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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
DEFEAT CERTAIN
FOR NAVAL BILL
Belief isEThat 1t Will Stand Bet
ter Chance Under New
Administration.
lax The Associated eress.l

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Obsta-
cles multiplied against the $496 600, 900
naval budget today with adjournment
of congress 36 hours away and the
senate held another long night ses-
sion, at which advocates and oppo-
nents of the bill fought for supremacy.
Predictions were widespread that
the struggle would continue right up
to the final gaveI next Friday. Oppo-
sition leaders declared the bill would
die and several prominent supporters
of the measure concurred. Others held
hope that it might yet be passed by
the senate but saw little prospect of
final enactment. The bill met numer-
Gus delays today, some incident TO the
approach of sine die adjournment and
others from the opposition camp.
Meeting at IL O'clock today, the bill
was laid aside for five hours. giving
way to conference reports and other
business. and it was o'clock before
any real work was begun on the meas
ure. Senator PoindeXter, republican,
Washington, in. charge Of the bill.
again declared that he would hold the
senate in contiguous session until Fri
day, if necessary, for a vote.
Numerous negotiations toward com
promising the controversy over the
500. .000,0 ,0O0 added to the bin by the
senate naval committee were had dur
ing the day. They appeared promis-
ing early, but later the lines frightened
Among the overtures was a proposal
for elimination of items for the Ala
media, Cal, naval base and other new
Pacific coast projects and also for re-
duction of aviation and maintenance
appropriations. When the senate fin
ally got down to work again, it start
ed on page of the 62-page bill, al
though three days and nights had been
spent in its considera ton.
Reports were current that the naval
measure was being used TO block con-
sideration of other bills, including the
soldiers bonus legislation. 1t also
was rumored that republican leaders
were resigned to the defeat of the bin
in the belief that, with President elect
Harding committed. in his recent let
ter TO Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
republican leader, to generous naval
policy, the bill might stand better
chance of enactment at the extra ses-
sion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
Formation Of Cotton
States Baseball League
Is Finally Assured
Will Be Composed of Six Cities Pensacola Meridian Jackson
Greenwood, Sheffield and Coumba-Saary Limit
Raised and Number of Players Changed

Franchises have been granted to
Meridian, Jackson, Greenwood and
Pensacola Three other teams are ap-
plicants for the two remaining fran
chises.
The salary limit was raised to $4,000
at today's meeting and the number of
players higher than Glass ID" was re-
duced to four The number of anna
teurs remains at four as agreed upon
at a previous meeting. The meeting
was well attended and every clause
of the original agreement was gone
over thoroughly before being disposed
of. There were no essential changes
in the lineup as agreed upon at the
early meeting. Meridian and Green
wood stuck to Pensacola on. every
point except that of raising the salary
limit. On this question Jackson sided
with Pensacola and Greenwood, thus
carrying the point three to two.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
ULTlMATUM FOR
HUN DELEGATES
Employment of Armed Forces if
Demands of Allies Are
Not Complied With.
lRy rhe AssoeIated eressl.

LONDON, March 2-The Germans
at noon tomorrow will hear the unani-
nous decision of the allied powers on
the counter proposals which DIR. ST.
mons, the German foreign secretary
and head of the German delegation,
presented yesterday at the reparations
council in Lancas aster house and the
consequences which will follow their
failure to comply with the allies
terms. There is a little doubt as to
the nature of the reply for in state
ment issued after a meeting of the
supreme council this evening, the
counter proposals are described ''as
meriting neither examination nor dis
cussion.''
Details of what steIG will be taken
to enforce the demands of the allies
are withheld tonight, it being consid-
cred only an act of courtesy to let the
Germans hear them before they are
published. But it is learned that the
British premier has been won over to
the French view. Mr.. Lloyd George
today consented to the employment
of armed forces against Germany in
event of her noncompliance to the
extent of the occupation of Mannheim
by British French and Belgian troops
and also of the Ruhr ports on the
Rhine.
There may possibly also be block
ade of German ports, although some
of the powers are opposed to this,
The reply is described in some cir
cles as being in the nature of an ulti-
matum. The seriousness of the step
which is being taken both in refusing
to discuss the German counter pro-
posals and in the action TO follow may
be judged by the long and earnest
the allies gave to 1t. The
French premier, NJ. BRAND, favors i'm
mediate action on the ground that the
Germans are evading the terms of the
treaty while the British and Italians
have advised against precipitate move
ments. After long conference on the
economic and military meas
ures in which Marshal Foch, Field
Marshal Wilson and Italian and Bel
gian experts participater, a Unani-
nous decision was reached.
The Germans, who remained in their
hotel throughout the day, eagerly
scanned the tickets questioning call
ers regarding the happenings at st.
James palace and communicating what
they could gather to Berlin, were de-
spondent tonight when their hopes
that differences might arise between
the allies to tighten their country's
burden were dashed by the finding of
the conference. One of them remarked: /
We'll. perhaps that is the only way
out. If BRAND yielded his government
would fall if we yielded our govern |
ment would fail. Therefore. the only |
course is for the allies to impose their !
terms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
DEFENSE HAS
ITS INNINGS
Testimony in Matewan Trial
Today Principally in Ma
ture of RebuttaI.
tey The Associated Press,

WILLIAMSON, w va. March L.
More than dozen witnesses were
checked off the list for the defense in
the Matewan battle trial here TODAY
and three others were recalled.
The testimony of the majority was
used as rebuttaI against the testimony
of Constable Al Hoskins, state vii
ness, who testified that he had saep
much of the shooting and told of sew
eral incidents after the first shot was
fired in the battle which cost the lives
Of ten men last MAY.
Several defense witnesses declared
that the constable ran after the first
shot and another testified that he toot
refuge on the third floor Of a denart-
ment store shortly after the shooting
and remained there until it was over
Bert Shumate, court stenographer
and a member of the grand iIIrv which
returned the indictments against the
II men now on trial accused of being
implicated in the death of Albert q
Felts, a Baldwin-Felts detective was
sworn to identify a transcript of the
grand jury testimony in which Hos
kins testified that Isaac Brewer fired
the first bullet. Brewer, former de-
ASINaHl5 recently turned states eVi-
dence. He testified that Sid Hatfield
fired the first shot he heard. This
shot, Brewer told the jury was direct
ed at Felts
Rebuttal testimony also was offered
by Mrs. Stella Scales. J. c. Jack, an
eye witness of the beginning of the
fight for the state. had testified that
Sid Hatfield had sent him a message
through Mrs. Scales to stay away from
Matewan or he would get what Anse
Hatfield got"
Mrs. Scales denied that Hatfield had
ever given her such message and
denied that she even knew the pr1n-
cipal defendant. Fred Slater, another
witness Of the day, testified that Isaac
Brewer told him that Felts killed
Mayor c. c., Testerman Previously
Brewer had told the jury that he was
not acquainted with Slater and had
made no such statement to any per-
son.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
Especial to The JournaD

MERIDIAN, Miss, March ITO
days meeting of the Cotton States
league, while valuable in that a great
number of important details were dis
posed of, was indecisive because of
the failure of Sheffield and Columbia
to post their forfeit money. Positive
pledges were made by G. r. Cowie,
representing the two clubs, that the
forfeit money would be forthcoming
tomorrow and Secretary Anderton was
instructed to proceed with the final
windup of the league business just as
soon as the forfeit of the sixth club
was posted. The successful compile
tion of the league is now apparently
assured, and Secretary Anderton ex-
poets to notify each league president
today that the final money has been
posted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
RECOMMEND A
RADICALCHANCE
Suggestion Made That Govern
ment's Merchant Fleet
Have One Executive.
fev The AssoeIated Press)

WASHINGTON, March admin
istration OF the governments mer
\chant fleet by one executive instead of
by a seven member board as the law
now provides, Is recommended by the
walsh committee which reported to-
day to the house on its eighteen
months investigation of the operation
OF the shipping board
The report was unanimous, Repre-
sentatives Steele, Pennsylvania, and
Connally. Texas. democrats, joining
with the four republicans on the COM
mittee in signing il. Members said
this was unusual
The report reviewed in detail the
ship building activities of the govern
ment with the conclusion that con
sidering the program as a whole. the
accomplishments. in the number CT
ships. constructed. the tonnage secured
and the time within which ships were
completed. constitute the most re-
markable achievement in ship build
ing that the world has ever seen"
The committee declared IL had found
no evidence to prove that dishonest or
fraudulent motives actuated any mem
ber OF the shipping board or any of
the trustees of the emergency fleet
corporation.
There has been waste and ineffi-
cheney and lack OF coordination in the
tremendous operations of this govern
ment agency" the report continued
The reason or justification given for
this Is the stress under the war emer-
gency. No one will deny that there
(Continued pana T,uaA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PASSES
AWAY IN SHADOW OF CAPITOL
Champ Clark, for More Than a
Quarter Century a National
Figure, Dead.
HOUSE TAKES RECESS
Last Thoughts of the Former
Speaker Were Memories
of Past Few Years.
(ey The Associates Press) 1.

WASHINGTON, March 2.--Death
CLOSED today the career of Champ
Clark of Missouris for more than a
quarter OF century a towering hg-
ure in national politics, a stalwart OF
stalwarts in the democratic party.
He died In the very shadow OF the
capitol Just over the way from the
hotel where he has lived many years,
house and senate seethed in the clos
ing hours of the congress of which ne
was an honored member and leader
The stir of legislative battle was with
him 10 the end. He lived again IN
memory, as his pulses tagged days
OF the eight years he welded the
speakers gavel in the house. Those
sorrowing at his bedside heard the
old chieftain mutter in his last de-
llrium:
"The question is on adoption of the
conference report"
Nv mandate more binding than any
written law, congress barely halteu
In reverence to mark the passing OF
the aged member. knowing, as the
years had taught him to know, the
vital urgency of time IN the CLOSING =
days OF a congress, the former speak
or made known his will from what he
knew was his deathbed. His wish was
carried to both houses that no matt IN
tnlhlic business Jhould besmade at ms
death. In obedience to that behest'
the house. peopled with his personal
friends OF whatever party, halted a
short half-hour In adjournment, then
marched on with it's crowded program
In that pressing work, Mr.. Clark
took a. share TO little more than ~
davs ago. counciling his party col
leagues as democratic leader until a
cold struck him down TO become
victim 10 the infirmaties of his ~
years of driving life that reckoned
nothing OF his own physical welfare.
His death threw q shadow over every
face in the chamber when Republican
Representative Rucker of the Missouri
delegation arose to announce II, voice
choked with emotion. IL was a naIt-
ing. brief eulogy he pronounced put
A drew from members signs OF sorrow
more eloquent than words TO ten OF
the place the dead leader held in their
affection and respect. The formal mo-
tion for a half-hour adjournment was
made by Representative Monden, re-
publican leader.
Mr.. Clark would have been a IL ne
had lived until next Mohudy pul ms
26 years of service in the house would
have ended Friday, for he was de-
feated for reelection.
In the subdued talk on the floor or
In cloak rooms while the house paused
ia honor OF his memory, friends OF
years standing scorned the suggestion
that the stout heart of the Missourian
had been shaken by political defeat.
That he had foreseen long in advance,
they said. 1t was more personal
matter that had broken his spirit they
insisted, the death year ago OF ms
tdolized 3 year old grandson and name
sake. Champ Clark Thomson.
Since that blow, il was said, Mr..
Clark's colleagues had noted waning
of his keen interest in public affairs,
and little droop to the massive
shoulders so familiar through the
years in the corridors of the capitol.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
time is SHORT
TO RAISE FUND
About Half the Amount Neces-
sary Secured to Insure
Visit of Editors.
MUST KNOW BY FRIDAY
Meeting Held Last Night Urged
That Citizens Take Advan-
tage of Boosting City.

II Fensacola wants to be put on the
map as far as the National Editorial
association is concerned, the citizens
have got to get busy.
The Florida Editorial association
through its members, succeeded last
year IN inducing the national associa-
tioh 10 hold its meeting this year in
IhlS state. In making these arrange
Hlents the state association bears GER
tam expenses connected with the trim
10 FIorlda. This, in turn, is prorated
among the towns and cities i'm which
the editors are entertained.
Inc original plan of the national
eultofS was TO go direct To Jackson
VINE and St. Augustine through At
laHla and Macon. At the last meeting
oL the state association, held in this
city last June, citizens of Pensacola
made suggestion that the editors be
brought here.
FOR this city to have the noted visi-t
TORS mere 1t was of course necessary
lhat II should bear its portion of the
expense, something like 81, 500.
II Is Tor the purpose of raising this
amount and a sufficient sum To nron-
erIy entertain the editors that meet
ing was held last night at the cham
Der of commerce rooms.
AT the meeting. which was presided
over by Capt. Paul Stewart. it was
the concensus Of opinion that Pensa-
cola cannot afford to fail in the effort
TO secure, the amount necessary to
nave the visitors here. These peonIa
come from all parts of the country.
Irom the borders of Canada 10 tba
GuH or Mexico, and from the Atlantic
10 the Pacific. The publicity To ha
gained by visit from the newsnanar
people will be invaluable to the civ
ana worth in dollars and cents Am
amount greatly in excess of the
necessary to be raised.
Speeches were made last nigb+ b,,
George Emmanuel, Major PAM Cra,I,
Mitchell Touart and Ben Clutter ana
eacn urged that the citizens of Pen
sacoIa7 VINO have always come for
"aro ana helped in any public enter
prise, do not fail now.
Colonel Brady of Fort Barrancas
ana Captain Christy of the naval air
station have assured the COMMITTEES
that they viii do all in their power
TO entertain the editors while here
telegram has been received from Sen
ator FLETCHER at Washington that he
mas requested General Morrison at Al
anta TO have the Swartout, a govern
nent steamer transferred from Mo-
olle to Pensacola for the occasion So
nat a trip down the harbor past tho
-ortlncations out to the gulf can he
made. phis request, in all probability
Continued on Page Two.l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
INAUGURATION
CROWDS ARRIVE
National Capital is Fast Filling
Up With Visitors to Wit
ness Ceremonies.
(sy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The in
tiux of visitors to Washington to at
tend the inauguration Friday has
started. Despite the abandonment of
plans for an elaborate ceremony, hun
dreds of people arrived today, and to-
morrow the number is expected to
run into the thousands with other
thousands to arrive Friday morning.
The special forecast of cold and
probably fair weather for Inauguration
day which went' out today from the
weather bureau may result in mate
rally increasing the out-of-town crowd
as some folks who have wished to
come probably have hesitated because
of memories of bad weather at some
previous inaugurations.
President elect Harding with Mrs.
Harding and a number of friends will
arrive tomorrow afternoon from Ma
rion. He will go direct to the New
Willard hotel, where he will make his
headquarters until he starts for the
capitol Friday morning. Vice-presi-
dent-elect Coolidge and several mem
bers of the new cabinet already are
on the ground. The cabinet officers
here include Charles Evans Hughes,
to be secretary of state; Will II. Hays,
to be postmaster general: Edwin Den
by, to be secretary of the navy, and
former Senator John Weeks, to be Sec
retary of war, and Senator Fall, to
be secretary of the interior. Other
members of the cabinet are expected
to arrive here tomorrow or early Fri
day. Most of them will not actually
take over the direction of the various
departments to which
they have been assigned until Satur-
day. Meantime some of them are con-
ferring with present cabinet officers
to familiarize themselves with the
work ahead of them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
BANK ROBBERS
MAKE BIG TOUCH
tsy The Associated Press. J

DALTON, Ohio. March 2.-Officers
were without a clew tonight as to
the robbers who early today broke
into the Dalton Banking company and
escaped with Liberty and other bonds,
deeds and other legal papers, said to
be worth s125,0o0 which they took
from safety deposit boxes.
Entrance was burned through the
vault door with an acetylene torch.
but the robbers failed to get into the
safe where the currency was depos-
tied
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
ENRICO CARUSO
RESTING BETTER

NEW YORK. March "A general
Improvement in the condition of En-
rico Caruso, tenor, following the OPP
Grafton yesterday to remove pus from
the pleural cavity was reported to-
night by his secretary. Bruno Zierato.
''Mr. Carusos fever has abated," Mr..
Zierato said, so much that he and
other members of the family felt that
he had experienced the best day and
evening since his rela pse."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
AGREEMENT ON
THE ARMY BILL

WASHINGTON. March 2.-Senate
and house conferees on the army APP
preparation bill reached an agreement
tonight to make provision for an army
of S156, 900 enlisted men for the next
fiscal year. The agreement was a
comprimse between the senate figure
of 175.000 and the house maximum of
150, 900. and apparently insures pas
sage of the s3s5,000 army budget at
this session.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
CUBAN SUGAR TO
SUPPLY DEMAND
(sy The Associates Press.

NEW YORK, March 2.-The Cuban
sugar finance committee win sell a
sufficient quantity of Cuban sugar to
supply the requirements of the trad
ing on the New York coffee and sugar
exchange, it was announced today by
r. B. Hawley. a member of the com
mittee.
Traders here apprehended that the
determination of the company to sell
no sugar for resale in this country
might prevent further trading in fu-
lures on the market by rendering it
impossible to make deliveries.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
COLLEGE STRIKE"
.AMICABLY SETTLED

CHARLOTTE, n. c., March 2.-Sev-
enty-seven Biddle university collegi-
ate students. suspended by the faculty
yesterday after having been on Strike"
since Wednesday of last week. will re-
turn TO their classes tomorrow morn
ing, the differences between faculty
and students having been reconciled.
according to announcements made to-
night by DR.. III. L. McCrory, president,
and representatives OF the student
hodv-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
CHANGE OF VENUE
DENIED BY COURT
(ey The Associated Press.

FINCASTLE, Va, March "A mo-
tion by counsel for the defense to have
the trial of Edmund Thompson. ne
gro, charged with murder in connec-
tion with the killing of Peck Austin,
white youth, here Dec. 10, moved to
Roanoke was overruled by Judge
George X. Anderson in circuit court
today. Thompson's trial will begin
here tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
LUTHERAN SYNODS
EFFECT MERGER
tsy The Associated Press.)

SALISBURY. N c, March 2. - The
merger convention of the North Caro-
lima and Tennessee Lutheran synods in
session here, voted unanimously late
today to combine the two bodies, and
adopted a constitution and bylaws for
the new organization.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03
RUSSIAN SOVIET
QUELLS REVOLT
(By The Associated Press1.

STOCKHOLM, March 2.-The Rus
sian soviet authorities have quelIed
the revolt in Petrograd after bringing
troops from the front according to
special dispatch from Helsingfors.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-03

Continued on Page Two.]l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-26
AN lSTHMlAN NlOBE

BANANA will not deny herself the luxury
of tears. Flags in the Isthnian Republic
are to be displayed at half-mu,t for one
month as an expression of grief over the
outcome of the frontier dispute
1t isthe inalicnablc privilege of tho Young
ward Of the United States to be Sorruwful.
Unsuccessful policies of aggression have
brought grief to other nations ere this.
When the period of formal despair expires
Panama will continue to be an unwilling
victim of the principles of honor.
But chagrin over the inevitable will prob
ably not abide permanently. In numerous
ways the United States is enabled to reveal
its constructive interest in the fate of this
somewhat emotional country Time will
show that the American Government. far
from seeking to 0pproSs small nation under
its wing, was seeking to preserve an fntrg-
rity which is a potent lartor in authentic
progress.
The Coto region dispute is eliminated from
the list cf v"Xcd international issues.
PanamG will be u gamer bv the dI~apDcar-
ance of Il question which has temporarily
diverted her thoughts from much more i'm.
portant practical Subi""f> brariug upon her
Legitimate. peaceful development
Meanwhile, good cry may bring forth
season Of wholesome reflections
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-26
WINGS: THEIR COST

A TINE VIII com" sooner "r later when
"A Rr"at hrgjhI"S with move through The
ar without exploring aud when great
plahes VIII MI 0h"ut rs safely H. motor
cars on "TSnooth highway. Men NOW living
may yet z" I" ana from their office, in air
machlh"S' ANA th"r" l. n" reason to doubt
mat u grrnt d"aI Of Nh" vord', oommcrr"
VIII ln' lh' course 81 tmo be carried on
with alrShioN OF "n" sort or another. Aud
Wheh Alr IiaN"i Is hHaIN mad" ~af" and
easy, the n""p." "t all lands .hou'd chip IN
liberaIlS ana rr"rt q mr'aorIuI Of III" stat"-
Hest sort I" 10" men who risk their lives
every daN nnn "Iirn los" them in mc"nsiug
enortS To- p"ri"rl the ~G!"ll"" Of aviation
IN" end""i '." |lt-- was on" TRACED, in
lohS series mat Is not yet ended. Ir J.
iash'onaoi" I" say that living j, sar", It
is safe enough WIN In" machine, already
standHro"'H ana nr"nghl 10 Il state "f rrIu-
i've Z eer'rri,%" ,..i,I hn, tn" pioneers ar" never