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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
AIRPLANES TO
Be Modified
Concentration at Langley Field
for Purpose of Training
Flights.
(ey The Associated Press>.

NEW YORK, March 14.-Informa =
tion that nearly all the bombing air
planes in the army air service and
many pursuit planes are being drawn
from various flying fields for concen-
tration at Langley field, Virginia
was received here today in civil aero
nautic circles.
1t was understood that more than
100 airplanes and several balloons and
dirigibles would be modified there
within a few days, along with large
stores of bombs, aerial torpedoes and
other aviation fighting equipment.
During the past few days several
pilots stationed at Mitchell field, Mi
nicola, n. Y, have been transferred to
the Virginia aviation field. The am
munition stored at Langley field was
said to be enough to blow up both
the Pacific and Atlantic fleets" the
bombs varying in weight from so to
5000 pounds.
The aircraft concentration at Lang
ley field, it was said, will include 20
pursuit planes, 40 de Haviland attack
and light bonn bardment ships; 81 heavy
Martin bombers, some of them equip
ped with the new aerial torpedoes, six
Handy Pages and six Capronis for
day and night bombing, 20 flying botas
and nine craft of the lighter than air
type.
Colonel T. dewitt Milling, who was
assistant to Brigadier General Mitchell
in charge of military aviation in
France, will command the armada of
heavier than air machines at Langley
field, while Colonel William c, Hens
ley will have charge of the balloons
and dirigibles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
CLARA HAMON /
Be ON STAND !
TRIAL TODAY
Nearly Score of Witnesses. Ex-
amined Cor the Defense
Yesterday.
HAMON'S WIDOW LAST
WITNESS FOR STATE
Believed That Trial Will Be in
Hands of Jury by Thurs
day Night.
(RY The Associated Pressl,

ARDMORE, Okla, March 14.-Mrs.
Jake L. Hamon stoday testified briefly
as the concluding witness for the state
in the case of Clara Smith -Hamon,
charged with the murder of Jake L.
Hamon, former republican national
committeeman for Oklahoma. Nearly
score of witnesses for the defense
were examined, and it was announced
the defendant herself would take the
stand tomorrow.
Mrs. Jake L .Hamon had been under
a physicians care since Friday when
she was unnerved by the presentation
in evidence of the bloodstained under
garments her husband had worn on
the night he was shot, and court also
took an unusually long recess at noon
today to enable her to regain her com
posure. Her testimony was brief and
related to one or two occasions on
which she visited Oklahoma, and of
her meetings with her husband and
Clara Smith Hamon there.
Frank L. KetQh, business manager
for Hamon, and now administrator of
the estate testified at length at the
morning session of court relating con-
versations he had had with Hamon
after the shooting and of steps taken
to induce Clara Smith Hamon to leave
Oklahoma.
Gave Clara Hamon $1,000 Check.
"Give Clara some mon and have
her get away" Ketch quoted Hamon
as saying. He added that he gave the
woman his personal check for $4,000.
later regaining that amount from the
Hamon estate.
Ketch identified a contract signed
clara Smith" releasing Hamon from
all claims, and he also identified two
letters as having been written by the
defendant.
Several of the early witnesses for
the defense testified as to the charac-
ter of Everett Sails, a taxi driver, who
testified Saturday for the state regard
ing the trip of Clara Smith -Hamon to
Cisco, Tex, when she was on her way
to Chihuahua, Mexico.
Deputy Sheriff Bale, one Of the de-
fense witnesses, said he had been with
Sheriff Barrett at the hospital the day
before Hamon died, and had heard
Hamon say he did not want Clara |
prosecuted.
Miss Ella Risscon described lights
in the hall and on the street which !
lannon's room at her no.
tel where Hamon was shot. She said |
she since had seen a man raise chair |
with the regular lights out and that |
his action was plainly visible by the
street and hall lights.
George Warner a barber, of Ard |
more testified to having seen Mr.. Ha- |
mon and Clara in front Of the hotel
between and o'clock.
Was Rough with Clara.
81 saw Clara drive up and join Mr.. |
Continued On Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
URGE ADEQUATE ASKS SENATE TO
APPROPRIATION EXTEND SESSION
State Board of Control Meets to
to Make Up Financial
Budget.
Especial to The JournaD

TALLAHASSEE, March 14-The
state board of control was still in ses-
sion at a late hour tonight, after a
busy day taken up with routine MAJ
ters. There is a full board present
this being the first meeting with Hon.
p. l.. Yonge, of Pensacola, since his
recent appointment to membership on
the board, as successor to w. w.
Flournoy, resigned
This meeting of the board, which is
the last before the coming legislature
convenes, is necessarily an important
one. The greater part of the morning
was taken up in a joint session with
the state board of education, composed
of the governor superintendent of
public instruction, the attorney gen
eral and the state treasurer. The COM
bined board met to provide a budget
for the coming needs of the state in
stitutions of higher education, and it
is understood that plans are being
formulated to Jay definite and coa-
crete statement before the legislature
seeking the necessary appropriations.
A. A. Coult, of Jacksonville, repre-
senting the Florida Development
board, was present at this meeting,
and urged an adequate appropriation
program to lay before the legislature.
During the afternoon the board of
control inspected the Florida State
College for Women and the Florida
and Mechanical college,
and at 5 o'clock they were guests at a
pretty tea served by the home econ
omics department of the women's col
lege in the newly equipped practice
house.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15

in POLK COUNTY
Taken from Deputy Sheriffs by
Angry Mob Near Eagle
Lake.
(ey The Associated Press)

TAMPA. Fla, March IA. William
Bowles, a negro, was lynched by mob
near Eagle Lake in Polk county. this
afternoon after two deputy sheriffs who
had arrested the black for making i'm
proper remarks to a young white wo-
man. AS the officers were taking the
negro to the county Jail at Barlow they
were held up by mob of armed men,
oyerpowered and the negro taken from
them. The black was hanged to a tree
near the roadside.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
lay The Associated Pres.l.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Resum-
ing today before the supreme court
his argument in behalf of the carriers
in the Wisconsin rate case, Bruce
Scott. general solicitor of the Chicago,
Burlington a. Quincy railroad, asserted
that broad powers were given the in
terstate commerce commission by con-
gress deliberately to obviate the ne
cessity for government ownership.
when congress terminated federal
control" said Mr.. Scott, "it found that
the condition of the railroads required
new legislation. The public did not
wish government ownership and the
alternative was to give new powers to
single agency for the reha bilitation
OF the railroads in the public interest.
Among these powers was that given
the interstate commerce commission
for the first time to prescribe state
rates TO remove discrimination"
The Wisconsin rate case embodies
an appeal of the railroad commission
of that state from an injunction re-
straining 1t from interfering with the
Burlington's attempt to follow an or
der of the interstate commerce COM
mission authorizing increased rates.
Two states nave joined with W1ScOn-
sin.
Mr.. Scott in his announcement to-
day declared, however, that 81 states
had obeyed the order Immediately
while other states granted the freight
increase alone, being restricted by spe-
cific statutes to action on that class
of transportation.
John e. Benton. general solicitor of
the National Association of Railway
and Utilities Commissioners, who was
selected to represent the agencies of
the states cooperating with Wisconsin,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
TARIFF BILL TO BE READY FOR EXTRA SESSION;
COUNTY TO VOTE ON SANITORIUM PROJECT TODAY
Wisconsin Rate Case
Before Supreme Court
Appeal of State Railroad Commission from Injunction Restrain
ing from Interfering With the Chicago, Burlington
&Quincy Railroad Carrying Into Effect Inter-
Commerce Commissions Author
lied Increased Rates.

followed Mr.. Scott. He devoted much
of his argument to a review of histor-
ical precedent which tended to uphold
the contention that the internal COM
merce of a state was expressly re-
served to that states supervision by
the constitution. Full recognition of
this by congress, he said, was shown
many times in the progress of the
transportation act through the house
and senate.
Mr.. Benton asked that the act "be
held in violation of the federal con-
stitution and that the findings of the
interstate commerce commission be
held to be Illegal and void"
The contention of the states rep
ically recognized the exclusive author
ity of the state over it's internal COM
merce was supported in a special brief
filed today. The house Interstate
commerce committee in April, 1919,
the brief asserted, substituted in a
senate measure a provision that mo
change or increase shall be made in
interstate rates, fares or charges with
out having first secured the approval
of the proper state regulating tribun-
ais
This provision was accepted by both
the house and senate, the brief said,
and when President Wilson vetoed that
particular measure on Nov. 19, 1919,
his message left no doubt as to his
Interpretation of the intention of con-
gress to make a complete restoration
of power to the states. Nowhere in
the discussion, which led to the adop-
tion of the transportation act in it's
final form, the brief continued, can
there be found a suggestion that con-
gress had receded from it's expressed
intention
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
KRONSTADT TO
BE BLOCKADED

LONDON. March 14.-Leon Trotzky,
the Russian soviet minister, accord
ing to advices received here today, has
decided to blockade Kronstadt despite
the fact that this will entail great suf-
fering to the 5000 women and children
in the town.
The reason for Trotzky's unwilling
ness to lombard the town is, the pres
ence of the warship Petropavlosk.
which he is anxious, to retain intact,
the advices said
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
To Conduct Training Flights.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The
mobilization of army aircraft and per-
sonnel at Langley field, Virginia, is
for the purpose of conducting training
flights in preparation for bombing
tests against naval vessels, a high
official of the war department said to-
night. The tests will take place in
June and a large number Of army
airplanes and several dirigibles will
take part in addition to all available
naval air forces.
This is the first opportunity we
have had" the official said. ''for any
real training since the end of the wa-.
We expect TO have at Langley field
before the bombing tests take place
about 100 planes of all types, includ-
Continued On Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
THE WEATHER TODAY

PENSACOLA AND VICINITY-PartIv
cloudy with probably local showers Tues
day and Wednesday; not quite so warm
Wednesday.
WINDS-Hatteras to Florida Straits
Moderate variable winds and partly
cloudy weather Tuesday
East Guf-Moderate variable winds
and partly cloudy weather Tuesday.
West Gulf-Moderate south winds and
partly cloudy weather Tuesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-15
U. s. WEATHER REPORT

'ensacola, March 10.
Sunrise 5:59 a. m.
Sunset 5.57 pm.
Moonrfse $50 am
Moonset 11:50 pm.
Next phase Of moon,
first quarter, March
10th.
High tide 2:33 pm.
Low tide 11:43 pm.
YESTERDAYS
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
MORE SAND NEEDED
FOR CONCRETE WORK

Lack of sand is the only thing that
will prevent the commencement of
concrete work OH Imperial Valleys
$80O,OO0 highway system this week.
The quarry at Frink will furnish about
half the sand needed for the job, and
tht balance must be procured else
where, according to the report from
the office of the. board of supervisors
However, this item will be looked
after by the contractors at once, and
lit is probable that the big mixers will
be grinding out concrete within few
days. Ample crushed stone for the
entire job can be secured from the
Frink quarry and the cement is al
ready at hand. The quarry was in
spected by the engineers and members
of the board early in the week and
pronounced ample for the work at
hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
U.S.T0PASSON
RANCH PLAN
FOR SOLDIERS
| n VAL | { !
I. w. M'Devitt Leaves for
Washington to Put Land
Project for Benefit of Ex-
Service Men Before Gov
ernment.

Only government sanction stands
between former service men and $780,
600 worth of Imperial Valley ranch
lands.
II. w. McDevitt, bearing the in
dorsement of the American Legion,
left for Washington last night W oo-
tain that sanction.
There are four Imperial Valley
ranchers for which McDewitt has
contracted, and which he says he IN.
tends to turn over to former service
men through the Vocational ould-
ance Board. One is the Tamarack, oil
Mudd ranch, southwest of Brawley
and northwest of Imperial. The other
three are the ranchers of the British
American Company, one near Holt
vile, one near this city, and one nea,
CaleXico.
The plan is to permit the ranches
to be operated by the former service
men, who will be credited with every
hour of work they put in. The credit
will be applied to the purchase price
Of the land, and eventually the men,
maintained meanwhile by an allow
ance of 500 a month from the gov
ernment, will be enable to own tbs
land. 1t is believed that man viii
be able to get so per cent equity il
a 20acre farm in about two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
NEW PASSPORT
REGUL ATOMS
IN EFFECT

Effective at once new passport reg
ulations have been promulgated by the
Mexican government. In order to
cross the border now, tourists and all
Others, excepting those holding per-
manent passports or thoe which have
photographs thereon, must have the
passports We'd by the Mexican vice
conul at San Diego. A fee Of 81 is
charged for this service which must
be paid at the time the application is
made The Today passports come un-
der this regulation as well.
The Automobile Club of Southern
California will undertake to secure
passports for members of the club,
without additional expense, if they
will simply forward their applications
to the office of the club, 1877 Broadway
San Diego, with the two dollar con-
sular fee enclosed.
All persons not members of the cluf
must make their applications at the
office of the vice-consul over Sar,
gents Cafe. 1t is announced by tbs
vice consul that passports will not be
vised at the line by subordinate Off
cials.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
VISITING MASONS
ARE COMING HERE
FROM SAN DIEGO

Members of the Masonic fraternity
throughout the valley are looking for
ward with a great deal of interest to
next Saturday and Sunday when
train load of Masons from San Diego,
with their wives, daughters and sweet
hearts will arrive on a special tram
over the San Diego and Arizona rail-
road en- a sightseeing and pleasure
trip.
The excursion gives every promise
of being one of the most unique and
p!casureable affairs in the history of
the local Masonic order. Enthusiasm
and interest in the affair, it is report
ed from San Diego, is at high pitch,
and one Of the largest crowds ever on
a like trip is expected. Starting as
does on Saturday, the excursion pre-
sents an opportunity for hundreds OF
Masons to get away over the week
end.
Local enthusiasm over the trip is no
less than that of the visitors and the
members of the Masonic bodies in the
various cities of the valley are busily
engaged in preparing program re-
plete with all kinds of entertainment
and Nasons and their families will be
shown all points of interest in the
valley by automobile.
Here in Ell Centro the work of the
third degree will be put on at spe-
cial session of the lodge, by team Of
efars esneciallv selected for the work
by the San Diego lodges.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
c. FC.ANNUAL.
BANQUET An
E:N)0YAbL.E:
FUNCTION
Yearly Feast of Merchants
and Business Men Draws
Big Crowd. Reports Show
Splendid Progress Made.

Seventy-six of the 249 members Of
the FL Centro ChanbeG Of CommsEte
attended the annual banquet given at
the Barbara Worth hotel last night.
Judges Franklin J. Cole and Marvin
w. Conkling We're the speakefs~offttre
evening Both spoke on the future of
Ell Centro, giving reasons why Ell
Centre will continue to grow. Judge
Cole brought forth laugh when he
oolled attention to the fact that FL
Centro is just 16 years old-the right
age 20 alttact Il 10. ca good com y ny,
Clifford Coggins, retiring president
of the Chamber of Commerce, who
has served on the board for the past
four years and to whom can be given
the credit for the remarkable strides
made in the past twelve months by
the organization, reviewed the work
Of the chamber in general and with
out interfering with the several
standing committees.
| He mentioned the establishment Of
Puryear aviation field in this city by
the government, through the efforts
of the Chamber of Commerce. An0
later when the field had been anan.
doned because of lack of funds, it was
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
REF ORM Of
PR|MARYLAW
AND OTHERS
IS ASKED
Radical Changes in the Elec-
ton Laws will be Made il
Bills Now in State Legis-'
lature are Passed.
CRY limited PresSl

SACRA MENTO, Jan. 13.-Radical
changes in the election laws are con-
/ templated in bills now in the assem-
E, bly,, and Aore radical changes are
/ planned in bills vet to be introduced.
/ Among the bill is one calling for re-
formation of the direct primary law.
The chief change planned is that no
person can seek the nomination of
any other party than that which he.
! is member of.
/ Under bill introduced by Assem-
] blyman Hawes, San Francisco, regis
/ ira ton of voters would stand for
six years instead of two as. at present.
If passed, registration costs, which
amounts to approximately S10O.OOO
every two years in Los Angeles and
San Francisco, Hawes said would be
saved and to every municipality in
! the state two thirds of their registra
ton costs would be cut during this
period.
Under another bill proposed by
Hawes. it would not be necessary to
draw election clerks from the. precinct
in which they must serve, but only
from the district.
He also proposed an amendment
that would permit graduated scale
of pay for election clerks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
STATE AND OTHER
TAXES TO BE
INVESTIGATED
(Rv Associated Pressl

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13.-The Cal.
ifornia legislature proposes to fine
out who pays the bills. The report of
the Joint Legislative committee or
revenue and taxation Of the session
of 1919 submitted this morning rec
ommends an appropriation to pay the
expenses of commission to mako s
detailed investigation during the
coming biennial period to ascertain
the ration of the burden Of taxation
borne by the public service corpora
lions for state purposes to that of the
individual tax payers for county anc
municipal support.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
CONTRA COSTA
SHERIFF COMES
AFTER HTGHWA AYMEN

Sheriff Richard Veale, of Contra
Costa county arrived in Ell Centre
this morning in connection with the
arrest of the three confessed high
waymen, who are alleged to have en-
tered a number of homes at Bonds
Corner and escaped with loot valued
at hundreds of dollars, which is
cached in the desert east of Holtville
now.
One of the men. Joseph Piva, %
years old is a confessed deserter from
the United States navy.
According to Deputy Sheriff Sam
Griffin, who made the arrest on
January 3, the men az wanted in
Oakland and other bay city towns for
robberies alleged to have been COM
mitted by them there. The men are
Piva, Harvey Hamel, Is years old and
Tucked Terhune, %.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
(By Associated Press)

Ry Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. BIT is the
intention of the American govern
ment to carefully investigate the fatal
shooting by Japanese sentry yester-
day at Vladivostok of Lieut.. w. H.
Langdon. chief engineer of the Amer
ican cruiser Albany. Both govern
ments began action this morning.
The official version of the depIor-
able affair received by the japanese
embassy here this morning is that
Lieutenant Langdon, was shot by the
sentry when he failed or misunder-
stood the command from the sentry
to halt Another message TO the enl-
bassy stated that the japanese govern
ment and the people of Japan were
greatly concerned over the incident
and that both the Japanese minister
OF war at Toxic and the Japanese
commandant at Vladivostok had ex-
pressed deep regret to the command
er Of the Cruiser Albany. The mes
sage stated that Langdon had drawn
his revolver after the sentry had
pulled back his hood to see if he was
an American or Russian, cut that he
had not fired his weapon, until after
the sentry had shot him as he turned
to walk away.
Whether a protest will be lodged
with the Japanese Foreign office will
depend upon the facts as developed
by the investigation, was stated at
the state department. On the basis of
such official and unofficial informa-
ton as had been received some Off
cials are inclined to regard the shoot
ing as the act of an excitable sentry.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
ROAD COMMISSIONERS
SOON TO RETIRE
Especial to The Press)

BRAWLE1, Jan. Ii Imperial
county's present highway commission
will pass out of existence Feb. 6, after
tNo years of service. The members
Of Nthe commission are Fred S. Lack,
chairman, Brawley; Casey Abbott of
CaleXico and L. J. Thomas, Imperial
1t As understood that none of the mem
-bers will be a candidate for reappoint-
ment. Mr.. Lack having rendered his
resignation two months ago ut was
prevailed upon to serve out the re-
mainder of the term.
During the term of the commission
the county has been engaged in one
bitterest highway fights in the history
of Imperial county. The designations
Ct the commissioners have been
sought several times but they stuck
to their posts through thick and thin.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
'SEC0ND,. EFFORT
TO STOP ROADS
IS RUM0RED

Another suit is to be brought
against the county, the Peterson,
Dillon and Patterson company, the
highway commission and the board Of
supervisors, it was rumored today, to
stop the building of Imperial's high
ways.
Who is behind the new move to
block the construction of the Imperial
VALLEY roads is not known. Attorney
Joseph F. Seymour, who Ye' the re-
cent fight awarded in favor of the
county stated that he would neither
affirm nor deny that a second action
is being prepared. 1--WE are at the
present time awaiting the filings of
the findings of Judge Curtis, until that
time | have 10 statement to make"
said Mr.. Seymour, "anG can neither
affirm or deny the report of a new
suit"
Fred Lack, chairman of the high
way commission, in conversation
with Fl. H. Peterson, one of the cop-
tractors to whom the contract was
awarded yesterday afternoon made
the first intimation of another action
when he said, Peterson, what will
you do in case second suit is brought
against you?"
The conversation, that followed was
not made public. Mr.. Dillon stated
over the telephone from Heber this
afternoon that he also had heard
rumors of suit but was not in a pos
ition to verify them. =. nave heard
talk in Ell Centro," said Dillon, THAT
suit is being filed against us, how
true they are | am not prepared to
say"
Work in fulfilling their part of the
contract is being rapidly pushed for
ward he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-13
HIS HOME TOWN
<.i HEARS GOOD NEWS
Especial to The Press. }

CALEXICO, Jan. 13.-Friends of
Sheriff Charles Applestill believe that
without question he will be the next
United States marshal for southern
California. an anpointee of the Hard
ing administration.
News which has gradually crept
back from headquarters has been "
the most encouraging kind TO the
friends of the LEGAL man. No appoint-
ment will be made until after March
4th. Friends of Mr. Applestill have
waged his campain on merit alone.