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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08

At a meeting of the board OF GireC-
tors of the Pensa cola Commercial As
sociation held yesterday. Leland j.
Henderson of Apalachicola, was unan-
imously elected secretary of the or
ganization to succeed @. A. Waterman,
who resigned a few days aco to enter
into other business.
The announcement Of the election of
Mr.. Henderson was made after q
lengthy meeting ard conference at
which Mr.. Henderson was present, at
which matters relating to the position
and what is expected of n secretary
were discussed al length.
The selection of Mr.. Henderson came
as no surprise. as the directors wired
him the day that MIR. Waterman re-
signed to come to Pensacola for a con-
ference. The new secretary resides in
Apalachicoi6, and for a number Of
years has held the position Of secre-
tary of the Mississippi to the Atlantic
Waterways Association and the sue
cess Of this association is due, to n
great extent, to his ability and energy.
He is known as a live wire and has
ideas about commercial associations
and how to obtain results that will,
the directors believe, result in much
benefit to Pensacola.
Mr.. Henderson left last night for
his home and will arrange to return
to this city by January l and assume
charge of his new duties.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
BY Associated Press.

Atlanta, Dec. 7.-Unoficia1 returns
from all of the LAG counties of the
state show Ex-Governor Joseph NJ.
Brown swept the state in the guberna-
torial primary today. The counties
apportioned are as follows: Joe
Brown, S4; Rope Brown, 40;. Russell,
20; Macon and Charlton counties are
between Pope Brown and Russell. The
81 counties give Joe Brown 200 of the
36S electoral votes.
Local option as a political issue in
Georgia received another set back in
the primary in the defeat Of Judge r.
z. Russell, the local option candidate,
as the returns tonight indicate the
election of Ex-Governor Joseph NJ.
Brown over his next closest opponent,
Pope Brown, the former state treas
urer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. THE interstate
commerce commission today declared
its assumption Of jurisdiction over the
practices of a railroad or railroads
constituting a through route, affect
ing the right of the shipper to safe
and speedy transportation Of his
freight
The decision was handed down in
what was known as the car shortage
case, in which the Missouri and Illi-
nois Coal Company complained of the
embargo established last winter by
the Illinois Central Railroad against
the movement OF coal from mines on
it's lines in Illinois to points in Mis-
souri,.
The railroads defense was that if it
%a~,>d its cars to go to lines in Mis-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08

Featured by an address by Miss
Mary DeBardsleDen, extension secre-
tary of the WonRn's Council of the
Board of Missions. and the raising of
a handsome sum for Payne Institute,
following her plea for the cause of
Christian education as a remedy for
the race problem nov confronting the
American people, the second days ses-
sion of the Alabama Conference held
yesterday morning was full of interest
and much business was dispatched be-
fore the adjournment at 1890 O'clock.
TALKS ABOUT PAYNE INSTITUTE.
After being introduced to the con-
ference, Miss DeBardeieben began her
address by referring to her father s
ministry. He was a member of the
Alabama conference and she said that
just twenty years ago he attended the
last session of that body and it gave
her pleasure to appear before the
Alabama Methodist preachers, many
Of whom worked together with her
father in the years that have passed.
She then stated the cause which she
represented and told something of the
work of the Payne Institute, which is
a training school for negroes, where
they are taught useful trades, profess
sions. etc, and also given religious
training; a school where negroes are
trained to be leaders, religiously,
among their own people. She said the
negro race depended almost entirely
from a religious standpoint upon the
few negro preachers and the object of
this school is to educate young negro
men and women so that they may in
struct their race in a capable manner.
Miss DeBsrdeieoen told Of the work
in the Bible classes in that school,
showing how the class III the first year
was composed of a herd of unframed
and unorganized negroes, and showed
how year after year the improvement
became apparent.
She closed by telling of the urgent
need of $4,000 by the first Of next
fCoo+ipuad m pa1a E>n,rN
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
Rv Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. branding Jas.
B. Mcnamara as ''recreant to the good
name and high ideals of labor, ana
expressing the satisfaction of organ
ized labor that the "culprits have been
commensurately punished for their
crime" the Mcnamara ways and
means committe of the American
Federation of Labor, after a two days
conference, late today issued state
ment vigorously condemning the NC
Namaras for their ''inhumanity," and
declaring that organized labor should
not be held "either legally or morally
responsible for the crimes of individual
members"
The labor leaders assert they will
welcome any investigation which either
the federal or state courts may under.
take. The statement is signed bV
every members of the Mcnamara com
mittee except F. NJ. Ryan, president Of
the International Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers Union. Ryan re-
turned to Indianapolis early today.
PreTdent Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, said he was sure
Rya2 would have added his name if he
had &remained here.
: HAD NO KNOWLEDGE.
Ad to their knowledge of the crime
tc Ahich the McNamaras confessed
tbs fcomnittee in it's statement de-
cIaTts: I'VE here now, individually and
collectively, declare that the first
knowledge or intimation of their guilt
was conveyed by the press in their
confessions of guilt. From the outset
we assured all contributors and the
puln generally that we would publish
an accounting of the moneys received,
from, whom received, and to whom
paid1 A report in full will be made
hrstI 20 the executive council of the
rAImefican Federation of Labor at
Wash ington on January 8, 1912"
CS1-1nized labor in America" the
statSnas.nt continues, has no desire to
condelne the crimes of the McNa maras.
1t Joins in the satisfaction that the
911Ajssty OF the law has been MAIN
tainssd and the culprits commensurate
~ ptnished for their crime"
Partly condoning the crime of the
McNamaras, however. the statement
reada Immediately after, and yet it is
an aswful commentary upon existing
conditions when any one man among
all the millions of workers can bring
himS e to a frame of mind that the
only means to secure justice for labor
is ini violence, outrage and murder. 1t
is crsielly unjust to hold all men of the
labo movement either legally or NOR
ally 4esponsible for the crimes of in
diyidual members
Among the signers Of the statement
are Samuel Gompers and Frank Nor
rison, the latter secretary of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
Witness i'm the LOrimer Case
Creates q Mild Sensation

Seems told me first" said the wit
ness, that he wanted me to go with
him to the Palmer house to witness
the delivery of the story to some
magazine. Later he told me those peo-
pie would not buy 1t. Then he said
that White was going to try to sell it
to a newspaper if the Lorimer crowd
did not fall 1 never saw the story
myself"
Here Judge Hanecy brought in the
name of Edwin r. Wright, president
of the Illinois Federation of Labor.
Seems told me that Wright was
going to take White to a newspaper
that would buy the story said Gloss.
White eventually sold the story to
the Chicago Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
MAN PROVES
TO BE WEALTHY FRENCHMAN
BY Associated presa.

Pittsburg, Dec. THE unidentified
man killed yesterday with five others
in the Pennsylvania railroad wreck at
Manor, Pa, was determined upon to-
day as Cornelius Joye, a prominent
and wealthy horse breeder Of France
who was en- route to the ranch of J.
NJ. Uhlman, in North Dakota. The
other victims were Uhlman. Thomas
Arthur Bond, a son-in-law Of Uhlman:
Robert S. Milne. horse breeder OF
Bradford, Ohio: II. Buckingham, ex-
press messenger. Jersey City, and
Frank DAILY, engineer of the express
train.
Uhlman. Bond and Milne had Dur
chased over $4,000 worth of horses I'm
Europe and Joye came to this country
with them. All the horses were killed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
The Commerce Commission
Assumes New Jurisdiction

souri, the cars would be confscated
and the Illinois Central would not have
sufficient equipment to conduct its 10
cal business.
The commission holds that thS tenn
porary confiscation by carriers Of the
cars Of other railroads and the placing
of embargoes against cars being sent
off the lines Of ownefs are alike lIn
lawful and the railroads are expected
to make such rules for the return OF
cars as Will terminate such abuses"
The commission holds that AN en-
barge may be justihable because e
the physical inability OF the carrier tm
deal with traffic which overwhelms II
by an embargo being placed against
connecting carries because of their
failure promptly to return cars is NOT
consonant with the service which the
carriers are required to give by law"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Dec 7.-George Gloss,
witness before the Lorimer sena-
torial investigation committee, caused
a mild sensation today when he tes-
tined that Frank Seems, a friend of
Charles A. White, had told him that
he and White We're preparing, "a story"
TO blackmail Senator Lorimer for $780,
OoO II possible, or at least $4,000.
The witness declared White had told
him they would turn over the papers
TO Lorimer If they got the money and
they would all take a trip"
the witness said the story had been
offered to some eastern publishers. who
refused it for lack of verifcation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
MOONSH|NERS
ARE SENTENCED
MEN AND WOMEN WHO PAR
TIcIPATED IN MuRDERoUS AT
TACK ON REVENUE OFFICERS
PLEAD GUILTY.
BY Associated Press.

Greensboro, n. c., Dec. Code
Lane, Welborn Nance and Zonga
Nance, charged with participating in
a murderous attack upon revenue Off
GERS in the Brushy mountains last Au-
gust, this afternoon withdrew their
pleas of not guilty and pleaded guilty.
Ben Nance and Hattie Nance, indict
ed with the. others, were acquitted.
All have been on trial here. Code
Lane was sentenced to ten years in
the federal prison at Atlanta, Welborn
to five years and Zonga Nance to three
years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
A NEGRO
UNDER ARREST
FOUR OF THE MOST PROMINENT
MEN OF A LOUISIANA PARISH
ARE JAILED FOR WHIPPING A
FAMILY,
BY Associated Press.

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. DIR. j. NJ.
Quinn, Charles Harel, Ambrose Will
liams and William Brown. four of the
most prominent citizens of Zacary,
the second targets town in East Baton
Rouge parish, were placed in Jail to-
day charged with administering a
beating to a negro family Monday
night.
The men are alleged 30 have beaten
four negro women, one of whom was
eighty-fiYe years old.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
AN INVESTIGATION ALSO
STARTS OUT IN UTAH

Salt Lake, Utah. Dec. deputy
United States marshals today took
possession Of the books Of the iron
workers local union, and a summon to
appear before the federal grand jury
was served on ]. E. Munsey, business
agent Of the union. Munsey is known
to have been in intimate with Jas. B.
and is said to have kept
at his house after the
Times explosion in Los Angeles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
HENRY G. HESTER STILL
WITH COTTON EXCHANGE
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, Dec. Henry G.
Hester, secretary of the New Orleans
cotton exchange since it's establish
ment more than forty years ago, was
yesterday reappointed to his position.
The first meeting Of the newly elected
board of directors was held and the
clerical force reappointed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
BAD FIRE IN
BIRMINGHAM
STARTED IN SAMPLE ROOM OF
M'FADDEN G. BROS. AND DAM
AGED TWO FLooPs OF SIX
STORY BUILDING.
BY Associated Press.

Birmingham, Ala. Dec. Fire
started this morning in the cotton
sample room of George H. McF'adden
& Bro. Office, spot cotton buyers. in
the handsome six story brick and steel
Chamber of Commerce building. The
entire down town fire department was
~alled into action and the fire con-
rolled after an hours fight with dam
1ge practically on the two upper
loors. The cotton was ignited by
leat from a radiator. The loss will be
less than $4,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
OF STEEL
TRUST" WANTS
LAW EXPLICIT
Judge E. H. Gary Testifes
Before d Senate Com
rnittee.

SAYS HE ALWAYS THOUGHT 1T
LEGAL FOR COMPETITORS TO
COME TOGETHER AND MUTUAL
LY DISCLOSE THEIR BUSINESS
RELATIONS WITHOUT MAKING
ANY AGREEMENT ON PRICES
WANTS TO KNOW WHAT COR
PoRATioNs CAN DO.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
BANDITS SHOOT PROPRIETOR
OF ROAD HOUSE TO DEATH
Ry Associated Press.

BartIesville, Okla, Dec. Bandits
early today shot to death J. c. Terry,
proprietor of a road house near this
place, because Terry attempted to pre-
vent their robbing l.. o. Blair, a hotel
man. The robbers. Ace" Hay and
Red" Neil, were arrested.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
UNDERWOOD
IS ENDORSED
ALABAMA DELEGATION IN CON-
GREss. LAUNCH HIS BOOM FOR
NOMINATING, BUT HE DECLINES
THE HONOR.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Dec Oscar W. I'm
derwood, of Alabama, majority leader
of the house, was endorsed as a can
didate for the democratic presidential
nomination by the Alabama delegation
in congress at a meeting today.
A resolution was adopted declaring
Mr.. Underwood had demonstrated to
the country that he is a wise, and pro-
gressive leader and that he is emf
nently qualified for the presidency
When he learned of the action taken
by his colleagues, Mr.. Underwood said
he appreciated the honor greatly, but
that he was not a candidate
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
PAYNE PERMANENT TARIFF
BILL is POSTPONED
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. THE Payne bill
TO create permanent tariff board was
brought up in the house committee on
ways and means today by Republican
members. but the committee indefinite
~ postponed action through unani-
nous vote of the Democrats. This
probably shuts off consideration. OF the
measure at this sessiOA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
GETTING JURY
TOTRyPACkERS
ATTORNEYS FOR GOVERNMENT
TENDER TENTATIVE JURY OF
TWELVE MEN TO COUNSEL FOR
THE DEFENDANTS.
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-Attorneys for the
government late today rendered
tentative jury of twelve men to coun
sci for the indicated packers in the
United States district court, after less
than ten hours of actual court ses-
Sions.
Tomorrow counsel for the packers
will begin cross examination of the
tentative jurors, seven OF whom are
farmers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
M'NAMARA BROTHERS
CONDEMNED AGAIN
Committee of the American
Federation of Labor Is
sues Statement.

DECLARE THEY WERE IN IGNoR-
ANcE or THE M'NAMARAs AND
ORGANIZED LABOR SHOULD NOT
BE HELD RESPONSIBILITIES
SEVERELY cRITIclZlNG THE
DYNAMlTERS-THE STATEMENT
CLOSES BY coNDoNING CRIME.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
MAURITANIA AGROUND.
BY Associated Press.

Liverpool, Dec. THE Cunard liner
Mauretania, which went aground near
Dingle during a storm last night was
fIOated this morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
JOS. N. BROWN
|SGOvERNOR Of
GEORGIA AGAIN
Sweeps the State in the
Special Gubernatorial
Primary.

UNOFFICIAL RETURNS SHOW
THAT HE CARRIED 80 OF THE
14s COUNTIES, GIVING HIM 200
OF THE 500 ELECTORAL VOTES
JUDGE r. q. RUSSELL, THE
LOCAL OPTION CANDIDATE,
"ALSO RAN"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
CALLS FOR STATEMENTS.

Washington, Dec. THE comptrol-
Ter of the currency today issued a call
for a statement of the condition of all
national banks of the United States at
the close of business on Tuesday, De-
cember 5.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
APPEAL is READ

Washington, Dec. THE Persian
peoples appeal to the United States
was read in the house today. The pc
tition asks aid in sympathy with Per-
sia in her controversy with Russia,
which, the appeal says, menaces Per-
sian independence,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
SIXTEEN REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN KILLED
BY Associated Press.

Ogden, Utah, Dec. 7.-Sixteen per-
sons are reported to have been killed
in a head-on collision between two
Union Pacific passenger trains here
today a few miles east of here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
DISCOVER coMspIRAcY

San Juan del Sur, Mic, Dec. IA
revolutionary conspiracy has been dis
covered in several departments. Strict
precautions have been taken. A num-
ber Of arrests have been made.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
|. J. HENDERSON TO
SUCCEED WATERMAN
Directors of Commercial AS
sociation Select Him as
Secretary.

LENGTHY MEETING HELD AND
THE MATTER DISCUSSED BY
MEMBERS OF THE BoARD-MR.
HENDERSON LEAVES FOR HIS
HOME, BUT WILL RETURN AND
ASSUME CHARGE ON FIRST OF
JANUARY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08
FINE ADDRESS
FEATURED DAY
At CONFERENCE
Miss DeBardeleben Talks to
Ministers About the
Payne Institute.

HER ADDRESS NEAT
SUM is SUBSCRIBED BY MINIS
TERs-DR. CANNON TALKS OF
THE SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY,
MANY REPORTS ARE HEARD
AND THE MINISTERS AND DELE
GATES KEPT BUSY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08

Continued on Page Four. }
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-08

Local Rains Friday and Saturday
light to moderate northeast and cas-
winds.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
CLEANERS PASS DAY
ON C|TYS STREETS
No New Year Holiday for
Members of the De-
partment.

With the exception of the Street
Cleaning Department, the employees of
the District government Joined today in
the celebration of the New Year. The
condition of the thoroughfares was such
that no holiday was permitted Superin-
tendent James NJ. Wood and members of
his force. ..
Men were engaged today in the re-
moval of piles of dirt swept up by the
machine sweepers and white wings" in
the residential section of the city. Two
flushing machines and three washers,
the city's entire Collection, also were
brought into requisition.
Superintendent Wood has brought to
the attention Of the Commissioners the
necessity for purchase Of additional
flushing machines and washers. InVesti-
cation into their use In other cities has
brought the subject more forcibly be-
fore the authorities here. Chicago, ac-
cording to Superintendent Wood, has
sixty of these machines now In use and
has ordered seventy-five more, while In
dianapolis has thirty-five. Detroit also
is well equipped in this respect.
Flushing the streets by means OF fire
hose has been found to be expensive.
Figures compiled by the Street Celaning
Department showed that the hose meth
cd. with thirty-one men at work
cleaned 43,76S square yards in one day,
as contrasted with 245,00O square yards
cleaned by the flushing machines, which
took but six men to operate,
While the weather conditions in
Washington are such as to preclude the
use of the flushing machines during the
entire year, it is believed by the Street
Cleaning Department that their value
has been demonstrated sufficiently to
warrant the purchase of an additional
number
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
McCord and Meyer
Go Into Office Today

c. c. McChord, of Kentucky, and e.
Fl. Meyer, of Wisconsin. the newly ap-
pointed members of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, took the oath of
office at the Offices OF the commission
this morning The oath in each instance
was administered by Chief Clerk Con-
nelley
The induction of the two new men
into office was coincident with the trans
fer of Chairman Martin A. Knapp, to
be presiding officer of the new court { (
commerce and the retirement, for age,
of Commissioner Cockrell
Although the commission Is now nu-
merically complete II has not elected q
chairman to succeed Judge Knapp. Two
or three OF the members of the cornmis-
sion are out Of town, and are not eX-
pected back for a csy or two. For that
reason a chairman will not be elected,
probably, un6l the latter part of the
week An Informal conference of the
members Of the commission will be held
as soon as all the members are In
town, and this conference will deter
mine the procedure in the election of a
chairman
The election is expected to be mere
formality. Commissioner Clements be-
ing the senior member of the commits
sion, and, therefore, in line for the
Craftsmanship.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
QUIET RECEPTIONS
FEATURE THE DAY
Clubs Observe Holiday With
Informal Programs of
Entertainment.

Although commercial life in WASH
ington is at standstilI today, the legal
New Year Day is passing unceremoni-
ously into history.
Aside from the big reception at the
White House, there were few social
functions scheduled. Most of the larger
clubs are holding receptions, but have
arranged no special program or enter
tainments, and the members who are
frequenting them, like the Washing
tonians who are staying at hpme, are
passing the day quietly.
The National Republican Club was
the scene of as much activity today as
any of the clubs. A large per cent of
the 200 members, including most of the
Republicans who are In Washington,
responded to the Invitation 10 attend
the open house"
At the National Press Club a program
of music was given In the afternoon.
The Y. NJ. c. A. celebrated the advent
OF the New Year today with entertain
ments in various branches. The build
ing was appropriately decorated and a
program of orchestra music was given
in teh afternoon. Aquatic sports and
games of various kinds interested many
people.
At the Y. w. c. A. a reception was
held. The Spanish War Veterans were
the guests of the ladies, auxiliary at
Carroll Institute, and the 6. A. r. met
the auxiliary.
Owing to the fact that all Govern
ment employees were given a holiday
today, all of the public buildings were
deserted. The day is being generally
observed in business way. All of the
retail and wholesale stores are closed,
and scarcely an office is to be found
open.
Tonight will not be marked by un-
usual festivities. New Year will be
practically forgotten and tomorrow
Washington, along with the rest of the
world, will actively enter upon a new
wear of commercial life.
The Washington times., 1911-01-02
boy EYANGEL|ST'S
MOTHER DIES HERE
Mrs. Mary Augustus Harri-
son Succumbs to Attack
of Pneumonia.

Mrs. Mary Augusta Harrison. Of Bos-
ton, Mass, died this morning at 4:30 Of
pneumonia at the Sibley Hospital.
About week ago she came to WASH
ington and had not been here more
than few hours when pneumonia
set in.
Mrs. Harrison made a valiant fight
against the disease, but her eighty
years had weakened her power Of re-
sistance, and this morning she sue
cumbed.
Mrs. Harrison was the mother of the
Rev. Thomas. Harrison. known in the
This afternoon at 5:35 o'clock the body
will be sent TO Dorchester, Mass, for
burial. John r. Wright & Sons. under
takers, have had charge of the arrange
ments here.