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Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
c. o. P. NATIONAL
 COMMITTEE TO
 MEET JANUARY 5

Chicago, Dec. 19.---Members of the committee on arrangements for the Republican national convention next June have been summoned by Chair man A. T. Hert to meet January ,. The women's division of the party also has been called to meet at that time and it was said nearly all mem- bers of the national committee would meet Chairman Will H. Hays here.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
Experts Fail To Agree on German
 Preparation Now

Paris, Dec. 19.---AlHed experts are not agreed as to what demands should be made on Germany as reparation for the sinking of the interned Ger man fleet at Scapa Flow. according to the Matin. Some are disposed to ac- cept newly constructed ships. It is now being discussed by British dele gates, who will submit it to the Brit iSh cabinet
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
To Check
 Advance
 In Prices
Conference Arranged to Cut the Price of
 Clothing.
STANDARD QUALITY CLOTHANDC CLOTHES

Washington, Dec. i9-Steps to check the rising price of clothing will be discussed at a conference here early in Jan- uary of persons interested in
 the production Of wearing ap-
 parel, from the producer of
 raw materials to the consumer
 of the finished product.
 The calling Of the conference was ney General Ffgg. who said that in addition to affecting economies in op- erauOn, il Was planned to provide for the production of standard quality cloth and garments for sale at req sonable price, as an iuducemeut to the public tO check eXtraVagance iE purchasing
 Suggestions for the conference came from producers of wearing apparel and a committee of II is being chosen, the personnel of which will be au- nounce5 atfer the Christmas holidays The amaigamateu clothing unions will be represented in the conference. AIr. Figg said it was generally agreed among producers that one essential for reducing the cost o1 clothing was to have nanufa cturers devote their plants to necessities meaning the type of clothing pur- chasable by the average man. Some clothing manufacturers were said tC believe that mems suits now selling for $55 retail could be sold at a profit for $25, if an arrangement could be worked out between mills, manufac- turers and retailers. whereby a cer- tain percentage of business could be devoted to goods of standard quality to be turned out in quantity.
 There is no intention to design a uniform" for the public, Mr. Figs stated. and the standard goods under consideration would be standard ir quality, rather than i'll pattern
 The department of justice also is
 taking other steps to turn the reac- tion of the public to the lower priced goods, neglected in the reaction from
 war prosperity. MT. F7igg has sug- gested to the national retail drygoods association that "ecOnony depart !, ments" be established by the asso- ciatiOn's members, which would call the attention Of customers to tha
 fact that goods of excellent quality
 but medium in price still are to be
 had.
 Mr. Figg has disapproved the ac.
 ton of some merchants, however. who were said to have taken adyantag. of the suggestion and inaugurated
 ''economy sales" The government
 does not desire to stampede the
 public into purchasing goods no:
 needed. simply because they are ad-
 vertised as 'bargains,'' MT. Figg said
 With the coal strike over. officials expect to give renewed attention to the cost of living. A call was sent out
 today from Attorney Genera! Pal
 mer's office today for a meeting of the committee with whom he has mer frequently in the past on the trend of prices. Secretaries Baker, Daniels and Wilson, Director General Hines Chairman Murdock of the Federal Trade Commission end others are members of the committee.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
To Rum Public
 Lfbn' 'ary
Acquisition Filed for Com ing Year With City
 Auditor

Acquisitions on the city for $103,. 0C0 to run the public library for the coming year were filed with City Au. diror Bernard keating this morning signed by II. 4. Bishop. The Board of Relief have requested S2,025 for the coming year.
 The request from the library is di. V.ded for expenses the coming year as follows: books SIS, ,0O0; buiId- ing s8,5oo; periodicals S3,000: fuel $2.500. light $2 800; salaries sGO.00g: supplies S5.0O0; insurance SI.5o0; general expenditures S5.000.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
NAVAL AVIATOR
 DIED AT ROUEN
 FROM INJURIES

Eouen, France, Dec. 19-Cap aptaiu Sir John AIcock, the first aviator to make a nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic, died here this afternoon as a result of injuries he received when his plane crashed yesterday near Cottevrard.
 AIcocl5, who was fyin:; in a water plane. was following the Seine at the time Of the accident
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
SEVERE FIGHTING AT NARvA.

London, Dec 19-Severe fighting in the vicinity of Narva, on the Esthon- ian front, where the Bolsheviki broke through wire defences and captured several villages, is reported an official statement issued by the Soviet gov arnnant at MoscoW today.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
SHIPPING BOARD DOES NOT PLAN
 CUT IN RATES

Washington, Dec. 19---No drastic cut in freight rates will be made be- cause of the difficulty in securing car goes for government vessels, officials of the Shipping Board declared today.
 Shortage of cargoes is attributed to two causes. One is the number of bottoms available because of the re- strictions on coal exports and the tion
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
ADOLPH FILES BANKRUPTCY PLEA
 WITH REFEREE

Abraham Adolph. tailor, 61O Fairfield avenue, filed a petition in bankruptcy with Referee John w. Banks today. His liabilities are $6,298, and assets $1,350.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
MILLERAND IS
 TO BE SUCCESSOR
 OF CLEMENCEAU

Paris. Dec. 19-AIexandre Miller and former Minister of War and at present governor of Alsace, will, ac-. cording to reports succeed Georges Clemenceau as Premier of France, says the Echo de Paris.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
ROWLAND GUILTY OF CRUELTY

Henry Rowland, a prominent Fair field resident, was found guilty of intolerable cruelty by Attorney Chas.s s. Garfield who heard testimony as committee in the divorce action brought gainst Rowland by Elsa Ca<xs0u R<az<Iel-l
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26

storm, the crew laid steam pipes into the hold, and. ignoring the danger of an explosion, fought to save the cargo. Yesterday, as a last resort Captain Wood decided to flood the hold to prevent the fire spreading,
 The Lancastrian sailed from Ant ,zz7rn panA.,,ka, 9 for Naw York,
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26
REPORT DENIKINE VICTORY.

Helsingfors, Dec. 1s-General Dem ikine has gained an important victory between Tsaritsin and Kamishin, in the .Volga valley, according to news paper despatches received here. It is said he has taken 10,20O prisoners, besides capturing five cannon and 25 machine guns.
Republican farmer., 1919-12-26

Washington, Dec. 19 - Rear Ad- fni~aI Benjamin Tappan, U. s. N, Gre tired( died at the naval hospital here yesterday, aged 63. He was born in NAvs nrIan
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
GOVERNOR HERE
UNEXPECTEDLY;
SAYS NOTHING
Declines to Comment on Visit;
Congressman Smithwick Goes
to Milton Today - Sheriff
Knows Nothing of Visit.

Governor Sidney J. Cats arrived in
Pensacola last night and registered at
the San Carlos. He declined to talk
of his visit or it's purpose but sug-
gested there might be something to
talk about tonight. He retired early
and would not be disturbed.
Congressman Smithwick was also in
the city last night, but will leave for
Santa Rosa County today. He had
intended to go to Milton last night,
but was detained at the last minute.
Pensacola is host to two of the
States leading office-holders this
week, it being somewhat unusual for
governor and a congressman to be
in town at the same time especially
when election is so far away.
Sheriff Van Pelt was at the county
jail early last night but went home
about 10 o'clock. He was at home at
midnight and said he did not know
of the governors visit or of it's pur-
pose. The governor and the sheriff
exchanged letters early in the month
with reference to the liquor question
in Pensacola, and the governor was
apparently satisfied with Van Pelt's
statement of the situation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
GULF PROSPERS
BY FREIGHT RATE
New Scales Announced Will
Benefit All Gulf
Ports.

Louisville. Nov. 24.-Readjustment
of export freight rates so as to grant
to southern ports the same rates as
thoe enjoyed by New York from the
territory north of the Ohio River from
the Ohio-Pennylvania state line to
the Mississippi River was announced
today at the general offices of the
Southern Railway effective for South
Atlantic ports December 1st and Gulf
ports December 31st-
The announcement said the new
rates are expected to aid in relieving
the congestion at New York and ex-
pedite shipments to Latin-America,
Asia and Europe, and makes it pos
sibIe for the shipping board to allo-
cate more ships to southernports and
marks the establishment of an eco
nonaic union between the outhern
ports and the great central western
section not possibly since the war be-
tween the states.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
Socialists, Proud of Recent Vic
tories, Eager to Continue
What They Term Their March
Forward.
REVOLUTIONISTS MAY
PREDOMINATE PARTY
Plans Laid for Accomplishment
of Supreme Act of Rebellion
to Overthrow Tottering Gov
ernment.

Rome, Nov. 24.-Rumors Of the
widest character regarding the pos
sibility of a very serious crisis, in
volving not only the cabinet, but also
the reigning house of Italy, are in cir
culation as the opening Of parliament,
set for December 1, approaches.
The socialists. proud of their recent
victory, are eager to continue what
they call their march forward" The
older, more authoritative member of
the party however, such as deputy
Turati, leader of the Intrasigeants;
Deputy Trever, and Signor Madi-
gliania, are against any excesses.
The new elements which have en-
tered the socialist parliamentary group
are declared to be animated by reso-
lutionary sentiments and to favor an
extreme policy which, in their opin-
ion, will inevitably lead to the advent
of Bolshevism in Italy. This section
now is undoubtedly the most numer-
Gus. if not the most important one, in
the party. 1t is considered that it will
almost certainly assume command of
the party because of the audacity and
determination of it's members to at
tain control by whatever means seems
best to them.
Members of this section are quoted
as declaring that comprising as they
do more than $50, live wires" among
the $50 deputies, the remainder will
not dare oppose them and that they
will be able to accomplish "some SUI
prefae act of rebellion which will over
throw the totterng government of the
bourgeosie.''
EerpneTlv the socialists never attend
senting themselves so rnuy--t-e.h-
avoid being present when the king de-
livered his speech from the throne and
to escape taking the prescT oath
in the kings presence.
The newly elected extreme s.
lists, however, now insist the ent
group should attend the ceremony, HI
the king, insult him the moment he
appears and prevent him from speak
ing They have even gone so far as
to threaten that he would be attacked
on his way to the chamber or upon his
return.
All this, it is pointed out, may be
more than is possible of accomplish
ment. Nevertheless it has had the eff
feet of making the responsible author
tiles restless and anxious. 1t has
been conceded among them that there
is no measure which it would be pos
sible to take to prevent one hundred
and fifty members whistling and shout
ing and making it impossible for the
king to be heard
The rules of the italian parliament
do not provide for any such contin-
gency as is thus threatened, for it is
stipulated that no police or armed
force can be employed in the hall
where the senators and deputies meet.
| There would be no means of applying
coercion, as the meeting Monday,
December 1, will be the first gather
ing of the new parliamentary body.
and the rules of the new chamber for
maintaining order will not then have
| been formulated.
| The council of miners has been
meeting almost daily to discuss this
grave situation, as we'll as the Adri-
attic complications.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
RAILWAY BONDS
FOR G.P.T. ROAD
ARE bIScIIScED
Chamber of Commerce Hears
President Mclaughlin Ex-
plain Prospects for Increase
in Business.

A meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce Committee to discuss the fu-
ture of the proposed bond issue OF
s5OO,ooo for the Gulf Ports Terminal
Rail, was held yesterday afternoon. }.
S. Reese was elected chairman of the
committee and Elwood Mclaughlin,
president of the road, presented his
reasons why the bond issue should be
supported.
Mr.. Mclaughlin called attention to
the following industries and resources
on the line of the G. p. t. Railway:
Creosoting works at Pensacola, max
imum capacity IL cars; excelsior plant,
maximum daily capacity, cars; New
port Company, inbound cars, out
bound u car daily; Pensacola Ship
building Company and other shipbulid-
ing plants, varying estimates; Mill
vile sawmills having daily capacity of
5 cars of lumber and 10 cars of logs;
Muscogee sawmills having daily out
put of cars for export and cars for
the INTERIOR; other mills and rosln
plants furnish cars a day.
President Mclaughlin estimates the
following prospective traffic-from
railroads terminating at Mobile, for
distribution at Pensacola, 30 to 5o
cars daily; for delivery at Navy Yard
and Barrancas 10 cars daily; for de-
livery of forest products now visible
standing in trees, cars daily; for ag-
ricultura1 products, dairy products and
garden truck in season, 2 cars daily;
from combination with the Warrior
River barge line, 5 cars of coal daily.
Members of the Chamber of Com
merce committee are: J. S. Reese, e. r
Malone, Charles Hervey, George EN-
manuel, o. ]. Semmes, Alex Lischkoff
Max Bear, George Howe and Hunter
Brown.
Mr.. Mclaughlin has absolute faith
in the future of the Gulf Ports Ter
minal Railway and has offered his en-
tire road which is valued at close tt
Sc. .oo0, 900, as security. He believes tbs
| traffic increase over the road would
more than pay off the issue in a few
years in addition to paying the oper-
ating expenses. There is no outstand
| ing indebtedness to call for interes
payments. the road being entirely
owned by Mr.. Mclaughlin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
Manager HOltzclaw Tells East
Hill Residents Electric Com
pany Is Unable to Put on
+. Two-Way Cars.
FIRST SUSPENDED
AS WAR MEASURE
Will Be Resumed as Soon as
Company Is Financially Able
to Provide New Switches and
Block Signal Devices.

-Four hundred residents of the East
Hill section recently petitioned Man
ager ]. G. Holtzclaw of the Pensacola
Electric Railway company to provide
two-way car service over the East Hill
lines. Such service was maintained
until the fuel administration urged
conservation of coal during the war
and since the war it has not been
resumed.
In response to the petition Manager
Holtzclaw, replied as follows:
''The Pensacola Street Railway COM
pany very much desires to institute
two-way service again, but under pres
ent conditions. due in part to the
large number of extra cars operated to
the shipyards and also to the neces-
sity of establishing automatic electric
block signals and additional ide tracks
for satisfactory two-way service the
Improvement can not be made under
arrangement as they now stand.
The Company is not in financial
condition to make these changes now,
but il is hoped that we may be able
to do so IN the very near future. The
Pens;-c3l Street Railway company
realizes the need of this Improvement
and of other improvements and Ii is
hoped that relief may be granted at an
early date"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
HAREMS GO WHEN
H. G.. OF i. CLIMBS
Turkish Officials Can't Pay
Bills for Many
Wives.

Constantinople, Nov. tt The high
cost of living is badly hampering
Turkish households, especially with
regard to wives. The sultan has re-
duced the size of his harem = shahs
who formerly were rich are also re-
trenching in this respect and many
men are finding more than one wife
too expensive to maintain. In the in
terror maidens are so numerous that
well meaning natives are offering them
as gifts to the American and other
officers engaged in relief work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
'DANCEHALL
DISASTER TO BE
INVESTIGATED
Owner of Grocery Store Under
Hall in Which Fire Originated
Missing; Rumors Are That He
Was Lynched.

Opelusas, La, Nov. 24.-Thorough
will be made of the Vile
Platte disaster in which % persons
perished in the burning Deville build
ing Saturday night, when half of the
crowd of dancers were caught in a
jam on the stairway, the only exist,
said r. Lee Garland, parish attorney
here today. He announced he was
waiting the arrival of member of
the state fire marshal's department.
Villa Platte, Nov. 24.-Duffy Martin,
owner of the Grocery store and res
taurant in which originated the fire
that caused the loss of twenty-e eight
lives in a dance hall on the second
floor Saturday night could not be
found today and rumors of lynching on
the grounds that Martin allowed the
fire to burn on the lower floor thirty
minutes before warning dancers, were
heard today.
The number of injured is still a
matter of doubt.
Funeral services were begun in vari-
Gus parts of Evangeline parish today
as practically all of the victims of the
dance stampede down a narrow stair
way at the side of burning building
Saturday night were from the rural
districts.
Fourteen persons were crushed to
death when the stairway collapsed
under the weight of the fighting,
screaming and terror-stricken mob
The same number were burned to
death, their screams telling the
street. jammed crowd held at bay by
the flames, that some had been trap
ped on the dance hall floor where
only a few minutes before more thar
one hundred were dancing and two
hundred were looking on.
The burning of the Deville building
was traced to the explosion of an OF
Stove while twelve-year-o boy was
making coffee in the rear of Martins
grocery store of the Deville building
In a short time the entire floor was
in flames. With only exist from the
dance hall second floor of the panic OF
the three hundred dancers caused the
death of twenty eight and threatened
the lives of others who escaped by
climbing through the windows anc
down roof holes or leaping the build
ing into arms of rescuers. Babe.
ere flung by mothers to safety il
the crowd below.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
SHOOTS WIFE IN
DREAMING THEFT
Newark Manufacturer Has Wis.,
ion of Midnight Ma
rauders.

Newark, n. j., Now 24.-James
Sapiena. a concrete block manufac-
turer, shot and killed his wife in bed
early today, but the murder charge
against him may be dropped. He told
the police he dreamed he saw two men
coming through the window and TAX
ing his young son and he reached for
a pistol under his pillow and fired in
his sleep. The police said they were
inclined to believe him since he had
recently turned over to them threaten
ing letters and also because the pistol
shot went through the pillow before
hitting his wife.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
MASS MEETING IS
POSTPONED UNTIL
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Early yesterday morning it was
decided to postpone the Centen-
-, ...-l- mectteS 10 SNednes-
DAY nlgnt because of .death in
the family of Hon. Jurrn- n 1~-.,.,
At Wednesdays meeting a COM
municatIon from Congressman
Smithwick will be read if the
congressman is unable to be pres
ent il person.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
QUIET PREVAILS
IN LEE COUNTY
Governor fO Virginia Halts
State Troops at Roam
axe.

RichmondsMva.. Nov. 24.-Quiet pre-
walls in Lee county where recent fir
ing on miners desiring to return to
work caused Governor Davis to call
out five companies of state troops
The governor went there and investi-
gated today and halted the troops at
Roanoke.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
AMERICAN ARMY
NINETEEN MILLION
Potential Man Power of Nation
Fixed by Draft Rec
Ords.

Washington, Nov. 24.-Finaf study
of the selective draft records fives the
military strength of the United States
at nineteen million potential man
power. Registration for the draft to-
tailed more than twenty-three million
of whom almost eighty percent are fit
for military service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
So Far as Is Known in Wash
ington Consul Agent Jenkins
Is Still Sick and in Peniten-
tiary at Puebla.
GOVERNMENTS DEMAND
CONSIDERED FRIDAY
Mexican Embassy at Washing
ton Has Received Long Dis
patch Concerning Case But
Contents Not Made Public.

Washington, Nov. 24.-There was
no word today from the Mexican gov
ernment in answer to the sharp note
demanding the immediate release of
the American consular agent Jenkins.
Although there are reports here to-
night that the Mexican embassy re-
ceived a long dispatch relating to the
case, as far as the State Department
could learn Jenkins is still sick and
in the penitentiary.
Laredo. Nov. 24-While the Mexican
foreign office has given the opinion
that the Carranza government should
await action of the Mexican courts in
the case of American Consular Agent
Jenkins. Before finally disposing of
the matter, the government has de-
cided to answer the American note
about the case according to informa-
tion today from Mexico City.
Laredo. Nov. 24.-The American con-
sular Agent Jenkins is held in jail
charged with perjury because he "had
vestigation, Ell Universal of Mexico
City. quotes governor Cabrera as say
ing.
Washington, Nov. 24-The Amerf-
can governments note demanding the
immediate release of William o. Jen-
kins, American consular agent at Pu-
ebla is understood to have been con-
sidered by the Mexican cabinet last
Friday, the State Department an
nounced today. Gov. Cabrera of Pueb-
Ia was present, but the departments
advices did not say what action. If any
Was taken.
'.The department has not yet re-
ceived the answer OF the Mexican gov
ernment to the American note calling
for the immediate release Of William
o. Jenkins, the American consular
agent at Puebla, Mex. who was re-
arrested and put in the penitentiary
shortly after his release by kidnappers
In Puebla. 1t is understood the Mex
lean cabinet had the note under con-
sideration Friday and that Governor
Cabrera, of Puebla was called in from
Puebla for report"
Officials were today awaiting a re-
ply from the Mexican government to
the demand of the United States au-
thorities demanding the immediate re-
lease of William o. Jenkins, American
consular agent at Puebla who was
rearrested last Tuesday on additional
charges in connection with his abduc-
tion by bandits.
A dispatch bearing on the Jenkins
case was received yesterday at the
Mexican embassy and it was assumed
this was Mexico's reply. While there
has been no indication as to Mexico's
attitude, a refusal to release the consul
lar agent would not come as a sur
prise.
The American demand was delivered
to the Mexican foreign office last
"Wednesday, but as late as last Friday
Jenkins still was held at Puebla and
so far as the State Department has
been advised, he has not been released.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
PRICE
TO BE ADVANCED

New York, Nov. 24.-One of the
largest retailing concerns with
branches in all parts of the country
announced today the retail price of the
popular blends of American cigarettes
now retailing twenty for eighteen cents
is going to twenty cents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-25
DEMOCRATS WILL
MEET IN JANUARY
National Committee to Choose
Time and Place for Ma
tional Convention.

Washington. Nov 24.-The Demo-
cratic national committee and the Wo-
mans Associate committee were call
ed by National Chairman Cummings
today to meet here January Sth to
choose a time and place for the ma
tional convention next year