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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
Slip OF PEN
BREAKS PRICES
Saturdays Sensational Slump in
Wheat Attributed to Misun-
derstanding Order.
fev Assoclateo pr.ss.,

Chics go. Oct. 10.--A slip Of a pen in
the hands Of clerk in the board Of
trade here sent wheat prices tum-
bling, caused the Canadian govern
ment to consider taking over the
wheat market there and caused a
proclamation to be issued by the
United States Wheat Growers associ-
alton urging the suspension OF all
sales of wheat by farmers until the
price reached SO, it was said today.
The clerk. il was said, mistook an
order from Rosenbaum Brothers,
brokers, TO sell 1000 bushels for 1000,-
300 bushels, and when dealers heard
that such a large amount was being
thrown on the market, prices immedi-
ately began TO slump. The market
opened at $1.9e IA, advanced a quar-
ter of a cent. and then began to slip
point by point. Word soon reached
the floor that the brokerage house
had dumped million bushels of wheat
on the market and smaller dealers be-
gan 20 sell
L. L. Glazer. Of Rosenbsum Bros
said that the order was only oversold
about $4,000 bushels when the error
was discovered. He said his house COW
red At a loss OF about 2 cents
ushei
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
JACKSONVILLE
FIRST NSTATE
American Vessels Carried 20
Million Tons of Freight in
Last Fiscal Year.
BOOSTS MERCHANT FLEET
Tonnage Carried is Strong Ar
gument for Building Up Per-
manent Merchant Marine.
BY GEORGE H. MANNING.
washington Correspondent of The
journal

JOurnal.)
Washington, -. c., Oct. i0.-A total
of 206t6,402 tons, both exports and
imports. were carried in vessels oper-
ated by the u. S. Shipping Board for
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1920
This enormous amount of tonnage
passed through 49 United States. ports.
Twenty-six Of these ports handled
over 81 percent Of the entire tonnage
moved. Statistics showing the vast
freight traffic carried on by ships be-
longing to Uncle Sam were made pub
lie at the Shipping Board offices to-
day. They showa very healthy con-
dtion OF affairs and furnish one of
the strongest arguments for the up
building of our merchant marine that
has yet been presented TO the Ameri-
can public.
OF the total tonnage moved through
these 40 ports, the port of Pensacola
ranked 2ist, with 80,67S tons. Her ex-
ports for the fiscal year 1920 amounted
to 80, ,923 tons, while her imports were
27755 tons. or a of one percent Of the
total.
Jacksonville ranked 10th in the list
Of 40 cities. She had total tonnage
for the fiscal ear 1920 of t49,2o9, rep
resented by i31 500 tons of exports and
t7,700 tons of imports.
Tampa ranked 23rd in the list, her
total movement of freight being 90
403 tons. OF this amount, 25909 rep
resented exports and but 349i imports.
Key West ranked 26th in the list. hav-
ing a total tonnage of 1853 OF This
amount but 705stons were exports and
IN VII Tha
of Fernandina was one of the Is han
ding exports only, the figures showing
a total of 81, ,634 tons or ID or one per
ean4 az tho total that city ranking nth
among the ports showing the greatest
amount of exports handled.
The Gulf District included 10 ports
on the Gulf OF Mexico, which furnish
ed i6 percent of the total Of 2,13S.t47
tons. Exports amounting to 52,923
were forwarded from the port Of Pen
sacola, while Tampa furnished 25,909
tons.
In imports the south Atlantic Dis
trict holds third pltee, having received
Al percent (76l ,824 tons) of the total
imports. The distict handled over 19
percent of the totll export and i'm
port tonnage, or l,S3,784 tons.
The total foreigi commerce of the
United States for he fiscal year 1920,
consisted of export of 45.ii5.71i tons,
and import 26,470.8l tons, total of
II $50 .242 cargo tons. OF this total
commerce Shipping Board vessels car
ried in exports 30 percent or i3.379,23i
tons, and imports z percent, or 1886, |
i6S tons. OF the total amount these
government ships carried % percent, !
or 20,615, 402 tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11

FANS FILL STREET
AT JOURNAL PARTY

Intendencia street was practically
blocked to vehicles yesterday after
noon by the throng which gathered
to attend The Journals baseball
matinee. Permission from Commits
sioner Pou had been obtained for
the crowds to occupy the street,
provided they gave way to automo-
biles and other vehicles, and this
provision was carried out, although
many of the autoists elected to halt
and become part of the gathering
which was enjoying the sport.
There We're some Brooklyn fans
in the crowd, but they We're heart
broken after Smith slammed out
his homer with bases drunk Bag
by's homer after O'Neill had been
purposely walked also made some
of the Dodger hackers feel sad
Today's matinee will be at 1
o'clock and everybody is invited.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
JAPANESE ARMY HAS
TERRORIZED SIBERIA
Rape of Amur is Like
Hun Work in Belgium
Jack Mason Returns from thousand Mile Trip
Through Occupied Territory Which No Other
Newspaper Man Has Been Able to Visit

Vladvostok, Russian Siberia By messenger and mal)I
am just back from thousandme tripeach way-to the
ruined city of Nolayevsk frghtfu
japanese soldiers and white Russians by Bolsheyists
No other newspapeman has been able visit district
of horror and desolation Around the Japanese army
a ring of bayonets,
Travel overland and by alike forbidden All
commerce is cut Off By fortuitous circumstances with
the Red Cross steamer Erivan relief
gees No other vessel has reached there except army
ports from Japan.
To understand the ominous world-importance what
happening here recall happened since
19l-and visualize definitely the big Of Eastern Asia
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
POLICE AT CORK
Are AMBUSHED
Fight i'm Darkness Continued for
More Than an Hour With
Number of Casualties.
(5y Associated Press. ,

Cork Ocet. 10.-Three military Off
GERS and twenty men riding in two
lorries on patrol duty were ambushed
last night a quarter Of a mile from
the village OF Newsecton. The men
sprang out of the lOrries and engaged
the attacking party in the darkness.
the' fight lasting more than an hour.
Captain Richardson, commanding
the naval detachment at the Bandon
military barracks, was shot in the head
and died a few minutes afterward.
Lieutenant Robertson was shot through
the stomach and probably fatally
wounded Two soldiers of the party
were badly injured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
GERMAN ADMIRAL'S
w IF is S L A | n
(sy Associates Press }

Weimar, Germany, Oct 9.-The wife
of Admiral Reinhardt Won Scheer, for
mer chief of the German admiralty
staff, and her maid were assassinated
and his 1S-year- old daughter seriously
wounded by two masked men who
broke into the admiral's villa this af-
ternoon One of the murderers, VINO
was identified as an artist named
Buechner, committed suicide in a coal
bin, while the other fled.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
RIDERS
warn FARMERS
Lawless Attempts to Control
Marketing Spread Over
Wide Area of Belt.
(By Associated Press.)

Atlanta, Ga, Oct 10.-Farmers in
Northern Alabama where several gin
neries and mercantile establishments
have been fired recently. have been
warned that if they attempt to pick
their cotton while the staple is SELL
ing for less than forty cents a pound
it will be destroyed in the fields. This
new development In the attempts of
night riders to keep cotton off the
market while 1t is bringing less than
what many planters term the cost of
production. has been reported to Com
rad w. Austin, Alabama law enforce
ment officer, by State Fire Marshal
w. j. Williams. who is Investigating
fires III the Hanceyille section.
Warnings which continue to be re-
ceived by gin operators and business
men ordering them to close their es-
tablishmets have been brought Off
cially to the attention of the author
tiles and the governors of several
states have received appeals for pro-
lection.
Governor Kilby of Alabama has an
nounced that the state would pay a
reward of $3.50 for the arrest and con-
destruction of property and the Nor
gan county branch of the American
Cotton Association at a meeting yes
terday in Albany voted reward of
$500 for the conviction of any person
guilty of such acts in Morgan county.
The night riders also have been ac-
tive in Georgia and the receipt by gin
operators at Toccoa of warnings that
taIa &c
they did not close down for sixty
days has resulted in the posting of
armed guards about their premises
with instructions to shoot to kill if an
attempt is made to carry out the
threat. The American Cotton Oil
company and the city council of Ella
of 300 for the arrest and conviction
night to fire the Ellaville gin operated
by the corporation
In Jasper county four gins and
stores at Farrar and two gins at
Broughton have been posted. the
night riders threatening to destroy
them if they do not close until cotton
reaches forty cents.
Activities of the night riders are
widespread. warnings having been re-
ceived also in Texas, Arkansas and
South Carolina. Several gins in Texas
have been destroyed after their own
ers had ignored warnings to close
down and gins in Anderson county. S
c., are operating with armed guards
about the plants.
Authorities investigating the stu
alton Ibelieve the threats and fires
are the result of activities of local un-
organized bands only. notwithstand
ing that warning received in wide
spread localities bear the signature oil
THE Black 75," and The Citizens OF
Everywhere
Cameron, Texas. Oct. 10-sLoss es-
timated at one million was caused by
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11

Cameron, Texas. Oct 10.-.Loss es-
timated at one million was caused by
fire here which destroyed 1000 bales
of cotton and the compress and ware
houses of the aIneron Compress com
pany.
Officers and the watchman employed
at the compress expressed the opin-
ion that the fire was of incendiary
origin.
The compress was protected by in
surance, but farmers who had cotton
in storage are expected to lose heav-
lily. The compress was owned by A.
]. Dosset. of Waco, Texas. who lost
another press by fire at Quanah less
than month ago.
The Rockdale fire department came
TO the aid of the local firemen and
aided in saving 1900 bales of cotton.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass
Railway lost 327 flat and 4S7 COM
pressed bales and the Santa Fe % flat
and lat pressed Twenty seven cars
We're destroyed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11
MORATORIUM is
DECREED IN CUBA
frv Assoclated Press.l }

Havana, Oct 10.-ProcIamation or a
moratorium effective Dee. 1, a period
of 80 days. was made in decree is
sued tonight by President Menocal.
Issuance of this decree followed con-
ference of bankers and government Of
flcials relative to financial conditions
in Cuba. which have given concern.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-11

The maritime province oc Slys ria
stretches IKE a gigantic fringe-50 81
200 miles deep--alons more than S.D9Y
miles OF irregular coast bordering ta,
Sea Of Japan, the Gulf of Tartary. tee
Sea Of OkhotslS and taa uor.h PaclIc.
ocean. II runs from Korea tgobhlod by
Japan in 1870 clear 20 the.frozen Arc
tic
Eiadivostoek is its ocean nor; n,
outlet 70 the sea Tor q vast Siberian
hinter,aud
This g@eat maritime province Japaa
has seized She rules 81 with military
terror
Behind ii. 70 tire ~esr is the lars
Amuf province. wh!-a almost touchcs
salt water at she mouth o. the Amus
river. II is fertile for colonization and
rich in minerals.
This also, Japan has grabbed aul
Prussisnizcd
Japan got her iUehold when tho ~
lies sent their joint expedition for iha
avowed purpose o. helping 90 900
stranded Czech soldiers out or Siberia
Each ally was to furnish 5000 soi
diers-aud no more. They were ~
guard and operate the railroad wnilr
the Czechs came through. and thai.
leave Siberia.
Did they withdraw? Yeas to
Americans English. French and It.a-
IAN
And the Japs? They have a biz
army in Siberia right now. although
the last OF the Czechs reached Vlad-
livestock cor vicinity long ago, and
only lack OF transport delayed a small
remnant from sailing until last Au-
gust.
When the first allied contlngents
landed in 1915, Japan's looked extra
numerous to the other allies official
Inquiry at Toxic brought. the ingenious
that through some regretaDle
misunderstanding" twelve thousand.
instead OF six thousand troops had
been sent.
From the outset there was constant
disorder in the sectors assigned to
Japanese troops. The other allied
-roops. in sectors equally exposed. had
little trouble. "To quell the distur-
oances" Japan obtained permission Of
he other nations 70 bring in "a few
more" soldiers. The Few more"
amount 10 making 10000 IN ali.
More transports arrived, dumping
additional troops-alwsys to put down
Ionne Threatened" Boishevfst uprising.
Sometimes Jap terrorism and outrage
urned these threatened uprisings into
lctualities. as might be expected.
events couldn't have happened better
for Japan-if Japan had craftily
damned ii so.
Jap Army IN Siberia Grows.
Japan's army in Siberia multiplied
low without even the fornality of ask
ng allied consent. Her military ex2c-
itions penetrated 1dr from the raT-
Dads she was o-t.Cnsibiy t':erc &c
lard. Soon the army numbeieJ be-
, cen 7O.VJ0 and 81 '0t men.
Then the powers cent a note to
okio. What it sad never h..s been
made public. Il %! duced so 10 re-
ults. Troops began 10 sail back 20
apan.
But there are even now between a5.-
90 and 10000 Jap 50 diers in f.ussian
iberia. This I know from a s9.:rce
N not at liberty 70 reveal
Far and wide over Siberia stretches
ne "unspeakabie Jsc scar" Scarce
amIet or isolated PEASANT aome but
Uttered terribly IN tce constant tur-
ioil, piilage, rape and murder-aIl the
nominations OF so4aiers free 70 o.
leir wiz.
Typical is what happened 70 the enc
rosperous village OF Tvanoka, OF the
muir. far from the railroad. without
arning a Japanese -Cosssek regiment
fcortinu.s fron pa. o,.1
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-22
1900 ATTENDING
CONVENTION. ROOMS
FOUND FOR ALL
Welcoming Committee
Meets All Trains; 20
Autos at Disposal

Approximately 1900 out-of-town
educators. superintendcnts and teach
ors representing the grades. the high
schools and the higher educa tional
Institutions Of New Mexico. have ar
rived In the CITY to attend the three
day ConNontiop Of the n. NJ Il. A..
which began In earnest today. Reg
istration had reached about 700 at
thc high school and the Y. NJ. q. A.
by noon today.
Al day yesterday ana this morn
ing the teachers were arriving by the
score. They were met at the train
by welcoming committee from the
chamber Of commerce, taken to the
headquarters where room was as
signed tn them, and then escorted bag
and baggage to their rooms. over 20
automobiles were at the disposal Of
the teachers Houses have been
opened freely to the teachers 40 that
everyone b. well taken care Of.
The big problem which kept the
chamber of commerce officials awake
and on the run until o'clock last
night WAS locating for the night half
a hundred trlnsients who had been
precmdcd from the customary places
on account OF the unsuual crowds Of
teachers In the city All OF them
were located In rooming houses cN-
cept six who Were kept gt the Y. NJ.
G. a. the remainder Of the night.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-22

"usiNai HuHiu'ih nN the AlhuQuor-
que High School Glee club under the
leadership OF Miss Mnbelle shelton
preceded the invocation. The ,norus
sang Absent and as an encore gave
Queen OF My Heart" from Cherry
Blossoms.' With "A solo by Charles
Dearing. Rabbi Noise BerRman
asked an Invocation upon the
"Our New Hotel"
DR.. Peters In behalf of Aibuourr-
que and its chamber Of CONN erce.
welcomed the visiting teachers Il, the
city inviting them to- come again.
He playfully invited them TO sub
scribe 10 a fund for hotel In Albu-
querque In which. By mutual benefit.
they would be invited to spend their
convention days free Of charge. In
responding to this genial welcome
Mrs Adelinn Otero- Warren remarked
that coming TO Albuquerque was like
coming home'' to the teachers who
appreciated the hospitality oifured
them hcer as much now that they
counted their membership in thuu-
sahds MS when there were on'Y hum
gavel was presented to Mr..
Wagner, the incoming president by
Mr.. l.arkin OF Las Vegas. The head
OF the gavel' as Mr. Larkin explained,
W"n Nhi NtN iihhl INV ruins At Aztec,
n. NJ, from wood that was a thou
sand years old. The wood for tho
handle. he confessed. was stolen from
Mr.. Wagner's desk, as a memento OF
the hours when he inbored over IL IN
the educational problems Of New
Mexico. The gnvel is the workman.
ship OF Santa Fe high school stu
dent. Mr.. Wagner responded appro.
priately as he accepted the gavel
Attendance Hammer.
The attendance banner was pre-
scented by Miss Eckles to Grant coun-
". and was accepted by Mrs. Fielder.
the county superintendent
The main address OF the afternoon
was made by Professor J. w. searson
OF the Kansas state college of agri.
culture and mechanic arts. His sub
Ject was "Americanization That
Counts" Professor Searson Is well
known az an educator and particu.
larry popular with New Mexico teach.
ers, before whom he has appeared
upoL other occasions.
Professor Scaison's talk was follow
ed by business session In which the
nomination for officers for the as
sociation for the next year and for
the designation OF the next meeting
place FOR the convention were made
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-22

Voting will take place tomorrow nnf
wednesday morning az the Y. NJ c.
A. membership certificate ontiti!n~
one to n vote.
Consider Book Contracfs
The state board or education held
q meeting at the Y. ~ c. A.. On
Saturday for the confederation az con-
tracts for school hooks sso0 9oD
worth of which win be needed In fhs
state during next year. Represonta-
ttves OF several large nublishfnw|
houses were present. Ths pra,tnutt
contracts win expire next June.
Rids viii be received until O'Clock.
on December 9 a. Santa Fe THE
bids VIII be opened on the mnrnIn.r
OF December / when the entire hoard
viii he present. A session 10 conl
slider the bids win probably last for
three days. Book representatives
will he allowed five minutes for The
discussion Of each subject.
The sunday nftcrnooN concert AZ
the Congregational church was en-
toycd hv crowd Of taache~e rhirn
packed the church and SUNDAY school
room. The organ recital by Mlu Al
lene Bixler and the vocal numhe =
by Mrs }. Q. Schwenkior and j. q.
Gould were beautifully rendered.
Banquet Rt Alyaruho
The School was'c-r' c'.,h WITH hoit.
It's annual banquet in Taft hnIi at I'D
Alvarado AT AS o., pcr t"ie ~fte~-
noon Ths three. EueAirern for the \
NJ. y. A. convention will he guests nf
honor and viii give short talks. VI.
B. Mcfarland. sNpe-interdent 1t
schools at Fest las Vegas viii pre-
side az the dinner
other banaue's whieh ara schel-
uled are the Commercial Tenchers
tomorrow nnon AT the A'varado. ti,e
vocational dinner tomorrow cvrning
at 5:aG O'Clock. tn" cNecuii'e women
on Wednesday noon R~d the silver
city state normal luncheon on We'll
nesday
The state council of riminiztrstive
women In education will hold their
annual luncheon conference at i2.rq
o'clock az the AlvarndO hotel on Wed
nesday The state council has been
organized for three years hoidinR itg
annual meeting here each year IN
connection with the teachers conven-
tion, The Officers % the state Hvin-
citation arc: Airs Adellrn O'r-o- Wa
ren. precedent. Mis- Ruth Niiier. Si'e
president: Mrs. John W. Wilson. sec-
rctary. An interesting prog am OF
speeches and discussions has been
planned for the luncheon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-22
GOv.LARRAZOLO
PAROONS IS
VILLA RAIDERS
Frees Men Who Were
Sentenced for
Life

SANTA Fe, y. NJ, Nov 22.--'Sixtcen
followers OF Puncho villa OF Mexico,
Sentenced to the New '.cN,co peni-
tcltiary Tor We for pa.t., .pa lion in
the historic raid across the border
On Cc,udtbus, y. NJ, were pardoned
toby oy Governor Larrazoio.
All but one had pleaded guilty to
second degree murder. the other get
ling COMMITTED sentence for first
degree murder
tn" governor stated he believed the
men We're ignorant and not crlminnliy
rcsponsible ANA cIphaticnlly denied
The report that the pnrdons were to
further friendly relations with Mex
lc,."
rhc governor declares the raiders
acted under duress az they would
have been Killed for diauhodience to
Villas orders, ana says they told him
that they thought they were going
To nttnck n CHrrHncista garrison at
paiomas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-22

GENEVA, Nov. ga resolution
presented by NJ. Niviani, inviting the
council OF the league of nations to
confer with the various powers with
the view of constituting force sur
nCtcnt To put an end to hostilitics In
Armenia, which was Joined To- Lord
Robert Cccil's resolution along the
same lines, was adopted by tho AS
scmbly Of the league this afternoon.
The possibility OF American aid for
tho Armenians was touched upon In
debate.
supporting Lord Robert Cccil's do
mand that the assembly appoint a
committee to examine into means for
ending the hostilitics between the
Turkish nntionalists and the Armen-
ians, NJ. Spalekjovitch, Of the Serbian
delegation recalled that the United
States senate at one time had approv-
cd the uBc OF the American fleet to
succor the Armonians.
II was recalled here In this Connec-
tiOn tnat Senator Harding was the
senator who reported the resolution.
"a resolution requesting the presi-
dent to send marines to Batum was
adopted by the senate, May 10, last.
II was offered by Senator Harding
on behalf Of the foreign relations
committec.1
A. l.. Balfour Of Great Britain,
speaking on the resolution, said that
II the United States had been willing
TO take the mandate, for Armenia, she
had the men, money and spirit to
make her an ideal mandatory The
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London Newspapers Demand
Stern Measures of Repression

afternoon, Irish constuhulary or
black and tans" raided Crokc Park
where II football game was In pro-
gress ana in the melee which resulted
at least ten persons were killed,
Fires Break Out.
Communication with ireland was
seemingly interrupted last evening
but the latest udvices declared that
fires had broken out In various places
in that city. Shooting again began
In the streets Just before midnight,
and IL was asserted II number OF per-
sons had been killed.
Yesterdays murderous outbreak In
Dublin produced In this city sensn-
tion comparable to that which FOL
lowed the Easter rebellion In 1913.
Military authorities IN Dublin are
said to hold the view that TIE nur-
der of the fourteen army officers will
prove the final outburst oI nearly
broken conspiracy.
The "a military victims, 1t is stated,
We're securing evidence to be sub
mittod before the court martial which
will try recently arrested Siun Fein-
ers,
Papers Urge Repression.
This mornings newspapers con-
denim with great severity the system
followed In Ireland. some demand
sternest measures of repression ana
hint at the dcslrability OF imposing
martial law In Ireland.
The London Times, for instance,
while Vehemently denouncing the
murders of the officers. expresses be-
lief that the strength OF the Irish eN-
ecutive would be ten times greater In
this emergency, but for IAN army
perilously undisciplined and a police
force avowedly beyond control. which
have defied ny heinious acts En-
glands reputation"
Ministers responsible for the ad-
ministration In Ireland were called
TO meet this morning to discuss the
situation.