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Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-08-27
UNOFFICIAL FRANCHISE VOTING
Election to Determine Franchise
To Be Held Next Tuesday.

The election TO decide upon the ques-
ton of granting a frahchisefor thirty
years to the st. Lucie Ice Company for
electric lights will be held at the Coun-
Gil Chamber on Tuesday next, August
81, between the hours of 10 a. m. and .
p. m. The following inspectors have
beer appointed by the council for this
election: j. D. Almond, John Fl.
Wynn, Ed Hendrix, R. E. Minis, Clerk,
John Wynn.
1t is earnestly desired that all tax
PAYERS in the town will cast vote on
this question
UNOFFICIAL BALLOT.
Special Franchise Election, Fort
Pierce, Florida, Tuesday, August 81,
1909.
Make cross (X) mark before your
choice.
Vote for one:
FOR FRANCHISE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-30
For Representative in Con-
gress From This, Second,
District.
RAPID RISE IN LIFE.
Although Never In College
He Has Overcome Every
Obstacle In His Path.

The following notice of Hon. La
Vega Clements candidacy for con-
gress is reproduced from the Ovens
boro Messenger:
LaVega Clements is Daviess coun-
TVS candidate for the Democratic
nomination for congressman from
the Second district. No man who
has ever lived in Daviess county has
more nearly the universal confidence
and esteem of his people. and he will
have in his race for congress the SOL
id and enthusiastic support of the
Democracy of Daviess county. Any
time these past ten years, Mr.. Glenn
ents could have entered congress
ional race with absolute assurance
of the support of his own people-in
fact they have more than once solic-
tied him to run-but he has waited
until acquaintance with him has
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-30
Illinois Central Trains to Be
Handled By Mouth and
Wire.
BEGIN USING APRIL l
officers Moved 10 Princeton
to Centrally Locate
DispatcherS.

Paducah, March. 29-Beginning
Thursday, April l. the Illinois Cen
trail will handle all trains on the
Louisville division by telephone.
The system, which was commenced
a few months ago, has been complet-
ed and is now beisg pat in perfect
working order. 1t will not supplant
the telegraph entirely, as it will be
used for various messages.
There has been much speculation
as to why the offices of the chief dis
patcher and assistant superintendent
were moved from Paducah to Prince
ton, which question was answered
Saturday when put to an official of
the company. There were many
who believed that the change was
made because the Illinois Central
intended to again take over the Ten
nessee Central, which extends from
Nashville to Princeton. This official
stated that this was a wrong impress
sion. lie said the best results of
the telephone system could be OBJ
tanned by having the dispatcher
located at the central part of the
line, which IS Princeton and for this
reason alone the chance was made.
Chief Dispatcher ]. B. Thomas is
in charge of the Paducah district,
which extends from Paducah to Cen
trail City, Princeton being about half
way between these two stations.
He has entire charge of the train
dispatchers and telegraph operat ors
on his district and will be able to call
his men to the telephone in a mo-
ment's notice. The dispatchers will
be the only persons to use the tele-
phone line and they will handle all
trains, freight and passenger, with
it beginning Thursday. Heretofore
the trains have been handled by tele-
graph, which will be abandoned for
this purpose.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-30
For Nominations On the Re
publican Christian County
Ticket.
SIX HAVE WITHDRAWN.
John M. Renshaw at Last
Moment Withdraws From
Sheriff's Race.

The limit for fling nominations
for the Republican primary of April
"a, was reached Saturday at noon,
and only two Offices will be contest.
ed. At the last moment Jno. M.
Renshaw, the present sheriff, with
drew, leaving L. r. Davis without
opposition and Lee Witty also aban-
doned the contest for jailer against
w. w. johnson.
There was one surprise in the un-
expected entrance of Samuel T.
Fruit into the race for county attor-
ney.
Interest will center in the races
for representative and assessor.
The race for county attorney has not
yet "waxed warm" but probably
will do so in the near future.
AS at present made up, the vari-
Gus contests are as given below:
NO OPPOSITION.
Chas. 0. Prowse, county Judge.
Claud r. Clark, circuit clerk.
W. R. Wicks, county clerk.
L. R, Davis, sheriff.
VIM. E. Gray, Co. Supt.
W. W. Johnson, jailer.
Jas. L.. Allensworth, coroner.
CONTESTS.
County-Clerk, w. R. Wicks, V.
M. Williamson, w. r. Brumfeld.
County Attorney-John Feland,
Lawrence Yonts, S. T. Fruit.
Assessor-R. M. Meacham, H. C.
Myers. j. T. Walker, T. H. Joiner.
E. S. Foreman, COL, Unexpectedly
entered the contest for representa-
tive against Hiram Brown, the young
lawyer whose father and GRANDPA
Their both represented the county in
the legislature.
Things happened rapidly Saturday
afternoon and before night the race
for county court clerk had been set
tied in favor of w. R. Wicks, who
was left without opposition. w. r.
Brumfeld and V. M. Williamson,
who had qualified by putting up the
entrance fee, both withdrew with
out giving any reason.
1t is believed that the contests in
the assessors and county attorneys
races will be settled by some sort of
compromises long before the oath of
April and that the primary, if held
at all, will only register the work of
the slate makers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-30

spread belief in his ability and fit
ness for the Office through every
county in the district. He has three
times stumped the district in the
interest of the party. The first time
was in the famous gubernatorial
race of 1899, the second in the presi-
Dental campaign of 1900, when he
was assistant elector, and the third
in the presidential campaign of 1908,
when he was elector. He has made
numerous and loyal friends in his
campaigns for Democracy, in all of
which he paid his own expenses and
lost valuable time from his law prac-
tice.
STUMPED DISTRICT FOR STANLEY.
For some time past, Mr.. Clements
has considered making the race for
the nomination, but has only recent
ly made formal announcement of his
candidacy. He was solicited by nu-
merous Democrats to make the race
against Stanley for the fourth term
the one on which Stanley is now
just entering-but refused to do so
and not only supported Mr. Stanley,
but, in all Of his speeches through
out the district list fall, laid espe-
cial stress on Mr.. SANKEY'S race as
the Democratic nominee and urged
the voters to support him prospect
i've of politics. This no doubt, great
ly increased Mr.. Stanley's- majority
and enabled him to run ahead of the
ticket.
Mr.. Clements is forty years old
and has spent all of his life in Davi-
ess county. He was born and reared
on farm in the eastern portion of
the county and received his educa-
ton in the country schools and was
never in a high school or a college.
He worked Oh the farm, in tobac-
co factories and did other manual
labor. He began reading law in
1887, when he was eighteen years
old, was admitted to the bar in the
following year and entered upon
practice without finances or infuen-
tial friends. He speedily secured a !
practice and, during the greater
part of his twenty. one years as a
lawyer, has been one of the leading
of the Greensboro bar. He
was for four years prosecutor for
the city of greensboro and for eight
years county attorney of Daviess
county, retiring from the latter
office Jan. /, 1906. All of these
elections, he won over popular and
able opponents, thus putting to
proof the esteem in which he is held.
ANACTIyE CAMPAIGNER.
For the past twenty years. LaVega
Clements has been in every cam
paign. fighting for the interests of
nominees, whether ma
.ional, state or local. AS a lawyer
Re has practiced in as many important
Eases as any member of the Ovens
)oro bar and has been remarkably
iuccessful. With his other qualifi- 1
cations as a lawyer, he is an excep-
ionally able advocate. AS man,
lie enjoys the fri endship of practi-
ally the entire citizenship of Daviess
ounty, re gardless of political affilia-
ion. AS Democrat, through all /
he years Of storm and tumult
through which Kentucky has passed,
y =. 4 L -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-30
Southern Baptist Convention

On account of the Southern Bap-
list Convention, which meets in
Louisville, KY, May 1920. the Illi-
nois Central r. f. Co. will sell tick
cts to Louisville and return for So 80.
Date of sale May 10. IL, IL and IS,
return limit May %. For informa-
ton and accommodations required
call on &. Il. NEWMAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19
PROMOTION ROOM On
new ALAkEA WHARF

One of the rooms on the new Alakea
street wharf will be given over to the
Hawaii Promotion Committee by Super
intendent of Public Works Campbell, to
be devoted TO whatever use the COM
mittee elects. The room may be used
for storing literature and for purposes
of an information bureau.
The harbormaster will also be given
an Office there, and the pilots can also
be accommodated. The pilot house will
be maintained, however, in its present
position, as the building is fitted for
daviting the pilot boats.
The custom house inspectors expect
to have some accommodations reserved
for them and if they get a room they
will put in shower and other con-
veniences.
Captain Lorenzen, the veteran pilot,
who has been on leave of absence for
some time, will resume his duties on
September /, and Captain Lane will 60
on the waiting list. Captain Lane has
made an enviable record since he was
| appointed pilot and he handled the
big japanese steamships admirably. The
other pilots will be Captain Sanders and
| Captain Maeaulay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19

tween Merchant and the waterfront.
Some time ago it was closed and own
ers of land in the vicinity win not
allow it to be reopened if they can
help it.
George Lyeurgus, proprietor of the
Union Grill, applied to the board for
after hour privileges. Some time ago,
when the board decided to withdraw
all after hour privileges, owing to the
fact that some of the license holders
We're violating the confidence placed in
them, strong effort was made to have
the grill excepted from the ruling, but
this failed
When the petition was received yes
terdav, the board discussed it a little
and then announced that the matter
would be taken under consideration
and an answer returned at later date
This answer will probably be given at
the next meeting of the board, prob
ably week from yesterday.
Kimura. of the japanese Chronicle,
asked that the license for the Sunrise
saloon on King street, near the june
ton of Beretania, be transferred to
him. He explained that he is to retire
from ,the management of the Chronicle
in about six months. Shigematsu, the
holder of the license. is going back to
Japan, and he was anxious to have all
matters settled before his departure
As there seemed to be no opposition
to the transfer of the license, the
board ordered that the change be al
lowed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19
.LEAL IS AFTER
CRAP SHOOTERS
Eighteen Tempters of Fortune
Fall Into the Police
Dragnet,

Eighteen crap shooters We're round
ed up by Chief of Detectives Joe Lea
Yesterday afternoon. Four of them
managed to raise the necessary bail
money. but the other fourteen were
forced to go to jail pending the trial
The first bunch apprehended was in
Palama. These men were having a
quiet little game when the Chief of
Detectives swooped down on them and
placed them under arrest. They were
hurried to the policy station in the
patrol wagon and booked on a gam
bling charge. This was at 2:10 clock
in the afternoon. In the party were
Joe Kaena, Albert Kaleileine, Kaiwe
Nahine, D. Rice, l.. Kamaka and Geo.
Friedenburg Jr.
The next raid was at the Oceanic
wharf, where eight youths were tempt
ing fortune. This was about forty
minutes later. Leal crept up and took
the men unawares, managing to cap
ture the whole party. In this bunch
were: Keopukiwa, W. Uoloa, S.
Stevens. Kamakana, KawaauAau,
Moses Kuapali, J. Kumuhone and Mi
ka Sail
The last raid was made on the Ma
goon block shortly before + o clock,
Where four youths We're caught. The
last were mostly boys, and though all
were booked as grown men, there are
probably one or two who Will come
under the juvenile court act.
The latter captives communicated
With their friends or relatives, and
all managed to raise the so bail which
was needed to secure their release
A crusade against crap shooters has
been started, and the officers will keep
on making arrests until they have
purged the city of the vice. There are
many youths who make a precarious
living around the wharves. and spend
all of their idle time. which is the
greater part of the dar. in crap games.
1t is from this class of youth that the
ranks Of the professional gamblers are
filed, and every effort viii be made
TO teach these boys the error of their
ways before they have graduated into
class where permanent reformation
is something not likely to be brought
about
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19

Says Her Husband Is Being Fed
Poison at the Insane
Asylum.

Mrs. Mary Ateherley wants DR.. c. A
Peterson, superintendent of Oahu IN
sane asylum, arrested. Mrs. Atcherley
charges that Peterson IS poisoning her
husband with belladonna and cocaine,
and that thus the doctor IS rendered in
capable of thought for hours at time.
Mrs. AtcherIey IS af.er Peterson 5
scalp, and according TO Deputy Sherlh
Rose. she evidently intends to place
the superintendent III limbo one way or
another First she tried to get com
plaint from the Deputy Sheriff. lhls
was night before last. Yesterday noon
she appeared before Judge Andrade.
1t was just as Rose was starting home
Tuesday evening that Mrs. Atcherley
approached him She announced that
she wanted blank complaint charging
poisoning. Rose expressed a doubt con
corning his ability to furnish such a
blank. and asked whether it were a
dog or a man that was being poisoned.
Mrs. Atcherley said that it was man.
Rose looked through the file of
blanks, but found none just covering
the case in point. He mentioned that
he had form for murder, and Mrs.
Ateherley said that she presumed that
would do.
But Rose s inquiry as to whether
Or not the poisoned person were dead
ELECTED the information that no death
had occurred. So he declined to pass
over his good blanks.
Finally he found a form which suited
Mrs. Ateherley and passed it over. 1t
was not just right, and Rose discovered
that there was not enough charged.
He asked Mrs. Atcherley if she wanted
it filed out, but she announced that
her attorney would attend to that.
Yesterday Mrs. Atcherley appeared
before the bar of justice in Judge An
drade S court. Under her arm she car
ried the cheerful picture of disease
eaten human that she totes around for
the edifcaton of those she meets. She
thrust forward the complaint, asking
that warrant be issued.
The judge scanned the printed lines
and his eyes began to bulge. " You
want DIR. Peterson arrested on a charge
of poisoning your husband?"
81 do. -
'.That is very serious charge, and
this court most certainly will not issue
any such warrant. -
Mrs. Atcherley was advised to take
the mater up with the County Attor-
ney's department, with the view to hav-
ing the matter investigated. Should
she be able to furnish some proof that
her husband is really being done to
death. summons will be issued, but
Judge Andrade SHE'D every time the
word warrant was mentioned
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19
No LICENSE
FOR ROBERTS
Kentucky Saloon on AIakea
Street viii Not Be Opened
Again.

There will be no liquor sold at the
establishment known as the Kentucky
saloon on Alakea street. Roberts. the
ex-cavalryman whose application for
license was denied by the License
Commission two weeks ago, was turned
down yesterday when he applied for a
rehearing.
When Roberts first made his appliea-
ton for license, he was represented
by Attorney Douthitt. Yesterday it
was E. C. Peters who appeared for him.
The board s refusal to grant Rob
erts license, is not due to any OBJ
lection to the applicant, but is rather
the result of the unwillingness of the
people in the neighborhood to have the
saloon reopened. The Kentucky is on
the Waikiki side of Alakea street, be
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19
ATHLETIC PARK EXHIBITION.

The Athletic Park in Palama was
opened last evening as a moving pic
ture open air park, and being a free
exhibitions, thousands attended. The
picture screen was erected within the
limits of the baseball diamond and the
pictures. some very good showed up
well. The Hawaiian band was pres
ent and gave its usual Aala park con-
cert. The grandstand proves an ad-
mirabie gallery from which to view
the pictures.
The grand opening of the Athletic
Park as moving picture park will
be next Saturday night, when fine
series of films will be presented.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19

ing steep incline, he suddenly made
the discovery that the stearing gear of
his ear was out of order, and that the
machine would not obey the tiller He
tried to keep the car in the middle
of the road but it swerved, despite his
efforts, and crashed into telephone
pole.
So suddenly did the whole thing
happen, that Bellina was unable to do
anything to save himself from injury,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19

and as the car went over. he was
caught and buried under several hun
dred pounds of wood and steel. He
managed to extricate himself, however.
and teiephoned for assistance.
The runabout is new one, which
Bellina has had but a short time. It
was badly smashed. and considerable
money will have to be paid out on it
before it will again ,be fit to take the
road.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19

Little short of miraculous was the
escape from death of w. Z. Bellina,
when his runabout collided with tele.
phone pole on Kaimuki road at an early
hour yesterday morning The machine
turned turtle. and Bellina was pinned
under the wreekage. He escaped with
out serious injuries however.
1t was shortly after O'Clock in the
morning that Bellina was driving
along Kaimuki road. While descend.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19
MOTT SMITHS REPORT.

President Mott Smith, of the Board
of Health, was yesterday afternoon
putting the finishing touches to his
report to the Governor. He says that
the report was originally seventy-fve
pages long but he has cut it down to
four pages.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-19
DON'T IGNORE SLIGHT INJURIES

Don t neglect giving every eur.
wound or bruise prompt attention.
Blood poison may appear and an ugly
scar or even the loss of limb result.
Chamberlain s Pain Balm is an anti
septic, heals the wound rapidly and all
danger is avoided by its use. For sale
by all dealers, Benson, Smith & Co.,
Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-01-23
THE L. & NJ. AND STATE AGAIN.
Arguments Heard In Bay ST. Louis
Removal Suit at Jackson Thurs
day Afternoon-Decision Will Be
Handed Down Later.

The presentation of the appeal of
the State from the decision of Chan
cellor Wood in the Louisville and
Nashville anti-removal suit in the
Chanccry Court of Harrison County,
whereby he sustained the Railway
Company's demurrer to the States s
bill, praying that the Company be
penalized according to the provisions
Of the new State law for the removal
OF the suit originating in the State
Court to that under the Federal jur-
isfiction took place at Jackson
Thursday afternoon. The case origi-
rated last year when the Railroad
Commission OF the State ordered the
Louisville ana Nashville to provide
an extra stop for certain of its pas
seager trains In the City of Bay st.
Louis, which the company cleo
ted to disregard, whereupon the COM
mission, through the Attorney Gener-
al, filed bill in the Chancery Court
of hancock county, with the view of
compelling obedience. The railroad
attorneys took the case to the United
States Court, which in due course,
after some consideration, assumed
Jurisdiction in the matter and issued
ing the hearing of its merits. The
case on appeal comes from the Har-
rison County Court, where an action
was filed by the former Attorney
General for the purpose of applying
the statutory provision against the re
moval of State cases by corporation
involved as defendants, to which bill
the company demurred, which demur-
rer was sustained by the Chancellor.
Owing to the close connection of JUS
tice Fletcher, by virtue of his for
mer office as Attorney General, with
this case from it's inception, it was
necessary to appoint special JUS
tice, and the selection of Hon. CharI-
ton II. Alexander was the result. The
case is predicated upon the applica-
ton and constitutionality of the An
derson-Leftwich act of 1908, which
fixes a penalty upon railroads or
other common carriers, who, being
sued or enJoined in the courts of the
State, shall remove such cause to
courts of Federal jurisdiction, and
this is recognized as a case which
will test the consulLutionality of that
law. Hon. w. d. Anderson, State
Senator, and the author of the bill,
is in jackson, associated with Attor-
ney General Sterling in upholding
the contention of the State, and has
prepared a brief, as has also the
Attorney General. The defense is
represented by Green & Green, as
sociated with Gregory l.. Smith, of
Mobile, council for the Louisville and
Nashville, and the arguments con-
sumed all the time of the court
that afternoon. Attorney General
Stirling opening for the State, fol
lowed by Attorney Smith, and Sena-
tor Anderson making the closing ar
gument.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1909-01-23
POE CENTENARY.

This week, from the 18th to the
23rd, tner, takes place in the Uni
versity of Virginia (which was his
alma mater centennial exercises
commemorative of Edgar Allan
Poe.
America has been slow to award to
Poe the recognition his genius mer-
tied, even denying him niche in the
Hall of Fame. Not SO in Europe,
where more of his works have been
translated than any other American
poet. Indeed, in Germany and France
he is regarded as the greatest genius,
from a literary standpoint, America
has ever produced. !Tennyson said
there was but one thing he cared to
see in America and that was the
grave of Poe.
But a change has been wrought in
the feelings of his countrymen. While
time has caused the memory of his
dissolute habits fade in the minds
Of men, it has not had similar eff
feet upon the works OF his pen whose
beauty and genius are as living and
vital today as when he penned them.
That a change has come over the
American people as regards this poet
is shown in the claim that several
cities make claim to be his birth
place, among them, Boston, Miss
Elizabeth Poe, a second cousin of the
poet, and herself partaking in some
degree of the family genius for liter
ature, states emphatically that Balti-
more was his birthplace, and that
the very house where he was born
still stands and is now a tavern"
or saloon Poe's mother and father
were both actors, his father being of
Itanan descent and his mother
trench