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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
CELEBRATION
TO Be PLANNED
Chairman Diffenderfer Calls
Meeting Citizens at Chamber
of Commerce Rooms.

Temporary Chairman w. c. Diffen-
derfer has called meeting of citizens
who are expected to be interested in
putting over a Fourth of July ceIebra-
tion in Pensacola. The list includes
a number of representative citizens
but it is expected that it is still incom-
p!ete and that several additions will
be made.
The general outline of the program
includes swimming races, track and
field events, baseball, picnics, play
ground demonstrations, etc. 1t is be-
lieved a celebration worthy of the city
can be arranged and that enough d.
versity can be given the program so
that every age can have a part.
Those on the committee which is
to meet at the chamber of commerce
rooms at o'clock Wednesday night:
J. H. Sheriff., John P. Moore, Alex
Olsen, r. K. Wallace, H. A. Lurton,
Henry Jeudevine, L. v. Holsberry,
Hunter Brown, Rev. John H: Brown,
Leo Waters, w. A. Abernathy, c. F.
Zeek, William Fisher M. NJ. Magner,
Ed. Wicke, Lou Caro-, V. j. Little, Roy
McVoy, Manuel Quina, H. H. D'Alem-
berte, Dr. Ames, James A. White,
George Y. Malone, J. A. Avant, I. l..
Cant, Edward E. White, c. r. Bur-
goyne, S. E. Service, S. I. Seaburg, p.
D. Tebault and Lucky Baldwin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
BLACKWELL TO
Be SENTENCED
Supreme Court Affirms Judg.
ment of Circuit Court of Bay
County In Murder Case.
CHIEF JUSTICE DISSENTS
Holds That Prisoner Has Right
to Confront Witnesses Who
Testify Against Him.

Tallahassee, May 10.-The supreme
court this afternoon affirmed the
judgment of the circuit court for Bay
county in the case of Will Blackwell
and Robert Blackwell, plaintiffs in er-
ror, VS.. the state of Florida, defendant
in error! The opinion is by Hon.
James T. Willis, circuit Judge, who
sat in the place of Judge West, dis
qualified. Judges Whitfield and Ellis
concurred. j. Ed. Stokes of Panama
City represented the Blackwells, At
torney General Swearingen and AS
sistant Attorney General Gillis repre-
sented the state.
The BlackwellS were jointly indicted
in two separate indictments for mur-
dering NJ. NJ. Davis ind his wife.
Nancy Davis, in 0kaloosa county. In
May, 1917, their trial was commenced.
During that trial Will Blackwell
escaped, necessitating a mistria1. Ia
about three weeks he was recaptured.
The two were tried and convicted of
murder in the first degree and ap-
pealed to the supreme court where,
because of errors committed by the
trial judge, they were granted a new
trial. The case was then transferred
from Okaloosa to Bay county and in
December, 1918, the Blackwells were
again convicted of murder in the first
degree and sentenced to death. 1t is
this judgment which is now affirmed
by the supreme court.
Numerous questions regarding the
admission Of evidence. the charges
given to the jury by the trial judge
and other more or less technical mat
ters We're urged in this last appeal, but
the majority opinion finds no rever-
sible errors.
Two of the state witnesses who had
testified on the first trial were too
sick too come to court on the second
trial, and their testimony given at the
first trial and incorporated in a bill
of exceptions was allowed to be intro
duced at the second trial. Counsel for
the Blackwells strongly urged that this
deprived their clients OF the constitu-
tional right to meet witnesses against
them face to face.
On this point, the court holds that
where a defendant has been confronted
with the witnesses against him in
former trial of the same cause and an
was afforded to the de-
fendant to fully cross examine the wit
nesses,. the testimony given by wit
nesses on such former trial may be
proved in the manner provided by law
at subsequent trial as secondary evil
dence if it is satisfactorily shown that
the witnesses have since died, become
insane, left the jurisdiction of the
court. or is sick and unable to attend
or to testify; and admission of such
evidence under the circumstances Goes
not violate the organic right Of an ac-f
cused to meet the witnesses against
him face to face. This holding is Wig
orously attacked in the dissenting
opinion filed by Chief Justice Brown.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
BAND CONCERT
WILL BE HELD
Salvation Army Second Home
Service Appeal to Be Given
Big Impetus Tonight.
SUCCESS is INDICATED
Judge Sheppard Will Preside at
TOnight's Meeting and Army
Band Will Play.

The Salvation Army's second Home
Service Appeal got away to glorious
start yesterday, according to reports
from headquarters. The first contri-
button, a voluntary one of 500 pennies,
was turned in at the Salvation Army
citadel On w. Governmnt- early in
the morning. WOman'S headquarters
have been established at the San Carlos
and reports from there indicate much
interest. The campaign will gain much
impetus from a band concert to be
given at Mallory Court at 8 o'clock to-
night. Judge William B. Sheppard.
zone chairman, will preside and the
speakers will include James B. Per-
kins, Major l.. E. Bennett and William
Fisher.
Zone Manager Rollo yesterday re-
ceived a telegram from the Gulf Divi-
sion headquarters announcing that
Jackson and Calhoun counties record
had beaten tie entire division and
congratulating Mrs. C. l.. Wilson as
chairman and Mr. Rollo as manager.
Posters telling of he-Appeal are be-
ing placed in many windows. One
especially beautiful poster, General
Pershing to Commander Booth" is
particularly effective.
Throughout the United States the
work of raising Si0,0O0,0OO, needed by
the Salvation Army to carry out its
plans next year for aiding the poor
and unfortunate, was started yesterday.
The organization has laid its budget
before the people, who are asked to
provide the required funds within the
next ten days. Franklin X. Lane, fot-
mer secretary of the interior in Presi-
dent Wilson's cabinet, is national
chairman of the second home service
fund appeal of the Salvation Army and
the volunteer workers and SalvatiOnists
throughout the country have gone out
to carry the appeal of the great Or
ganization they serve to the hearts and
homes of the American people.
Salvation Army officials hope not
only to continue all their present hu-
manitarian activities, but to widen the
scope of many Of them. If the answer,
falls short the plans for expansion and
extension must be abandoned and the
present work perhaps curtailed.
Only a small portion of the work is
self-supporting. The rescue homes
for unfortunate women; the hospitals,
including the maternity hospitals,
which care Tor thousands Of mothers
of the poorer classes; the slum set
tlement demand constant financial aId.
The fresh air camps, the prison work
and the founding homes are supported
wholly from the home service FUND.
The evangelical work, the bureaus
which yearly give away great guam
titles of food, clothing and other sup
plies to those in dire need, as well as
many other activities ard institutions
derive their support from the same
source.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
TO MAKE
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Beveridge Slated For Chairman
Republican Convention.

Chicago, May Ex-senator Lodge OF
Massachusetts, Republican senate lead
er and author of the Lodge reservations
to the league of nations covenant, viii
sound the KEYNOTE of the coming presi-
dental campaign at the Republican
National Convention in Chicago.
The committee on arrangements to-
day selected Lodge as temporary chalr-
man and recommended that some one
else he permanent chairman to relieve
him of the strain of directing the en-
tire convention. Several committee
men said this paves the way for for
mer Senator Beveridge OF Indiana, VIII
be permanent chairman.
Party leaders said the league of ma
tions fight would undoubtedly be
touched on by Lodge and plank in
dorsing the peace treaty and league
of nations covenant with reservations
voted by the Republican majority in
the senate would be inserted in the
platform.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
Will ENLARGE
FAIR GROUNDS
Bigger and Better" Is Slogan
of Molino Fair Directors at
Interesting Session.

A bigger and better fair was the main
topic of discussion at the meeting of
directors Of the Escambia County Fair
Association last night. The directors
have decided to enlarge the present
fair building in Molino to a larger one
so as to add a woman's department
to the present exhibits.
A committee of two was appointed
by President Hardy TO make neces-
sary plans for this enlargement and
report at the. next meeting. Along
with the woman's department which
includes the canning clubs, sewing
clubs, etc, will be the school exhibits.
The school exhibits were on display
last year but were not given such a
prominent place as they expect to
have this coming fair.
The program will be ready within
the next two weeks in a booklet form
and due to the bigger fair expected
the directors have unanimously de-
cided to enlarge the booklet from "a
pages to 64 pages. Very shortly the
advertising solicitors will go over the
county and expect not only to pay for
the expenses of publication but also
to have a surplus which will go to
defraying the expenses Of the fair.
The manner of soliciting this ad-
vertising has been changed to some
extent so as not to discourage the va
rious firms who made use OF the op-
portunity last year. Mr.. Hardy ex-
planned the situation fully saying that
when the solicitors went around TO the
firms last year the advertisers were
heartily in favor Of giving TO the COM
mittee and the merchants thought this
went to the financial carrying of the
fair but it went to paying the ex-
penses of the booklet and when the d.
rectors went to the merchants to get
more money which was used for the
purpose OF defraying the expenses Of
the fair the merchants stated that
they had contributed TO the fair once
and many had a misunderstanding
as to the purpose for which the money
was used. Because Of this the direc-
tors have made new plans for financ-
ing the fair.
Escambia county captured first
prize in the state fair held at Jack
sonville last year and this. was due
solely to the success of the Escambia
county fair and for this reason II is
expected that all merchants. farmers.
bankers and all other classes Of peor
pie will rally TO the support of the
fair this coming fall so as 10 have
a larger and better exhibit in the state
fair which will be held shortly after
the county fair.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
FIVE DIPPING
VATS BLOWN UP
BY DYNAMITERS
Popular Subscription Is Started
at MuscOgee to Replace One
Destroyed There.
FOES OF LAW ACCUSED
Reports Reaching This City Yes
terday Told of Incidents of
Destruction Saturday
Night and Sunday.

To rebuild cattle dipping vat near
Muscogee, which was destroyed by
dynamiters Saturday night, a sub
scription is being taken by the citi-
zenS in that community who used the
vat. The vat was located near the
Southern States Lumber Company
plant across the street frSm Leon
Jones, superintendent of the company.
People in other sections of the coun-
ty are destroying the watts according
to word received here and during Sat
urday and Sunday five of them were
dynamited. A concerted move seems
to have been started on those nights
and was operative in widely separated
sections.
Other than the vat at Muscogee there
was destroyed another one at Nc
Cures, a short distance above Mus
cogee. So far as known this one will
not be rebuilt by popular subscription.
Among other vats destroyed was one
near Brent; one near Oak Grove and
one near Walnut Hill, the latter known
as O'Ferrell's vat.
Since the passage of the dipping law
Florida have shown decided opposition
to it's enforcement and recently the
law was tested out before Judge c..
Moreno Jones, who declared it uncon-
stitutional. His decision has been ap-
pealed from by friends of the law to
the supreme court and the question
will be finally decided by that body.
The principal objection to the law
seems to be the method of dipping the
cattle rather than the act of dipping
itself, many cattle raisers claiming
that the cattle are injured on account
of the method used
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
MACON WOMAN is
FOUND MURDERED
Posses Securing Surrounding
Section For Accused Negro.

Macon Ga, May 1o.-Numerous
raids were made today and tonight by
Sheriff's deputies in the negro quar-
Ter here in search for negro believed
10 have murdered Mrs. w. NJ. Bair-
man, so, whose body was found near
here today.
The woman's body bore six knife
wounds in the neck, and similar
wounds on the left arm. She was
tound today on well travelled road
'AFee miles from here on which she
was accustomed to take daily walks
eight miles. When she failed to
-e'ufn yesterday afternoon an all
H'sAt search was conducted. The cor
OAef jury verdict termed the killing
1ufaer but was unable to name her
sssSa'iant. She was the widow of
.o'mer associate editor of the Macon
here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
RACE GAMBLING
FIGHT is OPENED

Washington. May 10.-A drive
against what they characterized as.
race gambling monopoly" was openeJ
here today by representatives Of or
gsnizations seeking 20 abolish race
track gambling. Hearings were be-
gun before the senate judiciary com
mittee Of a bin TO prohibit transmits
mission in interstate commerce or
through the mails Of race track odds
or other news. Samuel wilson. as
sistant secretary Of the NeT Jersey
Anti Saloon Lea que, characterized the
Western Union. Postal and Bel Tele-
phone Company as race criminals In
the dissemination of race gambling
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
TAX COLLECTOR
RAST IS FREED
Supreme Court Decides Where
Deputies Receive Money En-
bezZlement Is Not Proved.

Tallahassee, May i0.-The supreme
court this afternoon reversed the
judgment of the criminal court OF
record for Duval county, the case OF
]. w. Rast, plaintiff in error versus
the state of Florida, defendant in er-
ror, in which case Mr.. Rast, former
tax collector of Duval county, was
convicted of embezzling more than
100000 of state and county tax money.
The opinion is by Judge Ellis. all
the justices concurring
James H. Bunch and William A. Hal
loves of Jacksonville represented Mr..
Rast, while Attorney General Swear
ingen and Assistant Attorney General
Gillis represented the state. The
opinion holds that in a tax collector
office where such custom prevails that
any clerk, deputy or employe of the
collector, who, by reason of his en-
ployment, receives in his possession
in due course of the. transactions of
the office, any money for state or
county taxes and should convert the
same to his own use or secrete or
withhold the same with the intention
to convert it to his own use, such en-
pIoyes, clerk or deputy would un-
doubtedly be amendable to punishment
under the provisions of section 33i7,
General Statutes of Florida, and the
culpability of such clerk or deputy
would not be transmitted to his en-
ployer or impaired to him in the alb
sence of guilty knowledge on his part.
1t is held that the audit of Tax Col
lector Rast's books by the assistant
state auditor may well have showed a
shortage for which Rast was civilly
liable, but when the state undertakes
to prove that the defendant embezzled
the sum of money represented by that
balance. the evidence used by the state
auditor in the statement of the ac-
count is not sufficient. 1t must be
shown that the duplicate tax receipts
or copies We're duplicated or copies of
receipts issued by the defendant. In
the case at bar it is asserted that the
carbon receipts, by which was ment
the duplicates or copies of tax receipts,
has shown that the defendants name
was signed by other persons. 1t was
stated orally that on hundreds of such
receipts the name of the defendant
appears on the face of the receipt to
have been signed by some one other
than him.
This statement of cast was not de-
MED by the representative from the
attorney generals office nor could he
well deny it. because an examination
of the exhibits sent to this court show
II to be true. 1t was necessary, there
fore. for the state to prove that the
money for which such receipts so
signed and issued by persons other
than the defendant. was delivered to
the defendant or put into his custody
before he could be convicted of the
embezzlement of such money.
In short. the court holds that a tax
collector is not criminally liable for
euibezzling funds merely because such
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
LOCAL WEATHER

(Compiled for the Journal by the Weather
Bureau Office.)
Pensacola. Fla. May T. 1929.
Sunrise, ASS. Sunset, 6:55 Moonrise.
1922 a. m. Moonset. 1902 p. m. Next
phase of the moon, last quarter. 11th- High
tide, AIS p. m. Low tide, i:32 8. m.
YESTERDAYS WEATHER.
Temperature.
Dry bulb, a. m, 6s; IL noon, 70; Z
D. m, 72. Wet bulb. a. M, 66; IL noon,
ST; p. m, 65. Highest, %. Lowest, 90.
Mean, TO- Normal a. Mean same date
last year. r. Accumulated deficiency
this year to date, 2.09. Highest of record
for May, 90 degrees. Lowest OF record
for May, A degrees
Rainfall.
For "a hours ending p. m; o.. Total
for this month to p. M, 2.Io. Normal
for May, 2.6S inches. accumulated ex-
cess this year to date, 2.io.
Humidity.
Z a. m IS: IL noon, AZ; p m, oe
Barometer.
a M, 30.11; Z p. m, 3eo1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
Meantime American Warships
and Marines Continue to Move
Into Strategic Positions.
rEDERALs NOT FIGHTING
II Caught Carranza Will Be
Treated With Consideration
and Returned Mexico City.

washington, May 10.-Mexico's rev-
,,n+;on. after getting under way with
renarkabIe absence of fighting,
onparently has not been without 'he
.snaI tropical season of blood letting.
T,-or behind the veil that mas OBJ
so,,red events during the last few days
ora beginning to trickle stories OF
wholesale political executions.
foremost features in today's news
we're the reported capture of Car
ranza, in flight or in hiding. His SON.
i,-,aw General Sandido Aguilar, min
ister of foreign affairs, and General
francisco Murguia, commander OF the
MEXICO City garrison, both are re-
norted executed after they carried out
wholesale slaughter of political pris-
oners, including fifteen generals.
Meantime American warships and
marines continue to move into strate-
gic positions.
From all reports Tampico, Vera
Cruz, Monterey and Puebla as well
as Mexico City are in the hands OF
rebels. General Obregon has ordered
that if Carranza is captured he be
treated with consideration and taken
to Mexico City.
For protection of Americans in Mex
leo the U. S. navy has ordered a sup
r-dreadnaught to Key West for pos
sible duty in Mexican waters. She
will take a full company of marines
and the transport Henderson will take
1900 marines to Key West. American
destroyers have already reached Tam
pico, Tuxpam and Vera Cruz.
None of today's fragmentary dis
patches, coming from various sources
made any mention of armed resistance
by Carranza forces to the revolution
lists, but told almost a uniform story
Of federal garrisons going over with
out struggle.
There are about six to seven thou
sand Americans in Mexico, some of
them draft dodgers and radicals who
fled there TO escape processes of law.
For the part. however, they are far
in the interior and Americans who
might readily avail themselves Of the
warships are principally oil men, and
planters along the Gulf coast.
Washington, May 10.-Ygnacio Bo-
nillas, former Mexican ambassador
to the United States, has been cap
tured, according to reports in Mexico
City newspapers received here today.
Vera Cruz, May 10-An official
bulletin from Mexico City says Car
ranzas train is between Apizaco and
Esperanza and that a commission has
been despatched to offer him guaran-
tees.
Aguaprieta, May 10.-G n er ]
Yourbe and 100 federal troops at Ma
zatlan surrendered to General Flores
today, turning over the garrison and
all equipment, it was announced at
military headquarters here this after
noon.
Washington, May 10.-American oil
rights in Mexico are as well founded
in justice and deserves the same pro-
lection as if established in Pennsyl-
vania or California, former Secretary
of the Interior Lane today told the
senate committee investigating Mex
lean affairs. He criticized the United
States administrations attitude to-
ward Mexico.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
GERMANS WANT
CHINA TREATY

-, eAlhg, May 10.-The German gov
~n'nent os,t has made advances for re-
's Establishment of commercial and dip
raS 1'.' relations with China. The Ger
1bon;. .soVernment is said on good au-
not,,,! 10 nave assured China that
tbo outstanding her refusal TO sign
IN peace treaty, Germany is willing
$3.50 esoghlze all clauses in the treaty
orr UiHg privileges to China. On the
thai rsi I'aha Germany INDUCES the hope
cat. china will refrain from confis-
'N"s any German property in China.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
SLAYER OF MANY
WIVES SENTENCED

Los Angeles, May 1o.-A confessed
bigamist and murderer sentenced mere
today to life imprisonment under the
name of James P. Watson. told this
afternoon. according to District Attor-
nev woolwine of the ninth woman
victim and said his real name is Dan
Holden and that he is a native OF Ar
kansas. The ninth it is alleged was
that of Eleanor Frazier, who WOOL
wine said Holden admitted he drowned
in a river near Spokane.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
GETS JOB
ON NEW BUREAU

Washington, May 10.-W. A. Col
son of Louisville, formerly general
solicitor of the Louisville & Nashville
railroad. was sworn in today as direc-
tor of the newly created bureau or IL
nance on the interstate commerce
commission.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
Judge Shepard Warns That
PrOfiteering Causes Unrest
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SENATE ADOPTS PLAN
FOR MARINE POLICY

Washington, May 10.-With-
out record vote and virtually
without debate the senate ten
tatively adopted today, COM
mittee amendments to the
house bill providing for a per-
manent marine policy, under
private ownership.
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EXPORTERS AID
is WITHDRAWN

washington, May 1o.-Financial aid
for exporters was Withdrawn by the
government today on the ground thal
additional loans to them would neces-
state more government borrowing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
NEW ALTITUDE
RECORD CLAIMED

Elcentro, Cal, May 1o.-Captaln
Lowell H. Smith, commanding officer
at Puryea Field here broke what Is
said to be the worlds altitude record
for a pilot and three passengers when
he ascended seventeen thousand one
hundred feet today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-11
REED FLAYS
WILSON PLAN
Missouri Senator Asserts to
Carry League Into Campaign
Would Be Party Suicide.
BRYAN GIVES HIS VIEWS
Sen. Johnson Respects Presi-
dents Consistent Advocacy
of UnreServed Ratification.

Washington, May 10.-A platform to
carry the peace treaty into the presi-
Dental campaign as President Wilson
advised yesterday would mean that the
Democrats would lose every state
north of the Mason and Dixon Line
and that the solid south would be
broken, Senator Reed, Democrat OF
Missouri, declared today.
The presidents demand that the
treaty be accepted exactly as he
brought it from Versailles is the finest
scheme of premeditated political sui
eide yet devised" Reed said.
Senator Johnson of California, Re-
publican. leader of the treaty, "irre-
concilables in the senate, in a state
ment said he could respect the presi-
dents consistent advocacy of unre-
served ratification but had no respect
for men whose views shifted with
the varying popular mind
Jacksonville, Fla, May 10.-In a
statement here today commenting on
the presidents call to carry the treaty
fight into the campaign, William ]
Bryan urged immediate ratification
with such amendments as necessary
in order to ratify.
Broken down in health by the weight
of cares, and anxieties such as have
fallen to no other occupant of that
high office, the chief executive has
been denied information essential to
sound judgement and safe leadership, y
Bryan declared.