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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
REFORMATORY
SCENE OF RIOT
White and Black Women In
mates Restored to Quiet By
State Troops and Police.
(ey Associated Press. }

Bedford. n. Y, July eliminates OF
the state reformatory for women en-
gagged in a serious race riot today
which started in the laundry and
after it was wrecked spread to all the
cottages.
State troops and the police finally
quelled the riot after a girl had bit
a policeman and several girls were
cut and bruised.
Four girl sescaped from the re-
formatory but one was retaken. Miss
Florence Jones. superintendent, re-
signed tonight saying she was not al
lowed TO use reasonable discipline and
firmness.
Flatirons were used by negro girls
during the fight in the laundry and
forced their opponents to flee but the
battle was renewed on the lawn when
scores of white inmates joined in the
fray About a hundred and fiff' girls
engaged in the riot The negroes
were outnumbered five TO one but
held off their opponents with knives
and flatirons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
BANDIT ROBS
FOUR STAGES
At Point of Rifle One Passenger
Passes Hat While Others Turn
and Empty Their Pockets.
fRY Associated Press.l

Fresno. Cal, July PA masked
bandit robbed four automobile stages
en- route to the Yosemite National
Park today and obtained three hun
dred dollars. according to a special
dispatch to the Fresno Republican.
The bandit who wore white hand
kerchief for mask, stood on bank
overlooking the road, and art the point
of a rifle compelled one passenger 70
alight and pass the hat among the
others. Each was ordered to empty
his pockets. The robber declined
watches and jewelry. Touring cars
following stages were not molested
The holdup was short distance out
side the mark boundaries
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
SHERIFF is SUED
FOR SEEING BOAT
lRy Associated Rress.l

Decatur, Ala, July 24.-J. Luther
Troxwell, owner of a steamer with the
same name, today filed suit for $4,000
damages against J. V. May, sheriff of
Morgan county following the seiznre Of
the vessel by state prohibition en-
forcement workers who claimed they
found barrel of near beer and a
small quantity of whiskey' in a raid
on the boat July 16. The sheriff or
dered the watchman of the steamboat
to keep it tied to the pier here, but
the vessel disappeared and IS believed
by the authorities to be at Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn.
Troxwell, the owner OF the boat, and
]. Festus Cargile, his clerk. were ar
rested at the time of lie raid and are
out on bond to answer charges IF V;o-
lating the state prohibition laws.
There are six counts in the Game ge
suit filed today against the sheriff by
TroXWell.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
new CLUES IN
TRUNK MYSTERY
Series Letters Found By Police
Are Expected to Identify
Murdered Woman.
EXPRESS. DRIVER HELPS
Locates Messages From GA. A.
Tatum," Who Was Search
ing for Trunk Recently.
EXPRESS. DRIVER HELPS
(6y Associated Press.1

New York, July 24.-Clues obtained
today from handwriting in a series of
letters which passed between Detroit
and New York are expected to reveal
the identity of the woman whose mu-
tilated body was found in a trunk
here yesterday, police investigating
the case announced tonight.
Andrew j. Banie, local expressman
who produced the letters told officials
about two South Americans for, whom
he stored a trunk in 1918, one of whom
later ordered the trunk shipped to E.
Leroy, care the Y. NJ. c. A, Detroit.
The name Leroy is that of a person
reported as having occupied the
apartment at los Harper street, De-
troit, the address found in the trunk
yesterday. i.
The most recent letter to which the
police attach Importance was one re-
ceived by Branic on June II from De-
troit. 1t was signed "A. A. Tatum,'' -
and ordered him to get a trunk sent
from there June 10. He tried to locate
the trunk and failed.
Branic said he first knew the South
Americans as A. J. Fernandes and Jose
Yanez. Later he said one of them was
arrested under the name of o. J..
Woods in connection with an automo-
bile accident in which man was
killed. He was released on bail and
left New York. Throughout all the
spondence with A. A. Tatum, o.
J. Woods and E. Leroy, Branic said the
handwriting is the same.
DR.. Charles Norris, city medical ex-
amLner, reported today that an exam
ination of the dead womans brain
failed to show any trace of an anaes-
thetic having been administered be-
fore the womans death. This examin-
alton was made to determine if she
had died as a result of a criminal op-
Grafton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
BAYOU CHICOE
LAUNCHED HERE
Pensacola Shipbuilding CO. Com.
pletes Government Contracts
Satisfactorily. t-

The all-steel steamer, Bayou Chico
was successfully launched yesterday
morning at the plant of the Pensa
cola Shipbuilding Company, the spon-
sorS being Barbara, the. S-year-old
daughter of President Paul p. Stew
art The Bayou Chico is the last of
10 steamers constructed at the local
plant for the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, and so far not one of the
steamers has failed to come up fully
to the contract requirements.
Little Miss Barbara smashed the
gaily decorated bottle of champagne
on the ships prov in the presence of
hundreds of work m n and their
friends, and the great ship slid grace
fully into the Waters for which she
is named.
Maids who attended the petite spon-
sor were: Maxine Bear, Suzanne
Brown, Mary Jane Hutchinson, Polly
Knowles. Mary Cecilia Strom, Angela
Fisher, Leontine Turner and Marian
Blount. r. ~
With the govern m contracts
completed the shipbuilding company
now turns it's attention to private
work and on Monday will start fab
ricating the plates for a !, 400 ton sea-
going tug for the Corona Coal Com
pany of New Orleans. In addition
to this a large amount of bridge build
ing material is being turned out and
much repair work botE for private
account and for the shipping board is
being done.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
OHIO BARBER MAY
BE MOOSE EVADER
(By Associated Press, J

Cleveland, O., July 24.-Stoutly
maintaining his innocence of the
charge that he is Robert L. Dix, ne
gro, who escaped from the Birming-
ham, Ala, Jail in 1905, three days be-
fore he was to have been hanged
James B. George, a barber arrested
here few days ago, has asked that
his photograph be sent to Birming-
ham for identification.
When word came that the photo
graph had been identified by Rirming-
ham old residents, according to the
police George asked that he be taken
back to Birmingham to establish his
innocence A telegram to Cleveland
police says an officer is on his way
there to take George back
George was arrested here upon IN
formation furnished by James Cooper.
who says he was a deputy sheriff IN
the jail at the time the prisoner es-
capped.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
Shamrock Nv and Resolute Find
Twenty-Five Mile Wind Too
Strong for Racing.
NICHOLSON DISSATISFIED
Shamrock Designer Admits His
Creation Was Not Built
for July Breezes.
tRy Associated Press.)

Sandy Hook, July PA 25-mile
Southwestern under which both Sham
rock " and Resolute staggered about
the starting line with the shortest
possible sail, caused calling off to-
day of the fifth and deciding race
for the Americas cup.
A couple of early morning squalls
brought up the stiffest breeze that
has swept lower New York harbor
in two weeks. The two yach s
ploughed their way out to the Am
brose channel ightship, where they
found a terrific sea running and the
shippers notified the regatta commit
tee that they were willing to post
pone the contest. The race was
called off and will be sailed next
Monday.
The two sloops turned back from
the lightshipT Tand scurried into the
shelter of the Horse Shoe while the
spectator fleet headed up the har-
Dor for New York.
This was the first postponement on
account of too much breeze since the
contest between Reliance and Sham
rock III was called off seventeen years
ago because of a northeast.
Inc fIHSllSnInen DeIleNe Iney nave
an equal chance with the Americans
to win the cup but admit the Here
shoff sloop is a wizard going into
the wind. The sailing skill of Charles
Adams II, skipper of the Resolute,
also has provoked the decided ad-
miration of the sailors of the Sham
rock, who have come to regard him
with a sailors superstition as a SUI
perman of the sea.
The tie which must be broken Mon
day unless the yachts cross the finish
line with equal corrected times, re-
suited in the following manner:
Shamrock took the first race July
Is after Resolute had to be with
drawn because of broken halyards.
The second race last Saturday had
to be re-sailed Tuesday when Sham
rock won her second victory.
Resolute won the third race on
Wednesday by her time allowance and
not a second more and the fourth
race went to the defender yesterday
boat for boat.
Charles F. Nicholson, designer of
the Shamrock said today he was not
entirely satisfied with Shamrock as
she stood for racing in American wa
ters.
"These races have. in fact. only been
trial races for u.s." said Mr.. Nichol-
son, "and we are learning more about
Shamrock every day. We have also
learned much about wind and wave
conditions off Sandy Hook. Had we
had such knowledge there would un-
doubtedly have been certain changes
in Shamrock's design.
Mr.. Nicholson said he was not sat
isfied with Shamrock's new bow and
agreed it pounded too much in the
ground swell that runs off Sandy
Hook. One of the members of Sham
rocks crew m i t e d today that
Shamrock carried lee helm and was
not always easy to steer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
VOTERS TO ACT
ON BOND issue
Question TO Be BalIOtted On Is
Whether Or Not S5O0,OOO
Issue Shall Be Floated.
INTEREST EVIDENT
Chairman of Trustees Urges
Citizens to Give Children Suit
able School Buildings.

An election 10 determine whether or
not the special sub-tax school district.
created in Pensacola in the spring. will
bond itself for $4,000 to provide funds
for tO-year building, will be held
Tuesday. II the election carries, Pen
sacola Will have a new high school
building worthy Of the city and the
city's children. II the election fails.
Pensacola boys and girls will continue
to attend classes in the Gypsy Smith
tabernacle
p. X. Ionge, chairman Of the trustees
Of School District No. i6. said to The
Journal Yesterday:
Sometimes the question is asked
What is the matter with Pensacola .
One answer is that she has not in the
past and does not now spend enough
money on her schools. In some re-
spects. our schools are far behind our
neighbOrs'. especially as to buildings
and equipment.
Looking at the matter from a bust
ness standpoint. money expended on
education is an investment and not an
expense, and when we do not get the
best results from the expeditures, TO
that extent the investment is a poor
one. \ child cannot do the best work.
or even satisfactory work, in a poorly
heated. a poorly lighted. or a poorly
ventilated room, or i'm a room that is
0vercrowded or uncomfortable from
any cause.
Neither can child accomplish all
the school work that he should accom-
plsh when ne can only spend about
0ne-half Of the school day in school
Ia,
Nor can the teacher do her best wOrg
in such schools, because she is over
worked unfortunately. We have many
double session schools in this district.
on account of not having enough school
rooms TO accommodate all OF the chill
drcn for full time.
The child's time properly utilized
is one Of the cOmmunity's most valu-
able future assetsi In order to realize
the full value Of this asset. adequate
school facilities must be provided. our
investment in school buildings and
equipment must be increased and the
money for this can only be obtained
from the sale Of bonds. Why not vote
for bonds on July 9th -
Polling places for election are:
No. 2-Blth's store. corner Cervantes
and Petterson-sts.
No. i2-Lind's store, Alcaniz and In
No. i3-Court house annex.
No. H-CentraI garage, 2O7 South
BaylN-st.
No. i5-Corner Romano and Devil
liers-sts.
No. 2i-Palmetto Beach.
No. 26-GreCOry and Tcnth-ave.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
DISTRIBUTION OF
BIBLES PLANNED

ST. Louis, July 24~-Plans for finan-
cling the distribution of $4,000 Bibles
in hotels throughout the United States
during the next year were discussed at
the opening session of the twenty first
annual convention of the Gideons here
An expen diture of approxi-
mately $4,000 for the Bibles will be
necessitated, it was estimated The
organization has distributed 100000
Bibles since it was formed in 1899, ac-
cording to officers, $4,000 of these be-
ing placed in the last year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
FARM BUREAU TO
PLAN MARKETING
t8y Associated Press.)

,,r'-.,,I, g.'4Ho, July 2l.-Appointment Of
,,a.' ,'"'',Il'PeS to devise plans for CO.
so.E .',.N' marketing of grain and live
,, y,A was determined upon at the final
ga,. gmo" Today of the American Farm
'Ioau Federation.
sa.. ,n.'F discussion of the freight car
s,.r r.."S', resolution was adopted di-
.,n mug uat efforts be made by the
n,. % bureau to obtain cars to move
,. me federal trade commission was
~ sSFtluIated for Its substantial work
h, ~g PAST and support of the fedora
,3,. was pledged. Another resolution
--.sIu deep WaterwaY projects.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
TUESDAY SEALSFATEO OF SCHOOL :
Pensacola is Fortunate
In Having Fairgrounds
City Is Blessed With Ample Open
Space for Children to Learn
to Be Happy.

Pensacola is fortunate in that II
has many open spaces, public parks
and squares which are available for
use as Fairgrounds. The city's nat
ural advantages are the best l have
ever SEEM said Kenneth D. Widdemer
of New York yesterday. Mr.. Wilde
mer has had wide experience IN play
ground work, and was a member of
the original organization founded by
Theodore Roosevelt Is years ago. He
is in Pensacola to study the local pro-
gram and will present the results of
his findings to the board of directors
of Community Service, Inc, on his re-
turn to New York.
Il do not know Of any city in the
country which can so truly be called
The City of Fairgrounds as Pensa-
cola Mr.. Wddemer said. THE num-
erous public squares and parks. the
Plaza, the school Fairgrounds and on
the outskirts of the city, the vacant
lots. make it possible for every neigh
borhood to have its community play
ground"
Pensacola playground activities date
back to the time when the Playground
Association was formed, several years
ago. This organization installed play
ground equipment in various public
parks and a Bayview nd did much
excellent work.
When Community Service was or
ganized here the playground work was
made one of the chef features and
the executive committee of the or
ganization includes several members
of the old Playground Association.
For time the playground activi-
ties were conducted from Community
Service headquarters, play directors
going from park to park to conduct
play periods. Classes, also, were held
in playground work, and many volun-
teer play leaders attended. w. c.
Diffenderfer was appointed playground
chairman in charge of this feature.
Later neighborhood committees, So
called, were organized to arouse in
terest and supervise play in each dis
trict. These committees have been able
to secure increasingly effective COOP
grafton until now there are fourteen
going Fairgrounds, with possibilities
of as many more.
Mrs. P. A. Buck is chairman of the
East Hill committee which has thre
sub divisions. Members of the com
mittee are Mrs. J. Y. Price, Miss Flora
Freeman, Mrs. Henry Jeudevine. Miss
Kathleen Morrison, Mrs. j. T. String
field. Mrs. Lois X. Mayes, Mrs. Gerald
McGili, Mrs. Dan Sheppard. Mrs
Frank Welles, Mrs. Chas Driver,
Mrs. James Phillips, Mrs. J. c. Bald
win, Mrs. DR.. Miller, Mrs. w. s. Gar
field.
The North Hill committee chairman
is Mrs. Walker Ingraham Members
of Mrs. Ingrahams committee are:
Mrs. DR.. Bruce, Mrs. Max Klein. Mrs.
Dan Sheppard, Miss Friedman, Mrs
Buck, Mrs. Clarence Hutchinson, Mrs.
Judge Maxwell, Mrs. A. c. Blount and
Mrs. J. S. Roberts
Mrs. Joseph Hicks is chairman of
the West Hill committee Mrs. w. a.
Smith, Mrs. A. NJ O'Neal. Mrs. Hand,
Mrs w. j.. Henderson, Mrs. J. J. Sim
mons, Mrs F. f. Langley, Mrs. j. AL
len, Mrs. Alfred Davis, Mrs. Ripper.
Mrs. Holmes. Miss Eunice Clopton and
Mrs. J. c, McNair are members.
Chairman of the Little Bayou COM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
FEMME ASSAILS
LEAGUE NATIONS
(5y Associated Press.1

vy;,s r;gS'o"' July 2t.-Nikolai Lenine,
sssio. ssi' premier, speaking at the opening
n .'o4 oi the third internationale Mon
M S@'Nd the worlds economic crisis
r.e .olI''ae of the League of Nations
|as,ito, lie and unite interests of capi-
Isr,,n. soFernments We're the most i'm
h %,t tSl factors promoting the aims of
=, "A'd Internationale, one of which
erls a" consolidate and organize the
I TIo revolution.
g,tsrn r,ae declared the entire capitalistic
s6snaa Oh the world is threatened with
Nas, 10 which he said the League
~onS has contributed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
WIRELESS MEN
MAY GET RAISE
(RY Associated Press.

Washington, July 24-Extension for
ninety days of the wage agreement
between wireless operators and the
shipping board which expires August
1 was agreed upon today at a con-
ference of representatives of the
United Radio Photographers Associa-
tion and Chairmen Benson.
The chairman refused the opera
tors demand for increase of from $50
to SIS a month and an eight hour day,
told them he favored some pay in
creases.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
Irmistice Is Expected to Follow
Military Truce Which Took
Effect Yesterday.
TARTANs WERE IN ACTION
Soyiets We're Using Four Regi-
mqnts of Tartars and Kuban
Cossacks Against Poles.
Csv Associated Press.)

paris July pa wireless message
from Moscow today says the Havas
agency, announces that the Russian
soviet army is falling back by order
Of the soviet commander.
The soviet government of Russia
todav notified Poland that the soviet
army commander had been ordered to
begin Immediately negotiations for
an armistice.
The following telegram was de-
spatched by George Tchitcherin, Rus
sian soviet foreign minister to Prince
Sapieha, the Polish foreign minister
at Warsaw at 1:15 o'clock this morn
ing:
The Russian soviet government has
given orders to the supreme command
of the Red army to start immedi-
ately with the Polish military COM
mand for the purpose of concluding
an armistice and preparing for fu-
ture peace between the two countries.
The Russian command will advise the
Polish command as to the place and
date for commencing negotiations be-
tween the military commands of the
two sides"
Another message, signed by Was
self and Khvostchinsky for the chief
headquarters staff and the revolu-
tionary council was sent to the
higher military command in Warsaw,
marked very urgent" and saying:
"The supreme command of the red
army has received the order of the
soviety government to enter into ne
gotiatiOns with the Polish military
command on the questions of an
armistice and peace between Russia
and Poland. The supreme command
will send representatives furnished
with full powers to place which
will be indicated to you by the COM
mand of the Russian front, who will
inform you of the place and the date
when the Polish representatives will
be invited to attend"
Occupation of Grodno, so miles
south-southwest of Wilma in the of
fetal statement on fighting operations
received by wireless from Moscow
today. The statement says:
Our troops occupied Grodno July
e. We have started to force the
River Nimen.
IN the Slonim region GO miles
south Of Grodno) we have forced the
River st. Chara, taking 100 prisoners.
Durlng the fighting in the Barano-
Witch region we captured seven guns,
Two armored trains, twenty-one loco
motives and 566 wagons"
IN their offensive against Galicia,
me bolsheviki are reported to be
OEngng up Tartars and Kuban and
leFeH Cossacks, who have entered the
oe, -Four regiments of Tartars al
eduF nave been identified in the
"''eS driving toward Lemberg.
Berlin, July 24.-Because of Russo
'o"Sh lighting close to the east Prus-
S1o border and the possibility of
."I'oachment on Germany neutrality
oeI'leerents or fugitives, Presi-
usnt Ebert issued a degree today
'ue'Iag constitutional m gency
1U"S1TeS be enforced Immediately for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
CAPIAS NOT YET
SERVED ON SHEATS

Tallahassee, Fla, July 24.-At late
hour tonight no capiaS had been
served upon William n. Sheats upon
charges preferred against him in
Tampa for an alleged violation of the
Trammell corrupt practices act, and
so far as could be ascertained no
such paper had yet reached the hands
Of the sheriff. Mr.. Sheats, when
seen today, again stated that he had
no comment to make at this time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
TOM WATSON TO
RUN FOR SENATE
(By Associated Press }

Atlanta July 24.-Thomas E. Wat
son, former congressman from Georgia,
and former populist candidate for pres
ident, paid the entrance fee in the
primary on September for the United
States senate, it was learned today. 1t
is understood he will make formal an
nouncement Monday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
ITALIANS DRIVE
BACK ALBANIANS
(ey Associated Press.)

london. July 4.-Insurgent N
banians. numbering about four thou
sand. attacked Italians yesterday on
front Of ten kilometres near the castle
OF Gamma. but were driven back by
counter attack, according 10 a semi
official statement. as reported BY
Reuters from Rome. Albanian casualties
included seventy dead.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25

so; normal 81; mean same udIt IdsL year
rs; accumulated deficiency this year to
date, 345; highest of record for July. 103
degrees lowest of record for July, "a
degrees.
Rainfall
For "a hours ending p. M, o.; Total
for this month to p. m, 9.SS; normal
for July, 7.27 inches acufnu!dteo excess
this year to date; sol.
a. m. 81: u noon, IS; : p. m, u.
a. n'.' so.o2; .. M. 2s.s2
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
MINERS STRIKE
SPREADPROBABLE
(By Associated Press.)

indianapolis. July 24.-Possibility of
a general strike of bituminous coal
miners throughout the entire central
competitive field wa srevealed in a
statement here tonight by John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, regarding the
strike in nrngress in the Illinois field.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-25
ROOSEVELT HAS
FORMALLY QUIT
fRn Assoclated Press.l

washington. July 2I--FfankIIn y
Roosevelt. democratic vice presidential
candidate. today formally presented T."
President Wilson resignation a. as
sistant secretary Of the navy. II il
To take effect on August 9. the day on
which Mr.. Roosevelt will be formally
notified Of his nomination at his home.
in HYDE Park. y. Y.