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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-26
JUDGE CARRIERS SPEECH
ON COMMISSION REPORT
Explains Findings Of Body and Gives Interesting AC'
count Of Gov. Jennings Work.

TALLAHASSEE. April 22.-In one
of the most eloquent and fOrceful ad-
dresses ever heard by the Lower
House Of the Florida Legislature.
Judge sgd L. Carter. representative
from Alachua county. told of the acts
and dOings Of the Trustees OF the
Internal Improvement Fund since its
inception by an act Of the Legislature
in 1885. as given in a vOluminous re-
port, embracing a large amount Of
testimony as well as documentary evil
dence. made recently by the special
commission elected for the purpose by
the Legislature Of 1907. of which he
Is chairman. Several times during
mis- address the speaker was interrupt
ed by applause.
Il Is TO be deduced from Judge
Carriers remarks that the commission
has found that the trust was coupled
With the obligation to drain aud re-
claim the lands. That the land grant
Cd 20 the railroad companies was only
Tie residuary interest therein: that at
C.yers times during the existence Of
the trust there was wasteful misman-
agement; that many OF the acts, both
m the early and later administrations
were lnexcusable and that the improy-
ident expenditure OF the trust funds
under the guise Of payments for legal
services TO favored attorneys are de-
serving Of the highest CensuTe.
The report on its face shows that
the research was an exhaustive one.
There was ore difference of opinion
OF the members OF the commission.
This was when they reached that pOr-
tIon Of the report that deals with the
legal contention Of the trustees gen
eral counsel. Former Governor Jen-
nlngs.
Judge Carter differed as TO the law
and filed a dissenting opinion on that
point.
Judge Carriers Address.
Judge Carriers address 90 the House
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-26
Tornado Leaves Death and
Destruction in Its Path

CLEVELAND. o., April 22.-Prob-
ably four deaths. scores Of persons
injured and hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars worth Of damage marked the
path o. a tornado which passed across
the northern part OF Ohio az noon yes-
ffrday
The storm consumed only I've min
utes iu passing @ given point bat dur
Ing chat brief period b. vac as dark
az night hail battered in Window.
lightning -st hre to hundreds of build.
iugs. onehuh of au inch of rain teIL
and the wind which reached "a velocity
1f siHty-siz miles au hour razed build.
ma- and chImH.s core on roof. Ia.d
Tar many TELEGRAPH arf telephone
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-26

lines aud demorallzed traffic upon the
steam and electric railways.
In neighboring towns considerable
damage was done. Ten dwellings
acre reported 90 have been blown 90
the ground On the southwestern part
of the cts. Many homes were burn.
"a. a. the FIRE department could not
attend 90 an OF the calls.
Au unidentified young woman o. re-
ported 90 have been thrown into a
pond at Wade Park b. the force Of
the wind and drowned. Three men
are reported 90 have been KILLED by
falling walls in the fats.
st stanIslaus Catholic church vas
The l1ss there vas up
ward. of 100000
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-26

was In part as follows:
NO one can read the whole record
and escape the conclusion that reck-
less Disregard TO the peoples interests
has characterized the sheer favOri-
tism Shown The attorney for the trus-
tees for the past two years. Employ
ed on a salary Of 5000 a year. he
looks lOngingly az the l. |. cake and
the trustees hand him out another
81. 900 slice In the shape OF agents
commission, and as there Is still some
cake left in the trustees pantry the
trustees hand him out other gener-
Gus slices labeled 'stenographer,
typewriter etc. until the whole for
two years amounts to $4,000. Well
did this son Of a horse leech know
that there is Oftimes more blood In
the body than nantes in the cheek
and that there is oftimes more per
quisites in a position than Is repre-
scented by the salary.
But finding that the cake was
dwindling 10 insignificant proportions
aud that the new keepers OF the
pantry would carry the key. he geEer-
Ously tells the trustees that. the
pasture having given out, they may
turn someone else In the field and.
like the celebrated soldier OF fortune.
Sir Dugald Dalgelly. he enlists under
the banner Of the purchases. Having
MIXED the trustees dry. he turns 60
the BOlles Company that has just
freshened. Some hypnotic influence
enabled this Illinois importation 90
fasten upon the !. l. teat and no
amount OF thunder could make him
turn loose until there was a change Of
The recent transaction between the
trustees and their salaried counsel
does not meet with the approval OF
this commission. We do not wish 20
make any rash comments. but merely
state that considered from every pos
sible point OF view Il Is wholly and
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-26

their desks and scattered throughout
the chamber were groups Of women.
bearing bouquets Of flowers, and PIN
ned close 20 the left shoulder were
small white ribbon bows. emblematic
OF their purpose.
Mr.. Hodges. the youngest member
Of the House. a. Chairman of the com
mittee. called the assemblage 10 order.
Following this he announced that Mr..
J. N. Barrs OF Jacksonvillo would
be the first speaker Of the Afternoon.
Mr. Barrs made q lengthy address
In opposition to the passage Of the
amendment He was followed By John
@. Christopher OF Jacksonville. who
read a letter from one brother in
Georgia TO another brother On Jack
sOnvllle. giving Instructions 10 sell the
family property IN Jacksonville az
$4,000 less the actual value should
prohibition pass.
Rev. &. c. Carroll OF Ocala preach
ed an impressive sermon I'm favor OF
prohibition. He said the question
came not from prohibition entirely.
bat from the evils Of the liquor traffic
as we'll
T. }. Watkins Of Orlando offered a
petition from whom he pleased 10
term the business men OF Orlando.
asking the Legislature 10 pass the con
stitmtiOnal amendment. He said pro
hibition was proving satisfactory in
mis- county and therefore he wanted
10 see Statewide prohibition.
A. ID. Stevens Of Jacksonville said
ne was here % enter protest against
the statement that the delegation from
Jacksonville represented the business
Of that city. re sumbltted
a list OF names OF citizens OF JACK
sOnville whom he said wanted prohi-
billion.
Mr. Chase. Of the committee. asked
FOR the list Of names. stating be would
point out 20 the committee Whistler
or not they represented the business
OF jacksonville.
Among other speakers heard was
Rev. Brooks Lawrence OF Alabama.
He thought the amendment should Be
adopted az once. He reviewed the
progress In other Southern States
since prohibition came % them. and
aid that FLORIDA would travel along
IN the same prosperous paths should
3 be- enacted here.
On ENecutive Session.
The committee then went into eKecu-
i've session. the committee being com
iosed OF Representatives Hodges.
Hartman: Carter. Chase. Alexander.
Moore. Dupont. Kelly and Knowles
Alexander wanted 90 make an
report 10 the House IN fav-
,r Of the adoption Of the resolution
or constitutional amendment. This
vas opposed b. Calkina Carter vas
.bsent and when a vote vas attempt
"a the committee found a deadlock
'arter, 90 n o. understood. vas IN
ay0r Of referring the resolution back
% the House without reporting favor
bis or unfayombly.
The committee adjourned until $50
clock Friday morning.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-26
SENATE PASSES STATEWIDE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT "a TO

psp m hh afternoon dhe
phHh Ct h % @ H @ as follows Yeas
gHM Gy h MIk mi NB Tor
sans agm an tae piph speakers pm respective
hPhT sU dd dhd eh most spectacle t hH an Hmp pOpe Ptd
d shouts H announced Tm gN MHe where determine m@hp
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-26
PROHIBITION MEASURE
PASSES HOUSE s. TO Is
Great Demonstration by Temperance Advocates
When Vote Was Announced.

TALLAHASSEE. April 2S.-special
The Statewide prohibition amend
ment which passed the Senate Thurs
day afternoon - to z, passed the
House on waiver Of the rules this af-
ternOOn az $3.50 o'clock by a vote Of
So to Is. Representatives Carter and
DOke OF Alachua voting for It's pass
age.
The House was m continuous SEES
zion on the measure for ave and a
half hours. and the fight was probably
the most spectacular In the history OF
the body. although Il has been appar.
ent for some time that the "drys"
had the advantage. Delegations werg
here from several cities and towns.
SOME working for the bills passage
while others were equally as jealous
In an effort 10 defeat Il. Hundreds OF
ladies were present and were great
workers I'm support Of the measure.
AS the House did not adjourn az the
noon hour. the ladies' served sand
wiches. coffee and lemonade 20 mem
bers in the capitol
The passage OF the bin pFeclpitated
a great demonstration. the Temperance
advocates singing and shouting on all
ides.
TALLAHASSEE. April 23.-Fresh
from the victory In the Senate the
prohibition forces carried their fight
into the House at p. m. Thursday
The great chamber was hllcd with
legislators and spectators, az least
half Of whom were women.
The assemblage seemed enscOneed
m an atmosphere Of excitement and
expectancy. which was mOmentarily
broken By the sharp sounds OF the
gavel coming into contact emanating
from the Speakers stand.
Cool and deliberate. the Speaker
arose. and after admOnlshing those IN
the rear 10 come 10 order. announced
that the House was In session. A
deathlike silence Deryaded the cham
Der Attention was eagerly strained
90 catch the next move. This came
when the clerk arose % call the RON. /
Roll call showed a quorum present /
Motion was then made by Mr. Hi
burn OF Putnam that the House adj |
lourn until 10 a. m., Friday. Motion
prevailed.
Hearing BssInL
The Speaker then announced that I
the constitutional amendment com
mittee would come 90 order.
With uuialtering step. the members /
1f the COMMITTEES slowly hled around /
he row OF desks and walked zap me
steps leading 10 the Speakers stand.
where they took their seats.
This added materially 20 the im-
OF tho scene. Sitting
with as much grace and dignity as
ans supreme bench. the committee
Uas Boa plaiu view OF an
In front 0f me row OF desks on the
ao0r sat many of the business men
If Jacksonville.
Ta. member of tle huuse were AZ
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-04-26

tue swamp anu oNeTuOMeu ANUS anu
for expenses. stenographer, etc, an
amount sufficient TO swell the grand
total TO $4,000. and then he gracious
ly resigned and took employment I'M
der one Of the intending purchasers.
by what hypnotic power the rms.
nOis importation was able to so In
huence the trustees Is one Of the mys-
teries surrounding this trust fund that
have been unable TO fathOm.
The conduct Of the trustees and
their favored counsel Is simply mex
cusable, and no amount OF sOphistry
can hide its glaring improperly"
TIE report of the commission was
continued as a special order for 3 ..
m. Monday.
A Busy Day.
A large number OF new bills were
introduced Wednesday. some Of which
went TO third reading. under waiver
II rules. and were passed.
OF Statewide interest was a reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Chase OF Du-
val county, and adopted. urging the
Florida representatives In Congress
10 use all honorable means 10 pur-
auadc the President not TO appoint any
negroes TO federal positions in the
State. and 20 begin the good work Of
uecapitating the head Of the internal
-'venue department In Florida and
appointing as a successor a good white
man. The introduction Of the rcsolu-
ton was followed by a round Of un-
stirted applause. and within the
twinkling Of an eye lis adoption had
been effected
An impressive feature Of the days
session Of both houses vas the Joint
lssemblage Of the House and Senate
AZ high noon to elect jointly a United
States Senator.
Pursuant 90 a resolution offered on
he preceding day. the House elected
i've committee clerks 20 take the
place Of the nineteen previously APP
pointed.
Mr.. MacWilllams OF 81 Johns nom
mated Ben. r. Cone. who has been
illing the position Of clerk % the iu-
iiciary committee n. Nomination sec
lnded BY a half dozen.
The House proceeded 10 ballot. re-.
Iulting In the election Of Ben. =. Gone.
Miss Gliney. Mrs. Poole. Miss Mathis |
md Mr. Smith.
Motion By Mr.. MacWilliams OF 81 |
Johns that all records save the state l
nent that "the following clerks were /
elected" be expunged from the Jour.
,aL Carried
The senate.
Opposition was brought 90 bear up /
~ the McMulleu bin relieving insur.
nee companies organized In Florida
rom pa Ing the State per cent OF
be- gross premiums ON policies paid
% the State On the senate Wednes.
ay morning u o. rather probable
hat the bRi viii be- defeated
senator Harris 0f the TWenty fourth /
"a the opposition 90 the measure. He
objected to che loss of revenue and
ls0 attacked the coustitutionaIity OF
be- measure The Dim VAS defended
~ Senator McMulien. but ala not
0mc 40 "a vote. as fhe senate sent
Hto Joint session with fhe House De-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Joe Shows the Women How to Get Thin

Joe, "and if you saw her then and
now you'd hardly believe she was the
same creature. She wasn't what you
call fat, but she was blowsylike. Well,
she walked twice around the meadow
between glasses. pulled her down
% pounds and she gave me $40, that's
half a dollar for every pound. The
last day just before she went out In
a musical comedy she offered to give
me her French bulldog. He'd come
along with her every day, but fat as
he was, he would only snuff at the
water. OF course he come to know
me-"
Did you take him, Joe?"
Now, what would / want of dog?
I told her to take him along on the
road with her, and not feed him so
much rich cake; then, when they come
back next year he wouldn't be so fat. l
meant that for her; she took it, too.
but she only laughed and give me an
other dollar"
Six o'clock in the morning sees the
regulars on hand, looking cross and
sleepy until they have slowly slipped
one glass and marched around the
green for half an hour They have
frightened up and feel CHEEKY and
gossipy when they come back for
their second glass. BY 1880 nearly all
have gone their way, for they are not
supposed to touch food for an hour
after treatment" and their walk and
early rising have given them fine
appetite.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Cow Took Possession Of Their House

three loaves of bread left by the
bakers boy. She succeeded in get
ting the kitchen door open, where she
deyoured all but tie graniteware part
of three-pound crock of butter.
Her appetite still unappeased, she
also ate the fancy paper off the
shelves, and in SO doing pulled down
all the tinware and scattered it about
the floor. She could not work the
combination on the icebox, so moved
on through the dining room into the
sitting room. Mr. Blank had the day
before purchased four new shirts at
$1.50 each, and these had been set
home and left lying ina bundle on the
couch. She considered" these, ate
all but few fragments. and went on
her way. She wrecked chairs, and
even bed. and upset the contents Of
tables by pulling at and eating the
covers.
When the family came back, late
that evening, an affectionate moo" Of
welcome greeted them from the COW,
her head thrust through the parlor
window. Mr. Blank said it took ten
men and a derrick to get that COW out
Of the house, and the cost of repair.
ing damages would purchase enough
milk and butter for the family for a
year, sans care" There's cow for
sale. She's no longer the big hit in
that family.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
pussy in Corner" at Chicago Hotel

small hole in the wall of the hotel
which the workmen had not yet
closed up and because it was thin and
hungry and in hurry, and
At any rate, the small cat got
through a very small hole and
crawled up into the air space between
the hotel walls, leaving very pom.
pous red bulldog with screw tail
outside.
ITS not so much the constant cry.
ing of the poor thing" declared sym.
pathetic Mr.. Conway-Hutchins the as
sistant manager, "but the opportun.
ity it affords wits and wags to make
remarks, just as though they were
being paid vaudeville rates for them.
1t has given rise to jokes on cater.
wallin.' 'pousse cafe and similar idi.
otics till am nearly distracted.
We've tried to coax the cat out
with fresh lake trout, the same as
served our guests. The cat has eaten
SO much fish it cannot turn around in
the WALL
Latest bulletin from the seat of &C.
tivities-the cat has been rescued aft.
er long conference of the hotels i'm.
provised board of strategy.
The scheme simply was to permit
the cat to go without two consecutive
meals, and, wonder of wonders, It
found that it could scramble out of the
otherwise impossible aperture in the
wall
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

CT. LOUIS.-1t pays to be careful
- when president is in town. No,
Il didn't pay in this case But that
was because the senior had only a box
Of headache powders in his hand, but
anyway, he couldn't speak English,
and let his hair grow long and, to ar
lists looked like a genius and like an
anarchist to the policemen. So he
was lucky to escape.
It was during the Taft banquet at
the Planters hotel. The banquet mu-
sicians were principally of the ravioli
fed type who can't speak any English,
but "Nize day? What? Sure! Ha,
ha!'' and that sort of stun.
They had been blowing into their
horns, and with the blowing and the
enthusiastic vivas they had been
blowers contracted severe pain in
his head. The band leader sent a
shaggy haired member to q drug store
to buy something to ease the pain.
He got out all right, bought the
medicine and started back. At the
foot Of the steps he was stopped BY
I policeman ian Irish. policeman.
With club and an inherent desire
to hit . foreigner on the conk with the
shilelah club, II for no other purpose
than merely to develop his muscle.
He atopped the signor. Then u.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
OPENING Up Nevada,

Nevada has passed the sagebrush
stage of life and merged into the I'm
portant class of producers. Now the
department of the interior is making
estimates and plans looking toward
the opening of the Pyramid Indian
reservation for settlement and the es-
tablishment Of an immense irrigation
project. using Pyramid lake as stor-
age reservoir. Secretary Ballinger's
recent visit in Reno resulted in the
perfection Of certain plans that have
been under consideration with respect
to reclamation work. The land en-
braced; within the reservation is for
the most part arid, but will become
fertile with slight irrigation. There
are more than 6O0, 900 acres said to be
rich. This in itself is an empire. and
once thrown open will naturally at.
tract thousands Of homeseekers and
mining enthusiasts. Nevada is com.
Ing into her own.-Anaconda stand
ard.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10

M EW YORK. Energetic women
~ wearing sweaters are to be seen
of mornings now. doing two-mile turns
about the meadow in Central park.
The season for constitutionals opens
In September and lasts until the last
Of November. This year it started
late, but Joe, the old attendant in the
park said that most OF his customers
had come back. In spring the water
drinkers are pretty numerous; but in
the fall there is almost crowd. "Lit.
tie Carlsbad" they call the place.
BLESS me-" says Joe in burst of
confidence, "they could take the water
cold, or take it home with 'em, and
it would do as much good. But ii
medicine don't taste bad to some PEG,
pie then it amt any good That's why
most folks make wry face and take
their mineral water hot. The worse
1t is the better they like it."
Joe gives advice to anybody that
asks for it and to some who do not
The women who are worried about
avoirdupois are Joe's best customers
There was a dark young lady
started coming up in August" said
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Big Acreage Planted to Product Ii
Malay States and Good increase
Seen In Output.

Singapore. Straits Settlement.-1n
the report of the agricultural depart
ment for 1908 the agricultural acre
age of the federated Malay states, Ma
lay peninsula, is estimated at 319,722
acres, of which 1867 acres are plant
ed with cocoanuts, 16S.048 acres with
rubber and 32,977 acres with vari-
GUS staple products.
The acreage under cocoanuts In
creased during the year by 6,137 acres
and the acreage under rubber by A.
813 acres. Rubber has become the
most important form of cultivation in
the federated states.
There are now 300 rubber estates,
with an acreage of 455,496, or which
168,O48 acres is actually planted. The
number Of trees is estimated to be &c.
$3.50. and the output of dry rub
Der is quoted at 1,425 tons, against
1856, tons in 1907, the average yield
per tree over the whole peninsula be.
ing one pound 15A ounces. an in
crease of II per cent. as compared
with the average yield of the prece-
ding year.
The director of agriculture in the
report states that Malaga possesses
the finest climate in the world for the
rapid and healthy growth of Para rub
Der, and since millions Of acres suit
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-10
Waste Usually Lost in Handling
Can Be Made Into Briquets.
Formed Into Compact Mass, When of
Good Quality, of Greater Value
Than Lump Article-Withstand
f Exposure to Weather.

shington.-Inquiries have been
received from the middle west re-
garding the utilization of the waste
slack, derived from the disintegration
Of coal In the process of mining trans
portation and handling. This has be-
come a serious economic considera-
ton in the United States, and one
upon which, to great extent, depends
the duration of the country's coal sup
ply. The full value of this slack coal
can be realized by forming the waste
coal into coherent mass, or briquet,
such briquets. when of good quality.
being of equal or greater value than
the original lump coal.
When we'll made, coal briquets with
stand exposure to the weather and
suffer little deterioration from han
ding. Their use in place of natural
coal has been found to increase the
efficiency of boilers, and also the ia
cility with which an even fire over
the whole area of crate may be
maintained. In locomotive service the
substitution Of briquets for coal has
resulted in marked increase in eff
cheney, in an increase in boiler ca
pacity and a decrease in the produc-
ton Of smoke.
This process is particularly valuable
in Texas and In the vicinity of the Da-
kotas, where Ignite, coal that crum-
bles very readily when exposed to
the weather. is produced. For fuel
use this coal is practically worthless.
Officials of the geological survey be-
lieve this coal can be briquetted, and
so brought into general use. but as
their experiments along this line are
not yet complete, they are unwilling
to make positive statement on the
subject.
THE kind Of binder best for use in
making briquets depends upon the
locality, the character of the coal and
the purpose for which the briquets are
intended" says James E. Mills Of the
United States geological survey, who
passed three years at the fuel-testing
plant at st. Louis. investigating bind
ers for coal briquets. 1.-The cost of
briquetting should not exceed the diff
ference in price between the slack
coal and the frst-class lump coal. A
few Goals briquet with somewhat less,
whereas others require greater per.
centages of binder.
Generally, for plants situated where
1t can be obtained, particularly in Cal
ifornia, Texas and adjacent territory.
the heavy residuum from petroleum,
often known to the trade as asphalt,
will prove to be the cheapest binder.
Water-gas tar, pitch, also derived from
petroleum, available more particular