a revolver by his side on the
floor.
Andrew Schmidt. who worked un-
der Penton, gave a description of his
position after death.
Thomas II. Johnson, also an EN-
ploye of the company, stated that he
saw the outcome of the tragedy purely
by accident, that he knew nothing of
the Cox's private affairs, either before
or after the death of Penton.
Wade Cobb nephew of Penton, said
that he did not know whether his
uncle was intoxicated at the time of
the shooting and that he was ignor-
ant regarding his habits in this re-