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FOR RENT-Two furnished large light
housekeeping rooms in Baskerville be-
tween E and F streets, facing the bay.
Call Christmas Day. F.. T. Campbell.
1904
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FOR SALE

FOR ALE-Cornplete furnishings of the
FL T0ro Hotel and Restaurant TOT S.
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MILAN Auction Co we Buy and Sell
Anything. 327 & 329 S. Palafox St 60e6
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FoIIND-In Gonzalez school building. in
terest school warrant. Owner can have
same by paving expense of advertising.
fP. Davis, Gonzalez. Fla. Ills
FLOST-White orange licked setter. fe-
male Reward for return to Southern
Grocery Co. IlIo
LOST-Emblem Pin, initial w. A. ]. p.
L. f.. Phone 1869. Reward. 1864
LOST-A topaz ring: Tiffany setting:
between Pensacola high school and
Cottren studio Finder return same to
studio and received reward. 7449
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FOR sALE-PoRTo RICO YAM SWEET
POTATOES. Sf.50 per busheI delivered.
Write Manager, RichIand Farms, r. A.
Pensacola Fla.
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Modern Order OF Praetorlans.
Pensacola Ccuncil. No. 10eS. meats
every second and fourth Monday at .
p. m. in w. O.. W. iall corner Romano
and Baylen streets. All Pr torians ara
cordially invited.
Me-. MoaEY. 8. A
c. e. SMITH. rec.
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FOR SALE-By owner 1z2 West Zarra-
gossa street corner store. and two story
residence facing Barcelona St. on same
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FOR SALE-Restaurant soft drinks and
cigars business. owner leaving city.
402 S. PaIafox St 4446
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JUNIOR ORpEh UNITED AMERICAN
MECHANICS
Pensacols councu No. 2s. Junior Order
Tinted American Mechanics. meets ke--
ond and fourth Fridays. n m. at X.
of p. Hall s. A. BRITT. Con-
w r. RING. r.
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PENSACOLA LODGE, NO. g. K. OF p.
Regular meeting of he Lodge every
Monday. 1880 p. M. at their hall on East
Intendencfa street
r. C. MADsEN. c. C.
G. F. STEWART. * of r. & s..
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
new MEXICAN
polio URGED
BY Sen Lewis
Report Of Continued Outrages
Prompts Action fol Stronger
Govt Policy on Mexican Cues
tion, Investigation al Close
Range is Being Made.

sgFT
washing ton. Feb a. aepofss OF com
tlnueti outfages II Mexico against
Americans pronpf fed Senator sJ. H.
Lewis of Illinois. democratic whip OF
the senate, to launch q movement to
strengthen the administration 8 Mexican
policy to an extent suffiiient to guar
antee the safety Of American lives and
property.
& The Illinois senator introduced q reso.
luton calling, for the adoption Of such
d course as would be appropriate for
the United States government to take
that will make secure in Mexico, under
the present government, the lives and
property OF Americans, Y
The resolution IS similar to other
measures introduced in the senate re-
Gently. Senator Lewis explained he
had prepared the measure after a con.
ference with Frank Polk, acting secre,
taIy OF state the measure was referred
to the foreign relations committee
With the understanding Mr.. Polk Will
appear before it and state what the
administration proposes to do. with re-
gard to the Mexican question.
1T is reported that Senator A. p.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
ROOMS IN PARIS
HARD T0GET FOR
LOVEORR MONEY
Situation is Acute, French Govt
Taetfully Requests All Nor fsay-
ing Important Business to Post
pone Trip Until Later. Homes
Are Opened to Accommodate
Men on Leave. Prices Soar
Upward.
BY HENRY WOOD

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Paris, Feb. 80. (By MaiD DThough
Paris has 15,4oO hotels and rooming
houses, with an additional $500 in the
immediate suburbs room is hardly to
be had at the present time for love or
money.
The French government has tactfully
invited everybody who was coming to
the peace conference merely out of cur
iosity, to please come at some other
time. Orders have been issued to the
all over the world to wise passports only
for persons who can demonstrate that
they have some serious necessity for
coming.
1t has not been decided whether the
shortage of hotel Accommodations in Par
is is due to some unexplainable mystery
or to perfectly natural causes.
Many Of the largest hotels have been
ming Of the war, a few are used as min
istries and underministries of the
French government. such as aviation
and munitions; and more recently sew
eral have been taken over by the
4 American Red Cross, the Y. M. G. A.
1 Y. w. G. A, knights Of Columbus and
various departments Of the administra
tive offices of the American expedi-
tionary force.
Most of the hotels thus taken have
been the largest and most exclusive in
Paris those that before the war cater
been staying home since 1914. How
eyer, all the hotels thus accounted for
probably do not exceed 40 or SO in num-
ber.
~ More serious element in the situation
is the hundreds Of thousands Of refu-
& gees from Belgium, northern France,
4 Serbia. italy and other invaded coun-
tries, many Of whom have been making
their homes in Paris, since the begin
ming Of the war. While II is now pos
sible for these to return to their homes
most Of them prefer to remain In Paris
where they are sure cf getting enough
to eat, urtil materials can be had fol
rebuilding their homes. These people
& filI up several thousands of the hotel
and rocnning houses.
Then there are at all times about s.
900 French officers s, 900 American Of
ficers and big contingents Of English
Belgian Italian and Serbian fficeri
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
llRY IJnited Pressl

Washington, Feb. ia. American
reconstruction program, surprisingly
radical in many Of its features, backed
BY the official approval OF the lleirar.
chy OF the Catholic church IN America
was made public here today.
The program is TO be distributed n,
pamphlet form throughout the country
by the committee on special war act tiyisa
ties OF the National Catholic War Couns
ell. Is significance Hes In the fact;
that it is tantamount to an official pro-
nouncement Of the Catholic church in
America, as represented by its bishops
and Aalaeps he comm Ii sEgH
ing The paper consists Of Rt. Rev Peter
j. Muldoon, bishop Of Rockford, Ill:ss
Rt Rev. Patrick J Hayes. coadjutor
bishop OF New York. said 70 be SLATED
for the office Of archbishop of New
York; and Rt Rev. William r Russells
bishop Of Charleston, S.
This COMMITTEES was selected TO re
present the Catholic bishops Of Anerica
and II Il generally understood that eys
cry line 0f the prom nouncenaen issued
today has been carefully studied and
passed upon BY nractically every no.
table Catholic prelate ii the United
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
WORLD LEAGUE
NOT COMP PLE1E
Until LATER R
Wilson Convinced That Work VIII
Not Be Finished. Refers
to Return 70 France.
tBy United Press.)

{ Paris, Feb. 49,. President Wilson in
his address to the members of the
French association for q sodality Of
nations at Murat Palace indicated he
was convinced that the work on the
Laagna of Nations WI /, ots bss
pieted before his return to United
States
am confident that after my re-
turn to France, we will celebrate it,
:completion at last III an advanced
stage, he said. 'ss
al the disposal of American officers on
leave.
The shortage of rooms naturally has
resulted IA IN increase tn rates Rooms
that before the war cost 81 4 day NOW
cost IS of Sc,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
tIsy; q United Press)

st. Paul, Feb, 8. atriotIsn, good
roads, ernpioymer rt, tising. ednca-
ton, and printing p,lob blenls aae slated
for much discussion at the fifty third
annual convention Of the Minnesota
Editorial association week from tp-
morrow. Sessions viii be held at the
ST. Pae. hotel FRIDAY and /. Saturday
Feb. 81 and ~ ~
s Mayor Il. G. Hodgson VIII welcome
the editors, Wee president Asss Wallace
OF the sauk Center Herald, will re-
spond Us an official Of the assccia.
tIori.
President As o. Morea,ix OF the Rock
County Herald. Lnverne, will deliver
the president 8 annual address and APP
point committees.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
Completion of Development Work
Nov Under Way VIII Assure
Permanent Wealth.
WAR WORTH BILLIONS, SOUTH
Agricultural Reforms Adopted
Through Necessity Win Prove
Valuable Asset.
By United Press.)

j
Atlantic, Ga, Feb. IA new day
rs dawning for Dixie, bringing assur,
anees OF permanent prosperity and
completion Of development work now
under way, according to weil-inforYned
men who q re close to the agricultural
and Industrial life Of the South.
The South is enjoying unprecedent.
ed prosperity, but it win not stop
short Of permanent prosperity and
complete development Of Its varied re-
sources.
With banks filled with money, east
ly obtained at good rates for sound
projects; with industry stabilized; with
agricultural interests on a firmer and
more diversified basis; with the nun.
oer Of unemployed negligible, and
with capital and labor at peace, every.
body south of the Mason and Dixon
line is working with one object--to
complete the development. Of Dixie.
land, thereby insuring lasting pros.
pe..its n @ II j7 H I. ssi 5s55
Optimism, based on progress made
"a sl < 7
within the last few years and Ion ex.
cellent prospects for continuing de-
veloiment work. prevails throughout
the South.
The Industrial ana agricultural
Southland or today ii M different
from the South Of d Few years ago as
experienced men in these lines can
make it.
Considered from purely monetary
|standpoint, the war was worth billions
Of dollars to the Southeast, business
men point out.
Much money was spent locally III,
construction Of war camps and plants.
through acquisition Of government 9se
curities by the people, and through de-
velopment Of idle and waste lands.
Agricultural reforms. adopted be-
cause of war time necessity, probably
will prove to be the most valuable
thing resulting from the war for
Dixie, farmers bclieve
Appealed to by the government for
increased food production Southern
planters dropped cotton heretofore q
one-crop isroaaetafid turned to tii-
versified farming. Introduction, too,
of improved and labor-saving machin-
cry, because OF a shortage in farm
labor, was made
An educational campaign was neces'
sary, but today the movement for
diversified crops is a success. 1t was
the turning point in the South's de
lvelopment. planters and business
linen alike agree.
| Great credit for the success Of this
! movement Is given to the county
agents, who haye not only shown
southern farmers how to raise and
produce vegetables, truck crops, field
crops and meat crops, but have beer
successful in getting the farmers te
raise such products on a large scale.
Before the war, Dixie annually i'm
ported about $sO0,o00,o0o worth o.
corn, oats hay, flour, meat and nea'
products, dairy products and canned
goods,
Today, the South is very nearly or
"a self-supporting basis.
Continued on page 50
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
VERA LEISURE
FAILS TO REACH
HOME TODAY

Little Vera Leisure left school at
noon today and has neither reached
home or returned TO school. Her
grandmother, with whom she is maxi
ing her home, and her mother are
both frantic over her absence.
Vera is a pleasing little miss with
light bobbed hair and grey eyes. She
was wearing a tan coat over a wine
colored dress, black shoes, and a grey
stocking cap when she left for school
this morning. If anyone knows of her
whereabouts, kindly phone 376a. OIL
communicate with her grandparents at
712 North Broadway.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
~ ~ " - 8 ~ Z e 3 - - 80 .
TANKS FOR COMMERCE
S(By United press.1

' London, Jan. 80. tBy Mail = The l
. Tanks are going after civilian jobs
= in the army of reconstruction.
$ The tank idea, developed. in war
: from the American farm tractor, is !
= not going to he abandoned In peace. I
= Engineers are at work on designs
= for commercial high-speed tanks. or
trucks with tank treads. and man
= ufacture Of these machines prob
ally will keep tile war tank Factories
running.
+ The advantages Of the caterpiller
tread, used in tanks, include less
wear and tear on roads, greater
mud-navigating. powers, and great !
hill-climbipg ability, it is claimed.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
new ARMlSlICE
PROVIDES MORE
MIL. PRESSURE
asy tinted Press,

Il Paris, Feb. 10. Marshal Foch was
to leave for Treyes today with the
new conditions on which the extension,
Of arfnistice Will be based
1t is understoed they provide that
Germany may obtain food from allies
after the deyastca countries are sup.
piled.
The terms are understood to provide
Strengthening OF military pressure on
Germany and to embrace what win III
ti.nately be an important part of the
actual peace treaty.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
FRENCH FRENCH PROPOSAL OF AN INT'L
POLICE FORCE NOT APPROQEDbY
AMER. OR BRITISH DELEGATES
League Committee Treshng Out Problem Today Discussion Will
Delay Presenting Of Final Draft Of Constitution Full Con
gess Rumor That u S. or England Agreed to Suggested
Plan for Armed Force Unfounded.
BY Robert j. Bender
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Paris Feb 13T question the establishment
national military and police force under the League
to be resed todays of the league
The proposal understood have been submitted by the French
American and British delegates said to oppose it.
The belief the discussion of this
might prevent the Of the constitution today thus
mate the possibility presenting general peace
ference tomorrow.
President Wilson plans night
but II the committee fails to reach today he will have
to wait until Sunday night.
The proposal army navy said to
have been included of the articles
can be stated on the highest authority that report circulated
in Paris yesterday British had agreed to
the plan for international police force unfounded
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
SUPPRESS REVOLUTION in
BUCHAREST; TROOPS ARE
IN CONTROL OF SITUATION

Copenhagen, Feb. 13--A revolutionary.
demonstration was suppressed by troops
lin Bucharest, according to a Berlin
dispatch to Tidende. The dispatch said
the crowds attempted to storm King
Ferdinand's motor car, but the troops
forced the crowds back. (.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
KING FERDINAND WOUNDED;
SPREAD OF REVOLT HALTED

Copenhagen, Feb. Hiking Ferdi
nand was wounded when the royal pal
ace at Bucharest was bombarded by Ru.
manian revolutionists, according to a
Vienna dispatch. The royal family are
reported to have attempted to reach
Jassy. The workmen's council prevent
ed the revolution spreading throughout
the country.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13

Cons
| ] ]

= I !!
sIsy Pnit tssi |'IsresI3I

Paris. Feb.
session of ts,e pesea lfsseis
called tlais week WA atiIl !3|
day at the coll cllsion cf
meeting or the Len gle of 8|ll
Inittee. 54s
svven articles of tii,eg
had been
question or an III
force proposed by the
been reached when comm =
airned ita sesai On
noon.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
= y
EFFICIENT HOUSEWIFE
ADDS COAL INSPECTION
TO NUMEROUS DUTIES
{By United Press.)

Devils Lake, N. D. Feb. 13.-Up-
on the already over-burdened
housewife, who aspires to efficiency
is added another duty If she
would protect her home from plisi-
!. cal danger, she must examine all
' pieces Of coal assuring herself be-
fore the same is allowed to be
: shoveled into the furnace that it
z is l,onahless. a farmer residing near
this city was stocking the heating
plant one evening, and while break
ing a hunk of coal to suit it to the
size of the furnace door, discovered
stick of dynamite.
y ** ~ u /.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
BRITISH MINERS REFUSE
TERMS MADE BY GOVT

# London Feb 13s Tho conference Of
the Miners Federation OF Great Brit.
ain at q meeting at soutlpo decided
against acceptance OF the terms offered
by the government for a sett ttlenent Of.
the demands made by the federation.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13

Fall OF New Nfexico u engage ~
serving the Mexican situation a.
range and seen VIII report cond itIoaslss
TO his colleagues.
Senator Lewis pointed out that while
the United States IL entering upon wv
policy OF policing many Of the worst e
mote, corners of the world, IL was elll
barrassing 10 tho admin Istratt tton 81
chaotic conditions existing In Mexic0.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13

.rile maximum legal taxi
city 81 sNatert isl rs sllllI
person to any part of ottt
children over s. md under
age, one half this fare.
This has been the lrlax mum III
fare since Juis IL Il ana WIN bs
the maximum legal fare unit pre
ent ordinance iii repealed 81 ss.endesls@@
Anyone who has been
has been oxercharged.
The Police Depar tslaent will be gla5a
10 learn IL any oyeroharges are DeiasjS
made.
A. III EOTsayNEIs
Chief of
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
LADIES, NIGHT
IN R0lARlIlN.
ISNIN THE CITY
For Second Time Watertown Ro-
tarians Pay Special Hom-
age 70 Women.
HEADLY SELLS FOR MILLION
Delightfully."- Entertained BY Trio
Of Young Ladies From
Minneapolis.

The second arnual Ladies' Night in
Rotarian circles was the chief feature
of the Rotary Club activities in Water
town within the past month.
Tho event took place last evening at
the Lincoln hotel in the form of an s.
O'Clock banquet. with. an after-dinner
program Of surpassing interest.
Covers Were laid for about one hun
dred, the membership of the club in the
city aggregating about fifty.
The guests assembled in the parlors
of this spacious kotel at GAS, devoting
the time intervening until the banquet
hour in social intercourse, interspersed;
with an impromptu pre- dinner program.
An Auction Block
Judge Countrynlan presided at these
informal formalitias. or formal infor-
malities, as the case may be, announc.
ing that, in view of the seeming inter.
est in dinner escorts. certain of the
best CT the men would be offered at
auction.
The bidding on the part of the ladies'
was quite brisk from the start, the
offerings ranging from $4,000 to $1,000,
depending largely upon the looks of the
material offered
Gov. Way Ito quote the auctioneer)
went at $500, although 1t was notice
able that Mrs, W. evidently under
standing the sue OF the offering,
was not among the bidders.
o.
brisk until the auctioneer happened to
remove the gentleman's hat, revealing
the fact that he had but little hair
that could be pulled, when interest I'M
med.ately began to wane. sisS
"A Million Dollar Man
The climax wasqreached when Hugh
sHeadly was placed upora the block.
Hugh, by the way, looked almost hu.
man in his spike.tailed coat, cutaway
vest, standup collar and rundown tie,
and n dozen or more ladies became ac-
tive participants in the contest for
this prize. The bidding had gone up to
something like twenty thousand dollars
when the auctioneer, expatiating upon
the good qualities Of the goods offered,
remarked that a Ford would be thrown
lin with the bargain.
Mrs. Frank Hawley UP to this time,
conspicuously waving q handful of bills
which she had obviously borrowed from
local advertising firm. had managed
to keep well in the lead, with Mrs
IAnker Heegaard Mrs. Louie Schulner,
Mrs. Ross Newman. Mrs. Geo. East.
wood, and other good-looking people
giving her run for her money, but
this Ford business so stimulated bidding
that the scene rivaled the famous New
York stock exchange. Mrs. Dennis Moo.
nan, having already bid all the loose
change she had in her purse. turned
I her back to the excited tflrong, dove
down into her stocking, pulled out q
lwad of bills, jumped up on a chair alld
! offered a million.
Pandemonium Breaks Loose
/ Pandemonium then broke loose among
1.-THE men folks. Johnny Martin, who hat
brought but thousand with the post
I office thrown in; Charley Halbkat, wht
iContinued on page 81
H. t14 Us
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
SENATE TOLD OF
CHAOTIC REIGN
OF ,SHEQIkI
Former American Attache at Pet
rograd Unfolds History Of OPP
preston and Tyranny Under
Reds Rule in Russia. East Side
New York Furnished Funds. Evi-
dence Of Propaganda in y. S.

Washington, Feb. ia story of eco
nomic chaos, oppression and tyranny
in Russia under bolshevik rule was un-;
folded before the senate judiciary sub
committee at the beginning of its in
quiry into bolshevik, l. w. w. and
other propa ganda. The witness was
DR.. VIM. G.. Huntington, former com
mercial attache of the American em-
bassys in Petrograh. 81
Professor Samuel N. Harper of the
University ofssccihiiiS iiSs:aago, a student of
Russian affairs, said there had been
much misapprehensiorA of Russia in the
American press, but declared bolshev-
ism had been a fai],ire. DIR. Huntington
said the polsheviks leaders constantly
endeavored to spread their doctrine
through other countries and that he
had seen a few evidences of these eff.
forts in the United States. He mem
toned an article by Premier Lenine of
the bolshevik government, recently pub
lished in the Liberator, a radical naga.
zine. ~
DR.. Huntington said he knew the
bolshevik leaders had sent money out
of Russia to finance the spread of pro
paganda in other countries, but could
not say that any had been used in the
United States He told the committee
he had tried to be moderate in his de.
scription Of conditions there, but ad.
nlitted they could not be much worse.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1919-02-13
Pandenonium Breaks Loose

PandemOnium Breaks Loose
4 Pandemonium then broke loose among
the men folks. Johnny Martin, who had
brought but thousand with the post
office thrown in; Charley Halbkat, who
CONTINUED on page 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-23

with spectacular events for the en-
tertainment of the visiting Wood
men. Royal Neighbors and friends,
those in charge of the picnic are
now simply praying for good
weather to insure the absolute sue
cess of the undertaking From re-
ports received, the Watch Tower
Will be the most popular resort in
western Illinois on next Wednesday
and those in attendance will have
a day of Incorporating they will
long remember. The program be-
gins promptly at o'clock and
from then until midnight there will
be something doing every minute,
the committee declares, and every
possible provision is being made
for the comfort and. entertainment
of the picnickers. The outdoor class
adoption feature, which is unique
in the history OF this section of the
state, will take place promptly at
z o'clock in the open space where
the baseball diamond is located.
Admission to the Tower grounds
will be absolutely free on this day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-23
HELEN PARKER TO
GIVE RECITAL AT
EVENING SERVICE

Miss Heen Parker, of New York
City, formerly of Rock Island, is to
give an organ concert tomorrow
evening at the evening services at
the First Baptist church. Miss
Parker, who is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A NJ. Parker, of 1872 Sec
ond avenue has studied in New
York for several years and is in the
city spending her vacation with
her parents She is an organist at
one of the large New York churches
and her recital tomorrow evening
will be q treat for local people.
Following is the program for the
evening as it is to be carried out:
Prelude in E (Detier) Miss
Parker
Anthem, BE joyful in the Lord"
Choir.
Prayer-The pastor.
Concert variation (Guilmant)-
Miss Parker
Anthem. Thou art Standing in
the Door. Choir
IntermezzO, (Detier)-Miss Park
er.
Sunset Meditation. Biggs)-
Miss Parker.
scherzando (Gillette) Miss
Parker
Announcements
Toccata Dicon Certo GOSSIP
Miss Parker.
Benediction.