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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
SWEEPING PROBE OF
CHEMICAL MAKERS
Senate Begins Investigation to-
Determine Whether Monopoly
Among Companies Exists.
nv The Associares Press)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-The long
DELAYED senate inquiry to determine
whether a monopoly exists among the
dive and chemical makers of this coun-
try and to investigate the activities of
their alleged lobbyists. got under way
today. Indications of the sweeping
nature of the investigation were given
Immediately in demands by Senator
King. democrat, Utah. sponsor of the
resolution, that thirty odd persons,
some of them government or former
officials be called to tes-
tify
The day was devoted largely to
statements by Mr.. King and Senator
Frelinghuysen, republican, New Jer-
sew. whose amendment TO the resolu-
ton has broadened it to include i'm
porters as well as American manufac-
4urers. Mr.. King laid before the COM
mfttee the names of those who. he said,
should be called and who could give
testimony "evidenciary in character
Mr.. FreHnghuysen. on the other hand,
pleaded with the committee to make
the inquiry an investigation in fact,
and not a prosecution"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
GOOD PROSPECTS
FOR BUILDING WORK
Agricultural States Are Only
Ones in Which Outlook
Is Poor.
fpv The Associated Press)

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Feb. 20-Optimistic
reports regarding prospects for new
building work during 1922. especially
home construction, were made at the an
nual conference of Secretaries of Build
ing Exchanges here today. Preliminary
20 the eleventh annual convention of the
National Association Of Builders Ex-
changes, which opens three day meet
ing here tomorrow
Labor costs in building have reached
n fairly reasonable basis, which would
probably remain unchanged in most sec
tions OF the country, according to re-
ports made at the conference.
In reports OF the building outlook, the
strictly agricultural states were the only
ones in which prospects for new work
were said by the secretaries to be poor.
Including in the reports from the South.
w. III. Artley. Savannah. said the failure
OF four small banks had had depress-
ing effect. and would delay the revival
in building f. NJ. Nolan, of Atlanta.
said his city expected the most active
building year since 1917. with much inn
portant work in sight; G. A. Mitchell,
Nashville, Tenn, declared this would be
n banner year for building In his section
and w. p. Coke Norfolk. Va. Virgil C.
Dibble, Columbia. S. c., and ]. G. Earn
est. Richmond. va, expressed belief that
the building industry in their sections
would have prosperous year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
AUTOMOBILE ROBBER COOLLY DRIVES WAY WITH $22 900
RHODE ISLAND STATE TROOPS ORDERED FOR STRIKE DUT]
DEATH OF JUDGE EBELLINGER IS
SAD BLOW TO ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Well Known and Popular Officer
Dies in Columbia, Ala, Where
He Was Under Treatment.
DEATH OF JUDGE

DEATH OF JUDGE wtraffic,
Pensacola and Escambia county
were shocked yesterday afternoon at
the news of the death of Judge Henry
BeIlinger who died at 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon at the Marlborough san
itarium, Columbia, Ala, where he had
been for only a few days undergoing
treatment.
Judge Bellinger had been in faiilng
health for some time, but it was only
a few days ago that he consented to
relinquish his duties, consenting to go
to Columbia for treatment, while his
wife remained at his office. assuming
his duties to the best of her ability
He left for Columbia last Tuesday
and on Saturday night Mrs. Bellinger,
learning that he was not improving,
Joined him. He began to fail rapidly,
as soon as he reached the Alabama
town, it seeming as If he had held out
only because of the duties that We're
his. as soon as these were laid down,
succumbing to the illness which he
had suffered so patiently for many
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank D. Tracy, &C
companied by Cheever Shine, left yes
terday afternoon by automobile for
Columbia, to join Mrs. Bellinger, and
will return to Pensacola with her.
Judge Bellinger had held the office
of county judge for seventeen years,
having been reelected during every
campaign since he was first placed
in office in January, 1905. He was
nominated November, 1904.
Coming to Pensacola in 1898 from
Monticello, he was United States dep
uty in the office of the United States
marshal Henry Puleston. an uncle OF
Mr.. .Bellinger, who was marshal DUR
ing the second administration or Gro
yer Cleveland. He served as deputy
for four years, and when his uncle was
succeeded by another official and the
relsonnel OF the office was changed.
fhe found employment with the Citi-
zens bank of which L. Hilton-Green
was president. where he worked for a
time.
While deputy and also while en-
ployed at the bank, he had studied law.
and was admitted to the bar, forming
a. partnership with Cheever Shine.
which was only dissolved after his
domination to the office of county
Judge, November, 1904, since which
time he has held that office contin-
uously. While during some OF the
political campaigns, the office of coun-
ty Judge has been hotly contested, the
people of the county unfailingly elect
ed Judge Eellinger with good ma
iority. When he was opposed for the
! last time, three candidates running
against him, his plurality numbered
more than one thousand.
The hour and date of the funeral
services have not yet been announced,
but it is probable that they will be
/ held sometime Wednesday, as the
family is expected to arrive in Pensa-
cola today Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy and
Mr.. Shine were expected to reach Co
Iumbia about o'clock last night, hav-
ing made the trip in Mrs. Tracy's car.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
ORDERS MESSENGER
TO HAND OVER COIN
AND HAND 1T QUICK
Then Walks Around the Corner
and Drives Off in Auto
With Two Companions.
OVERLOOKED $4,000 IN
HANDS OF ANOTHER
I Messengers Had Collected Money
From Branch Banks of
the Greenwich Bank.
(ey The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.--A robber
walked UP to a motor truck by the
Greenwich bank today, took $4,000 In
gold and currency away from negro
messenger, walked around the corner
of Seventh avenue and Twentieth
street and drove away in an automo-
bile with two companions. They were
still at large tonight.
Sitting beside the messenger, VIII
liam A. Russell, when he handed the
bag of money to the bandit upon be-
ing told to give me that bag and give
it to me quick" was a driver and be-
hind them, in the back of the truck,
sat another negro messenger, guard
inf $4,000 in silver which was un-
touched by the robber. None of three
men was armed.
The messengers had collected the
money from two downtown branch
banks to take to the headquarters of
the bank Russell the police said, told
the driver to draw up to the curb near
Twentieth street so that he could buy
81 cigar. 1t was just after he returned
with the cigar that the robber APP
peared.
1t was said at police headquarters
that Russell had been employed by the
Greenwich bank for Is years and re-
ceived salary of SIG a week
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
SELF-STYLED "BOOTLEGGER" TELLS
OF AIR RAID ON LIQUOR RUNNERS
British Schooner Anna Belle and Cases of Liquor Reported
to Have Been Captured Off Jewish Creek-Report
Not Verified by Officials.

and air warfare against rum SNUG
glers along the southern coast
Commissioner Haynes said he had
not as yet received a report from Mi
ami Of the seizure of the British
schooner Anna Belle with cargo of
liquor off Jewish Creek by airplanes
| of the prohibition forces but added
that advices of the squadro initial
flight might reach headquarters to-
morrow.
Mr.. Haynes and other high prohibi-
ltion officials were reticent concerning
the mobilization of air forces to COM
bat liquor runners, indicating that
they would prefer to discuss the new
plans when they knew that the ma
Ichinery for the concentrated campaign
was working smoothly.
| It was learned, however, that pro-
lhibition headquarters has been quietly
/ preparing for some time to bring to
bear simultaneously airplanes, sub
marine chasers and reinforced land
forces in Florida upon the Illegal liquor
craft. said to be infesting southern
waters.
| Many intricate questions of inter
national law may arise from the use
of airplanes and submarine chasers by
the prohibition forces officials de-
clared, because OF the rights of ma
| tionals involved in the boarding OF
ships at sea. However, it is under
stood, Commissioner Haynes has gone
| Thoroughly into the various legal
iphases of the problem
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
Further Delay for Ford.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-An an
nouncement by Secretary Weeks today
that ne would ask congress tomorrow
for acceptance or rejection of the Ala
bama Power company's offer to pur-
chase and lease the Muscle Shoals,
Ala, nitrate and water power projects
submitted to him last Tuesday, added
to the possibilities of further delay
in congress of consideration of Henry
Fords offer for the same properties.
The Alabama company's offer. it was
said, probably would be referred TO
the military affairs committee of the
house and agricultural committee of
the senate, both of which are engaged
in investigat ting the Ford proposal.
Chairman Kahn announced tonight
that the house would conclude its
study of the offer made by the De-
troit manufacturer before undertaking
hearings on the new proposal, but
would not report them separately to
the house.
The plan in recommending accept
ance or rejection of the offers to the
fun membership of the house, the
chairman said, would be to prepare
joint report on all proposals congress
might receive In this manner, IT was
explained, the Ford offer would re-
main in the committees hands, pre-
venting action by the house until all
the proposals the war secretary might
submit were thoroughly investigated.
Mr.. Kahn said he expected to con-
clude the hearings on Mr.. Ford's offer
this week and would Immediately be-
gin an examination of that from the
Alabama Power company, which Sec
retary Weeks indicated. today was
considered a better offer in some re-
spects than that Of Henry Ford,
The house committee today inter-
rogated j. o. Hammitt, vice president
of the Air Nitrates corporation, a sub
sidiary of the American Cyanide
company, of Maine, who strongly de-
Tended the rights of the former con-
Germ to purchase nitrate plant number
two at Muscle Shoals upon as favora-
BILE terms as the government might
accent from other private enterprises.
He submitted a contract signed by
the corporation and the war depart
ment officials under date Of June 8,
1918, when it was agreed to build the
plant, and which contained a section
extending optional privileges to the
Air Nitrates subsidiary to buy the
property in the event it was sold by
the government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
ALABAMA GOVERNOR
FAVORS ACCEPTANCE
OF FORD PROPOSAL
Governor Kilby Says He Favors
1t Providing Alabama's Rights
Are Safeguarded.
WEEKS WANTS ACTION
ON SECOND PROPOSAL
War Secretary Considers Ala
bama Powers Company's Offer
Better i'm Some Respects.
tnx Ihe Assoelatsd Rtas.,

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 20. -
Governor Thomas E. Kilby, in a state
ment today, favored the proposal of
Henry Ford for Muscle Shoals, pro-
vided the rights of the state of Ala
bama are adequately safeguarded. He
opposes the acceptance of the offer of
the Alabama Power company for Mus
Gle Shoals. but believes the Ford pro-
posal should be so amended as to re-
lease the Gorgas Steam plant, and that
this plant should be sold by the gov
ernment to the Alabama Power COM
pany. He wants the state protected
in the matter of taxation and safe
guards against monopoly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
BOOTLEG TRADE In
ALIENS Is LATEST
Secretary Davis Says Many I'm
migrants Are Being Illegally
Brought Into Country.
tBy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-Hundreds
of aliens are being illegally boot
legged" into the United States, Secre-
tary of Labor Davis declared today on
leaving the White House after con-
ference with the president. The secre-
tary. who declined 10 state the
subject of his conference with the
president, declared that the enactment
of a law requiring all aliens to regis
ter was the only solution of the situa-
ton.
Bootleggers, the secretary said, We're
finding it more profitable to bring in
immigrants who are banned by law
than to handle liquor. Such illegal
entries, he added, were being made
from the Bahamas and Cuba into Flor
ida, across the Mexican border and
from Canada.
There are from 5000 to $4,000 un-
desirable aliens in the country who
should be deported, the secretary con-
tinued, because they have entered the
country illegally. He estimated also
that there were 10000 Cinnamon in
the United States illegally.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
(ey The Assoelated Pressl

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 2o.-The reported
seizure of the British schooner Anna
Belle and 1880 cases of liquor off
Jewish Greek, Fla. early Sunday
morning remained unverified tonight
and federal officials here and in Key
West declared they had no informa-
ton of any raid. Jewish Greek is
so miles below Miami, with no means
Of communication at night.
The story of 4he supposed capture
was told last night by a self styled
bootlegger, who declared he was a for
,mer newspaper man and wanted to
warn the fraternity of the danger that
existed since the presence of several
government planes. He refused to
give his name, but requested publicity
of the newspapers. He also declined
to divulge his source of information
and could give few details.
The presence of government planes,
CO. operating with prohibition agents
along this coast is admitted. One
plane arrived here a few days ago
from Pensacola but has been tied up
here since,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
tsy The Associated Prsss)

WASHINGTON, Feb. s0.-Assur-
ances that the war department, II
granted lump appropriations, would
make a record of economy during the
coming fiscal year, was given today by
Secretary Weeks to the house subcom-
mittee that is framing the army ap-
preparation bill.
Discussing before the subcommittee
in the executive session the financial
needs of the army as represented by
the budget bureau estimates submit
ted to congress, the war secretary was
understood to have expressed the be-
lief that the expenditure of certain bu-
reaus could be decreased considerably.
1t was said, however, that he took the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
BANS BOBBED HAIR
And SHORT SKIRTS
Cash Register Company Officials
State This Was Done to Stop
Dress Competition.
fsy The Associated Press)

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20-The order OF the
National Cash Register Company of Day.
ton, Ohio, banning bobbed hair and short
skirts was not promulgated because Of
an objection to present styles, but to
eliminate extravagant dress competition
among girl employees, Frederick B. Pat
terson, president said today. Mr.. Patter-
SON is here holding conference with sales
men.
"An investigation revealed many girl
employees had dependents to support, 4"
Mr.. Patterson explained, 'and conse-
quentIy could not afford the extrava-
gance of girls having only themselves TO
support Consequently we consider it ex-
pedient to try and eliminate dress COM
petition. No prudish desires to have the
girls dress less attractive prompted u.s."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
RECORD ECONOMY SAYS WEEKS IF ARMY
is GRANTED IN LUMP

position that it should be left to the
department executives to determine
what savings could be made without
decreasing the efficiency of the serv-
ice.
Ruthless slashing by congress of al
iowances for various activities with
stipulations that certain sums should
be used for specified purposes, the
secretary was said to have told the
committee, might prove so restrictive
as to hamper economical administra-
tion of the army.
While Mr.. Weeks was said to have
expressed the positive belief that a
formidable saving could be made by
his department, 1t was declared that
he refrained from specifying any
any amount that could be saved
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
(sy The Associates Press)

i WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.--The ques-
tion of financing the soldiers bonus
was referred back today to the spe-
cial tax committee by the majority
members of the house ways and means
committee, and 1t was announced that
the subcommittee would attack the
problem again tomorrow.
The trend of thought in cloak room
and corridors was that some sort of
a manufacturers or wholesalers tax
plan would be drafted in accord with
President Harding's suggestion that
the financing be done by sales tax.
In an effort TO block the sales tax
within the committee. % republican
opponents of this kind of levy met and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
tsy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-President
Harding informed the senate today he
could not comply with its request for
records of the four power Pacific
treaty negotiations because no such
records existed and because he con-
sidered it incompatible with the pub
lie interest to reveal informal and
confidential conversations"
The presidents e-sentence reply
to the resolution of inquiry sent to the
White House last week was accepted
by those in charge of the treaty at the
capitol as closing the incident, al
though at the same time it aroused
increased dissatisfaction among sena-
tors who instigated the move for more
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
HARDING TELLS SENATE THAT RECORDS
OF FOUR POWER TREATY Do NOT EXIST

complete information A proposal to
call Secretary Hughes before the for
eign relations committee was revived
.mornentarify but without any iIllnfe-
diate prospect of success.
Meantime the committee took it's
first formal action on any of the In
ternational agreements negotiated
during the arms conference by report
ing favorably the Japanese american
treaty by which the United States is
accorded cable and wireless rights on
the Pacific island of zap. The com
mittee leaders later made known their
purpose to press the treaty toward a
vote on the senate floor, indicating
that debate on it might begin tomor-
row.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
TAXICAB DRIVER is QUESTIONED ABOUT
THE MURDER OF NOTED FILM PRODUCER

the police. His wife reported that he
was missing. He surrendered himself
to Captain of Detectives Adams, who
took him to the office of District At
torney Woo1wine for investigation.
McShea was later released, accord
ing to the officers. but no statement
was made as TO what the investigation
had disclosed. Henry Peavey. TayloFss
negro houseman, has been interrogated
had not named in previous official
statement the actress said to have
been mentioned by him in recent con-
,versations, according to the officers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
STILL WORKING ON QUESTION OF HOW
TO FINANCE SOLDIERS BONUS BILL

circulated and signed before the house
adjourned for the day. Representative
Dickinson, of Iowa. who called the
meeting, said it was the hope to OBJ
tain sufficient signatures to convince
the majority committee members that
it would be impossible to put a sales
tax provisions through the house.
The petition declares in favor of ad-
justed compensation, but in opposition
to the financing of it by a sales or
manufacturers tax, and sets forth
it's signers will oppose any rule for
the adjusted compensation that does
not permit a separate vote on any
sales or manufacturers tax provision
therein"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
FILES SUIT AGAINST
TULANE UNIVERSITY

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2o--Suit for ST.
100000 was filed today in civil district
court against the board of administra-
tors of Tulane University by A. j.
Thomas, who claims this sum is due him
owing to the failure of the board to COM
ply with the win of the late A. C. Hutch
ison, his hrother-in-law, which directed
the University 10 build with the residue
OF his estate a hospital, but which he
claims has not been done after a lapse of
20 years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
CAPTAIN OF COLT
PICKED UP in GULF
Was Clinging to Wreckage of
Fishing Smack When Rescued
by Crew of Ell Oriente.

According to radio message re-
ceived by the Warren Fish company
yesterday afternoon, Captain N. A.
Mobile" Smith, Of the smack Cald-
well H. Colt which foundered in the
gulf last Thursday, was picked up by
the steamship oriente of the Southern
Pacific company, yesterday.
News of the picking up of Captain
Smith was flashed to the Southern
Pacific offices in New York, and was
later relayed to the naval air station
here. 1t was stated that he was cling
ing to the cabin of the foundered craft
and had been floating around in the
gulf since Thursday. No mention of
finding others of the Inflated crew
was made, nor did the message give
the location of the wreckage at the
time Captain Smith was picked up
The Ell Oriente is bound for Galveston
Announcement was made by the
Warren Fish company that the fishing
vessel was a strong craft, built for
rough weather, and they did not be-
lieve that she was wrecked by storm
The opinion along the waterfront
seems to be that some other vessel
either rammed the smack or that she
accidentally crashed into another sea-
faring craft.
Relatives of the crew who have not
yet been accounted for are anxiously
awaiting further news.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.-Eight
members of the crew of the fishing
smack Colt of Pensacola, Fla, are
believed to have been drowned when
the vessel foundered in the Gulf of
Mexico on February 16. Edward v.
Brooks, SO. the only known survivor,
was brought here late today aboard
the British steamer Acosta and is in a
local hospital suffering from exposure.
Brooks was rushed to the hospital
as soon as the Acosta docked, and has
not been permitted, on account of his
weakened condition, to tell much of
his experiences. He says he saw his
eight shipmates washed overheard as
the Colt went down. and believes all
were drowned.
Securing a precarious position in the
rigging of the vessel, a part of which
extended above the water, he says he
IIldIdBGu LO LtltS pOSlllOIl IOE
40 hours until taken off by the Acosta,
on February IS, whose attention he
attracted by removing his trousers and
waving to the vessel.
KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 20.-Radio
advices received here by the coast
guard station, state that three mem
bers of a fishing smack which was lost
in the gulf had been picked up by
passing vessels, one of which was the
steamer Oriente, bound for Galveston.
Other members of the crew are sup
posed to have been lost.
The advices did not give the identity
of the wrecked smack beyond that it
was out of Pensacola. It's captain and
member OF the crew named E. V.
Brooks were rescued, it was said,
while floating on a piece of the ves-
sells deckhouse.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-21
(sy The As.oola.ee Press)

LOS ANGELES. Feb, 20.-The in
terrogation OF Daniel McShea- a taxi
cab driver, for whom police had been
searching, and further questioning OF
Henry Peavey. following reports that
he had made statements expressing
the opinion that a motion picture ac-
tress shot and killed William Desmond
TAYLOR, film director. were phases of
the inquiry into Taylor's Staying here
today.
McShea disappeared on the day
Taylor's body was found. according I