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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
DECLARES STATE
GUARANTY BEST
BANKING SYSTEM
HASKELL DEFENDS OKLAHOMA
LAW
ANSWERS CHARGES BROUGHT BY
WALL STREET
Brands National Method as Relic of
Barbarism, Worn Out with Age
and Inadequate to Mod
ern Needs

"Theorize all you will about the virtue
of the national banking law; criticise all
you like about the policy of the Okla
homa banking law, but the fact remains
that In Oklahoma state banks creditors
can get their money any day on demand.
In failed national bank he can't get his
money anywhere in the Union short of
several months, and in many instances In
several years, and then usually in such
small partial payments as to be the
eouiyaIent only of ordinary interest per
annum on his deposits, with no hope OF
ever getting tho principal.
of Governor C. N. Haskell Of Oklahoma
in defense of state guaranty law.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
DISCUSS BEST MEANS FOR
PROTECTION OF HOTELS

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15.-The sec
ond days session of the first annual
convention of the Western Intel mems
association was devoted to a discussion
of best means of protecting hotels
from swindlers.
The leading address on the subject
was delivered by F. w. Paget of Den
YER After the business session the
delegates became the guests of the To-
cal hotel men at various entertain
ments arranged by the entertainment
committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
LAB0RER RISKS LIFE TO
SAVE CHILDREN'S LIVES
Forty Tots in Gospel Wagon or Picnic
Near Chicago are Rescued
in Runaway

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Forty small
children enjoying an outing in a gospel
wagon in Oak Park were saved from
possible death in runaway yesterday
by the courage of Charles Brunes,
laborer.
He saw the frightened team start
to run, and overtaking the vehicles
caught hold of the wagon and swung
on. He crawled forward. stepped out
on the tongue, grabbed one of the
animals and choked it down.
The other horse stopped. The chill
dren clambered out unhurt after their
fast ride of four blocks.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
FORMER SENATOR FROM
KENTUCKY PASSES AWAY

FRANKFORT, KY, Oct. 15.-Former
United States Senator William Lind
say died at his home here today.
Mr.. Lindsay was formerly chlef JUS
tice of the Kentucky court of appeals
and had served as state senator ana
representative before going TO the
United States senate
After quitting political life he began
the practice of law in New York. He
was 70 years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
Chinese Loses Fortune

CHICAGO, oct. 15.-CharIey Lee, a
Chinese who jumped from Suicide
bridge" in Lincoln park October 5, was
discharged in the court for the insane
Yesterday to the care of his friends;
Witnesses told the court that Lee had
lost $4,000 playing fantan In South
Clark street month ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
onen Harbor at Dover

DOVER England, Oct. 15.-The ma
val harbor which has been in course
of construction here for eleven years
and has cost about $20,OO0OOO, was for
mally opened today by the Prince OF
Wales. -
THE harbor comprises an area of
nearly 700 acres, formerly covered by
the open sea, but to which the big
gest Dreadnaughts may now have ac-
cess at all tides.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

School boys and girls will be interested In
the new list OF prizes announced next sun
dav IN the Herald Junior. Any boy or girl
OF public school age is eligible to compete
for splendid prizes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
Estimates Cost Of Project

I STOCKTON, Oct. 15.-The report of
Edwin Durica, jr., of San Francisco
was today submitted to the board of
directors of the South San Joaquin lr-
rigation district at Manteca. The es-
timated cost of the irrigation system
is 81, ,961 800 The source of supply rec
commended is the Stanislaus river The
report was filed and the date for a
special bond election to provide funds
for constructing the system will be set
later
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

land on the west coast of Mexico. Sonora.
einaloa-H. A. Smith. $40 Byrne bldg.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

The Angeius grill has excellent serv-
ice and better focd. Fourth and Spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
lnnorantIY Unfair

Your reference to a portion Of the
guaranty fund being on deposit in this
bank was either purposely or ignor-
antIy unfair, and ignorance of the
facts does not excuse an editor who
takes the freedom of discussing a
question of fact. You should have told
your readers the truth, that what
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23

tnelr successors and assigns for III.
tGlli or thlrty years, and until snrh
ti,lle thefeafter as either party shall
give notice of the termination thereof
section IL. The said cit, hereby re-
serves the right to purchase at and af.
Ter me expiration Of the term of this
franchise the entire plant system and
equipment, or any part thereof, used
Nv the SAID company, its successors or
assigns, for the production and SUNNY.
lhg OF electric lights under this fran
cnise, at fair valuation of said prom
erty' both real and personal Such
valuation may be mutually agreed un-
on by the said city and the said Com.
pany, or in the event of a disagree.
ment such valuation shall be fixed bv
a board of three arbitrators. one Of
whom shall be selected by the said
city, one by the said company, and one
by the first two arbitrator so named
Section r. All ordinances and parts
Oh ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby expressly repealed.
Section l3. This ordinance shall be
IN full force and effect from and after
Its passage and approval by the Mayor.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23
EXPENDITURES FOR
PENSIONS TOO GREAT

/ Inc matter of pensonin Confeder-
ate veterans and their widows is prov
ing very important issue at TaIla-
hassee with the legislators. Various
propositions will be made to reduce the
expense so enormously large created
by the Legislature of 1907. The appro-
prlatlon for pensions by that Legisla-
ture is proving beyond the ability of the
State to pay, The quarter due this
month cannot yet be paid, for want of
sufficient funds. Few people know of
the conditions prevailing in regard to
this fund.
In 1907, before the new pension law
became operative to any appreciable
extent except as regarded the collec-
ton of the four-mill tax, the total re-
ceipts were 1929, 934 So which, added
to the amount on hand January /, 1907,
$50, 326.74, made pension fund for
that year of 500, 26l.24. OF this, only
1851, OlO.47 was paid out during the
year, leaving a surplus in the fund Jan
uary !, 1908, of 1858, 250.77.
The receipts from the pension tax in
1908 were S6O5, 1928. "a, which, added to
the surplus of 1907, as above stated,
made fund for the year of 1858, $40 81
of which $3.50, 1876. 81 was paid out dur
ing the year, leaving balance Janu-
airy |, 1909 of 1927, 1880.
Now see what has happened.
Add to the above balance the pen
sion receipts for the months of Janu-
airy and February 1909, SS7, 1886. 96, and
there was for these months fund of
Sl66, $50. Sc. Pension warrants for those
two months, SlS7, 275.O5. Deficit, $751;
1919
Starting with balance of $50, 1885,
"a, January l, 1907, the pension fund
has aggregated, in the succeeding
tWenty-six months, 81, 1873, 92f.64, while
the pension warrants issued during the
same period aggregated 81, 275, l2O.S3.
Comparing the year lJH7 with the
fourteen succeeding months, the pen
sion warrants have increased more tilg-
275 per cent.
Comparing the year 1907 with the
fourteen succeeding months, the pen
sion receipts have increased little
less than Loo per cent,
Starting with 1864 pensioners on
the roll May 20, 1907. there have been
filed and allowed under the act of 1907,
3, 600 claims. making the present roll
I, 670-an increase of nearly 81 per cent
in twenty-five months.
These figures show the necessity of
some careful legislation on revision of
the law, and it is probable that those
not needing the pension will be dropped.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23
GOVERNOR GILCHRIST
ON COMPUTATIONS

In answer to Il powerful appeal writ
ten to him by All estlmable lady urging
the communication Of sentence of death
to a sentence of Imprisonment for life
in the case of a man recently convicted
of murder, Governor Gilchrist has writ
ten the following:
81 will state that after grand jury
of eighteen men has indicted man for
murder; after twelve men have unanl-
mously, as jury. decided him guilty,
and after the Judge and States attor,-
new who tried the case and heard all
the evidence decide him to be guilty,
it would take very strong evidence TO
persuade me to undo the action or the
court. If | were to turn loose sucn
criminals on the state after the grand
iurv. Judge, Jury and States attorney
had declared them guilty and If other
murders should be committed, | would
consider myself more or less RESPONSE
BILE for the subsequent murders. -,
"Tbe Governor is responsible to the
neople for the good order of the State,
so far as he is concerned. Inc turning
loos of murderers, thereby encourage
ing other murders, ! think, is wrong
II is not the Governor who sentences
convicted criminals it is the law. III
Won are opposed to capital punishment,
YOU could possibly get the members OF
the Legislature from your county TO
try to change that law.
"The Governor of the State takes an
oath TO protect and defend the laws
and the constitution.
The Governors attitude is to be COM
mended by the law-abiding public
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23
to the legislatures two houses soon

to the legislatures two houses soon
as result:
Be it resolved by the Legislature of
the state Of Florida, That the following
amendments to Article of the consti-
tuition of the state of Florida, relative
to census and apportioment, to be sec
tions one, two, three and four of said
article seven, be and the same are here
by agreed to and shall be submitted to
the electors of the state at the general
election to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
A. d. 1910, for ratification or rejection:
Section |. Senators representing the
even numbered districts as they are now
designated, whose terms will not have
expired, and those senators who are
elected in l IL A. D., shall be the first
senate under this amendment to the
and members of the as
sembly to be elected A. ID. 1912, shall
be the first house of representatives
under this amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton, and the senate and house of rep
resentatives thus constituted shall be
the first legislature under this consti-
Continued on page 8
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23
SENATE COMMITTEES
RECENTLY APPOINTED

The following are the committees OF
the Senate, as appointed by President
Hudson:
Judiciary "A"-Massey, chairman;
McMullen, Buchanan, Beard, Atkins,
Henderson, d. H. Baker, Broome and
Judiciary "B"-- Cone, chairman,
FlournOy, Harris. Williams, Johnson,
w. E. Baker, Dayton, Cooke, Sloan
and Tim.
Education Henderson, West, Buck
man, McMullen and Cone.
Finance and taxation - FlournOy,
Grill, Sloan, Buckmap. and Miller.
Claims-Cooke, Harris, Flournoy.
w. E. Baker and Davis.
Corporations Girardeau, Beard,
HUMPHREYS, Mcleod and Massey.
County organization H. Baker,
McCreary, Massey. Cottrell and Davis.
Observation-Disclosures, Sans, With
ers, Tim and Dayton.
Militia - Sans, Flournoy, Harris,
Davis and Buchanan.
Legislative expenses Sloan, Massey,
Harris, Broome and HUMPHREYS.
Agriculture and forestry-Horsford,
Mcleod, Miller, w. E. Baker, and
Buchanan.
Public printing HUMPHREYS, D. H.
Baker, Cottrell, Zm and Buchanan.
Banking-Crill, McMullen, Beard,
Cone and Williams.
Railroads Miller, Williams, Massey,
Sans and Cooke.
Public lands and drainage Cottrell,
McMulen, West, Harris and Zim.
Privileges and elections - Mcleod,
Flournoy, Leggett, Horsford and Cone.
Appropriations Withers, Grill. Nc
Leod, Sans and Massey.
Indian affairs Dayton, johnson,
Horsford and Withers.
Commerce and navigation-F. Davis,
Beard, Harris, McMullen, and Tim.
Immigration-Dayton, West, Sloan,
Horsford and Atkins.
Canals and telegraphs Atkins, John
son. Leggett, Cone and Sans.
Public Health West, Harris, Nc
Creary, Buchanan and johnson.
Constitutional amendments Beard,
Sans, Williams and Cooke.
Temperance-McMullen, Tim, Grill,
Beard and HUMPHREYS.
Mining and minerals-McCreary, At
xins, Dayton, Withers, and Baker.
Game and fisheries Williams, Cot
rel, Johnson, Sans and Flournoy.
Organized labor-Zim, Cone, Cottrell,
Harris and D. H. Bekar.
Public roads and highways--Johnson,
Miller, Buchanan, Henderson and eg-
,ett.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23
FLORIDA PRODUCTS
IN new YORK MARKET

Receipts of Florida tomotoes were
very heavy, but the quality of the stock
received, being very good, and the de-
mand active, prices held firm at $l.75
to So for fancy stock and SIPS to 81. so
for choice. Celery sold at 81. rs to SO. so
with slow movement, due to the
heavy receipts of good California stock
that are coming. Elephants sold at SO
to $50 per crate.
Receipts of lettuce were quite liberal
and prices went off, not alone because
of the fact that there was large
amount of stock on the market, but al
so because the receipts are not of the
best quality. Prices ranged from So to
49, Florida lettuce is meeting with
strong competition by the North and
South Carolina stock that is being re-
ceived.
Peas sold at $3.50 to So. so a basket,
and beans 50 to So. The range of prices
on beans covers the average stock sold,
but some fancy beans, for which there
was fair demand sold at 81 and 81. 81.
Peppers brought So to So. so and white
squash $3.50 to $3.50 per crate. Fancy
cucumbers brought 49, rs; choice So. so.
Oranges sold at SO. rs to SO, late Val
encias, So to S. with the highest prices
being paid for 1865. Tardiffs sold at
So to So. There was good strong de-
mand for grapefruit, 54s and Gas brought
the best prices. The range of prices
was from 50 to Sc, the outside figure
being the prices paid for good 54s and
Gas. Pineapples on the street sold from
81 to 1925 and strawberries Zoe to 3Oc
per quart.-New York Packer.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23
FRUIT PACKING
NOT SO GOOD
Letter From W. B. Powell Rela-
tive to Fruits and Vegetables
FLORIDA vs.. CALIFORNIA
Should be Thoroughly Cleaned, Wrapped
and Packed Tightly In Well Ventilated
Crates-Label Top and Bottom

w. B. Powell former editor of tn,
st. Petersburg Independent, has ad
dressed letter to citrus fruit anC
truck growers of Florida in which hi
points out faults of the packing oil
fruits shipped from Florida and the
reasons why California fruit has an ad
vantage in all the big markets. While
this is not true of the Indian River
fruits and vegetables which command
the highest prices and are noted fol
their careful packing, yet the article
will be of interest to some of our read
ers. nv. Powell has made careful
study of the question in the large west.
ern markets. His letter is as follows:
st. Louis, Mo-, April 81 have
spent two mornings in the commission
house district, and interviewing vendors
of fruit at their stands. | have learned
a number of things.
First-Florida grapefruit is superior
to California grapefruit. 1t has the
call, Notwithstanding the California
fruit is brighter, cleaner, is wrapped
and labeled.
Second That Florida oranges would
be preferred if they had more market
able appearance.
Califoi MIA fruit comes in ventilated
boxes; Florida in closed boxes Califor-
MIA boxes come with top "bellied"
Florida with fiat top. California
boxes are full; Florida the fruit rattles.
California fruit is all we'll wrapped,
the boxes are stamped on both ends,
top and sides; Florida oranges are
stamped with a rubber stamp on one
end, if stamped at all. | have been
unable to find a stamp on thousands Of
boxes of grapefruit | examined.
found grapefruit caly-scratch off
the scale and rotten spot is to be
found on the skin. Why is the fruit
not scraped of scale before packing?
Every commission man said that the
Florida fruit was the better, but you
could not make the buyer believe it, on
account of the condition of the fruit.
One large dealer said: "You Florida
people should learn California ways of
packing you cannot get the best trade
to put such fruit as that on their
tables" He pointed to box of
oranges that looked like culls.
Tomatoes are coming through in fine
shape in baskets. They are finding
ready market at top prices.
Cabbage is moving in carload lots
briskly, quality fine, packing bad.
saw a carload of Sanford celery
that was fit to be buried. The dealer
said that he would not realize enough
On the car to pay freight charges. The
stuff was So rotten that it was dripping.
Why should celery not be wrapped
and packed in dozen cases?
Radishes come in, packed in barrels
With ice, was new one on me.
Florida must wake up to its packing.
It must ship cleaner fruit. Every
orange from California is as bright as
new dollar. 1t looks better than 1t
astes. Florida fruit tastes better
han it looks.
Use the ventilated box; crowd the
,oxes; stamp the boxes; don't be
to advertise Florida and its
r1itc
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23
EVERY COUNTY TO BE
SENATORIL DISTRICT

One of the most important matters
that confronts the 1909 legislature is the
reappOrtionment matter, as it has been
shirked for several past legislal ures.
Several members are working upon the
problem and the following joint resou-
ton, calling for an amendment to the
constitution, willprobably be submitted
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-23
OFFICIAL RETURNS

The following returns of the bonding
election was furnished by the inspectors:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
oRMoND. DAYToNIA AUTO RACES
Entry Blanks Not Ont, but Many In
quiries Are Made.

NEW YORK, Jan. @.-Although entry
blanks have not as yet been issued for the
seventh annual automobile tournament on
the ormond-D aytona beach, F1orida, much
interest has been a FUSED over the meet.
1t is learned that several OF the fast cars
that will be entered in tn automobile races
in connection with the New Orleans Mardi
Gras festival the latter part of next month
will be shipped to Florida to compete in
the beach races that are set for March %.
"a, % and %. E. r. Hollander, vice presi-
dent Of the Fiat Automobil1 company, has
announced his intention OF entering two or
more cars in the beach contests. One of
these cars is to be shipped from abroad
and is said to possess great speed.
The offering OF 5000 in cash and plate
as the prizes this year is expected to draw
a big entry list. There is talk of having
several short races among women drivers
and to have a special contest among women,
the winner OF which will be crowned the
speed queen" II is planned 10 nave most
OF the races this year for short distances,
with the exception of the 1OO-mile stock car
race, for which $1,000 in cash will be given,
as well as a valuable tropy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
KETCHEL TO MEET JACK o'BRIEN
Philadelphia Sports May See a Cork
ing Good Match.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S0.-wilis Britt,
manager of Stanley Ketehel, has wired to
Matchmaker Michigan Of the National
Athletic club, that he is coming east with
Stanley Ketchel and will accept a date at
the National Athletic club with "Phila-
delphia Jack" o'Brien on the other end of
the match.
Ketchel never has been to Philadelphia
and his coming will arouse the greatest
interest in ring craft since the o'Brien-
Ryan mill.
Jack" McGuigan Immediately began to
keep the wires busy over the terms. He
has closed the deal with philadelphia
jack completely, and he has the West
Philadelphia nailed definitely and speci-
fically, and Britt's wire makes the match
certain.
o'Brien says: II will postpone my Euro
pean trip until l have disposed OF this
wonder. He comes highly rated; so did
Walcott and ~Fftzsimmons. and the rest. !
have started TO train for the bout, and
will win sure"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
! SWIFT SWIMMERS GET BUSY
Aquatic Experts Prepare for Coming
mpetitiOns.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Although the col
legiate swimming season has Just opened,
great activity has been noticeable since
early November in the university pools and
the quality of the material has been ascer-
tanned. As a result one may predict with
confidence that collegians will be very
much ia evidence in all the big open meets
and that athletic club men will in future
have to look to their laurels.
The new Amateur Athletic union idea of
confirming indoor racing TO the spirits IA
vors the colleges, who have but very few
good distance men, and it looks as II the
district and even the national champion
ships would see varsity stars returned win
ners, at least of places.
The list of indoor events will contain this
year 50, 100, 22o, 800 and 1,OOo-yard swims,
breast and bsck-stroke races, ~plungins,
fancy diving and four-man relay races,
each to swim 100 yards.
For the shorter sprint there are dozens
of students who will give the best in the
country a run for their money. II. j. Heb
ner of Notre Dame is credited with o:z%
for the distance; Wheaton Chambers and
e. Denniston of Princeton have done o:2s
flat, and Paul Wilmington OF Harvard,
Karl schmitt of the City college, Edward
Richards and Otto Schwartz of Yale and
Shryoek of Pennsylvania have all broken
O:s7, while men able TO better than OPS are
found in almost every college.
At 100 yards Hebner, Wilmington and
Chambers have under one-minute practice
marks and all three have beaten 0:61 In
! competition time that only Daniels and
Rich have equaled among club men. Rich
ards. Shryock, Stoddart and Dslrymple
have to their credit centuries between 1:R
and 1893, and there are several 100 men.
The furlong is a harder distance for col
legians, and on last years performances
they would seem 20 be rather backward,
John Shryock OF Pennsylvania leading the
field with a record OF 2:is1t. Still. much
has happened since then, and there are
many who believe that Whithington. Dali
rymple. shryock. stoddart, schmitt and
Hebner will all be able TO travel under 2;S
and one or two OF them beat 2:4O. The
feat is not at all improbable.
At 800 yards It is hard to estimate the
progress Of the men. for races at these dis
tanees are very rare. At the same time the
defeat OF former Champion Bud Goodwin
in the duarter-mile metropolitan champion
ship by Karl schmitt shows that one man
at least developed very rapidly after the
closing of college last spring. and just as
nc doNahceo 80 may nave olheiS. hepner
is said 70 be able TO do $50 for 40 yards,
which would give him a place in the cham
pionship, and shryock, stoddart. whiting
ton and Dalrymple are all better than six
minutes.
There has been no chance to Judge Of
these men at 1000 yards and they would
hardly train for such an event when the
longest distance on the intercollegiate
| schedule is the furlonE Nor will coile-
CLANS figure in breast and back stroke
swimming. for these styles are not prac-
ticed at the universities.