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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-05
Town and City Charters.

A very important recommendation as
to town and city charters is as follows:
much time Of the legislature is usually
taken up in the consideration of town
and city charters. Such measures affect
the local interest Of the various members
OF the legislature. They are usually OF
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William Cone, was a member of the
senate in 1855. John P. Stokes, OF Pen
sacola, the president pro tenn also
named without opposition. is the
youngest member of that body, being
twenty-four, though he looks much
older. His friends are predicting him
as one of the coming men of Florida
He and Speaker Jennings are from the
same town, and West Florida will take
due notice that the section has no
cause for complaint in the proportion
of honors bestowed upon it this time.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.
The question of committee appoint
ments Is engaging the attention Of the
presiding officers and will be an
nounoed within the next day or two.
President Cone. of the senate. ant
Speaker Jennings, of the house, are
vigorous personalities and there VIII
be no undue delay or lack of decision
| IN making up the committees.
GOVERNORS LONG MESSAGE
The decision to read the governors
message to the members at this session
IS something Of an innovation. Here
| tofore Il has been printed and dis
tTfbuted just as the departmental re-
ports have been. for the members TO
peruse at their leisure or neglect, as
| they please But Governor Gflchrist
has been insistent that his message
should be read. He was heard to tell
a group at the Leon hotel yesterday
that he had spent much time and STUDY.
on the message and he regarded IT as
full Of meat and too good to cast aside
without reading. q
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Jennings Talked
of For Governor

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ever occupying the place He is an
experienced member and is sure to sc
assigned to important committees.
The same may be said Of Eugene Mat
thews, who ran within a neck Of being
the speaker for the present session.
and w. A. MacWilliams, who has been
here many times before and who is the
possessor of no mean reputation for
his parliamentary skill as a floor leader
and a strategist of resourceful ability.
There are a number of new members,
many Of them young men, who are
looking into the experiences of legIs-
lature for the first time. Upon the
whole they present an appearance for
level headedness and clean Guinness
rather above the average. To forecast
the showing they will make upon the
try-out, however, is like picking win
ners from the dope sheet" The lat
ter expression being gathered from
the lingo Of the track, it Is appropriate
to observe that the advance guard of
the race track men are now in ITALIA
hassee, and they face a hard row of
stumps If the expressions on the sub
There will be another race track bill
beyond question, that is, a measure TO
prevent racing in Florida again. The
constitutionaIity of the present law
which was enacted to become effective
May has been questioned and the OPP
ponents Of the sport as it has been
conducted do not propose to take any
chances on it's validity. A new meas
ure will be introduced and probably
passed to remedy the alleged defects of
the present law. The race track CAPT
talist will be here to fight it, and II
they succeed in defeating 1t the other
law will probably be put to test in tue
courts, which win allow at least an
other racing season. But the odds are
at this writing against the turfmen.
IMPROVEMENTS IN SENATE.
The senate chamber has been i'm
proved since the last session by tho
carpeting of the room and receiling.
These refittings and furnishings may
offer subject for comment by the mem
bers of the house who have the same
old chamber in which to do business
without any bright green carpet upon
which to tread in elegant noiseless-
ness. Certain other changes for the
better are noticed about the state
house, one being notably in the treas
urers office, but this like other things
that are needed was delayed much
beyond the dictates Of comfort
OFFICERS OF THE SENATE.
Fred P. Cone, who was unanimously
chosen president in the caucus, served
the term of 1907 and 1908 in that body
apd has been reelected for 1917 and
1913. He is a native of Florida and
has lived most of his SO years in Co
lumbia county. He has been mayor of
Lake City, is a prominent lawyer of
that place and is looked upon as
strong man, being a representative of
the radical faction. His father, Capt.
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the house to order bySIajor Alexander
Mcdowell, the vetran Republican
clerk of the house vlo is soon to be
replaced, the roll ca. the election of
the speaker, his speAh Of acceptance,
the swearing in of the members by
state delegations, an the drawing for
seats. There are alays few privi-
legged members VIII are allowed to
choose their seats ] advance Of the
drawing. They made usually tho
oldest members of he house in point
of service, General Bingham Of Penn
sylvania, the minoty leader. and one
or two others asthe house leaders
may designate.
When the drawig for seats begins
the floor Of the hose is cleared. Mar
bles numbered to correspond with the
numbers assignedto members on the
alphabetical roll .e placed in a large
box.
A page does T. drawing. AS each
members numb is called, he goes
into the chambeAnd selects a seat on
the Democratic Republican side, as
the case may be
Visitors throged the Office Of
Speaker-to-be ark during the two
hours before L converting Of the
house. Among hem were Mr.. Mann,
minority leadei who called to con-
graduate the an who was scheduled
to beat him I'd the speakership, Gov.
Harmon of bio, William Jennings
Bryan and Snuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the merfcan Federation Of
Labor.
Mr.. BryanFas closeted with Mr..
Clark for fife en- minutes. Exercising
his privileges former member Of
the house, N Bryan appeared in the
chamber atI11:45 a. m. He was
greeted withpplause and cheers both
on the f1oorhd in the galleries.
A few mutes later Gov. Harmon
OF Ohio, apAred on the moor and the
cheering s renewed. When Gov
Harmon m. e his way up to Mr.. Bryan
and the tv stood shaking hands and
chatting gether, the uproar was
deafening.
Mr.. Maj the new minority leader,
also was Feeted with applause. Mr..
Mann antdr. Clark, as the two can
didates I'd the speakership, had their
pictures ken in the speakers offices.
Mrs. Clai and her daughter and son,
comprisi1 the speakers family, were
with HMM his new ofhces and sx-
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HIGH WIND
THIS MORNING
STORM SIGNALS ARE STILL DIS
PLAYED BY LOCAL WEATHER
BUREAU-VELocTTY OF WIND
AT2 O'CLOCK ESTIMATED TO BE
AT LEAST 40 MILES PER HOUR.

The storm signal which was dis
played from the local weather bureau
remained during yesterday and last
night, and a high wind prevailed dur
ing the night, reaching a high velocitf7
early this morning.
Last night it was considered very
dangerous for sessels and it will not
be surprising If damage to vessels is
reported this morning.
The velocity of the wind this morn
ing was not learned, but it is esti
mated that at 2 o'clock it had reached
a velocity Of at least 40 miles per hour.
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Congress Meets
In Extra Session

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MISS
CRABTREE TODAY
HIGHLY ESTEEMED AND PoPU-
LAR YOUNG WOMAN WHO DIED
VEz
AT CENTURY SUNDAY WILL BE
BURIED AT PINE BARREN TO-
DAY,
Special to the Journal.

Pine Barren, April 4-The funeral
services of Miss Matte Crabtree, one
of the most popular and highly es-
teemed young ladies of this section,
whose death occurred Sunday at Cen
tury, will be conducted here tomorrow
"wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
Rev. T. B. Barrow, pastor of the
Methodist church, of which the de-
ceased was member, will conduct the
funeral
Miss Crabtree is survived by a num-
Der of relatives in this place and the
surrounding country, belonging TO one
of the most widely connected families.
in this section.
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WOMAN Is ELECTED
MAYOR OF KANSAS TOWN
. = az AssoeIated prssa. :

Hunnewell, Kas., April 4.-Mrs. Ella
Wilson is now mayor of this town. A.
the city election yesterday she and o.
NJ. Akers were tied for the office. 1t
was suggested that the two candidates
draw lots for the Office but that did
not appeal to the male voters. They
said If Mrs. Wilson could race a man
to a tie, she ought to have the Office.
Therefore the judges of the election
declared her elected.
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hanged greetings with many of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-05
CLARK CHOSEN SPEAKER,

changed greetings with many of thu
visitors.
CLARK CHOSEN SPEAKER.
Representative Champ Clark Of Mis-
souri,, was elected speaker of the house
for the sixty congress He
poIIed 2t7 votes against 131 for James
r. Mann Of Illinois. 16 for Henry A.
Cooper of Wisconsin. and one for
George w. Norris, OF Nebraska
The last three are Republicans.
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BASEBALL RESULTS.

South Atlantic League:
Columbia s, Augusta Z.
Albany 4, Jacksonville 1.
Columbus I, Macon 2.
Charleston 2, Savannah 1.
The evening world., 1911-05-29
WINTER GARDEN MANAGER
WEEDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Attending Dinner at Atlantic City,
Sharpe and Miss Gable SUI
denly Make Up Their Minds.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., May %.
Miss Florence Cable and Stanley
Sharpe, assistant manager Of the Win
ter Garden, New York. were married
here last night by Magistrate Jagnetty.
Pack OF the simple announcement In
aid to bc a rapld-hre courtship With
n party Of friends the couple attended n
dinner ny Young's Hotel last night IN
tonor OF tho Fricrs.
Friends say there was not IA thought
II Danny cupid in the minds OF either
when the party convened. Shortly at
ter midnight they suddenly announced
that they were going out In search of a
magistrate to be married. The others
agreed to assist In the search. and after
nm hours hunt they discovered the
marriage license clerks and secured a
warrant" They they rouscd Magls-
ttrltc Jagmetty and the ceremony was
performed at the New Belmont Hotel.
The bride gave her age as twenty-six
and the groom said nc was th.rty-twO.
They lief tfor New Ipr kthls afternoon.
The evening world., 1911-05-29
TRIES SUICIDE,
IS STOPPED, THEN
WRECKS A STORE
Brooklyn Young Man Becomes
Crazed When Gas Tube Is
Pulled From His Mouth.

After being prevented from killing
himself by inhaling sas through a tube
to-dhy. Abraham Kaplan. twenty-one
years old. a salesman OF No. 10 Mese-
role street. Brooklyn. brushed aside the
men bers OF his family and rushed out
into the street.
Turning into the drug store Of MAX
Luliman at No. II Meseroic street. he
proceeded TO wreck the store. He IL
a big. powerful youth. and before Luii-
man could get out INTO the street he
had been hit with half a dozen bottles
and saw his showcases and counters In
ruins.
Patrolmcn Wilson and Schaeffer Of
the Stage street station came In and
sought 10 subduo the young madman.
lie fought them with chairs 81
broken table legs. but they finally Got
him down ana called an ambulance from
81. GATHERINGS Hospital.
lie broke three straitjackets before
they got him to the hospital and locked
him In a padded cell In the observation
pavilion. Members OF his family say
that he has been acting queerly for a
week.
The evening world., 1911-05-29
THIEF IS CHASED
TO EUROPE AND
BACK HERE AGAIN
Adolph Pricken Leads Detec-
tives a Merry Jaunt Before
His Capture.

After n chase which led all through
this Continent. Adolph Pricken arrived
in town to-day handclfrcd To Lieut..
Barney Flood OF the District-Attor-
ney's stan. After tarrylng long enough
in the Criminal Courts Building to be
arraigned. he journeycd ON to n cell in
the Tombs. where he will stay until he
comes to trial on Indictments charging
him with thefts of $4,000 from Park q
rilford. the grocers.
Flood caught his man In ST. Paul Sat
urday night after tracking him through
Canada. Pricken. who is an intelligent.
e~ood-looking chap OF twcnty-nlnc,
waIvSd extraditlon and consented to
return at once to New York. On the
way back he told Flood. so Flood says
that he expected tc plead guilty In the
hope Of getting a comparatively light
sentence.
Pricken came to the United States
from Germany as a youth. For two
years he was employed by the firm OF
Jacob Koch x Son. importers. In Muir
ray street. Philadelphia. lie became "A
confidential clerk and Is alleged to have
taken advantage OF his position to steal
$4,000 by forgery. lie lost the money
In speculation. was caught. confessed
and went to the Pennsylvania state
prison for a slx-year term. lilo was re-
leased in May. 1908.
In January OF last year ne andcd In
New York. BY means OF a forged letter
purportlng to come from the German
Consul's office and stating that he was
a young IA of good character JUS
arrived In America ne secured a place
In the importing department of Park a
Tilford. lie started at $l2 a week, but
he spoke Ave languages n had "A men
tai alertness which won him one pro-
motion after another until ho finally
became assistant superintendent OF the
pCrfumery department.
Shortly thereafter Park & TIford dis
covered that some mysterious com
petitor was selling the finest French
and German perfumcr.es to tho local
be Imported for. Suspectlug smuggling
the firm went TO the Federal authorities
and customs officers were detailed to
Investigate. 1t wasn't long until' they
captured a youth named Percy ".
Shields and then Park ~ TllfOri got a
fresh shock.
Shields confessed that ne was merely
The evening world., 1911-05-29

line advocating the purchase by the
city Of all the land from Fifth stress
to q Gate lying between the ocean
md Surf emu This tract comprises
1872 acres, and Mr.. Young estimated he
could get II for t5.oOo.o00. He proposed
a great FREQ city park. and he was
ba cked by The Evening World. as was
Comptroller ole four years previous.
But interests hostile the project sue
ceeded in limiting Mr.. Y%oung's Efforts
to the Improvement OF tiny Seaside
Park.
Is the city of New York going to let
slip another opportunity to open a
larger way to the sea for hundreds of
thousands who need its free FRI ST air
In the hot summer months?
BOROUGH PRESIDENT STEERS OF
Brooklyn-I am in favor of a Greater
Seaside Park II we can get Il at a rea-
sonable price. We need all the parks
we can get. but I don't believe In foist-
ing upon the city for millions a piece
Of land that only cost 500. 900 originally.
II millions must be spent. let them go
to the erection OF a new municipal
building for Brooklyn.
Company Willing to Sell.
The directors OF the Dreamland
Company held a meeting this afternoon
at their omces. No. 25 Fifth avenue,
10 discuss the situation that has grown
out OF tho nre's work. President Rey-
nolds, Attorney Whitehouse. George r
Dobson, Joseph j. Huber n Eugene
Wood were present. James Lord. SON
ln-law OF Thomas +. Lawson. and Ed
die Burke, the boolNmaker were the
only absentees.
There was an executive session "hlch
lasted more than an hour. At II coh-
clusion MIR. Reynolds gave out an INFER
view.
THE statement printed In SOM" or IN"
morning papers that We had asked the
city 5000 900 for our holdings Is aOso-
lutely false he said. That would he
a ridiculously unfair price. The prop
ertv IL not worth that much money, ana
we are not asking any such figure for 1t,
We are perfectly willing to sell the land
to the city at a fair price, the amount
to be fixed at private sale. Or. II pre-
ferable. the city can condemn the land
and pay us It's appraised value"
Mr.. Reynolds added that the directors
had adopted a resolution empowering
him as president to settle the fire losses
with the insurance companies and 10
draw up n plan for the future use OF
the property. which plan is to be pre-
scented at n meeting called by him within
the next ten days or two weeks.
The evening world., 1911-05-29
MCNAMARA KIDNAPPING"
REJECTED BY CONGRESS.
Rules Committee Refuses to Act
on Plea for Prisoners in
Dynamiting Case.

WASHINGTON. May 2~9.-Congress
will not investigate the kidnapping"
Of J. j. Mcnamara from Indianapolis
on a charge Of being implicated in the
alleged dynamiting of the Los Angeles
Times plant.
The Rules Committee OF the House.
at the conclusion OF to-day's hearing
on the resolution OF Representative
Berger (Soc,. Wis.,, decided not TO re-
port II.
The committee concluded that as
Representative Korbly Dem. Ind Is
now pressing a resolution before he
House judiciary Committee. which, II
adopted. would amend the extradltiOn
laws 20 prevent a repetition Of the Nc
Namara Incident. ar investigation
would be unnecessary.
The evening world., 1911-05-29
PLAN FOR FERRY SERVICE.
Boats May Run Again Between
Grand street and Broadway.

Brooklynites will now get another
chance TO urge city officials to complete
plans for the resumption OF ferry ser
vice between Grand street, Manhattan,
and Broadway. Brooklyn.
The select committee, consisting OF
President Mitchell. CITY Chamberlain
Moore, Chairman Frank l.. Bowling OF
the hnance committee and Dock Com
missioner Tomkins. will hold n public
hearing Wednesday morning In Presl-
dent Mitchel's ONCE
The committee has prepared a plan
which may permit OF an early operation
OF a Grand street Broadway ferry.
The evening world., 1911-05-29
CAPT. EMERSON DIVORCED.
Wifc's Application for Decree After
Husband's uit Ia Granted,

BALTIMORE. May "a decree Of
divorce was signed to-day for Mrs.
Isaac q. Emerson In her action against,
Capt. Emerson, the millionaire drug
m~auufactursr. This decree. which grants
an absolute divorce. is understood 20
be agreeable to both sides,
Capt. Emerson first Instituted act'An
against his wife. making statutory
charges. and this was followed by a
cross bill. A second bill was iled b..
Mrs. Emerson. asking for a divoi,e On
the ground of desertion. and decree pds
signed on this action.
The Emersons are parents or MIS-.
Hollistsr-Smith-McKim, W. recent,
secured a divorce in Reno.
The evening world., 1911-05-29
KIN One a Week at TIT. Crossing.

ELIZABETH. n. j., May 29DTwo
men were hurled from a road wagon
by a train of the Long Branch d.
vision OF the Central Railroad of New
Jersey at the Bayway grade crossing
to-day and landed several hundred
feet away, One OF them, supposed to
be a man named Moroski. was killed In.
stantly, The other. an Italian, was re-
moved to the General Hospital with d
fractured skull, This Is the sixth death
In six weekk
The evening world., 1911-05-29
POULTRY MEN ON TRIAL.
Members of Protective
Association Accused of Monopoly.

The taking Of testimony began to-day
In the trial OF nineteen members Of the
New York Live Poultry Commission
N~srohants' Protective Association, who
were indicted for violating the state
Antl-Mono?oly law
The trial is before Judge Rosalsky in
ca,.ra, Sessions and former District
A,,orney Jerome Is defending the mem
49, Of the so-called Chicken Trust. Ths
Jury vas sscWsd last week. -.
The evening world., 1911-05-29

TIE project was defeated. largely
through the efforts of Edward VI.
Grout, then Borough President of
Brooklyn. who pleaded economy. and
urged various alternative propositions.
such as al ocean-front board walk or
the acquisition OF n portion OF the Isl
and for park purposes. Nothing was
done,
The next big Coney Island fire. IN 1903.
found Richard Young, then Park Conn
missioner VI Brooklyn. upon the arinS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-02
STATE POLITICS.
CONTINUED from page 81

IHuV 2V' sO0Ws
H. ]. Bauler. 1907 Glove.
land av. .................De Dem.
william F. Shaw. 1ol4
George ut. PRO.
Leo J. Jeanmeme. 233 Hur.
on st.'.... ITO.
Fred H. Krahl, II w Erie
et. ................... SOC.
10-George w. Paullin. Evans.
TON ................. KEEP.
T. ]. Kelsey, 1914 N. Marsh
ne!d av. ................R REP.
John B. Fergers. l6lo sher.
idan I'd. ..............R Rep.
G. A. Williams. 1916 Jansen
Nv. ................... Dem.
w. H. Ehemann, s042 South.
port av. ..............De Dem.
John Haderlein, 1901 Wei.
hngton at. Dem.
Charles r. Jones. Evanston. PRO.
G. r. Shirley Pro.
Richard Oge, 2s45 N. Robey
ct. ................... Soc.
l1-Joseph Riehemann. Elgin. Rep.
Joseph II. Patterson, Maren.
30 '............... .Hep.
John A. Logan, Elgin $50. Dem.
Alonzo e. Wilson, Wheaton. Pro.
huy Underwood. Aurora. -. Soc.
12-Charles E.. Hook. Ottawa. +. Rep.
James @. Doyle. LaSalle. Dem.
Fred Leroy (vice Doyle)
Streator ...............,.D Dem.
Frank X. Hook. Grand
Ridge PRO.
lS-James r. Crowley. Freeport. Rep.
Delos W. Baxter. Rochelle. Rep.
w. Scott Cowen, Shannon. Rep.
William Hogan. Ianark. :. Dem.
+. d. Lahman, Franklin
Grove .................... PRO.
Leroy Lattig, Freeport. 80. Soc.
NV. A. Rosenfield. Rock
Island .................R Rep.
John w. Williams, Carthage
- ssssssssss Dom.
Louis F. Gumbart. Macomb. Pro.
Joseph T. Krone. Moline. 500.
16-rerry g. Ellis. Quincy Rep.
g. H. Williamson. Quincy rep.
H. N. Wheeler. Quincy -. Dem.
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next April the opposition to him, II
any, will have dwindled away.
President Of the Sanitary District
Thomas A. Smyth holds the confidence
and admiration Of the people. They
know him to be an honest and fear.
less public official.
One OF the most successful Of Chi.
Cages breweries Is the Tosetti Brew.
ing Company. Its beer Is popular
everywhere.
Why not take the 32,4O0 per year
wasted on city forester" and use
II for a public comfort station?
40
Benjamin +. Nicholson, the we'll.
known and highly respected attorney,
Is talked Of by many Republicans for
Chief Justice of the Municipal Court
next year.
On the Democratic side in regards
to the Governorship one man stands
out far In the lead. That man IL Ed.
ward +. Dunno. The popular former
Mayor is being doomed on all sides
and by all factions. His campaign
for the nomination is expected to be
In full swing within two weeks.
That latest scheme of the telephone
monopoly, the nickel arst.' should
be sQuelched.
Judicial elections should be held by
A cleanup on the municipal bench
next year Is certainty.
~
Watch out for surprises In the state
fight
The people demand one cent tele'
phones.
~
Otto Tosetti. vice president Of the
well.known Ernst Tosetti Brewing
Company. rightly deserves the wide
spread popularity he enjoys In the
business and social world Of Chicago
One Of the ablest. hardest.working
and most popular public officials in
Chicago 10 Alderman Irwin r. Haxen.
The people Of the Thirty.fifth Ward
can be proud Of q representative like
him.
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