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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
.ROBBER LOCKS
|. FIVE VICTIMS
IN An ICE BOX
ROBBED THEM AS THEY ENTER
ED CHICAGO SALOON AND
THEN FORCED THEM INTO A
BOX FOR SAFE KEEPING.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-A holdup man
conducted a series of TobberieS eX-
tending over two hours last night, in
which Robert Kjeldsen, a saloon
keeper and four of his patrons were
victims. Entering the saloon OF
Kjeldsen, the hold-up man, who was
young and nattily attired, forced the
owner by the display of a revolver,
to enter the ice box. While the thief
was pocketing the contents of the
cash register, a patron entered He
was forced, after his pocket had been
searched, to join Kjeldsen in the ice
box
Remaining behind the bar, as each
newcomer entered, he threatened him
with a revolver, roobed him and or
dered him into the now crowded ice
box. When its limit had been reach
ed, the thief waved a farewell to his
patrons and departed. They were re-
leased by patrons who entered and
found the saloon apparently deserted.
The thief obtained about $3.50.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
MUST NOT MIX CENSUS
WORK WITH POLITICS
Western Banks Now
Overlooking With Money

counted by this view of the acting
secretary. The banks of the south
were included by Mr.. Norton when
he described those of the country
generally as being in excellent condi-
ton.
Officials of the Office Of the comp
trOller of the currency hold that no
better evidence Of the prosperous con-
dition of the country can be found
than the banks. They point out that
not for two months has there been
failure of a national bank.
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5y Associates Press.

New York, Aug. 25.-The stock
market opened weak today on unfa-
vorable interpretations of the reports
OF Mr.. Harriman's health and disap-
pointment over his interview, in which
he indicated it to be his policy to
maintain present dividends and ex-
tend the properties rather than to in
crease Immediately the returns to
stockholders. The Hartman roads,
New York Central, Erie and Reading
were conspicuoUsly weak with de-
clines of a point or more.
The initial sale of Union Pacific was
$500 shares at 208 to 207 3-S, as COM
pared to a closing price of 209 SIS
last night. The opening decline in
Southern Pacific was more moderate,
the first sale being at 132 ga to
1872 1-2, a drop of 1-2 points from
last nights closing. The general list
followed the tendency of the leaders
and trading was large but without
excitement. After the opening de-
clines the market steadied somewhat
and there were rallies in several of
the representative stocks.
Before the end of the first hour fur
Continued on Page TWo.)
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To
OBSERVE BIRTH
ADML. SEMMES
NEW ORLEANS CONFEDERATE
VETERANS ARE MAKING ELAB-
CRATE PREPARATIONS FOR
THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNI-
VERSARY. -
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, Aug 25.-In con-
formity with the order issued by Gen
eral Clement A. Evans, of Georgia
commander-in-c chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, extensive plans
have been made here for the observ-
ance OF the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth OF Admiral Raphael
Semmes, OF the Confederate states
navy on September p. A portrait OF
Admiral Semmes will be presented to
the Confederate memorial hall in New
Orleans and the United Confederate
Veterans, United Sons of Confederate
Veterans, the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, and other Confederate mem
orial associations Will take part in ap-
propriate exercises on that day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
Hartman Sustained
BY Sheer Determination

of nerve force on Mr.. Harriman's part
to carry him through the transfers
from the liner to the tug which bore
him TO his new home, and to face and
answer the questions of many news
paper men who met him at the dock.
Although Mr.. Hartman seemed
physically weak, he was as vigorous
mentally as ever. He displayed a
determination to put the best possible
face upon his condition, asserted that
he was feeling better and outlined
plans for the further development OF
the railroad properties under his con-
troll.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
GOV. CONFER SIGNS CODE
OF PROHIBITION LAWS:
SHERIFFS ARE NOTIFIED
Troops Continue to
Patrol MeadViIIe Streets

him with completely in the attempt to
shoot Ernest Newman, the chancery
court clerk, last Sunday night. Mid
dleton lives one mile from Meadville,
but was not at his home, nor could
the officers apprehend him.
The preliminary examination OF
Buckley HatfOTd, who was arrested
late yesterday charged with assault
and battery and with attempt to COM
nit murder in connection with the
shooting Sunday night, resulted in
his acquittal today. Three of the
Pritchards, it is said, have been
warned that they will be lynched.
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HAMBURG BELLE
MAKES RECORD
TROTT|NG RACE
KENTUCKY MARE CUTS A SEC
OND AND A HALF FROM HER
PREVIOUS WORLDS RECORD OF
2:02 ga.
2:o2 ga.
BY Associated Press.

Cleveland, o, Aug. 25.-Hamburg
Belle, the Kentucky mare, broke two
worlds records today. She cut a
second and a half from her previous
record of 2:02 ga, and then she
broke the worlds trotting race rec
ord, going the first heat in two min
utes, one and one-fourth seconds, and
the second heat in two minutes, one
and thTee-fOuTths seconds. 1t was
rumored after the race that her own
ers had sold her for fifty thousand
dollars.
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SENTENCE COMMITTED.

Columbus, O., Aug. 25.-President
Taft has committed the sentence of
Charles F. Kline, serving five years
in the penitentiary for counterfeit
ing. Kline had served four previous
terms in the Ohio prison. Wade H.
Ellis, acting attorney general, tele-
graphed the prison officials here to
release Kline at once, stating that the
president had committed his sentence
hline'S release was a surprise to the
prison officials, who wired Mr.. Ellis
for confirmation of the president
action
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Error of Clerk Saved
the Lives of Many

Wade didn't shoot half enough white
people. Several hours earlier an
other negro was shot but it was net
proven that this affair was a sequel
TO the Wade shooting.
It did not become generally known
until late last night that the mistake
of a young clerk in a local hardware
store probably saved the lives of
score or more of men.
"Shucks," said the young clerk af-
ter Wade had left That negro
asked me for buckshOt and / gave him
bird shot by mistake. I wonder what
he Is going to s&oot, anyway"
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HARRIMAN'S HEALTH
CAUSES WEAKNESS OF
II. Y. STOCK MARKET
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Western
banks and those Of the interior gen
orally are overlooking with money.
They can get along with little aid
from eastern banks. This is the view
of Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Norton, who has just returned from
Beverly, where he had a conference
with the president.
Any talk indicating that the banks
are pressed for money with which to
move the crops seems to be dis
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
FINAL RACING MEET.

Cincinnati, Aug. 25.-The Latonia
Jockey club has announced it will
make preparations for a fall race
meeting of twenty -four days begin
ming October IL. However, If the
Kentucky state racing commission
wins in its fight against the LatOnia
club it is believed the fall meeting
will be called off This case now
pending in the Kentucky court of ap-
peaIs. is to be decided IN December.
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BY Associated Press.

Meadville, Miss, Aug. 25.-TroOps
continue to patrol the streets here,
but the situation otherwise appears
to be normal. Friends of both the
Newman and Pritchard factions de-
plOre the nOtoTiety that the little
town has attained and are doing
everything possible to adjust all diff
cUities.
It developed today that Sherin
Jones with six deputies went to the
home of Fred Middleton last night
to arrest him on an affidavit charging
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
New York Central, Erie and
Reading Conspicuously
Ia. Weak.
DISAPPOINTMENT
OVER INTERVIEW

HIS POLICY TO MAINTAIN PRES
EMIT DIVIDENDS AND EXTEND
PROPERTIES RATHER THAN IN
CREASE IMMEDIATE RETURNS
TO STOCKHOLDERS ALSO Eff
>FECTED THE MARKET TO SOME
ExTENT-HEAVY LOSSES RE-
CORDED.
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BY Associated Press.

New York, Aug. 25.-Sustained by
sheer determination and will power,
z. H. Hartman, after a trying ordeal
accompanying his arrival from Europe,
today began the after cure for which
he returned to his home in Arden
after a rigorous treatment at Bad
Gastein.
His weakness resulting from his i'll
health and rigid diet while abroad
was accentuated on his arrival by an
attack of nausea yesterday while
coming up the harbor and it appar-
oAtly required considerable exercise
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
IYNcHING PROBABLE.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 25.-An
unknown negro attempted a criminal
assault on a white woman near Wal
den's Ridge this evening. A posse is
searching for the negro, and lynch
ing is probable if he is caught.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
MAY ABOLISH OFFICE.

Mexico City, Aug. 25.-It is report
ed that President Diaz and cabinet
recently held a meeting regarding
aboIishing the office of vice-presi-
dent. because of the bitter enmity
between the parties of Corral and
Reich, conservatives.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
SUES GUARDIANS.

Huntsville, Ala, Aug. 25.-Mrs.
Clara Mcdowell, widow Of Augustus
Mcdowell, who was shot and killed
by his employer, William L. Halsey,
a wholesale grocer, in. fit of in
sanity, today entered suit against
HaIsey's guardians for $4,000 Hal
sew. who also killed J. Robert Jones
before shooting Mcdowell, is now in
the insane hospital at Tuscaloosa.
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BY Associated Press.

Monroe. La, Aug. 25.-All is quiet
in Monroe today after a night that
carried with it much anxiety TO the
local authorities.
Following the wild rampage of the
negro William Wade yesertday in
which % people were wounded be-
fore Wade was finally killed, the en-
tire populace remained in a state of
feverish excitement until a late hour
last night This was intensified by
the serious wounding Of an unidenti-
fed negro n the east end Of the city.
The negro is alleged to have said that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
GOT AFTER HIS JUMPS.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. 25.-During
today's game Umpire Clifford tried to
reprimand the fans, who went on the
field to attack him, but the police in
Jerfered, and the game proceeded.
The game stood 8 to in favor If
Knoxville, when called at 4 o'clock TO
allow Knoxville to catch a train. Co
lumbIa was at the bat with the bases
full when the game was called.
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President Taft Leaving
Nothing Undone to Make
Himself Clear.
GIVE UP POLITICS
OR QUIT THE JOB

MEN WHO HOLD CHAIRMANSHIPS
OR sEcRETARYSHIP OF coUN-
TY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEES
MUST CEASE TO ACT AS SUCH
TO HOLD GOVERNMENT POSI-
TION - REPUBLICAN POLL
TIcIANs IN THE SOUTH RE-
COMMENDED FOR JOBS.
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Strict Enforcement of All of
the Newly Enacted Laws
is Expected.
IF NOT OFFICERS
WILL BE IMPEACHED

The FULLER BILL AND THE CLUB
BILL AMONG THE NUMsER TO
MEET WITH APPROVAL OF AL
A5AMA'S CHEF EXECUTIVE.
SOCIAL CLUBS CANNOT EXIST
IF LIQUOR Is HANDLED IN ANY
MANNER, AND THE OFFICERS
MUST DO THEIR DUTY.
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p have as5redt o
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for lies IN ~
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NO PEONAGE SUIT
AGAINST STEEL CO.
BY Associated Press.

Pittsburg, Aug 25.-The
government investigation into
the charges of peonage against
the Pressed Steel Car Co. was
continued tonight. None Of
the employees testimony sus-
tanned the charges. II is pre-
dicted that no peonage suit
will be brought.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-26
MADE RECORD IN A
WALL SCALING CONTEST
BY Associates Press.

Dallas, Texas, Aug. Is
A wall scaling test in the
United States army tourna-
ment here today, Company
d of the Ninth infantry broke
the worlds record, executing
the contest in one minute and
twenty-four and One-half
seconds, ten seconds under
the nearest competitors.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
Found the Cab Empty.

gine, Shrader ran eastward toward
the water tank, entering the thin fog
that partly obscured objects i'm the
low ground near the mills. His en-.
gine was within 800 feet of the water
tank when Shrader heard a believing
roar come through the mist from the
east, and caught a vague glimpse of
the onrushing passenger train. In.
stantly he jammed the reversing lever
over, shouted shrilly to the fireman,
and together they jumped. Shrader
struck upon his head, and was ren.
Tered unconscious the fireman felt
his left leg snap under him, and he
rolled down the bank and lay helpless
Billy Davis, at the throttle of the
engine pulling west-bound passenger
No. 1, also suddenly saw before him
Shrader's engine, that looming terror
which turns mems faces white, and,
aurling the safety lever over, threw on
the air, and jumped for his life. The
fireman came after him In a whirling
curve, aud was badly hurt.
With drivers spinning backward,
he monster engines then drove
toward each other, but, owing to the
backward strain Of the drivers, with
slackening speed. In a few seconds
they met, the pilots crashing and
cTumbling as II made or toothpicks,
the great rams set their iron skulls to-
gether and reared upward, then slowly
settled down again, the drivers Of
Shrader's engine on the rails, the
drivers of No, Is engine off the rails.
Passenger No. / stood still, with her
engine drivers tearing up the ties and
dirt like a mad bull paving, while
Shrader's engine, the drivers being re-
versed, instantly set off westward.
With full steam on, she swept back
ward past her unconscious engineer
and injured fireman. Bob Sewers,
conductor of the freight, essayed to
board her as she passed, but missed
the hand,rail. Onward she tore, up
through the yards at Gooman,
thumped sharply across the switch.
frogs, on by the station, and out
through the west end switches, and
away toward Shore Gap, leaving con,
sternation behind her, and promising
to crash into east.bound express No. 2
near Tortoise mountain switch. No. 2
had Just left Shore Gap, and could not
be reached by the dispatcher; no NOR
tai hand could reach the throttle of
Shrader's runaway engine, That was
the situation on the main line. Up
on the Tortoise mountain branch,
logger No was pushing its engine
downward over the greasy rails at an
alarming pace, LOng-bodied, squatty,
with ten low drivers under her present,
ing unusual breadth of tire surface to
the rails, the engine was holding back
with all her power. But 19 cars Of
green logs on such slippery steel as
y u7'Cr hor trat morning could not
.4silI .a ,g and faster the lone.
snake-like train p---,. ..,4 49,,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
MADE A WONDERFUL RESCUE.
Mother and Baby Saved from Cap.
sized Ship.

A marvellous rescue of a woman and
a baby from the cabin Of a capslzed
vessel came to light on the arrival of
the liner Oceanic at Plymouth re.
Gently.
While ~ miles from Ruatan island
the British schooner Annie, command.
ed by Capt. c. NJ. Decker, was cap.
sized by a whirlwind accompanying a
waterspout which formed Immediately
over the ship When the vessel turned
over, Capt. Decker and the crew
climbed over the side and clung to
tho keel
Mrs. Decker was in the cabin, and
her baby was lying in its cradle at
the moment of the accident. She was
thrown down and pitched through the
door OF her cabin into the companion,
way. Although severely cut and
bruised, she managed to crawl back to
the crib, and threw her husbands oil
skins over 1t to protect the child from
being hurt by the debris.
BY that time her husband and the
crew had climbed around the broad
side of the sinking vessel Olsen
tangling the two boats as quickly as
possible, they went through a small
portfolio to the rescue Of MRS. Decker
and the infant.
Meanwhile Mrs Decker with admir-
able presence of mind, hurriedly knot
ted a rope out of an ,oil,coat and other
things, and for few moments there
was a desperate battle for the lives of
the two imprisoned ones.
The vessel was rapidly filling with
water, and the cabin was half FULL
when the plucky mother. managed to
make a rope basket for the baby and
saw that the infant was safely hoist
ed through the aperture.
Then her husband and the others
succeeded in pulling her, more dead
than alive, from the cabin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06

look at the picture. What II that di
vine High c came from a throat not
shapely and swan-like? What II
mademolselle had a bad nose, frizzy
hair, set and implacable mouth? {?
Surely the gods
"Jolie," mumured Angelo, tenderly
with such name she must be beau
tiful!" So he turned up the light and
cooked at the photograph Thou art
beautiful, little one-hlmost as beau
tlful as thy supernal High c. Thy hair
r7it must be Titan. Thy skin--it must
be as white as the moon Thy little
nose--no, II is not too retrousse. Thy
little mouth--no, 1t is not too big.
He rose TREMENDOUSLY and drew the
frayed tapestry across the one window.
mo one must see us, little one-and
no one must hear what we say" He
went to the door and stuffed his hand
kerchief into the keyhole, then re.
turned to the picture, which he clasped
with eager fingers. Little one, i'm.
troduce myself to you. am only An.
gelo-but | had the bliss OF being
born in Milan the musical, the di
vine. l have been in this terrifying
America long years trying to teach
the art Of singing, trying to build
voices where there are none, trying to
create High C's half as round and full
as yours. Alas, the unkind horror of
1t all!' He hurried to the door, took
his handkerchief from the keyhole,
wiped the tears from his eyes, then
stuffed II into the koyhole again.
Most exquisite of mademoisellesi"
he exclaimed, returning and pressing
the picture to his breast, 81 am poor
frightfully. | am old-dreadfully. /
am ugly-unspeakably. But cherish
a superb amhitionl Listen, little one.
Almost one year ago L gave up teach
ing-rforeyer saved little money
on which | planned to live one year
--one year TO the day, the hour the
minute In this year | was to write
the great opera. The theme had haunt.
cd me for quarter of a century. 1t
had dogged, deafened blinded, choked,
lstlhed me, demanding my life, my
soul, until had to surrender myself
TO It unreservedly. The great opera
had to be written, 1t had to write It,
self-through me. But alas where
should ! find the voice? began the
awful search. went to operas,
musical comedies, churches and con.
certs, The days, the weeks, the
months slipped by-and | found IL not.
/ hunted for II everywhere-in the
street, in poyerty's holes. In vain,
So tonight with but one week
Of my year left had given up
hope when heard your heav-
emily High G, little one--and oh, the
burden It liftsd from my soul In this
one little week ! shall write the great
opera--but YOU must not fail me For
at the years beginning | vowed that
II at It's end / had not written the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
He Was Dressed or Rather Undressed

tracks and now betting room tout,
came languidly across the road and
accosted him.
Dave" said he, 81 have It."
So great was Mr.. Cobbs depression
that he made no Inquiry as to what
Mr.. Quinn possessed.
Here's a letter from man who
gives me only two or three tips a year
and they never fall down. Here II is:
Lucky Dog will win the second handi-
cap race at the Bay Wednesday. Get
on it, Now, Dave, here's our chance
to make good stake for the season" :"
whats the use. of talkin'?" asked
Mr. Cobb, dicgustedly. Whats tip
to a man who's got nary a cent to bet
on it?"
Cant you raise ten dollars?" in.
quired Mr.. Quinn, interestediy.
Il can't beg, borrow nor steal a dol
lar let alone ten. And there's no job
o. work can get"
Busted, eh?" and Mr.. Quinn walked
OFF seeking another capitalist.
For some reason the name Lucky
Dog" kept dinning itself into Mr.
Cobb's ears all day and all the next
day. He felt a prescience that the
horse would win albeit that his re.
searches disclosed that he had only
run once in the far west.
Two o'clock on the eventful Wednes.
day on which the tip was expected
to materialize found Mr.. Cobb abed
He had not arisen for he reasoned
with logic that a man who could not
raise the insignificant sum of a dollar
may as we'll lie in bed as stand on his
feet. Another point was that Mrs.
Cobb had proclaimed with acerbitv in
the morning that, as the breakfast
and dinner would result from her In.
dividual earnings he would not be OK,
peeted to participate in the repasts.
Mr. Cobb lay prone and gnashed his
teeth when he thought of the busy
scene in the betting room nearly op.
posite to his house. Already the odds
we're up against Lucky Dog. IL he
should win Mr.. Cobb felt sure he
would foam at the mouth like a mad
man. No one could stand such a
buffet from fortune as that.
A man with a truculent face came
down the dusty highway and Mrs
Cobb glimpsing him ran upstairs. She
opened the Bible lying on the bureau
and taking something from between
Its leaves turned to her husband.
THE collector is coming for the
rent" she said. "If l had not taken
ten dollars from your winnings one
night and made ten more myself by
sewing we would all be turned out IN
the road for we owe two months" and
she held mp two ten-dollar notes.
This was an mwise move. An old
saw sayeth "let sleeping dogs lie" and
1t might be applied to recumbent hus,
bands. The sight of those two ten,
--~-ss $50
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-06
The Odd
Happening of
Mr.. David Cobb
Copyright. BY DAILY Story Pub. Coz

Copyright. by Daily Story Pub Coz
The city had had an attack Of
morality and all gaming houses and
bookmaking offices were closed up as
closes the clam. Cities have these
spasms as a man has the collie. The
one stops gambling and the other
eschews cucumbers-for a while.
A certain firm Of bookmakers die
not resign themselves to the fiat OF
the law. They procured a copy OF the
edict and scrutinized it as they were
wont to examine the program for the
days races. They discovered in the
statute an aperture through which
they could drive the metaphorica,,
horse and wagon The law forbade
bookmaklng save on race courses
where races we're being run. Straight
way they leased for a song disused
half.mile track near the city, ran two
plugs over It every day for a purse OF
five dollars and made books on every
race from Sheepshead Bay to the Pa
cific coast. II the law frowned that's
all it could do.
The peaceful little village wherein
was the race course became trans
formed. Farmers studied dope sheets
as they guided the plow and talked
knowingly Of mudlarks and cinches
Everybody became a sporting man
and among them David Cobb, the vii.
lage carpenter.
Cobb was sore smitten with the bet
ting disease. It would have puzzled
him to try to name the boundaries of
his state, but he knew the pedigree of
pretty much all the horses running
and once and while he won a bet.
A felicitous run of luck which Mr.
Cobb had been enjoying suddenly
changed and fortune-ever a capri.
cious jade, turned her back on him. He
couldn't win bet and one August day
found himself penniless. lie sat
gloomily on a trestle in front OF the
blacksmith's shop listlessly reading
the entries for the day. Mr. Quinn q
disqualified jockey from one of the big