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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
MRS. ARMOUR OUT
SUM OF S142,OOO
THIS COVERS THE AMOUNT STOLEN BY MISS
HARRIET BYINGTON WHILE SERVING AS
COMPANION, AND WHICH SHE SOUAND-
Erred ON FINE CLOTHES, JEWELRY AND
WORKS OF ART

she had from time to time extracted
securities from the safety deposit boz
and sold them to brokers on the pre-
tense she was doing IL for Mrs. Armour
who desired the money for private
charities.
Miss Byington then directed investi-
gators to q dog kennel at the Armour
place, where about $4,000 worth OF the
securities wss found buried In a cor
ner. She promised to restore the re-
mainder.
1t developed that thousands OF dol
lars had been spent by Miss ByinEtou
for fine jewelry and for works Of ART
tor which she had paid fabulous prices
In some cases apparently with the use
Of little Judgment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
TAFT ORDERS
MAPS READY
WANTS THE SENATE TO SEE
THAT FOR ONE MAN TO OBTAIN
A MONOPOLY AT CONTROLLER
BAY is IMPOSSIBLE.
BY Associated Press-

Washington, July 16.-To erect ter
ninaI facilities at Controller Bay.
Alaska, would cost about a million
dollars, said Alfred H. Brooks, Of the
United States geological survey, today
before the house committee on ex-
penditures Of the interior department,
which is investigating the Controller
Bay lands The committee meets
again Tuesday.
In order that congress can have
maps showing the conditions OF 1t and
about Controller Bay, Taft today or
dered copies made OF maps in the re-
gion in the possessions by the govern
ment He is convinced that when the
senate sees the government surveys Of
Controller Bay and the extent OF the
water front and length Of the channel
they will agree with him that for one
man to obtain a monopoly there
would be next TO impossible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
SEN. TERRELL
IS |NS|STENT
SENDS WORD TO GOVERNOR
THAT HIS RESIGNATION IS IR-
REVocARLE, BUT SMITH STILL
REFUSES TO ACCEPT.
BY Associates PrseA.

Atlanta, Ga, July 15.-Senator ]. M.
Terrell in a letter to Gov. Smith today
said his resignation is irrevocable.
Smith in a letter to Terrell says he
shall retain It unaccepted.
Terrell late today replied to Smiths
statement Of yesterday refusing to ac-
cept the resignation. Terrell suggested
that II Smith found It imperative to be
governor the general assembly can
elect another senator Immediately and
II the elected wishes he may relinQuish
the office at Smiths will, when he can
give up the governorship after the ad-
journment of the legislature.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
TO INVESTIGATE
MAJORS RECORD
ALLEGED THAT MAJOR HEEcHER
q. RAY OF PAY DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN BENEFICIARY OF FA-
VORITIsM.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, July 16.-Inves1gadon
will be made Of the record Of Major
Beecher B. Ray, OF the pay department
Of the army. says the Army and Navy
Register. II is said that IN response to
a resolution by Covington Of Maryland
calling for information relative to the
charges of misconduct on the part OF
officers of the pay department since
January 1, 19o5' the department re-
turned incomplete records In the case
of Major Ray.
Allegations are made that he had
been the beneficiary Of favoritism In
the matter Of frequent and prolonged
leave even when other officers did not
get such lave as they were entitled tc
under the regulations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
President Taft VIII Haze Hard
Problem to Sokve at an Early Date

dent Taft, 1t is pointed out, then would
be face to face with one Of the most
difficult questions that has come before
him. He has called the present wool
schedule 'indefensible." The tariff
board has promised to furnish data for
a scientific revision of that schedule by
December and in many of his later
speeches the president has declared he
opposed any revision not based upon
Investigations of the board.
The president, 1t is believed, would
veto the La Toilette bill and in his veto
message make a defense to the country
for such action.
1t as said late today that the regu-
lar Republicans might make an effort
to counteract the effect Of the move
ment by introducing a bill of their
own, but they have little hope OF sue
cess.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
BY Associated Press.

Kansas City, Mo. July 16-Mrs,
Margaret Kalock Armour, widow OF
Simeon B. Armour, the packer. fled
suit In the circuit court here today for
$142, 900 against Miss Harriet Byington
to cover speouIations alleged to have
been made by Miss Byington when
serving as companion and housekeeper
to Mrs. Armour.
Under the pressure brought to bear
by friends Of Mrs. Armour, and desptts
the expressed confidence Of her er1a-
ployer, Miss Byington, several days az
ter the discovery Of the speculations
confessed that during the three years
she had been IN Mrs. Armour's employ
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
CASE OF DETECTIVE BURNS
IS ORDERED CONTINUED
BY Associated Press.

Indianapolis, July 1Bs-Cuunsel for
Detective w. ], Burns who is under
$4,000 bonds on charges OF having
kidnapped John ]. McNamara from
morning that the hearing scheduled
for today be postponed until Septem-
Der, as Burns is on his way back from
England, where developments in the
case demanded his presence.
While unwilling TO delay tho casu
until September, Judge Marlcey said
he would not forfeit the bond at thia
time, but ordered the attorney to re<
port him in a few days when Burns
could appear In court.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
HUBBY sTABs MAN WHO
HAD WIFE IN AN AUTO
BY AsaoeIated Prena.

Lake Charles, La, July 15.--LeapinR
into a fast moving automobile IN which
his wife was riding with another man.
A M. Houston, q railroad swttohman.
held on to the fender OF the car with
one hand and with the other infiicted
knife wounds on w. A CuvinRton.
owner Of a local garage, last nigbt.
which IN all probability will prove
fatal Covington was stabbed tw1cs
near the heart and his throat was laid
open by a deep cash. Houston, who
surrendered to the authorities, would
say nothing further than he believed
he was justified in his act. CovinRton
is a married man.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
BREWER HAS
NO OPPOSITION
FOR THE FIRST TINE IN HISTORY
THERE IS NO CONTEST FOR OF
FIcE OF GOVERNOR OF MIssIs-
SIPPL
BY Associated Press.

cratic state executive committee will
meet here Monday at noon to prepare
the official ballot for the state primary
to be held on August 1. and to declare
as nominees of the party all candidates
who have no opposition
This will be the first time in history
that an aspirant for the governorship
has captured the once without oppo-
sition.
The senatorial contest continues &c
be the all-absorbing feature Of the
campaign. The candidates are c. H
Alexander, Senator Leroy Percy and
former Governor J. K Vardaman.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
NEW YORK At
LAST ALARMED
PATRICK GUSHING, A RESIDENT
AMERICAN, DIES OF AsIATtc
CHOLERA AND THERE IS FEAR
OF A SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
.EtHmg
BY Associated Press.

New York, July 16-The death today
OF Patrick Cushing. q resident Ameri-
can and former watchman at the Hoff-
man quarantine station from Asiatic
cholera has aroused some apprehension
here of the spread of the scourge be-
yond the quarantine limits.
Vigorous steps were taken today to
stamp out any possible sources of in
fection, though Health Officer Doty
said there is no reason for alarm.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
BY Associated Press

Washington July 15.-Attorney Cen
eral WickershaIn today made an infor-
NAL reply to the charge Of Chief Dele
gate Wickersham Of Alaska that he
had allowed the statute of Limitation to
expire in certain Alaska criminal cases
without taking action
L have not given a definite opinion
that the statute Of limitation has ex-
pired in ell of these cases. 1t is not
improbable that criminal action may
be taken. The matter is still under
investigation insofar as II relates to the
alleged combination Of bidders In the
coal proposition.
The Haby case, however. think Is
barred by the statute"
Delegate Wickersham today declared
that Former Secretary Of War Dickin-
son had been furnished with the same
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
GARRISON DEMANDS ALL BACK
PAY FROM AUTHORITIES
BY AssocIated Press,

Cananea, Conora, July 15.-The local
garrison Of 250 men, after a midnight
conference, waited upon federal au-
thorities here yesterday and demanded
their back pay.
They were pacified by promises that
their demands would be forwarded to
higher authorities at Hermosillo.
In the disorder here Thursday night.
troops overcame the civilian guards of
the town and liberated all prisoners in
the jail Today they changed their
minds and began securing the hills to
recapture the prisoners.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
MURDERED GIRL
TO HIDE CRIME
BROTHER, FATHER AND MOTHER
OF DART sTEIMLE ARE AR
RESTED ON THE, CHARGE OF
COMMITTING THE MURDER.
BY Assocsxted Press.

NashvfIle. July 16-Henry SteimEe.
Franz steimle and Mrs Lizzie Steinle,
brother, father and stepmother Of
Tilda Dart Steimle, the young girl
found murdered on her fathers farm
at Paradise Ridge, fourteen miles from
here, Thursday. were arrested this af-
terno0n. charged with numbering the
girl
The gtri was about to become a
mother, and the authorities believe the
crime was committed 10 hide another
revolving crime.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
BY Associated Press.

Washington. July 15.-If Senators
Smoot and Crane, Republicans, and
Williams, Democrat, prove to be trus
prophets, President Taft will have to
solve one of the hardest problems of
his administration before the adjourn
ment OF the special session of congress.
According to these three senators, all
of whom talked with the president to-
day, the senate, through a combination
of Democrats and insurgents, will pass
the La Toilette bill revising the wool
schedule of the present tariff.
The house already has passed a wool
bill which differs materially with that
drawn by Senator La Toilette, but ac-
cording to the same unofficial prophets,
It would accept the latter measure
rather than get no bill at all. Presi-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
GUARDING THE
TYPHOID GIRL
SAID To BE A CARRIER OF TY-
PHoID GERMS, THOUGH IN PER-
Feet HEALTH, SHE MAY BE
oUARANTINED FOR LIFE.
Nv Associated Preaa.

Chicago, July 15.-Miss Rosa Beers
ma known as the typhoid girl, is being
guarded by a city detective on a dairy
farm south Of Chicago and may be
quarantined for life, according to
health department officials.
Although enjoying perfect health, she
is said to be a carrier Of the disease
germs and directly responsible for
three deaths and fifty cases Of fever in
the south division of the city. She
has been under quarantine for more
than q month.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
JNO. v. GATES
HAS BAD NIGHT
NEW YORK FINANcIER, HOW
EVER, RALLIES AND DURING
THE AFTERNOON HIS, coNDI-
TIoN WAS ABOUT THE SAME.
BY Associated Press.

Paris, July 15.-John w. Gates had
a bad night, but rallied this morning
and this afternoon his condition was
about the same as It has been general
ly for two or three days
Mrs. Gates and their son, Charles
Gates, are constantly at the bedside OF
In an adjoining room and both are
quite exhausted by their long anxious
watch.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon Mr.
Gates was said to be somewhat better
His physicians are watching the heart
action, which varies from So to SO and
when irregular responds readily to
stimulants.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
INTERESTS ARE
AFTER WILEY
REPRESENTATIVE cox BELIEVES
THAT PARTIES WHO ARE IN
TEREsTED ARE AFTER CHEF
CHEMISTS SCALP.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. July 15.-Expressing
the belief that the persistent efforts to
have DR.. Harvey w. Wiley removed
from ofice are made by powerful
special interests" Representative Cox
of Indiana, Democrat, today introduced
resolution calling for further tnfor-
nation.
Cox declared he wanted to fnd out
what interests are after Wiley. The
resolution, he said. is in no way an
tagoinstic to the work of the expendi-
lures committee He said DR.. Wiley
had fearlessly performed his duty In
enforcing the pure food and drug law
for the benefit Of millions Of people.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
The Household Realm,

The realm Of the household looks
TO the Want Ads when II Is neces-
sary to make & change OF servants.
Experience has taught most
Housewives that q Journal Want
Ad will summon a number OF capa-
Bile, well recommended applicants
for q position as housemaid. cook,
nursemaid, or other place In the
home.
Most housewives know. too, that
Il is not necessary to put up with
incompetent and careless servants,
when the better grade Of helpers
In the home win be glad Of the
opportunity to prove their eff
cheney II given a chance through a
Journal Want kd.
Home workers and housewives
look to the Want Ads as q means
Of bringing them together with
mutual advantages to both.
They cost but a trifle, and are
quick in bringing response.
Read the journal Want Ads.
Use the journal Want Ads.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
THE poWAoER DUCHESS OF
DENONSHIRE DIES SUDDENLY
BY AssoeIated Preaa.

London, July 15>~Ths DOwager
duchess Of Devonshire. who was taken
suddenly III at the Shutdown Park race
meeting yesterday as a result OF the
excessive heat, died early today.
The duchess was removed in an un-
conscious condition from the club en-
closure to Eshor Place, the residence OF
Sir Edgar Vincent, near the track,
where she expired without having re-
gained consciousness,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
APPALLING TALE OF LIFE
EXACTED BY ROADS REFLECTED
BY Associated Press

Washington. July 15.-The appalling
toll of human life exacted by American
railroads is reflected in the fact that
the interstate commerce commission
receives daily from officials of inter
state railroads an average Of thirty
telegraphic reports OF accidents. in
volving the loss Of one life or more.
The reports are received in response to
an order Of the commission which be-
came effective July l. Generally the
railroads are complying with il.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
FLORIDA WILL
HONOR MEMORY
OF DR.. GORRIE
Likeness of Inventor of Arti-
fetal Ice to Be Placed in
Statuary Hall.

COMMISSION TO SELECT STATUE
MEETS IN JACKSONVILLE,
TAKES PRELIMINARY STEPS
AND oReANIzEs-REcENT LEG
IsLATURE APPROPRIATED $4,000
FOR THE PURCHASE OF sUITA-
BILE STATUE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
TRANSATLANTIC LINES
DECIDE ON RATE RAISE
RX Annotated P-ess.

London, July 15.-The transatlantic
steamship lines embraced in the At
lantic conference have decided to in
crease the rate on second cabin
passenger rates for both east and west
bound traffic by $2.50, the advance to
take effect on Monday next.
The steerage rates will not be
changed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
SWIMMING TOURNAMENT,

New Orleans, July 15.-The first
amateur swimming championship tour
nament to take place in the south will
be held on Lake Pontchartrain Sept.
2. according to plans agreed upon last
night by the games committee of the
Southern Amateur Athletic Associa-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
TAFT BROUGHT
into ELECTION
IN A NEW LIGHT
Probed Into Loriner Matter
Immediately After the
Election.

GOV. DENEEN SAYS THE PREsI-
DENT SENT SECRETARY MAC
VEAoH TO HIM TO ASCERTAIN
MATTERS REGARDING THE ELEc-
TON AND THAT MAcVEAGH
WAS AsToNIsHED AT WHAT
WAS TOLD HIM.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
NJ 'LAUGHLIN
DISAPPOINTED
OVER CLAIMS
Builder Of New Railroad
Wants Work to
Proceed.

SHOWS WHERE PENSACOLA WILL
REAP GREAT BENEFIT FROM
GoULDtNG EXTENSION AND
WANTS TO PROCEED uNMo-
LESTED.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16
16 PAGES TO-DAY.

Pensacola Harbor Is the Deepest anc
Best Port South of Newport News
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-16

LOCAL THUNDER SHOWERS SUN
DAY AND PROBABLY MONDAY
LIGHT TO MODERATE VARIABLE
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
h sentinel

the sentinel
Bridget's words put new courage
into me. | stayed another rush and
then sprang backward. was almost
at the top of the stairs now.
Let me pass"
knew the voice. Sword in hand.
Organ pushed hts way through the
crowd below. jumped across the body
of the last man who had fallen and
came at me. Had d dash to the roof
meant absolute safety at that moment
| do not think | should have taken it.
Ny greatest enemy In the world was
before me. Revenge and death poised
the scales equally. 1t was his life
or mine now. Those below seemed to
recognize the supreme moment. They
did not follow. but gave the captain
free fighting room. | had the advan-
tage in position, but his arm was
fresh. Engaging me swiftly, he press
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11

"A SWIFT SLASH OF MY AGGER CUT THE
ROPE o MY HEAD"
arm, and he pitched from the wall like
q log thrown out into space. My foes
reached the ROOF as I grasped the rope
and went over.
"A rope-cut it!'
voices In answer.
l had slipped down halfway. I sup
pose. when the words arrested me. A
dozen could follow by the rope. l could
fight against odds no longer. Only a
dagger was in my hand, a useless
weapon against odds. The rope above
me swayed. My first adversary was
already sliding toward me. was
prepared; he would not be-all the diff
ference in a fall. I drew my limbs
together and then, with a swift slash
head-and fell.
1t was well for me hat l landed on
soft turf. l was cut and bruised. but
escaped a worse fate. The man who
followed me struck the ground with
a sickening thud. He was not dead.
but could not rise.
I reached the river and dropped my
coat of mail and dagger into the wa
ter. l struck out. sore as l was. Soon
I became conscious that l was being
followed-at least | thought SO. | felt
a touch from a human hand. | saw
a naked man close upon me. | grasp
ed his throat and wrenched it. Then
he sank. He was dead. l reached the
shore PROSTATE and insensible.
A gray dawn was glimmering over
the mountains of the east when con-
seriousness returned to me. remem-
bered things slowly. l sat NJ. and then
I remembered all hat h7d happened
last night. for the same current that
had brought me TO land had later
brought my CHASTITY companion. He
lay at my fee at the edge of the wa
ter. his face upward. his open. sight
less eyes staring nj the gray sky.
The Thought carried my mind to
that other death that death of creak
Ing wlnches and tootiled machinery
and the possibility thai occurred to
me made me look ut the man more
closely. His limbs seemed long and
loose. One arm was evidently broken.
Could 1t be a prisoner who had made
a friend of the executioner and had
died SO easily? There was a blue
mark round his neck where a rope had
been. Had not Costa said hat the
weight tied to a corpse slipped some
times? This a too. had escaped
from Yadasara. but by the way only
dead men took.
sprang to my feet. l was a fool
to wait here. SO close to that terrible
fortress. 1t was light now. Safety
for me lay only in the woods. My
enemies might know the set of the
currents In the river and seek for my
body In this very spot. | bathed my
arms and legs and then made quickly
for the woods behind.
Continued next week9
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ed me sorely. My mad longing for re-
venge drew al oath from me as he
parted my thrusts skilifully. had
never seen him handle his weapon SO
well before.
With his eyes fixed on mine he
watched his opportunity. With a swift
stroke he put my sword aside and
sprang at me even to the step ON
which | was standing.
For heavens sake wound me, ver-
RAIL- he whispered.
had done so almost before the
words were spoken. how badly I did
not know. He fell back into the arms
of his comrades so heavily that l
thought death had ended our acquaint-
anceship. My sword slipped from my
hand. but drew my dagger and ran
to the roof. Bridget stood in my way
a moment, but l pushed her aside and
was on the roof before my enemies
had time to follow me.
| flung the curled rope over the
wall and then jumped forward to meet
my last enemy, the sentry. He was
~unprepared and knew not how des-
perate a mar he had to deal with. He
struck one blow at me and then All,
1t was most awful work to do! The
dagger passed in softly underneath his
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
DO You Have the Right Kind of HeIpr

Foley Kidney Pills furnish you the
right kind of help to n~eutralize and
remove the poisons that cause back
ache, headache, nervousness and other
kidney and bladder ailments. Sold
by all druggists.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
THE KmighG
of G(h@
Silver Star
A Romance OF
DrwssemDam@
BY PERCY BRRBNER
DOWNRIGHT. 1907. by r. F. Fenno &
Co.
DOWNRIGHT. 1907. by r. F. Fenno &
Co.
Continued from page p

"a knight has just come to the pal.
ace with news"
"From the rebel camp? I saw him
nassing through the streets. What
news does he bring"
"You're in too great a hurry, Clinton.
They say the king will not talk of
business tonight, so the news will not
he told until tomorrow. Who was the
knight? Did you know him?"
mo"
Who was this knight who. coming
from the princess camp. was allowed
to enter the city 80 freely? The net
was closing in upon US, and a sickly
fear took hold of me.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11

We promptly refund money any
time that goods are not as represented.
Dry goods, boots, shoes and groceries.
General Mdse. Schueller Bros. lit
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If your eyes trouble you remember
the date B, 1, 10 and 16 each month.
Satisfaction guaranteed. DIR. L.
Beaudette, ~refractionist, Eyes specia-
list. Examination free. Will be at
DR.. Z. II. Sheaffer, City Drug Store.
44-tf
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
CHAPTER XVII.

NAKE him aIive!!" came the
cry. Yes. weakness meant
that:
THE roof. There Is only