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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
Small Craft Make Trip Down
Atlantic Coast From
New York City.
3 OF THEM TO BE
ASSIGNED HERE
Craft Are Considerably Larger
Than Those Formerly on
Duty at Pensacola.

A flotilla Of scout patrol boats, three
OF which are to be assigned to duty
at this port, are enroute under their
own power from New York city. They
touched at Daytona, Friday. and arc
expected to put into Pensacola with
in the week The boats left New York
November Is. and have been travelling
by easy stages. stopping at various
points on the way.
Beside the three boats which will
be assigned to Pensacola, two will
go to Miami and. one to Key West
Each boat carries a crew of 10 men
and one officer. They are consider
ably larger titan the boats which were
stationed here during the war. and
are capable OF making 81 knots per
hour. The boats have been on active
duty since early in the war and are
capable of standing a rough sea.
The trip southwark was made large
ly through the inland waterways, only
small stretch of the journey being
outside. The boats in the fleet Dor.
the numbers: S. P. 95, S. p. 729, S. p.
1884, S. P. 1925, S. P. 1865. S. P. 1875.
On leaving Daytona the boats follow
ed the coast line route.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
|PENSACOLIANS
WILL CONFER IN
|BIR MIN GH AM
COMMITTEE OF LOCAL MEN TO
TAKE UP QUESTION OF BUNKER
COAL IN ALABAMA CITY.

At meeting OF members OF the
Chamber Of Commerce held YESTERDAY.
attended by Pensacolians who are in
terested in the sale OF bunker coal, it
was voted to send two men as a COM
mittee to Birmingham, to meet with
the Freight Traffic Committee of the
u. S. Railroad Administration and
protest changes in bunker coal de-
murrage at this port.
President Louis deM. Blocker of the
Chamber Of Commerce presided at the
meeting. Those present will name
the two men who are to comprise the
committee and send them to Birming-
ham. Secretary Beck OF the Chamber
Of Commerce has wired the Birming-
ham authorities for a meeting with tho
local committee.
The proposal OF the U. S. Railroad
Administration is to reduce the de-
murrage time on bunker coal from
five to three days time. The coal
men were unanimous in the opinion
that this was to short time to ges
coal here in cars and unload it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
Close Friends of Governor Say
He Will Confirm Solicitors
Appointment in April.
GOVERNOR WON'T
MAKE STATEMENT
Governor Cats Tells Journal
Representative That No Ac-
tiOn Has Been Taken.

Close personal friends of Governor
Sydney J. Cats denied emphattcally
last night the persistent rumor that
the chief executive is considering the
recall of County Solicitor H. J.
Mackey because of the stand that he
has taken in regard to the enforcement
OF the Sunday laws in Pensacola It
was said in more than one quarter
that there is absolutely no truth in
the statement, which has been made
repeatedly in the past few days. that
Mr. Mackey's stand is costing the gov
ernor friends, and that for this reason
he is losing popularity, and it is
claimed he would consider Mr..
Mackey's removal an early possibility.
From the capital in Tallahassee last
night the governor advised the repre-
sentative of The Journal that no
action had been taken in the Mackey
case, and, further, that he would give
no statement for publication.
For fortnight speculation has been
rife as to whether Mr.. Mackey's ap-
pointment will be confirmed by the
senate when the state legislature
meets in April. The claim that the
governor failed to send the solicitors
name to the senate for confirmation
when the special session of the 1egis-
1ature was called in December. lends
color to the rumor that he may not
do so at all, and may possibly send
in the name of another man. If this
were done, Mr.. Mackey would auto
matically go out of office, it is said.
1t is a well-known fact that, a
lawyer before he became a solicitor.
Mr.. Mackey endeavored to induce the
governor to enforce the blue laws, and
that even before this effort was made.
it is said that he made an unsuccessful
attempt to have Sheriff Van Pe1t put
the ban on Sabbath buying and SELL
ing At first the sheriff is said to have
refused absolutely, but later he is said
to have asked the governors advice
in the matter. In the meantime Mr..
Mackey is said to have presented
petition to the governor to which forty
merchants of Pensacola had affixed
their signatures favoring the blue"
laws. To this there was no executive
answer, it is claimed. but a letter. en-
closing the petition, and telling HIM
to pay no attention to it, was forward
ed, it is said, to Sheriff Van Pelt.
Governor Cats is quoted here as
doubling the advisability of Sunday
law enforcement unless a majority of
the business men of the city favored
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
WASHINGTON NOW RESEMBLES
TYPICAL BOOM TOWN AFTER
The BOOM HAS BUSTED

and Apartments Wanted" columns in
the classified advertisement pages of
the newspapers have dwindIed from
many columns down to almost moth
ing and their place has been taken
by columns and columns of Rooms
for Rent and Houses for Rent ads.
items which almost entirely disap-
appeared from the newspapers during
the war period.
Household and office furniture
which brought exhorbitant prices dur
ing the war is now being offered for
a song.
Office rooms on which the rent had
been doubled and trebled by the Of
flee building war profiteers" are now
being vacated by the thousands and
unexpired leases held by war emer-
gency concerns are being offered at
half price for the unexpired term.
The whole mental attitude about
Washington has undergone a change
In the past few months which can
best be likened to that in a gold mine
CONTINUED on Page Sikh
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
THE PRESIDENT OF
FRANCE TO VISI II
THE u. S. IN JUNE

Paris, JAM 6.-President Poincare
will probably visit the United States
late in June or early in July. This an
nouncement was made my the presi-
dent himself to the Associated Press
this evening.
When it was suggested that the
greatest reception ever accorded
foreign ruler was awaiting him' the
president said: ST must return Presi-
dent Wilson's visit. I am not looking
for the honors of reception. simply
wish to thank America and Americans
for what they have done for the cause
of liberty and France.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
M ER RIFT NAMED
CHAIRMAN OF THE
PORT COMMISSION

The first meeting of the Port Com
mission was held in the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday afternoon, when
John A. Merritt was named permanent
chairman of the commission. No other
officers were named, and only the
preliminaries OF organization were
effected. Mr. Merritt was named by
the city commissioners to have charge
OF arranging for such committee.
Another meeting will be held in the
immediate future, when further work
toward organized action for the bet
terment of this port will be taken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
|YUINCY S SHERIFF
RAIDS STILL BUT
ssSHINERS" ESCAPE

Quincy, January g. especially =
Sheriff Gregory carried out a raid on
illicit distillers IS miles from Quincy
near the headwaters Of creek one
day last week, in which he succeeded
in raking the still. but failed in his ef-
forts to catch the mountain dew
dispensers.
The still, rude affair, was made
from 40 gallon kerosene can and the
hollow section Of gum log about is
inches long. The fire was still burn
ing when the sheriff got there. ana
there was a barrel of mash nearby,
showing how close Sheriff Gregory
came TO taking the distillers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
FRANCHISE FOR
NEW RAILROAD
TO BEEXTENDED
DISTURBED FINANCIAL coNDl-
TIoNS MAKE ROAD COMPILE
TfoN IN ALLOTTED TIME.

|. Henry Mclaughlin, promoter of the
Pensacola, Mobile & New Orleans
railroad. will be allowed an additional
year in which to complete the laying
of the roadbed to Mobile, the board Of
city commissioners having passed an
ordinance yesterday afternoon extend
ing the franchise from January l.,
1919, to January 1. 1920 The road will
offer direct rail communication be-
tween Pensacola and Mobile.
Application was made by Mr.. Nc
Laughlin for extension of the fran
chise. because of the disturbed fl
nancial conditions" brought about by
the war. The terms of the ordinance
must be accepted by January Is.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
SENATOR'S OR CONCRESSMEN
MOST UNHAPPY, PLAGUED men
IN THE OLD WORLD TODAY

ed to serve their country in some ca
pacity.
After landing a place for the con-
stituents the task then devolved upon
the legislator of obtaining promotion
or q betterment of service or working
conditions, or transfer to service more
congenial or remunerative.
About the time the representatives
believed they had their constituents all
well placed and everyone seemed hapy
in performance of some patriotic war
work, the war came to an end and ali
the arduous labor performed for the
voters went for naught-
with the war over. the minds OF the
people naturally changed from a de-
sire to perform their war tasks as they
might find them to the best OF their
ability without complaint. to a feel
ing that there was no lonxefk need Of
sacrifice and sndurance of hardship
without criticism. and that conditions
must be radically altered
(Confiuued on Page sfx1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
SUPE RINTENDENT
OF SCHOOL F
INDUSTRY QUITS

Tallahassee, Jan. Cat a meeting
of the board of state instructions this
afternoon, held in the executives Of
fices, the resignation Of Capt. Purvis
as assistant superintendent and farm
er for the Boys Industrial school at
Mariana, was read and accepted. It
is also understood that the five teach
ers, three colored and two white, for
the reform school, were definitely de-
eided upon at this time, though their
names have not yet been made public.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
HEV Xxi ARE
AT WORK IN NEW
YORK FOR RUSSIA

New York, Jan. 6.-Department of
Justice agents have assigned the work
of frustrating the activities OF five
groups of Bolshevild., who have estab-
lished headquarters here. it, was an
nounced tonight. Coincidentally. Dep
uty State Attorney General Becker de-
clared that his department had un-
earthed evidence that the secret agents
Of Lenine and Trotzky were here with
a fund of nearly half a million dollars
for propaganda.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
Washington Bureau,
Pensacola Journal

Wy GEORGE II. MANNING.
u, sI-Hston, D. c., Jan. s.-A sem
IL congressman is today about
eos-. VS. lrritated, plagued and un-
B.rna man IN the world.
so,tba secured, after eighteen
Z .n u ceaseless toll and exertion
psess .us influence he could muster.
s.o~ a The army. navy and marine
.u the federal departments in
ss eo1e.'' e1oh Tor goodly number of
hssv ,s'Ituents he is being besoueht
ssst - - OBTAIN their freedom and to
I'd s,a wrongs they have suffered
Fton sun laboring under.
Isssd me time that war was de-.
Isais,,c. snteen months ago until the
b srssWas was signed last November.
ssn..r part of the daily task Of
sin or and congressman was to
ss ., commission or place In the
~ .he army. navy or marine
N the government depart
rs Constituents. All waut-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
SCHOOLS WILL BE
SHUT TIGHT SHOULD
FLU RE-OCCUR HERE

Schools, amusement places and nom
essential gatherings will be \osed at
once should there be recrudescence
Of Spanish influenza in Pensacola.
This is the announcement made by
the State Board Of Health, in a bull
letin issued yesterday.
The surgeon general of the U. S.
Public Health Service advises closing
the public schools upon the first sis..
of the recurrence of the disease, and
points out that Influenza has a ten
dency to occur more frequently
among school children. The con-
census of medical opinion is now that
the disease is spread by contact and
that man is the carrier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
PLANES COMPLETE
TRANS : CONTINENT
FLIGHT BY AIR

Washington, Jan. 6.-Four army air
planes, which left San Diego. Califor-
mia, December 4th, on the first trans
continental flight ever taken. landed
safe this afternoon at Boltin field, near
Washington. Major Albert Smith COM
manded the squadron.
During their trip the machines stop
ped at Ell Paso, Montgomery. Jack
sonville, Raleigh, and other cities. They
left Raleigh yesterday morning and
spent the night in Petersburg, Va.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
GERMAN ARMY CEASES TO EXIST

Basle, Jan. 6.-The former German
army has ceased to exist. says the
Nord Deutsche Al1gemeine Zeitung OF
Berlin, as $50 divisions already have
been demobilized The Rehabilitation
Of the other units, the newspaper
says Is proceeding rapidly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
Every Flag on Every Piece of
Federal Property Is at
Half Mast for Day.
HIS DEMISE WILL
UNITE REPUBS.
Democratic Leaders Pay High
Tribute to Memory of
Virile American.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Ten air.
planes from Pael Hazelhurst, Long
Island, in flying squadron forma-
ton. circled Sycamore Hill this
afternoon and dropped floral
wrcaths around Col. Roosevelt's
home. The war department was in
formed by the comm andant of the
feId.
Atlanta, Jan. .6-"Much of Colo
rel RooseveIt'S success must have
heen due to the good mother he
had said Mrs. w. E. Baker, OF
Roswell. Ga, today, when she was
trId OF the former presidents
Death.
Mrs Baker was bridesmaid at
the marriage of Roosevelt's mother,
"aytha Bulloch, at Bulloch Hall,
Roswell, more than sixty years
years aao. On his last visit TO At
snia. Roosevelt went to see Mrs.
faker, his mothers girihood
friend.
Paris, Jan. 6.-Theodore Roose-
telt's death came as shock to
Paris, which was unaware of his
Illness. The public had been ex-
pelsing the fuiiiIIment or his pro-
Ysssed visit to France. The news
ei Rooseyelt's death by the As
sccaied Press TO the peace COM
mission and other officials in Dip
Iamaiic circles, elected general ex-
praSsGins of shock and regret.
French ambassador to the Uni
ted States, IuSserand, said: "The
uHexnee'cd death of one who has
rpheld. ell his life, the principles
Ct virile manhood. straightforward
honesty, and fearleSsness, will be
mourned all over the world, no.
where more sincerely than in
France
oyster Bay, Jan. 6.-Theodore Roose-
Yet, twenty-sixth president of the
United States. who died at his home
at Sycamore Hill, early today, will be
hld to rest without pomp or ceremony
IN foung's memorial chapel, in this
village Wednesday afternoon. He will
oe buried on a knoll overlooking Long
Island Sound. The plot he and Mrs.
Roosevelt selected. soon after he left
the White House.
After prayers at the Roosevelt home
With the members of the family only
present. funeral services will be held
d 2:45 o'clock in Christ Episcopal
.adrch, where the colonel and his
Amlly worshiped.
Al the request of Mrs. Roosevelt,
no nowers will be sent. There will be
no music and no eulogy, but only the
simple service of the Episcopal chur n.
.9nuucted by Rev. George E. Talmage,
the pastor.
Ndple messages and kilograms of
.0nuoience, not only from fellow
1olnIrymen, but from distinguished
s.]ens OF many nations are pouring
-i .i'9 oyster Bay by the hundreds to-
Inc death of Colonel Roosevelt is
''4e'eo by physicians who attended
continued on Page Sikh
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
F A M OU S MARINES
L A ND AGAIN IN
GOOD OLD u. S. A.

New York, Jan. 6.-Six hundred of
the famous Fifth and Sixth marines,
who fought at Chateau Thierry, Bel
leau Wood, and scissors, came home
today with eight hundred soldiers on
the cruiser North Carolina, which
made its first trip as transport
Every one of them is wounded, and
nearly every man displayed decora-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
RoosEELT FUNERAL HOUR.

Oyster Bay. Jan. 6.-The hour for
the Roosevelt funeral was officially
announced today at 12:45 p. m. We'd
nesday at Christ Episcopal church
here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL

Prints more want ads than any other
paper of like circulation in the world.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07
THE WEATHER

e,orida. Fair and warmer Tues
wednesday, overcast with moderate
osy,.rsture, DAY, gentle variable winds.
,,,,,.st temperature yesterday, ~ de.
Is. lowest, 80 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-07

tcontinued on Page Six,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-20
FARaoNT WEDNESDAY EVENING AUGUST 20 1879

very clearly who was not present.
These chairs, legs propped Always /
think IN the same niche in the pave
ment and settled into the same crevice
in the brick walls against which they
leaned.
Many times during the day mem
bersAof the group would assemble
there but It was in the early evening
after the supper nour and the shades
were Just beginning to fall that the
group was complete. Uncle Fred and
Uncle John Chisler would wend their
way from their home which then oc-
cupied the site Of the NJ. P. Temple
to their place OF business while across
the old river suspension bridge would
come Capt. Helmfck VINO lS7bably
would be met on Madison street by
DR.. Dowden, who lived across the
street from the H. F. Smith property.
and from the old Irwin homestead
on Quincy street would come Johnny
Irwin to be met perhaps by Uncle Josh
ia Layman who would come 10 Quin-
CT street fam his residence which
then occupies the site of the stone
house on the corner Of Quincy street
and ogden avenue. Then the group
would be complete and all the chairs
occupied.
OF this congenial group, and don't
think ] have missed any OF them-all
have passed to the great beyond with
the exception OF Capt. Helmsck and
John Irwin. The former resides now
on Fairmont avenue while the latter
moved to Florida at the time the old
building was RACED and the site leased
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-20

By the chisier heirs to the Hippodrome
company for period OF years finally
TO revert, together with the building
to the owners. Uncle Fred chlsler
has been dead for long number Of
years as has also Uncle John and
Joshua Layman while only recently
Dr. Dowden. one OF the younger mem.
bers OF the group passed away.
When the first death occurred to
break this chain-that OF Uncle Fred
Chsler-though 1 was only very
small child ! asked my mother with
tears In my eyes what would become
OF the other members Of this group
who had been 90 happy together. Ny
childish mind could not frame pic
ture with any one OF these men mass-
ing from Il.
At the time this hardware store
flourished its competitors in the bus
mess were Uncle Thomas Stone VINO
conducted a similar business farther
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-20
DON'T WAIT TOO , ONO

To have your furniture upholstered
and repaired as 1t will cost you more
in the future as goods are advancing
on tapestries ana limitations of blael,
and Spanish feathers. / do first class
work. Also picture framing,
large line OF mouldings to select from
Oval frames OF all sizes and standinp
frames. Bring IN your soldiers pic.
lures and discharges; have them
framed to preserve them. Done on
short notice. S. B. Kopp. 11s Meredith
st, next to Postoffice. Phone 1859 r
ADV
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-20
lUSIC FACULTY At
W.V.U. ENLARGED
few Instructor Will Train
Students in Public School
Music Methods.

hoRoANTowN. W. va, Aug. TO-
he appreciation OF music in this state
Is greatly Increased in the past few
BARS and from the grammar grades
Trough the high schools to the COL
toB and the university there is now
lt the need Of musical education,
hin has brought about a great de-
ana for music supervisors and the
vest Virginia University, through the
phool Of Music, Is making every eff
pr 70 meet Il.
In line with this effort, a specialist
public school music has been added
. the faculty OF the university School
Music. She Is Miss Agnes G. John
on, or Boston, who was engaged by
Director Black after he had spont con-
iderable time in Boston looking fo1
'n Instructor who would be capable
If doing the best work.
MISS Johnson Is q graduate u Bos-
|on University, a Phi Beta Kappa ano
fas specialist in public school music
Methods. She has had experience AZ
\ supervisor and for several years wa.
instructor in public school music
Aethods In Boston University. At the
'ame time, she was engaged on the
EDITORIAL stair OF the oliver Ditson
company. While with the Ditson COM
7any, Miss Johnson worked with the
aditore of the School Credit Piano
gourse. This is the course the uni
fersity here had In mind in passing
rule to accept two units of applied
music as entrance credits "a the uni
vertity.
MISS Johnson's principal work VIZ:
be in training music SUPERVISORS f.
The state public schools. In addition.
,he VIII do field work, helping super.
yisors install the piano credi: courses
Her work will forge some strong links
petween the high schools OF the state
and the university. She will begin
york atatne opening Of the first sem
,stor, Septembr %.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-20

this. A chacne caller was greet.
ed kindly though never encouraged "a
remain for this group seemed entirely
sufficient unto itself and while IL did
not altogether resent an intruder YET
It did not by any means seek new
company.
/ have as child entered this store
many times and 50 interested were
these men in their talk that they gave
Little heed to my presence. When /
mde known my wants one or the
other OF the store managers would
slowly arise, make his way into the
store and there wait ON custom.
In this store was everything from a
plow 70 a box of tacks while quanh-
tdes OF what always appeared TO me %
De nothing else but Junk, the accu-
mutation perhaps OF years, was scat.
tered here and there about the build
ing. One lot Of merchandise which
never failed to attract my attention
and which l shall never forget to my
dying day was pile of grind ston IS
OF various circumferences lying one
cn top OF another in regular order.
II had always been a dream of mine
to be on hand some time when rusty
doors were swung open with the re-
moval Of the iron bars as imagined
they would groan and creak terribly
as tbe, hinges would turn. This child
ish dream was never gratitied for the
reason that these hinges opened in
the morning while was dreaming ard
closed again after my eyes had shut
for the night.
This story worad be entirely inc.ni-
pete were l not to nenuc1 the chc!rs
in which tbs group of mea we're wont
to ut as they talked over affairs of
tho day They were OF TIE old flsh.
iorcd care seated kind. They hpd
high straight backs w1h'a afforded
lite lCrnEing proclivit!es aad mad
at ono tine. l am quite sure, contain
ell cane seats but SO mGen had they
t'ccn Utilized that the seats had won
completely out and had baA1 ~epIa.e d
BY wr0d and from con5ss: use :lis
hae Become so shiny tnrt always
Lighted had opportunity afforier. ]
could have seen my face lnirrorcd in
thrhL The chairs were usually t;.iad
back ssallst the brick walls Of tile
building whether occup:e | or moi anf,
I aiI7pcse this fitting pror.s3 gave
their occupants some little latitude to
lounge. II one OF these chairs were
unoccuped at certain times in the
day you didn't have to look to find
which man was absent as the partic-
ular chair or its location signified