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The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
PROMOTERS JET
 YEAR SENTENCES
MEMBERS OF FIRM OF BURR sRo- THEIRS GO TO 5LAcKWELL's
 ISLAND FOR 12 MONTHS.
Quartet Unexpectedly Offer Pleas of Guilty in New York Federal
 Court.

New York, Dec. 22.-As punish ment for carrying on stock swindle by mail, alleged to have extended ov- CT period of two years. and to have netted millions in profit, four pro- motefs of the firm of Burr brothers, incorporated, were each sentenced to day to years Imprisonment on Blackwell's Island.
 ] The prisoners are Sheldon C. Burr president of the corporation, his brother, Eugene H., who was secre- tary treasurer, Charles H. Tobeyl vice president, and Edwin Wesley Preston. Unexceptedly they offered pleas of guilty in the criminal branch of federal court late today. The indictment upon which they were called to face trial specially charged swindle, involving s6s,0OO in con nection with the sale of the stock Of the Peoples Association Oil Com pany, but the government alleged that this was but one of a continu- i ing series of frauds, estimated to have involved nearly $50,300 zoo with 1 $15,000,O0 profit to the promoters.
 Counsel for the defendants declared that rather than involyoThe expense of summoning witnesses from distant points, it was decided to plead guilty to th0 specific indictment. Tine maximum sentence on this charge Is is months. and counsel for the de- fendants urged clemency. It was argued that the promoters had reason 10 believe the stocks would prove profitable, but now realized that the representations made concerning the enterprise were too strong. The men were taken to the island tonight A little over year ago, the four men were prospering, occupying ex- pensive offices in a Broadway sky scraper. On November 20, 1910, fedI- era agents raided their offices in con nection with a general round up of mail stock swindlers ordered by the postmaster General Hitchcock.
 Their business had mainly bean the sale of stocks and bonds and oil and gold mining enterprises. Among their promotions were the Nevada Goldfield Mining, Milling and Smelt- Ing Company, capitalized at 100000, British American Copper Mines and Smelling Company, capitalized at s5,O00. 900: Holcohb Automatic Engine Company, capitalized at s500O,O0O; | Toledo, Wabash and St. Louis Rail- road, capitalized at s6,00O,O00; Lcng Beach, Mexico and Arizona Mining Company, capitalized at Sl,500,0OO and about twenty other corporations with stock issues ranging sFeni sSAea oon to st,00O, 900.
 The government had other .adlct- ments pending, but none had been returned and it was agreed in open court that with pleas Of guilty n the case at hand, further prosecution would be abandoned.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
FIVE HELD.
 FOR MURDER
DEATH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ciRL AT BOSTON LEADS TO ihvEs-
 TIGATIoN AND ARRESTS.
Manchester Physlcian Discovers What He Believes to be Crime Com mitted to Cover Up An
 other Crime.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 22.--Five per sons were taken into custody, ene being charsed with murder after the discovery by the police today of tho partly dtsmcmbered body Of Miss Ma ry Bolduc. aged P years Of Msaches- ter. N IT,, in the apartment of Mrs. Jennie X. Shattaucs at Jamaica Plains. Tina discovery followed se ceipt of word from the Manchester authorities that they had been n- formed by a physician that woman was dead in that house. Medical examiner. Leary, following superii- ciaI autopsy, announced that death was due to an illegal operation.
 The police at once began an inyes- tigation and within few hours Mrs. sAattuck and Miss Hattie NJ. Haztet of Cambridge, were arrested at the formers apartment and Dr. John D. Ferguson, and clerk ill his office, Miss O'Neill were detained in man' chester at the request of the Bosto.1 officers No formal charges have besn lodged against them, however
 Tonight the police of Fitcbburg ar rested Anna w. Reed. aged 50 on T charge of murder, in connection with the death of Miss Bolduc.
 The Manchester police say the physician there told them Miss Bol- due called at Olis office and asked for treatment. which he refused
 She then secured lodgings in Bos. ton.
 Last "Wednesday he was informed that the young woman was dead Flo came to Boston, identified tho body and today laid the matter hefore tale police.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
MACK GETS A PITCHER.

Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Connie Mack of the Philadelphia AtLAetics today signed Roger Salmon of Newark N. J., left handed pitcher. He is 20 years old and is six feet, two in ches tall. Salmol's baseball exper- fence has been confined to academy games. He entered Princeton Univer- sity last September and played in q few class games. He will go South with the team in the spring.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
MRS. MAsRAY TEsTlFIEs.
Says She Was Never Aware of Her
 Husbands Business.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Dec. 22--Corro. borating the story told on the stand by J. c. Mabray, concerning his re- lations with Ben Marks, accused of complicity in the swindles of the Mabray organization was given by wit nesses today who followed a brief re- direct examination of Mahray
 The witness to whom clhief inter- est attached today was Mabray's wife. Shs told that she did not know the na~ ture of his business and made no in- quiries, but knew he was gambler.
 She was always well supplied with
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
IN AUSTRALIA, TOO.

Sydney. Dec. 22.-The prosecutions against the coal combine -on whom writs were served August 26, 1910, for breaches of the Australasian antl- trust law. resulted today 'a each member of the trust being fined s2.500 by tine federal court. The prosecu. ton was instituted by the federal government in consequence of the ac- ton of the members Of the combine in keepi1g up the price of coal The court granted an injunction today against the combine sconrinuing their monopoly"
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
SAILORS MISSING ..
Thirty-Three of Crew of Tank Steam.
 CT Not Accounted For.

Gibraltar, Dec. 22 Fifteen of the crew Of the London tank steamer Chesapeake, burned in mid ocean on December 10 Sn her voyage from New York to Tanger. were lsnded here today from the German steamer Adam Sturm. Tke second officer Of the Chesapeake and 32 Chinese sea. men are still missing.
 According to the reports of the rescued men, the Chesapeake caught fire December 6, tine crew were forc- ed to abandon her and took to the boats, two of which were picked up by the Adam Sturm. Two other boats containing the remainder or the crew have not since been heard of
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
SHUSTER IS -
 OUT OF JOB
PERSIA BACKS DOWN AND DE clDEs TO DISMISS HER AMER
 lcAN TREASURER GENERAL.
Accedes to Demands Of Russia and Will Also Pay Indemnity to the czar's Government for
 Enforcement

London, Dec. 22.-Persia today yielded to ;ai aiiis demand demand Of the Russian ultimatum that w. Morgan Shuster, an American. who, holds the post of treasurer-general in the Persian gov. ernment, be dismissed from the ser vice of the Persian government
 The Russian ultimatum also calls fol the payment of indennities, which are to reimburse Russia for money expended in sending an armed expedi ton into Persia to force her demand.
 Mir. Shnsters administration or Persia's finances has been displeas- ing to Russia from the start and when he caused the seizure of property be. longing to the brother of the ex-Shsh over the protest of the Russian vice consul, Russia at first demanded an apology and when this was not forth coming, called for the dismissal of Mir. Shuster sad this was finally ac- ceded to.
 The Persian charge d'affairs at St. Petersburg at the Russian foreign Of flee late today to annocuncJ offi- cially his governments decision to abide by the terms of the ultimatum
 Up to a late hour tonight, how ever, no public announcement had been made at Teheran of the reces- sion of Persia from the defiant stand she originally made against demands of the Cars ministers even ta the face of threatened aggression. The delay in making public the fact that she had yielded to the Russian de mands probably was through fear of the consequences of public resent ment.
 Mir. Sinister is still without formal notice of his dismissal. He is res olnte in declaring that he would have nothing to do with the negotiations and would only recognize the right of the national council to dispense with his services.
 The exact form of Persia's reply to Russia is not yet known, but from the latest news received from Teher- an 1t would seem that the cabinet has over ridden the wishes of the commission which the national council approached to deal with the matter.
 It is not probable that there will be a withdrawal of the Russian troops in Persia while disorders such as those at Tabriz are occurring. There are only 200 Russian troops encamped three miles cUlsidd 2 Of Tabriz, from which guards are sent to town daily for the consulate and banks.
 From conflicting Russian and Per stan accounts of the trouble at Ia brig it is difficult to ascertain ex- actly what happened. but reports pub llshed in St. Petersburg are to the effect that several Russiaa soldiers were killed in the fighting.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23

end of the country came MT M. Mai. man, Portland, Me-; Mir. and Mrs Frank Till and Miss Frances Till of Brooklyn, N. Y.; and Mrs H. N. Foster and Miss Fay Foster of Little Rock, and MT. and Mrs. Edward F. Seney of Chicago, are some other new guests of the big hostelry.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
eAFFNEY A MAeNATE.
Now Owns Controlling interest in the
 Two Major Clubs.

New York. Dec. 22 It was report ed here today apparently on good au- thority that when James E. Gaffney, New York contractor, recently bought the franchise of the Boston National club, he was acting joint. ly with Charles F. Murrhy. leader of Tammany Hall. It is said that Gaffney put up close to s19O.O00 tc swing the deal and that Murphy has become half owner
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
PROTECT FOREIGN PROPERTY

Harbin, Dec. 2R.-General Horvath, the Russian commander here, has ex- pressed willingness, acting with the railway guards, to protect the property of all of the foreigners in North Manchuria. Conditions in the country, however, are normal and no foreigners except Russians have been asked for protection
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
MINERS BURIED ALIVE.

Shenandoah. Pa, Dec. 29 Joseph Reed and Thomas Levan. minera. were buried alive behind thousands of tons of coal and rock tonight in a colliery here when s fall oE coal filled the chute Rescuers arn work ing at the risk Of their lives to clear away fine debris
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
GUN TorERs ARRESTED.
To mGoodner and George Mayberry
 Arrested by Police.

Upon complaint early this molning of a young man who alleged that Tom Goodner and George Mayberry.. bota strangers, had displayed pistol dur ing an argument. Officers Mosher and Howard arrested tho two snd alter relieving them of their artillery, Iodg- ed them in the city iail on charge Of carrying concealed weapons. Both will have hearing in police court this morning.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
EMPEROR IMPROVED

Vienna. Dec. 2. Emperor Francis Josef is suffering only from a cold and hoarseness. Notwithstanding var- ious reports circulated alleging the emrerors serious illness, 1t was stated today in a most reliable quart CT that there is no reason for alarm.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
HUSTON RELEASED.
Pennsylvania Capital Grafter ParoIed
 From Prison.

Philadelphia. Dec. 22--After having served an imprisonment of six mcnths and 21 days. Joseph M. Huston con victed of conspiracy to defraud in the furnishing of the new state cap itol. of which he was architect. was today released from the pehitentiary here on parole.
 Huston was sentenced to an i'm. prisonment of not less than six months. nor more thesn two years. His parole was recommended to the par don board by the prison inspectors.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23

It is also said that Gaffney is the real owner of the Washington Club having supplied Clark Griffith with something like s2OO,OOO to purchase McAleers interest.
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
ARLINGTON ARRIVALS.

Yesterdays arrivals at the Airing lon hotel were unusually heavy. MT. and Mrs. Edward Metzer and MT. and Mrs. Louise Metzer, folks rom san Francisco. Cal. arrived for aa indefinite stay Then. from the other
The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-23
SHIPPING EXPLOSIVES
Interstate Commerce Commission Is-
 sues Rigid Orders.

w "
 Washington, Dec. 22. Elaborate general regulations for the transpor tation of explosives and other dang- erous articles by freight and express today were issued by the interstate commerce commission.
 lin it's effort to minimize the dang CT to life and property in the trans portation of dangerous articles. the commission has made the rules al most absolutely rigid in order to avoid any misunderstanding or equivocation on the part of eitIfer the railroads or the shippers.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1911-10-13
XIV.
Fua 6rcOlbitc Stebcr.

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-05
.JNO. D. QUITS
STANDARD OIL
HEAD OF THE TRUST FOR so
MANY YEARS RESIGNED AND is
SUCCEEDED BY JOHN D. ARCH
BOLD.
BY Associated Press.

New York. Dec. 4.-Jotn y. Rookie
feller terminated his career as head
of the Standard Oil Co today and with
him also retired most of the conspicu-
Gus figures of the early days of the
'oil trust" Not q Rockefeller remains
among the officers or directors OF the
Standard OH Co. Of New Jersey, the
chief of the oil corporations, which
was the holding company up to the
time of the recent dissolution of the
combine.
Jno. d. Archbold. one of the few
members of the old guard remains
and became president of the Standard
Oil Co. Of New Jersey, and will CON
troll its destinies.
John y. Rockefeller was not present
at the headquarters of the oil COMPANY
at the special meeting in which his
resignation was acted upon. The ter
mination of his business career ami
perfunctory proceedings were planned
in advance, but the plans were kept
secret. Although the list of officers
and directors were virtually made
over, the active management was
changed but little. John A Moffatt.
who was elected first vice-president Of
the reorganized New Jersey company,
is one Of the best known of the com
paratively new Standard OIL Co. men.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-05
TO INVESTIGATE
THE ACTS ANTI
TRUST LEAGUE
LEADER MANN DE-
MANDS THAT THE ATTACKS ON
REPRESENTATIVE LETTLETON,
OF NEW YORK, BY THE SECRE-
TARY OF THE LEAGUE BE
PRoBED BY CONGRESS.
BX Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. Am investiga-
ton of the operations of the So called
American Anti Trust League was de-
manded by Republican Leader Mann
in the house today after a remarkable
sEeechz by -RepEesentatiE Martin W.
I4ittleton, of New York, wa charged
Henry b. Martin, secretary If the
league, with attempting to Gefame
him. 1t was the climax of q dispute
between Littleton and Chairman Stan
ley of the house steel corporation in
vestigating committee, over the meth
DDS of procedure since the filing of the
governments suit against the steel
corporation.
Martin had handed Speaker Clark a
memorial and petition asking that
Littleton be impeached on the ground
that he had ''co-operated and con-
sspired with the heads of the trust to
prevent a continuance of the steel in
quiry. This memorial was not pre-
sented to the house.
Littleton assailed Martin and others
as in conspiracy to use the steel in
vestigation committee to depress the
value of stocks in Wall street.
Published articles characterized Lit
Teton as a champion OF the steel cor
poration,
The resolutions were adopted at a
meeting here last night at which Mar
tin reiterated the charges which form
ed the basis of the speech of Littleton.
Mann's resolution was referred to
the rules committee, which is expected
to take early action.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-05
BY Associated Sresk

Los Angeles, Dec. 4.--Jas. B. Nc
Namara, who Friday pleaded guilty to
murder through dynamiting the Times
building, wrote his confession tonight
and gave it TO District Attorney Fred
erickS, who said the contents viii not
be made public until after sentence is
passed, which is set for tomorrow. 1t
is learned, however, the statement i'm
picates no one besides the writer and
deals with nothing except the actual
happenings In Los Angeles. 1t con-
tains about 200 words.
District Attorney Fredericks today
informed the Associated Press that
Bert II. Franklin, a detective employed
by the Mcnamara defense and now
under arrest on a charge of attempt
/ ing to bribe George n. Lockwood, a
venirelnan, with $4,000, actually paid
! to Robert f. Balm, the first sworn
juror in the case, $400 and promised
$4,000 more at the end of the trial if
he would vote for acquittal or cause
| disagreement of the jury.
The district attorney produced a
sworn copy of testimony given by hrs.
Robert F. Balm wife of the juror, last
Friday. Mrs. Balm not only told of the
first meeting, but related in detail how
/ Franklin came to- her house October
s, a few days before her husband Was
summoned To serve on the Jury
$4,000 IN ALL PROMISED.
The district attorney. declared that
only one more case of bribery, so far
as he knew, had not yet been uncov-
cred and that the amount in it had
been similar to the Lockwood and Balm
| cases, so that in all about $4,000 was
promised by the defense to influence
! jurymen.
| He said that examination of wit
nesses in the Franklin case would re-
veal details OF the alleged bribery In
which franklin took part. He said
that at present no more arrests We're
| intended but that court revelations
might make it necessary to arrest per-
sons upon whose orders Franklin is
supposed to have acted.
STENOGRAPHIC REPORT.
The district attorney showed a copy
of a stenographic report of the confer
ence between Bain's wife and deputy
district attorney. This document pur-
ported TO report a conversation be
tween Mrs. Balm and the detective
| Franklin. 1t went on to show that
Franklin called at the Balm home, in
quired about the Balm family finances
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-05
COURT HOLDSA
SHAKER MAN TO
ANOTHER JURY
EGBERT GILLETTE WAS NOT IN
DIcTED BY ONE GRAND JURY
FOR ASSISTING A SISTER OUT
OF LIFE" BUT Is UNDER $2,5Co
BOND TO APPEAR AT THE NEXT
TERM OF COURT AT klssiMMEE.
Speclai to The journal

kissimmee, Fla, Dec. 4.-Statc At
torney Jones this afternoon made a
motion to the court to issue an or
der holding Egbert Gillette without
bail to the spring term of court here
for a new grand Jury Investigation,
! nd to hold Elizabeth Sears. under
Eond to the same time. The motion
included a history of the case from
the first arrest and charged that il
was for the hest interests of the state
and safety OF its citizens that it lie
granted.
Judge Price heard arguments on tho
motion this afternoon by Jones for the
state and w. l.. Palmer for the defense
and issued an order that Gillette be
held until the spring term OF court
but allowed him to give bail in the
sum of $500.
He denied that part of the motion
relating to the Sears woman and or
has been held under bond. In dis
cussing the matter Judge Price said
he had heard all the evidence of the
state and was satisfied that Elizabeth
sears should not be held. Immediate
ly after the decision was rendered
counsel for Gillette acquiesced and
gave notice that no appeal would be
taken. Just before night II. Clay
stanford, mayor of Kissimmee, and c.
W. Damn, prominent department
store proprietor here, gave the neces-
sary bond for Gillette and he was re-
leased from custody. This closes the
first chapter in the famous case, but it
is conceded that the next grand jury
will indict Gillette in view of the
courts action following this grand
jury's action in the matter
ANOTHER mo TRUE BILL"
The grand jury this morning re
ported no true bill against c. c. Tur-
lington, bound over from the justice
Of the peace court on the charge OF
assault with intent to murder r. O.
Meek. a prominent insurance man OF
kissimmee, and his step father. This
case attracted considerab bic interest or
account Of the prominence of the par
ties. but after the s@eturn in the Shaker
case by the grand jury, no one expect
ed true bill in this case, as all OF
the evidence was -cireamstantiaI. Judge
Price discharged the grand jury al
noon and will conclude the term OF
court here tomorrow morning wher
the prisoners will be sentenced. Fol
the first time in the history Of the
county one prisoner will receive thc
death sentence.
REFUSE TO PAY,
At q meeting of the county commits.
sioners acting on the advice OF three
attorneys they refused to pay the cos
(F<ODfPnueH IN Do1a Sax-.-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-05

Contracts calling for two hundred
locomotives will be accepted by the
G. F. and y. railroad this week. This
equipment together with rails suffi-
cient to lay the track from Pensacola
to the Southern States road at Can
tonment, which has been recently ac-
quired by the G. F. and A, and enough
for the sidetrack and yards at the
terminals will begin to arrive in Pen
sacola about the first of the year, ac-
cording to Roy c. Megargel who ar
rived in the city yesterday.
OPERATE SCHEDULE APRIL I.
The rails have already been bought
and the first shipment of them will
arrive ahead of the road equipment
and the track-laying will be rushed as
rapidly as possible, it being the plans
at this time to have both freight and
passenger trains operated from Pen
sacola north for a distance of eighty
miles by April l. The roadbed of the
Southern States Lumber Company
road is in a very satisfactory condi-
tion, said Mr.. Megargei, and with
some repairs it will be in a condition
to compare favOrably with other
southern roads. After trains begin to
operate, the Wo-k from the northern
part of the Southern States road to
Mobile and Birmingham branch of the
Southern railway, will be pushed and
trains will be running to connect with
the Southern road, at a distance of
135 miles from Pensacola, before the
close of 1912, contractors being on
their way to Pensacola atz-this time
to close the contracts for this part OF
the construction work
TERMINAL FACILITIES,
Work on the terminals will begin at
once and the big concrete pier viii 1e
begun in January and one section
large enough for the docking of five
big ocean going steamers is to be fin
ished by the middle of the summer.
The piers, when completed, are to be
among the finest in the country.
TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT.
Our road will be operated by the
telephone equipment" said Mr.. Megar-
gel "and q line for a distance of
eighty miles from Pensacola will be
installed at once. In fact, just as soon
as the telephone poles can be obtain
ed. We are in the market for enough
roles to put up the line for eighty
miles. We are also in the market for
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