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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
shot IN BACK
FROM AMBUSH
Was on Way Home in Order to
Protect His House from
Incendiary.
t1y the Associated Press.)


WINSTON SALEM, n. c., March 81.
After having frustrated two attempts
TO burn his house and having his sus-
PIGEONS aroused that the fires were of
incendiary origin, Crater Martin, a
young married man Of the Round Peak
section of Surry county, went to the
home of a neighbor to borrow gun
to protect his home the first Of the
week and was shot in the back from
ambush on his return home.
He was carried to hospital at
Mount Airy and the bullet removed,
and he. win recover, physicians say,
unless complications result.
Martin awoke to find his house on
fire but 1t had made little Roadway and
he extinguished the flames. He thought
the fire was of incendiary origin, and
lay awake for some time and again
he discovered his house was afire.
Again he put 1t out.
An investigation showed that some
one had stripped the clothes from his
bed. stuffed it with leaves and put it
under his house and applied a match.
He went TO a neighbours house and
secured a gun and on his return was
shot in the back, the ball ranging
downward, breaking the thigh bone.
The wounded man is said to have
had some difficulty with a young man
in that section, but no arrests have
been made thus far.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
TARIFF POLICY TO
PROTECT FARMERS
(Ry The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Protec-
ton for the farmers on an equality with
manufacturers and industrial interests
in any tariff policy which is to be de-
cided upon, and adding to any rates
which may be levied an amount equal
to the extra freight charges in getting
products to the consuming centers was
urged tonight in a statement by Secre-
tary Wallace. The heavy additional
burden" imposed on the producers by
increased freight rates, the secretary
declared, ARE q differential imposed up
on our own producers and to the bene-
fit of our foreign competitors.
Manufacturers are naturally and
properly laying plans to meet foreign
competition in the world market and
desire a tariff to protect them against
cheap foreign goods, Mr.. Wallace as
serted, but he insisted that the .situa-
ton facing the producers must be con-
sidered" in any tariff legislation whether
emergency or permanent. Producers"
he said, ARE going prices below cost Of
production, not alone because of mac
tive business conditions at home, but
because of the importations Of Compel
ing foreign markets"
The nation cannot afford to permit
the breaking down of its own agricul-
ture," he continued. even if for time
we can buy food and other farm pro-
ducts from some one else"
AT present, he said, there is a large
number of farm products. but this will
not continue, because the population is
growing and consumption will catch up
with production. I'VE cannot afford to
permit the present discouraging condi-
tions to continue and result in greatly
decreased production" the secretary
asserted, because that decreased pro-
duction may mean exorbitantly high
prices within few years"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
IS NOT BRILLIANT
Little Indications of Getting Away
From Uncertainties of Last
Year.
(ey The Associated Press).

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Busi-
ness showed little indications this
month of getting away from the I'M
certainties of the last year, according
to the monthly review of conditions
made public tonight by the federal
reserve board Increased activities
were noted in some trades, but with
those exceptions commerce apparent
ly was waiting further developments
before moving toward anything like
normal conditions, federal reserve
agents reported.
Regarding trades showing a health
Ter side, including automobiles, tex
tiles and footwear, the board hest
tated in saying they had experienced
more than a temporary advance due
to the spring season. Whether the
activities of such lines portended a
general revival of business the board
declared no definite statement could
be made.
Without exception, the boards OBJ
servers reported that the buyers
strike, felt first last summer, still
showed an almost solid front
So great has been the influence of
the public's refusal to buy at high
prices that where heavier sales are
reported in wholesale and retail trade
they are ascribed wholly to local con-
ditions. The only optimistic express
sion was in connection with the en-
ployment situation on which the re-
view said, reflected slightly improved
conditions during the last thirty days,
attributed to the increased seasonal
activities in the three lines of man
ufacturing mentioned as showing more
life.
Reports from reserve banks touch
ing agricultural communities indicate
that the cry of the farmers for labor is
being answered by persons driven out
of cities through unemployment. Here
again, however, future conditions could
not be forecast by agents of the board
because of uncertainties in general
conditions.
Reductions in wholesale prices con-
tinued during March aud on this basis
the board declared that post war re-
adjustments had not been completed
but declined to hazard a guess as to
how long prices might continue to
drop. In retail stores the drop has
not been as rapid as in wholesale trade
but reports indicate the retail de-
cline has been steady.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
NEGROES TO DIE IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR
(5y The Associated Press.)

ORANGE, Va, March 31.-Clarence
Brown and Henry Barnes, negro con-
victs, will die in the electric chair for
the murder of w. E. Snow, a guard,
while trying with three others to es-
cape.
Brown, who confessed on the stand
to the actual murder of the guard. will
die June % and Barnes two days later.
The crime for which the negroes
were convicted took place March 1.
The negroes working under Snow sud-
denly made a dash for liberty, one
Selling the guards gun and killing
him.
Posses numbering 500 men secured
the woods for 20 miles around search
ing for the convicts. Two of them
were taken by a farmers wife, single
handed, with an empty shotgun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
VIVIANI TALKS
ON PREPARATIONS
france Only Wants "MoraI Support" of
the United States.
fav The Associated Pressl .

WASHINGTON, March S1.-Problems
involved in the collection by France OF
Preparations from Germany were dis
cussed by Rene Viviani. envoy extra
ordinary from the French republic, with
Senator Lodge, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, and other
American officials at dinner rendered
the former French premier tonight by
Ambassador Jusserand. NJ. Viviani, in
conference with Senator Lodge and
George w. Wickersham, former attor
mel general of the United States, after
the dinner reviewed at some length re
suits of the recent London conference
in which the allied PREPARATION demands
were refused by Germany.
Those close 30 NJ. Viviani We're en-
phatic in disclaiming any request for
material aid to France, stating that he
suggested only the extension of moral
support" by the United States in what
was to be a grave international situa-
ton confronting France.
The former premier, it was said, en-
deavored to set at rest all reports that
France intended to ask for any remis-
sion of its debt to the United States. In
asserting that France would discharge
all financial obligations to this country,
he took occasion also, it was said, to
set at rest presumption that the official
view point of France was represented
in any way in the recitation in the
French parliament that a debt was
due France by America in unpaid loads
dating from the revolutionary war.
While not desiring to present himself
as an alarmist on the conditions con-
fronting the French republic, NJ. Viviani,
it was said, pointed out in conversat ton
the depression under which the French
people were laboring in the face of many
unsolved problems affecting the reIa-
tions Of France with Germany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
CHARGE VIOLATION
OF CLAYTON ACT
Austin, Nichols and Company to An
swer Complaints of Illegal
Acquisition.
leY The Associated Pressl.

WASHINGTON, March 31-Austin,
Nichols and company, a Virginia cor
poration engaged in the wholesale
grocery business with headquarters at
Richmond, has ben cited by the fed
eral trade commission under the
Clayton act to answer complaints of
illegal acquisition and consolidation
of competing business it was an
nounced today. In 1919, the complaint
sets forth, Austin, Nichals and COM
pany, inc, a New York corporation
with headquarters in New York city,
was one of the largest wholesale gro
Gerry concerns in the United States.
At the same time Wilson and COM
pany, Chicago packers, controlled the
Fame Packing company, operating
eight vegetable canning plants in In
diana, Michigan and Wisconsin; the
Wilson Fisheries company operating
five fish canning plants in Washing
ton and Alaska, and a vegetable can
ming plant at Whiteland, Ind.
Anticipating the decree in the gov
eminent decree enjoining packers
from engaging in unrelated lines Of
business, the complaint further AYERS,
"AASoA anu CoAhLohS AS0 @4A@O OH
agreement with stockholders of the
Austin, Nichols and company and of
the canning company under its own
control for a consolidation through q
new corporation. This agreement it
is alleged was carried out in the or
ganization of the Virginia corporation
now cited.
Prior to the consolidation, the com
mission was informed, the companies |
involved did business in 1919 of
s3s, 600, 900 which constituted a sub |
stantial proportion of the wholesale !
trade in these commodities in a ma
jority of the states. Since that time, |
however, the complaint AYERS the /
public has not enjoyed the benefit of
this competition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
WOULD STIMULATE
COTTON EXPORTS
Csy The Associated Press

WASHINGTON. March 31.-Discussion
of means Of stimulating cotton exports
was begun today by Secretary Hoover
with representatives Of southern pro
ducers. Further preliminary conference
will be held tomorrow, the secretaTy
said, and Monday both he and t'Ts
producers will meet with the war flnan !
corporation.
Representatives Of the cotton interest,"
from all parts Of the south win then
meet at the department of commergs
Tuesday, Secretary Hoover added, 70
work out such plans as are agreed upon
at the preliminary meetings. While
consideration has been given so far to
more or less definite ideas for coping
with the cotton situation, the secretary
said, it would not be advisable to an
nounce any of the plans discussed until
some agreement is reached between the
various parties.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
CHARGE VIOLATION
OF WAGE DECISION
Say that Track Laborers Were Com
PEELED to Sign Contracts for
Low Wages.
(ey The Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, March 31-Charges and
counter charges of threats and intimi-
dation were tossed back and forth by
representatives of st. Louis & South
western railway and the roads en-
ployes today before the railroad labor
board.
Alleged violations of the boards
wage dscision and the transportation
act met denial from the carrier, which
contended that in employing on indi-
vidual contract regardless Of the terms
of the wage decision the road was act
ing within it's rights.
Several hundred aff1davits presented
by J. G. Smock, vice. president of the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
and Track Laborers, declared that the
signers had been compelled to sign
contracts to- work at lower wages or
longer hours under threat of losing
their jobs.
w. A. Webb of Tyler, Texas, general
manager for the road, Immediately
asked and was granted permission
from the board to file other affidavits
which, he said. would say that the
union affdavits were obtained by CO.
ercion and threats that the employees
would go to the penitentiary for vio
Iation of the transportation act if they
did not sign"
The dispute, which affects about 200
men, was brought before the board on
allegation of the employees that the
railroad had violated the boards wage
decision by changing classification of
employees and by re-employing dis
charged men under individual contract
at lower wages.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
PACKERS AGREE f,
TO MEDIATION
(ey The Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Twelve
Independent packing concerns, all O.
Chicago, informed the department o.
labor today of their acceptance of the
agreement reached last week by the
five big packers and their union en-
ployes through the mediation of Sec
retaries Davis, Hoover and Wallace.
The independent companies accept
ing the settlement are the Western
Packing and Provision company; Boyd
Lunham and company; Miller and
Hart, Oppenheimer Casing company,
Chicago Packing company, Hately
Brothers company Roberts and Oaks,
Brennan Packing company, William
Davies company, Louis Pfaelzer and
Sons, Guggenheim Brothers and the
Independent Packing company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
DRIVE CARS THROUGH
FROM ALABAMA CITY

Three Premocar automobiles reached
Pensacola yesterday having been driven
from Birmingham
They were received by the local agents,
Hoffman, Sellars Auto Co., $3.50 East
Gregory street. In the lot is one black,
one green and one red fabrikoid covered
body
Rain was encountered at Brewton. The
drivers report that there was no trouble
on the trip, and that the cars arrived
here in excellent condition.
The Premocar. made by the Preston
Motor corporation, of Birmingham, is
fast becoming a popular car in this
part of the country. and are giving en-
tire satisfaction.
Ensign Acker, of the naval air station,
left yesterday for the factory 10 drive
to the city a blue fabrikoid car which
he has purchased from the local agents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
BRITISH MINERS
OUT ON STRIKE
Continued From Page one.)

up again in August, when government
control ceases. On this account they
argue the triple alliance may see fit
to make the miners cause a test case.
The temper of the miners for the
walkout is indicated in their strike or
der which includes the pumpmen and
other workmen who are essential to
keep the mines in working condition.
This, however, it is declared, will be
countered by the government employ
ing naval men to go into the pits If it
is necessary to take such action to
prevent the ruination of the mines.
The governments plan, it is under
stood, even contemplates measures for
the carrying on of the vital services
even in the event of a walkout by the
entire triple alliance. Efforts to avert
such a contingency are continuing and
in some quarters the belief is expressed
that tn erailroad men and the trans
port workers may confine their par
ticipation in the miners strike to a
refusal to handle coal.
The government in 1919 employed
naval men for the pumping of mines
during the strike at that time, but it
is said should the regular mine pump
ers now be called out scores of mines
inevitably must be flooded, as there
are insufficient naval forces available
for the work.
Neither side to the controversy
showed signs Of yielding today, and the
situation tonight generally is regarded
as the most serious since the 1919 mine
strike when the workers held out for
16 weeks.
One important question which has
arisen is whether the movement is
strike or a lockout of the miners and
whether the men ceasing work will be
entitled to the unemployment dole.
The government has prohibited the
export of coal beginning tonight unless
under license. If the stoppage of work
in the mines becomes general the gov
eminent intends considerably to re-
strict the railroad services.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
SENIOR CLASS TO
FOREGO BANQUET

ATLANTA, March 31.-The entire
senior class of the State Normal school
at Greensboro, n. c., viii do away
with its annual senior banquet in or
der that the money usually spent for
this event can be turned over to the
China famine fund. The amount Of
$3.50 has been realized for the fund
which will be sufficient to sustain so
families for a month.
Similar vital interest in the intense
suffering of the famine victims has
been evidenced at Bessie Tiff college,
Forsyth, Ga, where the student body
has voted to do away with one meal
a week so that the proceeds may be
diverted to the relief of the furnishing
Chinese women and children.
The unprecedented suffering occa-
stoned by the worlds greatest famine
has caused a wave of sympathy to run
over the entire south in an ever
mounting tide Local clubs and sOcie-
ties of every description, especially
missionary societies and other church
organizations. are devoting practically
their entire time to relief work.
The work in several southern states
mas aITSduy G6dCHSo COliS4hSl ehOAS pAO
portions. In North Carolina, where
Governor T. w. Beckett heads the state
committee and his wife is taking the
leadership in the woman's work, to-
tai of s46,85766 had been raised ten
days ago, and the total is constantly
mounting.
A statewide organization will be
formed in Louisiana next week, when
a number of the states leading citi
zens will meet in New Orleans on
Monday morning for the perfection Of
plans to present the appeal to every
village and cross roads in the state.
The urgent need and the very short |
time in which the work must be done
has caused the southern committee to |
issue an appeal to the entire south, !
asking for contributions to be sent d. /
rect to the office of the committee at
500 Gambler building, Atlanta, Ga, in
event no local organization has been
Checks should be made pay
able to Vernon Monroe. treasurer.
Arrangements have been made TO
cable money TO China just as rapidly
as it is received, so that there may
be no moment lost in applying al
funds that come in. The contributions
received during the month of April
will decide in large measure the fate
Of millions of famine victims.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01
WILL NOT ACCEPT
WAGE REDUCTION
(ey The Associated Press. }

PITTSBURG, March 31.-The first of
series of wage conferences between
executives of the Pennsylvania rail-
road and representatives of employees
ended late today when delegates named
to present the case of $4,000 mainte-
nance of way and unskilled forces re-
fused to accept a wage reduction rang
ing from 16 to % per cent.
This refusal automatically threw the
case into the hands of the United
States railroad labor board. The con-
ference today'was the first of a series
of meetings between representatives
of the company and its employees. The
managers Saturday will meet with
representatives of the signalmen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-01

into the cathedral from Calvert Hall
college with the priests of lesser rank
as had been intended, the abbots and
arch -abbots. bishops and archbishops,
Cardinals O'Connell and Begin and
Archbishop John Bonzano, apostolic
delegate, filed in from behind the altar
after having entered the church from
the archiepiscopal residence in the
rear.
Into the cathedral there filed also
members OF the faculty of the Catholic
university in Washington, wearing
their caps and gowns. The scholars
with their hoods Of blue and red,
orange and gold, turquoise and green
and the churchmen of high rank in
their brilliant ceremonial robes seated
themselves with the white-surpliced
clergy.
II seemed as If the area behind the
altar rail, moment before a canvass
of white, there had been touched a
painters brush. In an instant it be-
came tableau from the early history
OF the church. The laiety in their
twentieth century dress and the clergy
in their time-honored attire meeting
at the bier OF the archbishop of Balti-
more seemed like contrasting centuries.
Archbishop Bonzano, celebrant of the
mass, seated himself on the throne of
the late Cardinal Gibbons to the left
of the altar. Chanting, his assistants
advanced to the altar, and from it bore
back vestments of black, silver en-
broidered. Rising, the celebrant, with
the aid OF acolytes Invested himself of
his mourning robe of purple, and clad
himself in the vestments for the mass.
Then, wearing his white mitre, he
stepped slowly down from the throne
and. followed by assisting priests and
acolytes. moved to the altar steps,
where he knelt.
For nearly an hour the chanting con-
tinued as the archbishop read from a
great tome which an altar boy held
open before him. BY his side was an
other boy, bearing a candle.
At last the celebrant returned to his
throne. In the pulpit to the right of
the altar appeared Archbishop Glen
non. In measured tone that echoed
gently in the vast auditorium, he eulo-
gized hte dead, recounting his services
to the church and mankind.
After the funeral sermon had been
completed Archbishop Bonzano stepped
Bonzano stepped slowly from the
throne TO the bier, kneeling at the foot.
Suddenly there was heard the solemn
Gregorian chant previously heard only
in Rome at the funeral of pope, but
which, by special permission of the
vatican. was sung at today's requiem.
For minutes the mourners lost their
sense of sight in their sense OF sound.
Then came the final absolution. To
the chant of priests and choristers,
Ave archbishops. one by one, encircled
the catafalque twice, the first time
casting holy water on the body of their
former leader, the second time incense.
Then, with priests in white choir
clothes surrounding the bier, and the
apostolic delegate and his assistants
kneeling at the foot the audience bent
its head for the Anal prayer.
BY this time the rain had stopped.
The occasional moved down the CEN
ter aisle, with the highest church off,
GERS in the rear, and passed out into
the churchyard where the waiting