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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-07-20

WANTED--We are in the market for
large quantities of white oak and
red oak stave bolts. For further par
ticulars address Lucas +. Moore Stave
Co.. Columbus Miss. 6-9-tt
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
merrill MURDER
BRINGS ARRESTS
Body of Man Missing from Home
Since Monday Found on
Busbee Mountain.
fax Associated eressl

ASHEVILLE, n. c., Feb. 2-Charles,
Sol and Latta Slagle, residents of the
Cane Creek section of this county,
were arrested tonight by sheriff's dep
uties. on charges of being implicated
in the killing of Luther Merrill. whose
body was found today on Bushbee
mountain near here.
The officers also saided and de-
stroyed sixty gallon copper Illicit
still near which Merrilrs body was
found and they say that evidence will
be produced to connect the Slagles
with operating it The Slagle broth
ers were taken TO the county Jail
where they are being held without
bond pending the outcome of the cor
oner's inquest. which viii probably be
held tomorrow morning.
The coroner examined the body and
found three 45 calibre bullets had
entered the chest. right arm and abdo-
men. Merrill had been missing from
his home nearby. since Monday NIGHT
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
LEGION WANTS
TRAITORS AIDE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2.-The
American Legion will take steps to
seek out the man who is reported to
have aided Grover C. Bergdoll to es-
cape from Canada into Germany, Lem
uel Bolles, national adjutant said to-
day. MIR. Bolles said that newspaper
reports carried the statement that de-
partment of justice agents who inves-
tigated the case claimed that Bergdoll
obtained his passport in Winnipeg by
using an American Legion button and
the army papers of legionnaire. i.
The national adjutant has written
the attorney general to ascertain the
facts in the case. If it is found that
a member of the legion aided Berg
dolVs escape, the Organization win
make every effort to apprehend the
man and cause his speedy trial. Bolles
said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
GERMANY ASKS
FOR new TERMS
Reichstag Parties Second Atti-
tude of Government on
Paris Agreement.
SAY MILITARY IS NEEDED
Seek Reduction of ReparatiOns
and Ask for Armed Forces
to Fight BOlshevism.
Lev AssocIated Pressl

BERLIN, Feb 2.-The reichstag par
ties through their leaders today second
~ the governments attitude on the
Paris agreement. The debate. which
lasted three hours. was dispassionate.
barring Interruptions during the commu-
mist leaders speech, the sole dissenting
note in the parliamentary chorus of
approval.
DIR. Paul Levy. for the ultra radicals.
told the reichstag that the present sit
uation was Inirth- provoking. inasmuch as
IL recalled the outbreaks of official and
bourgeois anger after the armstice
terms the Versailles treaty and the Spa
agreements were published. He added
that, despite excessive protestations, the
government invariably subsequently dis
covered that there was no choice but ia
sign
President Loebe. at the conclusion OF
the debate. commended the parties and
their speakers on the unanimity of their
sentiments. He hoped the entente would
listen TO the warning voices and spare
the German people and itself the newt
able consequence unless the reparation
terms were radically revised.
DR.. Schiller. former minister OF JUS
tice. and Herr Mueller. former chancel-
lor. both approved the declaration by
Dr Simons and trusted that the counter
proposals would lead to an agreement
clared that the works OF all countries
would be endangered to such an extent
as to precipitate the present economic
crisis into an European catastrophe. He
appealed TO the workers 70 bring about
negotiations for peaceful solution. He
admitted that the disarmament obliga-
ton could no longer be avoided IL tho
German people were to be spared fresh
and grievous visitatlons.
DR.. Hergt, for the national party. said
he would have liked & more decisive tone
in Dr. Simons' observations on disarma-
ment.
East Prussia" he went on. expects
Of the fatherland that she will not be
abandoned in the face OF the Bolshevlst
danger. No German ought to assist tho
entente In imposing unprecedentedly
hard disarmament conditions"
Expressing approval of the foreign
minister's views on reparations, DIT.
Hergt concluded: May the German peo-
ple In the hour of decision find itself
equal 70 the occasion"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
LARGE sums TO
Be GIVEN ARMY
Army and Navy May Get Large
Share of Appropriation i'm
Spite of Disarmament.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Congress
discussed disarmament today, but
went ahead with consideration of large
appropriations for the army and navy
and incidentally received the views Of
President elect Harding on the ma
tions future military policy.
Chairman Kahn of the military com
mittee told the house today in debate
on the annual military appropriation
bill that he had been informed by Mr..
Harding at a recent conference at
Marion that the president -elect fav-
ored a regular army of 900 men for
the present and also legislation pro
viding for the voluntary military
training of 10000 men annually.
Before the house met it's naval COM
mittee received from General Pershing
a warning against fostering a nation
al spirit of pacifism and unprepard =
ness. This warning tempered the
generals approval of a world disar-
mament conference and was accom-
panied by a declaration that until all
the world powers had agreed on a
disarmament policy it would be ''un-
wise and unsafe for the United
States to discontinue carrying out it's
army and navy policies.
Preceding debate on the army bill
the house received from the appro-
priations committee the annual naval
bill with it's provisions for contin-
uing work on II super r-dreadnoughts
and battle cruisers and other craft
At the same time, Senator Gerry, of
Rhode Island. a democratic, member
of the naval committee. broke into the
tariff debate to oppose Senator Bor-
abs resolution to halt work on these
ships for six onths while experts de-
cided what type of craft was the best
in the light of lessons learned from
the world war. z
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
EFFORT MADE TO
DYNAMITE HALL
Attempt is Frustrated When
Legionnaire Discovers
Burning Fuse.
MANY MEN IN BUILDING
Twenty Eight Sticks of Dyna-
mite Fired with 10-FoOt Fuse
Placed Under Corner.
(By Associated Pressl

ABERDEEN, Wash. Feb. 2-An at
tempt to dynamite the American le-
gion building here tonight was frus-
trated by Henry G. Lancaster, le-
gionnaire, who discovered the smoking
fuse of a package of dynamite plant
ed beneath a corner of the building
and stamped it out.
About fifty members of the Ameri-
can legion were in the building at the
time. The package containing 2S
sticks of dynamite, was wrapped in
a copy of a Montesano, Washington,
newspaper, and had a ten foot length
of fuse attached.
Lancaster was passing the legion
building when he saw a man crawl
ing away from it, and accosted him.
Lancaster's investigation brought to
light the package, which he turned
over to the police after extinguishing
the fuse.
Members of the legion of Aberdeen
and nearby towns are assisting the
police in the search for the bomber
1t is believed here, that the attem pt
was an aftermath of the Centralia
armistice day murders, when four for
mer service men were shot down.
The Aberdeen legion took part in the
early days of the trial of the slayers
in guarding the county Jail at Monte
sano, where the seven convicted men
Were held.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
WITHDRAWAL OF
LIQUOR STOPPED
Doors of Distilleries and Bonded
Warehouses Are Ordered
Closed by Kramer.
DEALERS MUST STOP SALE
DEIALIItD "CDI OION DHAHL
New Movement is Made in Eff
fort to Stop Present Whole
sale BOotlegging.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Feb. doors of dis
tileries and bonded warehouses i'll ev-
cry state in the Union. Hawaii and Porto
Rico were ordered indefinitely closed
against liquor Withdrawals today by
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer At
the same time wholesale liquor dealers
were ruled out of further participation
in the sale of Intoxicating beverages by
Attorney General Palmer.
Commissioner Kramer's drastic order
stopping the flow of liquor from storage
and the attorney generals Interpretation
of the Volstead act, prohibition officials
said, mean the elimination of the whole
sale liquor dealers and make possible
the prevention of "bootlegging' through
forged permits and illegal disposal of
intoxicants. Stoppage of liquor with
drawals all over the country and in two
of the territories, an extension of the
order issued last week putting a ban
on removals in New York, Pennsylvania
Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island and New Jersey. The or
der does not apply to Withdrawals of in
dustrial alcohol or reasonable quantities
of sacramentaI wines and means an ex-
ception in the case of retail druggists
who are permitted to make withdraw
ais UP to five cases of liquor at a time.
Warning against attempts to obtain
whisky despite the nationwide ban was
sent out by Commissioner Kramer, who
directed all owners of distilleries and
warehouses not to honor permits for
whisky Withdrawals 'purporting to be
issued by any state director irrespective
of the date such permit is issued or
approved by the director No such
applications are being approved, lie
said adding that failure to comply with
the notice would deprive owners of their
license to hold their stock still in stor-
age
Mr.. Palmer's opinion was made public
by Internal Revenue Commissioner Will
hams and was ssid by revenue bureau
officials to constitute the authority upon
which the sweeping closing orders were
issued.
Wholesale liquor dealers, the attorney
general held. are entitled to dispose of
their warehouse receipts for liquor
stored in bonded warehouses to manu-
facturers and wholesale druggists, 'but
the right to withdraw said liquors from
bond warehouses is granted to manu-
facturers and wholesale druggists only"
On the question OF the authority of the
prohibition commissioner to issue per-
mits to sell liquor in wholesale quanti-
ties the attorney general held that power
was limited to manufacturers and whole
sale druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
Fight Develops in House to
Cut Commissioned Personnel

linois. opposed the amendment, de-
caring it would strike a body blow
at military preparedness. Advocating
the combination of the air branches
of the army and navy under one head,
Representative Mann, republfcan, of
Illinois, said that the United States
with intelligence, could so develop her
air service as ocontrol the air in any
future war. England. he said, is now
giving the most intensive study TO
this subject and is not paying 50
much attention to naval construction.
Representative Huddleston, demo-
crat. Alabama, in the course of the de-
bate. denounced what he called the
Turing of immature boys from their
mothers apron strings by recruiting
sergeants'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
MRS. HARDING is
SOCIAL RECLUSE
(sy Associated Prs...l

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Tempting in
vitations TO many social gatherings
failed 20 draw Mrs Warren G. Hard
ing away from her hotel suite today
Her companions said that the wife of
the president-elect would neither call
upon friends nor be visited during the
remainder OF her stay in New York
Society folk, in the tea rooms OF the
Ritz Carlton chatted over many ru-
niors OF selections made for Mrs.
Tarding's wardrobe. They learned
nothing definite, however. No word
came from the suite, in which she hid
herself even at meal time, and tho
designers and modistes who visited
her said they had been pledged TO Sc
'recy.
Tonight the distinguished visitor
quietly slipped away to visit a thea
re.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
new LEAGUE IS
ASSURED FACT
Permanent League Organization
Formed Yesterday at
Meridian.
WILL OPEN APRIL p
Pensacola to Open at Home At
ter First Three Games
Are Played on the Road.

MERIDIAN. Miss. Feb Especial tc
the urnal.)-Permanent organization
of the Cotton States league was effected
here today with the following fran.
chises placed: Pensacola Meridian
jackson, Greenwood and Montgomery
The league deferred action on accept.
ing the Selma offer and Demopolis, Ala
may win the sixth place Forfeit
checks must be posted by Feb. 10. In
the meantime the secretary of the
league will visit both cities and accept
the offer which promises to be best for
the league.
Jack DAILY of Meridian was elected
president of the league and W. A. An
derson of Meridian, secretary Dennis
Thompson was directed to prepare a
tentative schedule and submit copies to
each club through the secretary The
league directors win meet at an early
date to adopt this schedule.
Each club was directed to elect a
member of the board of directors to
adopt charter at the next meeting
which will be held in one of the Alabama
cities which are members of the league.
jackson is ready to play ball; so is
Greenwood. Meridian's park is not
ready but every arrangement will be
perfected by the opening date on April
21. Pensacola will open away from home
on that date but win be at home or
Sunday. April "a.
In adopting the report of the orga-
nizing committee, of which the PEN
sacola member was chairman, and which
included Greenwood and Meridian. only
one objection was made. Montgomery
desires a longer schedule than the 90
games proposed by the committee. The
longer schedule was agreeable to the
Pensacola member but Meridian was not
favorably impressed. The matter was
referred to the new board of directors.
Secretary Anderson was directed 20
see that proper bond for the pr sident is
prepared with a responsible bonding
company. The funds win not be avail
able until this bond has been prepared.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
BOARD DENIES
AVORITlSM
Gillen Says That Shipping Board
Was Impartial in AllOcat-
ing Tankers.
lax Associated Pres.N

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 Denial
that favoritism had been shown in the
assignment of shipping board tank
steamers as has been alleged by Mar
tin J. Gillen, former executive assist
ant to the boards chairman, was en-
tered in testimony today by Captain
Paul Foley, director of operations of
the emergency fleet corporation be-
fore the house committee investigat-
ing shipping board operations.
Captain Foley testified that mis-
leading and untrue" statements had
been made by MIR. Gillen in his tes-
timony before the committee.
Proposals which would have solved
the fuel oil bunker problem of the
American merchant marine for the
next five years, Captain Foley con-
tinued, were blocked by the 'malic-
ious interference" of Mr.. Gillen.
The witness explained that as head
of the tank steamer department he
submitted to the shipping board as of
May 4, 1920, a considerable statement
of the fuel RAsition obtaining through
out the world together with proposals
which of adopted would have secured
the bunkering problem of the Ameri-
can merchant marine for period of
five years to come"
These failed of acceptance, he add
ed, because of the opposition of Mr..
Gillen.
THE malicious interference in the
affairs of the tank steamer depart
ment begun at thta time he contin-
ued. "was intensified and famed into
a fame by my absolute denial as di-
rector of operations of Mr.. Gillen's
competency to discuss matters of ves-
sells operations
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
DETROIT NOW HAS
MORE EMPLOYED
(ey Associated Press,

DETROIT, Feb. 2.-Seventy thou
sand men in the Detroit area now have
employment according to an indus
trial survey today by the Employers
association, made public by George w.
Grant, secretary.
Approximately half of this 20
are working on half time. Normally
these factories employ 310,0 900 workers.
The employers survey placed the
number of unemployed at 100. 600.
which does not include 10000 believed
to have left the city since last De-
cember.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
BALL KING MAY
NOF BE JUDGE
(5y Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Congress-
'ional investigation to determine
whether Judge Lands is permitted
under law to continue as federal judge
of the northern Illinois district whilo
acting as arbitrator of organized
baseball" at an annual salary of
s42, 500 is proposed in a resolution in
troduced today by Representative
Welty, democrat, Ohio.
The house judiciary committee
would be authorized by the resolution
to conduct the inquiry and to deter
mine whether any action should be
taken by congress. The measure men
toned that Judge Landis would re-
ceive a combined salary of $4,000 a
year from his duties as Judge and
baseball arbitrator.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
(5y Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A fight to
reduce the number of commissioned
officers in the army came to the sur
face in the house late today during
consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill.
Representative Fields, democrat, Of
Kentucky, offered an amendment to
cut the commissioned personnel by
one-tfird and to reduce the appro-
priation for their pay from s42,o00,00
as recommended by the committee, to
s3o. 900 ,000 H eexDlained that such a
reduction would he proportional to
the decrease in the enlisted men to
80. 900 az proposed in the bill Rep
resentative Mckenzie. republican. II
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
Senate May Defer Action on
House RedppOrtiOnment Bill

which would retain the present pub
lie membership of 435 by decreasing
representation of some states and in
creasing that of others, goes over
until the next session. the redistricting
of states made necessary could not
be considered by state legislatures
now in session and il was said that
extra sessions might be necessary.
An effort was mada in the house TO
add an amendment giving governors
of states authority to reapportion con-
gressional districts within their states
and Representatives Langley, republi-
can, Kentucky, and Newton. republi-
can. Missouri. conferred today with
the republican members of the senate
committee regarding passage of this
amendment bv the senate
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
LUDWIG MARTENS
GOES TO SWEDEN
(RY Assoeiated Pressl

y STOCKHOLM. Feb, 2,-Ludwig G. A.
X Martens. formerly the unrecognized
Russian soviet ambassador in the Uni
ted States and the members Of his
party, who recently were deported by
order of the American government,
are due 10 arrive in Gothenburg late
tonight on board the Swedish -Ameri-
can liner Stockholm. There the Rus
slams will he transferred to the Swed-
ish steamer Sodra Sverige which viii
take them to Reval A bolsheviSi deli
egation and the bolsheviki consul
have proceeded to Gothenburg to meet
Martens Otherwise, he will not be
allowed to communicate with the
shore except through the Journalists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2.-Sugges'
tions that action on the house reap
portionment bill be deferred until
after the inauguration of President
elect Harding. We're considered today
by republican members OF the senate
census committee.
Chairman Sutherland said con-
ference of republican senators might
/. called to determine action.
Senator Sutherland declared there
was no disposition in the senate to
change the house membership as fixed
by that body nor was any decrease in
the representation from southern
states contemplated i'm connection
with the bill. If the house measure
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
DEMPSEY AGREES
TO NEW FIGHT
nv Associated Press)

Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. Jack
Dempsey, champion heavyweight pug
Hist, said late today that plans an
nounced in New York by Tex Rick
ard, for a match next Labor day be-
tween Jess Willard and the winner of
the Dempsey-Carpentier fight We're
agreeable" to him
mo word has been sent to me of
this arrangement" he said, but l
presume it has been fixed up with
my manager Jack Kearnes, who is
in the east. Any plan by which I can
get a fight suits me-"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
WANT BACK TAXES
SHEPARD ESTATE
(By Associated Press)

MACON, Feb. y. F. ROBERTS.
special investigator for the state tax
department, arrived here tonight to
enter a conference tomorrow with
heirs of the late Alfred Shepard, and
their attorneys to determine the next
move in the states attempt to col
lect S15000O back. taxes alleged to be
due the state of Georgia.
Alfred Shepard was the father of
Fred Shepard, the latter of whom the
state recently attempted TO show was
poisoned. The court, however, refused
to hold four persons who had been
placed under arrest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
WELCOMES COLBY
(Rv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The Latin
American diplomatic corps formally
welcomed home today Bainbridge Col
by, secretary of state, who returned
last week from two months visit to
Brazil Uruguay and Argentina.
In addresses at the Pan-American
union. the ambassadors from those
countries told the secretary how much
they thought his trip had done to ce-
ment the friendship Of those republics
for the United States.
In replying Secretary Colby related
his experiences in South America and
dwelt at length on mutual benefits to
be expected from the cultivation of
the American spirit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
YANkS STILL CREATE
RIOTS IN GAY PAREE
(By Associated Press

PARIS, Feb. "A spectacular,
single handed attempt to rob a
jewelry store in broad daylight was
made today by man who gave the
name of Charles Russell, "a, of
New Haven, Conn. The man en-
tered the shop, struck Il saleswo-
man on the head with a piece of
lead pipe, seized a tray of diamonds
ran out and continued his flight
for several blocks, with the after
noon crowds in hot pursuit. AS he
ran, the fugitive scattered dia-
mond rings.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
BOLSHEVISTS MAY
BE AGAIN ACTIVE
(sy Associated Pressl

PARIS, Feb. "A possible bolshe-
visit offensive I'm the early spring
against Poland and other states bor-
dering on Russia will be the chief
question discussed by the heads of
the Polish and French governments
at their forthcoming series of confer
snees, II was learned today
The conference will begin tomorrow
When President Pisudslu of Poland,
With large party OF high Polish Of
icials, will arrive here. President
Millerand. Premier BRAND. Marshal
Foch and other prominent French Of
ticials are TO take part in the meet
lngs, which will continue for three
dav~
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
TRIES TO WRECK LEGION BUILDINC
ANCIENT ROME STORY
REVIVED IN NEW YORK
(By Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Two thou
sand geese, ducks and chickens,
awaiting death in a poultry shop,
chorused an alarm early this morn
ing for fire that caused heavy
property loss in eleven retail cloth
ing and food stores in Westchester
avenue, the Bronx.
The unusual squawking awaken
ed residents in the neighborhood
and attracted a policeman who tel
ephoned fire headquarters. The
blaze was controlled by firemen af-
ter two hour fight. Its origin
was not determined.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
GRIFFITH RETURNS
TO w. VIRGINIA
(Rx Associated Pressl

NEwBERRY, S. c., Feb. "A dep
uty from West Virginia state prison
arrived here today for w II. Griffith,
who is said to be wanted in West
Virginia as an escaped convict. Grif-
fifth is said to have killed a convict
and been implicated in a plo: which
resulted in partial destruction Of the
West Virginia state prison by fire.
The deputy identified Griffith as the
man wanted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-03
CLOTURE RULE
is VOTED DOWN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Shoving
aside all pending legislation including
a dozen hig appropriation bills, the
senate voted today to continue con-
of the Fordney emergency
tariff bill. The gates We're opened
wide for flood of oratory when a. pc
tition for the use of cloture in the tar
iff debate was voted down 36 to 35,
mastering far less than the necessary
two-third majority.