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Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06
MARION COUNTY KILLING.
John S. O'NeilI Shot S. ]. NIcLehdOn
to Death. Slayer in Jail.
(Ocala Starr

(Oeala STALL
A killing tQ& place at BelleTiey
last evening, which, unless reports
are incorrect; was cOld-blOOded muir
der. John o'Neu, "a young white
man who has been clerking for MI
. 4 Tremere until a few days since
had some words with Mr.. S. P, Nc
cIeudon. also q young white man
in front of the store of McGehee &
vavo Friends separated them, AFTER
words II is reported, young 0'Neili
returned with a gun and deliberately
shot NcClendon through the heart
killing him instantly y Neih iei'
-or narts unknown and up until this
,,ornirg had not been arrested, al
,hourb the sheriff and his deputies
.ro looking for him. Mr.. MeClea-
don was about thirty years OF age
ndbad lived atBelleview nearly all
If his life. Both men are single
nonrtv Sheriff W. E. HutSOn re-
.,,rnod this noon from Belleview and
:, tit him Ino 6. O'Neill
he SLAYER of Simeon McclendOn
There is great selling in Bellevie~
over this affair. 1t seems y Ne'
was in town YESTERDAY eo' u
tho influence of liquor, went home
and was QuarreIsome, out of Whic'
Ibis troubles with McClendon arose
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06

HOrseearS are so called because
they are drawn BY horses, yet DO
amount Of horse hauling could
make the ordinary radish a horse
radish.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06

1t was one of the boldest
crimes that has been committed in
Duval county in many years, and the
officers are wor4ins hard to appre-
bend the gqiHy party. Sheriff
BOwden has pef$Gpally. offered a re-
ward of $50 for any Information that
will lead to the arrest of the guilty
man.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06
TO INJECT ELASTICITY
Bat Not Increase the Bulk Of Paper
Money, Win be Purpose Of Con.


Washington, Dec. 4.-The newly
appointed house committee on bank
llg and currency held its first meet
lls today, spending\ two and one-half
laurs In discussing 1.-THE currency in
H'eral Of Its phases. At the con-
siusien Of the melting several of
as members stated that as a result
Z the conference TIE members of the
@nnittee we're ndw nearer together
ban they ever had been before, not
outstanding the same men-with
Y exception bf three-composed
y committee dhring the Fifty-ninth
sagress. i,
tae only definite action taken at
as initial meeting was the authoriz-
y tne chair ITO appoint a sub
@nnlttee Of FIVE 10 draft and sub
~ currency biz to correct the
Hssent financial situation.
There will be nj hearing before
y committee unfit the subcommit-
~.
Y has finished itsftask and the COM
s''ea oraft Is iI the hands of the
'Aian. The recurrence of two
nases Of currency discussion marked
coaierencel They were: The
10n Oh elasticity in the currency
psfhe disposition of reserve balan.
= n national banks. The commit.
a. vas apparently agreed that il
~ nattion noImoye to increase tn,
HR Of paper Money, but will cOuflnt
y TIE coFsideration Of the beSt
VI INJECTING elasticity. Th'
- Of providing for the issuance
= asHoaal blnk credit notes which
: instantly drawn into circula
sesn general conditions require
6. as'sased currency, sand retire
~. : profttly when the need ha
vas Rresented and discusses
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06
The Difference.

Il find can wear my last years
oVercOat again." chirped the op-
timist.
81 find IN have to-" grOWied the
pessimist.-Louisyllle Courier-JoaEr
nal.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06
hno4 Boom Wakes In.

3on. Dec. 4.-The boom OF
fiander C. Knox of Penn
the presidency was for
4. 'seacrsd at a notable banquet
III. s''y qfight when the Pennsyl-
I'll. Qaoican congressional dele
sceq itself squarely on rec
so} Of the Pennsylvania
Fsident Roosevelt's sue.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06
UNFORTUNATE NEGRO GIRL
Brutality Assaulted and Murdered
by UnkOnwn Party in Jacksonville.
(Times-Union.)

Marie Chase, a 16-year-Old negro
girl, was assaulted and murdered by
an unknown party between 5 and 6
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, but moth
ing was known of the terrible crime
until yesterday morning when the
body was discovered by wOrkmen.
The girl had b zen employed as a
servant by Mrs. ". H, Daney, 432
East Monroe street for several years,
and Tuesday afterh OOn, shortly after
5 o'clock, she left her work to go
home. No more vas seen of her
until yesterday ImOrning when her
body was found in a elump of bushes
near the old #. and ]. tracks and
Union street. Tuesday night when
the girl did pot arrive at the home
of her moth r, Laura Chase. 1857
Evergreen avknue, the police were
notified that $he was missing, but
at that item No one suspected foul
play. A searching party was formed
by negroes living in the nelghbOr-
hood and they d ssed the very spot
where the body vas found yesterday
morning.
/ The B9iy Found.
1t was shortly after. 6 O'clock Yes
terday morning when wOrkmeu, en-
ronte to their work. found the body
! in the bushes. y. ]. Purcell at once
went to police headquarters and no
ifed the auth1Fities and in a short
time Lieut. MORAN: with several pO-
ficemen and the County authorities
! we're on the scege, 1t was seen from
The surrOundingsthat the girl had put
up a strong fight for her life. The
bushes, had been trampled down
and most of heF clothing had been
torn of. One Of her shoes was found
Iby Lieut.. Roach Several feet from
where her bodylwas lying,
Justice Howell Notified
! Justice of the Peace L. D. Howell
in whose distdct the assault ant
murder occurred, was notified, and
visiting the scehe he mpaneIed &
coroner jury. (which, after yiewine
, 1.-The body, adjourned until 10 O'cloCh
this morning, when they will meet il
, Justice Howell s,ofice and hear wha
! evidence there il in connection Will
/ the case. The grl had been chOke(
TO death and tho finger prints of be-
, assailant were fresh on her throat
There was absolutely no clue as L
who committed the terrible crims
, and the authorities were at sea as t
! where to begin Op the case. One oil
nnoro woman. living near where tn
= body was found, stated that sh
: heard a girl scream, Tuesday after
noon. but beyond that she could tel
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-12-06

Money paid TO- ferTyman IS Ter
riage, but money paid to a cabman
is not cabbage.--Chicago News.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
SHERMAN DEFEATS
FRED A. STEWART
EX-Champion Wins First
Evenings Play-Match
Resumed Tonight.

Frank Sherman had little trouble de-
feating Fred Stewart last night in the
National Hotel parlOrs In the first even
ing's play Of the special match for a
side net Of 500 by a score OF Isl TO 81
sherman is giving Stewart a handicap
os 800 10 250
The ex-champion took the lead at the
start and, playing In great form. had
no difficulty in keeping IL. Stewart was
badly out Of form. and with the excep-
tiOn Of the last few fr" mes. when ne
finished strongly, seemed unable 10 pull
himself together. Toward the last. how
ever. he gained considerably and had
the match gone a longer distance. would
have undoubtedly cut down his OPP
ponents margin Of victory. At one time
the score stood 140 TO 50 IN favor Of Sher-
man.
The play will be resumed this evening.
and Stewart spent several hours in +. ep-
arau this morning. His practice work
was a great Improvement over that OF
last night. and his followers are predict
ing that even If sherman does win he
will have to put up his best game 70 do
so.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
CENTRAL EASILY
DEFEATS WESTERN
Team Work of Blue and
White Too Much for
Losers.

The Central High School girls basket
ball team overwhelmingly defeated the
seven from the Western High in the
formers gymnasium yesterday after
noon by the large score Of So TO S.
The team work Of the winning team
was perfect throughout, and the wear
ers of the red and white, though fight
Ing gamely all the time. failed TO make
any headway against the o street seven.
True, the losers were without the ser
vices OF one Of their regulars. but it Is
doubtful IL this loss would have made
the difference that the big score indi-
Gates.
The playing Of Miss Lacey, for West
ern, and Miss Cunningham and Miss
Wistar, for Central, We're the features.
Miss Lacey and Miss WilkIe scored ali
the points for their team. For Central.
Miss Cunningham made thirteen goals
and Miss Wistar ten. Western had
fouls called nine times. and. according
TO the rules, each foul gives the oppos-
ing team one point.
Miss Annette Smith and Miss Sander
lin refereed the contest. The lineup:
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

WOULDN'T RENEW SUBSCRIPTION

The bookkeeper of a spoI tsmen's pub
licatiOn received a letter one day from
an old subscriber, stating that he had
long read IL with interest and was
aware that il was time 10 renew his
subscription, but did not wish TO do so,
as he would not need il in the future.
! was not noted that the postmark was
that of a town in which a State prison
is located, but the postscript was elo-
quent. II said: "P. 81 am 70 be hung
next week. Forest and Stream.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

the bags and at short. He hits the bali
hard and gets away quickly. II he
only bats as well as CJutillOn expects
he will be a mighty popular youngsier
IN Washington this summer Ganley IS
not as large a man as might be eN-
pected for che who was obtained a. q
hitting Out'ielder, but size does not al
ways count. Willie keeler is no giant.
More on the Stahl Question.
Although they are loath u discuss the
subject there IS a general feeling that
Jake Stahi could not well play with
Washington this year, and save his
face, as the Chinese say. They realize
that his position would be embarrassing
at best and would be uncomfortable III he
time IN the season. The bleaCheriteS
and many OF the grand stand patrons
even in such liberal city as Washing
ton have a way of saying things no
man with red blood in his veins could
help resenting. and these Jeers would
be particularly hard on q man of StahI S
refined temperament,
lie was greatly liked by the players.
who consider that he was entirely the
victim OF circumstances by Ban John
sons stupidity in appointing him man
ager Of hard team to handle at a time
when he lacked the experience 20 hold
such job. They believe, like the Wash
inEton fans and baseball writer's. that "A
very promising player was probably
spoiled forever to make a very poor
manager.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
Simple Signals PERFECTLY Understood JOe CanGTons Susen
Central Elh School Basketball Team Defeats Western Sever


PHILADELPHIA, March ia match
that will be sure to arouse the keenest
interest among followers OF the boxing
game IN this city is that scheduled at
the National Athletic Club for this
evening
Spike Robson. the champion feather
weight Of England, and Young Erne.
admittedly the best boy at his weight
IN this city, viii meet in the wind-Up-
Erne. according 10 the articles Of
agreement. will have 10 DO 133 ringside.
at which weight he will have four or
FIVE pounds on the English champion,
who Will probably scale around rs
pounds. ETne who IS ambitious 10 be-
come the lightweight champion, mas
been taking the best Of care Of himself
for the past four months, and is faster
and stronger than ever.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
EVERYTHING READY
FOR A. B. CONGRESS

ST. LOUIS. March 1s.-Everything IS
in readiness for the annual tournament
Of the American Bowling Congress.
which meets here tonight. All prepara-
ions were completed yesterday
The hall, containing twelve new al
Ieys, was formally turned over 20 the
local association last night
FlVe-men teams only VIII bowl tonight.
Twelve starting at o'clock. and twelve
az 5-a1 Sunday the bowlers viii start
al p m The entries include pa five
men teams. I'll two-men teams. and
l'O16 individuals The business meetings
or the congress will be held during the
week, the ELECTION Of officers taking
place on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
ALL-HIGH TEAM WILL
MEET CAPRON CADETS

What promises to be an interesting
game Of basketball, is scheduled to take
place this evening at the National Guard
gym between the CaprOn Cadets and the
All-High School team, which is composed
OF players from the several high schools
OF Washington.
Capron Cadets lineup: Meyer and
WilkensOn, guards: Hammerly, center;
BnrrE and RObeN. forwards.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
LOCAL ATHLETES
At NORF ok MEET
The Times VIII Garry Story
and Complete Summary
of Events.

The second annual indoor field and
track games Of the Norfolk Young Mems
Club will be held this evening in Nor
folk. Besides representatives from
George Washington and Georgetown
there viii be a dozen or more Washing
ton athletes from the local high and
preparatory schools and athletic clubs in
the District. The Times will have a
complete story and summary OF the
meet from its special correspondent who
accompanied the Washington competi-
tors from this city TO Norfolk, in to-
mOrrOw's Sunday Times.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
VICTORY FOR YANKEES.

The Yankees added another victory to
their long list last night by defeating
the Alexandria A. c. reserves by As
TO (.
The features were the fine goal throw
ing Of Legge. the defensive work OF
WctZel, and the excellent passing OF the
Yankees. The Alexandria FIVE was
heavier than the Yankees. but team
work told the tale This is the second
the Yankees have taken from the Alex
dTia team.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

Kitson is sore on himself because he
did not come to Galveston from New
York by sea. which Is about the swell
est ocean voyage Of a week that ever
baDpered on the brinv. He is quite a
sailor, 70 hear him tell L. When he was
with the Baltimore team he went 10
the training quarters in Savannah from
Baltimore by sea. and II is said that he
is the player who spent half an hour
when the water was extra rough look
ing for the rest Of the bunch in the
ships billiard room.
Schlany is the high roller Of the bunch
In the winter he works in a bank in
his home town IN Ohio. and anybody
who has ever lived in a small place
knows the drag the boys who work In
the bank have at ali the candy pullings
and other social gatherings. They are
the real thing as quality people Schla-
fly is able TO get IN and oGt OF the JOB
because his father and uncle are presl-
dent and cashier of the institution.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
SLO70 Pitchers Cause
Worry to Teammates
rs Well is to Fans
By THOMAS S. RICE.

cause he was too far above the low
grOunders and lost too much time bend
ing for them. But the public can't re-
member that and Nil has 10 take the
JOsning.
The little mans heart was filed with
glee when Nig Perrine joined the club.
lie thought he had at last found a man
who was shorter than himself and who
would have 70 take the gan he had been
receiving. Alas for George, They have
not measured vet, but fl Is a safe bet
larger than half as big. is still half an
inch or 50 70 the good over Mil.
Kittredge and his Jokes are soreiy
missed on this trip. Kit is one OF the
best story tellers not only IN baseball
but IN the country, and he could kill
more time and keep more people in
better humOr with his jokes and rem
eled with team. Also, he was always
willing 10 argue the fine points of the
game and illustrate HIS contentious with
an experience Of scOI- OF years In the
major leagues Much Of the talking he
LIl stuck long after u might have been
supposed 10 have been forgotten, and
was big help, especially 70 the young
er players and those whose only idea Of
baseball had been TO hit 'em out on all
occasions.
Treasurer willy Fowler does a little
practicing in catching and funEO bat
ting in the mornings. He gets most OF
his exercise lodging the numerous balls
iu plav around him. This is not so easy
as IL looks With six or seven sets Of
men catching near you and occasionally
making wild throws. II takes an expert
enced man 20 mix in the excitement
without being cracked on the head now
and then by a bum shoot
one of the most remarkable sights in
the world is 20 be seen in Galveston al
the present time. The entire level OF
the city on the side facing the Gulf OF
Mexico Is being raised to The level Of
the sea wall In some places this grad
ing amounts 10 seventeen feet Six OF
the largest dredges In existence. brought
here from Holland, are engaged In
pumping sand and water from The bot
tom Of the gull onto the city proper
The water runs of, leaving the sand as
hard and as firm as that on the rest
Of the island. and the made ground is
no different from the other, as the
island is nothing but sand bank. any
how
Houses. mostly frame. are standing
on nearly all the surface which is be-
ing thus aTunCially elevated When the
engineers Announce that they are ready
10 go 10 work on a certain section.
everybody gets jackscrews. hoists his
bee reached by the grading, and lets the
ground be made under him Even large
stone and brick buildings are thus 70
be seen perChcd from five 70 ten feet up
in the air. waiting for the foundation
10 come 20 them,
Not only the houses. but the fences
and everything else around the place
are out on stills Good soil being
rarity and generally brought here from
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

one of the crying shames of the age,
~ ~ ~ o'Eeo % IN ~ ~, -. o.
strongly fortify Galveston II this Couu-
try is ever attacked by a hostile feet.
this city vii! be- the first point the
enemy will try 10 capture. New York
would have 10 wait. The reason for
this is that once taken, the mattresses
on the beds In the Galveston hotels
would furnish a vast supply Of armor-
piercing material. which would be In
Valuable 10 our COuntry's foe or, re-
versing the thing the enemy could sew
the mattresses together and use them
for shield from behind which they
could pour their mcrCilcss fire, while
not a siXtcen-inch gun IN our navy
" WOULD be able TO make any impression
on their rampant.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

the mainland or some other section Of
the island, many ladies with pet flower
gardens have even hOisted them along
with the rest of the family possessions.
and the stranger IS inclined 70 join the
prOhibitiOnists when he comes around
the corner and behOlds palm trees,
flowers. and garden sass growing mer-
The sidewalks street car tracks, sewer
and gas and water pipes, in fact, all
that can be elevated, is raised, and
with the layer of water and wet sand
below you are reminded OF the old lake
Z yellers OF Switzerland
As the dredges go ahead they exca-
vate great canals reaching into the city.
caused by the sucking Up Of material
u grade the city, but when the main
work is completed the process Will be
reversed. and the dredges will slowly
Withdraw, filling the canals behind them
10 a level with the rest OF the land, and
allowing that much more space for the
building Of houses.
The stoTm-bred food that overwhelm-
ed Galveston on September S. 1900. rose
70 twelve feet above the sea, and that
was the highest point known in the his
tory OF the coast since white men first
landed BY raising the city's minimum
level seventeen feet Il IS thought that
all danger OF another flood will be for
ever obviated- The citizens and big cor
porat!Ons evidently take this view, FOR
land values acA jumping, and the trade
Of the port is Increasing enormously.
The grading has been going on since
1904, and will require about two more
years before It Is completed. The work
up 20 March 1 had cost 81. .952. go IS, which
is about half what the entire job Will
cost.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

\sYsTED right as to quail
q ity and design and
has been thoroughly shrunk-the
question of show It shall be made!"
naturally arises.
To talk separately about each
style would be like attempting 20
describe a basket OF country eggs.
They're all gOOd-yet there's a dill
ference in every one OF them.
Among Bieber-Kaufman styles will
be found one that was originated
for your particular figure. II you're
n "cOmer"-Want natty, brOad-shOul-
dered, peg-legged stun Of nifty tex
ture, it's here-if you fancy the
more conservative type we can sup
ply it.
There's 4 difference in each de-
sign-sOme slight peculiarly Of
style that distinguishes Il from the
usual ready-tO-Wear.
We're going to tell YOU about
these differences part by part. Lis
ten TO tOmOTrOW's chat.
Bieber.Kaufman 9 Co.,
Down by the Navy yard,
9O1-909 Eighth st. S. E.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

George Nil has been kidded so much
about beng such an abbreviated speci-
men Of humanity that il makes him
weary to discuss the matter with him.
Lack OF stature is rather q help to
shOrtstOps. AItizeT wes not as good as
he should have been IN the position be-
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
Charley Jones' First Crac..:..

Charley Jones had his first crack at
the ball today and began right of by
employing his wonderful theory Of bat
ting. The theory slipped a cog and he
promptly struck out To encourage him
he was allowed a fourth strike and
knocked what would have been a three
bagger.
Perrine is a quick and nimble little
fellow who Is active and alert both on
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

This has been an exceptionally warm
winter In Galveston. and there have been
few days when surf bathing was not
only done. but was popular. There IS q
sort Of young COncy Island on the sea
wall and the lighthouses are open for
business the year around There was
not a day after February when rhe
temperature Uf the water was below c.
degrees. and only one day when the
temperature OF the air was below 6S de-
grees- The Washington ball players
are finding the water as warm and as
pleasant here now as IL will be at At
lanJC City in midsummer
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

Field goals-Barry, .; Hammerly. 3:
Robey. .; Zannelli, lie Duce, 2: Polly
hemus. ?. and Fort Free tOsses-Ham-
merly, 2. and La Duce, 2. Referee-Nr.
Gass. Timers-Sergts. Sprague and Rob
inson. SCOrer-Mr. Hubbard.
The Washington times., 1907-03-16
CAPRON CADETS WIN.

The Capron Cadets won from the
Western High School bays basketball
team last night by Il TO Il. The line
The Washington times., 1907-03-16

Galveston does the second largest ex-
port business OF any Of the ports In the
country. according to the way the ma
uNe5 give the statistics. and they tell
you tuiS about half a minute after meet
ing you. Ia this section they have tnc
local enthusiasm craze up To the shoot
ing p0lnt, and knockers are not poyu-
lar. II a n an does not like Galveston
ne should wait until he gets To Houston
before saying so such q policy helps
toward a merry old age.
Also, their f3VOrlte topic Of COnvcr-
satiCn is the really great sea wall, and
they are chsry about discussing the ter
riblr disaster which caused the wall 10
be built. As an illustration 81 the
crafty way in which they boost the
Citya game. "A newspaper man who was
showing me around today pointed Ou'
ali The splendid improvements that have
been made or are being made the new
streets. and especially the fine points
Df the sea vail / asked him about the
food several times, but he always shied.
Finally, he told ne chat before i LETT
he would make me q present OF a hand
sOmciy illustrated book telling all about
the flood but that / would understand
the conditions better DO ] first impTrE-
mated my mind with all that has been
done since then In other words, he
Wan,ed me 10 be so impressed with cnc
present prosperity and safety OF The
city that the edge would be taken or
the horrors of tie flood That's going
some in the way OF pushing a good thing
along.