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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
WOMAN Held IN
LOFTS QUIzz
Conflicting Stories. Told Con-
cerning Mysterious Death of
Rich Diamond Merchant
fax Assoclatad press.l

Chicago, July 3d--Miss Ruth Woods,
pretty hotel cashier, who was alone
with Samuel T. A. Lofts, head of the
diamond firm of Lofts Brothers when
he died suddenly in his luxurious apart
ment last night, today told the police
that Lofts crumbled to the floor dead
after they had engaged in friendly
struggle"
Although the police believe the
diamond merchant died as result Of
concussion of the brain, probably
caused by a fall. they express dissatis-
faction with conflicting stories told by
Miss Woods. and Roy NJ. Shayne. son
of a late millionaire merchant who also
is held pending the inquest.
Miss Woods. who described Shayne
as her fiance, said she was called by
Lofts to his apartment at l O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon. that they danced
and drank together and finally LOFTS
attempted to attack her
I'VE were having playful struggle,
Miss Woods declared. "and my atten-
tion was momentarily distracted from
him. The next instant / was startled
by the sound of his body falling to the
floor. / was at loss to know what to
do and rushed to the telephone to sum
mon Mr.. Shayne."
According to the story Shayne told
the police he reached the Lofts apart
ment at about o'clock. that Lofts
opened the door to admit him and sud
denly crumpled to the floor. As soon
as Shayne arrived Miss Woods fled
from the apartment.
In the meantime Shayne called a
physician and when he arrived the body
of Lofts was cold indicating that
Lofts had been dead for some time.
The police express the conviction that
Lofts died before Shayne arrived.
The diamond merchants martial
troubles. his quarrels with his brother
and his escapades in the night life of
gave Lofts a picturesque ca
reer. In 1907 Lofts was shot by his
brother in quarrel over partnership
and two years later was expelled frem
one of Chicago's best known clubs be-
cause he slapped his wife's face on a
dance floor. Later they were divorced.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
MOLINO FAIR IS
TO Be ENLARGED
Directors Plan for Bigger and
Better" Event This Fall;
Smith Is Secretary.

Directors ofsthe Molino Fair Associ-
alton last night declared that the 1920
fair will be bigger and better than
ever. Plans are already underway for
an interesting three-day exhibition OF
Escambia county farm produce and the
fair managers expect to take the prize
winning exhibits to the state fair at
Jacksonville and repeat last years sue
cesses there.
A big feature OF this years fair will
be the exhibits by the girls and boys
clubs. Miss Margaret Cobb and J. Lee
Smith have been doing a great deal Of
work in the county this year and Miss
Cobb has organized large number Of
girls clubs.
At last nights meeting j. Lee Smith
was elected secretary treasurer of the
association, succeeding C. C. Hail Of
Molino, resigned Mr.. Hall has left
Florida.
( Mr.. Smith and L. w Hardy. general
manager of the faiS for the past three
years, were appointed a committee on
premium list They will be busy this
week working on the list and viii sub
NIT it at another meeting OF the direc-
tors next Saturday night
Those present at last nights meeting
were L. W. Hardy, George Voorhees,.
e T. Russell. r. T. Maxey, J. Lee
Smith and John Harper.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
Railroads Granted Rate Increase
Yachts Will Be Ready
For Delivery Friday
Fish Class Sloops for Pensacola
Yacht Club Have Been
Launched at New Orleans

The three Fish Glass; one-design
sloops. for the Pensacola Yacht Club
have been launched, according to let
ter received by Capt. James c. Watson
from Chairman DeBuys of the Fish
Glass committee of the Southern Yacht
Club. The boats are being fitted out
as rapidly as possible and unless there
are further labor troubles will be ready
for delivery Friday.
Capt. Paul P. Stewards Mercathades
will leave for New Orleans Thursday,
to convoy the boats back to Pensacola.
The Mercathades will tow the yachts
part of the way and the remainder
will be sailed.
First try-out races will be held in
Pensacola Bay next Sunday afternoon
and races will be sailed each Friday
and Sunday thereafter.
The Upton trophy races will be sail
ed in Lake Pontchartrain in October.
The Pensacola boats are copper fast
ened and were built especially for use
in Salt water. The New Orleans boats
were built for use in Lake Ponchar-
train and are not of so sturdy con-
struction as those built for the Pensa-
cola club.
There will be a meeting of the Fish
Class committee at the Club house at
IL O'Clock this morning TO discuss plans
for the New Orleans trip as well as
for the try-out races. There is much
interest in the sailing sport and local
yachtsmen believe they will lift the
Upton cup in October
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
MAKE PROGRESS
in RAT WARFARE
Many Buildings Are Being Rat
PROCEED in Accordance With
City Ordinances.
INFECTED AREA SMALL
Although $500. Rodents Have
Been Examined Only 20 In
fected Ones Been Found.

Pensacola's rat-proofing campaign is
making progress, 16 buildings having
been rat-proofed to date and work be-
ing in progress on 101 others. The rat
catching campaign is also going for
ward although the number of rats be-
ing caught daily is below a desirable
average. The total number of rodents
caught so far is $500 of which 30 have
been plague infected
An interesting fact about the plague
rats is that not one has been caught
south of Government street. DIR. r. c.
Spencer u. S. Public Health Service
officer in charge of the local situation
says that this would seem to indicate
that the plague did not come by ship.
On the other hand, he says, if the in
lection came by rail. say from New
Orleans, why is not Mobile and other
inland cities infected.
With one exception every plague rat
has been captured within an area
bounded on the north by Wright, on
the west by Reus, on the south by
Government, and o nthe east by Alca-
niz streets.
An intensive trapping campaign is
being carried out in this district and
rat-proofing work is being done on an
extensive scale. The inspecting offic-
ers have reported on 1,I59 buildings.
Thirty-seven food depots have been in
spected and 20 miscellaneous business
buildings. Cars inspected to date
number 1,139, making a total number
of inspections of 4,066.
The citizens committee, appointed
by Mayor Sanders, has been actively
assisting the federal officials and one
part of the rat determination program
which they are especially pushing is in
reference to the proper disposal of
garbage. Householders are urged to
keep their garbage cans tightly cover
ed and all food supplies away from the
rats so as to force the rodents to go
to the traps for food
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
Harding Urges LeUelling
of Sec tiO7sdI Barriers
Republican Nominee Believes
Future of Nation Depends
on Mutual Trust.
(sy Associated Press.)

Marion, Ohio July 31-In the open
ing speech of his front porch campaign
Senator Harding told delegation from
Richland county. Ohio today that the
greatest usefulness of the nation de-
nanded dwelling of class and Sec
tional barriers, aiid a nationization of
the interdependence and mutually Of in
terest of all our people"
The great war he said had helped
toward such realization. Closer CO.
operation in industry and complete as
similation of the foreign born, he sug-
gested as pointing the way to arfuller
national accord.
Urging also readjustment of taxa :
ton, he expressed doubt whether the
wartime excess: profits levy was in
harmony with peace requirements but
added he had not yet worked .out the
details of revised tax system.
I'VE ought to make wealth bear it's
full share of taxation" he said "and we
ever will. Having this thought in mind
and also thinking of the excessive cost
of living / doubt if the excess profits
tax for war precisely accomplishes the
end we seek in peace. j would gladly
recommend change. but l am not
yet prepared to suggest an equitable
S0OSLALAlCs lAOQ6A nave HO
hesitancy in asking congress to seek
the easiest possible solution.
The League of Nations he did not
refer to directly, but he declared the
nations highest duty is to cling to the
fundamentals on which we builded and
hold fast tc the nationality which in
spired our onward march"
'.The especial thought in my mind
today is tho interdependence and the
mutually OF interest OF all our people.
The tendeucy to class consciousness is
a product of developing fortunes, and
is both a reflex of achievement and a
to maintained progress. We
must caution against class distinction
and class conflict at every step.
Here in the middlewest, where
farming is free from tenantry and
holds to the normal way and manu-
featuring is mainly confined to the
plants of the moderate size which in
dexes the surprising fabric of Amer
lean industry we have the touch of in
timacy and that closer understanding
which emphasize the thought / have in
mind. We cannot promote agriculture
alone because the factory is necessary
to the maintaining of market. We
cannot foster the factory and ignore
agriculture because. the farm is our
base of food supply.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
PHOTO OF LEROY
is IDENTIFIED
fev AssocIated Press.

Detroit, Mich, July 3I-A photo
graph said to be that of Oscar j. Fer
nandez reported to be in Saltillo, Mex
leo was identified today as that OF
Eugene Leroy wanted here in connec-
ton with the Detroit New York trunk
murder mystery. the police announced
today.
The photograph received from San
Antonio police was shown to patrol
man Leo Trumbull, who knew Leroy
intimately. and five other Detroit resi-
dents. All are said to have declared
positively that the photograph was that
of Leroy. Authorities here still were
awaiting word from Mexico on their
request for Fernandez apprehension.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
ITALY HARVEST
is DISAPPOINTING

Rome, July 31.--Grave statements
concerning Italy's food position were
made in the chamber today by Signor
Soieri. the food commiss .oner. The
harvest was disappointing he reported
and despite requisitioning there would
be only twelve instead Of forty million
qu.ntais Of wheat II had been hoped
TO obtain. To meet the needs OF the
population, the commissioner ex-
planned. Italy would be required to
purchase abroad about thirty million
cuintaIs.
Sfgnor Soleri announced that Itaiv
had proposed and Premier I.lovd
George consented 70 call a conferences
70 discuss the problem. with a view 10
assuring EuroDe's bread supply. .
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
DEMOCRATS TO
WAIT FOR cox
Chairman White Will Not En-
gage in Newspaper Contro-
versy With Republicans.
ASKS TAFTS ATTITUDE
Wants to Know Whether He or
Hiram Johnson Represents
Republican Sentiment.
(sy Associated Press.)

Washington, July 3i.--The position
! of the democratic party with reference
to the League of Nations, Twill be made
perfectly clear" when Governor Cox
delivers his speech accepting the pres
idential nomination, George White,
new national chairman, declared today
in answer to the inquiry of Senator
Harding as to the party's stand on the
administration foreign policy.
Chairman White declared that until
Governor Cox had delivered his speech
of acceptance he did not care TO en-
gage in newspaper controversy Win
the republican candidate.
ut might be pertinant to ask, how
eyer.p he added. whether Former Pres
ident Taft or Senator Johnson. OF CAL
ifornia. correctly represents the repuD
licafl attitude with respect to the
league.
Mr.. White probably will leave Wash
ington today without having called at
the White House. He has not re-
ceived an invitation to visit the presi-.
dent and expects none. he said, adding
that he had had an accidental meet
ing with Secretary Tumulty at a notel
and had sent his regards to Mt. Will
son.
The appointment of William H. o..
Brien. of Lawrenceburg, Ind, former
state auditor, as western campaign
manager was announced.
Mr.. O'Brien will have headquarters
at Chicago.
Mr.. White made public telegram
he has sent to the Tennessee legisla-
ture urging that they ratify the woman
suffrage amendment This would In
sure the friendship Of all American
women" the telegram said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
BIDDLE MOTOR co.
IN BANKRUPTCY
(ey AssocIated pre..N

New York. July 31.-Federal receiv-
ers were appointed today for the Bid
die Motor Car Corporation. a corpora
ton organized in Delaware
Appointment Of Biddle receivers fol-
lowed the filing of an involuntary pc
tition in bankruptcy by three creditors
with claims totalling ninety-six thou
sand dollars.
The company's liabilities are estim,
ated at three hundred and seventy five
thousand dollars. Although the con-
cern had book assets of two hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars.
opinion was expressed that their nom
inal value would not exceed fifty thou
sand dollars because they comprised
chiefly of parts for the B.ddle car
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
COAL OPERATORS
ARE UNDER ARREST
(sy Associates Press }

Knoxville. July 31-Fifteen coal op-
orators and brokers were arrested
here today charged with profiteering.
They were released on bonds Of 81,
each.
1t was stated that fifty or sixty more
arrests viii be made, these from among
less important coal men. In one case
today the Government alleges the de-
fendant produced coal for two nintey
a ton and sold it at prices from 800
TO $3.50 a ton. Operators declined a
statement this afternoon but it was
learned will hold a meeting regarding
employing common counsel to defen4
all.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
DATA GATHERED
BY DRY LEADERS
fsy Associates Press. }

Montgomery, Ala, July 5l-Dr. p. A
Baker, superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon League OF America said today
that a committee OF seven appointed
recently from that organization would
meet August IL in Birmingham, Ala,
and publish the records Of Senator
Warren G. Harding OF Ohio and gov
ernor James NJ. Cox OF Ohio candidates
for president on the Republican and
Democratic tickets respectively on the
prohibition question.
superintendent Baker is chairman Of
the committee and four Of the seven
members Of the body are from the
South.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
DENTIST FOUND
shot TO DEATH
New York Police Investigate
Triple Shooting i'm West Side
Apartment House.
WOMAN rs IN HOSPITAL
Third Man in Case Also Receives
Medical Attention for Wounds
Received in Fight.
(Hy Associated Press.l

New York. July 31.-Dr. Jose Are
mas, twenty-six, a dentist, who recently
arrived here from Bogota, Colombia,
was found tonight shot to death in his
home on West seventfeth street within
a block of the house where Joseph B.
Ellwell was shot and killed
Ruth Jackson, chorus girl, who
The police say had been to the dentists
apartment, was found in taxicab near
by with bullet wound in her chest.
Ignacio Marti, twenty two, who went
to hospital with wound in his chest,
told the police the dentist, jealous of
him, shot him, the girl and himself
Marti said the girl deserted Arenas
for him after he had met her through
Arenas. He said he went to the dem
lists apartment tonight with the girl
to call for some of her belongings
which she had left there Arenas.
Marti said. stepped into another room.
asking them to wait, b,st instead OF
bringing the clothes. ne returned with
a pistol and started firing.
Toledo. O., July 31.-Ruth Jackson,
found shot tonight in a taxicab near
the home of DR.. Jose Arenas, of New
York, is the wife of Elmer Schultz. a
taxicab chauffeur here. She is seven
teen and married Schultz two years
ago. She went to New York last April
to engage in moving picture work.
Schultz exhibited a letter from her
saying she had been bothered" by a
foreigner there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
MINERS CLAIM
FIGHT is WON
(ay Assoclated Pcess.l

Springfield, III. July 31.-'T1linois
miners have won their fight" Presi-
dent Harrington OF the Illinois miners
said today in announcing he had or
dered the miners to return to work
Monday. He said the presidents
promise to the miners OF wage adjust
ment was victory for miners.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01

same date Iast year. 81: accumulated de-
ficiency this year to date, 35S; highest
of record for August. 80 degrees: lowest
OF record for August, So degrees.
Rainfall
For "a hours ending p. n., o; total for
this month TO Z p. m. 6.14. normal for
August. 9-I6 inches; accumulated excess
this year 10 date, asa.
Humidity
a. m, IS; u noon. "A; p m. 70.
Barometer
Z a. m. 1905; ?. M. 2s.ss.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
WHITE HOUSE HERD
WILL BE SOLD
(sy Associated Press.

Washington. July 81. - President
Wilson has decided to retire from the
sheep business.
The White House herd of forty eight
prize sheep which have kept the lawns
cut three summers viii be sold
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
NEGRO SUSPECT
KILLED ON TRAIN
(Ry AssoeIated Press

Miami, Fla, July 31-Herbert
Brooks, arrested as suspect in con-
nection with the assault of an elderly
white woman here yesterday, jumped
from a moving train at Omond today
and killed himself according to tele-
gram received this afternoon from
Sheriff Monroe of st. Lucie county
The negro was being taken to, Jack
sonville for safe keeping, the sheriff
of this county fearing mob violence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
MACON CONCERN IN
HANDS RECEIVER
fav Asaoclated pre.s1

Macon, July 31.-J. E. Strayer. for
merly general manager of the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah railroad, and
Jesse b. Hart banker, were appointed
receivers tod 4 for the r! f. willing
ham Corporation, a half million dollar
canning concern.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
JAPANESE JOIN
CANTU'S ARMY
lRy Associated Press

listing by hundreds in the army OF
Governor Cantu. of Lower California,
according to Henry NJ. Hill. consul
general from the Republic of Panama
to San Salvador, who was here today
enroute to Washington
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
POLAND FACES
FOOD SHORTAGES
tsy Assooiated Press. J

New York, July 31.--Compelled by
the Bolshevik advance to leave her
crops unharvested and with her trans
portation system disrupted. Poland is
on the threshold of a national food
shortage as winter approaches, Lieu
tenant Colonel Albert j Chesley said
on arrival here today after sixteen
months as head of the American Red
Cross work in Poland.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
AMERICANS WIN
TEAM MATCHES
IBy Associated Press.)

Beverloo, Belgium, July 31--Ameri-
can marksmen using the American
army rifle against the field of thirteen
other teams have won both team and
individual matches in the Olympic
ficials scores.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
IRELAND ROADS
MAY BE TIED UP

Dublin. July 31.-If Premier Lloyd
georges threat to dismiss every man
IN the Irish railway service unless
they carry arms, munitions. soldiers,
noliee or anything else the government
asl,s them to carry, Is enforced, there
will be no railways operating in Ire
land next week. according to predic-
lions from those hest informed here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01


Sunrise SOS: sunseI
6:43. Moonrise 7::35 D.
m; moonSet 6:39 a.
m. Next phase of the
moon, last quarter 9TH
High tide 1885 a. m. f;
low tide 800 D. m.
Yesterdays Weather.
Temperature
Dry bulb. 7 a. m,
7s: u noon, 81: Z D.
m, 81. Wet bulb, : a.
m, "A: Il noon. II:
Z p. m, 75: highest.
81: lowest, 76. mean,
so: normal, So; mean
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
IlORSEY IN RACE
FOR u. S. SENATE
fsy Associated Press J

Atlanta. July 31.--Goveruor Dorsey
TODAY announced his candidacy for
the United States senate, opposing
senator Hoke Smith and Thomas z.
watson.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Allows Raise to Assure
Billion More Revenue.
SOUTHERN RAISE LOWEST
East and North Must Pay From
80 to 40 Per Cent More for
Freight and Passengers
tsy Associated Press.l

Washin gton, July 31.-Authority for
railroads to increase their revenues
by approximately billion and a half
dollars was granted today by the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
twenty-five per cent freight IN
crease was granted railroads south:
forty per cent east; thirty-five per
cent west: twenty-five per cent noun
tain-Pacific. Passenger fares. excess
baggage and milk rates were increased
twenty per cent: fifty per cent sur
charge on sleeping and parlor car
rates was allowed.
Coastwise and inland steamship
lines and electric railway companies
were granted permission TO increase
their freight rates in proper Jon TO the,
increase granted railroads serving the
same territory.
The rates wsSich are to continue in
effect until March 1st, 1922, are ef-
fective on five days notice. and ex-
pected to be in effect before Septembr
1st.
The original application OF the roads
was for freight rate increases approx
imating si,O17 900 900, which the ex-
ecutives said was necessary to provide
the per cent net income allowed under
the transportation act ALteE tie raj
ers wage increases approximatng
5000 .o00, 900 the roads proposed further
increases in freight rates and 20 per
oent increase in passenger rates and
excess baggage charges; SO per cent
surcharke on Pullman rates and an ad-
vance in milk rates to the level Of the
freight rate increase.
washington, July sj.-Biame for
exhorbitant coal prices was placed on
speculators in an informal statement
issued today by the Natioal Coal As
sociation.
Fedora. Trade Commission figures
giving the average sales price at oitum
inous mines during last April as three
dollars and twenty-six cents. L is SAID
clearly indicates the slender average
profit per ton realized by the indus
try as a whole
Belief was expressed that as soon
as the new program OF priority orders
for the northwest and New England
Is in operation highly speculative
prices will vanish.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
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. LOCAL WEATHER.
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Compiled for the Journal by the Weath.
er Bureau Office.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01
WEATHER REPORT

; Local thundershowers sun
day and Monday; gentle to
moderate winds, mostly south.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01

Warsaw, July 29.-Plans for with
drawal of all Americans II necessary
owing to the advance OF Bolsheviki
are virtually completed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01

Fensacoia, Fla, August I. lsZU
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-01

Warsaw. July 3i.--Polish military
delegates who left Warsaw at 9
o'clock yesterday morning. crossed the
frontier line tonight. Premier Wilton
was informed tonight that a delega
tion had established contact with Boil
sheviki delegates.
The evening world., 1920-07-27

Brand new stunt was pulled when
Jones made his only challenge to the
Babe in the sixth and then as sud
denly lost heart and passed him. The
SoN all but abandoned left field. Nc
Innls went deep into the grass back Of
his bag. Foster moved more than
half way over toward first and Scott
played his position to the right OF the
second bagl