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The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
JOINT BOARD TO
PASS ON WAGES
Railroad Reorganization Legis-
lation Being Considered by
House-Senate Conferees

Washington, Feb. 16.-President
Wilson's proposal to create a joint
commission to hear wage demands OF
union railroad workers, if such is not
provided by law, will be laid before
the heads of the rail corporations this
week.
Union leaders are skeptical of the
success of efforts and argued the rail
heads committee will not have power
to bind all roads to the program out
lined by the Director General.
Final agreement on the railroad re-
organization legislation was reached
this afternoon by the house and SEN
ate conferges. who planned to have
the report ready for their signatures
tomorrow so it can be presented to
the house Wednesday.
General features of the compromise
bill follow the lines agreed upon re-
Gently by the conferees except in the
labor provision, which is modified to
provide for a federal appeal board ap-
pointed by the president and consist
ing of nine members equally divided
between employees, employers and the
public.
To prevent discrimination against
the public the conferees inserted a
provision requiring the boards de-
cision must be by majority, one Of
whom must be representative of the
public. Attention was called to the
fact that the president had indicated
to the railroad men he might appoint
a separate board to deal with their
grievances. "I hope he will not do that,
but that he will regard this board as
well qualified to take hold of that
situation" said Senator Cummins
The conferees' report also will be pre-
sented to the senate Wednesday.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
OFF
TO MARDI CRAS
Nineteen Aircraft of Various
Types Leave Pensacola to
Take Part in Carnivals

Nineteen aircraft of various models.
piloted by flyers from the naval air
station here, will take part in the
Mardi Gras carnival at Mobile and
New Orleans. Five HS-type flying
boats. in command of Lieutenant
Commander Bartlett, left from the air
station at o'clock yesterday morning
for New Orleans, arriving there in the
afternoon.
Lieut.. W. M. Wright will leave this
morning in command of a squadron
Of five H-16A flying boats to join the
HIS boats at New Orleans. The les
are the largest planes in use at the
local station and carry crews of from
four to seven men. They will remain in
New Orleans for the second day of
the Mardi Gras.
Lieut.. a. P. Snody will leave this
morning in command of a squadron OF
eight N-9s and one H-16A for Mobile
to take part in the MarCii Gras merry
making there. The flyers will be re-
ceived by representatives of the car
nival association and will be accorded
the freedom of the cities.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
OIL SITUATION
IS PRECARIOUS
United States Supply Is Less
Than Half Great Enough
to Fill Needs of Ships.

New York, Feb. i6-America, with
only four months supply of oil in
storage faces the prospect of having
to seek oil from foreign sources which
are now showing "a tendency to ex
clude the United States from purchas-
ing from their fields" according to
Van Fl. Manning, United States director
of mines, in a paper read here today
before the 12ist annual meeting Of the
American Institute of Mining and Me
tallurgical Engineers.
George Otis Smith, director of the
United States geological survey, at the
same meeting. confirmed the statement
of the director of mines, and declared
that the position of the United States
in. regard to its oil supply at the pres
ent time is "prevariouS." Mr.. Smith
estimated the supply still undeveloped
however. at enough for about 20 years.
There are enormous quantities Of oil in
the shale beds of Colorado, Wyoming
and Utah, it was explained. but Direc
Tor Manning was doubtful whether
economic production of this oil is at
present possible.
Latin-America, Great Britain. France
and the Netherlands. it was said, con-
troll the main petroleum sources and all
of these cOunfrlpS nave HIopIeu ptll~
cies tending to shut out those of other
nationalities. Director Smith declar-
cd that American concerns should en-
Ter foreign fields not only with Amer
lean methods, machinery and brains
but also with money and financial and
operating control. 4 wide" open oil
policy for all the world" was advocated
by Director Manning who urged the
active projection of such policy by
citizens and legislators.
Director Smith, in his address on "A
Foreign Oil Supply for the United
States" urged nationwide thrift
campaign in the conservation of fuel
oil, gasoline and lubricating oil all
along the line of production and con-
sumption by better methods in locat-
ing. drilling recovery. transportation.
refining and use. He pointed out that
the new demand of the shipping pro-
gram alone would call for oil in quan
titles equivalent TO nearly one-half the
present domestic output.
Other papers presented at the ses-
sions included discussions Of oil pro-
l,Iction in Persia, the Philippines and
Argentine, As we'll as in Ohio Indiana
Kentucky. Tennessee, PENNSYLVANIA and
New York.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
TWO REPORTS ON
AIRCRAFT CHARGES
Partisan Politics Visibly Enter
Into Long Standing In
vestigation.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Reports on
the long Investigation of aircraft pro-
duction were presented in the house
today. Representatives Fear and Ma
gee. republicans, in a majority report
characterized to aviation programs
as a riot of waste"
Representative Lea, democrat, in
minority report, asserted republican
members sacrificed facts for sensa-
tionaIism in an effort to discredit the
government. Both reports contain
thousands of words.
The majority report goes into de-
tail Of charges of waste. and extraVa-
gance in early aircraft appropriations,
the alleged failure of Dehaviland
planes, alleged failure to get sufficient
planes to the battle front, the Spruce
production project In the northwest,
denounces cost plus contracts, makes
many specific charges of inefficiency
and of the squandering of millions OF
dollars and attacks John Ryan, for
mer director of aircraft production
Lea replies 10 a majority of find
ings as ''intemperate, biased vitupera-
tive, exaggeration of alleged mistakes
and mismana cement and gratuitous
reflection upon men who faithfully
served the government during the war
and repitition of defamatory charges
admittedly unsustained by evidence"
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
TREATY AGAIN
Up In SENATE
Debate Interrupted Last Novem-
Der Is Resumed in All It's
Original Vigor.
MCCORMACK ATTACKS PACT
Hitchcock Declares Republicans
Want an Absolute Demo-
cratic Surrender.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Laying aside
all legislative business the senate by
unanimous consent today took up the
peace treaty again and resumed in all
it's vigor the ratification debate inter-
rupted last November. Mccormick,
republican Of Illinois, an irreconcilable
argued against any further comprom-
ise- McCumber, republican of North
Dakota. a friend of the treaty, assert
ed that child's play and obstinacy alone
had prevented ratification.
Hitchcock. the democratic ie1der,
said tha tthe democrats had aban-
doned their previous stand and offered
to compromise but that the republi-
cans were demanding nothing short
OF complete democratic surrender
Without debate, the senate acceded
to the request of Senator Lodge, the
republican leader, that the treaty be
taken up.
To start the parliamentary machin-
cry toward a possible compromise,
Senator Lodge moved adoption of q
modification in the first of the republi-
can reservations adopted last session
and another season debate began0 mic
Cormick, republican of Illinois, one of
the irreconcilable opponents of rati-
fication began the discussion with a
prepared speech attacking the treaty.
The reservation w h ic h Senator
Lodge moved to modify related to
withdrawal from league membership.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
SOVIET TROOPS
IMPROVE Lines
Clear Weather Aids Bolshevik
Leaders to Repair Railroads
and Bring Up Supplies

Paris, Feb. 16.-Bolsheviki military
leaders are taking advantage OF the
cold clear weather to improve their
positions along the Polish battle front
according to advices received here me
principal point of concentration on the
northern front is near Smolensk. In
two other districts-near Gomel in
the center of the line and not far from
Kiev, further south-the soviet troops
are utilizing main line railroads eX-
tending to the interior of Russia.
Direct communication between Smo-
lensk, Gomel and KEW is impossible as
no railroad parallels the present boil
shevik front. and military authorities
who have come recently from Poland
are unable to say whether the reds
will remain at their concentration
points or be distributed for the early
spring drive which has been predicted
in the event of failure to open peace
negotiations with Poland.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
GLASS MANIFESTO
CREATES STIR

London, Feb. 16.-Secretary of the
Treasury Carter Glass manifesto
against granting any further credit TO
Europe, besides filling columns in the
newspapers shares with the latest de-
veIopments in the crime wave the
attention of the men in the street
This is a scrap of conversation heard
between two London cockneys:
What dye think of this ere fellah
Glass-a bloomin' migrate, l calls i'm
'sWot fellah Glass?'
why the American chancellor OF
the exchequer-the chap 90 says e
won't lend US no more money
oh i'm? Well, wot about i'm 2
Amt they caught i'm yet?''
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17

Judge G. NJ. Gentry. II years old,
for more than half q century a citi-
zen CT Escambia county. residing ct
Bluff Springs, died last night at 20
O'Clock at the family home. following
an illness of some days.
Judge Gentry, besides having served
his community as justice Of he peace
for n number Of years, was otherwise
prominent in public affairs in that sec
ton of the county. For many years
he was superintendent of the BAPTIST
Sunday school at Bluff Springs ard
was active in the life of that church
&c the time for his recent illness
Besides his widow, Judge Gentry is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. ].
Medlock and Mrs. w .G. Higgins, of
Bluff Springs; six sons. z. c., L. Z.
and w. II. Gentry of Pensacola; G.. NJ.
and A. S. Gentry. of Bluff Springs and
%. d. Gentry, of Tampa, all of whom
were at the bedside at che time Of
the death of their father. One broth
er, r. H. Gentry, of Elgin. Texas and
a sister, Mrs. Anna Duck of Mobile,
also survive.
The fur 1ral services will be heI5
at Pleasant Hill cemetery, near Bluff
Springs, this afternoon at 3 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. r. W. Brooks of
Atmore.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
MARDI GRAS OPENS
AT NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, Feb. 16.-With the sr-
rival here today of General John j.
Pershing, commander of t&e American
expeditionary forces the 1920 Mar,7i
Gras carnival festivities, the first
since 1917 We're formally opened.
General Pershing following a recep-
ton at the city hall addressed school
children and war veterans at LaFay-
cite square, was entertained at the
Pickwick club and later inspected
Jackson Barracks. Tonight he was the
guest of honor at a banquet given by
the Association of Commerce.
His Gracious Majesty Rex, king of
Misrule and JOY" will hold sway here
tomorrow and will confer upon Cen
eral Pershing the title Duke of Vic
tory"
The Rex ball Tuesday ngiht will
end the merrymaking. PromiscIous
masking will be permitted tomorrow.
Prominent carnival visitors Will in
clude Maurice Maetterlinck, Belgian
poet -dramatist, who is due to arrive
tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
AMERICAN LEGION
ENDORSES BILLS

Washington, Feb. 16.-A bonus for
ex-service men and compulsory mill
tary training were announced as the
principal aims Of the legislative COM
mittee of the American Legion, men,
bers Of which We're here today for a
series of conferences with congress-
men.
The bonus issue which was side
tracked after considerable agitation at
the first annual convention of the le-
gion in Minneapolis. through vote to
leave the question to congress. last
week was revived at national head
quarters in Indianapolis. 1t was claimed
that on account of the dilatoriness of
congress, the legion was determined
to press the matter by asking for
specific settlement by the government
Of $50 bond for each month of ser
vice performed during the war Such
a bonus, it was estimated. would cost
the government approximately si,900.-
600, 600
The legion already has gone on rec
ord AS favoring compulsory military
tarining.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
HOLLAND URGED
TO RECONSIDER
Allies Second Note to Dutch
Government Stresses Danger
of Kaiser to the World

London. Feb. 16.-The new note sent
by the allies to Holland again urges
the danger of the permanent presence
of the former kaiser under what is
declared to be fatally ineffective
supervision a few kilometers from the
German frontier.
The note begs Holland to reconsider
the question Of an asylum for the ex-
ruler and contends that the immense
sacrifices of the allies entities them
to ask Holland to consider the allied
viewpoint, but the powers do not ask
her to depart from her tradition and
policy.
The note expressed surprise at the
absence of any disapproval of the
former kaiser's crimes in the Dutch
reply, and reminds Holland that by
adherence to it's viewpoint it would
assume direct responsibility of shell
tering a criminal from justice and for
propa ganda which is dangerous to
Europe and Holland.
The allied reply to the German note
of January 25, proposing as an alter
native to extradition, that persons ac-
cused by the allies be tried at Leipsic
states Germany's proposal for such
trial at Leipsic is compatible with
Article 22S of the peace treaty. The
note says the allies will abstain from
intervention in proceedings of that
court.
The note also says the powers re-
serve to themselves the right TO de-
eide whether the sLeipsic trial does not
in effect bring about their escape from
Just punishment for their crimes. In
this event the allies would exercise
their right to the full extent by sub
mitting the cases to their own tri-
bunalS.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
PRICE OF STEERS
IS ON DECLINE

Chicago. Feb. 16.-The institute OF
American meat packers announced to-
dav that the export trade of the meat
packers, the largest single industry
in America. had practically ceased
as n result of the foreign trade situa-
+;on This has resulted in substan-
t;aI reductions in the wholesale price
of meat in the United States but so
far the reduction is not noticeable in
retail markets
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
PROPOSED STRIKE
ONLY POSTPONED

Detroit, Feb. 16.-The proposed strike
of more than 800, 600 members of the
United Brotherhood of maintenance
of way and railroad shop laborers has
not been cancelled. but has merely
been postponed. Allen E. Barker. pres
ident Of the brotherhood announced
today. Unless speedy relief is given
the workers, he said, the strike viii
certainly take place.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
FIVE DEAD DUE TO
HEAD ON COLLISION

Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 16.
The death toll in the head-on
collision of two Alabama Great
Southern freight trains a mile
north of Trussville Sunday night
has reached five.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
GOOD ROADS BONDS
CARRY IN ALABAMA

Montgomery, Feb. 16.-Returns
tonight indicated the bond issue
for s25, 100000 for good roads for
Alabama was ratified in the re-
election today by an overwhelm-
ing majority.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
DAIRY INDUSTRY
GAINS IN SOUTH

washington Feb. i6-Nearly every
Southern state. especially Mississippi
and Tennessee, have made substantial
gains during the last year in the cream
cry industry, according to The depart
ment of agriculture
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
RED MOUNTAIN
BLOWS BOILERS
Reported by Wireless Yesterday
to Be Disabled and Adrift
1000 Miles from New York

Boston, Feb. 16.-The shipping board
steamer Red Mountain, disabled and
adrift in a heavy gale about / 900 miles
east of New York. expected assistance
today from the steamship Elmspoor,
also shipping board vessel, accord
ing to radio messages intercepted
here.
Captain Gott of the crippled steamer
said the tubes in all three boilers had
blown out and the vessel would have
to be towed to Halifax for repairs
She was bound from Galveston to
Iavre.
The Red mountain was built by the
Pensacola Shipbuilding company in
their local plant and was accepted on
her trial trip by the federal inspector
here January 10, this year On her
trial trip the Red Mountain was pro-
nounced one of the best ships turned
out by the local company and would
compare favorably with any ship built
in southern waters.
She was a1located to New Orleans
and consigned to a firm at that port
From there she was consiged to Gal
weston, to take on a general cargo.
Trouble with the type of boiler in
stalled in the Red Mountain has de-
veloped in other ships, said Superin-
tendent Crenshaw, of the Pensacola
Shipbuilding company, when asked
concerning the Red Mountains record
last night.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair Tuesday and Wednesday;
warmer Tuesday, gentle southeast
winds.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17

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.,.uI nIGH COST OF LINING
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The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17

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The Pensacola journal., 1920-02-17

Paris. Feb. 16.-Semi- officially Il
was stated tonight the allied reply to
President Wilson's note regarding the
Adriatic settlement will assure him
the allied proposal is not so unfavor-
able to Jugo- Slavs as he believes
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'sCon1e Seven Is
Laid i'm Land
OF Burnt Cork
Technical Skill Burt Little
Illusion of Reality i'm
Play by Octavus Roy
Cohen at the BrOadhurst
By Haywood Broun

"CoMe Seven" is a burnt cork COM
folk who indicate fear or wonder by
violently rolling their eyes, who say
''fust" and "dese" and "suttinly" and
tell Ford stories. A folder inclosed
in the program of Octavus Roy Cohens
new comedy, which was produced at the
Broadhurst Theater last night, advised
the audience "Please bear in mind that
in Come Seven the characters por-
trayed are all colorcd characters played
exclusively by white players"
Part of this advice was quite I'M
necessary The cork was much too
thin to threaten the Caucasian integ
other hand, even the printed slip failed
to convince us that the characters por--
trayed were negroes. The memory Of
the vivid plays of Ridgely Terrence,
produced two or three seasons ago,
was too strongly with US to permit the
acceptance of Cohen's fantastic marion
cites RS negroes. All drew the collar
line. They were merely blackface folk.
The effect was that of vaudeville
dialogue vastly extended. We felt that
at almost any moment somebody was
Eoing to say, "They roll off my knife"
In Justice to Mr.. Cohen it should be
said that the gags which he has con-
tributed to his characters were better
than that. In fact many of them were
cleverly devised, but even good jokes
only serve to widen the breach be-
tween play and reality. Life is not
largely made up Of snappy comebacks.
The spectator may have laughed now
and again at Octavus Roy Cohen, but
he seldom had an opportunity to laugh
at any character in the play. The
illusion of actuality was entirely miss
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Murphy in Happy Mood
On Return to Wigwam
''First / Heard of It," He Com.
ments, ON Talk of Cochran for
Senate Nomination

Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, appeared at the Fourteenth
Street Wigwam yesterday afternoon
beaming with smiles. 1t was his first
appearance there since the San Fran
cisco convention.
When somebody suggested that Tam
many had made itself felt at the con-
vention, Mr. Murphy laughed heartily.
well, | should say So" he said
Mr.. Murphy answered the questions
of interviewers with mods and laughs.
"How about Governor Smith; will he
be nominated for reelection ?" asked a
newspaper man.
Mr.. Murphy laughed again and gave
nod which was construed to be an
assent
Another suggestion was that W.
Bouke Cochran might be the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Senate.
"First I heard of it," said Murphy,
and closed the interview.
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On the Screen
s.The World and His Wife" Is
Feature Picture at the
Riyoli Theater

highly interesting motion picture
subject Is splendidly handled at the
Rivoli Theater this week in "The
World and His Wife," the, famous play
enacted on the stage here several
years ago by William Faversham and
Julie Opp.
"The World and His Wife," which
was adapted by Frances Marion, deals
with the effect of gossip upon the lives
of those involved, and the ringing
climax of the old stage play is shown
with great clarity and force in the
screen production in which Alma
Rubens featured. Miss Rubens's work
in "Humoresque," the Ghetto play
from the book by Fannie Hurst, now
showing at the Criterion, Ia not so
pronounced as in "The World and His
Wife," and the actress makes fine use
OF wide opportunity for effective
acting.
There are several scenes in the
Rivoli picture that might be said to be-
rather plainly dressed and handled
with little life and action, yet on the
whole the picture is to be commended.
The subtleties necessary in the FRAN
ing of the general moral of the plav
are admirably handled, it being re-
membered all the while that the char
acters must act most of the play.
speaking, of course, far fewer lines
than they were allowed to speak in the
stage version.
A splendid orchestra program adds
to the bill, the Rivoli organization
rendering two numbers-one a light
humorous bit in which the different
musicians play, at times, off kew. f;n.
ally driving their conductor into the
wings; another. an operate selection
The news reel, scenic and comedy
complete the program
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ing. "Come Seven" is play of ono
dimension, with no more depth than
the black smudge which lay upon the
face Of the actors. Its fun is without
those heightening touches which come
from tenderness and from the unsml-
ing undercurrent which is needed to
freshcn any foolery which aims at
more than a Singer.
From merely technical point Of
view it seems to US that Mr.. Cohen has
displayed a good deal of facility. He
has handled an intricate and ingenious
plot deftly in the main. Now and again
he has permitted it to become just a
bit too complicated, but generally sim
plification has ccme quickly.
Much the best performance of the
evening was given by Lucille La Verne.
She alone had any success in convey
ing a sense Of authentic characterize
tion. Arthur Aylsworth was moder-
ately amusing, but he never seemed
real. AS much might be said for the
hero and heroine as played by Earle
Foxc and Gail Kane. In order to WOO
the sympathy Of the audience it was
arranged that these two characters,
although ostensibly negroes, should be
made up with no more than a week end
Long Beach tan.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-20

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