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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-28
BELIEVED SHIP LOST.
Total Loss of Slxty-Four Lives Is
Reported.

Total Loss of SlNty-Four Lives Is
Reported.
That two steamers plying between
New Orleans and Central and South
American ports sank probably in the
Yucatan channel during the recent Sc
we're storm, with total loss Of sixty
four lives, is the belief in shipping cir
cles at New Orleans
The vessels believed to have been
wrecked are the British steamer
Grown Prince, Captain R. Kirkwood.
with a crew of thirty-fve, and the
Bluefelds, of Norwegian register,
Captain c. NJ. Lange, with twenty-nine
souls aboard, including, beside the
crew, Captain Lange's wife.
The Crown Prince, which sailed
from Santos, with cargo of $4,000
bags of co1ee, was last reported on
October at Barbados. She was due
here Sunday. She is of 1885 tons
gross register, 1926 feet long, and is
owned by the Prince line, limited,
Newcastle.
The Bluefelds sailed from Ceiba,
Spanish Honduras, on Friday of last
week, with a cargo of bananas valued
at $4,000 She is of 1902 tons gross
register, and was chartered by Hac-
caro- Brothers, of New Orleans.
The steamer Crib, which was ahead
of the Bluefields when the storm
struck her, was blown 300 miles OFT
of her course. The Crib had the open
sea in which to make her fight for
safety, whereas the Bluefelds I'M
doubtedly was struck by the full force
of the hurricane before she reached
the open
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Com.
pany has been fined from $40 to S25
each on twenty-four counts for VIC
lating the sixteen-hour law by Judge
d. P. Dyer in the federal court at JET
ferson City, Mo. These were the first
cases in this court under the new law
The evidence indicated that employ
ees were working overtime from ten
minutes to one hour.
The state of Massachusetts, has q
population of 3,366,416, according tt
the enumeration made In the thir
teenth census, as announced by; the
director of the census today. This 1,
an increase of SOL ,O70, or 30 per cent
over the population of 1900, when the
total was 2,805,348 The increase
from 1890 to 1900 was $685. 0a. or ISL
per cent.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-11

CHALMERS superiority is due to
- quality. Chalmers quality is due to
inspection. If you could go through
the Chalmers factory you would see why
this is true.
From the moment the raw material en-
tiers the stock room till the finished car is
shipped, every piece of metal and wood,
every operation is under the closest obser-
walton. Every piece of material must come
up to the Chalmers standard or be dis
carded.
More than this. Chalmers inspectors are
sent into the factories that make the differ
ent materials used in Chalmers Cars. They
see that these materials are the very best
that money and brains can produce. 1t is
impossible for faulty material to pass
them.
The entire Chalmers inspection depart
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-11

your mind at that time? You know
that. A.-Well, | would Judge that
would have done it.
Senator Gamble: Q.-Didn't YOU
agree to it, before there was any talk
about a jack pot, after the $1,000 was
offered to you, didn't you agree to vote
for Lorimer and the jack pot question
came in afterward, as that was what
that would be? A.-Well the agree.
ment was not closed, Mr.. Senator, un-
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Dwell, but didn't you agree after
the offer OF $1,000 was made to you,
didn't you accept that contract didn't
you accept that, and then some time
after the second question came up.
when, as a matter of curiosity, you
wanted to know where you were COM
ing in on the other thing. A.-The
conversation, Mr.. Senator, was not
closed with the understanding in that
one question of 81 1000, because the
conversation continued.
Dwell, didn't you agree at the
end of that $1,000 offer to vote for
Lorimer, and didn't the conversation
in regard to Joliet and all that bust
ness come in before there was any
talk about the jack pot? Isn't that so,
according to the stenographer's notes?
Al do not recall just now whether
| answered that way, that l would
vote for him or not; it might have
been that did say that before.
Wanted to Know of Jack Pot
Senator Heyburn-What did you
mean by that expression Get as much
in?' For what purpose were you get
ting as much? Were you to get as
much from other sources? Alt was
i made that remark as a result of a
conversation that | had had with one
Of the older members that had been
there at sessions previous and he had
told me that there had been money at
the close of sessions, previous sessions
here.
Senator Paynter-Did you suppose
that Mr.. Hopkins and his friends, and
Mr.. Stringer, the democrat and his
friends, and Mr.. Lorimer and his
friends had made contributions to the
jack pot for the purpose of prying
members of the legislature to vote for
a certain one of them? Al did not
know where it came from.
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Al received my money from Mr..
Wilson.
Q.-Who was Mr.. Wilson? A
member Of the legislature.
Mr.. Hanecy-May | suggest, Mr.
chairman, asking Mr. White this ques-
ton: Whether the jack pot covered
both houses or whether the jack pot
that he referred to, whether that re-
lated to the voting-to the passing or
killing OF bills in the house alone and
not to the joint houses.
The Chairman-What do you say,
Mr.. White, with reference to that? A.
We'll, | could not say as to that as
had not heard-that is, to kill bills or
to pass observation-disclosures | have no
knowledge of any individual bill or
any matter that money was put up for.
Knows of No Senate Jack Pot.
Mr.. Hanecy-Wen, what mean is
if the committee will permit me to
suggest to him-the jack pot that you
refer to is the jack pot in the house
not the jack pot in the senate, or the
jack pot Al don't know of any
jack pot in the senate, and that is the
only information / had of the jack pot
in the mouse, at that session, and !
heard of it previous-at the previous
session.
Q.-Not anything in the senate? A.
Well, | don't know what source, from
what source it came, or anything else.
| merely asked Mr. Browne what I
would receive from the other sources
Senator Gamble-You had heard of
the jack pot prior to May "a or 25,
1909. A.-Not of a jack pot in this
session. | had heard of jack pot in
the previous session, but l asked Mr..
Browne about it and he was the first
man | did ask about It at this session
or of other sources-and asked him
at the time that he approached me
Lorimer, and had offered me money to
do sO-made me the offer-and when
he offered me, was making me the Of
fer, when he was making me the offer
then asked him about jack pots, or
other sources that were given, as a
part of the agreement.
Knows Of No Legislation,
The Chairman-That is the fund that
was devoted to the question of legisla-
ton? A.-Weil, it was generally UNI
derstood, but l did not know of any
legislation that money had been up
for, nor anything of that sort. l had
heard afterward of bills that had been
money had been put up for-and
that the governor had vetoed, and
was
Q.-Do you know whether this jack
pot fund, if this jack pot fund was
raised for the purpose of directing the
election of a senator? A.-No sir, ]
don't know that.
Dwell, you were offered $1,000
cash. Ayes, and told that l would
receive about that much or a little
more later from other sources.
Q.-Later on, on other matters.
Later From Other Sources.
Mr.. Austrian-No, later on from
other sources"
The chairman: Q.-Later on from
other sources? "A little more later
on from other sources.
Mr.. Hanecy: Q.-You were told also
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! if you will permit me to do it-he was
told that he would not get any of that
until three months or more after the
session had closed A.-That is cor
rect.
Q.-Yes. A.-That is correct was
told that would not be distributed ul,
til about three months after the ses-
sion closed. When Mr.. Browne paid
me the money in Chicago on June 16-
II, 1909, he told me at that time that
he would be in St. Louis about July
Is and give me about that much or
little more.
Senator Geyburn-Did you consider
the promise of a share in the jack pot
as part of the sum that you were to
receive for voting for MIR. Lorimer,
and did you vote because of that pro.
mise?
A-Well, it was part of the entire
! agreement, Mr.. Senator, but I don't
know that | should have should say
that I considered it as a part Of the
$1,000, because the $1,000 was very
/ specifically mentioned, and there was
an uncertainty as to the other amounts
except he said about that much or
maybe a little more, but it was a part
| of the agreement which, in other
words, influenced my vote for Senator
Lorimer.
Voted Because of Promise.
Senator Johnston-Did you agree to
vote for Senator Lorimer for the 81, 900
that he promised you? Ale told
me, after he had said there would be
81 900 for me, before | left his room,
he asked me if he could depend upon
me, and l told him that he could, that
l would vote for him.
Mr.. Hanecy-You testified at the
first THAI that you would have voted
for Mr. Lorimer on the day before
: that-you would have voted for him
, for S. or for $40.
Mr.. AUSTRIAN object. do not be-
liede this is cross-eXamination at this
time.
Senator Paynter-Now as I under
stand the facts, it was after you had
agreed to vote for Mr.. Lorimer for
S1,000-it was after that that this
first occurred to you to know what in
terest you had in the so-called jack
pot is that the fact? A.-Well, sena-
tor, if l may answer in this way,
wanted to know if there was a jack
pot in the first place at that session; if
there was / wanted to know If 1 was
to participate in it. ! wanted all of
that information in connection with
the other.
Would Have Voted Anyhow.
Senator Gamble-But was that con-
nected with the promise of the $1,000
that you were to receive for voting
for Senator Lorimer, or were you sim
ply making that inquiry to satisfy your
curiosnty as to the jack pot? Had that
an influence upon you in voting, or a
ne promises to you in voting
for Senator Lorimer? A.-Well, had
drawn no conclusion to that effect at
that time
The chairman-You would have vot-
ed for Senator Lorimer for $1,000 if
there had been no mention of the jack
pot? Al might have.
Dwell, yon know whether you
would or not. What was the state of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-11
RHEUMATISM THE MOST COM
MON CAUSE OF SUFFERING,

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suffering than any other disease, for
the reason that it is the most COM
mon of all ills, and it is certainly
gratifying to sufferers TO know that
Chamberlain Pain Balm will afford
relief, and make rest and sleep pos
sible. In many cases the relief from
pain which is at first temporary, has
become permanent. For sale by all
dealers, Benson, Smith & Co., agents
for Hawaii
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-11
Called OF Some Names.

OWN you tell the committee
what names you called off to Mr..
Browne and what reply Mr.. Browne
made to your inquiry? Al don't
know that | could call them off now,
exactly.
Dwell such as you remember. A.
All / remember asking about is
some of the members of our little fol-
lowing. The minority was split into two
factions at that time.
Q.-What were the two factions? A..
One known as the Tippett faction
and other factions.
Q.-They were both democratic fac
tions, were they not, however? A
Yes, sir.
Q,-You called off some of the men,
bers' names and to some he answered
yes and to some he answered no? A
Yes, sir.
Odd you have any subsequent
talk with him prior to the election Of
Lorimer on May 26 Ayes, sir.
Q.-When? A.-On the afternoon
of May 20.
Q-Lorimer was elected on May &c,
wasn't he? Ayes, sir.
Tells Of Talk With GibIin.
Q.What talk did you have with Lee
O'Neil Browne on May 20, 1909? A
went to his room and asked him-He
requested me to come to his room be-
fore went there, and | sent world
didn't sent word, but spoke to Giblin
his secretary, and asked Giblin what
there was in 1t, and he said looked
pretty good to him.
Mr.. Hanecy-I object to the relation
of conversation with somebody else
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-11
DETAILS OF THE
LORIMER SCANDAL AND
THE ILLINOIS JACK POT

After examining witnesses in Chi
cago, the Senatorial committee which
is investigating the charge that Sen
ator Lorimer was elected by bribing
Illinois legislators has adjourned to
Washington. The following testimony
of Charles A. White, member of the
House of Representatives of Illinois,
shows the Lorimer and the Jack pot
scandal which has stirred the whole
country:
Odd you at any time have any
talk with Lee O'Neil Browne, the same
Mr.. Browne have heretofore referred
to, with reference to voting for Will
liam Lorimer for United States sena-
tor? Ayes, sir.
Q.-When did you have the first
talk? A.-On the night of May "a,
1909.
The chairman-Mr. White, it is ut
terly impossible for us to hear a word
you say here.
The witness-It was on the night of
May "a, 1909.
Mr.. Austrian-W Whereabouts? Am
his room in the st. Nicholas hotel, at
Springfield, Ill.
Q.-Who was the democratic candi-
date for United States senator? A
Lawrence B. Stringer.
Well Acquainted With Browne.
Q.-Prior to your talk with Mr..
Browne, had you or Lee ONeil Browne
voted for a republican for United
States senator? Al had not; no, sir
Q-Had Mr.. Browne, so far as you
know? A.-Not of my knowledge.
Odd you have talk with Mr..
Browne on the night of the oath of
May? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Where and at what time? Al
could not state the exact time, but
Q.-Approximately, in the evening,
night or morning? AIN the night,
possibly between 10 and 2. l would
not state exactly what time.
Q.-Between your first acquaintance
with Mr.. Browne in November or De-
cember of 1908, and May 2, 1909, had
you become we'll acquainted with Mr.
Browne? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Had you seen him both in and
out of the house a great deal? A
Yes, sir.
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Tell of Brownies Offer.

Q.-Will you tell the committee if
you please, what conversation you had
with Mr.. Browne on the night of May
"a, 1909? AIR. Browne asked me
if | could vote for a republican and
told him l could, and he asked me if
could vote for Mr.. Lorimer, and
said l could, and he told me tnaN was
strictly under my hat, ahu 10 say
nothing to any one about it. / said
al right" and 1 would keep quiet,
and asked him if certain other men,
bers were going to vote for him, and
to some he replied Eyes" and to others
mo" Mr.. Browne told me to keep
quiet, to keep it strictly under my hat
and said it would not be any Chicken
feed" either. That was the substance
of the conversation we had that night
Q.-The general assembly had been
voting in general session for United
States senator since January 10 or 20,
1909, had they? Ayes, sir.
Q.-When you asked him whether
or not certain democratic members
were going to vote for Mr.. Lorimer,
did you call off the names of the men,
bers of the house or some names of
members of the house at that time?
Al did.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-10-11
Superintendent
Commission
Merchants
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.

Fine Job Printing, Star once.
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ment of l20 men is entirely independent
of the factory organization that builds the
car. 1t is the supreme court that sits in
judgment on every Chalmers Car. No car
can be shipped till the inspection depart
ment has passed upon it in detail and as a
whole.
This is what we mean when we say that
Chalmers quality is due to inspection. 1t
isn't enough to have good design. 1t isn't
enough to order good materials or to en-
ploy good workmen. 1t is the minute-at-
tention-to-details inspection that counts.
Chalmers quality is real, permanent
something that gives the buyer his moneys
worth-simply because of this wonderful
inspection system in the Chalmers factory.
The 1911 models are now on exhibit
ton. Come in and look them over.
The Forrest City times., 1910-08-12
Send Them d Wh0pper.

The Missouri Pacitic-Iron Mountain Railway Co. has address letter To the editors of this paper, Landyoigt X Nadakin, in which they say among other things:
 know< that the people in your vicinity are interested in the advance ment and development of the country tributary thereto, 1 earnestly request that you cooperate with me in obtain ing the best possible exhibit If pro- ducts for display al the National Land X Irrigation Exposition, to be held at the Coliseum, Chicago, III November lath To December 4th.
 The Missouri Pacifc-Irou Noun. tain Railway has 1900 SQ. fl. of floor space, and desires 10 obtain excellent samples of products grown in this sec ton, for a first class show. This k of great Importance and mutual interest. and l hope you people will not only assist ln this matter, but will make extraordinary effort to present a dis play that will be conceded the best ene in the building. You may rest assured that is my aim.
 Each and every article should be tagged showing name of article where and by whom grown, and the yield per acre, etc.
 As soon as these samples have been prepared, advise and arrangements will be made for transportation of same free of cost to your people. "
 The Times would very much like to see the farmers of St. Francis county prepare an exhibit for this exposition. It would be of finestimable value to the county. If there cannot be an organ ized effort, let three at least be an in. diyidual effort, and let some of our enterprising farmers Send Them a Whoppern Of any product grown.
The Forrest City times., 1910-08-12

give any mans pleas of defense the most profound and generous considera- tion, the law presumes him innocent until his guilt is proven, and certainly no innocent man, or any one who really kills in the protection of his home or his own life, should be puns ished, but the guilty should be, and every one of the killings that have occurred lately or at any time, or which may occur in the future, should have the most searching, in- telligent, earnest and painstaking in- vestigation that it is possible to have, in order that the truth may be known the innocent exonerated and the guilty punished.
 The frequency of killings lately is dis graceful, looking at 1t from any stand point you wish, and is bound to re- suit in stain upon the fair name of St. Francis county, though they may not be more frequent here than in many other counties of this or other states As matter of fact our peo- pie as whole are earnest, abiding, liberty-loying, God-fearing citizens, and though they cannot help it and are ill no wise responsible for it. these frequent killings are spoken of abroad in way that you are familiar with, by thoughtless persons, until finally it is reputed to be a place of lawlessness, where life k not safe and held too cheaply.
 Every good citizen should think this over and do all in his or her power to prevent these or any other crimes
The Forrest City times., 1910-08-12
WORK FOR THE COURTS.
Frequency of Killing Calls Loudly for Most Stringent Investigations and
 Swift Justice.

Still another Saturday night killing to report this week.
 They come with clock-like and alarming regularity and the pleas of self-defense, so often and so easily proven and accepted, or the yerdicts of coroners' juries containing the clause by parties unknown" small balls required to keep them out of jail, etc, seems 10 have no terrors for the average bad man." but rather seems 10 give them license, as scarcely week has passed lately without a Saturday night killing.
 We do not mean by this to eensure the officers, nor blame them altogeth- CT, for, as was said in a speech at the court house Monday night, we have the best officers on earth, and We be- lieve they do their duty as they see it, to the best of their ability, and for the best interest of the county. at least from financial standpoint, as large jail bonds i'll many ca ses would entail great and unnecessary expense upon the county. But frequently, so we hear, witnesses are produced who will swear falsely if necessary and they think they cannot be convicted of perjury; still others aid the suspects or known perpetrators of crime to hide or escape, and others manufacture and place every obstacle they can think of in the path of justice. leav- ing the officers helpless in their en- deayors to arrest the guilty parties, prove them guilty of, and suppress crime.
 The penitentiary for these perjurers, aiders and abettors of crime, if they can be trapped, and few swift legal executions for the cold-blooded mur- derers, may help matters by the ter rible example of the majesty of the law. We are opposed to capital pun ishment, too, as rule, but when we are called upon week after week, to record the killing of one or more hu- man beings, even though they are generally of the bad order of negroes, the fact seems to call loudly for some quick and certain punishment, the punishment to be meted out by the courts to those who hold life so cheaply, and the courts should make an awful example of some of them.
 We may depend upon the courts to
The Forrest City times., 1910-08-12

to go. and many did leave dS he rap ed fur attention and Chairman Roll wagestated thathe saw in the audience a prominent colorel man, who had long exerted all his energies and in- fuence against the open saloon, and Wa, satlsasd the audience would like 10 hear from him. and that he would assume the responsibility of iutTodu- ciug Scott Bond of Madison
 Scott Bond then stepped to the railing and went right into the heart of the question SD far as it concerned the negro. He blamed all the troubles of his race au whisky. and said we niggers aHe naturally Kind and faith ful to t5a white people until yoa i'll Us up ou mean whisky Then he re- lated story If a faitbfai black man. my who went through the War with the Colaue..s wife. where she earned To whisper, etc Seatt made a rat ting good ta# aH3 z84d the negroes don't have any ~a.74HS. and ae di4A'y belieyethere was aaE WLite maa in tle county that wanted to >ee whisky here again. He atsa s3ld fl the mules could lal5they would get down on their knees and thank God that there is no whiskey sold in tlis county. and he told h5" druHkeH Hegros formerly abused the poor dumbbrute>. He was listened to atteHtiveiy and his Te- marks were well received.
 The chairman then stated that if there were any person, present who had not hitherto become members of the Anti-Saloon league and wished to join, could now do SD without cost by giving their name To the secretary Several names were enrolled, aud the meeting adjourned
 The sentiment of all the speakers was that Forrest City and St Franci, tcounty, that is to say her citizens as 2 whole, had prospered since the a oon, had been closed to a greater extent than ever before in their history that the county and city is better of without saloons, and that it would bC the height of folly to have them again It was stated, We believe, as tn, judgment of some that not nor than ten per cent of the population 0 Forrest City is in favor of tn return of saloons It was also de clared to be a certainty that saloon would not be opened again in Torres City; that if "For License" did carr, at the polls, they would have n trouble ill securing big majority o citizens over IS years of age, to peti tiOn it out.
 There were no announcements o future meetings or speakings, but W, presume that due notice will be giveI through the newspapers.