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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-01

Yulee. Like his tribal brother. Judah
+. Benjamin. Senator from Louisiana.
he gave added renown to the race repre
sented. Mallory was of New England
Parentage. and by the part he played in
southern political life illustrated the
powerful impetus given to sec ession
thru the New England contingent who
e,spoused that cause. For purposes of
demonstratiOn, it is sufficient to site
william II. Chase native of Massa-
chusetts and graduate of West Point.
who resigned his commission in the
United States Army to build the
Alabama and Florida railroad. afterward
ne gave four years service to the Con.
fedeiracy, dying after the war at PEN
sacola. Gen. Ephraim Kirby Smith
was native of Florida, but on both
sides of New England parentage.
Future Senator BrOWard is the first
of FlOrida's senator's to be born upon
the States soil. except William ]. Bry-
an and William H. Milton, apaointees
OF Broward, while governor. BY good
rights the Junior Mallory deserved that
good fortune, but his mother was on a
visit to relatives in South Carolina when
ne first saw the light of day. Taliaferro
was born in Virginia. while his present
colleague, Ducan U. Fletcher, is a
native Georgian. Tennessee is entitled
to some credit in the latter's making
inasmuch as he received his collegiate
education at Vanderbilt university. Of
other pOstbellum Democratic Senator'S,
Jones was born in Ireland, Pasco in
England and Call in Kentucky.
Besides his names, Napoleon Bona
parte, the Senator to-be has a record
that spells strenuosity. At fourteen
he worked in log camp. Afterwards
he became farm hand, a steamboat
roustabout, a cod fisherman on the
Grand Banks, seaman aboard sailing
vessels or fishing smacks, deck hand,
a steamboat captain, and the prophet
or of a woodward. After such a varied
life, it was natural to plunge into poll
tics. He became sheriff of his native
county, Duval, for term after term and
eventually was elected to the State
Legislature realization supposed to
satisfy any man not of inordnate am
bition. From the Governorship he
climbs to Senatorship With such a
career back of him, it is ex-
pected that he will take the Florida
Senatorship of out the role of common
place.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-01
A VALUABLE CITIZEN
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED

A special dispatch to the Times Union
from Boynton. dated Sunday, says:
Cullen Pence, one of the most promi-
nent citizens of Boynton and Palm Beach
county, apparently committed suicide
here this morning between IL and IL
o'clock by shooting himself in the back
of the head with a revolver.
The discovery was made by Mrs
Pence, who, on returning to the house
after being away less than ap
found her husband lying in "A RnrYiI
room with pistol a few fee 0VVu0
A coroner's jury was en-
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-01
IMPROVEMENT
CLUB ELECTION
Annual Meeting Held Monday
Selects New Set of Officers
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Concise Statement of Financial Condition
Cooperation Of Public Necessary to
Success Of This Enterprise

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Fort Pierce Improve
ment Club was held in the hall Monday
afternoon, with about sixty-fve per
cent of the stock represented.
The constitution of this club does not
provide for the election of officers by
stockholders; they being empowered
only to elect a board of directors of five
members, the board electing the officers
from among their number.
The stockholders elected the follow
ing to compose the board of directors:
A. c. Dittmar, Mrs. A. M. Sample,
Mrs. Daisy F. Horton. Mrs. j. IL. Al
mond Mrs. G.. T. McCarty
Mesdames C. M. Hort,'n and w. N.
Hendry declined denomination as mem
bers of the board.
Immediately afterwards the board of
directors elected the following officers:
A. c. Dittmar, president; Mrs. A. M.
Sample, president; Mrs. Daisy F.
Horton, secretary; Mrs. J. d. Almond,
treasurer; Mrs, C. T. McCarty, chair
man entertainment committee
The annual address of the retiring
president, Mrs C. M. Horton, was then
read, and was as follows:
Stockholders of the Fort Pierce I'm
provement Club:
Ladies and Gentlemen
Concurrent with the requirements
of our constitution, it again devolves
upon me as your President, to give. at
this, the Fifth Annual Meeting of the
tock-holders, report of the work
done by the Board of Directors during
the year closing. AS in every other
line of business there are good years
and years that aresnot so good, 80 we
too have felt the lack of prosperity
among the general public during the
past season, and while this year has by
no means been failure, still we as
Board have not been able to attain the
mark set for ourselves year ago. As
you know, this retiring Board is the
same, with the exception of one men,
ber-, that served you the greater part
of the year previous to this, the year
that our books show to have been the
most successful financially of our Or
ganizatiOn.
Having retired with flying colors last
year, when reelected this year we went
to work with will aspiring a little high
er even than last year and while now
at the close of the year we are disap-
pointed we are not discouraged, for
while we have been able to reduce our
entire indebtedness to $4,000 (the
amount of our mortgage) as we had
hoped to do, we have been able to keep
up all of our expenses and have added
about 5000. 90 to the value of our pro-
perty and still have reduced our entire
little.
We have had very little income from
outside trupes this year several COM
panies have cancelled their engagements
because of lack of business all through
the south and we have also lost the rent 4
of our building to the county for cOurA
since the erection of the
court house and while we realize
this together with the lack ofdcco
perity throughout our comm
largely accountable for our we Won
have accomplished all that W.
to do, still we feel that
lack of cooperation on II No.
general public and eyV0TkS
the stockholders %
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-01

the verdict of suicide rendered. Mr..
Pence was one of the largest property
holders in Boynton and big fruit and
vegetable grower. He was director
in the Bank of Palm Beach where he
was a large stakeholder. He had been
one Of the prime movers in the organi-
cation of the East Coast Fruit and Veg
etable Growers Association, Of which
body he was elected first president He
was one of the pioneer settlers of Boyn-
ton, having come here fifteen years ago
from South Whitney, Indiana, and has
been identified with every movement
in the upbuilding of his home town.
He was considered model citizen and
was one of the board of trustees Of the
Methodist church and it's largest con-
tributOr. He was chairman of the
board of school trustees of this district.
He was about 81 years of age and was
in perfect health. He leaves wife and
two little sons besides father and
mother and two sisters in Indiana.
Mr.. Pence's home life was most pleas
ant and he was devoted to his family
with whom he spent all of his leisure
hours. The remains will be taken to
West Palm Beach tonight for burial to-
morrow in Woodlawn cemetery.
Later investigation, however, seems
to point to the fact that Mr.. Pence
met death in an accidental manner.
The wound was examined and it was
found that the bullet entered the head
just back of, and little above, the
right ear, and the course of the bullet
was upward.
The pistol had been lying on high
shelf oyer the bathroom door, and the
indications are that in reaching up for
the weapon, it slipped from Mr.. Pence s
hand and fell to the floor over his
shoulder. discharging when it struck.
The location of the pistol, the posi-
ton of the body and the absence of
powder marks on the face. ear or hand
all 90 to show that death was accidental.
Persons well acquainted with Mr.. Pence
says there was absolutely no motive or
cause for him to take his life, and this
gives strength to the belief that his
death was due to accident. His domes-
tic relations were most happy. The de-
votion of the family was marked. Mr.
Pence's business and financial affairs
were in such condition as to occasion
him no worry, and his health was good
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-01
West Palm Beach to Celebrate Fourth

West Palm Beach will have a big
celebration of the Fourth ofJuly, Mon
day. The program includes baseball
game in the afternoon between the Mi
ami and Fort Pierce teams, and imme.
diately afterwards game between the
winners of the first game and West
Palm Beach. A purse of $25 for the
first game and $50 for the second will
60 to the winners. The morning pro-
gram consists Of speaking in the city
park by local orators and variety Of
field sports. The celebration will close
with grand Firemans' Ball in the ar.
mory at night. Many from Fort Pierce
will attend, and our citizens will assist
the local baseball team in bringing away
both of the purses offered.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-01

The citizens of,
an old-time p io'
nextMrei fully
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-01
THE SALOON HARVEST
OF NATIONS YOUTHS

II wish l could show you picture"
said Hon. John G. WoOley, in an ad-
dress given at the Chicago University,
"that : saw while ago in city not
very far from here, where | was
waiting for my train at a railroad sta.
ton. In order to stretch myself, and
pass the time away, ! went out and
took turn around block or two and
without knowing where was going,
fell into the wake of an idly moving
crowd, that led me presently to the
mo rgue where / saw what you women
would call q clothes hamper--a large
wicker basket-filled with the bodies of
little dead babies which the keeper of
the place told me had been gathered
up in the drunken novels of that one
town that one day--a clothes basket of
babies, as sweet and as innocent and as
deserving as ever were born, lying there
with their little fists OArajSed w
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-01

who fails to do W
this nefarious bus
in the slaughter
How many babe
your vote? Hoy
you slaughtered '
the great temper
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
DAVID n. VALENTINE.

David H. Valentine. long prominent in the
business life OF Brooklyn, died from pneu-
monia yesterday in his home, No. 1ss Han
cock street, that borough. He had been a
director in many financial and other insti-
tutions and had been member Of the firm
of Crawford & Valentine, contractors.
Sixty-hve years ago Mr.. Valentine was
born in the village Of Queens. Long Island.
He was director Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company, the Brooklyn Heights
Railroad Company, the Long Island Loan
and Trust Company. the Mechanics Bank
OF Brooklyn, the American Stoker Com
pany, the Brooklyn Fire Brick Company,
the Eagle Ter ehcuse and Storage Company,
the Empire State Surety Company. the Pa
ctflc Fire Insurance Company. the Sea
Beach Railway Company and the Brooklyn.
Queens County & Suburban Railroad
Company He also was trustee OF Adel-
ohi College, OF Brooklyn, and was e mem
Der of the Brooklyn and OF other clubs.
Mr. Valentine is survived by his daughter,
Mrs John Il Hallock, Of Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
OBITUARY..
SEYMOUR j. GUY,

Seymour J. Guy. e well known portrait
painter, with a studio at No 81 West 10Th
street, died On Tuesday at his home, No.
$50 East 154th street. The Bronx. Some
Of the pictures which brought Mr.. Guy into
prominence are: Making g Train TAX
ing Rest THE Orange Girl" and Look
Mamma"
England, in 1924, son Of Frederick Bennett
and Jane Deliver Guy. He was educated In
q school at Surrey At the age Of nine he
became an orphan. ,At the age Of thirteen
years he was told by his guardian to con-
slider what trade he would follow. He
artist. Neither OF these professions met
with his guardians approval. so he was
allowed no pocket money until he had
made decision. Earning sufficient money
at sign writing AIr. Guy purchased the
material ne needed for practice.
became q pupil Of Buterworth and
Ambrosiuo jerome in England. He made
many copies of old masters and painted
portraits with much success in London un-
til 1854, when he came to this country.
In 1855 Mr.. Guy was elected e National
OF the American Water Color Society. He
vas a member OF the National Academy Of
Design, the Artists Fund Society, the
Artists Mutual Aid Society and the Cen
tiif'y Associa ton.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
OBITUARY NOTES.

GEORGE w ELLERY. grandson Of
William EIlery, one of the signers for
Rhode Island and Providence OF the Dec
Iarafton of Independence. is dead ct his
home In Stafford Springs, Conn. lie was
born at Newport. r. /. in 1873 He leaves
four children.
PAUL EVE STEVENSON. yachfsman
and author of several books On yachting.
died Tuesday morning from pneumonia
after q short Illness in the Hotel Belmont.
Born In this city In 1858. Mr. Stevenson re-
ceived his early education at the Columbia
Grammar School, and later attended Co.
lumbia University. from which ne Was
graduated in 1890. For several years ne
was connected with the firm OF Gardner q
Cox ship designers. Mr. Stevenson was
the author OF "A Deep Water voyage
..By Way OF Cape Horn" and 'The Race
for the Emperor's Cup" He was MEN,
her of the New York Yacht. the Larch-
mont and the Century clubs. He leaves
q wife, one son and sister
LOFTS r. w. WEBER, who led the
o-chesrra at the inaugural ball OF Presi-
san+ Ruehanan Tn 1857, and that OF Presi-
san- lincoln in 1861. died IN Washington
r-,,esasv night from apopieyy, aged seven
.,--efx He was native of Baltimore, and
= :. ausrter of century was member
of rne Marine Band
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Edwin Stevens Is the latest actor to go
Into vaudeville. Mr. Stevens will be seen
at Keith & Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre
next week IN the farce. "A Night Out" in
which he will be assisted by Miss Tina
Marshall.
Miss Gertrude Dallas, who has been en-
Saged for Catherine Darwin in one OF the
companies that will play in Charles kletn's
''The Gamblers next season. enacted the
part for the first time at the matinee per-
forrnance OF the play at Maxine EIliotts
Theatre yesterday.
Henry Arthur Jones. English dramatist.
and Charles Klein are to collaborate in the
writing of an English-American melo-
drama.
Herr Ernst Won Possart. with his COM
pany from the Royal Theatre of Munich.
will open his season at the Irving Place
Theatre on Monday night, December 26. in
"Freunds Fritz. .
midnight performance OF Baby Mine"
will take place at Daly's Theatre tonight
for the amusement OF actors now playing
in New York.
THE Commuters" after a six months
run at the Criterion Theatre, will close its
eugagement on December IL On the fol-
lowing Monday afternoon William Gillette
will move from the Empire Theatre 10 the
Criterion, where he viii continue for three
weeks the revival OF his old plays which
have been SO cordially received
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
PARIS HAS A NEW COMEDY
LES Noces de Panurge" Pro
duced with Brilliant Success.

BY Gable to The Tribune.
Paris, Dec. 21-"Les Noces de Pa
nurge," a Ave act historical comedy in
verse by Eugene and Edward Adenis, was
produced with brilliant success tonight
at the Theatre Sarah Bernhard. It
gives the essence OF the genial hunor.
great Rabelais.
panurse is admirably rendered by
Felix Galipaux, whose inirnitable fervor
and sprightliness have greater scope and
effect in Rabelais's popular hero than
in the part of the Blackbird in Rostand's 8
''Chautecler," in which Galiraux made a
memorable hit last year.
Mile. Andre Pascal, an actress Of
TWENTY-FIVE, by her exquisite impersona-
tioa OF the romantic sentimental maiden
Rachelette, which is perhaps the most
sympathetic of all Rabelais's characters
assured her place tonight among the
front rank of Partisan condolences.
The theme upon which the action OF
RabeIaiss masterpiece turns is. roughly
speaking, 20 marry or not to marry. The
DEVELOPMENT and conclusion are thor
cushly dramatic, logical and pl,ilosophi-
cal. This bright, sparkling play is beau
tifully mounted by Manager Maurice
Eernhardt. who IN highly picturesque
as well as a truthful manner has recon-
structed the quarter Of Paris between
Saint Jacuues Tower and the Chatelet
as it was ut the beginning OF the six
teenth century, and which by singular
coincidence IS the site upon which the
Theatre Sarah Bernhardt was built.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
MUSIC
Miss Par!oW, Violinist.

Many lovers Of violin playing who fClt
q desire for a better acquaintance with Miss
kathleen ParIow, after she had been some
what cum mbersomely introduced fortnight
or SO ago at q concert Of the Russian SYM
phony Society, were gratified at recital
which she gave last night in Mendelssohn
Hall. The occasion was neither brilliant"
as the phrase goes, nor -'obstreperous. as
would frequently be- the more truthful ad-
jective; but IL was one to delight all those
present capable of appreciating the advent
of young artist of extraordinary talent
There were opportunities for amazed admi-
ration so frequent that they trod on each
others heels but the one large, ail-per-
vading wonder was caused by the unaf-
fected, unconscious manner IN which the
young artist performed lhe technicai reats
which the large numbers on her programme
called for-the Paganini Concerto IN D. me
Sonata fanniliarly known as ''Ths Devils
Triu," by Tartinf, and the Chaconne by
Bach. All the difficulties were overcome by
Miss ParIow as if she did not know that
they existed So far as they were con-
cerned, indeed, she appeared simply as TIE
violin incarnats. An ordinary virtuoso who
could have thrown them off with the ease,
the rhythmicaI precision. the clear accentu-
alton and the splendid volume Of tone
which sho disclosed, would have revelled
in them and shown his delight IN
his achievements. possibly without Sc
riously narring the enjoyment OF the
listeners Miss Parlow provided the unique
pleasure to the judicious unders5anders OF
her art by doing all the bewildering things
with the ingenuousness OF child Natu-
rally the fact that she could do such things
and did them made the judicious marvel
at her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS them wonder at
her confusion of styles and regret rhat
where all nuances Of expression were so
completely at her command she was so
violent in her contrasts. ana speculate curl
ously why she seemed so indifferent TO the
purely sensuous charm of the voice OF
her wonderful violin. Occasionally IL was
ravishing, in the double stopping IN the
Tartini sonata, the triI1s from her uiracu-
Iously fiuttering fingers and one or two OF
the cantabile variations in the Bach Cha
come" but these moments were only TOO
frequently rudely wiped out Of memory by
the passage which followed Yet the i'm
preston left at the end by the playing OF
the young woman was one of high enjoy
ment and a consciousness Of having been
under the ministrations of a unique genius.
worthy of the highest tribute from every
sincere music lover. H E. Is
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
'TRoVATORE' AT METROPOLITAN
Mime. Fornia, as Leonora, Gives Audi
ence Pleasant Surprise.

The old operas are still with US. Last
night It was the chance OF the oldest war
horse of them aIi-Verdi's "Trovatore."
There are those who. after hearing 'Fal-
staff" have cried for the heshpots Of
s'Trovatore" and "Rigoletto." but II is
doubtful il the most enthusiastic Trova-
torean OF them all would have found many
fieshpots in the performance as given last
night
There were. however. two bright excep-
tions in the general gloom-the Di Luna Of
Pasquale Amato and the Leouora of Nine
Rita Fornia. Mr.. Amato's voice never
sounded more splendidly resonant. But
there was no surprise in the case Of this
artist The surprise came In Nine. Fornia,
a singer who has had little chance to
show what she can do. She showed last
night that she could sing Leonora. surely
no easy task. and sang it with full. clear
tone and with admirable phrasing. Her
efforts brought forth the applause they
surely earned
AS for the rest Mr. Slezak was evidently
suffering from a bad cold, and Nine Claes-
sens was not an Azueena who measured
up to Metropolitan standards. Mr.. Pcdesu
conducted.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22

arlstocracy that have furnished more titled
husbands to American women than the
house Of De Pourtales. which was forced
70 leave France at the time Of the revoca-
ton OF the Edict OF Nantes, although to-
Gay the majority OF Its members are Roman
Catholics There are at least a couple Of
dozen OF counts Of Pourtales who have
taken American wives. and, thanks to this.
the name Is extensively represented in the
United States, IS well as In Germany, In
Switzerland and In France. Thus, Count
Frederick Pourtales is the German Ambas-
sador at St Petersburg. The late Count
Louis Pourtales was inspector general Of
artillery in the Swiss army, and the late
Count Francis Pourtalee, after acquiring
citizenship IN the United States, spent the
greater part OF his life as director OF the
geological museum a: Boston. Count Ar
thur Pourtales was recently French Minis
ter Pleripotentiary IN Guatemala, and after
losing IN very tragic fashion his first
American wife, a daughter Of old Benja-
min Halliday. married another American
woman. Miss Marie Booster. of New Or
leps. who herself had been previously
married to John Beechez, of New York.
Another de Pourtales, Jaoues by name,
spent many years as secretary Of the
French Embassy In London. Hubert de
Pourtales is one of the pillars OF the French
turf and son-in-lsw of that repeated win
ner Of the Grand Prix. Baron Schickler,
while the uatriarch OF Partisan society, IN
which she is known as 'La Comtesse,' just
as IL no other lady Of that rank existed. Is
Nine Edmond de Pourtales. who in the
palTny days of the Tuileries was SO re-
nowned for her taste and elegance in dress
that she won for herself the nickname OF
''Chiffonette."
MARQUIsE DE FONTENOy.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
LONDON SEES "THE PIPER"
Josephine P. Peabody's Prize
Play Well Acted and Staged.
Try Gable 10 The Tribune. |

London, Dec. 2l.-Josephine Preston
Peabody's Browningish play, The
Piper" was well received to-day at the
opening performance Of a series of hol-
iday matinees at the st. James's The
atre.
F. r. Benson and Marion Terry played
the principal parts. as at Stratford-on-
Avon, one with exuberant energy and
fluent declamations and the other with
subtle power, especially in the moving
scene in which the agonized mother
made a frenzied appeal for the restora-
ton OF her lame boy fascinated by the
piper's mystic spell.
The prize play was we'll staged and
enacted with unwonted vivacity by Mr..
Benson's company. It has literary quail
tiles. effective construction, medieval
uuaintness and picturesque color.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
FUNERAL OF SENIOR CRUZ
President and Mrs. Taft Among Those
at Services.

Washington. Dec N--President and Mrs
Taft, members of the Cabinet and prac-
tically all Official and diplomatic Washing
ton attended the funeral OF Don Aninal
Cruz, the Cfnilian Minister. at St Pat
rick's Roman Catholic Church to-day. The
body was escorted from the legation TO
the church and later to Oak Hill Gene
terry by troops. The mass was celebrated
by Monsignor Garretti, Of the Apostolic
delegation, assisted by Cardinal Gibbons
and Monsignor Falconio, the Apostolic
Delegate. Father William Russell paid a
tribute to the memory OF the minister
The honorary paHbearers were the Secre-
tary of State, the Austro-Hungarian
French and Mexican ambassadors, the Min
lister OF Costa Rica, Chief Justice White,
Senator Cullom and Representative Foster.
chairmen Of the Foreign Relations and
Foreign Affairs committees OF Congress:
Senator Root. John Barrett, Thomas Nell
son Page and Gist Blair.