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Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29
STORRS ISN'T CERTAIN.

Il
Editor Storrs, of the DeFuniak
Breeze. has been fixing his time to
declare himselt>fn the matter of his
gubernatorial candidacy suggested by
the Pensacola JoNrnal some weeks
ago. and in the last issue of his paper
he has a deliverap ee on the subject
state of indecisiSh on the question
Apparently he not hopeful, but he
neither acceptS nor declines, and he
may yet have TO be reckoned with as
a candidate for Governor of Florida.
He talks about the matter with his
characteristic Plainness and force,
and what he says is entitled to re-
production by his contemporaries.
From his article We take the follow
ing:
MIR. Storrs neyer has believed, and
does not believe NOW, that any man
has right to e candidate for the
Office of Governor of Florida, or for
any other Office, for that matter. of
his own initiative. He believes en-
phatically insthe doctrine of the office
seeking the man, to that extent, at
least, that there shall be a desire ex-
pressed by the people that he shall
become a candidate. When that de-
sire has been ext PRESSED to that extent
that an announcement is justified,
then the man owes it to those people
and to the people at large to let his
position upon the questions at issue
become knoYn. that the voters may
have a proper knowledge to enable
them to cast their votes intelligently
for him or for such other candidate
as better suits their idea of fitness for
the position. Mr.. Storrs has no apoto-
gies to make for having been a Popu-
list Aslsuch he stood forethose very
things in State politics which have
since been enacted, some of them, at
least, into law under the influences
set at work by the Populist party.
In Natiopal politics he stood for
those principles upon which Bryan
has twice been a candidate for Presi-
dent, and which make Roosevelt the
popular hdH today-they are prac-
tically ideS tical His position on
most quekdons which will be issues
in the cdming campaign are fairly
we'll known. He has strong views
on some Questions which never have
been ISSUES in this State, such as
separation of State and local taxa
ton, the present pension law, COM
pulsory education, good roads, child
labor laws and like matters, which
any one who cares to know may find
out by the asking. To sum it up.
while the kindly expressions of the
press are appreciated to the fullest
extent, there has not yet been that ex-
preston that would justify him IN
becoming an announced candidate
for the position of governor. and. to
quote again from the Breeze oc
August LIST, the conditions are not
such that the probability of his be
coming a candidate is interfering
with his plans for going fishing"
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29

Mr.. Bryan says that if he is NOM
mated for President, be wants no ma
tional committee tsdirect the cam
paign nor any csnpaign fund collect
ed. There is~a delightful suggestion
of Jeffersosfan simpI city in that idea.
but we. fear it won'f>work in these
degenerate Republican days.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29

Short Talks in, the Times-Union,
voices the best thought OF the press
and people of FLORIDA on the subject
IN the following:
When men Nare advocating what
they would like 10 persuade the rest
of the world is "a truly righteous
cause. why do they so often become
splenetic over il? Is there any real
connection betFeen goodness and the
spleen? Are BE not also all prone
to mistake the effects of an eugorged
liver for spirituality? 1t does seem
to work on some Florida editors that
way, especially ht1he end of the long
summer when Fhe liver is most like
~ to be disOTdtred. Come, let Us ali
concede that temperate argument is
better than Incorporate denunciatiOn,
and that the mJn who differs in opin-
ion from ourselves may really, IN
his own estimation at least. if not
in fact, have s9lid foundation for his
'hereticaF beliefs
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29

The real and personal property of
Tampa is assessed this year at
s13,44S,416.2S, $&ich is consider
ably more that million dollars in
crease overy1ast year. Good for
Tampa.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29

Gen. Gilchrkt, Hpn. JEFF. Browne
and Attorney GspSrhl Ellis. all can
didates for pEs6Nsnt State offices,
express theYsseKes sEongly in favor
of early Sefmaries nexS>year. By all
meansLet us not needleSsly prolong
the agony.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29
THE LIVE OAK PUBLISHING COMPANY

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT will be
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States, passage prepaid, fer $500
per year; $3.50 for six months;
s1.25 for three months, or SO cents
for five weeks, in advance. De-
Hvered to any part of the city, by
carrier. for 10 cents per week
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29

Yesterday was doubtless the hap
piest Thanksgiving pay Editor Car
ter, of the JacksS6ville Metropolis.
ever spent, for mafked his restOra-
ton to healtK after IQng and dan
gerous illRess. His thanksgiving
was of NO perfunctory nature.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29

Governor Blanchard, OF Louisiana
has sent word to every sheriff in that
State TO begin at once a strict en-
forcemenJfof the vagrancy laws.
THAT'S ap elegant message for every
G9Ner90r in the, South to send out.
The Tagrant problem is the very
greStest peril that confronts the
fSSGthern States today \Crime be-
yond measure turks in it, and if We
don't soIYe it that crime Will over
whelm us in a few years more. Our
financial ills are paitry in comparison
with this question of yaSrancy and
crime
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-29

A certain woman joined The
Don't Worry CLUB. aud then worried
herself nearly/to death about the
payment other dues.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
FOREIGN SAILORS WIN.
Have Their Innings in the Events at
 Jamestown.

Norfolk Va, May 2.-Foreign sailors had their innings in the Jamestown ex- position races between crews in Hamp- ton Roads to-day, and in two of the three contests the American sailors failed of a place.
 England, Austria, Argentina and Germany all won honors in the second and third races, the first place being easily captured by the tars of Eng land in both events with the Germans as their closest contestants. But the Americans had the first race all to themselves. It was free for all af- fair and the seventeen entries repres- ented nearly every class of naval ten- der that is propelled by oars.
 Summaries:
 First race, free for all, r entries, three miles-Indiana, 26 minutes, IS seconds, won; Kearsage, 26:23, second; Kentucky, 2S;SO, third.
 Second, gigs, 15 entries, two miles Good Hope (Br) 1929, won; sargient (Argentina) 1S:55 second; Peterborough, (Br) 19 minutes, third.
 Third, service cutters, 2 miles, IS en- tries-Argyll (Br) 1851, won; St. George tAustrian) 1854; Bremen (Ger.) IS minutes, third.
 Tomorrow the preliminaries for the Prince Louis of Batten bergcup races will be held and on Saturday the win. ner in the trial will meet the crack British crew from the Argyll.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
THREE HOURS IN AIR.
HawIey and Stevens Reach Altitude Oi
 Mile and Half

St. Louis, May 2.-A balloon trip of almost three hours duration and de- void of mishaps was made to-day by Alan R. Hawley and Leo Stevens of New York, in the Orient, the balloon in which Mir. Hawley made his trip alone to Carrollton, Ills, last Satur- day.
 The Orient got splendid start, ris- ing straight up until nortawesrerly air current was encountered at nn al- titude of about 2,OOO feet. The two aeronauts were plainly visible and could be distinguished throwing out sand in their efforts to rise in the ai",
 Finally the balloon passed from view and late this afternoon MT Haw,ey telephoned that they had landed in a field about eight miles northwest of St. Louis. He stated that aftec rass- ing through the clouds the warmth from the sun expanded the gas and the balloon reached an altitude If mile and three-quarters. After drifting slowly for almost three hours the aro- nouts decided to land as thay were covering no distance
 The defated balloon was shipped back to St. Louis tonight and the aeronauts returned.
 MT. Stevens will proceed to Washing ton, where he will ascend in a govern ment balloon next week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
WOODRUFF ON
 'JUNKETING TRIP Answers Criticisms of The Recent Excursion to
 Jamestown.
HOW IT WAS PAID FOR
Private Citizens In Party Had Advanced State
 $25,O ,OOO.

Governor Rollin s. Woodruff was the principal speaker at the annual ban quet of the Torrington Wheel club in that city last night, and in the course of his speech referred to criticisms made of the recent trip of the governor and party to the Jamestown exposi- tion. He began by saying that two years ago the general assembly was asked to interest itself in the James, town exposition, and did so to the ex- tent of appropriating S25,O0O to provide for Connectlcut's participation in the exposition.
 A commission was appointed and this money was expended to the best ad- vantage long before the present legis- lature had met It was later found, said the governor, that this amount was not adequate, and after he had been elected, and before the legislature had convened, Governor Woodruff said he had been in conference with the president of the exposition, at which conference 1t was suggested that twen- ty-fve Connecticut men be asked to contribute $1,O0O each, relying on the generosity of the incoming legislature to make it good.
 When the legislature met it appro- priated enough money to cover fully all expenses, and, in addition, $15,0OO for the dedication of the Connecticut building In connection with the ex- penses, Governor Woodruff said that no invitations were sent out, but any one was invited to join the party who would pay his own expenses. Outside of those who responded to the general invitation those who went as the off, cial party were the governor, his staff, United States senators and congress- men, and the twenty-five contributors. Criticism had been made, he said, on the taking of private citizens, but the private citizens were the men who con- trihnted the S25,000. In closing he said:
 The state of Connecticut is nothing more nor less than a great business corporation, and on account of its great industries Is more so than a majority of the other states.n He then went on to explain, saying that every dollar expended at the exposition by the state would be repaid many times over to the merchants and business men of the state, through the fact that Connecti- cut and her products would become better known and find a larger de- mand for her output.
 < Other guests and speakers were Con- Nyressmen J. Adam Bede, of Minnesota; avid J. Foster, of Vermont, and E. J. HlM, of Connecticut; Isaac B. Potter, Resident of the Motor Cycle League of America, and State Highway Commis- sioner James H. Macdonald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
CARPENTER SEEN
 ON EAST SHORE Escaped Insane Criminal was Walking Toward
 Stony Creek.
CAPTURE IS EXPECTED
Posse From Middletown In sane Retreat on His
 Trail.

Word was received in this city last evening that William Carpenter, who escaped with William H. Tucker from the Connecticut hospital for the insane at Middletown Tuesday morning, was seen yesterday afternoon between 3 and o'clock walking from Pine Orchard to Stony Creek, It is expected that he will be captured soon.
 Carpenter and Tucker escaped from the insane retreat Tuesday morning by jumping out of window in the recrea- tion room to the ground, a distance of fifteen feet. The men. 1t is thought. then traveled down the Connecticut river and have been walking back and forth since. When Carpenter escaped from the institution he was bare-head- ed wore a grey check suit and a pair of yellow slippers. Tucker was seen yesterday by several people who did not know who he was until the posse, which had followed in the search of the escaped men, within five minutes cerning the insane men. Tucker had stopped at number of houses trying to get a pair of shoes. but the people, either unsympathetic or aware that something was wrong with the man, re- fused him them. Carpenter told these people that his feet hurt and that he must have pair of shoes,
 Carpenter started for this city from Branford Tuesday night, but either cold feet or sore feet caused him to change his plans.
 Men from the Middletown retreat were in this city yesterday afternoon inquiring about the men. but as word had not been received here up to that time about the men nothing could be told them.
 Both Carpenter and Tucker have es- cfped from the retreat before Tucker was sent to the retreat for attempting to kill his wife in Hartford several years ago. He had not been in that institute more than year when he escaped. He walked to this city and then eluded capture here by hiding In a box car and riding to New York. He was captured and sent back to Middle town.
 Tucker is a fine looking man, about thirty years old, five feet eight inches tall and weighing about ITO pounds. He has red cheeks and the upper part of his nose Is somewhat f1attened.
 Carpenter Is a man about thirty years of age, five feet seven inches in height. He has a small sandy nous tache.
 Tucker, although insane, Is harmless, but Carpenter Is decidedly the reverse.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
CITY PAYS s5,OOO
ON NEW LIBRARY SITE.
Goes to Mrs. Caroline H. Trowbridge as Part of
 $75,OOO Due.

At the weekly meeting of the board of finance last night Controller Rowe was authorized to pay Mrs. Caroline H. Trowbridge $500O as the first install men on her property at 59 Elm street which the city has purchased for li- brary site. The purchase price Is s75.- Ooo. of which sum $SOOOO is to be paid Mrs. Trowbridge The city agrees to use only forty feet of her property dur ing her life time, the rest to fall to the city after her death and on payment to her estate of the remaining $45,O00 This arrangement gives her the life use of the house. The remaining $25.OOC payable to Mrs. Trowbridge will be due on September of this year
 Although the terms of the purchase allows them the use of the house and property until next December, 1t is said that the Bristol family may vacate the house at the corner of Elm and Temple streets by September 16, which is also the date on which the final payment of $70,000 to them for the property is | due.
 | It Is hardly possible that the actual work on the construction of the new memorial library can be begun before next spring.
 Formal notice of the result of the suit the city brought against the Con- solidated railway company for failure to pay one-half share for the con struction of the asphalt pavement on West Chapel street in 1904 was received by the board, By this judgment the city is awarded $33, ,2SO,15 and costs of $96
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
PEARL ST. EXTENSION. ALDERMEN MAY OPPOSE Position of the Three Yale Graduates on Board
 in Doubt.

Mayor Studley stated last night that he would issue call for a meeting Of the board of aldermen, Monday night. There is considerable business to come up before this meeting, Chief among the matters may be mentioned the Pearl street extension. As a favorable report has been made on the petition 1t seems probable that some opposi- ton will be. encountered when the mat ter comes to a vote before the board. An influential citizen who Is much in- terested in 1t stated that he feared that the three Yale graduates who arc mem bers of the, board might vote against it. The three men referred to are Alder- men Townsend, Curtiss and Woodford.
 Alderman Townshend was asked for statement of his views last night but refused to say anything further than that he thought the project would cost the city more than those who are push ing 1t think.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
ANNUAL BANQUET WESLEYEN LEAGUE Speeches on Past and Future Work of This
 Society.
FIRST WORK IS DONE.
Leage Now Interested in The Missions of New
 Haven.

The second annual banquet of the Twentieth Century, Wesleyan League, was held last night at the First Meth odist Episcopal church. The large room below the main auditorium was decorated and set with a number of long tables, seating about 24O mem bers. The banquet was served by the ladies of the First church. The Twen- tieth Century League is now in it's seventh year and embraces all the Methodist Episcopal churches in New Haven and vicinity. In 1900 the or~ ganizatlon was effected for the purpose of clearing all the Methods Episcopal churches in the immediate vicinity of New Haven of all incunlbrance on property This work meant the rais- ing of S70,000 and was wholly accomp- lished at the end of the third year. Since that time the league has kept up it's organization and has turned its ef- forts towards philanthropic work.
 MT. Henry H. Benedict, president of the league, who was expected to pre- oitO ct AdSt, ilE4it . Dd4lquSl WdS uOL able to be present and the duties of his office were taken up by Mir. John r. Manson.
 Several of the speakers last night ex- pressed regret that the president was kept away from the celebration and said that great credit was due to him for the work which the league has been able to accomnlish
 MT. John F. Manson delived the well coming address. He said that the league had given ample proof of it's value and that it's work and annual banquet should be kept up. Through the league all the Methodists could be bound together and could accomplish much more in the way of missionary and philanthropic work than the same number of churches working separate ly Rev. w, A. Richard spoke on "The League" He reviewed the past his- tory of the work first The primary purpose of the league, that of raising money for church debts, had been ac- complished. In 1903 the jubilee which marked the achievement of the first object was held in the First church For the next two years the league was
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
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FREIGHT CONGESTION.
Yard Blockade in Waterbury Complete
 Strikers Firm.

Yard Blockade in Waterbury Complete
 Strikers Firm.
 Waterbury, May 2.-The freight con- gestion which began on April 29 as the result of strike among the platform men on the Naugatuck division, and followed day later by the strike of the freight handlers at the Highland division sheds, becomes worse with each passing day.
 The yard blockade is complete. Big shipments of perishable stuff such as vegetables, have been cancelled in New York, because they spoil before reach ing here, and fruit sent through by ex- press Is commanding high prices Mer- chants out of certain lines of goods, which have been shipped here and are somewhere in the yards, have grown impatient at the delay, and there is talk of sending a committee to New Haven in the effort to induce the New Haven road to either end the strike or put on sufficient gangs both day and night to relieve the present conditions.
 The strikers remain firm in their de- termination not to confer with Assist the Superintendent J. H. Dunn, but many are willing to go back under the shed boss collectively rather than one by one as individuals, which, 1t is as- serted, Assistant Superintendent Dunn insists upon, if they are taken back at all Most of the manufacturers loaded directly into box cars during the day, but little freight was moved
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
BILLS KILLED
 BY THE HOUSE All So-Called County Com missioner Matters Dis
 posed Of. PEOPLE NOT TO ELECT Measure That the Judges Appoint Also Voted
 Down.
PEOPLE NOT TO ELECT

Hartford, May 2,-The first all-day session of the house since the opening of the present session of the legislature was held to-day. adjournment coming late this afternoon after the transac- tion of considerable important busi- ness. All the so-called county commits sioner matters were disposed of, the legislative decks being cleared, there fore, of bills of considerable interest to the people of the state as a whole. With the killing of two bills this aft ernoon and one yesterday, all proposed legislation looking toward a change in the method of choosing these county officers, as far as one branch of the general assembly is concerned, is done for this session and the remaining irl- terest in the bills now lies in antici- pating the coming action of the senate regarding them.
 The bills that died to-day were those providing for the election of the coun- ty commissioners by the people and the appointment of the commissioners by the judges of the superior court. The interest in the former bill was keen, and it died out only after the,v was taken On motion of MT. Gum, of Milford, the vote on this bill was talk en by ayes and nays. The vote was on the acceptance of the committees un- favorable report and the rejection Of the bill The bill was defeated by vote of 104 to 53. The only democrat voting for the acceptance of the com mittee's report was MT. Ingalls,, of Litchfield county.
 The bill calling for the appointment of the county commissioners by the superior court was defeated by a vive voce vote immediately after the other vote was taken.
 The debate on the county commits sioner matters began at 11.30 o'clock as the order of the day. MT. Latimer, of Groton, said that he favored the re- bort of the committee and the rejec- ton of the bills, as did Representative Smith, of Hartford. MT. Broadbent, of Hamden, also favored the present method, as did Mir Burnes, of Green wich; MT Quintard, of Norwalk; MT. Richardson, of North Stonington, and MT. Kingsbury, of Coventry. Those who favored putting the matter in the hands of the people during the m0rn- ing session were MT. Dunn, of Willi- mantle; Mfr. Connor, of Enfield; MT. Boucher of Bridgeport MT. Gardner, of Southington, and MT. Noone. of Vernon.
 There was recess for an hour and the house reconvened at 2:15, with few members in their seats. Tn few mo- ments, however, quorum was pres- ent. Some senate matters were dis posed of, and Speaker Tilson again called for the reading of the county nommissioner measures. Mir. Phelan, of Bridgeport, spoke in favor of the election by the people, while Represent- ative Heineman, of Meriden and MT. Allerton, of Middlebury upheld the re- port of the committee.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
WILL SEE QUINCY.
Boston Man to Be Asked to Tell What
 He Knows.

New York, May 2-Robertson Honey, counsel for W. O. Douglass, who is ac- cued of robbing the Trust Company or America, following a conference with Assistant District Attorney Murphy to- day, announced that he would go to Boston and see his brother-in-law, Josiah Quincy.
 Oliver M. Dennett, who is also impli- cated in the robbery, attempted, it is understood, to retain MT. Quincy as counsel. Mr. Honey stated that he would inquire of Mir Quincy whether the latter was willing to come to New York and tell the district attorney what he knows if anything of the case.
 MT Murphy said to-day that the cases of Douglass and Dennett might go to the grand jury on Monday next,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-03
PROPOSED NEW HOTEL.
Everything Progressing Finely for the
 New Enterprise.

Matters regarding the erection of a fine hotel in New Haven are progress ing finely, and the building of the structure is fully assured. The plans of the architects for tho structure are fast progressing, and announcement of details can be made in a very few days. A number of names have been men toned in some of the papers of New Haven men who were stated to be con- nected with this fine new enterprise, but 4 is learned from New York par ties who came to this city yesterday that F. s. Butterworth & Go. are sole ly directing the new enterprise,