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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06
LABOR SHORTAGE
CAUSE OF FAILURE
OF ROAD PROJECT

rh> Mtllyiew-Lillian bridge ROAD
,,rotect failed when It came before tho
County commissioners for action yes
terday. Shortage Of labor was the
reason given.
~ enters. The shrieks OF laughter
ofrers an outlet from Pensacoia to the
fertile lands OF Baldwin county ana
would serve to divert trade this way
which would otherwise so to Mobile
and other cities. had been urged py
the Chamber OF Commerce ana other
nublic-spirited citizens. The road.
which is along the proposed route TOT
the New Orleans Mobile Pensacola
electric interurban. IL said to b IN =
deplorable condition.
Members of the board stated that
the worst holes would be filled In. but
that was as far as improvements
could go.
Estimates OF the cost OF clay which
would be used In relaying the road
were furnished by Elwood McLaugh-
lin superintendent OF the Gulf Ports
Terminal railway. Prices quoted werc
ss per car OF Is yards on clay to be
transported from Coffee Creek to Mill
view with an added war tax Of three
,er cent. Mr.. Mclaughlin stated that
labor was almost impossible to obtain.
but might be secured reasonably at =
later date.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06
COMMISSIONERS TO
ASK AUTHORITY TO
ISSUE WARRANTS

with only a handful OF citizens pres
ent to meet the board OF county
commissioners yesterday morning. Inn
nortant resolutions. asking for au-
thority from the state legislature to
issue time warrants, amounting to
s1eo, 900. for. needed improvements In
Escambia. were adopted. The general
sentiment favored such procedure.
though. a persistent rumor il evident
in many circles that funds should be
raised through bond election. rather
than by the consequent levying of
tax on all the people. which time
warrants entail.
representative Herbert Caro- was
present at the meeting. He offered
to do everything In his power for the
benefit Of the people for whom he viii
act when the legislature convenes.
The improvements sought are for the
continuation OF the concrete road be-
tween the two bayous. with their con-
nections at the national cemetery. th>
Naval Air Station and Fort Rarrancas
and for the building OF bridges across
Bayou Tcxar and Pine Barren creek.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06

Imagine the sheerness OF silk In
the cocoon. The cocoon Of the silk
worm has walls but about 1-32 Of
an inch thick. and yet all the way
from 500 to 100 yards OF filament
can be unwound from each, for the
making Of thread. The silk on the
inside OF the cocoon, or the last 800
or 500 yards which 10 wound by the
worm, il too fine to be used. Dried
cocons are boiled and then started
to be unwound, the thread or fila
ments, from five to ten being
wound on reels together. As one
cocoon il exhausted another il
started, and SO on until the reels
are completed. The threads are
because singiy they are
TOO delicate to be used In manufac-
.1Au.. lne reels carry what -
szaaeo raw, silk, and that II what
a s1arkeu 70 this country for man.
: acturs into thread. and then fab
RIGS. Two kinds Of silk threads are
av,ng. organzine" and
'.tram.- The next AditoriaI 10 CO.
Ing TO ten what organxine and tram
-. As interesting to
--~-.-s raw silk into
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06
Columbia Floss to
Make the New
Fi1et Sweaters

Have YOU seen these new open
mesh fflet Summer Sweaters7 Light
weight. cool, attractive. stylish. We
have the yarns In all the latest
summer shades. SIS OF balls at
CSC. IA OF. balls soc, Ok
9-1O OF. balls .............. O&1N
Instruction Books to make these
sweaters after the newest ideas or
fashion. at our p; .tern Dept.
Get Your Summer Bed
Spreads Now
Krinkled Dimity Bed Spreads.
light summer weights In neat pat
terms. excellent. strong quality.
Regulation Crib size. 45x6o
inch at VIA
Three-quarter. 72x90. full cut
and hemmed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wa
Full size. $500. plain hemmed
spreads ~
Size 9cx100 plain hemmed and
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Size 98x1o0 scailoped edges.
cut corners
Size 90x99 scalloped. cut COR
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Special Sale White sl<irtinp
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ring bone. reps and others All
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Soc tor 57-75c for 50c-65c for 43c
- 4v 34c-40c for az g
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06
Monday Specialist Longcloth,
SIPS to S.

Monday Specialsi Longeloth,
NainsoOk
windsor Nainsok and Greenfield
Longcloth. 35c quality o.
Monday only. I'd ......... AOC
Monday Special! Damoselle
Cloth
$3.50 Finest grade Sea Island cot
ton, So inch. O. ~
10 yd. bolts for .. OHIO
Monday Special! soc Linweave
Large and small patterns. all
white. plaids, checks and 07D
stripe effects, yd. ......... OlC
Monday Special! soc Dotted
Swiss
Splendid qualities: large adm
small dots. - and 07n
Sc wide. yd. .............. III
Monday Specials! Toilet Goods
CSC Cuticura Toilet Soap.
Monday ............ .21e
1oc Jergsns Royal Palm Toilet
Soap, oMnday .................7c
1oc Jergsn's Bath Tabled.
large round cake .............7e S
ssc woodbury's shaving stioa.
fresh stock .............. 80
2sc woodDurys Face Powder.
fine and fluffy z1e
Soc Woodburq's vanishing FAcs
Soc Hindss Honey and Almond
Cream. bottle So
CSC High Glow Nall Polish.
very l01e1nR Pie
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06

FRIEND WIFE: If you are
wearing the finest gar
ments that fashion dictates,
from our store, why not in
sist on your husband getting
q SCHLOSS Suit, and also
look the part.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06

~ &C Trimming Beads
For trimming dresses and deco
ration. on hand bags and fancy
work. Long bugle beads, Jet beads
and small beads in all fashionable
t sse.s at ss5in to as a Isr in a. bot 1Oc
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-06

WOmen's Best Silk
Hose
Black, white and colors, long gar
ter tops and reinforced CT
Children's Fancy Socks
Fancy colors and stripes. white
and solid coicrs with fancy tops,
and solid colors. size to 1-2,
standard variety brands, az
Gordon and Notaseme. Csc to AOC
Fownes Silk Gloves
Two-button styles, black, white,
brown. mode shade. grey, plain and
fancy contrasting stitching. En
Size s LIZ to LIZ. at $50 to JUG
Wash Chamoisette Gloves
Also Milanese in white. natural
shades and black. at 7H
81 pair and ............ OC
Colored Hat Band Ribbon
Fancy colors. stripes, stars and
pico edge ribbon. a.
I'd. CSC ana ...............O QUO
Back Combs. Hair Ornaments
Right In style again. and We have
Q very attractive line Of back
combs In fancy shapes and prett,-
sett,nss Ct
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
VERDICT OF GUILTY
IN WILKINS CASE

Miueola, n. T. June 27.-'rhere
has been an awful mistake made
declared DR.. Walter keene Wilkins,
who was found guilty Of the murder
OF his wife in the first degree this
afternoon. DIR. Wilkins was stunned
as foreman Arthur Parres, of the jury
delivered the verdict. Not for a mo-
except by a slight witch Of the
muscles of his face But it was evt-
dent that the grip he had on him.
self was more than that of character
istic stolidity. He seemed like a man
caught by an unknown power that
LETT him rigid.
After wrangle Of twenty two
hours and twenty minutes: during
which time it was rumored in the
corridors Of the court room tina. there
was a hoprfcss deadlock, the Jury an
n0unced' that verdict had been
reached, Justice Manning who had
snatched short sleep during the
night reconvened the court
Guilty as charged in the indict-
ment' was the response of Foreman
Parres 10 the question of the clerk
as to whether verdict had been de-
cided upon.
DO you mean guilty OF murder in
the first deEree?" the clerk asked.
Murder in the first degree. with
recommendation to the court for
mercy" was the reply.
Then Justice Manning discharged
the jury with the thanks of the court.
Il am sorry" he told them. II cannot
comply with the recommendation for
mercy asked for by the fury. For the
hrst degree murder there is but one
penalty. Only the governor can take
up the question OF clemenoy."
DR.. Wilkins issued a statement i'm
mediately after the court was ad-
tourned which was addressed ITO the
gentlemen Of the press" The state
meut was as follows:
Il am absolutely an innocent man.
never injured a hair on her head
could never have injured a woman
who was universally so generous to
me. we never had steak tina. she
did not insist that I have a tender
1oin.
There was never anything but love
in our house. There has been an
awful mistake made. The jury could
not have understood the law when
they rendered q verdict of murder in
the first. degree and then recommend
ed mercy. I am stunned"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
HOW vIRGINIAN
READERS ARE TO
RECEIVE THE NEWS

Paris. June 27-The army Of
newspaper correspondents here
stands fully modified tonight for
the biggest battlein the war for
tina freedom of the news and the
Observation-Disclosures OF All cable
lines. Tomorrow will be Der
Tag" for them. and many an am
bilious scribe will spend a sleep.
less night worrying over how he
can contrive to shoot the news to
his sheet" on the peace signing
first.
The American journalistic army
has found willing ally In the
bureau Of public information
which has arranged program Of
absolute equality, 30 that those
who hope for history's most
momentous beat" are likely to be
disappointed.
Under-Secretary Polk at WISH
ipgton looms a. the man who will
scoop" the entire ne~-spaper
fraternity, though after has
given the word 1t will be UP to
the reporters there to do the tai
lest hustling of their lives
The four press associations
Universal Service, International
News Service. Associated Press and
United Pressure allowed e
cable up thousand words BY
preferred cable. telling the story
OF the great ceremony. They wilt
each file four ESQ words .takes''
or sections. which will be re-
leased simultaneously at the New
York cable ONCE.
Meanwhile the United States
governments chief news man"
here will personally flash" to Mr..
Polk AT Washington. by the direct
leased government cable the actual
signing by each delegate. The
Washington reporters who are ex-
>pected TO besiese Folks ONCE will
thus be able to set these 6aahes
one minute after the signatures
are afixed to the document
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
Grant Special Rule for Consid-
Grafton Of Measure Monday,
July7.
BY WINDER n HARRIS

Washington, June 21-Prohihition
enforcement legislation will not be
taken up in the house until after July
1. Notwithstanding the fact that the
war time dry law becomes operative
on July l.
This became known today when 1t
was learned that the Republican
steering .cornmittee had declined 10
favor q special rule to make in order
before the national holiday the bill
reported out by the judiciary COM
nittee late today. The plan now Is to
grant u special rule for consideration
of the measure on Monday. July 7.
Members OF the steering commit
tee take the position that the action
of the judiciary committee in COM
biraing wartime and. constitutional en-
forcement legislation in one BILL made
it impracticable to consider 1t on the
f1oor before the Fourth. II the war
time bill had been reported out
separately, the steering COMMITTEES
felt, IL could have been disposed Of In
one day. and special rule would
have been allowed to make 1t in order
Monday.
The constitutional prohibition en-
forcement legislation, however, Ia
permanent matter, the majority
leaders point out. and viii be de-.
hGted at breat iensSh.~ Many npe8sA~fs
have engagements to make Fourth
OF July speeches At distant points.
they say. and it would not bea proper
to Try to force through the bill be-
fore they leave or to consider II in
the absence Of = large nuynber Of
representatives
DRYS READY TO PROCEED
When acquainted with this situa-
ton. members OF the Judiciary COM
mittee declared they would have re-
ported tho wartime bill separately II
the steering committee had Indicated
that \ special rule for the omnibus
measure would be frowned upon. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28

II 1t does take place tomor1
President Wilson will leave Tor Byl4f
at $3.50 P. NJ, and will said On s1Il1
day. r sssa
There i talk in American psss
quarters that II the signing dAko u
again postponed, the president NtaSS
leave tomorrow night anyway c14a11x
ing Secretary Lansing with tha 61lfa
of signing the document. IN
Premier Lloyd-George II said n
have inquired OF Mr.. Wilson II IN Guiss
jected to having the ceremony h41da
on Sunday.
The president Is understood ~ 6QS
against this ii it can be avoided, N1&2
in case all others agree he W08418
stay over till Sunday and sit In m x1s
signing. N
RUSH WORK ON TREATIE
Meanwhile the big four" are 6otN
all IN their power to speed N
completion OF the Austrian. Hti
sarian. Turkish, and Bulgaria. tr1
ties before Mr.. Wilson departs
The pacts with Hungary ana Ss
key are said to be virtually dnl111
but are held In abeyancA until. N
words of one American onicial.
one turns up to sign them,
Colonel Edward NJ. HOUSE haA Ah4a49
doned his plan to 80 to EnxianA
this time. He will remain hers TT
the German treaty Is signed.
Considerable uneasiness il e4lf
peace conference circles over tn
creasingly FESTIVE conditions "a Ng
East, especially as regards Cn4a
Sloyakia and the Baltic regions ~
as Poland. .Sssa
The Austrian peace Delegates iss2
sent In another note Of protest, 61dfs
ing this time with the prQp1gz
liquidation OF the private propaxx
the old empire. me sk
The Turks stand pat on thar
position against any dismemb ox4 nv
new note. They declare they wiat
sist upon the maintenance OIL
unity and Independence Of tho IL
Turkish empire, including Pa1ntt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
HUN PEACE DELEGATES REACH Il
VERSAILLES READY TO SICNU
Winchester Favors
Law Enforcement
League Calls Upon Legislature
to Strengthen Arms Of Pro-
hibition Commissioner,

Rev. David Hepburn. superintend-
ent Of the Anti-Saloon League Of Vir-
Sinia, returned last night from Win
chester on Thursday night. where he
delivered striking address on the
enforcement of the prohibition laws,
ard on the progress OF the movement
for worldwide and national prohibit
ton.
+ The address was delivered under
the auspices OF the Law Enforcement
league OF Winchester. and was largely
attended by a most representative
gathering OF the citizens of that city.
At the close OF the address the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
BE It resolved That We, the
Law Enforcement league Of Win
chester, Va. earnestly request
that our State legislature con-
tinue the office Of prohibition
commissioner and further
strengthen this arm of law en-
forcement until the Illicit sale Of
liquor shall be entirely stamped
out In our state.
It. NJ. Richardson. J. ". Good.
John. NJ. Snyder, A. II. Jackson.
T. ], Cooper, r. S. Joliff. Charles
Aday, committee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
Believe Crown Prince Spread
Report Of Flight as a Feeler
Relief Throughout Germany When Fact Is Learned-Noske
Faces Internal Crisis With Firm Determination to Resort
to Iron Hand il Necessary.

Berlin. June 37.-GustAv NoAks. min
lister OF national defence. looms to-
night as GermAny'e 'stYong man" fac
ing the internal crisis which 10 grow
ing worse hourly at an alarming rate.
In public statement late today he
announced to tho nation ha was we'll
aware Of the various plots for politt.
cal uprising. but that he was ready
to meet it as he met the spartacan
outbreaks, with AN iron hand" II
necessary. he will place the whole OF
Germany under martial law. Noske de-
clared.
Tremendous relief was felt through
out the nation today when official word
came from the Hague that the ex-
crown prince 10 still at wterinKen and
that the story OF his night into Ger
many was 'fbloomer."
In some quarters the theory In adj
vanced that he himself. or hts mill
tarist friends. deliberately spread that
report TO feel OUT tho national SEN
timcnt In Germany. II that be true.
Friedrich wilhelm win know posi-
lively by this time that any such ad-
venture on his part would not only
place him in = precarious position but
intensity the internal crisis In the
fatherland As nothing else could-not
even the return Of his father.
Further relief II afforded by the fact
that Germany's stgnatories Of the peace
.reaty-Dr. Hermann Mueller and DIR.
Bell--are At last on the way to YER
sailles
Or. Mueller pr1sented p,tifui axure
as he stepped into the train carrying
him to France. A ghastly pallor lay
on his usually ruddy face. and hts
voice trembled a. he said to . num-
Der Of German journalists seeing him
OF:
II consider myself the medium Of
the fatherland's unspeakable sacrince
/ leave with = bleeding heart"
When an enterprising. Il tActless.
reporter asked him II he proposed to
partake In any celebrations 1t Yer
sailles after peace was sighted. DR..
Mueller turned away abruptly, ~ II
to administer a rebuke for the query.
DIR. Bell joins DR.. Mueller 1t Essen.
Both should reach Versailles eaFlyAto.
morrow. II not late tonight.
The general strike agitation con.
tinues throughout Germany.
Tho whole Of Silesia already IL tied
up by strikes.
The rank and file Of the majority
Socialist party In showing strong
sigrs Of going over to the side Of tbs
radicals.
General Won Hoffman and Won Bue-
low. prominsnt IN the nattontst aeita-
ton against Poland have bee1 1is-
sn1AGe4 " G0eke, Au& hotA - .SA3AAlne
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
IS
KEYNOTE Of MEET
State Federation of Business
and Professional Women s
Clubs in Session.
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND
Speakers Tell Of Benefits to
Result From Amalgamation
of Activities - Convention
Closes Today.
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND
TODAY's PROGRAM

Winter Dining Room, 10 A. M.
Subject-''How Best to Promote
the Interests of Business and
Professional Women in vir-
GINA"
speakers-Ilah ". Polhill. I'm
provement Of Housing Condi-
tions: Mrs G. Harvey Clarke.
Work Ahead for the Coming
Year: Work Ahead In Our
Smaller Cities, Mrs. H. H. Par
ker. Bristol.
Professional Woman's Building
Buffet Luncheon. 1870
Subject-"'The Outlook In
Virginia" Mrs. B. B. Munford.
presiding.
Speakers-Jchn c. Easley. presi-
dent OF the Cham Der OF Commerce.
THE Outlook for the Business
Woman" Dean May l.. Keller.
The Outlook for the Professional
Woman"
Mrs G. Harvey Clark Is chair
man OF the committee on arrange
ments. The state committee on
arrangements Is composed OF Miss
O. L. Hatcher. Chairman: Miss
Amy Smith, DR.. Emily Runyon,
Miss O. G.. Myers, Mrs. Dexter
otel. Miss NJ. V. Crenshaw. Miss
Leila Lacy, Miss Josephine Nc
leod. Miss Mary S. Cannon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
Wilson to Insist on
Treaty Ratification
President Does Not Propose to
Bulge an Inch in Face Of Op-
position to League of Nations

Paris. June 7T.-presidsnt Wilson
aoes not propose to bulge an inch be-
Tore the opposition to the league OF
nations.
This Was the Impression gained by
the correspondents when the preside nj
received them this afternoon. talkins
to them for forty-hve minutes
Woodrow Wilson viii 90 bafors con-
Kress in hits lighting toys. and hs viii
keep them on until the treaty - srAfi.
hed; that conclusion vas tneaca pa iii
after what he said 1t this conference.
Az matter of fact. the president il
thoroughly convinced that the great
bulk OF American public opinion ID
with him. He does not bslievs that
more than \ handful OF men support
the Fail resolution He holds that
the adoption OF that measure would
incur the III will Of the entire world
toward America.
The president. indeed. conveyed the
impression that he believes the peace
treaty with Germany to be wonderful
ana liberal. and more consistent with
his fourteen points than he had ever
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
Hitchcock Says but Is Republicans
and One Democrat May be Count
ed Upon to Vote in Opposition to
Wishes Of President Wilson.
Republicans, on the Other Hand Declare that
an Explosion Of Confidence May be Looked
for Within II Hours.
Bv JAMES R. NoURSE.

Washington June 27The atmosphere of the senate today
heavily charged with claims and counter claims by oppon
ents and advocates the league of nations what will be
done with covenant when the president brings to
the senate
Opponents the league strongly asserted that they have
enough to force the adoption of amendments
tons t the covenants They claimed yone certain
n no recorded for alterations in the document.
The league advocates just vigorously asserted that the
ouhlcan opposition gone pieces and that the
iii no adopted without amendment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
GOOD FORTUNE Of
RICHMOND SOLDIER

New York. June e7.-From thirty
i've cents = day as private in. the
British army to $4,000 a year Job
secured through the efforts OF 4
knights Of Columbus secretary. is the
record. revealed today at Knights OF
Columbus headquarters Of A. W. Foote
Ut 1901 Marshall street, Richmond. Va.
Foote. an American. enlisted In the
British army In November. 1915. whei,
he. Was discharged he wrote Peter w.
Collins, director OF the Knights OF CO.
lMmhus reconstruction and employment
service = letter asking for any kind
az Job connected with expert work.
Knights Of Columbus secretaries in all
large cities were asked to look for !
fob for the VirginiAn and Secretary
ri 4. McNulty. OF Boston. secured for
Foote the position OF sales representa-
tive In the South American field for
the Gillette Safety Razor company, OF
Boston. Foote is thirty. and speaks
Portuguese.
until the appeal of bleeding France and
Belgium overruled all other considera-
tions and caused him to enlist AZ a
private In the British army.
Hin home Is 2SO1-A East Marshall
ntrAet, where q brother, Edward J..
Foote. and his widowed mother Mrs.
Mary p. Foote. gave him \ joyous
atulcome In December. 1918. when he
crossed theshold Of his old home,
|full of hcnors and wounds.
;ss Altar short training period In
L - Z.