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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
TARIFF BILL Up
TOPRESIDENT
He Can Either Veto 1t and Send
it Back With His Reasons for ,
Doing So, or Can Pocket 1t.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Congres-
sional action on the Fordney emergency
tariff bill was completed by the senate TO-
day and the fate of the measure, de-
signed to defeat the slump in farm com
r dity prices, now rests with President
W lson.
The senate action. which was to ap-
prove the report of it's conference COM
mittee was by a vote of 49 to SO. Eleven
democrats pulled away from their party
position and supported the bill, while
four republicans voted against the meas
ure The house adopted the conference
report Saturday by a vote of 200 tc III.
supporters of the bill turned to watch
for the next move at the white house
Senator Underwood. of Alabama, minor
itv leader in the senate, recently stated
be had assurances that the president
would withhold his signature. Due to
the termination OF this congress within
less than 10 days, the president either
can veto the bill and send it back with
his reasons for doing so or he can simply
destroy it by a pocket veto which would
give no opportunity for congress to at
tempt to override his wishes.
Final votes on the measure, it's OPP
ponents declared. showed slight posi-
biIity of the necessary two-thirds ma
jority being given either in the house or
senate for overriding a veto.
Democratic senators made final as
sault on the bill when the report of the
conference committee was taken up to-
day. and for five hours. drove at what
they described as the iniquities of the
legislation. Although only two voices
were raised in defense Of the bill and
they for only a few minutes. the argu-
ment unloosed by the democrats availed
nothing.
If signed by the president, the law
would be Immediately effective and
would remain in force for I'D months, al
though republican leaders plan to sup
plant il in the meanwhile with a sec
ond tariff measure or a permanent law.
These matters. however, are reserved for
the extra session.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
1Rx rhe Assoctated Rress.l

On Board President Elect haFo4hS
Special. Feb. 2S.-Deffnite conflrma
ton of the selection Of John W.
Weeks. of Massachusetts, to be secre-
tary of war, was given by President
elect Harding tonight as he nearcd
Marion on his return from Florida,
The announcement, conforming 70
the expectations of all those familiar
with the cabinet situation puts into
class of certainties six of the ten Sc
Ieetions Mr.. Harding has made for
his cabinet. His choice for the other
four places also have been published,
but he indicated tonight that he did
not feel the time was ripe for form
al statement confirming them
Mr.. Weeks is former United States
senator and in 1916 was a candidate
for the republican nomination for the
presidency In the last campaign he
served as a member OF the republican
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
CHLETT HAS
NO OPPOSITION
RenOminated by Republicans for
Speaker of the House at
Caucus Last Night.
(sy The Associated Press).

WA STTINGTON. Feb. 28.-Speaker.
Frederick H Gillett of the house OF
representatives was renominated with
out opposition tonight by republicans
of the house to serve as presiding of
ficer during the sixty seventh congress
which will meet in extraordinary ses-
sion early in April.
Representative Frank w. Mondell,
of wyoming, the republican leader, a.
so was named to succeed himself
The new house will elect speaker.
but as the choice of republicans with
a majority of over three to one, Speak
er Gillett's nomination was equal to
election.
Other denominations included w.
Tyler Page, Of Maryland, clerk Of the
house; Joseph G. Rogers, PennsyI-
vania, sergeant at arms; Bert NJ Ken
nedy. Michigan, door keeper and Frank
Collier, Wisconsin. postmaster.
There was a spirited contest fer
chaplain, five candidates being placed
in nomination. DR.. James S. Mont
gomery. a native of Mount Carmel.
Ind, and pastor of Calvary Methodist
church., Washington, won on the first
ballot.
The one hig fight of the conference
was over the proposal to increase the
size of the steering committee which
outlines the party policy and decides
what legislation shall and shall not be
given privileged status.
A motion by Representative. Mann,
Illinois, to increase the membership
from five to seven was finally adopt
ed.
The steering committee win be
named by the committee on commit
tees, which also viii elect a whip.
After some debate a motion by Rep
resentative Begg. Ohio, for appoint
ment of a committee to investigate
and report on the advisab bility of aban-
doning the recently adopted appro-
priation system by which all appro-
priation legislation was concentrated
IN the appropriations committee was
voted down decisively. The commit
tee on committees. comprising one
member from every state with repub-
lican representation was appointed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
FARM LOAYACT
DECLARE VALID
Supreme CourfRenders Almost
Unanimous Decision in the
Case.
CLEARS EGAL QUESTION
Removes Every Shadow as to
Legally of the Banks or
Their Bonds.
~ The Associated Press,

SflNGTON, Feb. 2S.-The farm
loan al designed TO assist the agri-
cultur development ,of the United
SAte by providing readily accessible
crede TO farmers through federal land
bans, was declared valid today. by
thesupreme court.
n an opinion with Commissioner
4Jarles Lobdell of the farm loan
Bard, the decision, it was declared,
clears away every legal question and
Femoves every shadow of question as
ITO the legality of the banks or their
bonds" The court held that congress
had full authority to establish the
land banks and the correlative au-
thority to exempt their bonds from
state taxation.
Commissioner Lobdell announced
that there would be an immediate is
sue of farm loan bonds ''to an unde-
terminate amount" to finance the
handreds Of millions of dollars in
loans which already had been APP
proved by the board and which We're
held up pending the courts decision.
"A bond offering will be made as
soon as the bonds can be made ready
Mr. Lobdell said, "and Immediately
thereafter the distribution of funds
begun. 1t will be at least 80 days,
however, before funds are available
for actual loaning.
THE farm loan board is hopeful that
the market may absorb farm loan
bonds equal to the borrowing demands
OF the farmers of the country but no
one can predict with safety the re-
suit of a financial operation of this
magnitude
The case decided today was an ap-
peal from lower court DEGREES refus-
ing an injunction sought by Charles
w. Smith, a stockholder in the Kan
sas City Title and Trust company, to
restrain that institution from invest
Ing it's funds in the securities of the
land banks. The contention was made
that the farm loan act was invalid as
congress had neither the authority
Under the constitution to establish
banks on 10 exempt these securities
from state taxation.
The court. in a practically unani-
nous opinion, upheld the authority of
the government in both instances.
In anticipation of the decision of the
court in this case the house on Sat
urday postponed until tomorrow a vote
on a section of the civil sundry bill
authorizing the treasury to purchase
S200,000,000 worth of farm loan bonds.
The supreme courts decision will per-
nit the banks to go ahead with the
sale OF their bonds on the market and
some congressional leaders do not re-
gard ii as necessary to make the pro-
posed $500. 100000 appropriation.
A new issue of farm loan bonds,
bearing interest at per cent, will be
offered Immediately, Commissioner
Lobdell of the farm loan board an
nounced tonight. The amount is as
yet undetermined.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
FRANCE BUSY
ON FRONTIER
Movements of Troops for the
Past Three Days Has Been
Greatly Increased.
AWAITING CONFERENCE
Are Ready in Case Germans Re-
fuse to Accept Allied Repa-
ratiOns Demands.
fsy The Associated Pressl.

PARIS, Feb. 2S.-Great military ac-
tivity was noted today along that por-
ton of the Rhine occupied by the
French near the Mayence bridgehead.
The artillery. which had been parked
several miles behind the line. was
| brought up, as also were long lines
of ammunition trucks, while the air
plane camps at Bourget and Villa
coublay began to show activity, COM
mencing at noon today. 1t is reported
that the movement of Senegalese, AL
gerian and Moroccan troops arriving
at Marseilles during the past few days
has greatly increased.
Marshal Foch is expected to return
| to Paris from London tomorrow with
General Weygand and proceed imme-
diately tC Mayence, there TO await the
decision of the London conference.
This decision, according TO semi-offi-
cial information, is not expected in
Paris until Friday or Saturday.
Should the Germans formally de-
cline to accept the allied reparations
demands everything is said to be in
readiness to execute the penalties
which were decided on by Premiers
Lloyd George and BRAND Sunday at
Chequers court, although such penal
ties must be ratified by Belgium and
Italy, whose delegates will have to be
called into consultation.
The greatest secrecy is being main
tanned as to the nature of these pen
alties and concerning the military
movements. hut The Associated Press
learns on good authority that a great
naval demonstration by the British
has been decided upon at Kiel, Ham
burg and Bremen, while the Belgian
and French troops will operate on
land. The Ruhr region, it is said,
probably will not be occupied as the
French desire to demonstrate that any
movement taken by them is not di-
rected against the German proletariat
but against the reactionaries, nation
alists and imperialists.
The concensus of opinion in parlia-
mentary circles is that no decision
will be taken until the. London confer
ence it aware. of the contests of the
inauguration speech of President
Harding as French officials are desir-
Gus of showing the United States that
everything possible has been done to
avoid stern measures and also that
they desire to have the moral support
of American public opinion should a
movement forward into the interior of
Germany become necessary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
LEVER ACT IS
GIVEN ALLOW
Supreme Court Declares POr-
tiOns of 1t to Be UncOn-
Stitutional.
PROSECUTIONS TO STOP
Appeal Was Made by Govern
ment from a Decree in Lower
Court Quashing Indictment.
az The Assoelatea Pressl.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The su-
preme court today held unconstitu-
tional the sections of the ever act
under which the government stopped
the coal strike of 1919 and subse-
quently launched its campaign to re-
duce the cost of living by prosecuting
alleged hOarders of and profiteers in
footstuffs and other necessities.
The courts opinion was rendered
specifically in an appeal by the gov
ernment from a decree in lower courts
quashing an indictment against an al
legged prohteer in sugar but it was
sweeping in it's terms and will have
the effect of ending all prosecutions
instituted by the department of jus
tice in its cost of living campaign.
The action of the government. i'm
obtaining injunctions to stop the strike
OF bituminOus miners in November.
1919, was not before the court. but
department of justice officials said
that 1t was under section i, which was
held invalid that the government had
proceeded against the miners.
The opinion of the court was based
largely on the indefiniteness of the
section under review. Chief Justice
White. departing from his prepared
opinion, remarked that the scope of
the sections apparently was "as broad
as human imagination" and that the
degree Of eriminality was left to
ever changing standards"
Associate Justices Brandeis and Pit
ney dissented as to the reasoning bv
Which the courts decision was
reached, but concurred in the result.
The chief justice said in/his written
opinion that the sections under dis
cussion did not constitute a fixing bv
congress of an ascertainable standard
OF guilt and were not adequate to in
form persons accused Of violations
thereof of the nature and cause Of the
accusation against them"
The wide latitude of possible inter-
pretation was clearly evidenced. he
said, by the varied assortment of cases
brought before the court to test the
act. These cases, numbering 10 in
all ranged from specific convictions
TO denial OF injunctions sought by re-
tallers to restrain government agents
from proceeding against them. In
some cases the government appealed
from adverse decisions of lower
courts quashing indictments and i'm
others it defended decisions in its
favor.
observe that the sections forbid
Continued on Page T~o.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
GRAPHIC STORY
OF WRECK TOLD
Passenger on Michigan Central
Train Gives Vivid Descrip-
tion of Accident.
(sy The Associates press).

PORTER, Ind, Feb. 2S.-Edward w
Fierke of Grand RAPIDS, Mich, who
stood on the platform of the day coach
OF the Michigan Central train, just a
few feet from the point where the
New York Central epgine hit it and
who saw the passengers in this coach
trying TO escape as the headlight bore
.hown on them, gave graphic descrip-
ton of the wreck today. Beginning at
the point where the Michigan Central
Htrain derailed and came to a stop
cross the New York Central tracks.
9ierke said:
''The car swayed suddenly and left
the tracks. We bumped along the ties
for few feet at full speed. From one
side ! heard blast of a whistle. |
looked out. There was another train
bearing down on us at full speed.
Il couldn't move. my tongue stuck
up in the roof of my mouth. / tried
TO open the door into the day coach
10 shout to the people inside. Ny
hand refused to function.
1T perhaps wasn't over 80 seconds
between the time / saw that train
and the moment 1t hit US. 1t was 10
years to me.
Tho light from the headlight of the
approaching train made everything as
bright as day where / stood. thought
l was surely going to be killed
AS stood l could see into the day
coach. On the side the New York
Central was approaching 1 could see
mat other passengers had seen the
Pain. a woman jumped up from her
seat. She held a little girl-looked as
though she was about or Q wears old
to her breast. Men jumped up-one
even started for the door where | wa
standing.
Then suddenly the side of the car
buckled I'm. My last conscious impress
sion was of everything dissolying In
front of me. / remember seeing the
nose of the engine. I remember the
(Continusd an pan. -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
CONEY TO MAKE
RETURN FLIGHT
AN The AssocIated Pressl

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Feb. Is
Lieut. W. d. Coney, who recently flew
from San Diego, Cal, to Jacksonville in
the record time of % hours, q minutes,
will leave at midnight March on a
return flight to San Diego, he announc-
ed today He intends to make only one
scheduled stop enroute, landing at Dali
las Texas, for fuel.
The point of departure depends upon
instructions from the war department
Lieut.. Coney said, but it would be
either at Jacksonville or Brunswick. Ga.
his home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
EFFORT
TO GET LANDS
(ey The Associates Press)

w WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Dial, South Carolina. who recently
cited to the department of justice the
acceptance by Federal Judge Landis of
Chicago of the position of arbiter of
baseball, today introduced a bin to
require al federal judges to devote
their entire time to their judicial
duties.
The bill was referred without de-
bate to the judiciary committee with
little chance for action before con-
gress adjourns.
The bin would require all federal
judges TO live in the district to which
they are appointed and confine them
selves to their bench duties. Viola
ton would be "a high misedemeanor."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
MEMPHIS BROKERS
ARE BANKRUPT

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 2S.-F. W.
Brode & Co. brokers in cotton seed pro-
ducts, filed a voluntary petition in bank
rllptcy in federal district court here to-
day Liabilities totalling s7S6.03S 81
were listed and assets given as $685.
57T93
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-Final set
tlement of the boundary dispute be
tween Panama and Costa Rica to
prevent a recurrence OF the armed
hostilities, which cable advices said
had ended yesterday with the surTen-
der of the Costa Rican force at Coto,
is sought by the United States in
notes dispatched to the two govern
ments today by the state department.
The suggestions made by the United
States do not amount to an offer of
mediation or arbitration, Under Sec
retary of State Davis declared today,
but the state department, he added,
had expressed a firm attitude of op-
position to war as a substitute for ar
bitration as a means of settling the
question.
Although cable advices received
here today by the Panama legation
stated that the Costa Rfcan force oc-
cupying COto, in the disputed area,
had been surprised and had surren-
dered, no account of the situation was
received from Costa Rican sources.
The state department had not been
advised, Secretary Davis said, whether
the occupation of the territory in
question was a formal move on the
part of Costa Rica or simply the act
of an independent expedition of Costa
Ricans.
"In any event" Mr.. Davis said, the
Costa Rican course of taking posses
sion by force of the territory awarded
them by an arbitral decision was not
the best method. The state depart
ment's communications to both coun-
tries suggested. the advisability of
getting together and coming to AN.
agreement"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-01
COTO CAPTURED
BY PANAMAIANS
Two Costa Ricans Killed and
Nine Wounded and Two Pan
namaians Wounded in Battle.
P ALACE is GUARDED
Another Demonstration Against
President POrras is Made
End of Dispute in Sight.
(sy The Associated Pressl.

PANAMA, Feb. 28.--Two Costa Ri
cans We're killed and nine wounded and
to Panamaians We're wounded in fight
ing at Coto. on the Pacific side of the
Costa Rica- Panama frontier. The en-
tire Costa Rican force which occupied
Coto was captured.
Thirty five additional prisoners were
taken when a Costa Rican launch was
captured by the Panamians. Their
arms and a machine gun also were
taken.
Coto was reoccupied by the Pana-
mians headed by a force of 100 caval-
ry commanded by Col. Laureano Gas
ton. Another demonstration against
President Porras took place this after
noon. Americans are still guarding the
presidential palace.
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New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Will Lend Financial Aid
ToBuyers at MahoneySale
Vacant Property in Manhattan,
the Bronx and Yonkers To Be
Sold nv Estate

Vacant lots in Manhattan, the Bronx
and Yonkers are to be offered by the
executors of the estate of James A.
Mahoney at auction in the Vesey Street
salesroom on Tuesday, November 20.
M. Morgenthau ir., Company, as agents
of the estate, and Joseph P. Day, auc-
tioneer, announce that they have made
arrangements with financial institu-
tions to advance building loans to re-
sponsible purchasers at the sale.
Among his holdings are lots on Fort
Washington Avenue, between 169th
Street and Haven Avenue, just west of
the Broadway subway station, and a
plot of sixty-four lots at Broadway and
232d Street, running through to
Kingsbridge Avenue, one block north
of the Broadway and 231st Street SUBJ
way station.
The other holdings Of the estate in
clude several corners in the Dyckman
and Kingsbridge sections of the Bronx,
adjoining the Lincoln station and front
ing on the Mclean Avenue trolley in
Yonkers, and adjoining the Pelham
Manor station of the N. Y, N. H. & H
Railroad. All of these holdings are
ready for Improvement Some Of them
are suitable for apartments, two-family
houses and private DWELLINGS,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Realty Investments
Of Subway Builder
To Go at Auction
Holdings of the Late John G..
Rogers in Manhattan, the
Bronx and YOnkers To Be
Sold to Settle the Estate

Manhattan and Bronx properties be-
longing to the late John c. Rogers
subway builder and contractor, will
be sold at executive auction on Tues
day, November %, by Joseph P. Day
In the Vesey Street salesroom to set
tie affairs Of the estate.
Chief interest among thes offerings
will probably centsr in the ia lots
on Riverdale, Deiafield, Liebig and Tyn-
dali avenues, just north of 261st Street,
opposite the Academy of Mount st.
Vincent, and extending beyond West
263d Street to the Yonkers city line.
These sites, suitable for one and two
family houses and bungalows, lie oppo-
site Van Cortlandt Park, near the
Broadway surface car line, which
connects with the Broadway sub
way at 242d Street terminal station.
Another large investment made by
Mr.. Rogers during his lifetime in
volved about zoo lots variously located
in groups Of from one lot to fifty lots
in Baychester Avenue, Gun Hill Road
and adjacent thoroughfares, at the Bay
chester Station Of the n Y, N. II. &
II. Il. II. and close to the Lexington
Avenue subway terminus in Pelham Bay
Park. Some Of these lots have O. con-
siderable frontage on Given Creek, a
local fishing, boating and bathing cen
TER me baychester section is close to
the Pelham Parkway and the Isaac l..
Rice Playiield, and is in the tve-cent
For builders of business buildings
and apartment houses there are twenty
tlve lots located at the southeast corr
ner OF broadway and 226th Street, at
the 22bth Street subway station and
extending almost to the Harlem River.
Other sites in the immediate vicinity
OF subway stations consist of twenty
one lots in Jerome and Anderson ave-
nues and 166th Street, including four
parcels at the southwest and northwe st
corners of Jerome and Amsterdam ave-
nues and l66th Street, short distance
from the subway station at jerome
Avenue and 167th Street; also forty
three lots in the Fort George Hill sec
eion OF Washington Heights, just east
OF, OF, broadway, in Broadway Terrace,
TO the l9lst Street subway station and
overlooking the Dyckman section.
On the Bronx side Of the Fordham
l207th Street, Bridge, near the 2O7th
Street and Fordham Road subway.
Sixth and Ninth Avenue az. and New
York Central Railroad stations, to be
sold, include corners at Fordham Road.
Sedgwick Avenue, West 184th Street.
Cedar Avenue and Harlem River Ter
race. Ten lots at Crestwood, Yonkers.
with 260 feet frontage on Westchester
Avenue and 2l4 feet on Pennsylvania
Avenue, are included in the sale.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Brooklyn Brokers Will
Name Leaders This Week
James B. Fisher, Present Vice
President, Nominated to Sue
ceed Burling as President

The Brooklyn Real Estate Board will
elect new officers at it's annual meeting
on Tuesday evening in the Hotel Bos-
sert.
The nominating committee has pre-
sented the names of the following can
didates to be voted upon by the mem
bers: President, James B. Fisher; vice
president, M. C. O'Brien; treasurer,
George II. Gray, and secretary, Isaac
Cortelyou. For directors-Henry w.
Ackerson, Andrew j. Murphy, George
II. Ohnewald, Robert Il. Patterson,
William p Rae, Charles J. Obermayer,
Frank H.. Quinby, ]. w. Richardson,
Taurus L. Sutton and William H. Todd;
auditing committee. Charles D. Beh-
rens, Frederick B. Snow and Louis
Raer.
Mr.. Fisher is now president.
William Raymond Burling is the re-
tiring president, Mr.. O'Brien has been
nominated to succeed Mr.. Fisher as
vice-president, and Messrs. Gray and
Cortelyou have been nominated to sue
ceed themselves.
The retiring directors are Henry J.
Davenport, George w. Gair, William B.
Greenman, Edwin P. Maynard, Benja-
min H. Namm, Joseph w. Catharine,
II. Elliott Esterbrook, Christopher B.
Gwathmey, Harry A. Levine and Ed
ward Lyons.