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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-04
DEMOCRATIC CAND DATES
 FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Democratic candidates for the Board of Education are both men who have served upon the board for several years and whose stewardship has been of such a nature that their party has seen fit to renominate them John F. Brady of the Sixth district has been on the board for SIX years. He is engaged in the plumbing business with his brother at Bulls Head where he has lived the greater part of his life and where everybody knows him from the smallest boy to the oldest man.
 MT. Brady's business training has made him a member of the board whose services are valued by his as sociates in the school government.
 Richard 1T. Murphy who is MT Brady's running mate has been a member of the board since 1904. He is one of the city's foremost busi- ness men. He is the general man. ager of the Frank Miller Lumber Co.,. which business he has conducted for several years. MT. Murphy's practi- cal business knowledge has made him a valuable member of the board.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
ENGLAND UPSET
WITH POLITICS
sUFFRAGETTES ACTIVE, STORM
ING RESIDENCE OF PREMIER
AND ASSAUlTING HIM-CLOTH-
ING TORN FROM WOMEN BY
POLICE.
Dy Associated Press.

London, Nov. ga political cam
paign waging with fierceness almost
unknown to England. Politicians on
the stump and suffragettes on the bat.
tlefield are extremely active. A bat
tie on Downing street was fought this
afternoon when hundreds of suffra-
gettes attempted to storm the pre-
mier's residence. The assault sur
passed all previous spectacles of the
sort.
A hundred and fifty women and sev-
eral men supporters are in the police
station tonight. ,Asquith was located
by the suffragettes on Downing street,
who surrounded him in hostile cor
don. Henrietta Williams struck the
government leader and he would have
Jared badly had not policemen come
to the rescue. The police had great
dificulty in suppressing the disorder
and many women we're dragged from
the scene with their clothes torn from
them. The rioting continued this
evening when residences of other Of
ficials were stoned and windows
smashed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
HITCHCOCK MAKES
HKIRS LEAVEN N. Y.
PROMOTERS OF "GET-RlCH-QUlCk
CONCERNS LEAVE NEW YORK
CITY AS RESULT OF CRUSADE
AGAINST THEM.
0y Associated Press.

New York, Nov. 22-The crusade OF
Postmaster General Hitchcock against
"get-rich-quick' concerns caused a
general exodus Of fake promoters from
the city. The postmaster general is
determined to send to prison this
class of promoters who, he says, have
sold to an unsuspecting public about
s100.0OO,0O0 Of worthless securities in
the last five years.
Postmaster General Hitchcock to-
day expressed great satisfaction at
the start that has been made. Many
arrests are expected throughout the
country today or within the next few
days. Officials of the Burr Brothers
Shelton c. Burr, president; Frank
H. Tobey. vice-president, and Eugene
H. Burr, secretary-treasurer-
yesterday, spent the night in Tombs
prison in default of $4,000 bail each.
They will be examined on Monday.
The members of the Burr family are
said to have cleared over $4,000, 900
in their stock operations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23

The secretary of the Southern Com
mercial Congress, Edwin L. Quarles,
who was one of the speakers at the
waterway convention held here last
week, is still in the city making a
study of local conditions, and trying
to establish closer affiliation be-
tween the business leaders of Pensa-
cola and his organization.
The Southern Commercial Congress
was organized about two years ago
by the business men of the south, as
combined effort to exploit the nat
ural advantages of southern territory,
several of Pensacola's prominent ci+i-
Zens participating in the organization
meeting at Washington. The con-
gress has grown steadily until it has
now received national recognition as
the one great bureau for circulating
facts regarding southern opportuni-
ties
When asked by representative of
The Journal yesterday afternoon fo-
all expression regarding Pensacola,
Mr.. Quarles was ready to talk enthus
iastically. He was seen at the Office
OF Secretary G. A. Waterman, of the
Chamber of Commerce.
II don't suppose l have anything
rev to say to the people of Pensacola
about the wonderful progress the city
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
INFLUENCE OF j. P.
MORGAN IS FELT
BEFORE INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION SAY
THEY APPEARED UPON sUG.
GESTiON OF MORGAN'S REPRE-
SENTAr!yES.
BY Associated Press.


Washington, Nov. 22.-The spectre
of the influence of the big banking
and railroad securities firm Of ]. F.
Morgan & Co., of New York, upon the
testimony Of shippers, was injected
into the hearing today Of the freight
rate increase before the Interstate
Commerce Commission. This surprise
Of the day was sprung by Attorney
Lyon, of the commission, who induced
W. H. Gay and Stewart Foote, wlC-
nesses representing the big furniture
industries at Grand Rapids. Mich, to
say that their appearance was at the
suggestion Of George w. Perkins, of
the Morgan syndicate, which domi-
mates many of the railroad interests
in the country.
including that of witnesses while
they opposed pending advices, they
will not attempt general increase Of
rates throughout the country was that
stories had recently been circulated
indicating a plan for the railroads to
thus commit the shippers and then
bring about a uniform increase of
rates applying to the country as a
whole
The propaganda thus instituted is
in harmony with testimony given re.
Gently by presidents of several big
railroad systems bearing on the need
of increases in order TO enable them
70 make improvements.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS OUT
ADJOURN ATLANTA MEETING AZ.
TER CHANGING NAME OF ASSO-
CATION AND ELECTiNG OF.
FlCERS FOR YEAR.
BY Associates pr0Sa.

Atlanta, Nov. 22.-With the adop-
ton of resolution changing its name
to the Association of Southern Agri-
cultural Workers, election of officers
and selection of Nashville as the next
meeting place, the convention of the
Southern States Association of Com
missioners of Agriculture adjourned
today. The members remained in the
city to attend the anti boil weevil
conference tomorrow.
TAFT Butler, editor of the Progress
i've Farmer, Of Starksville, Miss, was
elected president. Others officers are
Vice-PresidentS w. A. Graham of
North Cal olina and w. R. Dodson of
louisiana: SecretaryTreasurer B. w.
Kilgore,. of North Carolina, and As
sistant Secretary r. E. Stallings, of
Atlanta.
The president fixes the date of the
next convention.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
BOMBAY HAS
A BIG BLAZE
HOME OF w. j. ROBERTS DE-
sTRoYED-MAeRY cox is BAD
LY INJURED, By BEING STRUCK
BY A BUCKET.

Bombay, Fla. Nov. 22.-Tonight
about o'clock the residence Of W. J.
Roberts, valued at $4,000, was de-
stroyed by fire, with only partly in
sured. Some Of the furniture was
saved. There was a large fire in the
sitting room and it, being supper time,
the family, was in the dining room,
and it is supposed that the carpet
ignited and the whole room was ablaze
before it was discovered
BY heroic work Of the bucket bri.
gade the residence of w. H. Brett was
saved, which was only about Is feet
away. Mr.. Roberts, who is bridge
foreman for the l.. e. NJ, was at Es
Gambia bridge.
Mabry Cox, son of Judge Cox, was
seriously injured by falling buckel
from the top Of Brett's house, but il
is thought the injury will not prove
fatal. The wind from the west blew
the fire away and was all that saved
Brett's residence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
Prominent Southern Editors
Are in Session in Birmingham

editor of the Memphis Commercial
Appeal; George F. Milton. editor of
the Knoxville Sentinel; n. R. Rich
ards, of the Mobile Item; w. M.
Clemens, general manager of the
Memphis News-Scimitar; W. d. Rob
inson, managing editor of the New
Orleans Picayune: Wiley Morgan,
managing editor of the Knoxville Sen
tinel; NJ. B. Morton, managing editor
of the Nashville Banner; Cassius
Stanley, city editor of the Age-Her-
aid; Dan Moore, editor of the New
Orleans Times-Democrat; +. P. Glass,
editor of the Birmingham News;
Major w. w. Screws, editor of the
Montgomery Advertiser; D. r. Bar,
bee, managing editor of the Mont
gomery Advertiser.
Mr.. Clark Howell, of the Atlanta.
Constitution, and several other
southern newspaper men are expect
ed tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
KILLS WOMAN:
TRIES SUICIDE
FORMER RESIDENT OF ECHO,
ALA, COMMITS CRIME IN A no.
TEL IN LOS ANGELES, CAL.
BY Associated Press.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 22.-J. w.
Wheeler, blacksmith, Sc years old,
formerly of Echo, Ala, last night
murdered a woman who registered
with him as his wife under the name
of Mrs. May Wheeler, at an East
Fifth street hotel. He then attempt
ed to kill himself.
+. The couple had been in their room
less than five minutes when five
shots rang out in quick succession.
Persons in the hotei rushed into the
room and found the woman's body
on the floor and Wheeler standing
with wound in his head. Before
any one could interfere he slashei
his thoat. He is not expected to
live.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
More Than a Thousand Attend
the 7rans-Mississibbi CONGRESS-

charge of the convention and deliv-
cred his annual address. President
Pryor in no uncertain terms stated
that the great transLMississippi coun-
try had never received the same ia
vorable consideration at the hands Of
the national congress that had been
accorded that section east of the Mis-
sissippi river. He said that the &C.
tion of the congress must, be conser-
vative and reasonable in it's demands,
and all sectional features should be
eliminated.
The convention proceeded TO effect
permanent organization.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
Situation Worse Than it Has
Been Known in Fifteen
Years.
Fighting Between Govern
n3ent and Revolutionary
Forces is in Progress at
Many Points-Proninent
) Mexican Official Declares
That the Reign of Presi-
dent Diaz is Over.

Eog1e Pass, Texas, Nov. 22.-High
Omcials close In touch with the revo-
lutionary movement IN Mexico tonight
declared that fighting 10 going on in
Cuatfo Ci0negxs, large and pros
rorous city below Monclove. This Is
She home Of Carranza, brother Of the
candidate for governor Of Coahuila In
opposition to the government candi-
date, and IL the stronghold Of the anti
DiaS people. This same authority,
whose Information cannot be Ques-
toned, declares the situation In Mex
leo more serious than at any time In
several years. He says the excite
ment on the border is nothing COM
pared with what II would be II the
oituation in the interior was known.
Local merchants and citizens OF
Ciudad and Porfirio Diaz are armed
and patrolling the outskirts. A high
Mexican Official this afternoon declar-
Cd Il al his opinion that Diaz's reign
IL over with.
Troop l., of the United States
cavalry, wa sunloaded here this after.
noon. A traveller. from Torreon said
In the fighting there the federal
troops we're repulsed.,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
~ Associated 1rssA

Birmingham, Ala. Nov. ga
meeting of the editors of papers on
the Louisville Memphis-Atlanta-Ne New
Orleans circuits of the Associated
Press is in session at the Hotel Hill
man and will continue through to-
morrow. Nothing was done at the in
formal session held this morning be-
yond discussing improvements of the
service Another session was held
this afternoon and a dinner at the
Southern club was given tonight.
Among those present are the fol-
lowing: Paul Cowles, Of Atlanta,
superintendent of the Associated
Press; Robert F. Beirne, of the
Louisville, KY, Associated Press Of
fee, Jack Cohen, managing editor of
the Atlanta Journal; Robert Brown,
managing editor Of the Louisville
Times; c. ?. J. Mooney. managing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
All Preparations Complete
For the Execution This
Morning at 8 O'Clock.
Ethel Leneve Pays a Fare
we'll Visit to Crippen in
His Cell, Remaining With
Him For Half an Hour
Prisoner Sleeps Well and
Eats Heartily-Public Ex-
ecutioner Arrives.
BY Associated Press.


London. Nov 22.-AN preparations
have been made for hanging DR.. H.
H. Crippen between and 9 o'clock
tomorrow morning. The execution
will be within the gloomy walls of
the Pentonville prison, the most dis
NAL section of London. The public
executioner arrived this afternoon
from Liverpool, where be had hanged
wife murderer. Tenements over
loe.ks the prison yard, but a large
screen has been erected which cuts
off the view. Only a small group of
officials will witness the hanging.
The body will probably be buried in
quick-lime in the yard of the prison.
as this is the custom in this prison,
though not in others.
Father Carey was with the prison
the gallows tomorrow.
An evening paper created sensa-
ton today by announcing that Grip
pen had confessed, but everyone in a
position to know deny this. Ethel
Crippen, and she said:
Il was the last person to see DR..
Crippen and so far as my knoledge
extends he has not made such state
ment."
The girl paid a farewell visit to
the prisoner at the latter's request.
She reached the place in a closed cab
accompanied by an elderly man, and
remained with, the prisoner half an
hour. Lnring her stay. the wardens
Watched Crippen cOlsely. Crippen
Aept welE last- nighh s&tips a hearth
oY 40
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
BROTHERS
remain IN JAIL
STOCK PROMOTERS WHO MADE
MILLIONS OUT OF SCHEME
CANNOT FURNISH REQUIRED
BAIL.
0y Associated Psosa

New York, Nov. 22.-Shelton c. and
Eugene H. Burr and Frank H. Tobey,
officers of Burr Brothers, stock pro,
moters. are still in the Tombs tonight
Their operations netted them mil
lions, according to Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock, but no application for
bail has been made since the arrest
Yesterday on the charge Of using the
mails to defraud.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
THE PRESIDENT
IS RICHMOND
RETURNS FROM VISIT TO PANA.
MA AND WILL SPEND TWENTY
FOUR HOURS At THE OLD CON-
FEpeRAIE CAPITAL.
0y ASsoclated Press.

Richmond, Nov. 22.-President Taft
landed this afternoon from the cruiser
Tennessee after q flying visit to in
spect the Panama canal and tonight
he is stopping at the Jefferson hotel,
the guest of citizens at the old Con-
federate capital for twenty-four hours.
Tomorrow he will breakfast with
Governor Mann at the executive man
sion, motor over the battlefield about
Richmond. will be entertained at
luncheon and speak in the afternoon
at the Virginia educational confer
ence. He will reach Washington to.
morrow night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23

JNo. o. SCHENCk, ALLEGED TO
HAVE BEEN POISONED BY HIS
WIFE, RECEIVES FRIENDS At
HOSPITAL.
Oy Associated Press.

Wheeling, ". Va, Nov 22.-John 0.
Schenck, the millionaire packer, who
is recovering from the effects. Of
poison, said to have been admins
tered at the instance Of his wife, Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenck, today re-
ceived a number of friends at the hos
pital and his two children were taken
to visit their father.
1t is expected the defense will en-
deavor to delay the trial of the case
against Mrs. Schenck until her hus.
band is able to appear as a witness.
The special pleas to the indictment:
against Mrs. Schenck are being pre-,
pared for presentation In court tomor-
row. Four will be against the count,
charging Mrs. Schenck with attempt.
ing to poison her husband, and one
that she administered the poison.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
Oy Associated Press.

San Antonio. Texas, Nov. 22.-More
than thousand delegates from all
parts Of the United States and Latin
America were present today when
the twenty.frst annual session OF the
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Con-
sress was called to order by Fred W..
Fleming. OF Missouri, chairman OF the
executive committee.
Governor Campbell. of Texas. vel.
coined the delegates in ringing
opeech in which he expressed his deep
interest in the work Of the congress
president Ike T. Pryor then assumed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
MGAcRE REPORTS BRING
NEWS OF SEVERE FIGHTING

sE1 Paso, Texas. Nov. 22.-With
practically all lines Of communication
In the hands of the Mexican govern.
ment. with the frontier closely guard.
ed and all travel over the interna-
tional bridge at this point forbidden
between the hours of midnight and
Q. m, knowledge OF the situation in
Mexico this morning is of the vaguest
character.
From the msagre information which
Altered through last night. It 10 known
that ftha OftnGk1on u critical IN the ex-
treme. Serious disordeSs were report
Cd from points IN seven different
states, the territory affected spreading
IN q fan-shape from point less than
100 miles northwest Of the City of
Mexico to the United States border.
In addition. fighting Is reported in
Puebla, southeast Of the Mexican cap
ital. and In Orizaba, state of Vora
Cruz, which lies to the east of the
City of Mexico.
Francisco I. Madeiro, head Of the
anti-re-electionists In Mexico. is re-
ported to have entered the country a.
the head Of a force numbering sp.
proximately one thousand. and Mexi-
can troops are moving north to Geet
him.
Rumor has It that General Ber-
nardo Reyes, the military hero Of the
country, who was implicated in the
uprising two years ago and who has
been practically an exile since. had
reached Mexico and the report gave
tremendous impetus to the revolution
ary cause.
U. 9. TROOPS UNDER ARMS.
United States troops along the
Mexican borders are under arms ready
70 remove at q moments notice and
dispatches from Washington clearly
indicate the uneasiness felt by the
federal authorities over the present
situation.
Outbreaks occurred at Durango.
Cuerro and Gomez Pafacio in he
state Of Durango: porra' IN ~ ~'-'H -
Of Chihuahua, Torreon and Her
manez. in the state oi 1oaA@4!.., -
Acambaro, in the state of Guanajuato,
and Ortsaba, IN the state Of Vera
Cruz.
Outbreaks had been previously re-
ported at Zacatecas. In the state of
Zacatecas, and Puebla, IN the state of
puebla
The most serious feature Of the up
rising is the report from Gomez
Palacic, that 800 federal troops went
over to the revolutionists, taking
with them large quantities Of arms
And ammunition.
Troops are being rushed to q
points where disorders are reported
snd IL is practically certain that there
has been heavy fighting at many
places with enormous bloodshed.
Early this morning 1t was reported
that the Mexican government had as.
sumed charge of all the telegraph
tines within the republic and that nc
pa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
SECURE JURY IN
DUEANEY CASE
TWELVE MEN ACCEPTABLE TO
THE COURT ARE FOUND, BUT
TODAY ATTORNEYS WILL HAVE
THEIR INNINGS,
BY Associated PreSs.

Yazoo City, Miss, Nov. 22.-The end
cf the second day a jury of twelve
men acceptable to the court had been
found to hear the trial of L. c. Du-
laney, charged with having bribed
State Senator Theodore Bilbo to cast
ballot in the recent senatorial
caucus for the successful candidate,
United States Senator Leroy Percy.
Tomorrow counsel for the state and
the defense will have their innings
with the prospective jury, after which
the trial will proceed. Counsel had
several tits today
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
CITIES IN FIGHT .
FOR EXPOSITION
GOV. SANDERS URGES NEW Or
LEANS AS THE LOGICAL POINT,
WHILE SAN FRANCISCO HAS
$17,5oo,ooo TO SPEND.
Dy Associates Prosa

San Antonio, Nov. 22.-The struggle
to obtain the Panama canal exposi-
ton was transferred this afternoon to
the Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress, in session here.
Governor Sanders urged New Or
leans as the logical point, and Frank
Gould, speaker of the California
house. declared that San Francisco
had seventeen and a half millions to
expend, asking nothing of congress-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
MORE ADVANCES
ARE SUSPENDED
INTERSTATE COMMERCE CON-
MISSION WILL NOT ALLOW B.
& TO MAKE RAISE ON HAND
LING COAL.
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
9y Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 22-The ad.
vances of freight rates on bitumin-
GUS coal, which the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad proposed to put in ef-
feet on December 16, have been sus-
pended by the interstate commerce
commission until March Is, so far as
they cancel rates now effective on BIZ
luminous coal for shipment via lake.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
KILLED By sRoTHER-JN.LAW
0y Associated Presa

Wichita Falls, Tex. Nov. 22.-J.
T. Holzh, aged 35 years, was shot and
killed by his brother-in-law, J. c.
Browning, aged 20. at his home in
this city early today. Browning, who
surrendered to the authorities, claim
ed that Holzh was abusing his sister
and had started towards him with d
knife before the shooting occurred
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
LONG DISTANCE
BY WIRELESS
VALLEJO, CAL. STATION PICKS
UP MESSAGES EXCHANGED BE-
TWEEN KEY WEST AND NOR
FOLK.
BY Associated Press.

change of wireless messages between
Key West, Fla, and Norfolk, Va,
the Mare Island navy yard Every
word of a conversation between the
operators on the Atlantic coast was
distinctly read.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
BELIEVES REPUBLICANS WILL
REGAIN THEIR POWER
Dy Associated Press.

New Orleans. Nov. 22-That the
Republican party would regain con-
troll Of congress two years from now
and that President Taft will again be
nominated in 1912. was the belief ex-
pressed in an interview here today by
ongressman Olmstead Of Pennsyl-
vania. He declared the high cost of
living was not attributable to the
tariff
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
FARM HAND ACCUSED
OF NUMBERING FAMILY
BY Associated Press

ey ASSOCIATED Pre3l.
st. Joseph, Mo. Nov. 22.-Hez Ras-
co. the farm hand who is accused of
the murder of the Hubbell family near
Barnard, Mo, Sunday night, is in Jail
here and stoutly protests his limo
cence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
QUARLES GIVES
TIMELY. ADVICE
TO PENSACOLA
Energy Should Be Directed
Toward a Wider Publicity
For the Community.

Secretary of the Southern
Commercial Congress Says
There Are Thousands of
People in Various Parts of
the Country Who Are
Looking For Just Such
Advantages That Pensa-
cola Offers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23
NEGRO TAKEN FROM
OFFICERS and LYNCHED
Mob Boards Train En- Route
to Pensacola and Takes
Bob Matthews.

Officers Overpowered and
Train Crew Held at the
Point of Revolvers, After
Doors Had Been Broken
Down-Negro Was Ac-
cused of Attempting to
Crininally Assault White
Girl.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-23

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