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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
MYSTERY IS
MADE CLEAR
Loss of a Ticket Leads to
Various Surrnises of
Tragic Nature.
BY Associated Press.

New York, July 1.-The mystery
surrounding the supposed disappear
ance of Sidney Moss, manufacturers
agent of Toronto. Canada, for whom
the police last night sent out a gener-
al alarm, was cleared up today when
the White Star Steamship Company
announced that a wireless message
had been received from the steam
ship Celtic that Sidney Moss had lost
his ticket The company wired the
purser to pass Mr.. Moss without
ticket.
Mr.. Moss arrived in New York on
June % and went to local hotel.
Last Wednesday he left the hotel, says
Ing he was going to Europe on the
Celtic which sailed Thursday morn
ing. Mr. Moss baggage was put
aboard the ship. Last Thursday
evening a hat and coat were found in
an uptown apartment house contain
Ing papers and a ticket for Europe,
evidently belonging to Sidney Moss,
81 Toronto. The police were called
and search was made for the miss
ing man.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
THE LAW To
be RESISTED
Corporations Proposing to
Attack the Public Utili-
ties Law of N. Y.
Special to The Journal.


New York, July IA system of
corporation regulation more radical
than any now in force in the entire
country, embraced in the provisions
of the public service commission law,
became effective in this state to-day.
The act gives the commissions al
most unlimited powers over the pub
lie service corporations, and 1t gives
the governor equally unlimited pow
ers over the commissions. Any mem
Der of either commission may be re-
moved by the governor upon evidence
of neglect of duty, misconduct in
Office or a general charge of ineff1-
cheney. Five members comprise the
public utilities commission for the
metropolitan district, each of whom
is to receive a salary of $4,000 "a
year. BY the terms of the act. the
rapid transit commissioners, the state
railroad commissioners, the commits
sioners of gas and electricity and the
state inspector of gas meters are re-
tired from the public service to-day.
Preparations are being made to test
the validity of the law in the courts
by means of a suit to be brought in
the names of the taxpayers who will
complain that the bill is unconstitu-
tionaI, inasmuch as the burden of the
expense falls on the taxpayers, who
have no voice in the appointment OF
the commissioners
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
UNIFORM ACCOUNTING
BY ALL RAILROADS

Washington, July by the uni
form accounting system devised by
the interstate commerce commission,
under authority of the rate law, the
railroads of the entire country will
after to-day be compelled to classify
their accounts under the heads of
operating revenues, operating ex-
penses, locomotive. car and train
miles and expenditures for road and
equipment. BY means of this sys-
tenn it will be possible to bring up
to date a valuation of the physical
property of a road made at any pre-
vieus time. Where annual reports
only were required, with no penalty
attaching for refusal to make them as
full as desired the commission is now
in a position to demand full and COM
plete monthly or special reports and
to gain access at any time to the
books of any railroad company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
BURGLARS At
WARRINGTON
Entered Store of Chris.
Reilly and Got Away
With Goods.

Another robbery occurred at War
rington Saturday night or Sunday
morning, when thief or thieves
broke into the store of Chris. Reilly
and got away with a quantity of wear
ing apparel The robbery was dis
covered Sunday morning by the rear
door being found open, and when the
proprietor entered he foun3 shoes.
and clothing of all descriptions scat
tered about the floor. The thief had
evidently desired only complete out
fit for himself and in securing il had
some trouble finding the right sizes.
An examination showed that two
suits of underwear. a hat. pair OF
shoes, pantaloOns and shirts had been
stolen. There is no clue TO the par
ties committing the robbery. The
back door was opened by prying some
boards from the side of the building.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
BIC HAUL BY
P|CkPOCkETS
Two "Jostle Artists" Daring
ly Rob a Steamship
Line Messenger.
BY Associated Press.

Montreal, July IA number OF
pickpockets, who have been operating
in Montreal for the last few weeks
made their biggest haul on Saturday,
when they got away with $500 Ger
aid Murray, messenger of the Allan
Steamship line, was sent to the bank
to draw out the weeks pay for the
employees. On returning to the
Office and entering through revolv-
ing door, Murray and the man ac-
companying him found their way
blocked by two well-dressed men at
tempting TO leave the Office through
the compartment by which Murray
was entering. There was some jost-
ling, which ended by the two men
backing out and apoligiZing for this
mistake. Murray went TO deliver the
money to the cashier, but found the
large envelope in wniS. it was con-
tanned, and which he carried in his in
side coat pocket, was gone.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
A Middle-Aged White Man
is Lynched at Dalton
for an Assault.
His Victim Was His 9-Year-
Old Step-Daughter, His
Wife the Accuser.
BODY FOUND YESTERDAY MORN.
ING HANGING FROM A RAIL.
ROAD WADUcT-TAE CROWD
HELD UP OFFICERS OF THE
LAW, FORCING THEM TO GO
WITH THE LYNcHERs.
Ry ASSOCIATED Press.

Dalton, Ca, July dock Posey, a
middle aged white man, the self-con-
fessed assaulter Of his nfne-year old
stepdaagffeT, was taken from the
whitfield county Jail here between l
and 2 o'clock this morning and
hanged to a railroad yiaduct in the
middle of the city and his body was
found there at daylight.
Posey on the way to his death, adj
mited his crime, but said he did not
mean to harm the girl" The crowd
consisting of about twenty-five men,
marched to the Jail, covered the of
ficials with guns and took the pris'
oner On the way to the scene of the
hanging several policemen were forced
to accompany the cred, but not a
shot was fired.
Posey, who lived with his family
some miles from town, brought the
girl here after the crime and accused
another man of the assault. Posey's
wife declared the truth. however, and
admitted that he made an attempt ia
assault his victims elder sister about
week ago.
The victim is in a seriously condi-
ton, but hopes are entertained Of her
recovery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02

BY STATE
Italy Takes Over Ownership
of Telephone System
in the Nation.
Rv AssocIated Press.
Special to The Journal,


Rome, July 1.-All of the telephone
systems in Italy, heretofore owned by
seventy-four different companies, to-
day passed into the control of the
government and Will be administered
by the postmaster general. All of the
urban exchanges have been purchased
outright for about $4,000, 900 The
present staff will be retained for a
year pending the definite settlement
of the new regime. Salaries will be
higher than those paid by private cor
poratIons, which have led to much
complaint, and to the meagreness OF
which has been attributed the de-
ficiencies in the service. Prices of
service will not be reduced at pres
ent although reduction will like
Iy- be made later on. The present
rate in Rome is not unusually high,
being only about S34 year for the
ordinary subscriber. 1t is believed
that numerous improvements in ser
vice will be effected by the govern
ment within a short time. as was the
case in railroad service during the
two years of state management.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
Very Interesting Testimony
Adduced Yesterday in
the Haywood Case.
FRIEDMAN TELLS OF THE ACTION
OF DETECTIVES, AND LAWYER
OF CRIPPLE CREEK, WHO
RATES INSTANCES OF A MISUSE
OF FORCE.
BY Associated Press.

Boise, Idaho, July Morris Fried
man, the young Russian stenograph-
er, formerly employed by Pinkerton's
Denver Agency, was again to-day the
central figure in the Haywood tSi6r
More than half of the day>>was oc.
cupied in reading copies sf correspon-
dence Friedman ookSfrom Pinkerton
records, principally reports of secret
agents operating as spies among un-
ion men of many camps, showing
complete surveillance of the doings
of the Western Federation of Miners
and the United Mine Workers God
of America during 10000
The letters were admitted, without
objection, in support of the counter
claims of the defense that the Pink
erton agency conspired to destroy
the Western Federation and the lives
of its leaders.
Under cross examination. Friedman
said the documents were not stolen.
because originally obtained by fraud
and deceit Of the secret service men.
James l. Wallace. an attorney of Grip
pie Creek, who served with the
militia during the strike, related liz
stances tending to show miSus of the
militia by the mine owners and gave
criminal records of some of the gun
fighters imported by mlne owners, of
footing of the union stores anG the
newspaper Office and svCre that K. Q.
Sterling, the chief detective for the
mine owners, fired the first shot in
the Victor riot, the day of the indie
pendence station explosion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
Probable Aftermath of the
Present Feeling of
Hostility.
NO ONE, 1T is SAID, BELIEVES
THERE WILL BE WAR, THOUGH
SOME SYSTEMATIC ACTS OF
REPRIsAL ARE REGARDED AS
ENTIRELY PROBABLE, If NOT
ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN.
BY Associated Press.

Toxic. July 1.-The impression is
growing here that the anti-Japanese
sentiment and demonstrations in San
Francisco are the outcome of deep
X laid plan based upon racial opposi-
lion and the recent developments ap-
rarently support this impression. The
newspapers here, which have several
correspondents of American national
ity in San Francisco, have ceased to
receive news from them No explana-
ton was offered for the discontin-
uance of news dispatches, but the i'm
preston here is that pressure is
brought to bear upon the correspond
ents in San Francisco not to serve
the Japanese papers. The fear is ex-
pressed that the danger point will
soon be reached.
Although war is not dreamed of, the
mutual feelings of good will and
friendship will be seriously alienated
if prompt measures are not taken to
allay the general indignation here
against the latest discrimination IN
San Francisco which, according to
Japanese contention, is fragrant
violation of treaty rights.
Apparently certain measures of re-
taliation are seriously being con-
iiempl2ted by influential men in bust
ness and political circles. Just what
action will be taken has not yet de-
veIoped, hut a boycott against Ameri-
cancaE goods, it is believed, will GER
tainly be one of the steps taken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
BOARD FROM
QUARAN TINE
Marine Hospital Service
Orders Change in the
Present Method.
PORT PHYSICIAN AND HIS AsSIS-
TANTS, WITH CUSTOMS IN
sPEcToR, WILL GO TO QUAR-.
ANTINE STATION WITHIN A
FEW DAl6.

The Marine Hospital Service yes
terday ordered change in the pres
ent method of boarding vessels enter
ing this port, instructing the port
physician and his assistants to pro-
coed to the quarantine station and
board all vessels entering port from
that side, instead Of from the city.
No reasons are assigned for the
Nchange and none is known, except
that it is probably safer to have the
boarding officers and customs inspec-
tors at some isolated point during
the summer season.
1t has been the custom for many
years for the port physician and
other employees to remain at the
quarantine station during the closed
season of the year, but the hurricane
of last September destroyed many of
the buildings, and consequently when
the season this year arrived for the
fumigation and detention of vessels,
there were no quarters for the men.
so the boarding was done from. Pen
sacola, and those vessels that were
necessary to be detained were or
dered across to remain the required
length of time.
The repairs and rebuilding of the
houses and quarters at the station
have now about been completed, and
will be occupied by the force to leave
here soon.
The exact date when the port ply
stefan and other employees will leave
here has not been decided upon, ow-
ing to the fact that the quarters are
to be furnished and preparations
made for a stay of several months. A
launch will also have to be procured
to board the vessels from, as the one
in use last year was destroyed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
Presents Claim Bslore the
Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Complains That Roads Have
Charged $4,000 too
Much on Freight.
AN ADVANCE OF TWO CENTS PER
HUNDRED POUNDS WAS MADE
IN 1sos-PRocEEDING UNDER
THE HEPBURN ACT RECENTLY
PASSED.

The Jackson Lumber Company, OF
Lockhart, Ala, one Of the largest pro-
ducers of lumber in the south is after
the railroads for excess freight
charges, and has placed its complaint
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Col. w. W. Flournoy, OF De.
Funiak, counsel for the company, re-
turned last night from Washington,
where he filed bill of complaint set
ting forth the facts in the case, and
it is his belief that a Strong prima
facie case has been made against the
railroads named in the bill. The
amount involved is estimated at about
$4,000, this sum having been paid
over to the railroads on shipments of
lumber to points north or the Ohio
river
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
REFORMS IN
THE JUNGLE:
Swift & Co. Inaugurating a
Cooperative Sickness
Insurance Assn.
Special to The Journal.

Chicago, July With the intention
Of lettering the conditions of work
men employed in Chicago's Packing
town, the Swift Employees Benefit
Association was inaugurated to-day
to provide at a low cost against sick
ness, accidents and death. All con-
tributing employees of the concern.
numbering $4,000, may become mem
bers of the association. They are di-
vided into eight classes, according to
weekly earnings, the weekly dues
ranging from Is to 40 cents. If the
plan is successful, it is expected that
other packing companies will insti.
tute similar societies
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
COLORADO WILL
GROW PEANUTS

Colorado is to have another indus
try added to her already large va
riety, if Charles Adams Letchmere,
a London, England. capitalist and
peanut expert is TO be credited
Letchmere declares that he has found
land in the southern portion OF he
state which is ideal for the growing
of COOLERS.
The new industry is to be started
in the Arkansas valley. where Mr..
Letchmere declares that he has found
and water rights.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
'Psychic Epilepsy. Is
Old, Odd and Good Both
I'm Law and In Medicine

MIA, the insanity expert is not willing
to have himself quoted as favoring
the forced Incarceration of those who
suffer from the disease.
An investigation of the symptoms
positively furnishes an interesting ex-
plantation of the many cases of tenn
porary disappearance and loss of
memory and lost Identity cases
that have been reported in recent
years.
Numerous cases are recorded by
various authors upon medical juris-
prudence where deception has been
kept up for years by those who feign
epilepsy Such impostors are known
among medical experts and to the 20
lice as dummy chuckers.''
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
Sanitary Situation In
Streets of New York Is
Now Almost Unbearable

through the air into the densely
crowded tenements, and escape from
the fetid gases is impossible. For
tunately, cool weather and rain have
relieved a situation which would
otherwise be unbearable. The board
of health is spraying these decaying
piles with disinfectants.
Deputy Commissioner Edwards, Of
the street cleaning department, con-
tracted with a Philadelphia firm for
500 men to take the places of the
strikers. These men were expected
yesterday, but so far have failed 70
put in an appearance. The authorities
say that few men apply for the posi-
lions of, the strikers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
SHERIFF AND
7 DEPUTIES
They Go Forth to Avert
Threatened Uprising
of Apaches.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July Nv. II. Gil, a
preacher, killed an Apache Indian at
Mcdowell Agency, Ariz., in self de-
Tense. while troublesome Indians were
being removed from the reservation.
AS a result. an uprising of Indians is
feared. and Agent Goodman has ask
ed help from the sheriff of Maricopa
county. The official and seven depu-
ties left for the scene on advices that
the lives of the whites, indian police
and friendly idians were in danger.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
THE STREET
SUSPICIOUS
Looks on Interborough An
nual Dividends as a Fic-
titious Showing.
Special to The journal.

New York, July despite the crit
icism of Wall street, the INTERIOR
ough-Metropolitan company-the Bel
mont-Ryan merger-today continued
the per cent, yearly dividend upon
the company's preferred stock by pay
ing quarterly dividend of l Ia per
cent Stock outstanding amounts TO
$45.3S0,3 300, making the dividend pay
ment $2,369,015. Financiers are con-
fident that this is not being earned.
and their suspicion is evidenced by
the low price at which the stock is
now selling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
By Associated Press.

New York, July renewed Ell
forts were made to-day by the street
cleaning department to obtain men to
break the strike of the drivers.
While the health department is aid
ing the street cleaning department IN
removing the piles of refuse, the
work is slow, and the menace OF Sc
rious epidemlc grows daily greater.
Conditions on the East Side are
fast becoming intoierable. Great
heaps of decaying garbage and nitn
fill the streets making the passage OF
cars and trucks difficult Odors from
these piles OF refuse are WaIleo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
BY Associates Press.

New York, July 1,-Inquiry among
experts in mental diseases discloses
the psychic EPILEPSY which DR.. Ell
mer Elliot offered as plea TO excuse
an assault the other day-a plea
which amazed some of the district
attorneys assistants, but was readily
accepted by the Justice of special ses-
sions-has long been recognized and
described by physicians.
The prominent feature of the afflic-
ton is that it's victims are prone to
commit acts of violence, ranging from
simple assault TO murder. While
physicians agree that they are men
ace to the community and liable to
become possessed of homicidal ma
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
STRUCK WITHOUT
UNION SUPPORT
BY Associated Press.

New York July 1.-THE longshore-
men Of the Cunard line pier. who
struck yesterday when the steamship
Imbria arrived. TO force the company
10 nav them 60 cents, instead of SO
cents, an hour for sunday work, re-
turned 10 work to-day The demand
was not granted. Chairman Connors,
u the LOngshoremen's union, said to-
udy he was at a loss to explain the
aCuon OF the disconnected longshore-
men, and that the union did not coun-
'ehance the strike.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
Advances in Rates.

In June, 1908. all railroa l. advanced
the rates on freight tor points north
of the Ohio river 2 cents a hundred
pounds, and this aIleseI discrimina-
ton is the basis of he Clam Tie
Jackson Lumbe Company ships large
quantities of lumber 70 points north
of the Ohio river, and the alleged ex-'
cess on these shipments during The
past four years amounts to about
s65,000, which the company wants TO
have returned to il, on the ground
that discrimination was shown and
extortion practiced 1t is alleged that
the cents a hundred complained OF
was not merely cents a hundred
more tnan the rate to the Ohio river,
but was added to the further dis
lance rate, thereby making it purely
and simply an arbitrary and extortion-
ate levy
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
INDICTMENTS
FOR MURDER
Seven Men and Two Women
Indicted for Murder
of Larnana Lad.
EIGHT OF THE NINE INDICTED
ON GROUND THEY KNEW WHAT
WAS GOING ON AND HAD THE
POWER AND OPPORTUNITY OF
AvERTING THE MURDER, AND
FAILED TO DO so.
,specIaI TO The journal.

New Orleans, July Mime
Italians, two of them women were in
dicted to-day in st. Charles parish for
che murder Of the Larnana boy i'm the
kidnapping case. But one is claimed
to be directly implicated in the ac-
tuaI strangIine of the boy, bur the
others, it is alleged, could have pre-
vented the murder.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
REGISTERING
Of Yankees
Age, Occupation, etc., Will
Be Kept Tab on Under
New French Law.
specIaI to The Icurna,.

Paris, July IA new law making
obligatory the registration of all
Americans residing in Paris. with full
details of age, place of birth and oc-
cupation, became effective to-day and
has caused a decided furry among the
5000 members OF the American col
ony. The new act defines the status
of American children born in Paris.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
Many Roads Involved.

Many roads are involved in the pro-
ceding, among them being the Louis
vile and Nashville and the Central of
Georgia, which handled the cars at
the original points OF shipment In
addition to these two railroads, nine
others are named in the bill, which
is now before the commission. ard
upon which ruling is expected dur.
ing the course of the next two oI
three months.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
CARNEGIE GIVES
$4,000 TO SALEM
BY Associated Press.

,ee tods2 r es s .a5 oSo fTn G xn
drew Carnegie, fulfilling his promise
of this amount when $4,000 addition
al should be raised. The total will
be used to establish two new chairs
IN the college.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
OBSERVE THE LAW
UNDER A PROTEST
specIaI to Tn- Journa

Raleigh, y. c., July North Caro-
linas new law. reducing freight ana
passenger rates, went into enect To-
day and was observed under protest
by the roads involved, pending a set.
tIemen of the. legality of the act in
the courts
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
JACKSON LUMBER co. &
AFTER THE RAILR ADS
NIGHT RIDERS VISIT
WRATH ON A FARMER

Nashville, July 1.-Seven
acres of new tobacco on a farm
of Harvey Collier, Montgom-
cry county, was pulled up by
night riders. Although a mem
Der of the Dark Planters Asso-
citation, Collier, it is alleged,
has sold his crop independent
ly in the past few years
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
FREEDOM OF DUBLIN
CONFERRED ON CROKER

BY Associated Press.
Dublin, July 1.-The freedom of the
city was to-day conferred On Richard
Croker by the corporation by vote
of % to 3D.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
MARRIAGE DRIVERS
CAPITULkTE UPON
MAYORS FlRMNESS
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New York, July Taking
SlaFor Mcclellan at his word,
NAT ne would give the barbage
drivers no consideration while
On strike, they today voted TO
return TO work and submit
'he.r grievances to him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
BISHOP CAPRRS IS
ABOUT UNCHANGED
Bv AssocIated Press.

Asheville, ~ c., July IA dispatch
from Cedar Mountain says there is
no change in the condition of Bishop
Capers tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
Under Hepburn Bill.

The proceeding is being brought
under the Hepburn bill, which en-
larges the powers of the Interstate
commerce commission, and the rail-
roads will make answer within about
thirty days, at which time Col.
Flornoy will return to Washington.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-02
Dr. EDWIN G. DEXTER
HoNORED BY PRESIDENT

uySter Bay, n. Y, July 1.-Presi-
Ssht Roosevelt to-day appointed DR..
,Lo"ln Grant Dexter, of the Univers-
~ 81 illinois, commissioner of Edu-
Sauon for Porto Rico.