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The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26

tackled in the morning of the 10th and
the attack repulsed. Again, In the
afternoon, the Union legions came at
Of the men fallen in the morning. The
Blue lines once more recoiled. News
came to Lee that Hancock had crossed
the Po near Shady Grove church anc
was passing to his rear. Malone and
Heth's division moved fast, attacked
Hancocks rear division and drove
Hancock back. Again news came
that Grant was preparing to make a
southwark rush to reach the North
Anna river first. Lee ordered back
much of the artillery that defended
the north salient and set the trains
In motion. A false alarm.
The salient was again threatened.
The men near the top of 1t went out
into the field and brush before them
and brought back muskets and cart
ridge boxes from the Union dead. OF
course they brought back all the food
found in the haversaclSs. Coffee and
sugar were priceless luxuries. Bread
a pair of shoes from a dead man
Why, the dead man had no use for
them and many soldier In the Army
of Northern Virginia had not had
shoes ON his feet since the Gettysburg
campaign the year before These men
bringing back Union muskets and am
munition from Union dead loaded all
the muskets and lay down with per-
haps half dozen by their side. There
were no repeating rifles and not many
breech-londers. Another attack on
Bloody Angle was coming. The artil-
lery that had been withdrawn was
ordered back, but the attack came too
soon. Some guns got back. but not
in time to help much In repelling the
attack. There was al the valor on
both sides that man can put into
| fighting. The line at one part of the
salient was broken and Hancock's
men held the ground.
Hand-to-Hand Struggle.
General Johnson. twenty guns and
$500 men, nearly his whole division,
we're captured. Early's division came
forward and the Blues were driven
back. Another part Of the salient was
assailed and the line broken. General
| Perrin was killed. General Daniel
was killed. General Ramseur was
wounded. Lee was sending all avail
able troops and the Confederate line
was partly restored and all gaps
| IL 1,nt N nf
| All day and far into the night the
| fighting went on. At one part and
then at another part of the salient 1t
was hand-to-hand fighting. The Con-
federates constructed a shorter line In
the rear Of the salient and fell back
to 1t on, the 18th. Both armies had
been marching and fighting since the
4th Of May. There was lull until
the 18th. when two corps Of Grants
army, the Second and Sixth, attacked
again, but the Confederate line held
and the attack cost Grant many men.
On the 10th strange things were
happening. Grant was starting south
to get between Lee and Richmond. A
Confederate force moving around the
Union right had got that information,
but II cost them about thousand men
In killed and wounded to learn II.
Hancock was leading the way to the
south and to Richmond. The North
Al na river. fifteen miles south Of
| Spottsylvania was the immediate OBJ
jective Of both armies.
Spottsylvanla was left behind ana
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26
Publicity Music.

"Don't you want the trumpet of fame
to sound your nameT'
"No," replied Senator Sorghum. II
want to be in touch with my time.
I'd rather have my name sounded, II
possible, by saxophone In jazz or
chestra."
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26

A clever woman always tells fat
man that he looks much thinner than
he did.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26

1t isn't as unlucky to walk under
ladder as it is to stand on a wobbly
one.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26
Not So Very Old, Then.

Samuels-'The mother-in-law joke
is mighty old" Thompson-"But 1t
can't be traced back to Adams time"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26

II boy likes you, don't expect him
to say so he can't.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26

Wise is the man who refuses to
take his troubles seriously.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26

The man who gets on top doesn't al
ways wait for the elevator.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1922-05-26

1t was that salient which Grant
picked as the place to break Lees line
and perhaps smash the army, and that
salient came to be called Bloody
Angle" That point Of the line was At
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
WARD IS GIVEN
FREEDOM AFTER
BIG BAIL PAID
Confessed Slayer of Peters Then
Jumps Into Motor Car and
Whisked to His Home.
t5y The Associated Press)

WHITE PLAINS, n. ". May 27-wal-
ter s. Ward, wealthy baker. who has
confessed to killing Clarence Peters,
former navy man, regained hts freedom
this afternoon. After two nights in the
dingy county Jail he was released by
Sheriff Werner under $4,000 bail
Ward had waited since noon for his
lawyers to rush down from Newburgh.
where supreme court Justice seeger had
signed an order for HIS release under
heavier bail than the $4,000 under which
he was held before being rearrested
Thursday. 0faH;5s OF the courthouse
had been motifs bat Elwood NJ Isabe-
mold, chief Counsel for Ward. was hurry
ing to bring the money. and everything
was made ready 10 receive him.
Shortly after three o'clock Mr.. Rabe-
mold arrived He went at once to the
county clerks office and deposited cash
said TO have been provided by George S.
Ward, Walters father. Then he went
TO the sherin's office where Ward was
waiting for him.
\ In tho rear OF the Jail which is con-
neoted by bridges with the courthouse
proper, Ralph Ward, brother OF Walter.
was waiting in a coupe. Ralph Ward
had his motor running and appeared to
be waiting for HIS brother, who Jumped
into the oar and hurried out of town
Sheriff Werner made an official state
ment just after Ward was released. In
which he said that the playing card.
found at the Ward home was not part
Of Peters deck. He added. however. that
the deok which Peters had was marked
both as 70 size Of cards and suit. and
asserted that condition might possibly
have bearing on the story"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
HE. CANDY REPLIES
TO CHIPLEY JONES
Declares He Is Ignorant of Facts
Regarding Escambia Coun-
ty Road Projects.

Mr.. W. Chipley Jones is ignorant
Of Escanbia county road project or
has an expressed intention to try and
deceive the people of the county
when he says six and one-half miles
OF road is advertised without hope Of
federal aid. and that $3.50, 600 is avail
able at this time. Il is true that this
six and one-half miles OF road is adj
vertised without being matched with
state or Federal aid but 1t IS not true
that there is any federal or state aid
available for the six and one half
miles of road IN question.
II Mr.. Jones wanted 70 be fair with
the people Of Escambia county he
would have advised himself with the
! true status of the county road pro-
gram. No, that would not have serv-
ed his purpose in handling cheap pol
itical dope. Mr.. Jones ought TO have
known that s250.000 Of federal aid has
already been assigned to Escambia
county projects and matched dollar
for dollar with county funds ten miles
of the Flomaton road starting at the
city limits and running north, and a
fiye-mile project on the Nunez Ferry
road starting two miles from the city
limits and running West.
Mr.. Jones says that the people Of
Escambia county during the bond is
sue were promised fifty-fifty Of federal
or state aid money 10 match the 5000, >
900, 10000 bond issue. Mr. Jones would
not have made this statement If he had
known that he was talking about for
II the people Of Escambia county were
made this promise, Mr.. Jones must
have made it. don't know Of any
one else who could have made such
promises. This statement il untrue
so far, as the board OF county commits
sioners and the joint road commission
are concerned. The people OF Escam-
bia county were not promised that,
even: Il the state bond issue had car
RED, which failed TO carry.
Mr.. Jones says a. reason for adver-
Using the projects IS for political pur-
poses. Mr.. Jones knows that this is
untrue. The two-mile project on the
Nunsa Ferry road the board has been
working on this IprdJect FOR three
months. This method OF handling this
two mile project is a money saving
proposition for the taxpayers Of Es-
Gambia county. The reason say this
two-rnile project on the Nunez Ferry
road Is q money saving proposition to
the taxpayers Is that there are many
encriaehers who would have to be
moved back II It had been a federal
aid project. and other advantages. We
hope to get across the @. f. & A rail-
road without tunneiing or viaduetinK.
which VIII mean a saving 70 Escambia
county OF about $50, 10000 II Escam-
(Cotinued on page three
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
EIGHT HOUR BASIS
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
President Harding Says More
Workers Should Be Put on to
Eliminate All Overtime.
lev The .AaseoIatsd Prssal

WASHINGTON, May 27.-President
Harding today took action affecting
more than fifty thousand postal clerks
and carriers throughout the country
when he approved a recommendation
of the postoffice department for the
establishment OF q strict eight hour
basis for postal employees,
The presidents approval of the plan
followed a conference at the White
House with acting Postmaster General
Bartlett, who had explained that
thousands OF employees by reason OF
the exhaustion of appropriations for
auxiliary clerks. were obliged to work
from one-haK to two hours overtime
each day. The president was of the
opinion. IT was understood, that addi-
tional clerks IN sufficient numbers
should Immediately be put to work
at all points where overtime is now
required In the discharge OF postal
duties. IN order that the mails might
be properly and sxpeditiously handled
on a strict eight hour basis To make
such a move possible. the president
was said TO have advised Mr.. Bart
lett that he would ask congress for
an additional or deficiency appropria-
ton.
The president expressed appreciation
for the fine spirit shown by the clerks
who have ''uncomplainingly cooper
ated in the emergency By working
overtime" the acting postmaster gem
eral said, but declared the men should
not be compelled to work overtime,
particularly when so many substitute
clerks and carriers needed work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
WHEAT DECLARES THAT
HE WAS misunderstood

To the Readers Of the Pensacola Press:
I dislike to answer statements calcu-
lated for political effect and would like
to ignore the article by Mr., w. Chiplsy
Jones, which he admits is written for
political effect But Mr.. Jones has so
misstated what I said to him in HIS in
terview with me that I feel that IN
justice to myself I must correct the in-
preston created in his mind and trans
mitted to the public through his article,
published in the Journal Of May 26th.
The statement made. that I said that
pressure brought TO bear upon the COM
naissioners from the northern end OF the
county was the reason for their action
there is not correct. I did say that the
people in that community said that they
were expecting work to begin at the
northern end, in view Of statements made
1890, and that the Commissioners felt
that they should carry out the promises
made in the bond issue campaign, where
practicable to do so.
Mr. Jones treatment OF the conf
dence" with regard TO the Nunez Ferry
road might wen cause many to wonder
what that confidential statement was.
and to infer that something is wrong. !"
Ny statement was merely that the Coun-
ty Commissioners had thought best not
10 include in the Federal Aid project on
this road the railroad grade crossing at
West Pensacola, because Of the Govern
ment's well known position on railroad
grade crossings, but chose to pave over
that part OF the road with part Of the
county's funds, and place the available
federal aid for this road beyond the
crossing.
WINSTON e. WHEAT,
County Engineer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
ATTACK GIVEN AS
REASON FOR HIS
MYSTERIOUS EXIT
Gordon Hinkle States in Letter
That Commission Would Not
Let Him "Clean House"
OFFICE or ABSENTEE
is DECLARED VACANT
City Commissioners State That
Good Name Of the City Shall
Be Restored If Possible.
az Ths Asseelalsd Prsssl

COLUMBUS, Ca. May 27-The office
Of city manager OF Columbus was de-
elared vacant by resolution adopted at
special meeting Of the city commission
this afternoon The action Of the com
mission followed the mysterious leaving
of II Gordon Hinkie. then holding the
office OF city manager, Friday morning,
for points unknown and without the
consent Of the commission, according to
a section Of tho resolution.
During Friday and the greater part Of
the day today. citizens gathered in many
places and discussed the situation. arising
from the leaving Of the former city
manager. declaring that he would not
return and placing the reason for his
upon him on April ~, and the subse-
quent bombing Of the home Of Mayor J..
Homer Dimon last Saturday night The
city commission did not make a state
ment until late this afternoon.
Hinltle came to Columbus from Altoona,
Pa during January. when the commits
sion manager government came into
control Of affairs Of Columbus and since
then has been In his position
In a letter written short time before
his leaving the city and published in
local newspaper gives the only clue for
The a1&ions Of Hinkie. "A section Of the
letter reads: II have been trying for
tEe past five weeks 70 persuade the com
mission to let me clean house. TO date
they have refused and have no author
lty except from them The situation has
become intolerable."
Denial was made of the above asser
ton IN the resolution adopted today BY
the commission which follows;
Whereas, the city manager, ii, Cor
don Hinkle, did on Friday morning. May
26 leave the city OF Columbus and his
duties as city manager without consent
Of the commission OF the city OF Colum-
bus without notice to the commission as
10 the date Of return. II ever, and
Whereas, H Gordon HinlSie did mail
a letter TO T. W Loylers. editor OF the
,Enqulrer-sun' stating that the commits
sion for the city Of Columbus had re-
fused repeated requests during the past
Ave weeks that he be allowed to clean
house, and,
'sWhsreas, this statement Is absolute
~ false, and without any foundation in
fact. the CITY commission OF Columbus
having oo-operated with city manager
Hinkle in every possible way since Janu-
airy. now,
''Thereforo be It resolved that tho Of
flae OF city manager OF Columbus Is here
by declared vacant"
In q statement issued along with the
resolution the commission declares tho
commissioners further wish 10 say to the
reoplo Of Columbus. that there viii be
no lot up in their effort 20 stamp out
laSvlessness and that everything possible
win be done TO restore the good name
Of our city and make II a place in which
law-abiding oitizens may live in SAFETY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
HOWEVER NOT ONE
OF FOUR BIDS ARE
FOUND ACCEPTABLE
Answer to Bidders Was Given in
Form of Counter Proposal
Framed by Committee.
PLAN WORKED OUT MAY
BE ACCEPTED BY FORD
Gorgas Steam Plant Not Includ
ed With Other Units to Be
Disposed of With Shoals.
Jay The Associates press,

WASHINGTON, May 27-Bidders COM
peting for development BY private enter
prise OF the governments s1os. coo. 600
war-initiated projects at Muscle shoals.
Alabama, were given their answers today
By the house military committee in the
form Of counter proposal framed by the
committeeman.
None OF the offers submitted by the
bidders and forwarded to congress BY
Secretary Weeks for final decisions was
found acceptable. That made by Henry
Ford came closest to winning the award.
IN that It was made the basis upon which
the committee built its reply
The committee acted in a way it was
explained, which Will leave its decisions
subject to acceptance by any person or
interest willing to meet its terms and
which will permit It. at the same time, to
support its counter proposal before the
house when the subject OF Muscle Shoals
Is acted upon In that body
No time was lost by the bidders In
calling for their answers. w b. Mayo
chief engineer for MIR. Ford was The first
to receive a copy Of the ccmmittee's
plans. lie, representatives OF the Ala
bama Power Company, Fred Engstrum
ana Charles Parsons. makers OF the other
bids, were asked to advise the commit
tee early next week whether they would
accept the proposal Mr.. Mayo said he
would confer with Mr.. Ford IN Detroit
before giving an answer and left here
for that purpose few hours afterward.
Some committee members were rep
resented as being confident that the plan
worked out by the committee would be
accepted by Mr. Ford. despite the elm
nation of the Gorgas, Ala, steam plant
from the properties to be disposed OF
with Muscle Shoals.
Others. however apparently lacked the
confidence their colleagues evidenced IN
this regard and called attention to the
repeated declarations Of Mr.. Mayo and
other witnesses for Mr.. Ford that Mr..
Foods offer had to be accepted "as
whole or not in part
Attention also was called to testimony
in which representatives Of Mr.. Ford
held the Gorgas property necessary to
the scheme he intended to employ for
developing Muscle Shoals and would de-
cline to agree to q proposal which did
not include the Gorgas plant among
other units to be disposed OF with the
Shoals projects.
Care was exercised by the committee
men to keep the details OF their plan in
secret until the bidders had received It,
including Mr.. Ford IN Detroit. Il was
understood, however. that the plan was
IN effect the Ford modified offer and
differed only in the lag added by the
committee. replacing in many respects
that which was struck out In order to
insert committee amendments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
ILLNESS CAUSED
MORSE'S RELEASE
Department of Justice Says Ship
Owner Was Freed Upon
Surgeons Report and
Not Petition.
tsy Tho Associates -rssa)

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Naning scores
OF members OF the senate and house, both
democrats and republicans and others
prominent IN official life at the time as
having pstitioned for release in 1912 nron
the Atlanta penitentiary OF Charles w.
Morse. the department OF Justice late to-
day made public tho record in the Morse
case "as disclosed In the official files
which indicates, the statement said, "be-
yond any question that Mr.. Morse was
released upon the report OF reputable
physicians and United States surgeons
showing him to be suffering from Sc
rious illness"
The release came the statement
continued. 'as the elimination of prob
ably the most remarkable public dem
onstration on behalf or any federal prls-
oner ever convicted in the courts OF the
United States"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
CITY MANAGER OF COLUMBUS LEAVES FOR PARTS UNKNOWN
PENSACOLA PROMISED MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN NEAR FUTURE
MAJOR r. C. GEIGER
BROKE LONG DISTANCE
FLIGHT RECORD FRIDAY
Csy Tho Associated Prsss)

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Aviation
experts OF the marine corps claimed
today for Major Roy c. Geiger. u. S.
M. G.. the record for time and long
distance north and south flying by
virtue Of his flight yesterday from
Quantico Va, to Pensacola, Fla.
Major Geiger left Quantico. thirty
miles south OF washington, at 4:40 a.
m, and arrived at Pensacola at $3.50
p. m, having made two stops aggre-
eating about two hours IN all, at Fay
etteviile, n. c., and at Americas. Ca.
Each Of the stops were for fuel The
flight was made at an average speed
OF Ito miles an hour, which the marine
corps aviation experts say may be a
worlds record for speed over such a
distance--ih the neighborhood Of 1000
miles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
CONDITION OF BISHOP
KILGO MORE SERIOUS

MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 24-Pneu-
r,onin which has affected the left lung
har rendered the illness OF Bishop
Tohn q. Krlgo. OF the Methodist Epis-
copsl church. south, much more serious
IA physiolans announced tonight His
wa ~ a. her way from Charlotte and
Is esspeoted here tomorrow.
RiYhop Kilso is also suffering from
heart disease. The change in his con-
mon has caused the abandonment OF
q plan 70 take him to his home at
charlotte In the private car Of Fairfax
Harrison OF: the Southern Railway as
II ls believed BY his physicians that
his condition Is too critical to permit
the trip.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
HUTCHINSON is HEAD OF
COTTON MANUFACTURERS

WASHINGTON, May &c. e. Hutch
inson Of Mount Holly, ". c.. was elected
president Of the American Cotton Manu-
faotursrs' association at the closing ses-
sion OF its convention here tonight. W.
n Beattls OF Greenvile, S. G., was elect
ed vioe-presldent. and w. d. Adams Of
Charlotte, was reelected secretary treas
ursr.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
GRADUATION EXERCISES
HELD AT FORT BENNING
fev The Associates Prsasy

COLUMBUS. Ca. May Naturalization
exercises were held at the United States
infantry school, Fort BsnninE, near Co
lurnbus today and AL student officers
we're graduated. Major General Charles
g. Farnsworth. chief OF infantry, pre-
scented the diplomas. This Is the third
Gtitution.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
YEGGS BLOW UP SAFE IN
TENNESSEE POSTOFFICE
fnu rhs AesooIatsd Prsssl

BRISTOL. va.-Tenw. May 27-Rob-
hers early this morning blew the safe
AZ the Roam Mountain, Tenn, postoffice
and escaped with $500 in cash and 500
n stamps. All mall boxes were rifled
and persons living near the postoffice
heard the robbers leaving on horses 4
posse was organized to pursue them but
no trace of the yeggs was found.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
WEATHER FORECAST

PENSACOLA AND VICINITY -
showers sunday Monday proba bly,
fair
WINDS East Gulf: Moderate to
fresh shifting winds and weather over
cast and showery Sunday
West Gulf: Moderate variable and
weather fair Sunday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
BLIZZARD NOT GUILTY
OF TREASON SAYS JURY
az &c AssoeIated 1000

CHARLEsToWN, w. Va. May
27.- William Blizzard, charged with
treason In connection with the arm
ed march Of miners on Logan coun-
tn last fail was found not guilty by
a jury here tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
HANSON MOTOR COMP ANY
BUYS AMERICAN MOTORS

the American Motors Company Of Jack
sonville, Fla. hy the Hanson Motor Cone
pany or Atlanta. has been contaminated
It was learned tonight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
OLD STEAMSHIP MAN
is DEAD IN MACON

MACON, Ca. May 27.-David J. weis-
singer Tor "A years Identified with The
ola Dominion steamship line ii SOUTH
eastern territory, died here tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28

GE0FINSE bAdAIA-N = Ell.
Joint Commission on Road Improvement