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The state herald., 1920-05-28

upnO the subject of how poorly
the teacher was paid, and showing
that they were paid less than the
scrub woman or hod carrier and the
like, which process took about three
quarters of an hour, he turned to the
class for five minutes and told them
they should have vision; that n
man or woman who amounted to
anything in the world should have n
vision, and the writer, listening,
wondered just what kind of vision
such an address, if such it may be
called, would tend to inspire in the
young man or woman who listened.
What lofty ideals would suggest
themselves for emulation. What in
centives were offered to seek the
better, higher and nobler things in
life, such as are found among the
educational writings of all nations
and appear in every course of edu-
cation worthy of the name.
just how many of the young men
and women who heard would he
fired with the zeal to go higher
educationally and prepare more
thoroughly for the battle of life?
Some may say that because this was
Il school commencement, il was pro-
per to devote the entire evening to
n lament upon the proposition of the
teachers salary and inadequacy
thereof. With any such statement
many of us will disagree. There is
AN eternal fitness of things and
some Of us maintain that even
though You concede the right to
mention those things, it is neither
the time. nor the place to give an en-
tire evening to the discussion in such
way as to kill all enthusiasm and
desire for further education upon
the part of the graduate and to tend
to kill any desire upon the part of
others who listened to even enter
and complete the High school
course.
My closing question is, Did the
Worlds War teach us only to use
every occasion, whether proper or
not, to spread propaganda for our
pet causes? just what is the func-
ton of the Commencement Address
to n class of immature High school
pupils anyhow!
a CITIZEN.
The state herald., 1920-05-28
OFFICERS
HoLYoEE, COLORADO

Otto Fulschcr President G. H. Paul Vice. President
J. L. Slack, ycc.prcsidcnt Geo b Ilcgnbotham Cashier
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NIERCARTH IS
FINALLY SAVED
Aviator Was Lost i'm Everglades
Six Days After Landing on
Mud Island in Swamp.

Arcadia, Fla, April 3.-Lieut. o. C.
Niergarth, of Battle Greek, Mich, the
aviator who was lost in the everglades
for six days, recovered his strength
sufficiently last night to tell of his ex-
periences.
He left here Tuesday noon, March %
for Fort Myers an hours journey,
but missed the landmarks and as he
had no compass soon was lost over
the big cypress swamp. The sun was
almost directly overhead and he was
unable to establish his position from
it. He flew southwark until his gaso-
line gave out and landed in the first
open space available. This proved to
be an island of mud where he spent
the night half buried in the mud and
tortured by insects.
The next day he started wading
through mud up to his waist. He con-
tinued the struggle throughout We'd
nesday Thursday and Friday. Friday
night he became delirious and did not
remember what he did until Monday
morning when he was rescued by a
man named Rowen who treated his
wounds and fed him. RowelI carried
him to Everglades, Fla. by boat where
he was picked up Wednesday by an
aviator and brought here. He lost %
pounds during the adventure.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
PALMER ORDERS
COAL INQUIRY
PrOfiteering in BituminOus Pro.
duction Districts Will Be
Thoroughly Probed.
PRICE INCREASE UNFAIR
Attorney General Says Wage
Advance Would Not Increase
Cost Over 40 Cents Ton

Washington, April 3.-Federal dis
trict attorneys We're instructed today
by Attorney General Palmer to re-
ceive and consider complaints of profi-
teering in bituminous coal (which may
arise in your district under the Lever
act"
Mr.. Palmer's telegram was prepared
after some bituminous coal operators
had stated publicly that the new
wage scale agreed on under the terms
of the award by the coal strike settle
ment commission would result in an
increase of from 90 cents to s1.25 a
ton on coal.
Pointing out that the total increase
in wages had been estimated at ap-
proximately s200.000.000 a year, Mr.
Palmer said that if this entire amount
We're added by the operators to the
price it would only make an increase
of 40 cents a ton"
IF, however, the operators absorb
the IA per cent increase which be-
came effective in December" said the
attorney general, there will be left
only s96, 6,000.0 600 to be passed on to the
consumer. In this event the increase
in the price of coal at the mine should
amount to 20 cents a ton.
II understand that an exaggerated
statement of the demand for export
coal is affecting the market price par
ticularly from Illinois east, this de-
mand having been estimated at as
much as 10o,000,0o0 tons. But 1 ad-
vised that our port facilities are only
adequate for the export of 30,000,o00
per annum. that is to say, only 6 per
-T-l.s q.
should not be made an excuse for
raising the price for normal consump
tion. 1t is probable that normal con-
ditions will be shortly restored and
fasr prices will follow. In the mean
time please receive and consider com
plants of profiteering which may arise
In your district under the Lever act
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
PUBLISHER WOULD
EXCLUDE JAPS

Cleveland, o.. April 3.-The Jap
anese birth rate in California is so
high and their standard of living so
low that any immigration policy other
than exclusion will result in the ulti-
mate destruction of the American pop
ulation in the west, V. 6. McCIatchery,
publisher of the Sacramento Bee, said
in an address here today. He said
the japanese practically control the
Imperial Valley in southern California
hold half of the Hood River Apple
district and control the Southern Cal
ifornia fisheries.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
MERGING OF BIG
BRITISH STORES

Washington, April 3.-Amaigama-
tion of department stores in England
is noted il official trade reports re-
ceived here as the latest development
of a tendency toward combination in
each branch of England's national in
dustries. Big stores. especially those
in the more important cities, are COM
bining through purchase or consolida-
ton and already il has become appar-
ent to some observers that the busi-
ness soon will be concentrated in the
control of a few big interests.
The American Chamber of Com
merce in London reports that one of
the largest department stores of that
city recently absorbed three competi-
tors and has branched out in South
America through the opening OF a
large establishment in Buenos Aires.
The value of advertising as sell
ing force is becoming more realized
in England the report said. This
movement towards amalgamation is
not expected to destroy competition,
though it may tend. TO narrow its
scope"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
CATTLE OWNERS
FIGHT DIPPING
Have Called Meeting at Court
House Next Saturday to
Form on Organization.

Escambia county cattle owners who
are opposed to the compulsory dipping
law have called meeting at the old
courthouse at 10 o'clock next Saturday
morning to form an organization and
make plans for testing the validity
of the law It is understood that
there is considerable opposition to the
law. partly because dipping was
started before many of the farmers
believed the weather had become
warm enough.
Another source of dissatisfaction
with compulsory dipping is that the
stock owners claim incompetent men
have had charge Of some of the watts.
The number of men opposed to the law
is said to be considerable and it is be-
lieved 200 farmers will gather at the
courthouse next Saturday morning.
Candidates for the legislature are
being asked their attitude on the dip
ming proposition and in many cases
are being asked to favor repeal of the
law. Several county candidates nave
taken a stand on cattle dipping al
though they have nothing to do with
the law or its enforcement, which is
entirely in the hands of state Off
Gals.
The state Livestock Sanitary Board
has already proceeded against two
farmers who have been directed to
obey the law or show cause why they
should not do so.
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FRANCE AGAIN.
WARNS GERMANS.
Foch C0nfers With Millerand
and Is CloSeted With Minister
of War After Ultimatum
FRENCH ARE DETERMINED
Every Effort Will Be Made to
Prevent Resumption Hostil-
tiles With Hun Regulars

Paris, April 3.-After warning the
German charge d'affairs in a note that
France would admit of no derogation
of the treaty. Premier Millerand con-
ferred with Marshall Foch tonight and
Foeh then conferred with the minister
of war. Millerand reminded the Ger
man charge that he wrote him yester-
day insisting that the German gov
ernment retire the troops which re-
Gently entered the Ruhr basin.
When the Kapp revolution took place
France increased her forces on the
German frontier and prepared to pre-
vent any disturbances. Just what ac-
ton will be taken if the German gov
ernment fails to withdraw it's troops
from the Ruhr basin is unknown. A
resumption of hostilities between the
French and Germans will be averted
if possible, because it might lead to
a general outbreak on all fronts. The
French have made it plain, however
! that they will enforce the treaty.
The Reichswehr captured Duisburg
Rhenisphrussia, and Ruhrort, the har-
Dor for Duisburg, this afternoon after
much street fighting, according to ad-
vices received at Coblenz.
The general advance of the Ger
man government troops along the en-
tire front against the insurgent forces
in the Ruhr and neighboring indus
trial regions which began at o'clock
Friday morning has been very success
full, according to well-informed Dutch
sources. seA
The right wing of the advancing
troops forced the Reds to retreat
across the Testerberg and the govern
ment forces already have penetrated
Hamborn, the advices state.
In the center of the front the gov
ernment troops have taken Reckling-
hauhausen 13 miles north Of Essen
driving the Reds before them while
the left wing is advancing from Hamm
westward.
Companies of the Red army have
been after prominent Russian and ex-
tremists. bearing such names as com
pany Lenine" company Trotzky'' and
company Karl Liebknecht."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
ELUSIVE HELEN
ESCAPES AGAIN
Sensational Getaway Early Last
Night Was For Only Hours
Freedom From Jail.

Filmed escapades of movie stars are
no more sensational than was that
staged in real life early last night at
the county Jail by Helen Walker, the
elusive maid of jail fame, who after
completely freeing herself from be-
hind the steel bars and the impene-
trable walls was recaptured after en-
joying one brief hour of freedom.
Getting possession of a key to the
third story of the building the young
woman got down to the second story
and from there to the ground by break
ing a window and making a rope of
blankets. She jumped into a waiting
automobile and left for the open world.
But for the quick wit of Charlie john
son, who directed energies of city and
sheriff's officers, the escape would
probably have been perfected.
The alarm of the escape was quick
ly known On the streets and many per-
sons were seeking the woman. When
Sergeant Charlie arrived at the
county building he asked some officers
to go to a house on E. Chase and
Eighth and find the woman He final
ly sent for Deputy Black, whom he
had just passed, and who returned
with the sheriff and Deputy Bayliss,
Chief Ellis and officer O'Connell, and
told these officers to hurry if they
wished to find the woman. Events
happening earlier in the day caused
him to arrive at this conclusion.
The officers went to the designated
house and found the young woman
in car just ready to start on her
journey to further freedom Officer
|O'Conne1 and Chief Ellis of the police
department and Deputy Black were the
ones who stopped her as she was
begging the driver for all the speed the
machine had.
Upon her return TO Jail she is said
to have stated that she had secured the
key from s. C. c. Kimmons, janitor
of the county Jail, yesterday afternoon.
The escape was prearranged and a
waiting automobile picked her up as
soon as she hit the ground and rushed
her away.
Breaking glass heard by Deputy
Mayo, who was the only official in the
iafI at the time, was the first sus-
picion that something was wrong. Call
ing officer Touart, of the city station.
the two went up to investigate and
found the cell securely locked Prison
Ter Martin told Of the probable way Of
escape and the alarm was given.
Janitor Kimmons was arrested
charged with aiding a prisoner to es-
fNo. f-continued on Page Two0
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ACES
GET HIGH AWARDS

Washington, April 3. Lieutenants
Edward V. Rickenbachker and Doug
las Campbell, American aces have
been made chevaliers of Legion of
Honor and awarded the Croix de
Guerre with palm by the French gov
ernment, the war department an
nounced today. Captain Reed Nj.
Chambers, also an ace was made chew
alier of the Legion of Honor. The Crox
de Guerre was awarded with palm to
Lieutenants James A. Messner, Leo H.
Dawson and William W. Palmer, and
with bronze star to lieutenants sam
uel Kaye. Jr., John Jeffers, and Alden
b. Sherry.
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NEW PLANT LIFE
IDEAS ANNOUNCED

Washington. April 3.-Government
agricultural experts have discovered
that plant life seems to depend on light
rather than on temperature for nour-
ishment and may be controlled by
regulating hours Of light and dark
ness.
The principles are revolutionary but
they rest on actual experiments show
ing plants subjected to alternate
periods of light and darkness in care
fully prepared proportions could be
brought to maturity any time of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
LEAVE
HAVOC in WAKE
More Than Thousand Families
Are Compelled to Move Out
Chattanooga Lowlands.
WORST BELIEVED PASSING
Lowlands All Along Tennessee
and Tributaries i'm ChattanOO-
ga Area Are Hard Hit.

Chattanooga, April While the
feet tonight it was not expected, ac-
cording to the weather bureau, that
it would go beyond forty-two feet
Relief forces were busy all day aiding
to move. Many manufacturing plants
have been forced to close down. The
railroads, except two lines, are re-
suming normal service. 1t is esti-
mated that more than a thousand
families were forced to move.
Reports from surrounding counties
in Tennessee and Georgia are that all
streams have overflowed with con-
sequent damage to roadways and
farms. Chickamauga, Ga, was hard
hit by the flood. The pumping sta
tion, electric light plant and cotton in
adustries were forced to suspend, while
high waters cut off communication
with the outside except by wire.
L. p. Cauliffe of Knoxville, was
halted here by floods enroute to Au-
gusta, Ga, where his mother was re-
ported dying. He was carried there
today by Bill Brock, aviator, in three
hours and fifteen minutes. He found
his mother still alive. Brock returned
this Afternoon.
Florence, Ala, April 3.-The Ten
nessee river has submerged the big
cofferdam at Jackson's Island and
two smaller levees nearby. Engineers
say the uncompleted bridge across the
Tennessee at this point will be under
water before. noon tomorrow and work
will be suspended on all but the high
est levels of the big job.
Telegraph and telephone communi-
cation have been curtailed by the ris
ing waters, but no loss of life nor seri-
Gus damage had resulted early today.
Colonel Lytle C. Brown, in charge of
the work at Wilson Dam, said he
would suspend operations until the
waters subsidized
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
SENATE CONSIDERS MANDATE
FREIGHT EMBARGO ON
NEW YORK EXPORTS

New York. April 3.-A general
embargo on ex ort freight
through New York brought about
by the discontinuance of export
freight permits, was placed in
effect here today by the various
rail lines on account of the har-
Dor strike. At the office of the
traffic control manager of the
railroads, it was said that it was
uncertain when the issuance of
permits would be resumed.
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CAMPAIGN CLOSES
OUT IN MICHIGAN

Detroit, April 3.-Final appeals by
Governor Lowden, of Illinois and Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson of California,
marked the close tongiht of the cam
paign for Endorsement in Michigan's
presidential preferential primary Mon
day. Major General Wood also made
an active campaign, while Senator
oindexter made one tour. Attorney
General Palmer was the only active
candidate Democrat Endorsement
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GLASS TO LEAVE
} BIRMINGHAM NEWS

birmingham, April 3.-Frank p.
Glass, president of the American
Newspaper Association and vice presi-
dent and editor of the Birmingham
News, has severed his connection with
The News, his stock having been sold
to Victor il. Hanson, majority owner
and publisher and his associates Glass
announced today his SEVERANCE was
friendly and he will take a long va
cation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
CHICAGO BANKS
ADOPT OWN SAVING

Chicago, April 3.-Chicago banks
will put into effect their own day
light savings plan beginning a week
from next Monday, they announced
today. Starting at 9 o'clock banking
hours will begin an hour earlier than
now and p. m. will be the closing
hour.
Efforts are still being made to have
a daylight ordinance passed by the
city council.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
SOCIALISTS WILL
APPEAL TO VOTERS

New York, April 3.-Determination
of Socialists to carry their fight to
reinstate five members of their party
expelled from the New York assembly
before the voters at a special election
was announced tonight by officials of
sSociaIist organization after a con-
ference here. 1t was stated that they
will ask the governor to call a spe-
eial election and the five men will
seek reelection confident of their
success
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TURN LIGHT ON REAL ISSUES
COLD EASTER is
WEATHER FORECAST

Washington, April 3.-Cold
Easter is forecast for the south
generally, the weather bureau
announced tonight. A cold wave
warning was ordered for Ken
lucky, Tennessee, A a m a,
Mississippi and extreme north
west Florida.
At Pensacola a drop of 80 de-
gree within the next So hours is
predicted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
FORMER KAISER
CEASES SAVING

Amerongen. April 3.-The presence
at Amerongen of his daughter and
sons in law brought a change in the
former German emperors way OF
living. Since arrival Of the Dutchess
of Brunswick. Wilhelm has not sawed
a single tree. Both he and the former
empress are much calmer-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
THEATRICALS ARE
NOT INTERSTATE

washington, April 3.-Holding that
the business of presenting theatrlcai
entertainments is not interstate COM
merce. the department of justice today
returned to the Federal Trade Com :
mission, records in the commission 5
cornnIaint gainst the Vaudeville Man
a,ars Protective Association and other
Vaudeville booking concerns
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
COMBINATION TO.
'DEPRESSCOTTON.
PRICES PROBED.
Federal Department of Justice
Officials Headed by Palmer
Behind Investigation.
DEALERS UNDER FIRE
Poor Quality Seed and Further
Spread Boil Weevil Expected
to Curtail the Yield.

Washington, April 3. - Investigation
of an alleged combination to depress
cotton prices was ordered today by
Attorney General Palmer. He tele-
graphed United States District Attor-
ney Hooper Alexander of Atlanta, in
structions for examination of charges
that cotton dealers combined arbi-
trarily to reduce the price of cotton
in violation of the Sherman law.
Complaint was that cotton dealers
are controlling prices through manip-
ulation of differentiaIs in various
grades of cotton.
Palmer announced the government
will take appropriate action as soon
as facts in the case are developed. He
instructed Alexander to report his
findings to the Department of Justice,
the Georgia Commissioner of Agri-
culture, and the Director of Georgia
State Bureau Of Markets.
Washington, April a. Cotton In
many localities from Alabama tc
Central Texas may prove a complete
failure if good tested seed are not
used, the Department of Agriculture
warned growers today. Much of the
seed this year has less than fifty per
cent. termination.
Washington, April 3. Boil weevi
infestation gained in every state OF
the cotton belt last year except Ar
kansas and Texas, and now is ap-
preaching the limits of cotton produc-
tion on the northern edge of the belt
the department of agriculture reported
today. IL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
SOUTH AFRICA is
SEEKING FREEDOM

Petroria. Union Of South Africa,
ApriI General Christian DeWet
who commands the Orange Tree state
forces in the Boer war, declared in a
speech here today that South Africa
would persist with England for her
independence until England granted it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-04
BRITISH PLAN
TOCURB RIOTS
Military Precautions Are Taken
i'm Dublin and Other Irish
Towns for Easter Sunday
PASSERS SHOW PERMITS
Soldiers Halt All Travellers and
Force Them to Display
Military Passports.

Dublin, April 3.-Military precau-
tions in Dublin exceed anything of the
kind since the Easter rebellion of 1915
Dispatches from various sections in
dicate a similar state of affairs at
Derry. Tipperary, Newry, Limerick
and other places.
The military police halted every We
hicle and pedestrian entering Dublin
and searched them for arms but found
none. The Associated Press automo-
bile was held up by soldiers who en-
phasized their demand for search by
placing bayonets uncomfortably near.
Dublin castle does not take very seri-
ously the report of an intended out
break.
London, April 3.-Reports from many
parts of Ireland indicate the govern
ment is taking no chances of a possl-
BILE naturalization of the rumored
Sim Irein plot for an Easter revoiu-
ton. Londonderry. Dublin and other
places the report s~id were the center
of extreme military activity, a strin
gent watch being maintained and all
travellers searched and identified.
Elaborate preparations are being
made to handle any possible untoward
situation. Thus far, however, all news
paper reports from lTefdnu
there is no Sim Fein plot and that
no uprising is expected. Therefore
the government measures are inter
preted here as merely precaution and
not necessarily indicating that the au-
thorities expect trouble.
| Belfast, April 3.--In addition to pro-
nounced military activity in the vicin-
| ity of Londonderry today, all the roads
about the town being patrolled, the
passengers who arrived by the Scotch
boat at Londonderry We're searched
by the police. Meanwhile violent
scenes were reported taking place
among the Sim Fein prisoners con-
fined in Londonderry Jail.
Unusual activity also was displayed
| by the authorities at Dundallx, midway
between Belfast and Dublin, special
patrols being posted at all approaches
| to the town. The drivers of motor
cars, which vehicles were numerous on
the road because of the Eastertide ac-
tivities were required to produce their
7 permits.
J Dublin, April 3.-Fifty armed men
yesterday held up train at Killonan,
near Limerick. and escaped with e3,-
900 sterling. The money was to have
been used to pay off workmen.
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AMARILLO, TEXAS,
HAS SNOW STORM

Amarillo. Tex. April 3--Tempera-
ture of 20 degrees at O'Clock tonight
was recorded and was steadily drop
ming. Heavy snow has been falling
here almost continuously since noon.