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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
SENATE PASSES APPROPRIATION
MEASURE BUT REJECTS RIDER
PROVIDING MILLIONS FOR ROADS
Three Annual Appropriation
Bills Are Driven Through
in Six Hours.
MORGAN'S HOME ACCEPTED
Financier's. London House Will
Become Home of Ameri-
can Ambassador.
(sy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. .18.-By the
passage in six hours today of three
annual appropriation bills aggregating
more than $3.50, 10000 the senate
demonstrated its ability to work,
when in the mood.
With only eleven working days re-
manning of the present session. the
appropriation bills were given a clear
field in the senate today in the ef-
fort to pass all of the regular sup
ply measures by March 4 as requested
by President-elect Harding.
The three bills passed today We're
the postoffice budget carrying s574,-
100000, the annual diplomatic and
consular bill totalling SIC, 100000 IN
it's appropriations and the $276, ,000,-
90 deficiency measure. Senate amend
ments increased the three bills about
$145. 100000 over the totals voted by
the house, which will necessitate ad-
justments in conference.
All except one of the appropriation
bills had passed the house tonight,
but the senate still has to pass six
the army, navy, agriculture river and
harbors; fortifications, and general
deficiency measures Only two of the
regular supply bills. the annual pen
sion roll and the District of Colum bia
budget have been completed by both
bodies of congress and sent to Presi-
dent Wilson. In the three money
bills passed today by the senate most
of the appropriations We're routine
and droned through by reading clerks
with little discussion. Passage of the
postoffice bill was marked by rejec-
ton of the proposed rider to appropri-
ate s100000,0O0 for the federal road
building fund.
The diplomatic bill carried provis-
ions authorizing acceptance of J..
Pierpont Morgan's home in London
for an American embassy, for indefi-
mite extension of the system of re-
quiring wise by American consular Of
ficers abroad of emigrants' passports
and creating commission to acquire
embassy, legation and consular build
ings in foreign, capitals Among the
items in the deficiency bill as passed
was ian increase from s1,000.0OO to
81, 45O,000,000 in the prohibition en-
forcement fund and S65,575,000 for
payment to the railroad administra-
tion of mail transportation account.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
Was
shot IN BACK
So State Claims i'm Trial of West
Virginia Miners for Muir
derS at Matewan.
CHAIR is INTRODUCED
Wounded Detective Was Sitting
i'm 1t and Bullet Hole is
Exhibited.
(sy Associated Press

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, Feb. 1S.-A
wicker chair, with an alleged bullet
hole through the back played an inn
portant part in the Matewan battle
trial here today. j. W. Ferguson, one
of the seven Baldwin -FeIts detectives
who We're killed in the fight, rested
in the chair on the back porch of Mrs
Mary Duty's home before he was
killed, several witnesses testified.
John Akers told the, jury that he
assisted Ferguson to the Duty home
after the detective had been wounded
He said that he ran from the porch
when several armed men with rifles
came through the house from the
front He said he had not gone far
when he heard shots He turned into
an alley on which the Duty home
faced, and he saw Ferguson lying dead
in the roadway with several men near
the body the witness said.
Captain Avis, of counsel for the
state, introduced the wicker chair as
an exhibit. Pointing to the hole in
the back, he said he intended to prove
that the wounded man had been shot
again and killed after he was taken
to the Duty home.
Harry Station, a justice Of the peace,
and one of the nine witnesses heard
today, testified that he went to Mate
wan after the fight, where he met Sid
Hatfield, a defendant. He testified
that Hatfield shook hands with him
and told him that he had killed three
of the Baldwin -Felts men. Another
witness, Miss Bessie Hamilton, told
the jury that after the fight, she saw
three bodies lying in the street. Sid
Hatfield searched two of the bodies,
she said. adding that later she saw
him kick the PROSTATE form of a man.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
BOND BROKERS
ARE INDICTED
Six Memphis Men Are Ordered
Held for Receiving Stolen
Goods.
PART OF BANDIT LOOT
Liberty Bonds Stolen at Brook
lyn Handled Through
Agents in Memphis.
(6y Associated Pressl

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. IS.-W. L.
Huntley. Jr., banker: John +. Mccall.
Jr., lawyer; II. L. Priddy. bond broker,
M. B. Joseph. jeweler; H. Diggs Nolen.
drug store owner, and one other man
were under Indictment tonight on
charges of receiving stolen property
as part of the $4,000 haul made by
bandits, who held up and robbed a
brokers' messenger in Brooklyn. Nov.
g. last.
Indictments against the six men
were returned today by a shelby
county grand jury which reviewed
evidence obtained by New York and
Memphis detectives who had traced
several blocks of stolen bonds. valued
In the aggregate at approximately
S235,OO0, through Memphis banks and
brokers.
Each of the indictments contain
two counts, one count charging re-
ceiying stolen property and the other
receiving property stolen i'm another
state and brought into Tennessee.
Conviction on either of the counts
would carry with it penitentiary SEN
tences of from three to 10 years.
Huntley and NoIen already were
they We're arrested two weeks ago on
warrants charging the receiving of
stolen property. Priddy, Mccall and
Joseph either appeared in person or
through counsel this afternoon and
furnished $4,000 bonds.
The sixth man indicted had not
been arrested tonight and his name
was not made public
Nolen's wife also was under bond
on a warrant charging her with am
offense similar to that charged against
Nolen. The grand jury ignored this
charge, however, and returned an in
dictment against her charging at
tempted bribery on the allegation that
she offered a policeman $50 not to ar
rest her. 1t was stated that the war
rant against Mrs. Nolen will be dis
missed.
All of the men indicted today have
issued statements denying that they
mad any intimation that the bonds in
voived in the several transactions
were stolen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
ASSAULT MADE
ON YOUNG Wife
Young White Woman Tells
Story of Attempted Crimi-
nal Assault Yesterday.

What was said to have been one of
the most brutal assaults in the his
tory of Pensacola was ATTEMPTED yes
terday about noon when a respected
young white woman was said to have
been assaulted by a young white man,
a friend since early childhood The
man made his escape last night and
is said to have stolen a Buick auto
mobile belonging to Joe johnson In
leaving.
The young woman was reported as
being in a serious condition last night
by physicians, though she is expect :
ed to recover. Her face is painfully
bruised and marked from blows while
her body is badly bruised and wound
ed. She was found wandering through
the woods by a citizen living near
Little Bayou and brought to her home.
Sheriff Ellis sent out descriptive
wires to all nearby points and roads
are being watched for the missing car
and the man Officers have been in
structed TO watch out for the man in
other cities and the arrest is expected.
The young woman stated yesterday
that the man volunteered to take her
home in the car and as he was a
friend since early childhood of both
herself and her husband she consent
ed. When the car passed the street
on which she lives she begged to be
allowed to leave. she said. but the car
speeded up. She jumped from the car
twice but each time was picked up
and placed in the ear by the man, she
stated
The car went into a ditch on Bar
rancas avenue and a negro woman
was called in to help get it out. The
negro begged the man TO allow the
young woman to go to her house for
a few minutes and the man finally
consented. The young woman slipped
out the back door and started TO the
city through the woods. when she was
picked up by the citizen of Little
Bayou.
The man returned to the city and
about o'clock last night heard that
the woman's husband was looking for
him He is said to have gone TO his
home, secured two pistols and left in
the automobile,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
RESERVE BANKS
SHOW STRENGTH
Board No Longer Looks With
Apprehension on Financial
Conditions of Country.
(sy Associated Pressl

SPARTANBURG, s c., Feb. 1S.-
THE federal reserve board no longer
looks with apprehension on the finan-
cial conditions in this country because
the crisis has been passed and the
condition of the federal reserve banks
show strength in all regions" said
Governor w. P. G. Harding of the
federal reserve board, speaking before
the annual dinner of the Spartanburg
Chamber of Commerce here tonight.
The thing needed now is a bolder
front, horse sense and a spread of the
conservative optimism that is found
over the country. His position was
that the federal reserve board did not
restrict credits, and bring on the
slump in prices, but absorbed that
shock when the breaks came. through
natural reaction from conditions of
imitation following the end of the war.
There will always be good times and
bad times. he said, and we still have
our problems in taxation and foreign
trade relations, but they will be
worked out.
In connection with the charge that
the federal reserve board has with
held loans from agricultural interests.
he said the board has recently an
swered the question from a congress
sional committee showing that agri-
cultural loans in 1919 were 1921, 600.
while in 1920 they were $3.50, 900. The
governor said the farmers of the
country should dispose of their prod
ucts in an orderly fashion, and follow
some orderly plan of production in
the year ahead.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
SUPREME COURT
DESTROYS ACT
Opinion Declaring Law Uncon-
stitutional Was BY Chief
Justice Brown.
OFFICERS ARE PLEASED
Local County Officials Had FIRE.
quently Expressed Oppo-
siti0n to Law.
(SpeciaI to The JournaD

TAI4LAHAS SSEE, Feb. 1S.-The su-
preme court today in an opinion by
Chief Justice Browne concurred in by
Justices Ellis and Taylor, in the. case
of State ex rel Rivers H. Buford, at
torney general, VS.. w. c. Spencer, as
sheriff respondent, held unconstitu-
tional and void Chapter 1884, Acts of
1917, popularity known as the county
officers compensation law. Justices
Whitef1eld and West dissented.
The court in the majority opinion
speaks in part as follows: ''The pro-
vision giving the county commission
ers power TO fix the salaries of the
officers according to the fancy of the
board of county commissioners which
may vary in each of the fifty two
counties of the state, destroys that
uniformity which is contemplated by
the constitution and is in direct viola
ton of those provisions of the consti-
tuition requiring the compensation of
county officers to be fixed by law,
and as this provision cannot be elimi-
mated without destroying the purpose
of the act, the entire act must fail as
unconstitutional and void"
Escambia county officials who We're
informed by The Journal last night
that the law had been declared un-
constitutional were uniformly pleased.
Most of them suffered reductions in
pay under the act and at the same
time were required to do an extremely
large amount of additional book keep
ing in order to checl5 up on the per
eentage OF fees which they We're per-
mitted to keep.
Now that the law has been declared
unconstitutional it will merely be nee
essary to revert back to the system
which was in existence previous TO
1921.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
FORDNEY BILL
IS NEAR ROCKS
Attempt Will Be Made to Send
1t to Conference by ROu-
tine Method.
SPECIAL RULE N E X L
If Routine Method Fails Re-
publicans Will Attempt to
Railroad Measure.
(sy Associates Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Support-
ers of the Fordney emergency tariff
bill will move tomorrow to send the
measure to conference on the senate
amendments, and house leaders hav-
ing agreed today to clear the parlia-
mentary paths. ..
The uncertainty as to the future
which befell the measure yesterday
upon it's return from the senate was
the subject of numerous conferences
today among leaders. They decided
finally to attempt again to get the bill
sent to conference by routine proceed
ure, failing in which the rules COM
mittee will be asked to give the bill a
privileged status. It can then be con-
sidered Immediately and sent to con-
ference by a majority vote
Chairman Campbell of the rules
committee, said today after going over
the ground with Representative Mon
dell. republican floor leader, that he
saw no, hindrance TO putting through
the special rule which will be requir-
ed.
While supporters of the bill were
searching for way out, its opponents
We're making hay and their leaders
declared they had stirred up Il fight
ing array Of scme strength. Acting
Chairman Green, of the ways and
means committee, however, believed
that the opposition would not be slf-
ficiently strong to divert him from the
decided course.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
FARMERS union
CALLS MEETING
Barrett Declares That New Ad-
ministration Must Be
Shown Conditions.
(Rx Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-A call for
a mass meeting here April 20 was is
sued today to members of the national
farmers union by its president, Chas,
s. Barrett, who declared he was
PROMPTED by the perilous condition
of agriculture.
This is the time" the call said,
when the farmers like other inter
ests should in the most forceful man
ner compatible with the respect we
always should have for authority, i'm
press upon the governmen the need
of legislative measures in behalf OF
'.the noble calling of agriculture
"A new administration is about to
assume command in Washington" II
continued. TT takes control in a time
of great national stress. when defla -
ton, largely artificial, has accom-
pHshed the temporary ruin of thou
sands of our farmers and permanent
ruin of thousands OF others"
Interests seeking ito control the
food, the cIothing( the transportation
systems and the distribution Of the
nations commodities" were declared
to be well entrenched" in Washington
and Mr. Barrett asserted that the
farmers would .'be able to impress
upon congress that we are real
power with real interests to protect" :"
TT is evident that the packers will
not help us" the call continued. There
is no chance that the fuel men viii
give us aid and comfort and no sup
port can be obtained from the cham
ber of commerce Of the United
States
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
HOLD HEARING IN
WILCOX MURDER
(Ry Associated Press)

ALAMO, Ga, Feb. Isl c. Thomp-
son and John Buchanon have been
brought to the Jail here from San
dersville, Ga, for the preliminary
hearing of Joe Thompson, an uncle of
j. c. Thompson, tomorrow. 1t is said
that the state will endeavor to have
Joe Thompson held as an accessory
in connection with the alleged murder
of Robert wilcox of Lumber City sew
eral days ago.
Wilcox's body. believed to have been
thrown in the river, has not been
found.
While feeling against the accused
men is intense, no trouble is antici-
:
pated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
RAILWAY BOARD
AWAITS UNIONS
Brotherhood Representatives
Given Until March 10 to
Prepare Rebuttal.
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-The railway
labor board today postponed until
March 1 further hearing over the ma
tional agreements and also granted
the request of 3. NJ Jewell, represent
ing the employees, that he be granted
until March 10 to prepare rebuttal
evidence.
The board announced, however, that
in the meantime it reserved the right
to issue further orders or directions
On March 1, the board win take UP
evidence presented by the following
organizations in the order pamed:
The Brotherhood of Maintenance OF
Way Employees, the clerks, fremen
and oilers. signal men.
The board win not adjourn but viii
spend the interval in considering va
rious minor matters now before it.
E. S. Cradle, president of the main
tenance Of way employees, today petit
toned the board for a statement ex-
planning to railroad workers that pay
reductions cannot be forced on them
until new rates have been established
by Law,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
POSSIBILITY OF TWO SOUTHERN
MEN In HARDINC'S CABINET is
NOW BEING FREELY DISCUSSED
Huston of Tennessee is Spoken
of for Portfolio of Com
merce Department.
HERT MAY HEAD NAVY
Kentuckian Has Frequently
Been Mentioned for Posi-
tiOn in Official Family.
(Ry Associated Press)

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Feb. 49,
The powwow of republican party
chiefs at the president-elect's head
quarters here developed no conclusive
indications today in regard to selec-
tions for the three cabinet places re-
naming unassigned Neither Mr..
Harding nor any of those who saw
him would throw any further light on
the situation although there were gen
eral expressions of confidence that the
next few days would see the cabinet
slate satisfactorily completed. Mean
time, speculation about the commerce
and labor portfolios continued to CEN
ter around half-dozen of those
known TO have been under considera
tion and a usual crop of guesses de-
veloped in regard to a probab choice
for secretary of the navy.
Those most prominent in gossip
about the secretaryshipl OF commerce
were Herbert Hoover of California
John Hays Hammond of New York
and A. II. Huston of Tennessee, while
the names of John j. Davis of Penn
sylvania and T. V. O'Conner of New
York were heard most often as likely
to head the labor department All OF
these are known to have come in for
very serious consideration in the
building of the cabinet. Regarding
the navy secretaryship, however, the
indications are far less tangible. OF
the many men mentioned there is
none really known to be a probability
and definite predictions amount sim
ply to chance shots in the dark. Until
yesterday Mr.. Harding hasF been eon-
fident that Frank o. Lowden of Illi-
nois would accept the place and with
Mr.. Lowden's refusal the whole field
had TO be opened up again and a new
canvass of available material begun.
One of the most persistent reports
here today was that the navy portfolio
might go to A. T. Hert, republican
national committeeman for Kentucky.
Some weeks ago there was a move
ment in support of Mr.. Hert for
place in Mr.. Harding's family of coun-
sellors but he has not figured in more
recent cabinet developments and his
appointment now would be a surprise
to some of the president-elect's closest
advisers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
ACCUSES HUNS
OFCROOKEDNESS
Lloyd George Declares Germany
is Intentionally Forcing
Mark Down.
WANT LOWER PAYMENTS
British Premier Says Huns Are
Coming Into Court With
Ragged Clothes.
(5y Associated PrssD

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The house of
commons today defeated the amend
'fnent to the reply to the speech from
the throne, proposed by Horatio Bot
tomly censuring the government =
policy with regard TO the treaty of
Versailles The vote was 1s1 TO 40.
Germany must do her best to ap-
preciate the mark by balancing her
budget which now is ridiculous, name
ly about one-fifth of her expenditure, .
declared Lloyd George in the house
OF commons today. This in intoler-
able. 1t is not that Germany is too
poor to meet the allied demands and
we shall not be convinced she is until
she has imposed upon her people the
charges which we are entitled to ex =
pect she shall impose. 1 have a sus-
picion she IL coming into court with
rather ragged clothes in order to make
a good case and reduce her monthly
payments.
The mark is not as ragged as it
appears. 1t is not shadow as 1t
looks. II is just put on. This is my
conviction and 1t Is one OF the things
which certainly will be pressed on the
German delegation. namely that they
must make an effort like any other
country to balance their accounts, inn
prove their currency and make It more
possible to meet obligations. At the
same time. let us not ignore how
much has been accomplished. The
German fleet has disappeared, the
German army has disappeared, the gi-
gantic war material of Germany has
been surrendered. the German colonies
have been given up and very consid-
erable quantities OF material have
been surrendered.
so far, the treaty has been en-
forced and It will be our duty TO see
that the rest is imposed to the utmost
limits of the capacity OF Germany to
discharge It,"
Mr. Lloyd George implored the
members of the house who thought
greater things could have been ac-
complished to exercise a deep sense
OF responsibility and not give i'm
practicable advice.
1T must not be forgotten" he de-
clared. that deliberate failure by
Germany TO carry out her obligations
means action by the allies to enforce
the treaty"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
MOB LEADER MAY
SERVE FOUR YEARS
fRx Associated Pres.l

WILSON, n. c.. Feb. 1S.--H. B. Flu
trelle, found guilty in Wilson county
superior court Wednesday of leading
a mob which stormed the Wayne
county court house at Goldsboro on
the night OF Dec. in an effort to get
possession of three negroes charged
with the murder of Herman Jones, a
grocer, this afternoon was sentenced
by Judge Calvert to serve four years
in the state prison. Futrelle appealed
to the supreme court and his bond was
fixed at $4,000.
Four other alleged members OF the
mob had their cases continued until
the next term of Wilson county GRIM
inal court.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
CHILEAN CONSUL
SENT TO JAIL
(8y Associated Pres,)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Don Ra-
mon Escobar. Chilean consul at Nor
folk, against whom warrants charging
misdemeanors. as a result of the visit
Of women to the consulate, have been
issued, cannot claim diplomatic i'm
munity from arrest, said a statement
issued today by the Chilean embassy
1t was announced that the consul
had been relieved from duty by the
consul general at New York and that
T. Nieto del Rio, head of the Chilean
bureau of information, had been or
dered to Norfolk to investigate the
police charges. Embassy officials said
Escobar was a member of s promi-
nent family in Chile and that his
father was a senator.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
HILL JURY UNABLE
TO REACH VERDICT
(sy Assoeiated Pressl

TUSCALOOSA. Ala. Feb. IS
After celebrating for IS hours. the
Jury trying the case Of Ed Hill.
charged with the murer Of Deputv
sheriff Earl Truitt in Walker county.
Iune 20. 1919. and on trial in the Tus-
caloosa circuit court on a change of
venue. was unable to reach a verdict
and was discharged by Judge Foster
al $3.50 y. IN.
The court was advised that nine
.tood for acquittal and three for a life
soptence in the penitentiary.
INST what disposition Will be made
- the case of the state against Mon
- nm father Of Ed Hnl also
a,,,rped with Truitt's murder, has not
,heen announced. - a .x-iaaE a.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-19
START MOVEMENT
TO REDUCE RATES
LRy Associated Pres..l

ROANOKE, Va, Feb. IA move
ment has beon started by a number
OF commercial bodies in the south for
the abrogation Of what is termed the
McAdoo general railroad rate advance
OF June 20. 1918, John Wood, secretary
Of the Roanoke association of com
merce. announced today. Mr.. Wood
added that he had received letter
from the chamber of commerce of
Tulsa. Okla. declaring that the only
solution of the problem confronting
the transportation systems OF the
country today is increased tonnage. ."
and for this reason. the McAdoo rate
advance should be abrogated