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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
RESOLUTIONS
CONDEMNINC
PROPAGANDA
Resent as DisIOyal Any Attempt
to Breed DissentiOn Be-
tween Allies.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
CROWDED TO THE LIMIT
Addresses Delivered by General
Pershing and Col. Gal
braith.
(ey The Associated Press>.

NEW YORK, March ls.-one hundred
percent Americanism manifested itself
tonight when $4,000 persons crowded into
Madison Square Garden to protest with
the American legion against the meeting
held there a few days ago to voice OBJ
lection TO the horror the Rhine" as
the occupation OF Germany by allied
troops was described.
Orators at tonight's meeting hurled
scathing remarks at those who would at
tempt 10 foster ideals here other than
shouts and cheers from the enthusiastic
Gold Star Mothers shared the honors of
audience. General Pershing and the
the meeting.
A demonstration lasting fully 10 min
utes occurred as the procession of Gold
star Mothers entered, escorted by
marine guard and military band. A few
moments later a bugle announced the
entrance of Gen. Pershing and another
demonstration equal to the first took
place Legion posts from all over the
city came trooplng In behind their color
bearers. and as each arrived IL was the
signal for the audience to rise to It's
feet in cheers.
Although the great hall was packed to
OVERLOOKING, and fremen closed the
doors thousands crowded about in an
effort TO enter. Impromptu -four r-min-
ute speakers" gathered their audiences
on street corners and for several hours
those outside were quite as enthusiastic
as the ones who arrived early enough to
gain entrance to the garden.
Col j.. w. Galbrath, national COM
mander OF the American legion, presided
at the meeting and when in his brief
address he paid a tribute to the Gold
star Mothers, no sound but the speak
er's voice could be heard. The vast au-
dience bowed it's heads, mems handker-
chiefs went to their eyes and women
sobbed audibly. moment later the
crowd broke into prolonged cheering
when Col. Galbraith pointed TO section
OF the gallery reserved for wounded SOL
diers and described them as the real
heroes Of the war"
AS General Pershing was introduced to
the audience, he was given another ova-
tion, the crowd rising to its feet and
cheering for five minutes. American
flags were not only in prominence as
decorations for the hall, but many of
those who attended the meeting carried
them and they were waved on high for
the former commander of the A. IL. +.
The gold star flags carried by the moth
ers who formed a contrast to the red,
white and blue. as the women whose
sons had lost their lives. Joined in the
tribute TO their commander
Following General Pershing's address.
resolutions were unanimously adopted
condemning ''the spread OF mischievous
propaganda among our people," and re-
sentlng as "disloyal any attempt to breed
0issension between our country and the
allies who fought shoulder to shoulder
with us for the preservation of human
liberty in the greatest war of all times"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
FOR OPEN SHOP
PURPOSE OF RAILROADS
Leaders Declare This Behind Fight of Association
Against National Boards of Adjustment.

, railroad employees department OF the
American Federation of Labor, when the
hearing was opened today Frank p.
Walsh. counsel for the unions, immedi-
ately followed with an exhaustive cross
examination of Mr.. Binker and Mr..
Cuyler.
The associations labor committee was
the outgrowth of the transportation act.
according to testimony of Mr.. Binkerd,
brought out in the cross examina ion
and was designed to deal with labor dis
putes. Records brought by Mr.. Binkerd
We're read to show that a dividend con-
corning national boards of adjustment
had existed in the committee.
AS a result of a bipartisan board ap-
pointed at the suggestion of former
President Wilson in March, 1920, the ma
tional boards of adjustment created un-
der federal control We're continued with
the approval of a majority of the labor
committee, it was brought out.
The majority report of the labor COM
mittee stated that it feared failure TO
appoint boards as approved under the
transportation act would result in over
loading the labor board with disputes and
added that If the roads did not take
advantage of the permissive features Of
the law by agreeing to adjustment
boards the efficiency Of the labor board
might he greatly impaired. resulting in
decisions possibly adverse to the roads.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
PACKING PLANT WORKERS
INSIST ON EIGHT HOURS
If Packers Refuse to Restore ormer
and Refuse to Submit to F ederal
Will Walk Out.
Wage Scale and Hours
Arbitrator, Unions

Alschuler having occupied the position
during the war period. The packers
withdrew from the agreement on FeTru-
airy 26 on the ground that the war was
over. The unions claim that the was has
not officially ended.
After Withdrawing from the agree
ment the packers announced wage re-
ductions Of from II IL to 10 percent and
changed the work day from eight to 10
hours before overtime would be paid.
The present strike ballot. it was said
by union leaders, is worded in such a
way as to make it possible for the
strike TO he averted at the packer la
Dor conference called by Secretary Of
Labor Davis TO meet in Washington, on
Monday. The union leaders take the po-
sition, however, that if the packers re-
fuse either to restore the former wage
scale and hours or to submit the whole
disagreement to the federal arbitrator
the officials Of the unions will be forced
to order a walk-out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
IMPOTANT TAX
SUIT ISLOST
BY GOVERNMENT
If Sustained By Supreme Court
Will Have Far-Reaching
Effect.
MAY HAVE TO REFUND
THOUSANDS COLLECTED
| Decision in the Case is Based on
Construction of Revenue
Act of 1918.
lRy The Associated Rress.l

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The
federal government today lost an i'm
portant income tax suit when the
| United States court of claims held that
every estate, the net amount of which
| exceeds $4,000 and which has been or
is hereafter compelled to pay the fed
eral estates tax, is entitled to detduct
the amount so paid from it's income
tax return.
The effect of the decision, should IL
be sustained by the supreme court. to
which the governmeAt noted an an
peal, will be that the government win
not only be compelled to refund all
taxes already collected from estates
under such circumstances but will be
unable TO collect similar amounts from
estates in the future
The court awarded a Judgment for
$l65,O75 in favor of Senator Under
wood of Alabama, Alan H. Woodward
ana Reginald Barrister, as executors
or Joseph II. Woodward, in a suit to
reverse the action of the commissioner
OF internal revenue in refusing to al
low as a deduction under the income
TAX law the sum of S4S9SS4 paid bv
the executors as federal estates tax.
Ihe decision in the case was based
on the construction of section 2149 of
the revenue act of 1918, which provides
that in computing the net income
there shall be allowed as deductions
taxes paid or accrued within the taxa
bic year imposed by the authority Of
the United States, except income. war
prohts and excess profits taxes" the
construction of the commissioner of
internal revenue being that the amount
PAID under the estates tax law was
not tax which could be deducted b,,t
a toll taken from the property trans
ferred."
Judge Downey, in discussing the no
sItion taken by the commissioner of
internal revenue, said:
We are, in effect, asked to constr,,a
the statute so as to nulIify one of tts
plain provisions. We do not feel that
we are justified in adding another ex-
ception to those provided for in the
statute. If congress intended that the
estate tax should not be deducted In
determining the net income il yould
nave said so. We are not unmindfuI
OF the importance of this holding and
OF It's possible effect on revenues and
the public treasury but we cannot con-
ciude that such matters should he in
any wise controlling"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
BALL SCANDAL
GRAND JURY
Second Investigation Was Start
ed Yesterday by States
Attorney Grove.
iex The Associated Press.>

CHICAGO, March 1S.-A second in
vestigation into the 1919 worlds series,
which Chicago White Sox players were
charged with throwing to Cincinnati,
was started today by States Attorney
Robert L. Grove before the Cook
county grand jury.
Mr.. Grove told the jurors, in outlin
ing his plans, that he would bring
them new evidence which would justi-
fy reindictment of the men whose
cases were dropped or taken off the
court call yesterday and also would
incriminate men not indicted at the
inquiry.
He refused to say what new evidence
hew ould offer or what men it would
incriminate but declared that the pub
lie might be more surprised at the re-
suit of this investigation than il was
at the original indictments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
lex The Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, March 1S.-By a vote of
q, 1852 to 207, union workers in Chicago
packing plants went on recordt today in
favor of strike if they are unable to
induce the packers to maintain the eight
hour work day"
Telegraphic reports at union head
quarters were said to indicate similar
strike majorities in other packing house
centers throughout the country.
The exact wording Of the ballot on
which the workers voted, follows:
DO you favor and authorize a strike
in the event that the government or our
organization is unable to induce the
packers to maintain the eight-hour work
day and compliance with the agreement
entered into with the United States
department of labor?"
The agreement referred to was war
ruling which submitted all wage disputes
between the packers and their employees
to a federal arbitrator. Judge Samuel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
LIST
DRAFT EVADERS
ECUT GREATLY
Reduced from 100000 to APP
proximately 10000
Names.
FINAL CHECK is
NOW BEING MADE
Last Chance for Selective Ser
vice Evaders to Escape
Publicity.
(ey The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, March IS-A last
opportunity for selective service law
evaders to escape broadcast publicity
of their names as deserters during the
world war was given today by Adju-
tant General Harris of the army.
Persons who have reason to believe
that they will be charged with evad-
ing the draft but who did not actually
do so, the adjutant general announced,
may escape the odium of being public
ly branded as a deserter unjustly by
communicating all the facts of the
case to him without delay.
The final check of the draft evader
lists is now being completed by for
mer members of the local draft board.
By the end of the month the war de-
partment expects to begin making the
lists public through the newspapers
and by furnishing copies to city, state
and federal police. detective agencies,
the American Legion and other pa
triotic societies.
In addition, Secretary Weeks will
ask congress when it reconvenes to
provide funds to enable the war de-
partment to pay a reward of $50 to
any person who delivers to the mill
tary authorities a deserter from the
QTdLl. L unuS on mana now DO not per-
mitpaying the full reward.
The departments list of draft evad-
ers, which as originally reported to
the provost marshal general, numbered
nearly 100000 names, has been reduced
by careful checking and by the appre-
hension of evaders to approximately
10000 names. The final lists by draft
districts are now being tabulated by
the adjutant generals office.
OF the list of nearly half a million
names originally compiled, it was later
found that more than $4,000 had ac-
tually served honorably in the armed
forces of this country or the allies. BY
July 10, 1919, nearly 164,0O0 of those
on the original list had been appre-
hended by the military or civil author
tiles, leaving an actual balance on
that date of about 174,000 names. Since
then approximately 1900 more names
have been eliminated on the basis of
information obtained from various
sources and the careful checking of
official war service records.
AS a last check to prevent as far as
possible branding innocent men as de-
serters, the department had the lists
carefully checked by the local board
the adjutant generals of the
states and officials of the navy and
checked at these sources are now be-
ing prepared for publication in the
final lists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
HIGH SALARIED OFFERS
NO INDUCEMENT TO CLARA
Will Remain ArdmOre for the Present Where She is Anxious
Make New Start in Life; Win Go to Texas Later.

was not considering their acceptance.
She herself said she was more in
terested in making new start in life
and establishing herself with respect
TO the people in Ardmore, where she
viii remain for the present. In few
days she probably viii go to Ell Paso,
Texas, where her father is i'll, and later
go to California, where married sis
ter lives.
At the office OF the county attorney
of Carter county late today. it was said
there was no intention 70 prosecute
Continued on Page Two.l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
HELPING PENSACOIA

Each day, In this space, The Journal
will olive q condensed history OF one OF
the leading business firms OF the city.
Let the dead past bury it's dead"
inscribes the poet, and perhaps some
film OF the ages might have been
drawn aside and this author allowed
to look into the portals of T. l.. Cant
and company, just across from the
san Carlos, for truly here is a busi-
ness of the present, conducted along
present-day progressive lines. t. L..
Cant, It's founder, is "up to his neck"
In every movement for the betterment
OF Pensacola. Whether it be civic,
public or individual. a rare. fine spirit
OF doing my part" is shown by this
citizen. whose firm OF Il. 4. Cant and
company first inaugurated and now
maintains policy OF prices of the
Snoment" based on the market of the
Moment"
The merchandising attitude taken
bythis firm during price reconstruc-
tion merits intense recognition and is
unheralded In the annals of business.
Recognizing its gratitude for unpar-
alleled business during the wave OF
prosperity and its Golfers filed by Pen
sacola purchasers, 1t returned fully
every confidence by completely upset
ting almost every business precedent
and returning when needed many
profits to Pensacolians by market
pricing" when such a course by many
seemed foolish.
Mr.. Gant's activities are very broad
in scope. Personal participation seven
or eight time year in the New York
selection of merchandise; consultation
over distribution Of his share of ap-
proximately annually $500, 600, 900
worth of syndicate bought merchan-
dlse. operation Of t. L. Cant and COM
nSny's main store. also the store
known as Tracy's at los S. Palafox-st.
and the ownership and operation of
the local Piggly- Wiggly give an idea
OF the really tremendous scope of the
firm OF T. l.. Cant and company. Prog
ress is truly exemplified in these va
rious activities. and the daily business
OF this firm demonstrates fully the ap
prARation OF Psnsacolians.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
(ey The Associated Press,

MACON, Ga, March 18.-How ex-
press messengers, baggagemaster
and a railroad conductor robbed a
"whiskey trunk" was one of numerous
incidents told here today by w. A.
Hughes, former express messenger,
before a federal jury in the trial of
more than fifty persons accused of
conspiring to steal express shipments
from the United States government
20. L. Smith baggagemaster, found
a trunk full ef whiskey," said the wit
ness. 1--WE pushed it into my car and
while we were examining it Captain
j. n. Smith, conductor, came in and
remarked, You don't catch this often
When we reached Byron we had
taken everything out of the trunk ex-
cept a blanket. The trunk was to be
put off there, so we pushed it back
into the baggage car. Captain Smith
told us not to put it off until the train
had discharged it's passengers and we
were ready to ride. L put my hand OH
the bell cord and as Captain Smi i
gave the signal, l pulled the cord and
we pushed off the trunk. Two men
were there to catch the trunk. We
could hear them cursing as we pulled
out, for they could tell by its weight
that it was empty. When we reached
Macon we had eighteen quarts, which
j gave to r. j. Gardner to sell for us.
never got much money for it."
Attorneys for the defense attempted
to have this evidence ruled out. but
Judge Evans permitted it to stay in.
Hughes went through a list of 90
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
EASY FOR FRANCE
IF GERMANY PAYS

PARIS, March 1S.-If Germany pays,
France will emerge from her financial
difficulties, Notwithstanding the colossal
burdens left by the war: if she does not
pay the problem is insOluble.
This statement was made in the sem
ate finance committees report on the
1921 budget. The French debt, which
in August, 1914. stood at 27,0o0, 600 900
francs. he expected on March l of this
year to be 3O7, 900. 600, 600 francs, to
which must be added in the future pen
sions and war damages estimated at an
other 21S, 200, 900. 600 francs.
France thus far. said NJ. Cheron. had
paid out 3s billion francs on Germany's
account: consequently there would be
$50 billion francs more, with interest TO
be added to her obligations if Germany
did not pay.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
EXPRESS MESSENGERS
CONDUCTED GENERAL
MERCHANDISE BUSINESS
Dealt in Everything from Eggs to Art SquaresTrunk Full of
Whisky is Rfed-Dresses and Undercothes Sold to
Negroes Who Wanted to Dress Up Fine

witnesses with whom he had had
transactions" he said enumerating
dealings involving 600 crates of or
automobile tires, women's underwear.
cigars and art squares.
Court recessed at o'clock until
Monday morning The jury is being
kept locked up in a hotel room, save
for the time that they are given exec-
else
Henry Barlow insisted that l was
obliged to have something to sell with
a big carload of freight like this, -
said Hughes. He went over to a
stack of through express and came
back with a package of ties. He later
gave me SIS for them. They were in
voiced for $25.
"R. c.. Chancey told me several
times that he was afraid that NJ. K.
Bowdoin would get the whole works
in trouble because he kept so many
tires"
"J. A. Bradshaw (who has never
been arrested) told me he was selling
to NJ. T. McKinnon," said the witness.
MIR. Rogers told me he had gotten a
suit of clothes from him"
Hughes said that on June 4, 1919,
w. E. Drummer told him he had three
barrels. of fish in his shipment and
asked me where to send them. 1 said
send them to T. A. Lovelace, At
lanta.'"
In Atlanta they discovered that
Lovelace had gone out of the fish
business, but the fish Were. disposed
Continued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
(sy The Associated Pressl.

ARDMORE, Okla, March 1S.-Clara
Smith Hamon, acquitted yesterday of
a charge of numbering Jake L. Hamon,
republican national committeeman
and reputed millionaire oil man, spent
today resting from eight days in court
and reading hundreds of letters and
kilograms. She had two conferences
with attorneys, who later said nothing
had been arrived at regarding the pos
sibiIity of a suit against the Hamon
estate and that Clara had before her
a number of high salaried offers. She
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
CONEY FLYS FROM
ALABAMA TO JAX
fRx The Associated Press J

JACKSONVILLE. March 18.--Lieu-
tenant w. d. Coney arrived at Camp
Johnston this afternoon after a nom
stsop flight from theaaviation repair
depot at Montgomery, Ala, where he
took his machine to replace worn me-
chanical parts in preparation for his
proposed one-stop flight from jack
sonville to San Diego, Cal, March 22
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
DEAD AS RESULT
AUTO ACCIDENT
tsy The Associated Press,

YORK. 5. @, March 1s.-Miss Ella
Neely, a teacher in York graded
schools, died today as a result of in
juries received Monday when an auto
mobile in which she was riding with
another teacher and FIVE school girls
was struck by a Coralina & North
western train here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
FIFTEEN YEARS
FOR MURDER
(sy The Associated Press,

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, March
l8-Herman farrell today was cor
Victed hereof the murder of John A.
Mcdaniel, an Albemarle county farmer.
last Christmas, and sentenced 20 Is
years in the penitentiary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
FIRE THREATENS
ARKANSAS TOWN
tey The Associated Press) =.

Clarendon, Ark, March IS
Fire originating late tonight in the
plant of the Chicago Mill and Lumber
company here, has spread to a number
of residences and, famed by a hig1
wind, is threatening the business Sec
ton of the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
PREPARATIONS BILL
PASSES COMMONS

LONDON, March 18.-The house of
commons tonight passed the third
reading of the reparations bill. The hin
provides for a levy Of so per cent ON
German goods. but this provision win
not be effective until March 81.
After the house of commons had
passed the measure it was read for the
first time in the house of lords.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
THE WEATHER TO-DAY

PENSACOLA AND VICTNFTY-rar,-
" cloudy Saturday and Sunday; probs
bly, local thunder showers Sunday: con
tinued warm.
WINDS-HATTERAS TO KEY WEST
Moderate TO fresh northeast and east
winds; fair weather SATURDAY.
East Gulf: Moderate, variable wfndn
and fair weather Saturday.
West Gulf: Fresh south winds. partly
cloudy weather Saturday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19

TREATY SIGNED
Establishes Boundaries of Rus.
sian-Ukrainian-POlish
Frontier.
(sy The Associates Press).

RIGA. March 1S.-Aftermaths of ne
gotiations, peace was finally signed to-
night by the representatives of Russia
Ukraine and Poland.
Twenty-six paragraphs and five ap-
pendices made up the document The
first four paragraphs establish the Rus
SIAN -Ukrainian-Polis frontier, covering
the present demarkation line and allow
ing for alterations under which 5000
square kilometres are ceded to Poland
near Minsk and the distribution of Po-
lesia on the UhTanian frontier
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
fESTERDAY
WE EATHER r
Temperature.

Highest ........74 Lowest .........6S
Mean ...........72 Normal .........62
Accumulated excess this year TO
Highest of record for March ... 81
Lowest of record for March .......... "a
Rainfall.
For "a hours ending pm. ....... 0
Total for this month to D. m. .....5.7s
Normal for March ............. 5.3s
Accumulated deficiency this year to
Humidity.
Z am 94 12 noon "a Z pm. s4
Barometer.
Tam 30.12 Z pm ........3e.1o
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
Treaty sianed LAST MONT.

LONDON, March 1S.-The Russo-Po-
lish treaty was signed at $50 o'clock
tonight, says a dispatch TO the London
Times from Riga. The dispatch adds
that the treaty is to be ratified at Minsk
within 80 days
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
u. S. WEATHER REPORT

2 q : E7eIN N1'JfeLI VI IdI Vi
sunrise 5:%i a III.
Sunset G.nO p.rn,
Moonrise 1.4s pm
Moonset 235 am
Next phase of moon,
full moon, March %.
High tide 6.4s pm.
Low tide 4::z6 am.
YESTERDAYS
wE TAER
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19

Each day, In this space, The Journal
will olive a condensed history Of one Of
the leading business firms OF the city.