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Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10
BRIDGES WANTS TO BE-
EXONERATED BY COURT
Former Assistant State Chemist win Test Legality
Of His Removal By the Governor.

The Tallahassee correspondent Of
The Tlmes-Union says that within the
naxt few days benjamin II. Bridges.
Tho was removed from office OF as
sistant State chemist by Governor
Gilchrist and Senate OF Florida dur
ing the legislative session OF l'"s.
utJ apply TO the courts for writ
NJ quo warranto. which will bring into
ouestion the legality of his removal.
The suit will be brought by Me-srs.
NeeIey 4 Simmons Of Tallahassee.
end they express themselves as fully
confident that there was neither legal
nor moral warrant for Mr.. Bridges
removal
Il will be remembered that Mr..
Bridges was removed from Office upon
a charge OF malfeasance in Office. in
that be agreed to use his influence
I'm behalf of Senate bill No. 23l. which
bill was introduced by Senator Jos, ph
n. Humphries. and provided that al
beverages containing = per cent or
more Of alcohol should be- deemed
intoxicating liquor MIR. l. &. A!s"'.
an official stenographer ot the S,a-
ate. addressed a communication 10
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, ad'
vising Of the introduction Of the bill.
setting forth its effects ON the near.
beer business. and proffering his serv.
ices In its behalf for 81 OC0.
Instead of accepting this proposition,
the Schlitz people sent the letter to
their Jacksonville branch. whence IL
was sent To the Senate. A commit.
tee Of the Senate waited upon Mr.. Al.
gee. and asked him the source Of Ger.
tain technical Information contained
in his letter. He replied that Mr..
y. II. Bridges. assistant State chemist
had furnished him the information,
and that he had also privately agreed
TO assist him in an enteavor to get
the bill passed. for a consideration o.
half the money requested. provided
the Schlitz people should accept the
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10
Senatorial Contest Has
Already Opened in Earnest

Notwithstanding the fact that the
nominating primaries are ten months
on and In spite Of the patriotic ef-
iOrts Of The Times Union TO surpass
political agitation until the cOlAing
orange crop Is marketed. the contest
Tor the United States senatOrship to
lie decided next summer has already
opened with tivc avOWed candidates
In the field.
Of the candidates now In the race.
jacksonville aud Pensacola each fur
hlsh two and Tallahassee one. The
jacksonville candidates are the pres
cut Senator, lion James y Taliaf,rro,
ana eN.Goycruor y b Broward, while
hon W \ Blouut and judge L. J..
Reeves az, charged 20 Pensacola. Mr.
t1aud, l. Eugly.- present home Is at
lal.aAa-s,, tbuugh BE- may claim Ia
o. HON the STATE - large,
A tu The merits w ,S,sy Ave
senllcm,u but htur need h.. said
tA'h thy campaign Iairb opens Mr.
Ial'airrro b. alrvady briug attacked
io' h,s NuIrs on ,ariuu, itrms la the
eAF'H BIN and too thr naval stores
@h which he introduced last year.
oa' his record la the syuatr a. a
NAo'c has proved hlm an rAcrllrn,
senator and thv uNper,vuey Which be
1As salaed has gTralb incTvaa,d bic
value 10 his constituents u shuald
ana undoubtedly Will bc EvmeW,hyrvd
n h's laVoT that not N,thslARdlus the
sas' that the Republican paTy g.
AF"U'r control af tAr Govern
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10
PRESIDENT TAFT IS
HAVING A GOOD Time
His Summer Cottage at Woodbery Point, Mass, Is
Center OF Ideal Pleasure Grounds.

BEVERLY. Mass. Aug.-Sitiing on
the broad yersnda at his summer
home on Woodberry Point. President
Taft Is In the very center of an ideal
pleasure ground for a vacation. Sc.
cluded there In a beautiful residence
park. made up OF three or four estates,
aye many palatial cottages.
The President will enjoy. with Mrs.
raft. the cool breezes from the bay
md ocean. Lookin~ toward the sea
the island dotted waters Of Salem bay
are in the foreground. and beyond are
the broader reaches OF the bay. Be.
hind are the NOOds and the pleasant
fields of Essex county. with perfect
roads for motoring.
The President expects a number Of
visitors during the summer. but the
calls will nearly all b, o. social char.
ao'er. and business will be tabooed
whenever possible. Many members OF
the diplomatic corps have their sum
mer homes along the northern shore
Of Massachusetts. and they will be
among the first of the Presidential
callers. II the President cares TO di.
rect his attention to Watching there
are a hundred little harbOrs which
he may explore or the broad Atlantic
is within an hours sail. Across Sa.
lem bay and almost within view from
his veranda are the Eastern, Corin'
THAN and Boston Yacht club houses
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10
$4,000 To Be Expended
AT University Of Florida

The reporter OF The Sun got
mixed" In his statement OF the cost
Of the two new buildings to be erect
ed at the University OF Florida. the
contract for which was let last Sat
urda.. The contract for the two
buildings. the Experiment station
building and Science Hall. is S6s.OOO.
instead Of 100000, the remaining
$4,000 OF the appropriation TO be ex-
pended in furnishings. equipment.
etc.
The appropriation made by the
legislature for the University was as
follows:
$4,000 for an Engineering Hall.
$4,000 for the Experiment Station
and Agricultural Hall.
$4,000 for a General Science Hall.
10000 for the completion OF the
present buildings
$4,000 for the conduct OF Farmers
Institutes for two years.
$4,000 for the Improvement Of the
campus and the farm
This does not include the appropri.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10
Firs CAL sunday

Fur the hrst timr iu number ut
weeks The nrr department Nas called
uut b, phone ou sunday oNvning
about @ o culyk lo the french cottage
losatvd iu East Gainesville The nre
Nas found a. b, a pile 1T clolhins Ia
uur of the closets aud II Was somy
time after thv arrival ut thr dvuar,
mrnt before u Nas lucatud fur t
hai thr vutiTy pla,r cp,vrvd Nith
smokr. ha,ins smolarrrd toF sams
ume The iamAsn uatstie ,by lnss
I'd clothes Nas ,uY susht
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10

word. the candidacy OF the West
rloI.@a gentlemen has simplified mat
ters for Mr.. Taliaferro and practically
assured his return to the Senate
for a third term; nevertheless. the
efforts OF the others to secure his
place win give him a hard fight.
A. to Mir. LEngle's candidacy, II
az Is really in earnest and IL Is not
ais object TO create diversion H.
aNor of Governor Broward. We thinl
fee Fort Pierce News takes the cor
'eCt view when II says. Last and un
lOubtedly least. il Claude L'Engle
Sho says he will make the canvass
Il the State In an automobile. This
assures him OF something TO run on
While the other candidates are run.
llng on their records, Claude will be
running ON an automobile He may
create some interest by roasting other
candidates. for in this he Is a past
master. ."-Punta Gorda Herald.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10

Mr.. Bridges being
brought before the committee. frankly
all that Mr.. Algee had said
Thereupon the committee reported
to the Senate. Mr.. Algee was dis
charged and the Governor was re-
quested to remove Mr.. Bridges from
Office. which he did. and in which the
Senate concurred. The contention OF
Mr.. Bridges and his attorneys Is, that
his agreement with Mr.. Algee did not
amount to malfeasance in Office. and
that he would not have violated any
law OF the land. even II his agree.
ment had been carried into effect He
was not charged with lobbying, nor
with having any pay for lobbying. but
merely with having privately agreed
to do so upon a contingency that new.
eT happened.
The constitution OF Florida enumer
atrs the grounds upon which an Offi
Ger may be removed, and Messrs.
Neeley a. Simmons feel confident that
Mr.. Bridges agreement did not amount
To any of these grounds. II this be
true. then the Governor and the Sen.
ate acted without authority. and theii
action Nas. therefore, void.
There have been many rumoTs and
reports. in the press and elsewhere
cosccrning MIR. PTidges' connection
with this unfortunate affair. and many
OF these reports have done him a
gross injustice. in that they have as
cribcd to him wrongful acts of which
ne was not guilty He keenly feels
the injustice that has thus been
done him. and states that his main
incentive In in bringing the suit Is &c
set himself right before the people oi
his State. The statement of the cas-,
here given is taken from a certified
copy Of the proceedings Of the com
mittee which conducted the invests
CATION. and Is the first accurate state
ment Of the matter ever given TO the
press.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10

ment. he has obtained through the
exercise of cOmmendable tact and di.
plOmacy great benefits for Florida
which "A militant Democrat like Till.
man could not have secured. In this,
Oi course, ne had able assistance from
ne other members Ot our splendid
Florida delegation In Congress, espe
cially Mr. Sparkman. whose position
On the rivers and harbOrs committee
enabled him To render invaluable aid
Mr. Sparkman' great work In the
House Was completed by Mr. Taliafer.
ro la the Senate
Ex-Governor BroWard, Ia the hum.
bile opinion OF this paper. will be-
Mr. TaliaIerrOs chief opponent for
he h strong man both In the mat
ter ~ h.s personal character aud in
the .i1r of his tulhWing CLAUDE
L.Eug'y. however. u.ty Win sume oi
Jhe 3roWaTd vote, bat uut much ot
it. a. both are likely Co stand tuT an,
-amr policies aud friend, at both Stn
rhink that UroNard has greater ahilt,
io carry out their mutual policir-
Iudgy REEVES ,s the latest tu an.
uouncv his candidac, tie is man
ct lofty character aud recognized
ability. a. is Mr. hlouht Nho b. rv
sard,d b, many As the ah,rsi iasyor
lu The state These tNu svnIlvmrh
,umiHs iEum che same svctiuu Nill
.o divide che opposition vote a. 60
ave Ihe svcaRd racs o. Messrs raia
tyrra and hraNaFd 9Th lho Trsau
fhat tAu ailrg Ntu b. hsatsa in a
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10

alton for current expenses.
The appropriation for the Engineer.
ing Hall will not become available un.
I'll next year. but the other improve
ments win be made as rapidly as the
work can be done. the work OF com.
pleting the present buildings having
been already nearly done.
Within two years. AT the latest. all
work contemplated In the aPpropria,
tiOn viii have been completed. and
the University Of Florida win be q
source Of pride TO every FIoridian-
II II already the equal OF any State
university In point Of curriculum. and
Young men can obtain an education
there as good as Is TO be had In any
Southern State.
Prof c. X. McQusrrle Of DeFuniak
las been elected superintendent Of
Farmers Institutes. TO work In con.
nection with Director Rolls.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10

BRUNSWICK Ca. Aus s-The
bowling Of her p,t dos. which Tor
three dave guarded the body uf Mrs
. 4 LiJl,,tun " ho died durins We'd.
uvsda, alone tn her oottaEe on the
shor, OF - Simous island caused che
discover, ut a., Uumans death The
little animals huN is bad been heaFd
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10
Faithful Dog Guards Body
of Mistress on an Island

during Wednesday nlEh,, Thursday
and FRIDAY. but no attention vas paid
20 them unlll SATURDAY Mrs. Little
toa was 60 years old. she came here
from Tampa. Fla., hut her former
home VAS in Alexandria. Va. where
a brother, Walter \ Cash. saFylyes
hrr
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10
Has Gs,abl,shsa om,ss.

John Nouus tuFmsrN ui osala bat
wbo tas lusatud oHl,rs Va this crS,
has secured ulrs aui ,omiaFtAhle
quarters ,u tbs Graham huililus His
aIur IH sH O.. RH,rr br wlll b.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10

The best place 20 buy your goods
II at the store which invites YOU 'o
eor'e ,hrough an ed. In The sun.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-08-10

IN. So saea i0' Ailas sAFia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
ToDAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Sept. 3-wHEAT-Lower ca
bles induced general selling Of wheat dur dur
in considerable weakness. Australian
prospects were reported as being extreme
and advices from Argentina claimed con-
ditiOnS in that country were more salts
mand for cash wheat as reported in some
quarters in this country. tended to de-
wf p9iee Nc fe e owe Gpen the atfer
loss being on the September delivery
WHICH sold at $. o47h- oo initial IL, guotations
took advantage of the break in the price
in the September option and in their eff
The deferred months. however. failed to
show any recuperative power, and for
The market became still weaker later
September declined to s1.0315 while De-
cember sold OFF from 995sc to 9S5s69s%c
The close was weak with September of
nc at s1.035s. December was down SO
1CORNMFSaiIure of killing frosts to ma
terialize in the corn belt prompted gen
eraI selling OF corn early in the day which
caused declines in all deliveries: Light
frosts were reported in eastern Nebraska
damage was done. Prices at the opening
were unchanged to Ae lower December
being at soc to 6ec 10 E ss IN the session
The market continued weak all day For
December the low. point was 5s4c-. The
s ss9se was weak with December on nc AZ
OATSSlack demand for the cash grain
and a constant increase in stocks caused
weakness in the oats market at the start
December opened &c to nc lower at 3S7sc
to ise aRd SSs p ions were quiet
and firm A brisk shipping demand and
light local stocks contributed to the firm
ness Prices at the opening were a shade
lower to 21EQ5c higher.
RYE-Cash: 71G72c; September and De-
BARiE .SYTh 5oa6sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and October,
$1Ao0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
SAVED The DAY.
Dan Anthony Was the Only Speaker
at Emancipation Day Picnic.

Congressman Dan Anthony of Leav-
enworth was slated to SPEAK at the
ball park Yesterday at an orl C5itior
Emancipation dry celebs lt,Cn to the
port was current during the a1.cr:,oon
that tn ere would be- no celebration at
either place on account of inability to
secure crowds The ball park cele-
bration actually came to nil, and T.
A. McNeal who is opposing Anthony
in the race for congress from the First
district failed to turn up at the fair
grounds. Congressman Anthony,
however, saved the day at the last
mentioned place by speaking before
an aSSemblage of about 100 colored
people who disregarded the report that
the speaking had been declared off.
by Captain P. H. Coney, who spoke
briefly of the emancipation proclama-
ton and the causes which led up to it.
Congressman Anthony was well re-
ceived by the colored people, who did
their best to make UP in applause for
the shortage of attendance. Both
Captain Coney and Mr.. Anthony care
fully avoided politics.
Mr.. Anthony gave a brief history
of the emancipation proclamation. He
paid a high tribute to Abraham Lin
coin and John Brown, and suggested
that the colored people in Kansas
work to secure funds to permit of the
installation of statute of the latter
Washington, D. G.
Mr.. Anthony was given a hearty
reception by his audience.
The Evening Exercises a Success.
Notwithstanding the failure of the col
ored people of the city to turn out in
numbers during the afternoon to cele-
brate Emancipation day, there was
big gathering of seven or eight hundred
persons in the evening at the Metropoli-
tan hall on Fourth street. In the after
noon it was impossible for many who
congregated for the evening affair to
attend on account of their inability to
get away from their work.
The evening event was really con-
tinuation of the program at the fair
grounds. W. T. Webb of Kansas City,
Kan, E. Ridley, J. F. Brock, and J. +.
King of Kansas City were among the
speakers, but the chief speaker of the
event was ]. H. Strobe of Lawrence.
A musical program consisting of solos
was carried out. The following were
the members of the program commit
tee: Misses Birdie Scott. Ethel Moore,
Ethel Johns, and Mr.. A. Holloway.
Chas. McNary. Misses Gertrude Solo
mon, Audrey Slaughter and Lillian
Geltz and Mesdames E. Huddleson and
J. M. Wright constituted the musical
and literary numbers on the program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
HOW TO KEEP HIRED GIRL
Head of State Employment Bureau
says "Give Her the Parlor.''

Charles Harris, director of the Kar-
sas free employment bureau, has solved
a question which has been the bale Of
nations, and the principal stock in
trade of comic photographers. He has a
theory concerning the preservation of
that household necessity, the hired girl
He says that the way to keep a hired
the homework yourself,
This office is flooded with demands
for servant girls says Mr.. Harris,
but we cannot get them. Girls would
rather work in stores and Offices than
to go into the kitchen, at the same
wages. They don't like to be called
hired girls. They would rather be
known as employees If housewives
would throw open their parlors and
treat the girls as members of the fam
lily. they might secure help. Other
wise, they had better learn to dc the
homework themselves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
PEARY SENT HIM BACK.
Captain Bartlett Thinks Perhaps He
Cried a Little.

Sydney, N. s., Sept. 23.-Captain
Robert Bartlett, who piloted the
Roosevelt through the frozen north,
told here how Commander Peary turn
ed him back from the pole. He said:
II really didn't think I would have
to go back until 1 had reached the
eighty-eighth parallel. The comman-
der then said must go back-that he
had decided to take Matt Henson.
well, it was bitter disappoint-
ment. I got up early the next morn
ing while the rest were asleep and
started north alone. I don't know,
haps, 1 was just little crazy then. I
thought that perhaps I could walk on
the rest of the way alone. I seemed
so near.
Here I had come thousands of
miles, and it was only little over
hundred more to the pole
Commander Peary figured on five
marches more, and it seemed as if
have any dogs or food or anything.
ct felt so strong I went along for
five miles or so. and time 1 came to my
senses and knew must go back.
''They were up at the camp then
and getting ready to start. Never
mind whether there were any words
or not. told the commander If 1 was
going to be any hindrance and perhaps
make a failure out of it. I would turn
around and go back. He said I must
go, so I had to do it. But my mind
had been set on it for so long I had
rather die than give it up then.
when I started on the back trail
couldn't believe it was really true at
first, and I kind of went on in daze.
I can tell you every lead we crossed
and just how far we went on every
march and all about the ice on the
trip up, but as 1 thought of it after
ward / could not remember anything
about coming back until I got to the
ship. Then I heard of poor Marvin.
and almost envied him. But that dis
tracted my mind until the boss return
ed. and then / was busy getting the
Roosevelt through the ice"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
New York Stock Market

Wall ST., New York, Sept. 23-STOCKS
Opening prices of stocks today averaged
a fraction lower. Changes were generally
small and many stocks started unchanged.
There was also a proportion of gains,
Pennsylvania rising a point and National
Lead q. Illinois Central declined III and
American Car 1. The dealings were in
only moderate volume.
Selling orders increased and the list sag
ged " or more for the principal stocks.
Canadian Pacific, Chicago and Alton, Wa
bash preferred and a half dozen minor
specialties yielded point. Pennsylvania
led subsequent rally, which carried the
market. up again to a parity with yester-
days closing. Pennsylvania gain reach
ed IN, Lackawanna jumped 8 to 555:
The advance halted about last nights
level and prices sagged back. Reading
yielded to 1877. Louisyille. and Nashville
fell "A and Toledo, st. Louis and Western,
Erie first preferred, American Sugar and
Westinghouse Electric 1: Mackay com
panies rose 215, st. Louis Southwestern IL,
the preferred and Mackay companies pre-
ferred 1ss and Western Union rs. The
tone was firm and very dull at noon.
Bonds were easy.
The activity came to a halt and prices
eased off. Southern Pacific advanced a
point, while Reading second preferred
Welded 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
Otto Kuehne, Jr., Tells Story of Fire.

Otto Kuehne, Jr.. and Fred Kuehne,
both saw the accident in which Fire
man Jones was fatally injured and
Fireman Gurtler badly bruised. Otto
narrowly missed being in the accident.
Both young men say that the door of
the packing room saved Curriers' life.
Il had been standing in the Office
window showing the firemen how to di-
rect the hose to the best advantage,
as they could not see so we'll from
their position said Otto Kuehne. LAS
rear as 1 can remember Gurtler was
standing on the ladder near the top of
the wall and Jones was standing on
the top of the wall. For some reason or
other 1 jumped down from the widow
and ran north a little ways. A moment
later I heard some one shout, The walls
are falling 1t seemed that the east
Upper half of the wall of the main
building fell and then the office wall.
The two freTnen were knocked down.
The door of the packing department fell
over Gurtler and protected him from
the falling walls. Then with the other
fremen I helped get the men under
meath the Debris
Fred Kuehne's Story.
Il was standing a little to the north
west of the building when the walls
one yell, The walls are falling The
wall of the upper east half part of the
main building seemed to crunple up
nd fail. Fireman Jones had been
and Gurtler was standing on a ladder
near the top with the hose. AS the
wall fell the men were knocked down.
The door of the packing department
fell so that it covered Gurt1er and kept
the rocks from crushing him. 1 ran
to help get the men out of the fallen
stones"
Otto Kuehne, Jr.. was the first of
the family to see the fire and turn in
the alarm. He was sleeping in a south
room opposite the plant.
st had been restless all night long,
he said in telling of his experience.
Probably the roar of the switch en-
gines or their whistles awoke me. Any
way, woke up and saw the glare of
the flames on the wall The room was
all lighted up. I looked out of the
window and saw that the roof of the
plant was on fire. I yelled fire, turned
in the alarm. and half dressing, ran
down stairs and over to the plant I
tried to get into the shipping room
first but was forced back on account
of the heat. Fred and father came
q bout the same time"
Fred Kuehne said. in speaking of the
discovery of the fire:
LAS soon as / learned that the plant |
was on fire / lost time in getting |
to the office I don't know how I found !
the right key to the door at once, but |
I did so and got INTO the Office. 1 began |
To work at once and saved everything |
l could
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
TASTED FIFTY DAYS.
Cured Himself by This Heroic Treat
ment.

Cleveland. Sept. 2S-wm. H. Marie
of Cleveland. has just completed a
fast of fifty and one-half days.
In performing the feat, Marie lost
40 pounds in flesh. Throughout the
fast he drank filtered water.
Marie says the first eight days of
the fast were trying but after this
period he experienced little incon-
venience from going without food.
Upon completing the fast Marie
drank teaspoonful OF milk. His
second and third meals consisted of
two and three teaspoonfuls of milk.
Stomach trouble which physicians
were unable to diagnose caused Marie
to try fasting as a cure. He says he
Is now in perfect health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-23
SIXTY.FIVE MILLIONS.
Involved in Antitrust Suits Against
Insurance Companies.

Newport. Ark, Sept. 23.-In the anti
trust suits against IS Of the leading
fire insurance companies doing husi-
ness in Arkansas, brought by the state
of Arkansas and involving penalties OF
S65, 00O, 900, Judge Coffin sustained the
demurrer of the referee that the com
panies must be sued separately and not
Jointly as under the present action
Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey announces
that separate actions will be dled at
once but this result procludes any ac-
ton at this term of court.