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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
RODT. B. PARKER
FOUND DEAD IN
NEW ORLEANS
onE Of John M. Parker of
t1s Southern Commercial
Congess, Believed to Have
Suicided.
ex Assnciateu Pres..

New Orleans, Dees 19--Robert B.
Parker, brother of President Joan
NJ. Parker of the Southern CONNER
cial congress, was found dead today in
a room at local hotel. Near him lay
a phial which had contained prusisc
acid. Mr.. Parker was for many years
prominent business man Of this city
and was identified with several of the
city'S leading clubs and social organ
izations He was also a brother of
DIR. William Par .er of Hot Springs
Ark, and of J. Porter Parker. former
ly district attorney of New Orleans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
PRESIDENT ON
FRIENDLY TERMS
WITH TAFT
Says the Story of a Dis
agreement Between Him
self and President-Elec
is Without Foundation.
ey AssoeIated Preas.

Cincinnati, Dec. 19.-In what is de.
CARED to be an authorized statement,
the Times-Star today in Washingtcn
dispatch quotes President Rcose@elt
as denying the published report that
he had a disagreement with President
elect Taft and that ne was Opposed
10 Charles P. Taff's candidacy for
the United STATES senate, favor1ng
that OF Congressman Thsodore Il.
Burton .
The president is said to have auth
Crized the U.S. & ( his denial. He is
quoted as saying
THE story is false from beginning
tC end. | have had no disagreement
With Judge Taft. / 5ave not been
taking and shall not taxa any par IN
the Ohio senatorial contest
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
loot WILL
| RESIGN AS
| SEC'Y STATE
+ He Is Elected to the Uni
ted States Senate by the
New York Legislature He
Will Resign at Once.

washington, Dec 19.-At tac white
buse this evening SecretarJ Loeb,
hen asked regarding the report that
secretary Of State Root is loon to re-
xn, said that Root would probably
thder his resignation To sae president
Il he is elected to the United States
anate by the New York state legis-
Ifure. which meets January 20 next.
d the event of Roots resignation be-
IRE the expiration of AIS term, Loeb
Sid the post of secretary of state
ar probably be offered 70 assistant
secretary Bacon TO fill out :ae unex-
,ted term. Both Secretary Root and
assistant Secretary Bacon declined TO
tScuss the matter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
ROANOKE CHIEF
OF POLICE SHOT
AND KILLED
Engaged IN Pistol Duel With
Man Charged With Rob
bery-The Latter Killed
After Chief Was Wounded.
Nv Associated pres..

Roanoke, Va, Dec. 19.-In 4 pistol
duel on the principal street of Wythe-
vile, Va, this evening, Chief of Police
McClintock and e A. Cregger were
killed.
McClintock killed Cregger after the
latter had fatally wounded the chief
The bodies fell near together in the
thoroughfare.
Chief McClintock ana Deputy White
had q warrant for the arrest OF Greg
ger and his brother ESv-, caargine
robbery. When the officers net the
Creggers and told them their pur
pose, e. A. Cregger drew a revolver
and began firing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
DOCK AT HAWAII NAVAL
STATION LARGEST IN WORLD

There win be two steel caIs-on gates
and arrangements will be such that.
with ship In the inner dock the out
or may be filed and emptIed indie
pendently, thus allowing the ship upon
which the most extensive repairs are
TO be made TO remain in the inner
dock while ships needing minor re-
pairs are being docked In rapid sac
cess,ion in the outer dock. BY float
ing the inner caisson from the dry
dock, SHIPS OF greater length than any
now in existence or planned could be
locked.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
new ORLEANS
OFFERS $50, 900
FOR BIG FIGHT
Manager Moss of West Side
Athletic Club Wants the
, Burns-Johnson Fight For
Heavyweight Champion
ship.
BY Associates Press.

New Orleans, Dec. 19.-Manager
Herman Moss, of the Westside Ath-
letii Club, received cablegram to-
day from Sidney, Australia, stating
tina the fight between Tommy Burns
and Jack Johnson for the heavyweight
championship of the world had been
declared off Manager Moss immedi
atdy cabled Manager Bettison, of the
N&ional Sporting Club of London
ofering a purse of $4,000 for bhe
mitch. II he is successful it is the
mention of Mr.. Moss to pull of the
fiSht here during carnival week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
s~ Associates Press

Washington. Dec 19.-Interesting
data made public at the bu-eau OF
yards and docks of the navy regard
ing the proposed dry dock at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, naval station. is that
its overall length will be i,IS5 feet,
the largest ever Constructed by the
American government An innovation.
so far as American docks ere con-
cerned, is the construction of four
oaisson seats for dividing the main
structure into an inner and outer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
SEN. FORAKER
IS PREPARING
FOR CAMPAIGN
Has Established Headquar-
tiers in Same Building in
Columbus as His Rival,
Congressman Burton.
by Associated Press.

seph Benson Foraker arrived here
today and began ais campaign to sue
coed himself He has headquarters
at the Chittenden hotel. where Repre-
sentative Theodore Burton. one of his
rivals, is established.
Mr.. Foraker declined 10 give out
any estimate as TO his strength or to
comment on the rumor. as 10 dead
lcck in the contest and TIE election of
some dark horse.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
THREE GENERATIONS MORE
AND NO INDIANS. LEFT

sumption and other diseases Ct civ
|ilized people have gotten ! foothoId
on every reservation in q ne country
and the ranks of the full blooded In
dians are being decimated rapidly.
This is particularly true of The older
Indians who roamed the .,ilins and
the mountains before tne creation or
reservations and who have not been
eonstitutionaliy fitted for the changed
environments
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
WILL PROBABLY PROHIBIT
. IMPORTATION OF ABSINTHE

the extent to which absinthe Is used
in this country and has discovered
that on account OF the taste and eff
feet OF the drug the habit is rapidly
acquired and is difficult one to give
up. In his recommendation Dr.. Wiley
points out that section IL "f the pure
food and drug act prohibits the i'm
portation of articles injurious to
health and ne classes aDsfntne as one
of these.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
NINE JURORS SECURED.

Irvine. Ky, Dec. i9.-when court
opened today it was expected that the
jury TO try Beach Hargis for the muir
der of his father would be completed
and the prosecutions opening state
ment made before noon Nine jurors
were in the box when court adjourned
yesterday
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
BELIEVED TO BE WOMAN.

Chicago. Dec. 19.-The pyromaniac
who last Thursday set fire to three
churches in Englewood is believed by
the police to be a woman. IL is said
she was arrested a year ago on SIM
liar charge, was found be demented
and was not prosecuted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
PACKING HOUSE PLANT.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec 1S.-Announce-
nent was made today that the erec.
ton of an up-to-date packing plant,
with a capacity of approximately
1900 hogs and 1000 beeves a week
viii be begun in Atlanta, April !. The
supply of meat viii be principally
from Tennessee
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Ry AssoeIs.ed Press.

Washington. Dec. 19.-There is 4
strong probability that the further i'm
portation of absinthe into the United
States will be prohibited. y recon-
mendation to that end was mace yes
ferday by DIR. Harvey W.-Wlley, chief
of the bureau Of chemistry and the
action of the secretary Is awaited with
interest DIR. Wiley recently conduct
ed some investigation in reference TO
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
PROMINENT PEOPLE TO WED.

Chicago, Dec. 19-Announcenent
is made that Edward Magnus of Chi
cago is to wed Miss Nellie Orthwein
OF st. Louis. The brfde-to-be is one
of the best known young women OF
st. Louis society. Mr.. Magnus is a
grandson of Adolphus Busch. the ST.
Louis brewer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

Helena, Mont, Dec 19-Three
generations more and / don't believe
there will be a real Indian left in the
country, said Special Agent Cone or
the Indian service today de has
spent the greater portion Of his life m
the Indian service
White mems clothing aud houses
have signed the death warrant of the
Indian, continued Dir. Cone Con
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
POLICEMAN FOR as WEARS.

Macon, Ga, Dec. 19.--Forty-fye
years a policeman is the record of 4.
l.. Avant. of the Macon ooiice force.
Citizens and brother police officers
viii unite in giving Avant Christ
mas present in token of their admira-
yon. He is Il years old
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
WAR BETWEEN STANDARD
OIL AND SCOTCH PRODUCERS

cffer to Uhe London wholesale firms
20 acquire their retail connections.
The Scotch companies have not yet
decided upon concerted action. but the
big Glasgow house of Pumpherstone
a. Company has refused 10 fight the
standard by establishing tank dis
and Scotland.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
SAYS PANAMA CANAL WILL
BE COMPLETED IN SIX YEARS
BY Associated Press

Los Angeles, Dec 19.-F W.
Kuhlne. general wrecking foreman on
the Panama Railroad, who Is home 10
spend his vacation with his family in
this city, says that the Panama canal
will be completed in six years and
that stories of underground lakes,
fatal slides and other disturbances are
untrue and work great injury to the
men responsible for the progress OF
the canal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
BUTTER WILL REACH 81
PER POUND IN CHICAGO.
By Assecrated Press.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-That the
price OF butter here win soar
to 81 a pound if a new oEdi-
nance providing that all butter
must be pasteurized is enforced
is predicted by a dairy au-
thority
Butter men generally are Of
the opinion that the pasteur-
ization will not in any way
make butter any better or
purer and are unwilling to
spend the money for ma
chinefy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

IMMENSE SHIPMENT OF
COTTON ON STEAMER
MUCH WORK DURING WEEK
AND PAY ROLL VERY LARGE
TO ADVERTISERS:

The Journal contains to-day the largest number
of advertisements that has been published,
or that will be published this year, by Pensa-
cola paper. This Edition is complete guide
and catalogue for your holiday buying. Read
every page and do your buying from the
chants who have the enterprise to ask you for
your trade.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
~ Associated Press.

Glasgow, Dec. 1s.-The standard
Oil Company's invasion of the Scotch
market threatens to bring about a
rate war between it and the Scotch
oil producers Having established
tanks in several towns. ths Standard
fou company, ii is said. submitted an
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
ARMoREp CRUISERS
FOR THE TAFT PARTY.
81 Assoclated Press.

Washington, Dec. 19.-Secre-
tary Newberry today advised
President-elect Taft that the
armored cruisers North Caro-
lima and Montana will be
placed at his disposal when
Judge Taft and party go to
Panama next month.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
: 80 ~~~>>>>~~
CONGRESS ApJouRNs
TO JANUARY 4, 1909.
BY Associates Press.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE
brief session of the senate to-
day was devoted to routine
business. Adjournment was
taken to January A.
After passing a bill granting
the Southern Pacific Railway
Company the right tof way
across Fort Mason, a military
reservation, the house today
adjourned TO January 4.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

MOTION FOR BAIL
FOR THE CooPERS.
BY AssocIatsd Press.

nashville, Tenn, Dec Il
A motion came up in the Grim
inai court today for bail for
Col. d. B. Cooper, Robin Coop
err and ex-Sheriff John ID.
Sharpe, charged with the muir.
der of Senator Edward Ward
Carmack on the streets of this
city November 3. The motion
will be heard next Tuesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
SAW CAPT. RANKEN
WHEN HE WAS SHOT
The Colonel Then Escaped
While Night Riders Were
Ernptying Their Revolvers
Into Body of the Strang-
ling Man-With Emotion,
the Witness Told Jury of
His Experience.
Rx Assooiated Press.

Union City, Tenn. Dec. 19.-Fol-
lowing his caution TO the press yes
terday not to print the testimony in
the night rider cases Judge Jones TO
day cautioned the ministers CT the
local churches not TO refer to tho
cases. I'M their sermons Sunday since
the jurors might be present. He tool
no further action with regard to the
press, although he conferred peson
ally with the correspondents of sew
eral of the state papers. impressine
upon them the necessity for carrying
out the courts orders.
The first witness of the day was
Col. r. u. Taylor. the companion OF
Captain Kuenton Ranken, on the might
OF the murder. Col. Taylor is SO years
old. veteran OF the Confederate
army and wealthy man. He is tall
erect aud soldierly in spite of his
wears, wears a gray beard neatly trim
med and does not show his age
Piercing blue eyes shining out from
beneath shaggy eyebrows give him a
stern appearance. Col Taylor and
Captain Quenton Ranken. on the night
TO lease some land TO Carpenter
They drove over the proposed prop
erty known as Grassy Island, returned
10 the hotel On the night of October
10. and lea orders for horses for am
othe trip the day following. Then
4
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
The Lindenl1alI Cleared Yes
terday For Bremen With
1900 Bales.
HAS VALUATION OF.
OVER HALF MILLION
Made a Total of Over Tween
!, ty Thousand Bales of the
Fleecy Staple to Be Ship
ped Out of Pensacola Dur
ing the Past Week, and
More is Being Loaded.

[ 49,
Possibly the largest and most valua-
BILE cargo OF cotton 10 re shipped
from Pensacola this season will go
out this morning on Tie British steam
err LindenhaH when that vessel takes
her departure for Bremen.
1.-THE. steamer carries no ot.er item,
being loaded with nothing nut the
heecy staple. According 10 he clear
ance papers fled in the custom house
yesterday afternoon her caeso con-
sists Of : Il, 00s bales of cotton and 100
bales of cotton linters. Of Inc cot
ton 1864 bales are OF fhe suuare va
riety and 2.450 are round bales The
total valuation of this cargo is $780,
AS.
Over 20, 700 Bales. r
More than $4,000 bales OF cotton
were shipped from Pensacola during
the past week. During the early por-
ton the steamer August Belmont car
ried full cargo to foreign porfs. This
amounted to over 5000 square bales
and had valuation of nearly half a
million. The total valuation Of cotton
shipments alone from this port this
week has been abour S 900 900
While two az The largest yHels,
which have been loading at tae T. Nd
" wharves during the week have -
ished their cargoes there are, still oth(
ers being loaded aid more ere expect
ed. bus 80 <ss Z y ~ he en-
.plOyes snriss ! nacenbsr.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Much Business Done.

Merchants on Palafox street did an
immense business yesterday afternoon
and last night, while the different
stores on other streets also did a
large business. Throngs of people
crowded the thoroughfares until
late hour last night, large sum OF
money having been paid fer holiday
and other purchases.
Christmas eve has been named by
steyedores as the nexr pay day for
the men engaged in loading vessels st
the wharves and in the stream. Other
employers will also meet their pay
rolls on this day
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Estimated That Over $780,
600 Paid Out For Bay
Work Alone.
MERCHANTS DID
A BIG BUSINESS
Streets Were Crowded Dur
ing Afternoon and Night
With Shoppers-In Add
ton to the Bay Work Sew
eral Semi Monthly and
Monthly Pay Rolls Were
Met During Latter Por-
ton of Week.

Eleven steamships. four sailing
ships and ten bariSs-a total CT 25 YES
sels-furnished employment TO a large
number of men during the past week
in the bay and at the several wharyes.
the payroll for this work for the week
being estimated at $4,000, tiis
amount having been paid out yester-
day evening.
In addition to the amount paid for
work In the bay and on the various
docks. a large sum was paid TO the
men engaged in the building trades.
the number of permits for repairs and
new buildings issued by the building
inspector showing that great amount
of work Of this kind is In progress
throughout the city. Reports Of the
building inspector indicate that the
work now in progress among the
building trades exceeds the amo4nf
at this time last year, Iesterdav
was the regular pay day for these
employees, all thes men having receis-
ed their salaries. In the afternoon,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Awakened in Night.

Col. Taylor was awakened by
Wards call and the same instant a
rear window OF his room was raised.
Two pump guns were thrust in, fol-
lowed by two black masked heads.
But not word was spoken until the
leader OF the band entered the room
by the door. The night riders sepa-
rated Taylor from Ranken and Taylor
did not see Ranken from the time they
left their room until he saw Ranken
numbered. They told Taylor they
proposed to kill him. When the night
riders reached the forked Ash tree,
on the banks OF the slough, they halt
ed Taylor and marched Ranken to the
foot of the tree. The rope was adj
justed and thrown over the fork, then
some night rider said:
Give him time to pray"
Il have attended to that" was RAN
ken's' quiet reply.
Some one Of the masked band
seized the rope and drew Ranken UP.
The tree was inclined a tribe and
they raiesd the body only until the
toes scarcely touched the ground.
From the lips of the swaying figure
came the muffled appeal you are
choking me. gentlemen; / pray you
TO let me down. Please, gentlemen.
Jet me down."
FThen one OF the night riders fired
a shot into the body OF Ranken, even
as ne pleaded for his life. Instantly
a fusilade came. Most OF the riders
however. shot into the air.. Taylor
turned to his captors and said:
Sprang Into Water.
81 am tired, gentlemen, let me sit
down." He crouched to his knees,
ready to spring; waited until he
thought the guns were empty, then.
when the firing stopped, he jumped
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20
Sprang Into Water.

tco1tinued on Page Seventy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
An Unlucky Royal Name

TT is interesting and somewhat curious to
note the persistence with which misfortune
has logged the name of John when borne
by royal persons although no i'll omen seems
to attach to it in the case of ordinary citizens
For instance, King John of England has
always been regarded. whether altogether
Justly not. as a most Infamous prince
John of France was. taken captive by the
Black Prince. and John Balliol of Scotland
was most thoroughly despsed by his country
men on account of his fawning attitude toward
the English Robert III of Scotland changed
his name from John; but this did not save
him from his destiny He himself was a
cripple. and died of broken heart, the most
tragic tates having overtaken all most dear
to him
John l. of Bohemia was blind. The Pope
John | was imprisoned by the King of the
Goths and Pope John driven from
Rome by the Duke of Tuscany Pope John
N was imprisoned by his brother, and is
supposed to have been poisoned, fate similar
to that of Pope. John XIV Pope John XV
was forced to flee from Rome, and died of
fever in Tuscany John XVI. dubbed the
Anti Pope" after a troubled career. was
brutally tortured and consigned to a dungeon
for the brief remainder of his life.
John l of Constantinople poisoned
John III was killed while hunting wild boar
and John III was dethroned, his eyes put out
and left to die in prison John | of CASTLE
was killed by fall from his horse.
This is not by any means a complete list
of the unlucky Johns, but it serves to show the
fatality which seems to cling about the name
in so far as royalty is concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
Artistic Slips

TT is a frequent matter of lamentation on the
part of artists that of their number
may spend genius and time on piece OF
work only to fail conspicuously in small detail
There is story that one Royal Academiclan
gave a hand five fingers and a thumb. and
that another painted a live lobster bright red
The clever Goodall had been engaged IN
painting number of laborers dragging huge
stone across the desert when man OF science,
entering the studio said to him, : say.
Goodall. if you want those fellows to pull that
stone, you must double their number 1t
would require just twice as many for the task
But it is not modern painters alone who
slip up on points of accuracy Even Albrecht
Durer, in a scene representing Peter denying
Christ. painted one of the Roman soldiers in
the act of smoking. Turner put rainbow
beside the sun and in another picture he got
fearfully tangled in the ships rigging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
Reveling in Gold

A SINGULAR passion for literally reveling in
gold is exhibited now and then by men
who have suddenly become rich Some years
ago a London journalist who had speculated
in railroad stocks netted five thousand pounds
as the result of lucky venture Drawing it in
gold, the fortunate man repaired to a hotel,
emptied the bags of gold in the bed, and went
to sleep literally in the sands of Pactolus.
The man was SO craZed by his good fortune
that he found Undesirable pleasure in revel-
ing in a golden bath
Paganni the violinist. when he received
the proceeds of his concerts Che insisted upon
being paid in gold). used to wash his hands in
soveregnS
A French nxnHst. Soulie wrote book en-
titled The Memoirs of the Devil" 1t took
the publishers paid him for the first volume
ten thousand dollars in gold The author
carried the gold to his bed room, poured it
into foot bath, and en- joyed for half an hour
the excitement of moving his feet to and fro
in bath of gold coins, smoking, meanwhile,
the biggest of Havanas
4 Boston merchant of great wealth, believ-
ing certain symptoms indicated that he would
become insane. consulted a specialist. and
under his advice became an inmate of a
private asylum For twelve years there his
recreation piing up gold coins and then
knocking them over At times he washed
his hands in gold eagles and half-eagles At
the end OF the long secusion he returned to
his counting room and in twelve months con-
frTned the thoroughness of his recovery by
amassing five hundred thousand dollars.