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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 6.-A more general
sentiment for expeditions action on
Canadian reciprocity, wool revision and
free list bills was apparent today in
the superheated senate chamber. An
informal discussion among the senators
indicated that debate may be brought
to an end within ten days and that
when the reciprocity bill is passed the
Democrats will be willing to vote on
the wool and free list bills without ex-
tended debate and adjourn almost i'm
mediately.
Insurgent Republicans are still hold
ing out, however, for other legislation.
Senators Gronna, of North Dakota, an
Il. surgent Republican. made the only
Sc. speech of the day in opposition to
the agreement.
He declared the farmers Of this
country were almost unanimous In
their oposition to the reciprocity bill
and that their Indifference was appar-
ent only to those viewing the farmers
attitude with prejudicial eyes.
In having the bill framed and trying
to force 1t through congress, declared
Senator Gronna, the president exceeded
his constitutional powers. It was a
decidedly serious violation, he added,
because 1t was in accordance with a
pledge given to foreign nation. "The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 6.-Charges that
Charles D. Hilles, secretary to the
president, is acting as the head of a
political news bureau" is suppressing
the truth" and issues "ungrounded and
. false" reports as to sentiment con-
cerning presidential candidates., were
made today in a letter to Representa-
tive Norris, Of Nebraska, insurgent
leader in the house, addressed to
the Nebraska Progressive Republican
league.
Representative Norris charged that
the administration Suppressed facts"
relative to sentiment favoring the can
didacy of Senator LaFollette for the
presidency. His letter was in answer
to kilograms from the Nebraska pro-
gressives declaring their Reputation
of Frank A. Shotwell, who, they say,
had represented himself as an agent Of
the league and as such had given out
several statemnets favoring the re-
nomination of President Taft. Mr..
Norris charged that the progressives
had been wronged by a conspiracy"
of great newspapers in suppressing
news relating to the progressive move
ment. After referring to series of
articles printed, Mr.. Norriss letter
concluded:
These various articles have ear
marks that strongly indicate they
originated 1 nthe White House. I do
not think that the president himself
authorized or dictated them and
don't know that he had knowledge Of
them, but it is generally understood
that the information came from his
private secretary and almost without
exception these Objectionable articles
contain items of information that
necessarily must have come from some
one closely connected with the White
House.
II am reluctantly led to believe that
the presidents private secretary is at
the head of political news bureau
that is making a determined effort to
suppress any sentiment in favor of the
candidacy of Senator LaFollette and to
do this by the suppression of truths
and the publication of ungrounded and
false reports"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 6.-The govern
ment will renew the fight to disassoci-
ate the great coal carrying railroads
from their virtual control Of mines and
to vitalize the commodities clause of
the interstate commerce law. A test
case against the Lehigh Valley rail-
road was filed today in the United
States court in Philadelphia.
That the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany, Coke Brothers, Inc, the New
York and Middlefield Railroad and
Coal Company, and the Locust Noun
tain Coal and Iron Company are not
bona f1de coal companies, but merely
adjuncts to the Lehigh Valley rail-
road and are devices for evading the
commodity clause" is the governments
principal complaint
It is also alleged that the Lehigh
Valley railroad, with the object Of re-
moving competition, has caused the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company to con-
tract at a loss for the output Of other
anthracite operators, has transported
the coal over it's own lines and
through the coal company fixed the
price in New York and other mar
kets.
The government charges that al
though the buying of coal from other
operators has been done at a loss to
Lehigh Valley road to transport the
coal over its lines and profit from the
freight charges. AS another allega-
ton that the Lehigh Coal Company is
an adjunct of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road, the governments complaint says
that since the capital stock Of the coal
company had been owned by the rail-
road, 1t has paid no dividends. that
millions of dollars has heeQ advanced
by the railroad to the coaf company
which have never been refunded and
that the railroad has paid the interest
upon the coal company's bonds, being
compensated, the government claims,
by the earnings from the transporta-
ton of coal over its lines.
BY proving that the Lehigh Valley
railroad is actually the legal owner Of
the Lehigh Valley Coal Company's an
thracite mines, or has a pecuniary in
terest in them, the government hopes
to bring it's case into line with the
recent decision Of the supreme court
in the commodity clause case, strike
down dummy coal companies and
force the coal carrying railroads from
their control Of mines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
TRIAL
IS IN PROGRESS
TWO GIRLS, WHO SHOT MILLION
ARE HOTEL MAN IN THEIR
APARTMENTS, ARE ARRAIeNED.
BY Associated Press.

New York, July "a package Of
eighteen letters, written in by-gone
years to Miss Lillian Graham, were
handed up to the judges bench this
afternoon in the court room where
Miss Graham and her chum, EtheI
Conrad, were arraigned on charges Of
attempting to murder w. Z. D. Stokes.
the millionaire hotel man.
Detectives said they constituted the
prize for which Stokes risked his life.
Stokes, pale and worn, told his own
story OF the shooting He said he had
been summoned to the girls apartment
by Miss Conrad, who told him Miss
Graham had gone to Europe. When he
found he had been deceived, he said
he declined to sign an alleged state
ment that he had DETAINED Miss Gra-
ham and also declined to pay twenty
five thousand dollars under threat OF
death, whereupon Miss Graham began
shooting. He was wounded three times.
Stokes told Of having entertained Miss
Graham at his farm near Lexington,
KY, where she had gone from Mem
phis at his telegraphic invitation. He
said she left day after her arrival
His testimony was concluded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July "a congressional
delegation representing Louisiana and
Florida today protested TO Acting Sec
retary OF the Navy Winthrop against
the plan to reduce the personnel and
equipment Of the New Orleans and
Pensacola navy yards to a minimum
The congressman ask that enough
work be distributed to the two yards
to keep them going at their full ca
pacity. Mr.. Winthrop replied that the
department had reached the conclusion
that from an ecoonmical and business
standpoint the yards would De di-
minished In order to make their main
tenance commensurate with their value
to the navy. The acting secretary told
the delegation that the decreases would
be made gradually in order not to
work hardship on the employees.
With that idea in mind, Mr.. Win
throp today telegraphed to the COM
mandants Of the two yards to ascer-
tain how many men would lose their
positions by the departments decision
to decrease the expenditures at New
Orleans and Pensacola by forty per
cent, the first step in the reduction.
If it is found that such a reduction will
throw many men out Of work with no
chance of securing employment, the
first decrease will not be as great as
originally planned.
The delegation consisted Of Senators
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
DEATH LIST IN
CHICAGO IS 2O1.
THIS WAS THE TOLL ExACTED BY
THE REcoRp-RREAKING HEAT
WAVE, WHICH LASTED FOR FIVE
DAYS.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. July 6.-Two hundred and
one deaths and two hundred and sew
enty three prostrations was the toll
exacted by Chicago's record reaIxing
hot wave, which lasted for five days.
One hundred and twenty-five infants
who died from the heat are included in
the list of dead.
The hot wave was broken shortly
after 1 o'clock this morning by a rain
which brought with it a cool breeze
and a drop of the temperature Of six
degrees. Later the wind shifted from
the west to the north and the mercury
gradually dropped until at Z o'clock it
stood at 80 degrees. six points lower
than at the correspondent hour yes
terday. At 9 o'clock the temperature
was 7S compared with SO for the same
hour yesterday.
The official weather forecaster pre-
diets cooler unsettled weather for to-
day with thunder storms for tonight.
The forecast for Friday is clear and
cooler,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
QUICK ACTION ON
RECIPROCITY BILL
SENATORS SHOW A MORE GENERAL SENTI-
MENT FOR BRINGING THE MATTER TO A
CLOSE, AND 1T IS PROBABLE DEBATE WILL
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN TEN DAYS.

president" he continued. has appar-
emily come to the conclusion that he
represents the people Of this country
both as executive and legislative and
that the two houses are merely two
bodies of men provided for by the con-
stitution which he can unfortunately
not get rid of, but which are to be
ignored and coerced whenever he
deems It necessary or expedient."
Mr.. Gronna contended that the goods
on which the duties have been re-
moved are almost without exception
goods that Canada will sell to the
United States and that the United
States can have no hope of selling to
her.
He denounced the agreement as a
cloak to hide the adoption of a new
economic and industrial policy out Of
harmony with Republicanism, a policy
which he said the rank and file of the
party would repudiate.
Mr.. Gronna contended that the
farmer had met with "unkindly rebuff
when he attempted to present his case
to the president, that the administra-
tion is Indifferent to the welfare of the
farmers, that the free admission of the
Canadian wheat would glut the Mime
apolis and Duluth markets and cause
the surrender Of wheat growing to
Canada to a large extent for years to
come.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
Rains Cause Bad Break in
Cotton and Selling is Heavy

The weather map did not show much
Of any rain in the west, but private
kilograms told Of showers well scat
tered over both Texas and Oklahoma.
A little later the supplementary re-
ports from the weather bureau con-
firmed private messages. Such rains
as Al inches at Ardmore okla, and
PA at Nacogdoches, Texas, was taken
by the bear side to mean that tho
long drawn out drouth had been per-
manently broken. The forecast Of un-
settled and shOwery weather in the
western half Of the cotton religion in
creased the disposition TO sell short
and a great many new short lines were
put out under 1910 for October.
The old crop deliveries received de-
termined support from leading longs
and July was kept at IS cents, or
points over yesterdays close, until well
into the morning. At this price Frank
3. Hayne bid $4,000 bales, but the ring
sold him only a few hundred bales.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
FEMALE RAFFLES
IS OPERATING
BY Associated Press,

Colorado Springs, Colo, July s.-A
female Raffles, attired in mems
clothes, the police say, has been per-
petrating the many burglaries that
have occurred in the fashionable North
End district Of Colorado Springs dur
ing the last several weeks That the
burglar is a woman was not generally
known until Tuesday at midnight
While robbing the home Of Mrs. Anna
Williamson, the girl allowed a heavy
watch fob, which she was in the act
of removing from Mrs. Williamson's
dresser, to strike against the furniture
and awaken Mrs. Williamson. When
the latter awoke she saw the girl
burglar standing near a window, a
street light disclosing her form to be
that of a woman attired in mems
clothing. The burglar pointed q large
revolver at Mr.. Williamson. keeping
her covered while the female Raffles
carefully made her exit through the
open window.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
SAVED SIX MEN
DURING TYPHOON
aY AsaocIated Press.

Victoria, B. c., July Elm a heavy
typhoon the steamer Sado Maru, which
arrived yesterday from japan, saved
six men from an overturned junk at
the entrance to Yorkkach harbor on
June 19, where the Sado Maru was
steaming to her anchorage in the teeth
of the storm for four hours. The Sado
Maru naneuvered to windward and
Erazed alongside the capsized vessel
and lines were thrown to the ship
wrecked crew, all of whom scrambled
upon the liner.
Heavy loss Of life occurred in the
storm, many fishing boats being over
turned and other craft wrecked. On
shore many buildings collapsed and
floods occurred in some districts with
loss of life In Yokohma harbor twen-
ty-five lives were lost.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
WENDL|NG IN
PEN|TENT|ARY
MURDERER OF LITTLE ALMA
kELLNER TAKEN TO FRANK
FORT TO COMMENCE SERVING
HIS SENTENCE.
BY Associated Press.

Louisville, KY, July 6.-With no fur
ther hope held out to him after the
highest court of the state had COM
muted his sentence to the penitentiary
for life, Joseph Vending, convicted of
the murder Of eight year-old Alma
Kellner, was taken today to the state
penitentiary at Frankfort to COM
mence serving his sentence.
Vending, janitor at st. Johns
Catholic church in this city, left
Louisville shortly after the little girl
had disappeared in December, 1909.
When her body was found in the cell
lar of building near the church there
began search for Vending which
carried officers on a 16,000-m mile
journey through Louisiana, Texas and
several other states, finally ending
several months later with the capture
of Vending in San Francisco.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
S2O,OOO.OOO
FOR GOOD ROADS
VIRGINIA SENATOR URGES AN
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OF
THIS AMOUNT BY THE FED
ERAL GOVERNMENT.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 6.-The annual ap-
preparation of $50, 900, 900 for five years
to improve the post roads and rural de-
livery routes of the government was
urged in the senate today by Mr..
Swanson, Of Virginia Considering that
despite the amazing achievements in
many directions by this country. 1t is
notorious that the United States has
the poorest public roads and highways
of any civilized nation, he said:
Mr.. Swanson explained that his plan
would open more than 1,0oo,0 900 miles
of road to government aid, that the
states or local authorities would fur
nish an amount equal to that appro-
priated by the federal government and
that the total would be divided among
the states, according to population.
The bill would create a road depart
ment, consisting of engineers and
capable officials to carry out the
project
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
NEW ORLEANS BUSINESS
MEN HOLD A MEETING
BY Associates Press.

New Orleans, July 6.-In an effort to
prevent the dismemberment Of the New
Orleans naval station, officials and
business men Of this city held a meet
ing late yesterday, the result of which
was lengthy telegram, sent last night
to the Louisiana congressional delega-
ton in Washington, urging that con-
gress Investigate Secretary of the
Navy Meyers action in closing this
station" The telegram also suggested
that every congressman representing
Mississippi valley states be interested
in the matter and their support secured
if possible.
The telegram concluded with the
suggestion that a sub committee of
southern members be appointed to call
unon the naval affairs committee of
the house and senate to protest against
any move of the secretary which con-
templates hostile action"
Mayor Behrman read telegram
from Washington to the effect that a
general conference on the subject was
held In Washington last night
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
Fachonal Row Over Selection of
Republican Chairman for Ala

national committeeman, and postmas-
ter at Mobile, is backing Peter H.
Long for state chairman, with the
knowledge of Mr., Hitchcock. Secre-
tary Hilles and Booker r. Washington
the negro educator. are understood to
be backing ]. Q. Thompson, collector
of internal revenue.
Several Alabama citizens, including
many of the most prominent federal
office holders in the state, declared to
President Taft today that a majority
of the Republican state committee Is
for Barker and asked that Alabama
Republicans be allowed to settle their
row themselves.
The president did not commit him
self. He is in an embarrassing posi-
ton, however, since an endorsement
of Barker might be regarded as a turn
down for Mr.. Hilles and an endorse
ment for Thompson might look like a
slap at Postmaster General Hitch
cock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07

A mortgage for ten million dollars,
probably the largest ever to 60 on
record in this city, has been signed in
Pensa cola, and will be recorded at the
court house within the next few days.
The big mortgage was made by the
G. F. & A. r. r. and is In favor of the
Columbia Trust Co. Of New York It
was signed by Henry Hyer, OF this city,
as secretary of the company, and also
bears the names OF the New York offi-
GERS Of the corporation. The road is
now under construction from Pensaco
to Jasper, Ala, and very satisfactory
progress is being made.
The mortgage is made for the pur-
pose OF protecting the bonds for this
amount, and which the corporation is
now selling. II is understood that a
sufficient number OF the bonds have
already been sold 10 carry on the work
for a period OF several months.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
BY Associated Press.

Washington. July 6.-A factional>row
over the selection of a Republican
state chairman for Alabama boiled to
the surface at the White House today
Rand has put President Taft in the pre-
Idicament Of choosing between Post
master General H. Hitchcock and Sec
retary c. D. Hilles as political adviser
TO the administration.
Mr.. Hitchcock resigned as chairman
of the Republican national committee
before he entered the cabinet, but his
connection with the appointment of
postmasters has necessarily kept him
in touch with political conditions,
especially in the south. Mr.. Hilles has
interested himself in political condi-
tions the country over. A possible
clash between Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr..
Hilles has been predicted. but it was
not looked for at this time.
The Alabama row started several
%onths ago. p. D. Barker, Republican
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, July 6.-The prices Of
the most active new crop deliveries in
the cotton market broke a quarter of
cent a pound this morning as the re-
suit of rains in Texas and Oklahoma.
For over an hour after the opening
the heaviest selling in months was
done and it appeared to be about
equally divided between long and short
accounts.
On the opening the new crops were
IL to IL points down. BY the middle
Of the morning they were "a to %
points down. October displayed the
most activity and the widest decline.
The slump of 25 points was equivalent
to $2.25 a bale. Thousands Of bales
Of long cotton were thrown overheard
on this decline and many thousand
bales Of cotton were sold short Bulls
made an effort to support the new
crop months and all the buying orders
came from shorts who were satisfied
with their profits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
HEAVY DROP-|N
CORN MARKET.
RAIN IN A NUMBER OF STATES
CAUSED A DECLINE OF THREE
CENTS A RUsHEL WHEN THE
MARKET OPENED.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, July 6.-With rain mOisten-
ing the corn fields of Illinois, Nebraska,
Iowa and north Kansas, the market for
that cereal dropped three cents at the
opening today The December options,
which closed at 66 cents yesterday, de-
clined to 63. while September dropped
from Sc ga last night to 81 cents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
RIOTERS ENGAGE
POLICE IN FIGHT
Rv Associated press.

Amsterdam, Netherlands. July e.
Fighting in the harbor district here
between rioters on the one hand and
the police and troops on the other in
the early hours of today resulted in
many being wounded on both sides.
troops replied with their rifles.
The troops ultimately routed the
strikers and later patrolled the streets
in strong detachments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
HEAT WAVE IS
At LAST BROKEN
THUNDER SHOWERS DROVE 1T
FROM ITS LAST STRONGHOLD
AND COUNTRY GENERALLY Is
RELIEVED.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 6.-Thundcr show
ers in the North Atlantic states tonight
drove the heat wave from what was
practically its last stronghold and the
country generally IS freed from the
sweltertng conditions of the last five
days, the showers mainly bringing re-
lief.
Boston and Miles City. Montana, held
the record jointly at one hundred de-
grees. The showers were general
throughout New York, PENNSYLVANIA
and the Ohio valley. A continuance of
showers with Moderate temperatures is
promised for the same states tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
GOMEZ SAYS HE
IS NOT WEALTHY
RY Associated Presa.

Havana, July 6.-President Gomez
today issued a statement answering
the charges by opposition newspapers
that he has accumulated a huge for
tune since he has been in office The
statement shows his estate to be of
modest proportions.
His action is deplored by friends as
weak and undignified and denounced
by his enemies as an attempt to cover
his culpabflity.
The president is reported as per-
turbed over the projected uprisings in
Pinor del Rio and Oriente.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
GROCERY STORE WRECKED
BY BOMB EXPLOSION
BY Associated Press.

New York, July 6.-Firemen had to
dig Giovanni Maronia and his son,
Joseph, out Of the ruins Of their grocery
shop today after the place had been
wrecked by a bomb. They were not
badly hurt This is the second time in
FIVE weeks that a bomb has exploded
in front Of their establishment The
former explosion filed the fathers leg
full Of nails.
Maronia has received threatening
letters from the black hand. and sew
era1 months ago his nephew, Giovanni
Lombardia, was shot to death in the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
WILL EXAMINE
NAMES HULL
BOARD OF NAVAL OFFICERS, Ex-
PERTs IN EXPLOSIVES, is NOW
BEING SELECTED BY THE NAVY
DEPARTMENT.
ey AssocIated Press.

Washington, July 6.--A board Of ma
val officers, experts In explosives, is
being selected by the navy department.
to study the hull Of the battleship
Maine as the water is pumped from the
cofferdam surrounding the wreck. The
board will proceed to Havana at once
and remain there until the water is all
pumped out.
Navy department officers are now
convinced an examination will prove
the Maine was sunk by an explosion
from the outside. General BiXbie, chief
engineer, today said he believed further
unwatering viii fail TO prove the source
Of the explosion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
PRESS BUREAU
CONDUCTED At
WHITE HOUSE
Charles D. Hilles, Secretary
to President, is the Act
ing Head.

REPRESENTATIVE NORRIS, OF
NEBRASKA, ALLEGES THAT THE
BUREAU SURPRISES THE
TRUTH AND THAT UNGRoUND-
ED AND FALSE REPORTS CON-
cERNINe PRESIDENTIAL CAN
DIDATEs ARE FURNISHED THE
PAPERS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-07
ARE IDLE
IN MEXICO CITY
AGREEMENT TO END STRIKE RE-
PUpIATED-TWO MEN KILLED
AND MANY INJURED EURlNG
RIOTS.
RY Associated Press.

Mexico City, July 6.--The street car
system here is still tied up. except on
the suburban lines. An agreement to
end the strike was reached Tuesday,
but was repudiated by a large ma
jority of the strikers.
A clash between the police and rioters
occurred this morning in which two
were killed. More than fifty arrests
were made this afternoon by the police
when a mob attempted to burn a car
on which Governor Granados, Of the
federal district, was making an in
spection of the lines.