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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
(sy JOHN c. TRIcE)

TALLAHASSEE. April 6.-Following
will be found the full text of the con-
current resoltion introduced in the house
this morning by Mr.. Miller of Duval
county, and under a suspension Of the
rules adopted and ordered immediately
certified to the senate.
1t is stated that the investigation is to
be a very thorough one. in which an
effort will be made to bring to light
some of the things connected with past
proceedings which for unknown reasons
have been kept from the public.
The resolution reads as follows:
To the Legislature of the State of F1Ori-
da-House Concurrent Resolution.
Whereas, The legislature of 1919 made
an appropriation of an amount equal TO
two mills 1eveied upon the real and per-
sonal property of the state of Florida
for the purpose of meeting an appropria-
tion from the federal government TO be
used in the construction OF a system of
hard surfaced roads in the state of Flor
ida. and
Whereas. This two-miIl fund together
with the use of approximately 500 con-
victs and all money collected from the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
EXPRESS OFFICIALS
MADE NO EFFORT TO PREVENT
STEALING BY THEIR EMPLOYEES

until two weeks before the government
guarantee expired"
Attorney Bull kept the court room
convulsed during his 45-minute argu-
ment. He spread a rug upon the floor
of the court room, which he said had
been claimed by the government to
have been stolen. And yet no one
has identified the property" he said
''The attorney is out of the record" :"
interrupted Assistant District Attorney
Glenn Powers.
I'm not" replied Bull, read the rec
ord" and he proceeded.
Il have never heard of such tactics
as the government had resorted to
here and I've been practicing law a
number of years. won't say how long,
for some day 1 may be a widower."
He severely criticised officials of the
Americal Railway Express company.
David Parker, special assistant dis
trict attorney, continued his argument
to the jury at the opening of court this
morning as he went down the alpha
bet of crime" He classified some of
the accused men as prudent" some
bold" some "bragadocio," and others
''stingy" and close"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
LEGISLATURE GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS
SHERIFF PUTS One OVER MOB;
SWEARS THEM In AS DEPUTIES
THEN TAKES PRISONER TO JAIL

faced the mob Gentlemen" he
said, there will be no trouble. I
know every man among you. I
swear each and everyone one of you
in as a deputy sheriff. It Is your
duty now to escort, with me, this
prisoner to the Jail at Barlow"
The mob was taken by surprise
and stood by while the sheriff
placed the negro in a faster car
than his own, and, placing three
deputies in the car, told them to
drive right through Barlow and
head for Tampa. They soon outran
the other cars and brought the
prisoner safely to this city.
Collins was trusty in the coun-
ty Jail at Barlow, serving sentence
for a minor offense. He was sert
on an errand Monday and entered
a house and attempted to attack
a white girl. Her screams fright
ened him away. and while he was
being sought he went to five other
houses with the same intent. He
was captured but escaped while a
mob was taking him into the couu-
try.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
(sy The Associated Press.)

TAMPA, Fla, April GA force
of armed guards was PLACED within
the Hillsborough county jail to-
night as a precaution against the
possibility of an effort being made
by a mob to take Wilmer Collins,
negro, who is charged with at
tempted attack on six white wo-
men at Barlow Monday night The
presence here of a considerable
number of Polk county men. who
arrived in automobiles during the
afternoon, and reports of threats
to get Collins led Sheriff w. c.
Spencer to prepare for any eventu-
ality.
Sheriff John Logan, of Polk
county, prevented a lynching soon
after Collins was captured near
Lakeland this morning. The negro
was first taken to Lakeland and
the sheriff and three deputies start
ed with him from there in an auto
mobile for the county Jail at Bar
tow. About one hundred men over
took the sheriff's party in the coun-
ty. Hating his car, Sheriff Logan
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
(ey The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Consolida-
tion under one head of all government
bureaus dealing with ex-soldier relief
to function directly for the president
will be the chief recommendation made
to President Harding by the special
commission, which concluded it's in
quiry into government relief work here
today. Charles G. Dawes of Chicago,
chairman of the commission, an
nounced tonight that actual drafting
of the report to be submitted to the
president would begin tomorrow in ex-
ecutive session.
The new bureau will be known prob
ably as "the veterans rehabilitation
although half-dozen
names have been suggested. Its head
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
1t Provides for the Establish
ment of a Budget Com
mission.
BUTLER WOULD INCREASE
NUMBER CIRCUIT JUDGES
Introduces Bill Providing Two in
Districts Having Over
: $4,000 Population.
(BY John C. Tricel


TALLAHASSEE, April 6.-The SEN
ate got down to business in its brief
session this morning, several bills be-
ing introduced and one, the bill passed
by every session providing for an ap-
preparation for the pay of members
and attaches, was put through. under
suspension of the rules. 1t was intro
duced by Senator Lowery and there
was but one vote against suspending
the rules to pass it and none at all
against its passage. 1t provides for
the payment of attaches and members
as their services accrue SO that there
VIII be no iced of wiring home for
funds. ~
Senator Bill" MapoIes. who over
looked the hour that the senate was
to meet yesterday and so was not pres
ent to be sworn in though he attended
the Joint meeting later, was on hand
this morning. Senator johnson point-
ed out this fact and jokingIy said II
would not be necessary m send baol,
TO his county for another man as had
been suggested Senator Stokes svbro
IN Senator Mapoles and Miss E,uIa
Vickery of Escambia, one of the ste-
nographers
OSNsAA EIdNNlt was placed
the appropriations committee. his
name having been left off through an
error.
senator Eaton introduced a resolu-
Iioh 10 permit the secretary to hire a
person 10 index the senate journals.
senator Lowery introduced the first
Dill 10 carry out one of the governors
recommendations. 1t provides for
puoget commission to be composed of
the governor, the comrtrolJer ap9 fbc
state treasurer, which thus gets around
one of the other recommendation In
the governors message, one against
the creation of more boards and com,
missions, the duties of this being
placed on officers already in existence
instead OF calling into play other men.
The commission is to meet on Ian
w. every two years, and prepare a
statement Of expenses and income for
the Legislature with its recommenda-
tlsns FOR the coming two-year period.
II IS given power to call for reports
ana must make its report for the legis-
lure py FEB. 10 so as to give the leg
lslature TIME to study the matte,
through the press. The commissions is
10 be allowed $4,000 with which to de-
~S 40" HSSS5Sdly expenses including
those Of chief clerk, who will nra-
pare the budget.
Senator Butler. Jacksonville puf r.,
bill providing for an amendmen. -
the constitution which will provide fo,.
the appointment Of more than one cir
cult court judge in districts largo
cough to call for the services Of moro
than one judge. 1t provides that moro
than one Judge can be named in dis
tricts where the population reaches. an
excess of $4,000 This would perntt
the appointment Of additional iud,oz
IN the DuVal and Hillsborough districts
at least and possibly IN several others
throughout the state
Tho senate was in session less than
an hour and adjourned to Thursday
Two Amendments Proposed.
The senate committee on conStft,,-
tional amendments tonight renorfed
two propositions for constitutional
amendments. One, Senator Lindsay's
Continued on Page Three1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
NEGRO TELLS
OF KILLINGS
Declares He Assisted in Murders
of Blacks to Save His
Own Life.

COVINGTON, Ga. April 6. Fear
for his own life was the motive that
prompted Clyde Manning, negro farm
boss, to help kill eleven negro farm
hands employed on the Jasper county
plantation of John s. williams. the
negro told the jury trying Williams
in Newton county superior court here
today. Manning asserted on cross -ex-
animation he did not want to help kill
them, but was afraid to disobey Will
liams, who, he declared was trying to
do away with the negroes for fear
they might testify regarding peonage
conditions on the Williams farm.
They wasn't a botherin' me-" said
Manning, a coal black, short, stockily
built man of about $50 pounds, "and I
didn't want to get 'em out of the way"
but, he added a few moments later,
Mr.. Johnny said, its their necks or
yours"
The negroes met death shortly after
federal authorities started an investi-
cation of alleged peonage on the farm,
six of them, according to Manning, be-
ing chained to rocks and thrown alive
into rivers, and five knocked in the
head or shot and buried on the farm.
Williams is on trial charged with
murder of Lindsey Peterson, one of
three of the negroes alleged to have
been brought into Newton county and
drowned. The defense sought to con-
fine the witness to his account of Pc
terson's death and to bar him and two
federal agents from testifying to pc
onage conditions. Judge John B.
Hutcheaon overruled both motions, and
Green F. Johnson, chief counsel for
Williams, Indicated he would appeal
on these grounds to higher courts in
event of conviction of Williams.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
AVERT STRIKE
TUCBOAT MEN
Employees Have Agreed, After
Conference, to Reduction
of Wages.

WASHINGTON, April, 6.-Seagoing
tugboat employees agreed tonight at a
conference with the employers and
Secretary Davis. to accept whatever
wage reductions are agreed upon by
employees of transatlantic ships upon
the expiration of the agreement be-
tween seamen and ship owners on
May /.
The employees also agreed through
their representatives to accept the re-
duction of approximately 25 per cent
in wages, put into effect March l, on
condition that wage scales existing
unders the old agreement which ex-
pired Dec. 81, are to becomes effective
May 1 pending adoption OF a new
agreement between ocean steamship
employers and employees.
The agreement was reached after six
of Cancellation Hugh Kerwin and Dr..
Fred G. Davis of the labor department
brought both sides to agreement on
all minor details. Secretary Davis
then went into the conference and OBJ
tanned agreement on all points of issue.
The settlement affects $50 coastwise
tugs, employing 5000 men, and indi-
rectly 1,4O0 barge employees. A strike,
it was said, would have tied up prac-
tically all coastwise barge shipping
and would have held in port practically
all outgoing tugs in Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Norfolk, Baltimore andI
other cities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
LILLIAN ROAD FUND
STILL UNCOMPLETED

The fund to insure the construction
of the Lillian Millview road is still
short a little over $500 and the com
mittee from the good roads commits
sion. headed by George J. Emmanuel
of Reynald's music house, is anxious
that the remainder of the fund be sub
scribed at once because the contract is
void unless the money is deposited by
Monday noon.
The $500 which Mr.. Emmanuel and
his co-workers ask is to pay interest
charges on the S14,500 which the con-
tractor must borrow to do the work.
The contractor must borrow the money
because, although the amount Is ap-
propriated. tax payments have been so
slow that the money is not available
Unless the money is borrowed the road
cannot be constructed this year. The
road itself is an important one for the
benefit of the city of Pensacola, both
because the farmers viii be able to
come into town to buy but also be-
cause they will be able to come to sell
The following donations are ac-
knOw1edCed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
PLANS TO CONSOLIDATE
SOLDIERS RELIEFS
INTO CENTRAL BUREAU

will be suggested from among the most
men possessing a knowledge of ex-
service mems problems.
An analysis of the testimony taken
during the two-day inquiry was before
the members tonight for study so that
when they meet tomorrow they will
be prepared to put their ideas in the
form of a report to the president.
Commission members were agreed
today that the cruX of the problem
centered in the phrase veteran reha-
bflitation." While it was single prob
lem, they said. it naturally was divid-
ed into three needs which must be full
filed for the ex-soldiers by the gov
ernment. They were: first, those of a
nature; second. those of fin
Continued on Tase Thres.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
VESIUVIUS IS
BELCHINC fire
Most Violent Eruption of Vol
canO in Years Forms Ma
jestic Picture.
tey The Associated Press).

NAPLES, April 6.--Mount vesuvious IS
in active eruption. The eruption is the
most violent in Is years. 1t is being ac-
companied by impressive internal rum
blings.
Dense clouds of smoke mixed with
flames form a majestic but alarming pic
ture. Many American tourists have been
attracted by the spectacle, but are pre-
vented from approaching the crater by
the showers of hot ashes and cinders.
and movement of molten lava.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07

q
the leading business firms OF the city.
HUGHEY'S The American Restau-
rant. was opened in 1901 . by l.. L..
Hughey in the building II now occu-
pies and has been in continuous ope-
ration ever since. II is, therefore, the
Oldest bona fide restaurant in the city.
From 1907 TO 1918. the restaurant
was conducted by l.. L. Hughey and it's
accommodations We're added to from
time TO time. In December, 1918. Harry
and Miller Hughey. sons of the original
founder, bought She restaurant from
their father and have conducted 1t
since. with remarkable success. Ad-
ditions 70 the restaurant have made
It the largest in seating capacity, in
the city.
Perhaps one instance will Indicate
the progressiveness of the proprietors.
During the war coffee in all restau-
rants was advanced TO 10 cents a cup.
When the emergency prices passed
Hugheys was the first to reduce the
price 10 the old mark.
The Hughey family has lived in Pen
sacola since 1855. coming here from
Louisville, KY, although the father of
the present proprietors is a Georgian
by birth,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
THE WEATHER TODAY

Pensacola and Vicinity-T1nsett1ad
weather Thursday and Friday, probabIV
terror. ~' III HI
Winds-Hatteras to Key West-Nod-
% erste to fresh east and notheast winds
an9 party overcast weather Thursday.
East Guf-Moderate east and soutb
east winds and partly overcast weather
West Gulf-Moderate south winds. ov-
Thursday -'0"i aims
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
VEST EROAY's
WEATHER
TenpeFaturA

Highest. Lowest ..........62
Mean,......68 Normal ........66
Mean same date last year.
Accumulated excess this year to date 252
Highest of record for April. ........ 80
Lowest of record for April.
Rainfall
For "a hours ending p.nn............. 0
Total for this month to pm .0.l9
Normal for April ...................3. .3.16
Accumulated deficiency this year 10
Humidity
I a.m.....S9 IL noon....7T Z pms 81
Barometer
am. ......3O.I0 7p.m. ......s0.O9
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
U. S. WEATHER REPORT

Pensacola, April :.
sunrise 5:1I am
Sunset GIL nm
Moonrise 4:5s am
MOOnset 5:46 nm.
Next phase of the
moon, new moon
April 8.
High tide S:42 am.
Low tide 1853 pm.
VEST ERDAY'S
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-07
HELPING PENSACOLA

Each day, In this space, The journal
the leading business firms OF the city.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
CrardaII'-.The Restless Sex"

The combination OF Robert w
Chambers, author: Marion Davies
star. and Joseph Urban. famous de-
signer OF unusual settings, is sue
cessful in The Restless Sex" in
providing a picture that is notable
for its lively romance and artistic
background.
The Restless Sex" yesterday won
the praise Of capacity audiences at
CrandalIs Theater.
Feminism is the underlying note
of The Restless Sex" 1t is the
modern woman's craving for ex-
citement and her ambition to be-
come more than merely a wife that
motivates the drama The heroine
is a society girl Of this type and
her turbulent course to peace and
happiness provides the theme.
Marion Davies. one of the beau
ties of the screen, Is admirably
equipped to portray all Of the d.
vergent attributes OF a Robert W
Chambers heroine and her support
ing company has been well chosen
Ralph Kellerd and Carlyle Black
we'll lead the cast.
One OF the unique incidents In
the development of Chambers story
Is the complete depletion of an elah-
orate ball. participated in by more
than 500 costumed revelerss Sup.
plementinF the major Offering are
shown a wide array OF camera sub
iects The bill for the first three
days OF the week Is rounded out by
pipe organ accompaniment.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
Rupture Kills
7,OOOAnnuaUy

Seven thousand persons each year are laid
,way-the burial certificate being marked "Rup
,ure" whyi Because the unfortunate one,
bad neglected themselves or bad been merely
taking care Of the sign tTrellinsl Of the Irie
ton and paying no attention to the causs
What are you doing! Are you negecting your
self By wearing a truss. appliance. or -hItsre.
name you choose to call it'll At best the trlISI
il only a mskeshift-I falss prop GEIinst a col
l.psing waIl-and cannot be expected to act a,
more than a mere mechanical support. III,
binding pressure 1tsrds hood circulation, thu,
robbing the weakened muscles Of that which
they need most-pouiShnent.
But science has found a way, and every tr7is
surerer in the land is invited to make FREE
test tight In the priTac Of their own home
The PLAPAo method 10 inquest 1nsbly ths
most scientific, logical and successful self-trest
ment for rupture the world has ever known
The PLAPAo PAD when tdhering closely tr
III. body cannot possibly dip OF shift out Of
place therefore, cannot chIfe or Linch. Sof,
as yeiret-eIU to spply-insIpensi'" % u
used whilst you sorf and whilst you sleep. 10
.trsps buckles or springs attached
I..&rn how 10 close the heTpiIl opening a
nature intended 80 the rupture CAN'T come
down. Send your nam. today to PLAPAO co
Block aS. 81. Louis. No. for FREE trial
Plsrso and the information uscesSry.-Adr.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
Canadian CiUu War
Veteran Is Buried

The body OF Maj. Sam z. St one.
Chaplesu. who was former secr.-
tAry Of the Canadian senate ana
who served with distinction dur1nF
the civil war under the soubriouet
St. Onge, was buried Saturday in
Arlington Cemetery with military
honors. MAJ. ChEplesu died last
Tuesday in Ottawa
He was born in Syracuse. \ Y
nj 1899. Of French Canadian parent,
Maj ChspleSu was a member 4
the New York Commsndery n q
Loyal Legion, and a member Of n,
Army and Navy Club Of New YORK
Among those present at the funeral
in Arlington were his son and
dsughtet-in-lsw, Mr.. and Mrs. S 2
ChapleaU and a young grandson Or
Ottawa, also Lieut.. Col. A. J. Gordon
Kane. a civil war veteran, and Dr
A H. Glennsn. Assistant Surgeon
General, L. S. Public Health Ser
vice, both members OF the Loyal L.
gion and long personal friends Of
Maj. ChspleaU.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
AFRICAN EXPLORER
FINDS NEW MINES

LONDON, Jan. 3o.-"Enormous
banks OF graveis, analogous to the
diamond-bearing gravels Of the
vaal River. composed chiefly, of
nodules Of agate, jasper, chalcedony,
banded ironstone onyx. cornelian
and other semi-precious stones by
the thousands. t.
This was my most picturesque
discovery" said F. c. Cornell, the
African explorer and prospector.
He has just returned to England
after twenty years prospecting in
some of the least known regions
of Africa, and he is convinced that
a Veritable Goloonda lies deep in
the desert country of the Richters-
weld, along the lower reaches of
the Orange River.
There has been for many years"
he declared. "something more than
a legend Of a whole mountain of
copper-equal in quality to a high
grade ore-l00 miles north of the
mines owned by the Cape Copper
Company
The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
CrandalPs Knickersocker "Pesce-
full Valley"

The ease with which modish cos
tunes for young women of vamnish
tendencies may be evolved from
scraps Of chiffon, artificial orchids
and a few strands Of velvet is dem
onstrsted on the screen at Gran
dalrs Knickerbocker Theater the
, first two davs of the current week
in "Pinning 1t On" a new Hal Roach
comedy, featuring the Vanity Fair
Girls and Eddie Boland
Fashionable evening gowns, IT
seems to the inexperienced male
eye, are simple matters OF a twist
and twirl and a pin-assuming, of
course, that the model to be draped
is Of the type that bobs its hair.
pulls its eyebrows and otherwise
lends first aid to the modern femi-
nine penchant for going Nature one
better. The demonstration was at
tended by close attention and occa-
sional masculine gasps at the
Knick erbocker last evening.
Other interesting features of the
program were found in the latest
The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
HOOVER EXPLAINS
EUROPES FINANCES

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3O.-In the
course of a talk with newspaper
men last night, prior to an appeal
for starving European children.
Herbert Hoover said one of the
chief difficulties in the way of es-
tablishment of adequate credits for
Europe has been the uncertainty
over the amount and character of
German reparations. II the agree
ment just signed at Paris works out
satisfactorily. it will be long step
toward world stability, he said.
Citing the congestion Of domestic
products in the United States due
to lessened consumption in Europe,
Mr.. Hoover added:
so closely knit Is the economic
fabric of the world that the situa-
ton in Europe has reached the din
ner table of every citizen of the
United States.
what is the remedy? We must
make it financially possible for Eu-
rope to buy our raw materials, set
the wheels of her industry turning
and thus create funds to enable
them to buy our surplus of products
which they do not make"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-31
Hal1keye Society Has
Program and Election

w. G. Ladd, of Clarkville, Iowa
was elected president of the Iowa
State Society for the coming year
at the annual election of officers
held in conjunction with the reg
ulsr- monthly meeting OF the
"Hawkeye" State organization in
Thompson School Saturday night.
H. Z. Morrison, of Seymour. Iowa,
was chosen secretary treasurer,
while Raymond Loranz, of Clar-
india, Iowa, and S. F. Fiester, or
wayerley, Iowa, were elected first
and second vice president.
The business meeting was fol-
lowed by a literary and musical
program during which all Joined in
singing Iowa, Beautiful Iowa" the
State song. with music by Repre-
sentative H. NJ. Towner, Of Corning
Iowa.
Miss Anna Temple gave a short
reE6+ng.
Dancing concluded the evenings 5
entertainment