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Pensacola News Journal from Pensacola, Florida • 2

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TWO frHE PENSACOLA JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 192 1 -1 11 the four a rents who aecomna Ann DRV RIEN-SPILL iWhere1 Ceri ters" a to riled him on the ralds. lv I n.vr, in All The party left Pensacola Tuesday made raids Wednesday and. Thursi BOOZE STORES Vitamins of Cod--c day and was prevented from further NOTED HOTEL OPENS DOORS Royal Poinciana Resumes Its Season's Activities HOMES THROUGH CHANGE IN LINE raiamg naay by heavy rains. Tbey liber Oil I Wet Calhoun. County With returned to Pensacola yesterday.

4 All 1 thei raids took', place near Yfij- noon tea spot In the Royal Poinciana gardens, will be opened formally next Saturday. The tennis courts where the winter sports world' looks to its tournaments are ready for a series of net battles. Old timers among the elite of Palm who have been accustomed to winter in the old hotel for long years, have begun to arrive. Officials released a long list of reservations, among which were those of participants in the writers and artists golf tourney here next week. 150 Gallons In Raids city Called Altha In Calhoun countyi 1 The stills were all or about 150 galf Boundary Is Moved Arid Many Oklahcmnns Are Now ion capacity, and were buUt of Prohibition agents spilled 100 gal -iV'ljii lons of whisky in Calhoun county on raids last week, -i One man was arrested in the act ma Tex EMULSION Promotes Growth i of making a They, also-turned over 120 barrels IiONIXDN Women are doing PALM BEACH, Jan.

12. The Royal Poinciana hotel. said to be the world's largest wooden hostelry, opened, 600 rooms tonight to the residents of this winter resort-Badly damaged by the September hurricane. the Royal Poinciana's owners first" announced they would not open the place for the season. However, an army of workmen was sent into the place and decision to open-followed.

Cocoanut Grove, society's after fermented mash, and smashed five copper And they weren't running when they did it. Whether they found any whisky Builds Wonderful: For Children w- SI-malMd. jr. J. st-ss more than men to popularize jair travel In six months recently more passengers crossed the channel byairplanes-ajmajority! of them 1 women whereas the total number of passengers in 192T was only 25.S65.

1 i 1- that they failed to spill was not re STAFF OXXFE WINNIPEG. The longest grain train on record arrived here recently from Reglna, Saskatchewan. It consisted of 135 cars of wheat, and was more than a mile tn 1 mSfmffmtmmmm mmm HAPPEN ported yesterday when J. Edwards, prohibition administrator in the Pensacela office, returned here Scott J2y XEA Srrice HiaGtNS, Texas, Jan. 12.

Because; a corps ol purveyors hve finally located tlws 100th meridian, that forms the boundary line separating- the Texas panhandle from Oklahoma, a thousand homesteaders who piought they owned alarms have discovered that they dont own anything. These people settled la what they thought was They improved their land, built bouses, had their land titles checked and supposed that everything was all fixed. Kow, however, they have been notified that they.livtf In Texas and that their titles to their, lands i arent worth the paper they are written on. Some have moved away, abandoning their homes entirely; others are going to stay and fight. State Boundary Moves The Oklahoma-Texas boundary line, which runs north and south along the eastern side of Texas' fain ous "Panhandle," has moved east.

Jot very far--you can't see the difference on an ordinary map. At the southern end of the strip the boundary moved east only about half a mile; at the northern end the move-. mehV was only about a. quarter of a mile. But the strip Is 132 miles lore, and contains more than 40,009 acres of land room enough for lots X' rl state; fl LAW! 1' 3 "CM it v.

Introducing tUCMCK- Cretonnes Sale of Blankets and Comforts I JACKSON REX-Q Waterless Cleanser ci trousie. Oklahoma and Texas have had jnany squabbles, over their boundaries, and a brief outline of these difficulties is necessary to an under- landing of the present situation, which will deprive a thousand settlers of their, homes unless Congress and the Texas legislature takes remedial action. Now is the time to buy 'j and save. Our entire stock of Cretonnes are placed on sale at yT 1-3 off Above Is ene the bonaesteds in Oklahoma no, in Texas Chat has been abandoned, by its owner since lie found that his title was invalid. The.

map shows ho Ihe' boundary line has been shifted, the arrows indicating the narrow strly that was moved from Oklahoma Into Texas.) At' the right Is E. Gray, leading the fight for the settlers, and one of the! markers on the new state line. The ideal cleanser for household Suitable for rugs, woodwork, linoleum or any enameled surface. Also for the automobile. Special trial size CITRUS GROWERS 25c Ruffled north fork of, the Red river had fceenjaccepted as the Texas-Oklahoma boundary.

Between the north fork and the -river itself was Greer SEEK-GHANGES PMjAN Can Go To Baths With Their Husbands Along Curtains county always considered a part of Texas. Residents of that county considered themselves residents of Texas, They had Texas titles to All blankets and comforts greatly reduced for our Clearance. We feature three specials in this sale. Larger sizes 50c, 75c, $1.00 Fasheeh rare opportunity to dress up the home. Spec- -ill for.this January Clear- ancei Reduced this their land, voted in Texas elections and paid taxes to the Texas treasury.

IXad To Boy Land Again But In the question got Into ihs courts and after long litigation the courts ruled that Greer county All Cotton Blankets special values at this extreme low price Beautiful lustrous dual All Wool Blankets extra quality, full size. Per pair $7.49 "sale Heavy All Cotton Comforts specially reduced to $1.95 Regular $3.95 value SI was a part Of Oklahoma, The people who lived in it found their land titles worthless, and efforts to get remedial action from' Congress and (he state legislatures failed. Those 25 ity. Guaranteed fast 'colors. 50c regular value.

Sale price 37c 3 $1,001" 89c TEHERAN, Persia, Jan. .12. V-Persian women, who have just been given, their first taste of legal free-, dom through shah's decree per -with their husbands, are not such with theis husbands, are not such novices as might appear. According to old custom, women of high rank could emerge from their latticed harems once a. week and-go through the streets, to the baths on bath-day.

They always went heavily veiled, of courses and were always accompanied by equally "veiled women1 servants. Women of the servant class could freely circulate in Persia for the purpose of household errands even before the shah's recent edict. Once in the shelter of the spacious bath-houses Persian ladles would quickly exchange their, silk veils and, voluminous ibrocadeddresses lex the New Hats Charming Hundreds; of Smart Styles! Outin Stunning Colors! Want Auction Market Time To Help State! i WINTER Jan. 2. (A) Obtaining of a time of sale in the northern auction markets-jthat vm, be more advantageous to Florida citrus growers and shippers and result in concentration of sales will be sought by the operating committee of the Florida Citrus Growers Clearing House Association.

-j Decision, to this effect was reached at a meeting of the committee here and apeeial commission jgGl be sent to New York to seek change in the auction; time that will place Florida sales on an equal basis with those of California, At the present time, the operating committee said, the California fruit is offered at such periods of; the 'dayaast'; attract a readier and more profitable sale. The special committee Vhich includes C0. CoVnmahfret4 Manager of the Florida citrus exchange; R. B. Woolfolk; executive vice president of the American Fruit Growers, Inc, and J.

C. Chase of Chase and Company, will seek to bring about a concentration of Florida fruit into one general marketing place, instead of having it spread overthree or four' auction rooms. They alser will look in.to the matter of having the fruit shipments pro-rated In the markets, so that shipments may be equalized to meet demand, and eliminate over "and under supply. j- Spreads had to buy them all over again, 'Some of them did so, and some of them gave up in disgust and went In 1319 a second fight arose. Rich oil discoveries were made in Wichita jcounty; and again the- Red river, which court decisions In the former 'case had fixed as the official bound jaxy, came Jftto prominences The oil fields extended into the bed of that rather dusty stream, and since it wa ess-urned that the boundary the center of the Flannel Now is the time to save on these beautiful Silk 1' ic: j' January" Extra quality 36 inches wide." Regular 25c yard.

Sale price-- Clearance off 1-3 coarse homespun of their servants and would then sally forth, free to roam the streets or keep rendezvous arranged, the week before, safe beneath their disguise as servants. At dusk they would return to the bathhouses, change into their own cos rv Newest failles, satins, felts and In pastel shades, black, brawn, maroon, lido sand, Brrd blue. rose, violet, purple 19c unpacked hundreds of the newest and smartest advance spring stylesall are priced far tMa: yrth alter, royal. Each group shows decided savings. tumes or laoies ana trot auuxuuy Texans acquired title to river-ld lands from the state of Texas.

I3ut Oklahoma contended that the boundary line was" really the south bank; of the river. The. courts sustained this view, and many Texans had bought rich oil lands found thatj, theirltitles wereihvalid, since ihe. lands were really in Oklahoma. Now this third case has arisen.

The' statutes fix the Panhandle boundary as the 100th meridian of longitude. For a long time it has jeen known that this had been sur back to 'their fol Neckwear Tuirkisli lowed by their- faithful i January Clearance HP" low els painty Laces, Crepe Chines and Georgettes. -Clean, fresh stock. Special for this sale veyed rather sketchily. Markers ierected by the original surveyors, In 2850, could not be found, and a sub- Two wonderful saving groups 1-3 off sequent urvy carried the line farther should have been.

Bb Texas when the Red river case went against it, brought suit In the Workmen Discover Stone Age Relics BAR-LE-DUC, Jan. (X) A remarkable collection of objects of archaeological Interest has been discovered by workmen carting sand near the Ornain river. These objects dated from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages. Two sharp piercing instruments In reindeer bone and stone weights perforated for fishing nets were the oldest. There were also many pieces of pottery of the Bronze Age, an ax and a hatchet of Marnlan epoch in Gaul with bits of pottery and an iron knife, fragments of vases and Jars from the Gallo-Roman period and an iron sword of the Middle Ages.

.1. W. WW. for a re-determination of the 100th jneridlan. z' Mexico Will Buy Planes Fori Army If Crry, Jan.

IJ. UP) A committee of aviation experts will leave soon for Europe to buy 30 airplanes for the Mexican array, 10 or which will be purchased, in England 10 In France and 10 in Spain. In addition. Hi planes will be bought in the United States. The! Js considering plans to spend $1,500,000 for the purchase of machinery and supplies Crepe 39 inade, and for months the work: was In pre cress.

It was carried on un der difficulties, It was necessary to 4 for $1 Ladies' Hand Bags Our entire stock of Reedcraft hand tooled for manufacturing airplanes in Mex Ghme -s r' Underwear Slipsi Night Gowns, Ted di esw and" ance Sets greatly reducedfor this place 'concrete markers along each jnile of: the and the lines had Jo run straight over creeks, swamps, mountains and the wide Panhandle plains. homesteaders along the way showered many questions on the Purveyors, asking them what the effect of the changed boundary would It. A A A ico. If these plans are approved the factory will be established at the Valbuena army air field here. bags reduced for this sale at In the much desired white broadcloth and beautiful patterns, in the new cricket, Collar attached 4 with the favored Iongr-pbint style.

At this price you will want two or three or more. See therriU' clearanc 1-3 off only difference would be that they iwould pay their taxes to Texas instead of Oklahoma hereafter. 5 But new legislation vwili be "needed to i 259 make it as simple as that and legislators, remembering that Aged French Woman Once Saw Lafayette MELUN. France, Jan. 12.

(JF) Madame Victoire Vibe lie. who remembered seeing General Lafayette rid through the streets of Melun. died here recently at; age of 104 years arid months. She said that Lafayette -was- mounted on a beutlful white horse. J)- FLAN MOSLEM MOSQUE LONDON.

More 1 than $350,000 has been collected by Lord Headley and the British Islamic towards the purchase of; a Kite and erection 1 of a Moslem Mosque in "I'-v L'i-H: II cases, may not be disposed to jenact iU' I "I TVk ens Need TJoncy We vill help you, if you ore keeping house Strict privacy. 24 hour service OXOO Loan Settlers Are Orjranlxlnj The leader in thelcight to relieve ihe new residents whom Texas io suddenly is C. E. Grav. of UNDERWEAR Men's Part Wool and AH Cotton Ribbed I Union Suits, of extra good qualityj Greatly reduced for January Clearance, iS AH other leather Hand BaSt 25 off Waste Paper Baskets These cleverly designed French Waste Baskets specially priced for this sale 79c SWEATERS fen and Boys Pure Wool I Sweaters.

Light and heavy weight in both1 the slip-on and 'coat styles, i All greatly reduced. Now ranging in price from -f i i Brid ge and Luncheon Sets IUlian Cut Work, sharplyreduced in; thisr Clearance, event. Buy4iow Slirgtr.s. a 71-year-old uioneer who may be repaid. monthXyi plm i ana save.

$1.19 aettfed here 42 years ago and began "buying up the new Had. Gray holds considerable much of -which lies in the territory which, after being part of Oklahoma, has iiow become Dart of Texas, and he lauTfui vaterax CSOCLoan may be repaid $10 monthly plus lawful interest D300 Loan ALL TOM SAWYER SUITS GREATLY REDUCED in pieces. It may be necessary to make a whole new county out of it and if this is done; Texas, will have the county in the United States 133 mllss long' and half a mile wider may bm repaid $15 nomtUjs Finrs 13 organizing the other, settlers to plead The settlers want one of two Jhings to havT Texas pass a law giving them valid titles to their holdings, or to have Congress pass a bill reimbursing them for money pent'on their lands. Texas, incidentally, doesnt know just what to do with the new land. The strip runs along the ends of half a dozen Texas counties, but exist laws will not allew it to be cpL Aup and added to these counties jrr.

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