davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
TORPEDO BOATS
MAYBASE HERE
Plunkett in Message to Rotary
Club Says He Hopes to Re
turn in March
VISITORS AT LUNCH
Petition Presented Asking For
Removal of Tent Shows and
Carnivals

According to a telegram made pub
lie at the Rotary luncheon yesterday.
Rear Admiral Charles 2. Plunkett
commanding the third division, de-
stroyer force. Atlantic fleet. hopes to
be in Pensacola some time i'm March.
The admiral thanked the club for the
courtesies shown him and expressed
appreciation for the treatment accord
ed him and his men while they were
in port
1t is understood that the third di-
vision Of destroyers will base in PEN
sacoia after returning from the winter
naneuvers in Cuban waters All gulf
ports win be visited, it is understood.
in the interests of recruiting.
Tentative plans are also being made
for holding additional torpedo prac-
tice in Pensacola bay during April.
it is said. and a flotilIa Of submarines
may join the torpedo boats for more
extended maneuvers than those al
ready planned.
The Rotarians were entertained yes
terday after the weekly luncheon with
several song numbers by w. c. Brad
ford, national director OF singing of
the Community service Mr.. Bradford
is touring the south stimulating inter-
est in reorganization in community
work. He is in company with f. c.
Williams, of Community service work.
Fayette Soule, vice president Of the
Pensacola Shipbuilding company. was
a guest Of the club at the luncheon
and responded with a short talk after
introduction By Capt. Paul Stewart.
He is here for the launching OF the
City Of sherman this afternoon and
is going over the local plant while in
the city.
4 petition asking for the immediate
CNo. s-continued on Paae Two1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
HOLD HEARING
ON CLARK BILL
Shippers and Business Men in
General Are Expected to At
tend Committee Session.
az eEoReE 4. MAMnlnn

Washington, d. c., Jan. 1s.-Sbfn-
pers, exporters. railway men and bnsi-
ness men in general from csao~r,.
Florida, Alabama and other South At
lantic and Gulf states and the NTissis-
sippi valley are expected TO be on
hand IN great number at the hearino
before the house committee on canals
Thursday, January 29th. on the C,larl[
bill for construction of the ST. sry,s-
81 Marks canal across the nortbaro
end of the Florida peninsula planned
as INK in the inland waterway he
tween the Mississippi river and the
Atlantic ocean.
Congressman Frank Clark of Flor
laa, author of the bill, has ARA need
FOR the hearing and notified the cham
oers of commerce and business men
everywhere in the southeast and Mis-
sissippi valley so they can be on hand
at the hearing.
Congressman Smithwick, of Pensa-
cola, who IS deeply interested in this
Dill mas notified a number of business
men of Pensacola, Panama City, st.
Andrews Bay, ApaIachicoIa, Cara -
belle and st. Marks Of the hearing
and they are expected to be on hand
to watch developments in this project
which holds such great commercial
possibilities for Florida.
The Clark bill proposes to build a
canal from ST. Mary's. on the Atlantic
coast, where the Florida and Georgia
coastlines meet. across the Florida
peninsula to St. Marks on the west
coast. This cut would reduce the dis
tance between the Mississippi. river
and the Atlantic by 500 miles and
would be link in the proposed inland
waterway from Boston TO the Missis-
sippi river. 1t would give an entirely
protected inland waterway all the way
down the Atlantic coast and through
to New Orleans. The inland water
way is now practically completed as
far a from Boston to a point above
Charleston. The cut across the Flor
ida peninsula from St. Mary's to St
Marks would be cheaper than building
an inland waterway around the Florida
coastline or by the cut originally pro-
posed across from Miami.
The completion of this project would
give a complete inland waterway from
New York through the Erie canal and
Great Lakes to Chicago, down the
Mississippi to New Orleans, along the
Alabama and Florida coast by protect
ed routes. through the st. Mary's- st.
Marks canal TO the Atlantic and up
the coast by another protected route.
Closely connected with the Clark bill
program is the bill introduced by Con-
gressman Crisp, of Georgia, which pro-
vides that the government cede to
Georgia 2Otacres of land which it now
owns at Point Peter on Cumberland
Sound. It is proposed to use this land.
If it is ceded back to Georgia, as a
site for construction of large ware
houses for storing and concentration
of goods to be transported over the
proposed inland waterway of which St.
Mary's-St Marks canal is proposed as
a link.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
WANTSHARVARD
CLUB RADICALS
immigration Commissioner at
Boston Would Take Pleasure
in Getting" Them

Boston, Jan. 13.-At the same time
that a protest against the prevailing
propa ganda Of fear and hysteria," in
connection with anti-radicaI activities
was being voiced last night by Judge
George ". Anderson, of the United
States court before the Harvard Lib
eraI club, Henry J. Skeffington, inmi-
grafton commissioner at this port was
telling the Massachusetts Press asso-
citation he would take pleasure in get
ting some of these Harvard liberal
club radicals"
Commissioner Skeffington said
heretofore we have been able to deal
only with aliens but last Friday the
senate passed bill to include every
one-citizens and aIiens-and I see
that the house has made the bill even
stronger. Some of the Harvard Lib
eraI club radicals have been raising SO
much cain around here that If 1 have a
warrant in my pocket I'll take pleas
ure in getting them"
Real democracy now seems unsafe
in America" said Judge Anderson.
speaking as a guest of the Harvard
Liberal club He asserted the present
agitation concerning the limiting of
free speech has been exercised with
out much regard TO constitutional, or
even proper legal limitations" Most
of the fear out of which perhaps dan
gerous limitations of this precious
right (of free specify are being ad-
vocated is. in my opinion, groundless." :"
the speaker continued; adding that
many of the same persons that for
two years were taking pro-German
plots are now promoting the red ter
,.<.,-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
ALL IS READY
FOR LAUNCHING
City of Sherman Will Be Most
Nearly Completed Ship Ever
Launched in South
MANY OFFICIALS ON HAND
Representatives From Other
Southern Yards Plan to See
EpOchal Shipping Event

Everything is in readiness for the
launching at o'clock this afternoon
of the Pensacola Shipbuilding COM
pany's latest and finest all-steel YES
sci. The "City of Sherman" will slide
into Bayou Chico at AIS o'clock,
christened by Miss Elizabeth Merritt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Merritt, of Pensacola.
Miss Merritt will be attended by the
Misses Judith Maxwell. Elizabeth
Dunham, Marjorie Christie, Valerie
Reese, Eleanor Mitchell and Adelaide
Garfield. Miss Reese christened the
first ship launched at the Pensacola
plant John a. Merritt, father of the
sponsor of the City of Sherman has
been engaged in shipping activities for
many years and was active in every
war work campaign.
Community Service, Inc, is planning
a sing-song to be held at the ship
yard this afternoon, just before the
big ship takes her maiden plunge.
Johnny Frenkel will act as sing leader
and music will be furnished by a
band.
The launching will be public and ar
rangements have been made at the
yard to accommodate a big crowd.
Space for parking cars is available
and the Electric company will provide
special accommodations over the Bay
shore line. The gates viii open at A
o'clock.
Today's launching will be unique in
the history of shipbuilding in southern
yards The City of Sherman is 9S per
cent completed. Practically every
piece of machinery is aboard and it
would be possible for the vessel to be
launched with steam up so that it
could sail away as soon as it settled
in the Bayou. It will be the first ship
ever launched in the south so nearly
completed and officials from other
southern yards VIII be on hand to see
the event.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
(No. 1-Continued on Page Three)
OPPOSE RETURN
SOLDIER DEAD
Senate Committee Hears That
Undertakers Are Responsible
For Propaganda

washington. Jan 13.-Charges by
relatives of American soldiers buried
in France that undertakers and others
were attempting to commentaries their
grief in connection with the move
ment TO have the bodies brought home.
were presented to the senate today bv
Senator Thomas, democrat, of Colo
rado.
Two hundred parents today asked
for return of bodies at a hearing of
the house foreign affairs committee.
Chairman Porter later introduced a
resolution to direct the president to
have the bodies returned
stephen It. Early, former captain Of
infantry. and secretary of the Ameri-
can Field of Honor association, asked
the conBnittee to give a hearing to the
associations representatives before
acting finally. The association does
not oppose return of any soldiers
body if requested by next of kin. but
proposes a permanent memorial ceme-
terry in France for those who remain
there and recommends against a
blanket return of the bodies because.
il says, parents proposing this will
have no complete assurance that they
viii receive the remains of their loved
ones, in many cases, but may even re-
ceive the remains Of Germans
Charges of a propag aganda conducted
by undertalxers for the return of the
bodies form part of the material as
sembled by the association for the
committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
MANY KILLED
IN BERLIN RIOTS
Mobs Attacking Troops at
Reichtag Are Fired Upon and
BayOnetted
CROWDS PARADE STREETS
Demonstration Was Led By
Socialists in Opposition to
German Exploitation

Basic Jan. 13.-Many persons were
killed Or wounded in Berlin today
when troops fired upon or bayonetted
demons rators who tried to rush the
Reichstag entrances in protest
against the exploitation law. says a
Berlin dispatch.
The dispatch adds that since noon
crowds have paraded the streets of
Berlin following an appeal from Die
Friheit, radical socialist organ, for
workmen to demonstrate in protest
against the law.
Plundering on a large scale took
place in the occupied town of Ober-
hausen Monday. Men stormed the
town hall, seized arms, threw archives
into the streets, and stripped shops.
The disturbances spread to the villages
or Marssboh and Bruckhausen, where
the plulderers used firearms against
the police. Order has not yet been
restored.
Up to 2:30 this afternoon public or
der had not been restored in connec-
tion with demonstrations before the
Reichstag.
Big professions passed along the
streets converging into the Koenigs-
platz from all quarters. Numerous
factories have been obliged to close
The dem monstrators bore flags inscribed
We demand the unrestricted workers
councils bill Street car service is
partly suspended, the men being on
strike. The public security police re-
stricted themselves to guarding the
Reichstag with strong forces.
London, Jan. IA mob made a
rush against troops guarding the
ReichstaG; building in Berlin and tried
to disarn them. The troops fired and
several persons were killed or wound
ed. Order then was restored.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
OWNERS OPPOSE
PRICE FIXING
Will Accept Coal Commission
Award Except as to Prices
Beyond Lever Act

Washington, Jan. 13.-The coal
strike settlement commission today
began consideration and adjudication
of claims of the soft coal miners for
advanced wages and shorter working
hours, after operators of the central
competitive field agreed to participate
in and abide by the commissions de-
cision.
The operators said they would not
be party to the fixing of coal prices
beyond the period of effectiveness of
the Lever law, the war time measure
under which the government has con-
trolled food and fuel prices.
Ralph Crews, counsel for the CEN
traI operators, explained that without
making this reservation the operators
could not legally join any rice-fixing
agreement. He also said the operators
would not make their acceptance of
the commissions award contingent
upon the preparation of answers to a
series of questions which the operators
yesterday asked the commission.
In accepting the commissions au-
thorization, the operators, Mr.. Crew
said, understood that the commissions
award should .tof itself constitute a
final contract fixed by the commits
sion.''
President Robinson reminded him
that President Wilson's letter Great
ing the commission authorized it only
to make an award which might be
used .as a basis for wage contract"
He asked if the operators would not
modify the language in their accept
ance accordingly and Mr.. Crews final
iy agreed that the commission should
determine that point.
The mine workers understand the
award shall be a basis of a new wage
agreement and not of itself an agree
ment," said John L. Lewis, acting
president of the mine workers. Il
trust the record is not being made
here which could be used subsequently
as basis for a refusal by the op-
orators to write into a wage agree.
President Robinson said Mr. Crews
stipulation that the commission should
have power to determine what the
procedure should be had cleared up
this point.
Miners representatives put before
the commission their full demands as
originally made and refused by the
operators before the calling of the coal
strike last November. Acting Presi-
dent Lewis recited demands for an in
crease of 60 per cent in wages, the
six-hour day and five-day week, for
the abolition of double shifts and for
the consideration BY districts of in
ternal differences, and defended each
of them.
THE living conditions and social
condition of the miners, the environ
ment in which he has been compelled
to raise his family have ever been too
low he said.
The efficiency and health of mine
workers, he declared. required short
er hours, and he added the miners
would endeavor to show the commits
sion that the average bituminous coal
mine did not work more than thirty
hours week in any case.
These demands were not put up by
us as a mere pretense on which to
trade" he continued. They origin
ated in the minds of miners them
selves and were expressed at their
convention which ordered the nego-
tiations before the strike"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
ARMY OFFICERS
IN AWARD QUIZ
Representative GalIivan of Mas
sachusetts Says Washington
Sector Won Most Medals
FLAYS RED INK HEROES
Asserts That Junk Men Mixed
Up in ShOddy Clothing In
vestigations Received Medals

| Washington, Jan. 13-Urging con-
| gressional investigation of the award
of army decorations for services dur
ing the war, representative Gallivan,
democrat, of Massachusetts, declared
in the house today more distinguished
service medals in proportion were
awarded to army officers who never
got nearer the front than Washington
than to those who saw service over
seas. An investigation was ordered.
TT is common talk in the army, .
said Mr.. Gallivan, that our present
chief of staff and one of his assist
ants, colonel, whose duty it was to
escort and dine foreign missions here
in Washington, have no space left be-
| tween their belts and their collars 10
display the medals that have been
given them as a result of this SER
vice"
Congress should investigate all
awards of medals and crosses, Mr..
Gallivan said, so as to determine why
some recommendations were acted
upon favorably and other disregarded.
'eThe distinguished service medal has
been cheapened and certainly ridi-
culed by the bold and brazen manner
in which it has been passed out 20
those who belong to the elect" said
Mr.. Gallivan. 1T has been used as
reward for friendship; it has even
been removed to make way for some
one else.
The reading of the sum total of the
citations in awarding the distinguish
ed service medal to several chair of
ficers Of the general staff who never
left Washington during the war, if be-
lieved, would certainly impress one
that the war was fought with red ink
at mahogany desks near the shadows
Of the Washington monument.
Surely the lounge lizards, Of the
second army of the Potomac can
have no quarrel with their comrades.
the lobby lanciers of the capitol as
to the number of d. 5. Ms these two
valient units received for heroic ser
vice in this war.
AS for France, wherever the COM
mande1 in chief sent a commissioned
messenger boy on an errand, the d.
s. M. was sure to be the reward
In Washington we had four differ
ent chiefs of staff during the war and
everyone who knows anything at all
about the workings Of the war depart
ment knows that the predecessors of
the present high priest of Prussianism,
General Peyton c. March, were con-
sidered unequal to the task Through
one pretense or another, they We're re-
moved.
Ordinarily when a man has failed
in the performance of any specific
task he is removed without reward
These men have on the other hand
been rewarded in the name of the
president of the United States by the
bestowal upon them of the ID. S. NJ.
The kaiser" continued Mr. CALI
van. with some spark of appreciation
for consistency, yet alive, said: me und
Gott.' No so you chief of staff L. S.
A. Peyton G. March, who sees no rea-
son for including 'Gott.' 1t is simply
me- with him.
In France there was a board of
awards of medals that sat in Chau-
mont and looked with easy favor on
giving awards to their friends ard
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
FIRST CLASH OF
CAMPAIGN HERE
Hays Suggests That Glass In
vestigate Bank Drafts-WiU
Organize Women Voters

san Francisco, Jan. I3-In a state
ment in connection with the announce
hleht IN Washington Of telegra pbfc
correspondence between Secretary Of
the Treasury Glass and viii II. Havs
| chairman OF the republican national
/ committee, AR Hays renewed his
suggestion that the secretary inves-
tigate the alleged action of the 1ar,o-
cratic national committee in drawing
drafts on bankers in whose banks aov-
/ ernment funds are deposited and wiz
ing such bankers that such drafts had
already been drawn"
kilograms We're exchanged after Mr..
Hays stated in a speech at Denver
that the democratic administration had
ssent out thousands of tons of propa-
ganda TO Liberty bond buyers. food
card signers, war workers, etc" The
statement regarding the drawing OF
drafts made in a telegram drew from
Mr.. Glass the reply that at would
not be astonishing to find that both
of you repeatedly have done this"
San Francisco, Jan. 13.-Meang Of
organizing women voters and party
finances were among topics before
win II. Hays, republican national
chairman and leading republican or six
western states for discussion at con
lferences today
Mr.. Hays, who arrived here yester-
day with a group Of prominent men
and women party workers also was
scheduled to speak at a dinner TO
which 1000 tickets had been IS
sued.
Special meetings Of the national
committeeman here to confer with Hr.
Hays were TO be held.
Washington, Jan. 13.-Appointmen1
Of a committee Of seventeen. including
two women, to arrange for the demo-
cratic national convention at San
Francisco on June g was announced
today by Chairman Cummins, Of the
national committee. This win be the
first time women have had a hand in
the preliminary arrangements Of a
presidential nominating convention,
Mr.. Cummins said.
Chairman Cummins VIII head the
COMMITTEES and the members viii be
Mrs. George Bass. Chicago; Miss May
E. F'oy, Los Angeles; J. Bruce Kremer.
Montana Wilbur II. Marsh, of Iowa;
Edward @. Hoffman, Indiana; Clark
Howell, Georgia; Norman z. Mack,
New York; Fred B. Lynch, Minnesota.
Charles Boeschenstein, Illinois; e II.
Moore, Of Ohio; Arthur F. Mullen. Ne
braska; DR.. John W. Coukhlin, Massa-
chusetts; Isidore B. Dockweiler. Cali
fornia John T. Barnett, Colorado;
Patrick H. Quinn, Rhode Island and
Robert II. Elder. idaho.
The first meeting OF the arrange
nlents committee viii be held in San
Francisco, probably within the next
sixty days, Mr.. Cummins said. The
committee viii be divided into seven
committees dealing with specific
phases Of the convention.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
GORDON HART is
STATE CHEMIST
Succeeds Frank t. Wilson Who
Becomes "Y"
Worker

Tallahassee. Jan 13.-The governor
today appointed Gordon Hart TO sue
ceed Frank T. Wilson as assistant
state chemist and fertilizer analyst
Mr.. Wilson has resigned to take up
the position of Y. NJ. c. A. secretary
for Marion county, with headquarters
at Ocala- Mr.. Hart was born in Polk
county, is a graduate Of the university
of Florida, served as analyst of the
Aetna explosive company at Mount
Union, Pa, and later served as anal
yst of the American expeditionary
forces research laboratories in France.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
ANZAC GENERAL
PRAISES YANKS
Tells. of HerOism of Americans
in the PerOnne
Sector

Melbourne, Jan. "a Lieutenant
General Sir John Monash. commander
of an Australian army corps in the
Peronne sector during the final days
of the war; paid a high tribute to
American soldiers brigaded with his
men. in a speech here today. Two
American divisions fought with the
tie front.
The Australians found the Ameri-
cans excellent comrades and good
fighters, said the general. Their
common experiences in the field have
established an undying blood relation
ship between Americans and AustraI-
ians."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
UNDERWOOD ASKS
FOR GLASS VOTE

Washington, Jan. 13.-The vote of
Carter Glass. who expects to take his
seat as senator from Virginia this
week, may decide the contest for dem
ocratfc leader OF the senate at the
party conference Thursday, Senator
Underwood Of Alabama said today
during a call at the white house. Sem
ator Underwood IS being opposed for
the leadership place by Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
TRANSPORT RUFoRD
SAILS FROM KEEL

Kiel, Jan. 1S.-The United
States army transport Buford.
which has been lying off Kiel
with 249 undesirable aliens de-
ported from the United States
while repairs were made to tba
boilers, leaves tonight for an un-
known Baltic port, where the
passengers viii be debarked.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
JAPANESE WARSHIP
DID NOT LAND ARMS.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Intelli-
gence officers of the war depart
ment are satisfied after an in
vestigation that the simultaneous
arrival at Manzamillo, Mexico, of
a steamer bearing arms and mu-
nitions from Japan and the jan
anese cruiser Yakmaru had no
connection.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
JAPAN TO WITHDRAW
SHIPS FROM FUCHOW

Paris. Jan. 13.-Japan has de-
cided to withdraw her warships
from Fuchow, China, where they
were sent some weeks ago owing
TO the maltreatment of Japanese
subjects, according to informa-
tion received here by the Japan
csc delegation to the peace con-
ference.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-14
JURY VINDICATES
SCHOTT OF MURDER

Louisville. KY, jan 13.-Dr. Christ
opher 6. Schott. Louisville physician.
whom the grand jury today refused
to indict on the charge Of murder, said
he feels his theory that Elizabeth Ford
Griffith, his office assistant, shot her
self, has been vindicated- The girls
mother insists it was not suicide.