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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
MEXICAN CASE
IS CONSIDERED
That New Regime Not Be Re-
cOgnized Yet Recommended;
New Treaty Is Proposed.

Washington, May 31.-Recommenda-
ton that full recognition of the Mex
lean government be withheld Until an
agreement to revise the constitution
of 1917 in the form of a treaty is en-
tered into was made by Senator Fall
to the foreign relations committee to-
day in his report of the sub commit
tee which has bten investigating con-
ditions in Mexico.
Failure of the Mexican government
to restore order and peace in Mexico
and effectively to protect American
citizens would be followed in the plan
suggested by the sub committee by
the despatch of an armed force into
that country ito open and maintain
open, every line of communication be-
tween the city of Mexico and every
seaport and every border port of Mex
ico"
1t was recommended that Governor
de la Huerta, now president ad interim
of Mexico, should not be recognized
until it was assured that his selection
was approved by the Mexican people
and until it was shown that his adj
ministration was of a stable charac
ter and was disposed to comply with
the rules of international comfy and
the obligations of treaties.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
TWODEATHS IN
WATER in week
Discovery of Marine Private's
Body Brings to Light Drown
ing of Saturday.
BRITISH SAILOR KILLED
One of Crew of 'sMaid of France"
Breaks Neck While Diving
From Bow of Ship.

Two deaths in the water were re-
ported yesterday afternoon, one a
marine at Bayyiew and the other a
merchant sailor at Commendencia
wharf. The marine had been in the
water for several days and until
washed up to the pier, no accident had
been suspected. His clothes were in
Bayview locker and he was dressed
in one of the city's bathing suits The
merchant sailor was instantly killed
in making a dive from the bow of his
ship. when he struck his head on a
ledge OF the wharf breaking his neck.
Russell G.. Kruger, private. Co. F.
Sixteenth U. s. NJ. c., from the u. 6.
Henderson. was found dead i'm the
water at Bayview park late yesterday
afternoon. He was drowned several
days previously following what may
have been foul play or fatal accident.
The body had been washed to the
bathing pavilion at the park and was
discovered by Eddie Collins, a bather.
Kruger had been officially reported
absent from his ship since last Satur-
day, though Just when he left the
body had apparently been in the water
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in one of the parks bathing suits. and
his uniform was found in a locker
the key for which was around his neck
The marine tag, on his neck, Identified
the man and one of his fellow marines
also identified him later
No system of checking out the
bathers is used at the park. according
to Manager Stage, and just when the
Arnx Ion, of iool
Nothing unusual had been noticed. said
the manager. for the past few days
and no cause for alarm had been given
until the body was discovered yester-
day afternoon. The marine commander
was Immediately notified and an am
bulance came to take charge Of the
body and the mans uniform, which
had been in Bayview locker unno-
ticed until the discovery OF the acci-
dent.
Kruger's right arm and shoulder ap-
peared to be broken and bones in his
face were broken. indicating that either
he had been attacked by some one or
had hit some object while diving.
Kruger had served nearly four years
in the marine corps. shipping out OF
on the L. s. s. Hender-
son. His home was in Cincinnati and
his people were notified by wire yes
terday afternoon. futher examina-
ton Of the accident will be made to-
day by the marine commander.
Merchant Sailor Killed.
NJ L. Simmons, seaman on the British
schooner Maid Of France, was instantly
killed late yesterday afternoon In max
ing dive from the martingale OF his
ship While bathing at Commendencia
wharf. DR.. w. ID. Mobiles was called
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
There Are Grave Fears Two
Countries May Enter Into
Some Sort of Alliance.
CHINESE ARE RESTLESS
Conditions Are Believed Ripe
For Acceptance of Anything
That Offers Change.
BY JACK MASON.

Yokohama, May 3i.-There are grave
Tears that China will fall info tba
hands of Russia-that the two. with
their half billion or more people. will
form an alliance, offensive or defen-
sive.
Recently the Russian minister FIR
foreign affairs for the Siberian gov
ernment, Karakhin. addressed a lengthy
note to the Chinese minister of for.
eign affairs.
1t breathed the most friendly spirit
lit was effusive-gave China some al
Turing promises and denounced the
Americans, Japanese and other allied
nations for various Sights to China.
beginning with the Boxer affair and
running down to the Shantung Incl
dent in the world peace treaty. Karak-
hin concluded his note with the fol-
lowing paragraph:
If the Chinese people, at the in
stance of the Russian people, wish to
become free and to avoid the fate
which has Been reserved for them by
the allies at Versailles, which is to
make of their country second Korea,
or another India. they should make a
fight for liberty with the workmen
and peasants Of Russia and the red
army.
1.-The soviet government offers to the
Chinese people an opportunity TO es-
tablish official relations and asks them
to send their representatives to the
front of our Russian army"
The Russians are paying great sums
for the insertion of their minister's
note in the Chinese papers.
The whole Chinese republic is dis
organized and the feeling of unrest,
anger against foreigners, and distrust
of the Chinese government and Off
cials is widespread. The soldiers have
not been paid for months. .Tkey are
little better than brigands. Graft and
unspeakable incompetency is as great
under the republic as under the EN-
pire.
In fact. conditions are ripe for the
acceptance of almost anything that
merely offers change for the better.
Nobody but the Russians are offer
ing anything.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
PLAN FOR NITRATE
PLANT SUGGESTED
Immense Muscle Shoals Enter
prise Will Be Operated Un-
der War Department.

washington, May 31-By unanimous
vote the senate agriculture comm ttee
today ordered a favorable report on
the war departments bill authorizing
the acquisition and operation by the
war department of the nitrate fixation
plants at Sheffield, and Muscle Shoals,
Ala. through corporation to be cr-
ganized under the direction OF the
secretary of war.
Under the bill, the government would
be empowered to purchase. acquire
operate and develop the Sheffield and
Muscle Shoals plants and also acquire
all real estate and machinery there
as we'll as the fixation nitrate research
laboratory at Washington, the Waco
limestone quarry in Alabama and the
electric power unit at the Warrior RI
yer station of the Alabama power
company. The corporation under whose
direction the plants would be operated
would be known as the United States
IiE'ixed nitrogen cooperation having a
board OF directors consisting of not less
than three nor more than eleven mem
bers to be appointed by the secre-
tary of war; The corporation would
have authority to sell to the govern
ment any nitrogen products it might
manufacture for military or other
purposes or to sell surplus products
to producers or users of fertilizers.
The committee also adopted an "a
mendment, proposed by Senator Smith
Democrat, of South Carolina, author
lzing the war department to sell one
half of the three hundred thousand
tons of nitrogen which it now has
In its possession.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
Annual Convention, A. F. of L.,
Will Determine Attitude To-
ward National Campaign.
GOMPERS IS HESITANT
President of Federation Has Al
ways Been Opposed to Poll
tical Action By Labor.
Staff Correspondent.

Washington, ID. c.. May 31.-For the
first time in its history, the forces OF
organized labor are entering a rea
political campaign. The 400 delegate.
who will represent more than four mil.
lion organized trade unionists at the
forthcoming convention of the A. F
Of L. at Montreal. June 7, will hear g
report on the progress of the politica
campaign inaugurated by labor Feb
20 last.
President Gompers, whose person
ality has dominated the movement fol
40 years. has always fought against
political action by labor.
Had it not been for the organiza
ton of tremendous new force-tne
II railroad organizations, which in
clude the big four railroad brother
hoods outside the federation and 1;
unions of the A. F. OF L., under the
leadership of Bert NJ. Jewell head OF
the federation-all of them combined
in the Plumb Plan League, the labor
political campaign would probably
never have been undertaken.
These organized railroad men are the
driving force behind the campaign.
At the head OF their political com
mittee is former Congressman Ed
ward Heating of Colorado, one of the
shrewdest politicians in the country.
Assisting him is staff of trained
campaign workers who have mapped
out the country and determined where
to concentrate their forces.
Already in 130 congressional dis
tricts. the personnel is trained and
ready to man the district.
Keating's committee is working
smoothly with the A. F. of l.. national
non- partisan campaign committee.
The federation committee consists of
President Gompers, Secretary Frank
Morrison and James O'Connell.
Practically, this resolves itself into
a struggle in about SO congressional
districts, which are crucial. In addi-
tion, senatorial fights, the most spec
tacular of which is against Senator
Cummins in Iowa, where Colona.
Smith Brookehart has received the
combined support of farmers and la
Dor men, will occupy attention.
Tht federation convention will deter
flllAC lAC eiClu ICoIS WAlCll dI . tO QS-
eide finally whether candidate is
to labor or not.
Tests to be proposed at the con-
vention are these:
The candidate must be opposed to
any form of anti-strike legislation.
He must oppose the use of injunctions
in labor disputes. He must oppose
the Esch- Cummins bill and favor gov
eminent ownership of railroads, their
democratic management, with partici-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
Calls Chairman Cummings of
National Committee to White
House for Conference.
TREATY is DISCUSSED
Cummings Says 1t Is Now Ger
tain Next President Will Be
Named at San Francisco.

Washington. May 3i.-President Will
son took direct hand today in arrange
ments for the democratic national con-
vention at San Francisco, June %.
Summoning Chairman Cummings OF
the democratic national committee to
A<36e white house. the president dis
lssed with him the party platform,
e League of Nations as a campaign
sue, the status Of the peace treaty,
he senate investigation into the pre-
yonventio n campaign financing and
Cummings keynote speech.
Cummings said the president aalked
.very freely and frankly" and that the
League of Nations issue had been
sharply defined. The president re-
Gently set forth his own views in en-
dorsing the Virginia platform.
II never had any doubt Of the ver-
dict" Cummings continued, IF the
league issue were taken to the people
cleared OF extraneous matter and mis-
representations
Cummings declined to say anything
about the peace treaty discussion fur
ther than t0< announce that both he
and the president had very definlte
ideas" on the subject. He would not
say whether the treaty would be re-
turned to the senate any time soon and
made no comment on his talk with the
president about the senate investiga.
ton. other than to say the presldens
was in good humor" and II there nad
been any doubt that the next presi-
dent would be nominated at San Fran
Disco that the republicans had dis
PEELED It,"
Mr. Cummings said the president was
well satisfied with the keynote speech
Cummings had prepared.
The president is expected to confer
with other party leaders before the
convention and while it is in progress
he will be in direct touch from the
white house.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED HERE
John Clay Smith Believes There
Is Too Much Luxury for
People to Be Normal.
ROOSEVELT is HONORED
Fifty Thousand Veterans March
In New York to Pay Tribute
to Heroes of Wars.

Two much luxury for people to
have time to be normal is the reason
Americans are not paying higher trib-
ute to our fore fathers who fought In
the Revolutionary, Civil and Spanish-
American wars, said John Clay Smith
the principal speaker at the Memoir;
services held at the National cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
Because / had personal experiences
in the Spanish-American war 1 can
better bring back to you those days.
said Mr.. Smith. He paid high tribute
to Hobson, Roosevelt, Sampson, Dewey
and other leaders of the war of SO.
He said that the people must begin
ito appreciate the spirit and courage of
American war veterans and begin to
pay them higher tribute. Mr.. Smith
asserted that Americans will give Me-
mortal Day a more prominent place as
holiday as oon as the spirit of un-
rest passes.
Instrumental music was furnished
by the Fort Barrancas band and a vo-
cal duet was sung by Mrs. j. c. Wright
and Mrs. Briefly. Chaplain Lutz spoke
with reference to the changes in Amer
and the World war.
New York, May 31-Fifty thousand
veterans of the three wars marched
in Memorial Day parades held in the
five boroughs of the city today to pay
tribute to the soldier dead of the ma
tion.
The main parade of the day was in
Manhattan. in which marched, in ad-
dition to the men of '65, Spanish
American war veterans and youths
with gold chevrons won at st. Mihiel
and in the Argonne. A detachment Of
marines, a battalion of the United
States army, detachment of the New
city police departments also marched.
Memorial exercises were held later
in the day at Grants tomb, with Rep
resentative Richard Yates, former
governor of Illinois, as the chief
speaker. Memorial services at sea also
shipwere held under auspices of the
crew of u. S. S. President Lincoln
in honor of the three officers and
men who lost their lives
when that ship was torpedoed by al
German U-boat on May 81. 1918.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, May 31.-Rever-
ent tribute was paid today to the mem
ory Of Theodore Roosevelt at his gravel
here by hundreds of citizens headed
by the members of the Quentin Roose-
velt post of the American Legion and
veterans of the Spanish American and
civil wars.
xvo ruo a
veritable mound Of flowers, most of
which had been placed there by visi-
tors yesterday. 1t was estimated that
at least 1000 persons brought floral
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
CLERKS
TO GET A RAISE
Bill Proposed By Joint Commits
sion Carries Total of Thirty
Three Million Dollars.

Washington, May a.-Increased sal
aries for postal employees amounting
to approximately thirty-three million
dollars for the first year, effective
July /, were recommended in a re-
port to congress today by the joint
congressional commission.
Increases of from hundred and
fifty to two hundred and fifty an
nually for postal clerks and letter car
riers with four hundred for supervisory
officers were recommended. No in
creases are proposed for first-class
postmasters receiving more than five
thousand annually.
The commission estimated increases
will cost about thirty eight million the
second year, forty-three million the
third and fourth years. First class
postmasters paid less than five thou
sand annually and second and third
class postmasters and their assistants
would get increases.
Service for all clerks, the commits
sion recommended, would be an aver
age of eight hours day for three
hundred and six days year. 1t also
fifteen days annual va
cation with pay and sick leaves Of not
more than thirty days year with pay.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
BERGDOLL SIGHTED
AT FERN ANDIN A

Tampa, May 31--Federa1 authori-
ties are trailing a man whom Miss
Caroline Cook. Postal Telegraph oper-
ator at Fernandina, Florida, declares
she recognized as Grover C. Bergdoll,
escaped draft dodger. She says the
man sent telegram to Kansas City,
saying he was going to Charleston,
South Carolina, but signed an as
sumed name. She declared he came
to Fernandina in a small gasoline
launch.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
President Takes Hand In
Shaping Keynote Speech
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HUNGARIAN SEERESS
PICKS NEXT PRESIDENT

Budapest, May 31-Is there
in America man who is
blonde, slightly bald, wears glas-
ses, is surrounded by fine
children and who is an aspir-
ant to the presidency?
If there is, he is the man of
destiny" according to the reye-
lations of MN. Sybilline Ell
langh, the Hungarian national
prophecies, who was asked re-
Gently to apply her gifts to the
task of determining who the
next American president would
be. In addition to the forego-
ing distinguished peculiarities,
Nine. Sybilline declared he was
the most popular man in Amer
lea and one whose election is
demanded by the masses of the
people" She added that an at
tempt was made to assassinate
him within the last two years.
The next president will be a
good man, successful and pop
ular," she declared. America
will yield to popular sentiment
and turn anti prohibition" the
prophecies asserted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
Construction Work Started
On KilUnnis Landing Field
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MANY STARS WILL WRITE
CONVENTION FOR JOURNAL

The Journal has added four
stars of national fame to its
staff to write the G.. o. P. con-
vention and is completing ar
rangements for brilliant SER
vice on the Democratic gather
ing. For the G. o. P. party
H. N. Hickey, ellison Gardner,
Will Rogers and Neysa McMein
have been engaged. On an
other page is story about
Miss McMein and CIR. Rogers
and Gardner has Sorry Of the
famous Grown of thorns and
cross of gold" convention of
1896. Journal readers will be
interested in this story and in
the stars who will handle the
convention. 1t isn't necessary
to speak of Hickey, for he is
well known to Journal readers
already.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
RAIL CLERKS OUT
IN MONTGOMERY
Hundred and Fifty Obey Call;
Coast Line Strike Called Off.


Montgomery, Ala. May 31-Approx-
lmately one hundred and fifty railway
clerks of the Atlanta and West Point
western Railway of Alabama. working
In communion with the Central of Geo
via and of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad went on strie here this
morning in sympathy with the striking
clerks of the Central of Georgia.
Montgomery. Ala. May 31-J. A.
Bowdoin, local supertendent of the
Atlantic Coast line this morning said
he received copy of telegram sent
20 coast line general managers saying
hat the clerks strike had been called
,ff
Mr.. Bowdoin said that the message
20 which he referred was from Acting
president Fitzgerald of the clerks or
yanization and that it was instructions
% the local unions at the several points
,efActed to call off the strike at once.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01

Sunrise 4:4S: Sunset
|6:45. Moonrise 6:52
b. m. Moonset 4:47 a.
m. Next phase of the
moon, Full Moon 1st.
High tide 1898 a. m.
Low tide S:04 p. m.
Yesterdays Weather
Temperature-Dry
bulb Z a. m. II, IL
noon ". Z p. m. rs,
Wet bulb Z a. m. az,
u noon 73, Z D. m ~
Highest 7s, Lowest 73,
Mean IS Normal TS.
Mean same date last
I1<a1 loff1f1rfv <As1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01

year to date 2.55. Highest of record
for June, 10l degrees. Lowest of re-
cord for June. So degrees.
RAiNFALl-For "a hours ending D.
m o. Total for May to p. m. 4.S1.
Accumulated excess this year to date
Humidity-7 a. m. rs. u noon So. p. m.
Harometer-7 a. M 1888. p. m. 2s.ss
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-01
REPUBLICANS
Open HEARINGS
Florida's Three C0rnered Con-
test Is Taken Up First Day
But Not Disposed of.
NONE MAY BE SEATED
Nearly All of 1877 Contested
Seats Originated In South;
Georgia Z eads In Interest.

II
Chicago, May 31.--In open session
today the republican national commit
tee began deciding contest from vari-
GUS state delegations to the conven-
ton but made only slow progress. In
what Chairman Hays characterized as
judicial rather than political deci-
sions," the committee seated the regu-
larly reported delegates from Alabama
and Arkansas, postponed the district
of Columbia contest, and after an ex-
tended hearing of the three cornered
Florida contest, adjourned over night
without decision.
A subcommittee of three, composed
of Warren, of Michigan; Dupont Of
Delaware and Parsons. OF New York.
was appointed to make recommended
tions tomorrow on the Florida contest
which involves the question of wheth-
er in fact there is in law a republican
party in Florida. One Florida deelga-
tion reported in favor of Wood, an
other Lowden and other Johnson. 4
A delegation headed by A. L. Church
and w. L. Vanduzor of Jacksonville,
contended the other two organizations
group headed by George W. Bean, of
Tampa, "an office holders trust
Some limitation to immigration but
not sufficiently strict to interfere with
the advantages capital naturally sees
in the large foreign labor supply"
was recommended today for inclu-
sion in the republican platform by the
sub committee on immigration. They
said both interests of capital and labor
should be considered.
Chicago, May 31.-The right of near
ly one-seventh of all the delegates to
the republican national convention to
occupy their seats was at stake today
when the national committee opened
its hearing in 1877 contest cases. Prac-
tically all the national committeeman
were on hand when the hearing opened,
with the absentees represented by
proxies Notable among the proxy
holders are John T. King, of Connecti-
cut, formerly campaign manager for
Major General Leonard Wood. who
holds the proxy of Senator Boies
Penrose of Pennsylvania and Joe Keat-
ing of Indianapolis, representing Jamts
NJ. Hemenway of Indiana.
Announcement by Chairman Will
Hays yesterday that the contest ses-
sions would be open d marked new
departure in republican procedure and
was hailed in the camps of the vari-
Gus candidates as the passing ofI
steam roller methods.
AS usual in past conventions vir-
tually all the contests originate be-
tween lilly white" and black and tam |
groups in southern states. In the al |.
phabetical order in which they will be
heard the other contests are: Arkan-
sas: seven of the states thirteen seats
are in dispute between white and
black and tam groups.
In Georgia fifteen of seventeen seats
are in dispute in what promises to be |
the most bitterly fought of all the con- |
tests. with direct issues between theI
Lowden and Wod forces. The black |
and TAM convention elected a COM
plete delegation headed by Henry Lin
mo 1-Continued On paoe Tuo1
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