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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
SUFFRAGE FAILS
in MISSISSIPPI
House Disagrees With Senate by
Vote of 81 to % Amid Up
roar Jeers and Shouting.
SPEAKERS GO UNHEARD
Delaware Legislature Fails to
Act on Suffrage for Ger
tain Reasons"

Jackson. Miss. March 31.-The Miss
issippi house today adopted "a to % a
motion to disagree with the senate
which yesterday ratified the federal
woman suffrage amendment. An up
roar of nays followed demand that
the clerk be permitted to read tele-
grams from all over the country urg-
ing ratification. Speakers who en-
deavored to address the house in favor
of the measure were hooted. They
were jeered so they could hardly be
heard.
Governor Russell, who had an
nounced he would read message to
which he would urge adoption of the
ratification resolution, which yester-
day passed the senate % to %, changed
his plans and notified the speaker he
would deliver little friendly talk
Only 107 of a total of 140 members
of the house were present today. Eff
forts to bring members from isolated
sections of the State met with little
success, only a few appearing.
When the house defeated the rati-
fication resolution previously there
were 131 members present and the
resolution was defeated LOG to 25.
Leaders of both sides claimed the
small number present favored their
cause.
Advocates of suffrage pointed out
that in the senate ten members yes
terday reversed their former votes.
They looked for a larger proportion in
the house.
Opponents of ratification declared
the cause has lost friends and that
the vote against the resolution would
be even more overwhelming than be-
fore.
Suffragists and anti-suffrag gists were
busy on the floor of the house through
out the day working for and against
the resolution. kilograms from all
sections of the country were received
by the speaker and members of the
house urging Mississippi, a Democratic
state to take the action which would
assure suffrage to the women of the
nation.
Speaker Conner shortly before the
house reassembled after recess re-
ceived a telegram from Dover, Del.
signed by Governor Townsend, Junior
United States Senator Ball, Secretary
of State Johnston and John NJ. Walker,
state senator in charge of the ratifi-
cation resolution, in which they de-
nounced the action yesterday of four
suffrage members of the Delaware leg
islature who telegra phed here urging
action against ratification.
The telegram read:
The telegram sent you yesterday
by four anti suffrage members of the
Delaware legislature represents their
individual opinions but they are abso-
Iutely without authority to speak as a
committee from this legislature. We
expect Delaware to ratify the suffrage
amendment and that it will be the
thirty-sixth state to do so. We trust
that Mississippi will be the thirty
seventh"
Dover, March 31.-The Delaware
house today failed to vote on the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment as
planned when its sponsor, Representa-
tive Hart, Democrat, said certain
things had happened and he was not
ready to call it up.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
.SPARTICANS in
LOSING BATTLE
German Revolutionary Leaders
Admit Defeat But Many
Plan Acts of Sabotage.
FRANCE HALTS TROOPS
Refuses Permission for Govern
ment Forces to Enter Ruhr
District in Neutral Zone.

Buderich. Rhenish Russia, Mar 81
The Reichswehr troops have advanced
eastward and southwark and have oc-
eupied Huexe, Haltern and Achmen.
The Spartafans lost three guns in the
fighting.
The revolutionary leaders in the
Ruhr district have been in secret ses-
sion virtually uninterrupted, for thirty
six hours. and at s o'clock tonight
were still trying to find some wayout
of the corner into which most of them
feel they have been driven by the gov
ernment's measures.
Most of the leaders admit defeat,
but many of them are said to be re-
solved TO pursue a course of sabotage
with regard to the mines and pos
sibly one of destruction Of the 1ac-
tories. if the reichswehr really ad-
vance upon them as was threatened in
the governments ultimatuma
Paris, March 31.-The request of the
German government that it be per-
mitted to send troops to the Ruhr dis
trict in the neutral zone near the
German border. has been denied by the
government of France.
Conversations over the German re-
quest have been in progress between
Premier Millerand ana DIR. Won Mayer,
the German charge d'affaires in Paris.
M Millerand yesterday Indicated he
would give the German charge an
early reply and it was handed to DR..
Won Mayer today.
The reply read:
Replying to your note of yesterday,
L have the honor to confirm to you
the conditions to which. the govern
ment of the French republic desires
to subordinate its eventual authorize
ton to permit German troops to enter
the Ruhr valley.
such an authorization which would
constitute a derogation of Articles 43
and Al of the treaty of Versailles,
could be justified only X imperative
and evident necessit The commits :
sion charged with the control OF the
execution of the protocol of August 21,
1919 has expressed to me, as / in
formed you in our conversation yes
terday, its formal opinion, confirmed
also from other sources, that military
intervention in that region at present
would be useless as well as danger
ous.''
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
WILSON'S NAME ON
GEORGIA TICKET
To Be Voted on in Primary Held
April 10th.

Atlanta. ga, March St.-The name
of President Wilson has been filed
,rfth the state Democratic presidential
eampaisn committee to be voted on
in the prims ry 10 be held April 20. The
petition rec Nesting that his name be
placed on tie ballot was signed by lis
names. according to Secretary Hirma
sGardnt AMI was filed on Monday by
HI 3. Baylor of Atlanta
t-agrn INSTRUCTIONS of the committee,
Secretary Gardner has wired to, Presi-
dent Wilson former Secretary of State
ts.anSing AMI Senator Reed askires if
they desire to qualify under the rules
governing the Georgia primary. =
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
GENERAL SIMMS
ALLEGED SUICIDE

Asheville, N. c., March 81 The
body OF Brigadier General Richard d.
Simms. former head of the District
OF Columbia National Guard, was cut
down from tree near here today,
according to the county authorities.
They said he apparently had ridden
on horseback under the tree, knotted
a rope around his neck and limb and
spurred the horse from under him.
He was patient at a local sanitarium
He was 81 years old.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
NEGOTIATIONS
OF MINERS end
Agreement Embodying Contract
of Presidents Coal Commis-
sion Finally Adopted.

New York, March 31.-Negotiations
for a new agreement for bituminous
coal miners ended this afternoon when
the general scale committee of oper-
ators and miners of the central COM
petitive field ratified the contract en-
bodying the award of President Will
sons coal commission. The new agree
ment which involves 27 per cent.
wage increase becomes effective to-
morrow, and is to continue in force
two years.
The contract, which was prepared
by a special committee consisting of
William Green, international secretary
of the United Mine Workers and p. III.
Penna, secretary of the Indiana Coal
Operators Association, would continue
in effect up to and including March
81, 1922 if adopted.
1t provides for an average increase
of 81 per cent. including the IA per
cent now in effect under an award
made by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
It also provides an S-hour day ana
calls for the appointment of commits
sion of miners and operators ito study
differentials as to working conditions,
wage earnings. production costs and
competitive relations as well as the
check-off system of collecting dues for
the United Mine workers OF America
Birmingham, Ala, March 31.-Coal
operators of Alabama today posted at
their mines joint agreement by which
1T is proposed to set up in each mine
of the district an industrial relations
which will be empowered
to settle all disputes between the
company and workers as to hours and
wages. Employees would have two rep
resentatives on the committee and the
company two.
IL there should be no settlement of a
dispute the matter would be referred
to an umpire to be named by Judge
W. l.. Grubb, of the federal court here.
There are approximately $4,000
miners employed in the Birmingham
district Two days j. R. Kennamer
and J. L. Klemo. president and Sec
retary respectively. of the union, is
sued a circular letter to all locals
urging that the men remain at work
pending the outcome of the conference
between representatives of the opera
tors and officials of the mine workers
at New York
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
OF CHILD
is TO BE HANGED

TupeIo, Miss, March 31.-Charles
Marshall was convicted here this af-
ternoon of the murder of William
Miller. who was alleged to be his in
fant son. Marshall was sentenced to
hang May IA, but il is understood he
will move for a new trial. Marshall
is accused in indictments with killing
four members of the Miller family in
Guiding the infant. His own father is
due to go trial tomorrow on a charge
of murder in connection with the same
case.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
MAN ENDS LIFE
SHAKES MOUNTAIN

Charlottesville, Va, March 81
Grover c. Kanny, who had been griev-
ing over the death of his wife. carried
twelve sticks of dynamite TO the top of
al mountain near here and blew himself
i 10 pieces with an explosion that shook
&he mountainside. kanny had told
Nlis eight children he intended to end
mis- life and threw rocks at them,
arriving them down the mountain when
they tried to follow and dissuade him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
LAW MAKERS NEW
YORK FILIBUSTER

Albany, y. V, March 31.-Debate to-
day on the question of expelling from
the legislature the five suspended
Socialist assemblymen charged with
disIoyalty, developed tonight into a
determined filibuster by the Demo-
cratic minority TO prevent vote until
after midnight. Under the state law
if not unseated until April 1, the gov
ernor will not have to call a special
election to fill vacancies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
MARTENS HEARING
NOW IN SECRECY

Washington. March 31.-Hearing on
a warrant for deportation of Ludwig
C. A. X. Martens, Russian soviet rep
resentative in the United States. were
begun at the department of labor to-
day behind closed doors.
Such hearing are usually open. Mar
tens is represented by former United
states Senator Hardwick of Georgia.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
RESERVE BANKS
ARE OPTIMISTIC

washington. March 31-Nation wide
reports from Federal Reserve Bank
officials tonight disclose their opinion
that the post war era of ''extravagant
and reckless buying" by the public is
nearing its end.
The federal reserve board did not
predict immediate results but evil
dences showed the people are realiz-
ing they themselves are responsible
for high prices.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
MEXICANS TRY TO
KIDNAP BONILLAS

Laredo, Texas, March 31.-One po-
liceman was killed and another SER
iously wounded Monday night in the
suburbs of Mexico City in frustrating
an alleged attempt to kidnap Ignacio
Bonillas, former Mexican ambassador
TO the United States and now a presi-
Dental candidate, according to the
Provenir. newspar of Monterey, Mex
leo. Bonillas was unhurt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
DORSEY NAMES
DENNY ATTORNEY

Atlanta, March Ex-Governor Dorsey
today appointed r. A. Denny, Rome,
Ga, lawyer, as attorney general to
succeed Clifford Walker who resigned
because of his campaign for governor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01

Dover, March 31.-The Delaware
house today failed to vote on the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment as
planned when its sponsor, Representa-
tive Hart, Democrat, said certain
things had happened and he was not
ready to call it up.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01
WEATHER FORECAST

Showers Thursday and prob
ably Friday; Fresh. possibly
moderately strong southeast and
south winds shifting to west and
northwest Friday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-01

FIGHT HIGH COST OF LIVING
Your old furniture. office fix
lures or machinery can be quick
ly turned into cash through The
Journal Want Columns
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
PRIZE -CAST-oFF CLOTHING
Peculiar Whim of Fashion" in Virgin
Islands PuzzIino to United
States Marines.

United States marines garrisonng
these new possessions of Uncle Sam
can't understand the fashions affected
by the natives, writes Il st. Thomas
(vilgln Islands) correspondent. Just
why negro or Cln-Cha Indian should
wear an overcoat when the thermom-
eter stands 100 in the shade still mys-
titles the "sea soldiers"
Many Of the marines down here have
seen service in the neigE5oring island
Of Haiti, where clothes are the least
consideration of the natives. But AS
soon as the new arrival reaches these
shores he Is approached by natives
begging for his cast-off clothing.
For some strange reason the native
Virgin islander believes in wearing
every article of clothing he can lay
hands on. All American holidays are
now celebrated by the natives, who
spend the day parading about the
streets. some of them wearing over
coats, capeS. two or more pairs of
trousers and red bandana handker-
chief about the neck. Also they fire.
quently adoIn themselves with the
horns of cows or oxen attached to
the head just in front of the ears.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04

bridges in this State. There is
no question but that the main
tenance OF these roads and
bridges is strictly business
proposition, and one of para
mount importance, and no bust
ness involving the expenditure OF
as much money as the roads of
the county cost, and extending
over 800 miles. can be properly
run without a man Of adequate
experience in charge OF it con-
stantly on the job. This IS more
SO than ever today on account OF
the high cost OF all labor and ma
terials and the severe traffic CON
ditions.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
Varying coIors of Diamonds.

Each of the five mines owned and
worked by the great De Beers COM
pany in the Kimberley districts pro
duces diamonds with wel-marked
characteristics. The rich Kimberley
mine yields a good percentage of white
and many yellow stones. Dutoitspan
mine is famed for its large yellow dia
monds At Bultfontein small white
and spotted stones are common. From
the Wesselton mine come many
beautiful deep orange colored dia-
monds. while the De Beers mine shows
q good percentage of tinted yellow and
brown stones. The Premier mine
(TransvaaD yields a large number Of
"off-colored'' stones. The Cullinan
diamond was of exceptional purity.
From the Jagersfontein mine in the
Orange Free State the famous blush
white stones are derived. The dia-
monds found in German Southwest
Africa are small and yeIlowish in color
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
HIGHWAY WEATHER
BULLETIN MAY Be
EXTENDED FURTHER
eRr &c $3.50 -. J

Boston. Feb. IA highway weather
bureau, containing both the prevailing
condition OF roads and a weeks fore
cast OF probable conditions. has been
inaugurated By the United States
weather bureau as an aid 10 motorists
throughout New England For sew
eral weeks tourists and truckmen
about To start on long trips have been
able 10 learn what sort OF going to ex-
pect in the various sections, the depth
OF snow. the presence Of ice. whether
roads are passable or detours neces-
sary, whether roughness Is being worn
down or drifts are IN the making The
service has been 50 successful that. j
is understood. Il viii be extended tC
other sections OF the country on The
same broad scale
The system Of road information CON
tanned in the New England Highway
Weather Bulletin is based on a plan
used overseas for the benefit OF army
motor conveys II is in charge o.
Louis ". Carroll gho served in
France on meteorological duty, which
included service of this kind The
idea was tried out in a small way in
Western States. but New England is
the first section to be included in
general forecast and survey and the
result here has been awaited TO deter
mine whether other groups OF States
shall be included under one bulletin
BY use of The statement Of road con
ditions and forecast. a person contem-
plating a trip by road to any part of
New England may learn what lies
ahead A motor truckman with
contract to move a load from Boston 10
Bangor can learn whether there is
much or little snow Oh the Maine
roads. if they are mud-rutted as re-
suit of rain or il condition for quick
haul; and if weather changes are like
ly to help or hinder the trip. Similar
~. motor tourist contemplating a
trip through the White Mountains in
stead of starting OF into the unknown
Will know in advance whether rain or
snow has. or is likely TO, impose bur
dens on travel and may postpone the
trip or so shape Il as - avoid sections
in which conditions are shown to be
unfavorable.
All main routes Of highway traffic
from Maine to Rhode Island are cover
ed in the detailed summary Of prevail
ing conditions.
The amount Of snow in the several
sections is indicSted by a map, with
varied shadings arranged 70 show
whether the snow blanket is less thar
three inches, between three and ST.,
inches, or over six inches deep In the
spring the presence Of frost and mud
will be indicated; in summer condi.
! tons Of rain and road repairs.
Observers are posted al 200 places
throughout New England. from which
they send in weekly reports covering
conditions OF weather and information
as to roaGs that are impossible.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
VICTIM or FATE'S HARSHNESS
sad Story of Luther x. Linkenhooper
Would Move Almost Any
One TO Tears.

"As was coming TO town just now.
said the moforist, Il saw = peculiar
sight; a thin. wild-eyed man, chad In a
red-and-blue bedquilt. perched in
treetop and every now and then crying
'Honk. Honk = 10 the unbridIed glee
of a gang of men and boys assembled
below"
That was Luther X. Linkonhooper.
by the symptoms. replied the landlord
of the tavern at Grudge. ''He accumu-
lated three secondhand Hoo'in' Nanny
cars: one ne traded for. one his broth
er-in-law wished onto him and one was
left him by viii. None of them were
of any account and so be set TO work
to take 'em all apart and make one
good one out of the three. The task
was too much for his mind, and after
he had made about five from the ruins
of the three and still had lot of stuff
left. and none of 'em would move
muscle, he began TO chatter, then TO
yell. and finally took 10 his bed abb
herring. Once In a while he escapes
from his relatives md gets ont and
cuts some such caper as you saw. He
thinks he is a Hootin' Nanny himself"
'I}ut, great guns! Even a car OF
the name you mention does not wear
a bedquIlt and climb treesi"
"Mebby not But it would If ii was
as crazy at Luther is."-Kansas City
Star.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
FLYING PARSON TO
DISTRIBUTE LITERATURE

Washington, d. G., Feb. 5.-The fly
ing parsDn. Lieut.. b. w Maynard. win
ner of tae transcontinental flight, will
distribute army literature by aero
plane to rural school children between
New York and Jacksonville. Florida.
this week in the interests of the War
Departments essay contest in the ma
tons schools on February 20.
Lieut. Maynard viii fly the same ms
chine he used in the transcontinental
race and was expected to leave Mitchell
Field. Mineola. Long Island. today His
departure, however. probably will be
deferred because of bad weather.
Maynard was a school teacher be-
fore he became a minister and Uncle
Sans crack long distance flyer.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
Win FIGHT on Yellow Fever.

In 1916 the Rockefeller foundation
sent a sanitary commission to Ecuador
for the purpose of arranging with the
Ecuadorian government to take the
responsibility of eradicating yellow
fever from Guayaquil. The proposal
was accepted June 10. 1913, when a
celebrated bacteriologist arrived and
began his work He succeeded in dis
covering the germ which causes yellow
fever, his Investigations promising TO
produce not only preventive, but
also cure for this malady.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
TO FURTHER MISSION
CONTINUED From Page one)


excused an account CT sickness Sena-
leader said in part. This battalion
marches forward without glitiering
insignia. waving banners or thrill OF
martial music. It's objective is the
conservation of human life in two
worlds, that which now is and that
which is TO come When we perceive
the full purpose OF the advancing host
OF the Prince Of Peace, we recognize
this silent division with a thrill OF
emotion. it is the Battalion of Life.
The company is composed OF men and
women Ds the Order Of the Great
Physician who go forth in His Name
to the service OF the sick, the sorrow
full, and the oppressed in the dark
places OF the earth. We name them
medical missionaries Miss Childs
also spoke of the need OF the bat
talon.
Mrs. Hemke read 1.-THE Ringing
Bells" Mrs Walter Shenton told of
THE Personnel of the Battalion and
OF the scope of the work" Mrs. Biles
gave the ideals of the Battalion, /"
healing for the body and the love of
Jesus Christ for the soul
The literary program was very
much enjoyed by all present The
society was further favored by the
presence of Mrs. Roland Childs who
sang in her faultless style, solo.
This concluded the program and with
the recitation of the society benedic-
ton. the meeting adjourned.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
AT THE REPUBLIC TONIGHT

Will Rogers new Goldwyn picture.
Almost a Husband which comes TO
the Republic Theatre tonight, is the
perturbation of the novel. 'Old Ebe
nezer," by Opie Read. 1t is the SYM
pathetic story OF the rise of a BASH
full country school teacher to the
position OF respect and affection in
the little village of Old Ebenezer. At
the end OF the story, Sam Lyman
(Wil Rogers) wins the love OF the
towns most beautiful girl.
The picture reveals the attempt of
a rich mule dealer TO win the girl by
hook or crook; but his plans are
foiled. when at an old-fashioned
party. Sam is married" TO the belle
Of the town in a game of "forfeits y
AS the divinity student who perform
ed the ceremony had been ordained.
the marriage is genuine. The girl,
glad TO be free of the mule dealers
unwelcome attentions, decides to be
a sisterly wife to Sam--temporarily
Then the mule dealer attempts to
drive Sam out of town. He is horse
whipped. he is slandered, yet he
sticks. In the end, the girl appre-
ciates the nobility of the man she
has married and refuses to have the
marriage annulled.
An excellent cast with Peggy
Wood. Cullen Lands and Clara Hor-
ton. assure Almost a Husband" of
srlandid nreSentation Clarence G
Badger directed the production.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-04
UNDERGOES OPERATION
FOR STOMACH TROUBLE

Fred Brown. as years old. brother
of Mrs r. Thorogood. 81 Prince
George street. this city, who for some
time has been suffering from stomach
trouble. was operated upon yesterday
at the Emergency Hospital here. The
operation was performed by Dr.. Ar
thur Shipley. of the Maryland Univer-
sity Hospital stan. and visiting ply
stefan al the local hospital, assisted
by Dr. J. Oliver Purvis, of Annapolis.
The condition of Mr.. Brown is re-
ported today as progressing favorab-
ly.
Miss Matte Thorogood, daughter of
Mrs. Thorogood. who has been i'll for
some time from a severe attack of
grip. is now in an improved condi-
ton.