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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
PARDON BOARD
WILL NOT MEET

TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 4.-The state
pardon board this morning held an in
formal meeting and decided to hold no
open meeting to consider applications
for pardons until July.
Marion S. Dawson, secretary to Gov.
Hardee and also secretary of the board
of commissioners of state institutions.
announced that the boaEd had received
and accepted the resignation OF DR.. H.
Mason Smith, superintendent of the
Florida hospital for the insane at Chat
tahoochee The resignation viii take
effect March l and the board has ap-
pointed W. V. Knott OF Jacksonville.
former state comptroller. to succeed DR..
SmitA.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
CRy Associated Press,

PALM BEACH, Feb. AFTER a
fve-hour stop at Palm Beach, Pres
ident- elect Harding's houseboat Vic
toria headed up the Indian river this
afternoon for a virtually uninterrupt-
ed run TO st. Augustine, where the
president elect will spend most of
February.
With her arrival here the Victoria
had passed the worst part of her
course up the coast@s and her skipper
said he looked for no more trouble
from mud-reefs. which have delayed
the boat during the past two days. IF
she has good luck she probably will
reach Daytona or Orrnond Sunday and
pull into St. Augustine some time
Monday. Proposals to complete the
trip by rail have been laid aside tenn
porarily and Mr.. Harding has ar
ranged to have his first appointments
at st. Augustine put over from Mon
day TO Tuesday. The Victoria is not
equipped for running at night, but she
probab bly, viii make no stops during
daylight until she reaches Daytona
Mr.. Harding hopes to go ashore there
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
ENGLAND ASKED
NO ADVANTAGES
Austen Chamberlain Tells Con-
stituentS Proposal Would
Have Aided All.
PROPOSAL NOT RENEWED
Chancellor of Exchequer Says
Repetition Would Lower
British Dignity.
(Rx Assoeiatsd Prassl

BIRMINGHAM, England Feb. A.
The British government formally N =
posed cancellation of all interaliicd
debts, but the proposals were unac-
ceptable to the American government
said j. Austen Chamberlain, chancel-
lor of the exchequer, in a speech II
his constituents here today.
ITO make them again." CharmerIain
continued, would be, / think. beneath
our dignity. and would render US ia
bic TO misconception of our motive.
In making Them" he added, I'VE
sought no national advantage 70. our
selves. We proposed a solution IN
which we should have foregone claims
larger than any RENTED 20 us and
we proposed it because we believed il
would be in the interests of good reIa-
tions among peoples, the rehabilitation
of national credit and the restor 1s!or
of international trade.
Our great international debt Is due
to the obligation we undertook on
behalf of pur allies. If we bad had
only ourselves to consider We should
have been particularly free of external
debt at the present time"
Mr.. Chamberlain prefaced his re-
marks by saying that he would have
preferred at the close of the war tfat
the whole inter-allied debt hal been
wiped out. so as to start with clean
slate. There was no proposal sor a
settlement of the international 5eht
among the allied ard associated now
ers, whether for a total or partial re-
mission. which the British governrn nj
would not have been prepared TO be
party to, he declared.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Trensurv
officials refused to comment tonirbt
on the statement of the British chan
ceHor of the eXchequer, ]. Austen
Chamberlain, in an address at Rir-
mlngham. England, that the United
states government refused to accent
British government proposals that the
inter-allied debts arising from tbs
world war be cancelled.
No mention has ever been made in
otflcial circles here of any pronoaa1
OFFICIALLY rendered by Great Britain
Tor cancellation of the inter-allied
debts but it was recalled tonight that
Sir Gorge Paish, the British financial
expert who visited the United States
year ago, put forward some s1ch
proposition while in this country.
Sir Georges mission was not re-
garded by the United States govern
ment as official and consequently his
proposal did not receive official con
sideration.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
ARKANSAS WILL
DIVIDE ELECTIONS
(sy Associated Pressl

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 4.-The
house this afternoon passed a senate
bill providing for separation of state
and national elections in Arkansas.
the former To be held i'm October in
stead OF in November, when the ma :
national elections are held.
The argument for the changing of
election dates was that in sections of
tthe state where negroes outnumbered
whites the negroes vote for a presi- :
dental candidate and that If negroes
are on the ballot for minor office thew
frequently are elected With the state
: selection on different dates the ne
groes are not expected to vote since
they evidence less interest in state
elections, It was declared. The hin
goes to the governor for signature.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
BOTH BADGER AND SIMS TESTIFY
THAT BATTLESHIPS STILL REMAIN
DECIDING FACTOR In SEA POWER
Senate Naval Sub Committee
Decides Against Suspen-
sion of Building.
PLANE SHIPS A S X E ID
Naval Officers Urge COnstruc-
tiOn of Speedy Aircraft
Carrying Vessels.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Satisfied
from testimony of a large number of
witnesses that calling of an international
conference to discuss disarmament
would meet with general approval. the
house naval committee today called be-
fore it 10 high officers of the navy and
one of the army and heard a vast
amount of divergent and confusing tes-
timony as to whether aircraft had made
naval vessels useless.
Before the committee settled down to
listen to the officers, however, Chairman
Butler announced positively that an in
ternational disarmament conference
would be called by this country. He did
not say when the call would go out but
IL was assumed from his line of ques-
tioning that 1t would be shortly after
President elect Harding, with whom Mr.
Butler recently conferred, takes office.
Rear Admiral William S. Sims, war
time commander of all American naval
forces in European waters, and present
head of the naval war college, the first
witness called, counseled against imme-
date abandonment OF the capital ship.
He added. however, that il aerial forces
demonstrated the value he expected
them to in the near future, they would
soon make major surfact craft useless.
He opposed disseminating work on the
great 1915 naval building program and
declared nobody is going to take his
hand off his gun until conditions be-
come settled in Europe.
The superiority of the battleship over
either the airplane or submarine was
defended by Rear Admiral Charles J.
Badger, head OF the general board, and
former commander OF the Atlantic
fleet. who declared that battleships and
battle cruisers would remain the back
bone of the fleet for yeas to come He
did not believe, he said. that anything
very definite would come out of the
proposed disarmament conference, but
said IL was a worthwhile effort
All of the naval officers who testified
stressed the necessity for the immedi-
ate construction of high speed airplane
carrying ships.
While the house committee heard this
testimony the senate naval sub-commit-
tee drafted an adverse report on the
resolution presented by Senator Borah.
republican. Idaho, providing for a six
months suspension OF naval building
while experts study the best types of
ships.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
TRIPLET STORY
ADMITTED FALSE
(Ry Associated Prees)

ATLANTA, Feb. 4.--Nrs. f. E. A.
South, who last month startled At
lanta with the announcement that at
the age OF 50 she had given birth to
triplets acknowledged in statement
today that the three children, together
with six others in the South home,
were obtained from founding institu-
tions. Il don't like moyies or thea
tres; don't like to go out; the great
est thing is my children-that's why 1
did it," Mrs. South was quoted as
saying.
Mrs. South's husband, who is a so
year old grocery clerk disclaimed ap-
proval of his wife's action in obtain
ing the children from the founding
institutions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
MOLINO BANK IS
ALMOST ROBBED
Vault is Opened But Robber
Finds That All Valuables
Are Missing.

Robbing bank and making a safe
getaway brought little joy to an un-
identified burglar at Molino Thursday
night. After breaking into the vaults
of the bank the robber went away
without taking a penny of loot al
though the cash boxes We're opened
successfully and he had full oppor-
tunity to take everything in sight.
No night-watchman scared him
off; no policeman nor constable ap-
preached just at the time when the
vault was opened; no passing citizen
gave the alarm or opened fire. No.
he Just went away unrewarded.
After viewing the wreckage done
other utensils of burglar dom, the
robber looked within the treasure
vault and beheld great emptiness.
The bank was busted" Its doors
were closed last summer and all sale
able material was disposed OF by state
authorities to satisfy the obligations
of the institution.
The robber took the safety deposit
boxes to a point several hundred yards
from the bank where he opened them
but found only some personal papers
of a MoIino citizen These he left
alongside the boxes together with a
length of fuse. some illuminate caps
and some dynamite. The boxes were
found yesterday morning by a negro
who reported the discovery to the Of
ffcers and Sheriff Ellis was asked to
investigate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
PISTOL duel IS
FATAL TO both
Prominent Wilcox, Ga, County
Farmer and Banker En-
gage in Battle
OPEN FIRE TOGETHER
S. S. Fryer is Killed Instantly
and John A. Mccall is
Expected to Die.
(By Associated Press)

ROCHELLE, Ga, Feb. 4-S. S
Fryer, prominent Wilcox county farm
er, and John A. Mccall, banker, farm
er and cotton buyer of the Owensboro
section of Wilcox county. fought a
duel in the bank of Rochelle late this
afternoon, according to county off,
GERS. Fryer was killed instantly and
Mccall received bullet wound in the
abdomen, which it is feared will cause
his death Mccall was taken to a
hospital in Fitzgerald.
Mccall was in the bank when Fryer
entered, according to information in
the hands Of the sheriff An argu-
ment then arose over cotton insur-
ance transaction, and became so
healed that both men reached for
their pistols, opening fire at the same
time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
SENATE READY TO
CONFIRM OFFICERS
(5y Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. d. C. Feb 4
steps looking TO confirmation by the
senate OF proposed promotions Of
army otncers below the grade of brig
adler general were taken late today
hy republican leaders. who indicated
however that confirmation could not
be expected OF IL major and % brig
adler generals selected by President
Wilson. Nomination of several thou
sand army officers OF tho grade of
colonel and below upon request OF
Senator Wadsworth. republican, New
York, were referred to the military
committee, Of which he is chairman.
Their early confirmation. at least in
large part, is planned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
WINES JURY is
UNABLE TO AGREE
(6y Associated Press)

HARLAN, KY, Feb. 4.-More than
SO hours after they began to deliber-
ate, the jury trying DIR. II. c. Winnes
for the murder or Miss Laura Par
sons, school teacher, was dismissed at
o'clock this afternoon by Circuit
Judge Davis. Unable to agree on a
verdict, the jury stood II for acquittal
to one against.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
QUILLEN'S PAPER
HAS SUSPENDED

GREBNVILLE, s. c., Feb. 4-De-
claring that his newspaper, the Foun-
tain Inn Tribune, a weekly publication
of Fountain Inn, S. c., is without
revenue" Robert Quillen, we'll known
paragrapher and editorial writer, an
nounces in this weeks issue suspen-
sion of publication.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
GERMANY DECLINES
TO MEET ALLIES
(sy Associated Press)

BERLIN, Feb. At was officially
stated today that Germany has de-
clined to attend the allied financial
conference of experts to be held in
Brussels beginning newt Monday. The
ground taken is that Germany re-
quires her financial experts to remain
at home for the present.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
DRY OFFICERS IN
VIRGINIA ACTIVE

I.YNCHBURG, Va. Feb. 4.-Federal
prohibition officers today raided and de
stroyed still OF 1000 gallons capacity
near Naola in Amherst county. This
stii running on fun time, they said
could have produced 800 gallons OF IL
ouor. amounting TO a gross income ~
"a 500 daily. Five other stills have been
4, ,estroyed In Nelson county this week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
MOBILE REPORTS
HALF HOUR QUAKE
(ey Associated Pressl

MOBILE, Feb. 4.-The seismograph
at Springhill college this morning at
1929 o'clock registered a fairly severe
earthquake shock about 1000 miles
south of this place, according to
Father c. Ruhlmann, the director in
charge. Father Ruhlmann says that
the machine indicated that the shock
was close to Vera Cruz or Mexico
City. The shock lasted 81 minutes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
NO MOVIE CENSOR
FOR CAROLINA

COLUMBIA, S. C.. Feb. A bill
to create a state moving picture cen
sorship was rejected by the South
Carolina house of representatives to-
day.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
! 81 u u a u II u a u ss.aan

FLORIDA-Generally fair Saturdav
and Sunday. except probably unsettled
in extreme north Saturday, not much
change in temperature
PENSACOLA AND VICINITY-Rafn
colder
WINDS-East Gulf-Fresh east to
south winds and probably local rains
Saturday.
West GuH-Moderate to fresh south N
west winds and probably overcast
weather Saturday
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WEATHER

Hghest -.-..... ~ Lowest .-....... 9l
Mean ........ SO Normal ..... "a
Mean same date last year ..s. 81
Highest of record for February - 78
Lowest Of record for February ..
Rainfall
For "a hours ending D. m. ... .0e
Total for month 70 p. m. .......... .35
Normal for February ....... 4 zs
Accumulated deficiency this year to
date .....................,.. 81
Humidity
a. m, go; II noon, 81; 7 p. m. %.
Barometer
- m, 2s.s1; D. m, 1855.
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U. S. WEATHER REPORT
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05

ensacola. Feb. 5.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
CITY COMMISSION
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Alma, Michigan, July II, 1921
Regular adjourned meeting Of the
city commission Of the city of Alma
in session at the Council Chambers on
above date.
Meeting called to order at ? o'clock
p. m. by Mayor Chas. r. Murphy.
Present Commissioners Chick,
Creaser and Archer.
There being a quorum present the
commission was declared in session.
Absent - Commissioner Glass.
Moved by Commissioner Archer and
supported by Commissioner Creaser
that the Mayor and Clerk be and are
hereby authorized to enter into a con-
tract with Holmes, Crane and Bart
ling for the paving of the city's por-
ton of State Trunk Line Highways
Nos. 1922, Section "B" and &C" and
No. 16-7, Section "B" of the State
of Michigan according to written con-
tract this day submitted. The vote
was as follows:
Ayes: Commissioners Chick, Crea-
ser and Archer. u
NayS-NOnc. "a
Commissioner Glass appears.
Moved by Commissioner Glass and
supported by Commissioner Creaser
that Special Assessment Rolls Nos. |,
2 and 3 for the year 1921, be collect
ed by the City Treasurer directly
from said special assessment rolls and
the city clerk is hereby directed to
attach his warrant to said rolls re-
spectively in all respects as provided
by Section $3.50 of the Compiled Laws
of 1915 and the amendments thereto.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes: Commissioners Chick, Crea-
ser, Glass and Archer.
Nays-Nonc.
Moved by Commissioner Chick and
supported by Commissioners Archer
that the Commission adjourn.
Motion prevails.
Charles K. Murphy, Mayor
Francis c. Hayward, Clerk
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

spectivciy to be known and declared
as local special assessment paving
districts, as follows: Pine avenue, To-
cal special assessment paving district
No. for the year 1921; Woodwork
avenue, local special assessment paw
ing district No. for the year 1921 :;
West Downie street, local special as
sessment paving district No. for the
year 1921; Prospect avenue, local
special assessment paving district No.
8 for the year 1921; Park avenue, To-
cal special paving district No. 8 foi
the year 1921; Elwell street, local
special assessment paving district No.
10 for the year 1921; and West End
street, local special assessment paw
ing district No. IL for the year 1921;
and that in each of said districts re-
spectively the lands, lots, and
premises that shall be assessed to
pay for the entire cost and expense
Of said several Improvements and
pavements, except as aforesaid, shall
be paid by special assessment
against the lots, lands and prem
Uses abutting upon the several
said propose pavements and
improvements respectively and in
manner as provided by law in case
Of special assessment for improve
ment, and such lots, lands and
premises are hereby designated as the
said several districts respectively of
the lands and premises upon which
the special assessments TO pay for
such improvements and pavcments
shall be levied.
And BE 1t Further Resolved, that
all further determinations of the city
commission necessary for the raising
Of that part of portion of said costs
and expenses to be assessed upon the
lands benefited, the time and manner
Of payment, any changes or additions
to such improvements and all other
questions not determined by this res
olution are reserved for determine
ton of the city commission after the
hearing hereof.
And Notice Is Hereby Given, that
in pursuance Of said determination, as
aforesaid, the city commission will
te in session and meet to consider
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

Moved by Commissioner Glass
sRported by Commissioner Archer
that the bills as read covered by
Voucher Nos. l3 to GG, be allowed
and the clerk instructed to issue
checks in payment thereof.
Ayes-Commissioners Glass, Creas-
er and Archer.
Nays-none
Mayor Murphy appoints Gus Her
ron as assistant chief Of police and
Albert Shankell as chief Of night po-
lice for the ensuing year
Moved by Commissioner Glass
supported by Commissioner Creaser
that the appointments be confirmed.
Motion prevails.
Moved by Commissioner Archer
supported by Commissioner Glass
that the bids submitted on the city's
printing be opened and read. Motion
prevails.
Bids arc opened and read.
Moved by Commissioner Glass
supported by Commissioner Crcaser
that the contract for the city's print
ing for the ensuing year be awarded
to the lowest bidder based on tho cost
Of doing last years printing. Motion
prevails.
Moved by Commissioner Archer
supported by Commissioner Glass
that the bids submitted for the pav-
ing of South Woodwork avenue be
opened and read. Motion prevails.
Bids are opened and read.
Moved by Commissioner Glass
supported by Commissioner Archer
that the bid for the paving Of South
Woodwork avenue be awarded to
Holmes, Crane & Bartling and that
he Mayor and City Clerk be and
are hereby instructed to enter into 4
contract with Holmes, Crane & Bart
ling for the construction of said pave
ment.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Commissioners Glass, Creas-
er and Archer.
Nays-none.
Commissioner Chick absent and not
voting.
Moved by Commissioner Glass
spported by Commissioner Archer
that the City Manager be instructed
to purchase one Republic Rapid
Transit Truck to be used among the
several city departments.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Commissioners Glass, Crcas-
or and Archer.
Nays-none.
Commissioner Chick absent and not
voting.
Moved by Commissioner Crcaser
supported by Commissioner Glass
that the Commission adjourn until
Thursday at 2 o'clock p. M, July q,
1921. Motion prevails.
Francis c. Hayward,
Chas. r. Murphy, Clerk.
Mayor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21
What To Do When bilious

Eat no meats and lightly Of other
food. Take three Of Chambcrlain's
Tablets to cleanse out your stomach
and tone up your liver. Do this and
within a day or two you should be
feeling fine-07-4w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
V.-CONNECTICUT
A1A 70 N N ECTl-
HM i OUT stands
EN- MM unique as prob
FI NkW l1l ably the first
E ~ III state which was
H&A N a5EM created In the
WNSs&s>IW world by n writ
ten constitution.
Ii was really an offshoot from
Massachusetts,, for in 1896 there
was dissatisfaction over the form
of government among the Puri-
tans in Cambridge. Watertown
and Dorchester, the three towns
surrounding Boston. A large
part of these three towns, there
fore, decided to journey to the
Connecticut valley. rs they had
heard that there was to be found
excellent farm land, and the
Dutch from New Netherlands
had been forced out the previous
year by the erection by the Eng
lish of n fort at Saybrook at the
mouth of the river. The Cam
bridge people, under the leader
ship of their pastor, Hooker,
founded Hartford, the Dorches-
ter people settled Windsor, and
those from Waterfowl estab-
lished Wethersfeld. For few
years they remained part of
Massachusetts, but early in 1889
the people of these three towns
met and drew up written con-
stitution and agreed to govern
themselves. Meanwhile, in 1888,
a large company of colonlsts IN
der the leadership of John Day.
export arrived from England and
settled the town of New Haven,
later spreading to Milford and
Stamford. These two distinct
colonies were later united and
took the name of Connecticut
from its principal river. This is
an Algonquin Indian name mean
ing "lOng river" 1t became the
fifth state to join the Union
when 1t adopted the Constitution
on January 8, 1883. Il is some
times called the Land of Steady
Habits, but is more popularity
known as the Nutmeg state from
the humorous accusation that
its peddlers were accustomed to
palm off wooden nutmegs to
their customers. The area of
Connecticut is 4,965 square
miles, the third smallest of our
states. Its population. however.
entities ii TO seven electoral
votes for president.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

Alma, Michigan, July 10, 1921.
Regular meeting of the City Com
mission in session at the Council
Chambers on above date.
Meeting called to order at 8 O'Clock
p. M by Mayor Charles r. Murphy
Present - Commissioners Creaser
Glass and Archer.
Abscnt-Commissio Chick.
There being a quorum present the
Commission was declared in session.
Minutes of preceding regular and
adjourned meetings were read and
approved.
Reading of bills and claims
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

WE HEREBY CERTIFY, that the
foregoing is true and compared
copy of the original resolution and
notice Of the city commission adopted
July 18th, 1921, and Of the whole
thereof.
Dated, Alma, Michigan, July 10, 1921.
Charles r. Murphy, Mayor.
Francis c. Hayward, Clerk
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-21

any objections to said proposed inn
provements, at the commission rooms,
in the city hall, in the city Of Alma,
IN Tuesday the second day of August,
A. ID. 1921, at the hour Of eight
o'clock p. m. of said date;
And Further Take Notice, that all
persons interested may, at any time
previous to said date of hearing, re-
view and examine all of the estimates,
plans, specifications and profiles so
made, as aforesaid, now on file with
the city clerk, at his office, in the
city Of Alma.