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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-14

1ss by -tkS IL; 49, m1naser-
harbor craft ssllles Is festore traf-
flc In New York; 1fnklee- -ho1,nd harfor
to normal conditidne 81. ~
stfld-U hfesd eaRl6 e6sSpihg Board. ac-
cording to apparently authentic re-
ports tonight.
Paris, March 13.-The commission
first meeting Of the international labor
conference. be held in Washington in
October. IL the United States govern
ment will consent to convene It, It was
officially announced tonight.
Jacksonville. March ia seaplane
OF the jacksonville Brunswick air
patrol service cashed into the sand
at Pablo Beach this afternoon, and
was completely demolished. Machinist
James Wolf, piDt. escaped uninjured.
London, Mach 13,-Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Eaig has been appointed
commander II chief Of the home
forces succeeding General Sir william
Robertson. VIII will be commander in
chief OF the amy OF the Rhine.
Brest, Mara 13.-President Wilson
and party let here for Paris at IL
o'clock tonigt. The George WASH
ington enteres harbor 7:40 o'clock, the
President ans Mrs. Wilson embark
ing at 9:45 clock.
washington March 13.-Investiga-
ton Of a repoi that negro workmen in
steel plants atCoatesville. Pa. are be-
| ing deported y the state constabulary
was ordered sday by the department
| OF labor.
| Franklin, 1o., March 13-Emery
Colson and fie Of his children were
burned to deh today IN a fire which
| destroyed h farm buildings at East
Franklin. TIL children ranged in age
from two vets to IA years.
Madrid, Arch 13.-The Spanish
cabinet deced today to grant an
leight hour vrking day to the build.
ing trades lroughout Spain. wages
to be fixed committees Of employ
Iers and wornen In each district. The
cabinet alsapproved bill to insure
workers agnst Unemployment
washingti. March 13.-MedicaI Of
Ulcers at aIarmy camps throughout
the countryave been ordered by Sur
igeon Gener Ireland to obtain one or
lmore specfens OF every specie of
lmosquito find in the vicinity of their
lcamps. Tt mosquitoes will be classi-
lfied and pced In the army medical
museum.
Hot Sprks. Ark, March 13.-Judge
John F. Pbips. Of Kansas City, FORM
!er membepf congress and for moro
than TWEEN years judge Of the fed
leral court5r the western district of
MISSOURI, aied here today. Judge
iPhiIiips VI IS years old.
Washintn, March 13.lThe state
idepartmeI was advised today that
IAlejandrulvarez legal adviser to the
lChilean dartment Of foreign affairs,
had publed a statement to the ef-
] feet thatie league Of nations would
be unfavJble to Chilean Interests.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-14
UNDESIRABLES TO
BE DEPORTED AT
ONCE SAYS WILSON

Washington, March IA decision
to proceed with the deportation Of 81
or 30 undesirable aliens held at Ellis
Island. was reached by Secretary Will
son after a conference with immigra-
tion officials. Attorneys for the aliens
had asked for a review Of decisions in
all cases.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-14
RAIL REVENUES
IN DROP DURING
MONTH OF JANUARY

Washington, March 13.-Although
operating expenses Of principal rail-
roads decreased in January, gross and
net operating revenues fell about $54,-
100000 short of the governments
monthly, rental ob1ization. amounting
to approximately $75.000,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-14

THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL
Prints moro want adds than any othes
paper Of like circulation In the world
Journal Want Adds Bring Results.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-14

FOR FLoRIDA-Partly cloudy Fri
day and Saturday except probably rais
Saturday; northeast portion fresh eas'
winds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-14

Paris, March 13.-The commission
has decided to recommend that the'
first meeting of the international labor
conference be held in Washington In
October, If the United States govern
ment will consent to convene It, 1t was
officially announced tonight.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
Eats, Then RObs At
Leisure When Cops
POIUlUOU Politics

Apparently secure in the belief that
the police would be seeking protection
from the inclement weather ct some
political powwow. hungry thief en-
tered the dwelling of O. A. Shumard,
S0S Jackson avenue Wednesday night,
and after preparing himself tasty re-
past, leisurely robbed the house.
Remnants of the wassail were left on
the dining room table to be cleared
away by members of the household.
The thief selected six silk shirts and
two revolvers before quitting the resi-
dence. The police ara now working on
the case. it is said at headquarters.
Possibly the same thief, emboldened
by the ease of his first effort, perpe-
trated a robbery at the home Of Mrs,
W. Bo2old 92l Faxon avenue, not far
from the Shumard residence He was
content with stealing pistol. He en-
tered the dwelling by cutting the screen
from a rear door.
Mrs. Mary Ross, $50 Beale avenue,
reported that someone cut the screen
on the back porch of her home and
stripped her refrigerator of eggs, but
ter and other edibles.
Sole leather and shoes valued at $50
were stolen Wednesday night from a
shoe shop operated by Frank Bruno.
1000 Jackson avenue. A rear door was
forced by the thief.
Eight pounds of tobacco, two boxes
of cigars and several packages of ci-
garets and tobacco were stolen from
the Citizens Cooperative store, 3SS
Beale avenue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
NOT OVER THIRD
OF OFFICERS CO
TO PAINE TICKET
True Names None But Viii
IiamS Men-0ther Com
miSsionerS Say They Tried
to Make Fair Division.

The Citizens league ticket will pos
sibly have about one-third of the cleo
tion officers to represent them in the
coming city election, possibly not SO
large a proportion.
The appointments were made official
~ Wednesday night by the election
commissioners
Judge Puryear, chairman of the
hoard and NJ ]. Anderson, the other
Democratic member, said Thursday so
far as possible they divided their ap-
pointments as nearly equal as possible
between the men and women suggested
in the lists furnished by the two cam
paign committees.
Harry o. True, the Republican mem
Der, made his own appointments, and
invariably they were Williams men.
That will give Mr.. Williams consider
ably more than two-thirds of the Off
GERS, judges and clerks at each pre-
cinct
1t was admitted by both Judge Pur-
year and Mr.. Anderson that in the ap-
pointment of officers of election, they
went outside the committees lists in
making number of appointments
Notices were mailed Thursday morn ,
ing, but the appointments were not
made public at that time. They will
be published, Mr.. Anderson said, in one
of the daily papers, possibly Friday.
Until the lists are available the eX-
act proportion given to the Citizens
league cannot be check up.
a copy Of the official appointments
will be asked for Thursday afternoon
bv the Citizens league campaign COM
mittee After the lists shall have been
gone over 1t will be possible to say
whether they indicate an absolutely fair
election or not.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
Fair And Colder
Is Promised On ,
Friday Night

Rainfall which has been prevalent not
only in Memphis but throughout the
Mississippi valley the greater portion Of
the month of october will continue
throughout Thursday night and Friday
The weather forecast for Friday night
however is for colder weather which
will bring with II a cessation Of the
abnormal rainfall.
Since Oct. l the rainfall in Memphis
has been 1888 inches, according to fig
ures announced after the regular OBJ
servation at o'clock Thursday morn
ing The normal rainfall for the month
Of October Is 274 or an excess OF 5,14
inches for the month to date.
The center Of the high barometer
area was located Thursday at Swift
Current, British Northwest, while the
center Of the low barometer area is
over Winnemueca, New Indications
are that the low barometer will move
out to the Gulf of Mexico and the high
pressure will become dominant. bring
ing with it a considerable drop in the
local temperature and clear skies.
The forecasts for Memphis and the
states Of Tennessee and Mississippi, as
given out by the weather bureau are
Identical: Rain proba Bile tonight and
Friday, colder by Friday night
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
WRONG RED WELLS
IN BRAY CHARGES
Indictment Will Have To Be
Quashed and New One
Returned.

The wrong RED" Wells was indicted
charged along with Walter Patton,
Paddy Mack and Sleepy" John Rogers
with attempt at criminal assault on
Hazel Bray Aug. B. The indictment
will have to be quashed and new one
returned
1t seems there are two well known
young characters known rs Red"
Wels-"Little Red and Big Red
When Elmer Big Red Wells,
brother Of r. D. Little Red" Wells,
was placed on trial in First criminal
court Thursday charged with violation
of the liquor laws the fact developed
that the Indictment in the Bray case
read Elmer, alias Red" Wells. Instead
1t was F. H. Wells-"Tittle Red" vino
was with SLEEPY" John and Paddy
Mack on the day Of the Bray attack, is
Is said Little Red is still at large.
SLEEPY" John Rogers and Walter
Patton are under conviction for the
attempted assault on the Bray girl.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
SHELBY MAY GET
RELIEF IN TAXES
Small Counties Were Assessed
at Only One Per Cent
of Value.

That Shelby county taxpayers Will be
greatly benefited by tho work of the
state equalization board was The pre-
diction Thursday of j. A, Robinson, of
take up the work Of proper appraisal nf
property here. A. v Louthan, chair
man OF the board, is expected to arrive
in Memphis within day or two.
The evil that Memphis always has
protested-that of being the tax bur
dem bearers for the state Of Tennessee
will be corrected by the appraisal of
the state board of equalization, accord
ing to prediction by MIR. Robinson
Shelby county Is one of the last coun
ties In the state to be appraised 1--WE
have brought every county IN the state
up to Its proper level, and we knew that
| Shelbx conntX VIII 40 what she atWat a
Iefi4s d0fihZhtr paft, said Mr. Robin
son Thursday in speaking Of the work
OF the board here.
Appraisal by the state board Of equal
ization in other counties in the state
has brought about some startling
changes in assessed valuation lnclud-
ing Hamilton and Knox counties, prop
erty in the county exclusive of city)
has been raised in value from five 10
six times the amount on the assessment
1t had carried and on which it paid
taxes.
But this does not mean a hardship
on the county property owner because
of state taxes, or county for that mat.
ter, The amount of money required tC
operate the business machinery of the
county is the base on which the tax rate
is laid The greater the assessment the
less the rate. For instance In Shelby
county, where the county tax rate Is
l.7112, the states share is 70 cents. 1t
is predicted freely that the new APP
DraiSal by the state hoard of euualiZa %
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23

Police Unable To
DeIiUer; Maybe Joe
Wants Money Back

Joe Raffanti, Beale avenue and Fourth
street, proprietor of soft drink" stand
is in distress. Somebody has imposed
upon his credulity and cannot give him
the protection he paid for with his hard
earned money.
This is his story as he told 1t to the
sheriff, according TO Perry A few
weeks ago Bob Wilroy, well known
character on the police force, went
down to Joe and closed him up. Joe
couldn't understand why his friends had
turned on him and he moped through
a few days Of enforced idleness from
his customary business
Then new day dawned 4 we'll
known man, one, according to Joe, that
he thought could deliver the goods,
called and informed him that he would
have to come across with ConIibu-
tion to J. j. Williams campaign. Joe
gave freely: he gave literally; he gave
till It hurt with Assurance that he
might run wide open and without in
reference from Commissioner Quinn $
police force.
He did open up but he didn't operate
lcng. Sheriff Perry and his deputies
made their appearance. Joe had closed
and so had his neghhors who contrib
uted on the same condition Joe, like
lot of other violatOrs Of the law. is
wondering If Mr. Quinn is going to b.
able to see that he gets his money $
worth Of police protection. He Is sure
he will not unless Quinn can protect
him from the sheriff,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
TOWNSHEND WORKING TO
ABATE CAR SHORTAGE

Efforts to have the extreme shortage
OF cars for the shipment OF lumber
abated are being made by J, H. Town
shend secretary manager Of the South
ern Hardwood Traffic association, who
Is IN Washington this week, Mr.. Town
shond went to Washington prepared to
present his demands FOR relief not only
TO the directors of the ear service sec
ton, but to the director general Of
the railroad administration as well,
The shortage Of cars, which has seri-
ousy hampcred the shipment of lum-
Der from the hardwood mills in Mem
phis and adjacent points for some
time has Just been further aggravated
hv the calling Of all the gondolas out
Of lumber gravel and other service
and concentrating them In the hauling
of coal as measure Of preparedness
against the threatened miners strike,
Since box cars became so short lumber
shippers have frequently resorted to
tho use Of gondolas for the shipment
of cheaper grades Of lumber and In
emergency even the higher grades,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
BIG WHOLESALE TIRE
COMPANY COMING HERE

Location by the American Tire as
ISOLATION OF large wholesale branch
in Memphis was announced Thursday
morning by Mark Fenton, industrial di-
rector of the Chamber of Commerce.
The branch will be managed BY $, Maui
rice Cohen and Max |. Cohn, both Of
Chicago, who have already arrived IN
the city to select location for offices
and n warehouse Ten salesmcn will
be Travelled out Of Memphis in the
Southern states 1t is expected that
the tire association will latch open a
fncinrN in Momphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
If You KnOW A Good
Lie Send 1t In; You
May Get The Prize

Owing to the large number and great
variety of falsehoods that are being
circulated against j. r. Paine, caEdi-
date for mayor, and his associates on
the Citizens ticket, The News Scimitar
will give suitable prize to the person
sending In the one calculated to do the
most injury, the winner to be deter
mined by expert .judEs- to ~ selected
twithiH the next few GAYS.
The falsehood need, aut 4l9e oPieinale
7h ne requirements are that 1t Ynshy be
gathered from the street, the dives or
any Of the places where such things
originate. The first batch received fol-
lows
"A woman worker for the Paine
ticket told some other women that they
must vote the Paine ticket because It
would be a calamity to let the common
people elect our mayor"
"Mr, Paine told a young lady steno-
grapher in his office that he did not
speak to his employees outside of his
office as he only wished to recognize
them in a business way
IF the Paine ticket is elected the
street car union will be disorganized 3"
while acting as food administrator
Mr. Paine permitted certain favored
wholesale and retail grocers to set
prices above that permitted by regula-
tons
Mr. Paine has lived in Memphis only
six years and is barely qualified for
mayor" CIe was born and reared in
Memphis and has never lived else
wherel
u. J. Williams is eligible to be mayor
and is only guilty Of perjury in Missis-
sippi"
Mr.. Paine has an agreement with
lumber dealers that If elected he will
sell them all the big trees in Overton
park"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23

p
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation Of Labor w fer
NAL statement today reiterated that un-
less the employers group in the confer
encc agreed to tho declaration that the
workers without discrimination had the
right to organize II was worse than use
less for lahor's representatives to con
ttmc the deliberations
After announcing that he had re-
ceiVed President Wilson's message,
Chairman Lane declared the national in
dustrial conference ms originally COnst-
tuted, adjourned and Immediately called
the members Of the public group into
session rs a new conferences
I'VE have withdrawn said Mr.
Gompers, land until the conditions are
changed, Of course, we have Withdrawn
and that ends 1t as far as We are con
cerned, We are not jumping Jacks
we are not OILY mon responsible as
citizens but responsible to milliVns Of
workerS
"Thc representatives Of the public
group, largely employers and people
who have been antagonistiC to the la
Dor cause and labor movement, voted
in favor Of our declaration.
Information has come 10 me that the
employers group in their conference,
voted against the declaration by ma .
jority Of one. ! am quite convinced
thnt those employers in that group
what voted against the declaration are
ur representative of the intelligent,
fslr-minded employers of the country
President Wilson did not write q
wishes were made known TO Mr., Lane
through Secretary Tumulty who went
to the conference room after talk with
the president during which Mr.. Wilson
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
RAINS MAY Be
CAUSE OF BIG
LOG SHORTAGE
Virtually All Logging Opera
tionS in This Territory Are
Stepped Because of Water
Soaked Forests.

4 The greatest shortage of logs ever ex-
perienGed by the hardwood lumber man
ufacturers in the territory between and
including Memphis and Vicksburg,
Miss, is being predicted by lumbermen
Of Memphis because of the excessive
and unreasonable rains. The many
days of rain have flooded the forests
in this region and virtually brought ali
logging to a halt Five or six more
days OF the rain it is said, and it will
be impossible to do any great amount oI
logging for the remainder of the
winter Of 1919 and early spring Of 1920
Snow and rain normally close the great
er part of logging operations in the
territory in January and keep them
closed through January, February and
March, and 1t is necessary to accumu-
late logs during November and Decem-
ber to carry the mills over the months
when little logging Is done
"These rains have probably knocked
the lumbermen out Of one Of the best
logging months of the year-Novem-
ber''-John W. Dickson. president oi
the valley Log Loading company, saiC
Thursday He declared that he has
just returned from a trip to Greenville
Valley railroad, and found the woods al
along the line "awash" and no log,
coming out. In the face of this" saiC
Mr.. Dickson, there are only some 10,
100000 feet Of logs accumulated alonl
the line waiting to be hauled to the
mills, as compared to an accumulation
Of 10000 900 last year at this time"
1t is estimated that the Valley Los
Loading company hauls about half o
the logs used by the hardwood mills be-
tween Memphis and Vicksburg, anC
multiplying Mr. Dickson's figures b!
two it win be found that there is al
accumulation of only some 10000, 00t
feet Of logs to meet a possible stoppag,
in logging operations
Logging in this section has been seri
ously curtailed for the last two month";
because of rains and the shortage, o
labor, due lately to the desertion D
negro loggers for the cotton fields.
This situation, according to the con
sensus of opinion of lumbermen, il
bound TO make for a severe shortag,
of hardwood lumber in the Southern
territory next spring and viii sen,
prices up even higher than they hav
been since early summer.
Hardwood lumber stocks have beer
way below normal for many months
due to the extraordinary demand, ant
despite the woking by many mills o
of double shifts. there has been yer.
little accumulation of lumber. Sales a
the present time are on the whole il
excess of production.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
sues PHONE COMPANY
FOR DELAY IN MESSAGE

The $4,000 suit of Mrs, j. y. Gin
nell against the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph company will go to trial
Friday in the first division Of the cir
cult court
Mrs Gimmel alleges that the compa-
ny failed to deliver a message she had
scnt to her husband at Nashville telling
him to return to Memphis as She was
III.
The question as to whether the tclC-
phone companies are responsible for
the careless handling of messages while
under supervision Of the government Is
to be determined In this case, The
higher courts Of the state or the su-
preme court Of the United Stntes have
never passed on this question.
Charles M. Bryan and Lovick 7 Miles
viii represent the telephone company
while Wilson & Armstrong win appear
for the plaintiff
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
Resolution Defeated.

when the conference convened In the
afternoon the labor group proposed
their resolution,
After suspension Of the rules, the
resolution Immediately was brought to
discussion And vote, the labor and pub
lie groups uniting In its support on the
roll call The majority against the
resolution IN the capital group was
one vote. but under the conference
rules this majority was sufficient to
defeat tho resolution.
Addressing the conference after de-
feat OF the resolution, Mr., GomperS de-
Clared that the executive council Of the
American Federation Of Labor in n
meeting Tuesday night voted to devote
all the moral and financial support OF
the federation to aid the stepl strikers
in inforcing their demand for collec-
tive bargaining,
The word you have spoken here
means nothing" Gompcrs told the en-
ployers' delegates, You have defeated
the labor group In its declaration, but
we win meet you again in conference,
and when We do meet you there you
win be glad to talk collective bargain
ing"
Mr. Gompers thanked the chairman
aud members Of the public group for
the Courtesics shown labor by that
wing OF the conference. but said that
since the right to collective bargaining
had been voted down three times, once
after President Wilson had appealed to
tho conference TO stay In session. labor
felt IL had no objects to gain In con-
tinulnR tho deliberations,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
ROUND UP GUARDSMEN
LAX IN ATTENDING DRILL

Eighteen men of Company NJ Fourth
Tennessee infantry, are under arrest
and confined to company quarters in
the National guard armory, for trial
by summary courts martial, for repeat
ed failure to attend company drills,
These men were rounded up Wednesday
night and Thursday morning by nom
CONS. sent out under orders from Capt.
Jones. While in confinement they are
kept busy cleaning and oiling all equip
ment. Capt Jones advises that this is
the beginning Of series of round-ups
If necessary. until all men are present
or accounted for at company drills.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-23
m6,SSf-SesewpS'"--s<XwE~REQzYG
pa w !!s!!::.!! Sslsl III. ]; Il! Or 3!

Memphis. Tenn Oct 2S. 1919,
Hour Dry Bulb, Wet Bulb, Humidy
pm, ycs'day 6I 90 rs
am. today. 66 % W
Noon today 81 % "
Maximum temperature ~, minimum
CO. sun sets today at 6:lB pm. sun
rises tomorrow at 1:14 am. Moon sets
at 60G tonight Precipitation o.25 in.
Tennessee Rain probable colder by
Friday night,
Mississippi--Showers probable, collier
Friday night
Arkansas Cloudy. probable rain,
colder IN northwest Friday.
Alabama-showers probable, colder
Friday night
Kentucly-Rain probable, colder by
Friday night
Louisiana cloudy, local rains.
oklahoma Cloudy. probable rain.
colder
East Texas-Cloudy, local showers,
colder in north,
West TeNas-Cloudy probable rain In
north. colder.
North and South Carolina Georgia
Rain prooable, mild temperature.
Florida Generally fair.
kansas Unsettled and much colder
with rain probably turning to snow,
cold wave in west,