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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
(ey The Associated Press).

CHICAGO, March 16.-Chiarles
Comiskey, president of the Chicago
American league club, today severed
all relations with seven White Sox
players connected with the 1919
world series scandal.
The players, formerly under sus-
pension from the club, have now had
their connections Herewith perma-
nently severed. Those to whom the
notice was directed are: Charles Ris-
berg, Fred McMullin, Joe Jackson,
Oscar Felsch, George Weaver. c. p.
williams and E. V. Cicotte. The COM
munication follows:
"On or about September 26, 1919,
you and each of you were notified
of your indefinite suspension as a
member of the Chicago American
league baseball club (the White Sok).
'As you were then notified, your
suspension was brought about by in
formation which came to the under
signed directly involving you and
each of you in the baseball scandal
concerning the world series of 1919.
Additional information received
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
IN UNEMPLOYED
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY

cent in railroad repair shops, percent
in chemical plants, and ST IN producers
of liquors and beverages.
Denver, Colorado. with a decrease of
24.9 percent, on the basis of the services
reports. led the sc cities in which the
number of employed was less at the end
Of February than at the close of the
preceding month. On the same perCen-
tage basis, Youngstown, Ohio. Indianap-
oils. San Francisco and Grand Rapids,
followed in the order named.
The percentage of employed showed
the greatest increase in Chattanooga,
Tenn, amounting to 67.6 over January.
Detroit also was shown to be recovering
from general depression so far as labor
was concerned.
The reports from New York City, Bos-
ton and st. Louis showed an increase in
the percentage of employed. while fig
ureS from Chicago. Baltimore, Cleveland.
Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Pitts
burg gave a decrease in the number OF
tContinued o. Saa. TN4aA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
INDICTED BALL PLAYERS
GIVEN FINAL "BOUNCE"'

since that date has confirmed the
belief that your actions have been
detrimental to the reputation of the
club and- entirely inconsistent with
your obligations to it.
"Invetigation of conditions sur
rounding your connection with organ
ized baseball has induced the conclu-
sion that the undersigned does not
desire any further contractual or
other business relations with you, or
either of you, of the Undersigned s
election Qn pursuance of every right
so to do arising either from the terms
of the contracts evisting at the time
of the suspension above referred to
or otherwise) to terminate any and
all existing contracts between you
and each of you and the undersigned,
and the undersigned hereby notifies
you of your discharge from any and
all employment and of the under
signed's election to terminate all its
liabilities and obligations under any
and all contracts now or heretofore
existing between you and each of you
and the undersigned"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
GET OUT OR
BEPUT OUT
Issued BY Ku Klux
klan to Undesirables i'm
Jacksonville.
(sy The Associated Press) .

JACKSONVILLE, March 16.-Notices
bearing the words get out OF be put
OUT and signed K. X. x. were found
posted on the doors of several dwellings
in Fletcher Park, a bungalow re5i6er tial
suburb here early today. Prominent
residents of the suburb said there had
been numerous reports of misconduct on
the part OF the occupants of several of
the dwellings posted. Rental agents i'm
mediately served notices of eviction up
on the tenants involved.
Road ECNp
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
BOLSHEVISTS
ARE ROUTED
Counter Revolution in Armenia
and Invaders Driven
Out.
lRx The Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March ia success
full counter revolution occurred in
Armenia and Bolshevist invaders have
been driven from power, said messages
received here today by the Near East
relief The cables added that a new
government had been set up in Erivan
and now controlled wide area of the
country.
The bolshevist army surrendered
and its officers were at once placed
under guard, said one message, signed
by DIR. Clarence d. Usher. representing
the relief organization in Erivan, cap
itol of Armenia The cable AIDED that
the jails were at once cleared of pris-
oners incarcerated by the bolshevit
authorities and new ministry
formed
Few excesses were committed" the
cablegram read. but country is I'M
poverished condition with urgent need
for food and clothing. Relief continu-
ing"
Other messages reporting overthrow
of the bolsheviki was received from
NJ Tahtapian, official Armenian rep
-~~e--sa.i.4 - CoSaa.s-xaxlz.a,aIa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
DE- VALERA
GIVES OUT
INTERVIEW
First to Newspaper COrrespOn-
dence Since Leaving
United States.
IRISH QUESTION NOT
A RELIGIOUS WRANGLE
Says That England is Trying to
Win by Playing on Human
Weakness.
IRISH QUESTION NOT
A RELIGIOUS WRANGLE
(Ry The Associated Pressl

DUBLIN, March 16.-Eamonn de
Valera, leader of the republicans and
president of the Irish republic" gave
a personal interview today to the AS
sociated Press correspondent. This is
the first interview he has accorded to
any newspaper representative since
his return from the United States.
"If any proof of the extraordinary
precautions taken by his devoted fol-
lowers to insure his protection were
needed, it was afforded by the ex-
treme care taken in escorting the cor
respondent to and from the presence
of the Irish leader. For an hour after
leaving Mr.. DeVaIera, the correspon-
dent was under the closest surveillance
not only from his escort, but as it
seemed, from everybody in Dublin.
In the course of the conversation
which lasted As minutes, Mr.. DeValera
told of the impressions he had brought
back from America and remarked:
The saddest thing there to me was
to see the Irish question treated by
so many people as if it were a re-
ligiOus wrangle 1t is not a religious
question, even insofar as the differ
ences here between the north and
south are concerned
He spoke bitterly of the English
governments lack of principle ana
craftsmanship" ENGLAND" he said.
lis trying to win by playing on human
weakness. AS a matter of fact, though
it does not realize it, England is play
ing not on the weakness but the
strongest quality of the Irish people
their spiritual quality. The young
men of Ireland are saying to them
selves:
AT best, the span of life is only 10
years. We must die; so why not die
now in circumstances like these?"
Never, perhaps, as by dying in such
cause as Irelands, could we do so
much for the world.
England may try to contend that
men like those executed in Mount JOY
were murderers. She will find 1t
much harder than she imagines to get
the world to accept that view"
The Irish leader is in excellent
health, but his friends in America
would hardly recognize him, for he is
on the run and naturally does not re-
veal himself unnecessarily. Obvious
ly it would not do to describe his ap-
pearance in detail, but he looks ex-
tremely fit and conveys the impress
sion of being free from any sense of
personal danger.
The volunteer who conducted the
to DeValera's residence
said that despite the protests of his
friends, DeValera persisted in work
ing strenuously daily from o'clock
in the morning until II at night. The
of his concentration was
shown today by the fervor of his ex-
preston of the Irish cause and lis
and his declaration that
Ireland is keeping alive the flame of
Continued On Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
tsy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The num-
Der OF persons employed in the United
States continued to decrease during
February, the department of labor's en-
ployment service announced tonight in
it's monthly survey of the unemployed.
The decrease for last month, as COM
pared with January was estimated at
one percent.
The employment service made no at
tempt TO estimate the size OF the ma
tion's army Of jobless workers, but its
figures showed that l,423 firms located
in the 65 principal industrial centers of
the country had in their employ Febru-
ary 2S a total Of 1,626,95S workers, as
compared with I,643,253 on Jan 81 This
was a net decrease Of 1926.
Reports to the service showed decided
increases in the number employed in
the manufacture of automobile and land
vehicles. textiles. and leather products,
amounting to 1S.5 and II percent, re-
spectively. The increases, however.
wer eoffset by decreases Of 7.S perceal
in the, iron and steel industries, &c per-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
lRx The Associated Rressl

MACON, Ga, March Twin he
ride" was a pass word" among eX-
press messengers, e. NJ. Alsabrook
told a jury in federal court here to-
day, to determine whether other mes
sengers to whom was to be entrust-
ed express loot, could be depended
upon to make deliveries, according to
the plans of the alleged conspiratocs
in wholesale thefts from the company.
He's all right" was an ok" signal
that the party would do his part,
said Alsabrook.
Alsabrook was one of five employees
of the company to plead guilty in the
trial of 54 men charged with conspi-
racy to steal from the express COM
pany. He followed c. r. Brinson to
the witness stand the latter continu-
ing his testimony of the day before.
Alsabrook said that he signed n
statement admitting his guilt after
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
ROADFUNDOF
GOVERNMENT
FIorida's Share Amounts to Ap.
prOximately Eight Mil
lion Dollars.
(ey The Associated press)

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Approxi-
mately 1922. 600, 900 is available for road
and bridge construction and maintenance
this year. the bureau of public roads Of
the department of agriculture announced
today on the basis of information com
piled from reports submitted from the
various state highway departments.
The approximate amounts given as
available to each OF the states from To-
cal, state and federal sources inciude:
Alabama, $4,000, 900: Florida, $7,725.
600: Georgia. sIe. 900. 600; North Carolina
Sc, 500, 900; South Carolina, $4,000. 000;
Tennessee, s10,275,000; Virginia, S10,0O0,-
900
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
HELPING PENSACOLA

Each day, In this space, The journal
."ll 0iNc ron4eNScd Hl~tc-. - Of
the leading business firms Of the city.
"Will @. Diffenderfer, Jeweler."
that's the way his sign reads.
Mr.. Diffenderfer came to Pensacola
from Chicago In September, 1909. His
native state, however, is Nebraska
While entering business upon his ar
rival. he has gradually increased his
stock until now he has one OF the
best assortmeuts in the city and. per
haps, in the south.
Besides carrying everything in
stock pertaining TO a first-class lew
elro store. Mr.. Diffenderfer has In
contection with his business an opti-
cal department which is under the
management of DIR. Lezley H. Fra
zler. a graduate of the Northern Col
lege Of Optometry.
Recently there has, been added to
,he store china department, in
which a line of the finest chinaware
Is carried.
Mr.. Diffenderfer has been in the
present location. IA South Palafox
-iraat. far the past sIx XsarS-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
HEAVY DAMAGE
BY HAIL STORM
Passed Through Western Geor-
gia Destroying Many
Fruit Trees.
(Ry The Associated Pressl .

MACON, Ga, March 16-Violent hail
storms appear to have struck the
western part of Georgia this after
noon, causing damage all the way
from Box Springs, 80 miles west of
here, into Alabama. Trees mad wires
are down.
A passenger train arriving here 1T
5:25 o'clock this afternoon from Mont
gomery, Ala, had two windows broken
by the hail 1t was also hailing at
Worth, Ga, south of here at D. M.
The hail storm that struck Cusseta
and Box Springs in western Georgia
appears to have moved eastward
across the state.
a heavy fall of hail was reported
at Americus tonight
At AbbevilIe in Wilcox county, hail
stones measuring 5h inches were
picked up some time after the storm
had passed and after they had lain
in the rain that followed the hail
storm. The ground was completely
covered with haiIstones. No serious
damage was reported.
On the Columbus division of the
Control of Georgia trees were blown
down in some places and one passen-
gen train locomotive ran into a fallen
tree but was not derailed The rail-
road lost all wires from Smithville,
Ga, to Montgomery, Ala.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17

When we thought about st. Pat
rick's Day we wondered, as usual,
why? What did St. Patrick do on
March II? We consulted encyclope-
deas and school marms, and they had
no information to impart. So we
communed with a true green. Irish
man, who claims descent from the
King of Connaught, and this is the
legend we heard. If you don't believe
it as the basis of St. Patrick's fame
don't blame us-blame the Irish:
"St. Patrick sat on a stone wall, in
the rain one morn and it's very de-
spondent he was. He worried lest he
should never be famous. He wanted to
do some grand thing to be rendered
forever, but he combed his beard
smOothed his bald spot and couldn't
think of a thing worthy of an Irish
man. AT last, he said: I'll be askin'
the first feller that comes along the
road and I'll take his advice. So he
waited and presently a little J girl
came along, hopping over the 'pud-
dies. st. Patrick, true to his vow,
asked: What shall l do for old Ire
land to make me famous forever?
THE lassie cried: Sure / know
something lovely. Drive out all the
snakes and frogs, for every morn
there be snakes in my shoes and
frogs in the water bucket But st.
Patrick wagged his head in disgust.
Child, you're no judge of great
deeds. Besides have reason for
hurting the frogs and snakes
$50 the child ran away. Presently
by came a young lady, holding her
skirts out of the rain. St. Patrick ad-
mired her so much he almost forgot
his question, but he called her back
and propounded his problem.
st. Patrick, 1 know exactly she
cried. Drive out the snakes and frogs.
for when I go walking with Mike OF
an evening, they near scare me to
death
Then St. Patrick was angry and
sent the young lady away, muttering
that women folks have no sense of
grand things, but he vowed he would
surely keep his vow with the next
one who came.
80 along the road came Paddy
Mcclure, spIashing through the pud-
U1eS, IlOL AGlt6 recovered from MS
night at the Anchor and Capstan.
st. Patrick said: Paddy give heed. /
What shall / do to make old Ireland
grateful to me forever? Paddy said:
Bless the saint, begorra, drive out all !
the snakes and frogs and then may !
hap when we take a sup or two of !,
drink we can be seeing some other !
kind of creeters in our dreams So
st. Patrick gave up in despair. !
An right" says he, II will drive !
out the snakes and frogs, but it will |
make a martyr of me, for 1 shall !
never more have frog legs for supper |
nor snake oil to rub my rheuma tism. |
Then st. Patrick plunged into the
swamp and tangled himself up in the
shamrock and drove out the reptiles,
and when he came forth with sham !.
rock sticking all over his whiskers
and clothes, the grateful Irish, both
men and maids, said he was a saint
for certain.
"Since all this happened on March |
IL, we call it st. Patrick's Day, and 1
pin on shamrocks and, sometimes,
like Paddy Mcclure, we are able to
dream of snakes and frogs"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
THE WEATHER TODAY

PENSACOLA AND VICINITY .t,a-.,,,
cloudy THURSDAY and Friday. wa 80. a. ~ =,
interior Thursday. III
WINDS-Hatteras to Florida Straits
Moderate variable winds, mostly west
day. u .
East and West GuIf-Gentle variable
winds and fair weather THURSDAY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
Much Damage at Camp Renninq.

Much Damage at Camp Rennine.
COLUMBUS, Ga, March 16-The
hail storm which caused heavy dam
age to early garden truck, trees and
window panes throughout western
Georgia late today was accompanied
here by a thunder storm and a down.
pour Of rain. Many tents and tenn
porary structures at Camp Benning
here were reported damaged and a
negro house was set afire by lightning
The windstorm at the camp was said
to have attained the velocity OF a
Continued on Page Two)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
= = ! E6CS
WEATHER
TempsratUrs

Highest ....... rs Lowest ........ Sc
Mean .......... II Normal ..... 81
Mean same date last year ........... 66
Accumulated excess this year 10 date lSO
Highest of record for March ..... 81
Lowest Of record for Asrch ....... "a
Rainfall.
For "A hours ending pm. ..........
Total for this month to D. m. .....578
Accumulated deficiency this year u
Humidity.
a-m....s7 u noon. SO pm. %
Barometer.
LAM ---~-- 2a-2o 7pna- ,~-.-- e0.I
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-17
U. s. WEATHER REPoRr

Next phase of moor.
fuHl moon, March %.
High tide 5:20 pm.
Low tide. I:5T am.
YESTERDAYS
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-10-21

summer can be easily forgotten in
this pleasant night. sport
For several weeks now, gay parties
of postum hunters, leaving for the
wooded spaces shortly after dusk,
have been disoerped with the neoes-
sary tow sack. lanterns, axe, pole,
etc. Town visitors are treated TO the
novelty of the sport, those from
Paris generally being piloted with
Alb Boiling col, and his famous
hounds. No Henry County farmer
lad works too late in the field at
this season, nor has to get up too
early the next morning, to enjoy
staying out the larger part of the
night possum huntin'.
The end of a perfect possum phi
grimmage included huge bon fire,
and the accompanying weine roast,
although many an addict to the sport
is completely satisfied when ole
Red is heard baying the prey UP q
simmon tree, enabling the pursaers
TO shake his tail between a split
in pole, that is slupg between two
of the party, or with his majesty
safely interned within a tow sack.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-10-21
County Court Holds Special
Meeting To Confirm
Taxing Rate.
Previous Regular Session In
Tie Vote Couldn't
Hold Legally.
Strong Opposition to Figure
Of Committee Fails To
Get Results.

What threatened to develop into
room Wednesday, suddenly stopped
with q sound that echoed like a
baseball bat striking a sack of pota-
toes, when the rate of $1.59 for the
1921 tax assessment as made at the
regular meeting of the court tine
first Monday in October, was con
firmed in a special meeting. The
vote was 21 to IL and 20 to l3
in a double-barreled motion before
the court, favoring the rate as origi-
nally adopted.
1t will be remembered that when
the tax rate came before the court
Monday, October 3rd, in the form OF
a motion to adopt the rate recon-
mended by committee, the vote stood
IA to IA, and Judge Spaulding cast
a vote In favor of the committees
rate, this breaking the deadlock,
and putting the rate into effect
Subsequently, after the courts ad !.
journed, 1t developed that the county
judge could not oonsttutionally cast
a vote In such predioament, and a
special meeting of the court was
ordered for Wednesday of this week
to straighten out the tangle in the
parliamentary jungle,
Many of the magistrates reached
the city early Wednesday, and began
going into the records in the trus-
tees office at the court house, and
it was soon to be realized that a
"scrap" was on hand, in an effort to
reduce the rate below the mark
previously set of $3.50. And, it did
develop, when the court convened OF
eleven o'clock. Judge Spaulding
opened the issue with a strong talk
in favor of re-adopting the rate of
$1.59. ESQ. e. A. Steele from Henry
duplicated. County Attorney Frank
e. Bryant then went to bat and ha
pretty well laid the full situation
before the magistrates, from a legal
view as well as every otherwise.
d. L. Jackson got 'out-of-order" and
GRATED for a spell The argument
drifted to and fro and the whistle
blew Tor twelve bei4s, Adjournment
was taken for an hour to feed the
brutes When the roll was called az
Continued on page twelve.)
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-10-21
FIRE INSPECTION
TO Be MADE HERE
Tennessee Fire Prevention Assoeia
ton VIII Visit City
Thursday Next,

Electrical and physical defects of
individual fire risks will be thor
oughly gone into ard the necessary
remedy applied in the City of Paris,
when the Tennessee Fire Prevention
Association committee visits the city
on Thursday of next week.
The city council has been formally
notified of the committees visit. and
asked to call a special meeting of
Jhe council. with the electric, water,
fire, and police department heads
attending. The committee also re-
quests that at this meeting there also
be present the heads of civic bodies
such as the Rotary and Lions Clubs,
members of the school board, etc.
Mr.. L. C. Humphreys, chairman
of the city council fire and water
committee with Aldermen Jno. III.
Arnett and DR.. c. A. Love are com
pleting arrangements for the meet
ing on next Thursday. An inspection
of the mercantile buildings, the spe.
eiai hazards and school properties
IN the city as developed in a recent
special Investigation here, will sup.
ply the main data for furthering the
remedial plans of the committee.
improvements and changes as recon-
mended by the committee will be
sought by the city heads, The OBJ
1ect OF the movement is reduction
in fire insurance rates, and full CO.
operation will doubtless be extended
by all parties concerned.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-10-21
Run-Off Primary Election
On Saturday Settled
All Entries.
Story Failed oGain Enough
Ground To Put Him In
Over Holden.
Miss Sallie Puckett Makes
An Unusual Race;
Vote Heavy.

Saturdays primary run-off elec.
tion has definitely settled the list
of Democratic candidates to enter
the general election next fall, and
thus the stage is all-set for said
election unless the Republicans
should entertain hopes of duplicating
some of the victories Of the last
general election; or, possibly, unless
some Independent candidate should
enter the field for sheriff, as there
is talk.
The Democratic list, accordingly,
as completed is: For sheriff, L. J..
Holden; trustee, A. A. Grubbs regis
ter, Sallie Puckett; county court
clerk, Herman r. Cravens; circuit
court clerk, Ivan H. Dale; superin-
tendent public instruction, Joe Rou
ton,
Amos l., Story, who ran 451 votes
behind L. j, Holden In the primary
three weeks ago for sheriff, and
just did beat Jim Lamb into tho
fun-oIl, was unable to overtake his
opponents lead thusly gained, and
was defeated by Clio votes,
Miss Sallie Punkett and Miss Beu
lah Oliver, having eliminated nine
men and one other woman in the
primary, and themselves engaged In
the runoff primary for the register &
office, doubtless inspired the tremen-
dous vote that engaged in the heav-
lest poll of votes ever counted in
Henry County, Miss Puckett winning
by a majority of LIS votes The
returns from the 27 ballot boxes
show the vote as follows; Holden,
1856; Story 2246, majority for Holden
of 610; Puckett 3326, Oliver 1908,
majority for Puckett 1918.
: Saturdays election developed 400
votes in the court house box of
the first district, and $40 votes in
the West End box. A total of ITO
votes polled in the first district,
and the heaviest of record. The
county as whole voted over $500
ballots.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-10-21
CONDUCTORS L. & N. WIN
SENIORITY LAWSUIT

An interesting decision, insofar as
the conductors of the l.. & ~ rail
way are concerned, was handed down
this week by the supreme court of
Kentucky. 1t was in connection with
the suit of Conductor Alden against
the Order of Railway Conductors.
Alden endeavoring to establish two
seniority lists, as between freight
and passenger service, while the
two lists We're consolidated after the
government took over the operation
of the road. The single list was
thereafter maintained, and the court
ruled that it was still in effect
Therefore, the older men in the ser
vice, even if now running freight
trains, are entitled to punch other
men off passenger runs, provided
such other men are lower on the
single seniority list,