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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08

With the hearing of one additi
witness yesterday morning the govern.
ment rested its case against Frank
Penton, charged with completely in
the assassination of Felix Corbin on
the night Of December 6 at Milton,
and as the defense decided not to in.
troduce any testimony, the trial.
which was expected TO be lengthy
one, came to an unexpected close.
Penton was held under bond of $4,000
on one charge, the other, that Of con-
spring, being dropph by order of the
court Morris Bear and William Bear
stood surety for Penton and he was
released.
This finding was given out by the
court after Assistant District Attorney
Wilson announced that the govern
ment's case rested, and the defense
decided that it would not offer any evil
dence, but would submit it's case as it
stood to the decision Of the court.
Penton was then notified that he
would be held on bond of $4,000 to
await the action Of the federal grand
jury ON the second charge. that of in
dividually killing Felix Corbin-
The court onl yheard the testim my
of one witness at the session, he being
Alex Gary, a negro who, ON taking
the stand, said that he was at the
wharf of the steamer Tampa when the
shooting took place. He had seen
two men pass him on the opposite
side of Grace street, shortly after the
shooting, and from the voices he
took one of them 10 be Frank Penton
but he was not positive that 1t was
him, as it was too dark to distin.
guish man at that distance Gary
and he was with another negro, jim
Sunday, nearly adj that evening and
went home in his buggy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
PROTEST OVER
GERMANY'S ACT
POTASH BUYERS DECLARE THAT
THE COUNTRY is ExAcTING A
TRIBUTE OF FORTY MILLIONS
ANNUALLY.
BY Associated Press.

Richmond Va, Jan. IA strong
protest against the United States per
uniting the German potash syndicate
to impose under imperial protection"
on the new potash law, has been sent
to congress by a committee OF five
representing the Associated Potash
Buyers.
The committee describes the act as
retroactive German potash law which
imposes upon American manufacturers
and family penalty and taxes aggre-
eating forty millions
They term this sum as millions in
tribute to the German kali barons." "
They also demand that this country
enter into a tariff war with Germany
If the law is not changed so as to
permit the old contracts to be made
good
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
IN A
BANKRUPT CASE
PRESIDENT OF SILBERNAGLE co.
SIGNED LETTERS SAYING THE
COMPANY WAS SOLVENT ON
STATEMENT OF EMPLOYEES.
BY Associated Press.

Shreveport, La, Jan. IA sensa-
tion was developed yesterday in in
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings
here against the Silbernagle Company,
Ltd. wholesale grocers, by the testi-
mony of NJ. Silbernagle, president OF
the company. Following the test
mony of a public accountant that an
examination Of the companys affairs
showed a deficit Of 1857 7.362.S9, Presi-
dent Silbernagel admitted that he had
signed letters stating that dividends
were being paid and profits realiz-
ed by the company. He said he sign
ed these statements without invstigat.
ing statements furnished him by his
bookkeepers.
The company is indebted to several
New York and Chicago banks. The
assets are given as s156, ,652 96 and the
liabilities as S214,015.S5.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
One Of the Biggest Finan-
cial Institutions of New
York, Fails.
Had Deposits of Nearly &c.
100000 and a Capital of
81, 500, ,000-It Had Wide
Southern and Western AT
filiations - Joseph Robin
was Connected With Insti-
tuition and Caused Run.
Nv Associated press.

New York, Jan. THE Carnegie
Trust Company, in which Josepf
Robin, the Indicted promoter, was in
terested, closed its doors today. The
institution was capitalized at one mil
lion. five hundred thousand dollars
had deposits of s9,000,900 and had
wide southern and western afhlia
tiuns. This is the third concern IN
which Robin was interested to close
An application for the. appointment
of a committee to take charge of the
personal estate of Robin was denied
ads sister, DR.. Louise Robinovitch, to
day by the state supreme court The
United States bankruptcy moneys
state and city funds are tied up and
bonded by varying degrees OF sui
ficiency.
The Carnegie company was the OF.
fetal depository of the federal re.
ceivers and the trustees Of bankruptcy.
The standing of depositors and stock
holders will not be known until the
state superintendent of banks makes
known the result of his findings.
President Joseph Howell, who was
induced to resign the presidency Of
tire Fourth National Bank Of Nashville
to take charge of the company, is op-
u11hBuc.
There is no reasonable doubt but
that depositors will be paid in full, !"
he said, .aId the amount due from
. banks and the other assets will be
quickly available and, the aggregate is
approximately forty per cent of the
deposits.
In tyenty-four hours there will be
xnney enough to meet the require
neoAh and would have been provided
- meet the exigencies."
II Temporary relief only is required,
as the closing was no surprise and
caused little disturbance on the stock
exchange. On the street the uncer-
tain status Of the company was a mat
ter of common knowledge.
Robin was on the first directorate,
but resigned. When the Northern
Bank closed, an investigation showed
Robin had drawn a draft on the Car
negie company, where he had no &C
count, and from that time began a
steady and continuous withdrawal of
funds by depositors who lost conf.
dence.
FAILURE REFLECTED.
The stock market reflected the
failure with a slight dip in prices, but
recovered when it was seen that the
frnn$inuAd m paoA Tbir$eenN
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
SISTERS FORM
SUICIDE PACT
DRINK cAR6oLiC ACID AND
STAND BEFORE MIRROR TO
WATCH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
AS THEY DIE.
BY Associated Press.

st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. Arms en-
twined and facing a mirror to watch
their dying expressions, Mabel and
Isabella Boisseau. sisters and mem
bers of a prominent family. drank car
bolic acid last night in a confectionery
store here. Mabel died at the city
HOSPITAL and her sister, Isabella, is not
expected to live.
Before taking the poison, one of the
girls requested the proprietor to call
a policeman. Not until Mabel fell of
the chair, writhing in pain, was any
attention paid to the girls. The sec
ond sister dropped to the floor Sec
ond after Mabel collapsed.
I've are tired of living was the
last message written by the partners
In the suicide pact.
The respondent girls drank the po-
tons from soda water glasses.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
Stephen B. Elkins Asleep in
Graveyard OF little Mountain Town

| the supreme court and a score or
more of state officials.
The town to which the late senator
had given his name was crowded with
momns, who had thronged there
from every direction. many who could
not come by rail drove over the
mountain roads through hours Of dark.
ness to pay the last tribute to their
friend.
All business was suspended, flags
futtered at half-staff and windows
were close curtained.
The special train from Washington.
consisting of seven cars, bore dis
tinguished company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
is Made Upon the Life of
King Alfonso of Spain at Malaga

Arriving at the palace the king
stepped from the carriage and turning
for a moment again acknowledged the
saivos of applause and then entered
the palace. AS the door closed be
hind him an explosion in the crowd
outside drowned the cheers. Before
the alarmed and stampede>l mass fully
realized just what had happened, gen
darmes had closed in about the spot
from which the report arose. 1t was
found that two persons had been
slightly injured, but no other h7rm
was done.
An Official account of the incident
says that it was unimportant A civil
ian dropped "a pistol enclosed in
box" No further details were mada
public.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
BOY BANDITS
ARE CAPTURED
CAUGHT AT A LUMBER CAMP
ONE is SORRY BUT THE OTHER
MAINTAINS SULLEN ATTITUDE.
By Associated Press

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 7.-William Muz-
zard and Algol Johnson, the boy ban
dts who held up the clerk and night
porter Of a local hotel yesterday
morning and then shot Policeman
Charles Moore, who arrested them,
are today lodged in the Duluth city
Jail awaiting formal complaint
against them. The two boys were
brought in at 2 o'clock this morning
from a lumber camp % miles north OF
the city.
Johnson expresses regret over his
part In the affair. He is only Is years
old and says he is glad he did not do
any shooting. Muzzard, on the other
hand, maintains a sullen demeanor.
He is several years oler and is be-
lieved to have planned the hold-up
He was the one who did the shooting
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
TRAINS COLLIDE
IN DENSE FOG
ONE PASSENGER AND PULLMAN
CONDUCTOR KILLED ENGl-
NE1R COULD NOT SEE THE
DANCER SIGNAL.
BY Associated Press.

Abbott. Tex, Jan. Two north.
bound Missouri, Kansas & Texas pas
senger trains collided during fog
here at 5 O'Clock this morning, caus-
ing the death Of two persons. DIR. K.
A. King, dentist of Dallas, and H.
D. Reynolds, Pullman conductor, OF
Austin. Several persons we're injured
on both trains.
This is the first instance in which
a passenger has been killed in coach
in the history Of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas road. One passenger train
was waiting north of town for a
freight train to take a siding. A
brakeman. it is said, was sent back
to warn the engineer of the train be-
hind, but the fog was so heavy that
the engineer failed to see the warning
signal from the lantern in time. The
engineer jumpd, it is said. after he
had applied his brakes, and was seri-
ously hurt
A relief train was sent here from
Hillsboro.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
sy Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. Captain Rob-
ert Peary told the story Of his trip to
the North Pole at the hearing today
of the committee on naval affairs for
the purpose of furnishing proof that
he reached the pole on April 6, 1909,
in connection with the pending legis-
latiun for national recognition of his
achievements.
He produced all his original memo
randa and answered numerous ques-
tions.
The cross-examination, by Represen'
tative Macon, who announced that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
NO ARRESTS IN CHICAGO
FOR MINOR VIOLATIONS
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, Jan. THE municipal
court judges Of Chicago have demand
ed that in the future all arrests for
minor violations Of a city ordinance
shall be made by summons instead OF
by warrant.
When this police reform is inaugu-
rated, as it will be as soon as the
necessary blanks and books are print
ed, the humiliation Of being arrested
for some trivial offense will be re-
moved. 1t means that a majority OF
persons who will be arrested in the
city this year will escape the embar-
rassment of a patrol ride.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
CONDITION IN HAYTI
CAUSING UkEkSINESS
Ey Associated Press

Sy ASSOCIATED FreSS.
Washington, Jan. Another fnan.
cial situation in Latin America which
is seriously engaging the attention Of
the state department with a view to
protecting American interests, is the
~onfused monetary condition of HaytL
1t is proposed by Hayti to substitute
for the Haytien National Bank. a
French corporation which controls the
financial dealings of the country, a
similar banking concession to be
granted to a group OF German,
French and American banhefs, the
German interests predominating.
Some time ago the United States
protested against the proposed ar
rangement on the ground that Ameri-
can interests were not properly pro-
tected. Since then the Haytden gov
rnment has made some notifications
In its original plan, but the changes
have not been sufficient, In the opin-
ion Of the state department, to war
rant the withdrawal Of the American
protest
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
Peary Tells Naval Committee
of His Trip to the North Pole

there Is unalterable opposition to the
recognition, was deferred on account
of the time taken in reading the
data.
Representative Roberts, of Massa-
chusetts, suggested that Henry ia
nett, Of the present National Geo.
graphic Society, had testified before
the committee that it is possible for a
person with sufficient knowledge and
with the data at hand to place himself
at "any place on earth and that fig
ures themselves do not carry proof on
their face
That" replied Peary, IS the opin-
ion Of an expert"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
By Associated Press.

Malaga, Spain, Jan. What is be-
iieved to have been an attempt upon
the life of King Alfonso occurred dur
ing his brief visit here Thursday and
threw his attendants into panic.
The facts became definitely known
for the first time today. The king,
accompanied by Premier Canalejas,
General Azpar, minister of war, and
Arias Miranda, minister of marine,
had arrived from Madrid, en- route
for Melilla for weeks gtay in the
vicinity of the Spanish town in Moroc-
CO.
At the railway station his majesty
was acclaimed by great throng that
joyously followed the carriage in
which he drove with the mayor to the
palace of the governor general.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
BY Associated Press.

Elkins, w. Va, Jan. 7.-Ssnator
Stephen B. Elkins is today sleeping
his last long sleep in the graveyard
of this little mountain town. He was
laid at rest within brief time after
the funeral train from Washington
had crept into the station this morn
ing bearing the bereaved family and
relatives and the mourning friends,
both in official life and out Another
special train arrived from Charleston
the state capital, practically at the
came time. 1t brought Covernor
Classcock. his cabinet, the justices OF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
DEVOTE ENTIRE
DAY TO A BILL
TWO MORE DAYS WILL BE RE.
oUIRED TO DISPOSE OF LEGis.
LATiVE AND JUDICIAL MEAS
URE
By Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. THE house de-
voted three hours today discussing
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill. Two days more
may be needed to dispose of the meas.
ure.
Representative Dwight, of New
York, Republican whip, served notice
today that all members not officially
excused must attend cash session or
have the rules of absenteeism enforc-
ed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
TAFT'S PLAN ATTRACTS
LITTLE ATTENTION IN LONDON
BY Associated Press.

London, Jan THE project of re-
vising the negotiations for a general
arbitration treaty upon
the subject of which President Taft is
sounding the senate committee on
foreign relations, attracts compare.
lively little interest here. Few of the
newspapers express an opinoin on the
matter.
Undoubtedly the British govern
ment would meet the United States
half way. The liberal party is par
ticularly favorable to such an arrange
ment. The general feeling. however,
is that the senate may block the plan
and the English statesmen are not
anxious for a repetition of the expe-
rience which had with the Hay
Paunceforte treaty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
SMOKE FROM TRUNK
CAUSES TWO DEATHS
BY Associated Press.

Buffalo. N. Y, Jan. 7.-Dense smoke
from an old leather trunk which had
been placed too close to the open
stove caused the death here during
the night of two children, Clarence
and Norman Strasburg. Their mother,
who was them in a room adjoining the
kitchen. was overcome and may die.
The children we're dead when neigh
bors broke into the house. The trunk
was not on fire, but smoke from the
blachened leather had filled the whole
house and smothered the occupants.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
I'M JEFFRIES
WAS DRUGGED
Nv Associated Press,

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan T.
That Jeffries was drugged and not
suffering from a nervous collapse
when he entered the ring with
lack johnson, is the pith Of a
signed article by Barney Ohfeld
that will be published here to-
morrow.
The article is authorized by
Ieffries who, however, will not al
low the details to be published at
this time. Oliifeld says that JET
fries has absolved members Of the
raining camp from blame and
saws the defeated champion is
irm in his belief that the details
xilI come out within a year or so.
He desires the Information to
come from some source other than
himself.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
SNAIL NUMBER
WANT SALOONS
ONLY SIX COUNTIES OUT OF SIX.
T-SEvENs IN ALABAMA WANT
THE OPEN BAR-RooM AGAIN.
BY Associated Press,

= Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 7.-Only
twelve counties out of sixty-seven
counties in Alabama want liquor back,
according to bills that have been ad-
vertised for introduction into the
legislature which ,convenes next Tues
day. Six want the open saloon and
six wish the dispensary.
Those asking for the saloon are
Montgomery, Mobile, Jefferson, Dali
las, Morgan and Russell
The dispensary is wanted by Lime
stone, Colbert, Madison, Tuscaloosa,
Barbour and Elmore.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
PIG IRON PRODUCTION
OF ALABAMA DECREASES
BY Associated Press.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 1.-THE
thoritative figures given out today
the pig iron production in Alabama
for the past year show 1,90e,800 ton,
manufactured last year against 1,SS3,.
500 tons in 1909 During the last four
months of 1910 there was a curtailed
production, the output being under
what it was the same months the pre-
vious year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
WOMEN ONLY
ABLE TO VOTE
ALL THE MALE VOTERS OF THE
TOWNSHIP ARE DISQUALIFIED
BY REASON OF. HAVING SOLD
-
Z. 49, y, b .,s4s ,s@-ssa-
BY Associated Press.

West Union, O., Jan. 1.-THE grand
jury today, after reporting forty-five
new indictments in connection with
the vote selling, recessed until We'd
nesday.
Every male elector in Billtown town.
ship was disfranchised and only wo-
men are qualified to vote at the next
election of school trustees. and none
but women are eligible to hold Office
as. trustee.
Three women have announced their
candidates..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
NEGRO WHO KILLED A
WHITE MAN OUT ON BAIL
BY Associates Press.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. Andrew
Griffin. the negro who shot and killed
Lonnie Moses, a white man, at Gar
rersville, Crenshaw county, eleven
months ago, was granted $4,000 bail
today by Judge Pearson of the circuit
court. The negro is under indict-
ment for first degree murder. Pend
ing an appeal by the state, the negro
is in custody.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
FRANK PENT0N
ORDERED HELD
ON ONE CHARGE
Trial Comes to An UneX-
pected Close Before the
Commissioner

Court Did Not Sustain the
Charge of Conspiring to
Kill Corbin, But Held Him
on the Charge of Being In
dividually Responsible For
His Death-Morris Bear
and VIM. Bear Stand His
Bond.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
At LAST
IN TENNESSEE
coNTENDING FACTIONS OF THE
LOWER HOUSE OF LEGiSLA.
TURE GET TOGETHER AND
WILL HOLD SESSION MONDAY
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. Peace was de-
clared between the contending fac.
tions of the lower house of the Ten
nessee legislature this afternoon.
1t was agreed that all contests
should be withdrawn and the insur-
gent members signed an agreement to
report Monday morning to be sworn
in.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-08
A NEW TORPEDO
BOAT DESTROYER
IN THE HARB0R
The Drayton, Just From the
Builder, Arrives on
Her Trial Trip.

Is One of the New Type of
Vessels, Fitted With 12,-
600 Horsepower Turbines,
and Burns Oil as Fuel Ex-
clusively Anchored OFF
the City and Gave the Men
Shore Leave During All
Night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-28
Capital Society Finds Chevy Chase
A Haven as an Outdoor Rendezvous
Miss Helen Taft Guest
On Cruise Of Dolphin

Miss Helen Taft was the honor guest
of the Misses Meyer, daughters of the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer,
on a cruise down the oPtomac on the
Dolphin yesterday. Mrs. Meyer chap
eroned the party which left the city
about o'clock, having tea and dinner
on board, and returning late in the
evening.
Mrs. Meyer and her daughter left
Washington today for their summer
home at Hamilton, Mass. go
Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin, of Pitts
burg, sister of Mrs. Taft, has arrived
in Washington and is a guest at the
White House. She has just returned
from an extended European sojourn.
Marchesa Eusani, wife of the Italian
Ambassador, Donna Beatrice Casani,
and the ambassadors young son will
sail June Z to spend the summer at
their home in Italy. The ambassador,
who is spending few days at Atlantic
City, will join them in July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee will close
their Washington residence, on Massa-
chusetts avenue, June 7, and will go to
their summer home. at Elkins, w. Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-28
Dr.. and Mrs. Richards
Luncheon Hosts at
Chevy Chase.

DR.. and Mrs Theodore W. Richards
were hosts at luncheon today at the
Chevy Chase Club. entertaining in
formally in honor of Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Charles E. Vreeland. U. S. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter and Miss
Dorothy Williams. the latter's sister,
will leave Washington tomorrow for
New York, where they will spend a few
days at the Hotel Ritz-Carlton, while
attending the polo tournament on Long
Island.
Mrs. E. H. Brooke will close Ter apart
ment at the Highlands this week, and
will go to West Point, where she will
join her daughter, Miss Margaretta
Brooke, for the month OF June. Miss
Brooke, who was one of the bridesmaids
at the Lngfit--Wilby wedding, Thurs
day, went up to West Point the follow
ing day. Later Mrs. Brooke and her
daughter will go to Lake George for the
summer.
Miss Mersman. of st. Louis, who has
been visiting Miss Dorothy Williams
last few weeks, will leave Washington
Tuesday for her home. Later she will
accompany her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Mersman, to their summer home
at Narragansett Pier for the season.
is the guest of relatives i'm this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Strasburger.
who were recently married, sailed
from Baltimore today for an extend
ed European trip.
-
DR.. and Mrs. Abram Simon and chill
dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. B. Solomon,
will sail from Baltimore, June 7, for
a three months trip to Europe
ID
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Cans and daughter,
Miss Nina Cans, who have been the
guests of Mrs. S. Cans, of this city.
have returned to their home in Rich
mond.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-28
Won Their Confidence.

Mr.. Richards says of his daughter,
Mrs. Craigie John Oliver Hobbs), that
''one of her chief characteristics was the
immediate and striking effect she had
upon strangers. Few people who had
met her even once ever forgot her, and
she had 4 marvellous power of attract
ing condolences; men who had only
known her some hours would confide in
her, not only their love affairs, but their
religious difficulties, the whole history
of their lives. with a touching assur-
ance of her ready sympathy"