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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
GoMPERS SAYS WRIGHT
Is MENTALLY INCOMPETENT

Atlanta, &C., Now 2S.-"In so far as
the people of thi4 organization are
concerned Justice Wright is mentally
incompetent to give fair and impair
tiai trial of the co&empt proceedings
against u.s.
President Samuey ySGompers, Of the
American FederatioNof Labor in con-
vention here, made tTS;;s declaration to-
day when an announcement was made
on the committee floor that Justice
Wright had today ha2ded down a de-
cision overruling the IN otion of Mr..
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank
Morrison, for a dismissal of the con-
tempt proceedings arising out of the
Bucks stove and range case, under the
statute of limitation.
News of the courts decision reached
the convention while the committed
on laws and adjustment was making a
report on the charges against the labor
leaders in which the decision was
voiced as their "unwarranted perse-
cution."
John Mitchell, vice president, de-
the whole matter and that he was
anxious to have the affair ended. IF
we must go to jail" said he, II want
to have It over with. Under the
present situation I am afraid to ac-
cept position for fear, it will be alb
ruptly terminated by an order of the
court. Under the present circum-
stances the only job I can take is
digging coal and am net anxious for
that"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
WOMAN TELLS
STORY OF HER
MARRIED LIFE
MRS. GERTRUDE GIBSON PAT
TERSON, WHO KILLED HER
HUSBAND, DECLARES HE SEW
ERAL TIMES URGED HER TO GO
TO CHICAGO AND LEAD A LIFE
OF SHAME THAT HE MIGHT BE
BENEFITED.
BY Associated Press,

Denver, Nov. 23.-Gertrude Gibson
Patterson, charged with the murder OF
her husband. Charles A Patterson,
took the stand today in her own de-
fense and began the story of her
married life. She told in her story
that she married Patterson in Califor-
mia in 1908 after three months ac-
quaintance, and returned to Chicago
soon afterwards.
She testified that her husband sew
eral times urged her to go to a Chi
cago resort, saying AN attractive girl
like you can get lots of money" She
said her husband asked her to make
proposition to Emil W. Strouss to
rent an apartment and live with him
as his wife and let him live under the
same roof and enjoy the same privil-
eyes. She declared she ordered him
out Of the fiat, and he then beat her.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
Wants Weeks Pay From Each
Union Officer for McNamaras

to the secretary Of the federation TO be
used to that end.
The action on the Recommendation
Of the committee to which a resolution
for the direct appropriation of $50 900
for the defense of the McNamaras had
been referred, was taken before a
number OF Western delegates had an
opportunity to intervene.
Delegate Cannon, OF the Western
Federation Of Miners, urged the con-
vention to reconsider its action and
MAKE oirect appropriation. but his
motion was defeated by a vote of SO
to 81.
The convention also adopted the
recommendation of the committee of
the presidents report calling upon
the federation to continue the aid IN
the defense Of President Gompers
Vice President Mitchell and Franz
Morrison, charged with contempt
the Buck Stove and Range case. T
action of the convention was tai
over the protest Of the labor leader
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
By Associated Press.

Washington, Novt 27--Samuel Com
rison, the labor leaders. must again
stand trial in the fsupreme court of
the District of ColuSpbia on charges of
contempt arising o&t of the Bucks
today handed down a decision over
for a dismissal Of X proceedings un-
der the statute OF limitation. The
court held that corte.npt Of court is
not classed as criminal and conse-
quently not subjectato the bar of the
statute of limitations.
The supreme court of the United
States recently dismissed the original
case against MeSsrs.. Gompers, Mitchell
and Morrison but gave the lower court
the right to reneyr the proceedings.
At this time The controversy be-
tween the stove company and the
American Federation of Labor had
OeS3 SotWifhs5anding 5Sfflsa; lis, Justice wrtgh.
took the ground ttat the dignity of
the district supreme courts order had
been violated and again cited the labor
leaders to appear hnd defend them
selves.
IN addition to overruling the plea
for abatement under the statute of
limitations, Justicel Wright dismissed
the motion which Charged the court
with unreasonable delay in making the
charges of alleged contempt.
He held that the charges were with
out merit
Justice Wright ;declined also to
grant the request of Gompers and his
associates that the testimony be taken
in open court. HeVgave the respond
ents three days in which to agree with
the committee of prosecutors upon the
ana continent of commissioner to hear
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
BY Associated Press.

Atlanta, Nov. 23.-One weeks pay
from every paid officer of a. labor
union in the country is called for to
swell the Mcnamara defense fund in
a resolution adopted today by the con-
vention of the American Federation of
Labor. Every other delegate to the
convention, not q paid officer, pledged
a days wages to the fund.
Resolutions framed by President
Gompers endorsing the candidacy Of
Job. Hartman, the Socialist candidate
for mayor Of Los Angeles, were adopt
ed. Practically all the reco- -annenda-
tons in Gompers's annual rel ort were
endorsed.
The federation refused to make a di-
rect appropriation for the defense of
the McNamaras, charged with COM
plicity in the Los Angeles Times disas-
ter, but adopted a Recommendation of
the committee on the presidents re-
port appealing to labor organizations
throughout the country to send funds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
BY Associated Press.

New York, Nov. 23.-John D. Rookie
feller, in a statement given out to-
night, replied to the charges made by
the Merritt brothers before the steel
investigating committee regarding the
methods used by Rockefeller in secur-
ing control of the Mesabe ore mines
and the Duluth, Mesabes & Northern
Railroad, pointing out that these
charges were denied under oath in
1895 in litigation over the Lake Su-
perior consolidated iron mines.
He furthermore submits the text OF
paper dated January %, 1897, to
which is attached the names of Alfred
and Leonidas Merritt and all mem
bers of the family" declaring them
selves satisfied that neither Rookie
feller nor his agents committed fraud
or made misrepresentation in the
matter in question. Rockefeller denies
the loans made to Merritt were ever
called" by him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
By Associated Press.

Saumur, France, Nov. 2S.-Sixty
passengers, 1t is estimated, lost their
lives when a train plunged into the
river Thoet this morning, owing to the
breakdown of a railroad bridge on the
state railway at Montreuil-Bellay, In
the department of the Maine ct Elolre'
The train, which started from Ang-
ers, was travelling to Poitiers. 1t
carried about one hundred passengers.
While it was crossing the bridge over
the Thouet the structure, which hao
been greatly weakened by recent
floods. broke down. crashing with the
whole train of cars into the swollen
stream.
Many of the passengers who succeed
ed in getting out through windows
tried to save themselves by clinging to
the tcps OF trees which showed above
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
COURT DENIES
STAY IN TRIAL
CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE REFUSES
REQUEST OF CHICAGO BEEF
PACKERS AND SAYS MATTER IS
TOO IMPORTANT.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Chief Justice
White today refused to grant a stay
In the trial of the Chicago beef packers
but referred the attorney making the
application to the entire bench with
the statement that the matter was Of
too much importance for him to pass
on individually.
Attorney Mayes announced that such
application to the entire court would
be made at the first sitting December
oath.
Attorneys for the packers indicated
efforts will be made to have Judge
Carpenter Of the United States dis
trfct court at Chicago, before whom
the indicted packers have been sum
moned for trial on Monday, to grant
a further postponement until the su-
tion for a stay.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
Sixty Persons Lose Lives When
Train Plunges Into a River

the surface of the water. In most
cases, however, they were quickly
washed away by the rushing waters.
All the boats in the locality had
been carried off by the foundations so
that it was impossible for the people
of the neighborhood to assist much in
the work of rescue.
No exact information is yet available
as to the number of victims or as to
those rescued, but it is believed that
between fifty and sixty have been
drowned.
Ten corpses have been recovered at
various points of the river
Three of the cars were submerged,
but the roof of a fourth car is still
visible above the surface. Eleven per-
sons are still clinging to this, and dur
ing the afternoon thousands of people
lined the banks watching them, but
unable to render aid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
GIRLS
BEING TRIED
LILLIAN GRAHAM AND ETHEL
CONRAD, WHO SHOT MILLION
AIRE SPORTSMAN. ARE AR
RAIGNED IN NEW YORK.
ny Associated Press.

New York, Nov. 23.-Lillian Graham
and Ethel Conrad, the show girls who
shot w. e. D. Stokes, the millionaire
sportsman last June, were brought to
trial today on indictments charging
them with having attempted to take
his life.
The other counts charge assault
Both young women were in the court
room. Indications are that consider
able time wiz be spent in selecting
the jury.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
No VERDICT IN
TARR|NG CASE
JURY IN CASE OF MEN CHARGED
WITH AssAULTiNG MISS MARY
CHAMBERLAIN CANNOT AGREE
7rT.r
BY Associated Press.

Lincoln Center Kes.,. Nov. 23-Sev-
eral hours today and again tonight
the jury in the case of the three men
charged with abetting In tarring Miss
Mary Chamberlain, the school teacher,
considered the testimony, but not YER
dict has been returned to the court.
The belief that there will be a hung
jury grew stronger as the hours went
by and no decision was announced.
The judge said he would not request
the Jurors to debate later than mid
night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
PAPER Is ALREADY IN
EVIDENCE SAYS MERRITT

Washington, Nov. 23.-I eonidas
Merritt late tonight declared the pa
per mentioned by Rockefeller in his
statement was voluntarily presented 10
the house steel committee oy the Mer-
ritt brothers and that Rockefeller will
not deny that Merritt took seven hum
dred million dollars worth OF securi-
ties to New York and several months
later left them penniless.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
NOVEL CASE IN
HATT|ESBURG
BECAUSE HE DID NOT IMPOSE
HEAVY FINES ON LIQUOR SELL
ERS, MAYOR OF THE CITY is
ARRESTED.
BY Associated Press.

Hattiesburg, Miss, Nov. 23.-Be-
cause he failed to impose as heavy a
fine as prescribed by law on two men
convicted of retailing whiskey, Mayor
c. w. Rich, Of this place, was yester-
day arrested on indictments charging
him with violation of official duty.
He was later released on bond.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
AUTO WRECKED
AND TWOK KILLED
cHAS. GRIFFIN, OF ATLANTA,
AND MRS. o. E. NELSON LOSE
LIVES WHEN CARR CRASHES
INTO TELEPHONE POLE.
Nv Assnciated Press.

Atlanta, Nov. 23.-Charles Griffin, of
Atlanta, and Mrs A. E. Nelson, of Bir-
mingham, were killed here tonight,
when an automobile in which they
were riding ran into a telephone pole.
The driver made an attempt to avoid
a trolley car and smashed into the
pole.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
PASSENGERS OF STEAMER
ARE LANDED AT NASSAU
RY Associates P-esa

New York, Nov. 23--All Of the pas
sengers Of the steamship Prinz
Joachim, ashore on Atwood Key, a re-
mote island of the Bahaias, have been
taken aboard the Ward line steamer
Seguranca and landed at Nassau.
This news reached the Ward line
Office here today in a wireless MESA ge
from the Seguranca, which had been
relayed by the steamer VaIanca The
message reads: ''Sugurcana has all
na sseng gers from the Joachim"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
NEW YORK BANKERS
DENY PURCHASE
Declare That They Have No
knowledge of Pennsyl-
vania Deal.

REPORTS OF PENDING ALLIANCE
BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS CON-
TINUE-FIscAL AGENTS OF L. &
N. PROFESS IGNORANCE, BUT
DIRECTORS OF THE LATTER
DIRECTORS OF THE COAST LINE
HOLD LENGTHY SESSION..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
MAY DECLARE STAKE

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Representatives
of the shop employees of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific railroad were
expected to declare definitely for peace
or war after a conference with w S
Tinsman, general manager of the road
which began today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
ROCKEFELLER
ENTERS DENIAL
OALLCHARGES

TEXT OF PAPER SIGNED
BY THE MERRITT BROTHERS IN
WHICH THEY DECLARE THAT
THE PROPERTY WAS NOT Sc
CURED BY FRAUD-MERRlTT
SAYS PAPER is ALREADY IN
EVIDENCE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN
OPERATED ON FOR APPENDICITIS
BY Associated Press.

Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 23.-Crown
Prince Gustave Adolph. of Sweden,
was operated on today for appendi-
citis. His condition is quite satisfac-
tory.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
WOULD BR|BE
WITNESSES IN
DyNAM|TECAS
DETECTIVE DECLARES IN NEW
ORLEANS THAT NOT ONLY HAS
THIS BEEN DONE IN Los
ANGELES, BUT THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN THREATENED WITH
DEATH WHEN BRIBES HAVE
BEEN REFUSED.
Bv Associated Press.

New Orleans. Nov. 23.-Witnesses
for the prosecution in the Los Angeles
Times dynamiting case have been
threatened with death after having
withstood repeated efforts of agents
of the defense to bribe them, declared
Continued on Third Page)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
GET COPYsIN BY TONIGHT FOR SUNDAY ADVERTISEMENTS
I LABOR LEADERS
BE TRIED AGAIN
VIII Be Arreigned on Con-
tempt ch4Fges Before
Justice!Wright.

THE LATTER HANDS DOWN A DE-
CIsIoN OVERRIDING NOTION
OF eoMPERs AND OTHERS FOR
A DISMISSAL Of THE PROCEED
INGs - GoMPERs DECLARES
JUDGE Is MENTALLY INcoMPE-
TENT TO GWEtA FAIR TRIAL.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24
How The Journals
Want Ads. Pay

Benz c. Heinberg advertised for
a lost brooch, with diamond set
ting. Jewel was returned to him
before $50 4. N. after the paper
appeared. The ad cost only 25
cents.
The Journal is read by more
people than are all CT the other
papers. local or outside, which are
circulated in Pensacola. Try the
Want Ad Way.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-24

Every Live Pensacola Merchant Is
Journal Advertiser.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
THE FIRST SCANDAL.


 Neither he nor I desire the crea- tion of such scandal upon the threshold. of his administration bert O. Hull.
 The administration referred to is that of John c. Chamberlain, the scandaA is that he should appoint his law partner, MT. Hull, to be city at torney
 Mir. Hull is too sensitive He must have faith to believe that no scan da1 will ever cross the threshold of MT. Chamberlain's administration, since that gentleman will first have to get himself nominated and, then get himself elected. MT. Chamber lain's administration, belongs to the category of dream children who are always perfect. And what possible ob- jection can anybody have to such a ghostly guilt as. the appointment of a phantasmal city attorney to give Ie- gal direction to a regime that is half hope and half hallucination.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
Four Murder Cases For Criminal Term
 That Opens Today

New Haven, Oct. 3-Aside from the unusual feature Of four murder cases being set for trial for the October term of the criminal side of the Su- pefior court, the session which is scheduled to open at o'clock this afternoon, there is again the feature which is becoming a habit of recent terms, of an exceptionally heavy docket. There are in the neighbor- hood of 100 cases in all which are Set to be tried out Or disposed of at this sitting.
 The four murder charges will nat urally attract the most interest at this session. All of them have been be- fore the grand jury and are now ready for further action. The first degree murder cases listed are those of Mrs. Rosalind Starr, charged with shooting and killing her hired man, John Mc- Laughlin, in West Haven; Mrs. Pearl Hopkins, charged with the shooting of Jesse Hojkins, in this city; Andrea Tanganelli, charged with shooting MrsA Mamie C. Davis in Temple street, and Panagrotis Karagkas charged with the murder of a fellow Greek in Ansonia, as the result of a general row. ss
 Another case which is expected to come up from those left over from last term is that against Motorman Granniss, charged with manslaughter as a result of the fatal Memorial Day trolley crash on the Derby trolley Line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
AVIATOR WEIGH GIVES : FINAL FLIGHTS HERE
 WITH PASSENGERS

Under ideal weather conditions the the auspices of the Aero Club of Con- necticut by Aviator Al Welch of the Wright school, took place at the Bridgeport Aerodrome yesterday after mono, half a dozen venturing the trip into the air.
 The passengers who went up yester- day were Richard T. Crane, 3d., Mrs. James A. Wales of Stratford, James A. Wales, F. c. Beach of Stratford, H. L. Garfield and S. H. Paterson.
 The affair is considered a great suc- cess, although somewhat of a finan- cial loss, as was expected However, it gave Bridgeporters a chance to test the thrills of an aerial trip.
 Last night Aviator Welch delivered lecture on aeroplaning before the boys at the Y. M. e A.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
G, Fred Williams Says Cardinal
 Lives In Past

Boston. Oct 3-Political and Cath olic circles were aroused here, today, over the denunciation. of Cardinal Gibbons condemnation of the initia- tive. referendum and recall by George Fred Williams, who wrote the Bryan platform in 1893. and will, this year, write the Massachusetts, State Demo cratic platform for Governor Fsoss.
 Commenting. on the Cardinals ser. mon disapproving of direct election of Senators. the recall and other pro gressive'' issues, Mir. Williams said:
 Cardinal Gibbons is living in the past He does not realize the tre- mendous movement of the present. He is entitled to his opinions but he cer- tainly could not have realized what he was saying when he said that the referendum would mean substitution of the mob law for established law. That is what every King and Emperor of Europe calls a republic--rule by mob law''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
BERGER AND THE TARIFF.

.f do not like your definition" !" Aaid the gentleman whose education shad been neglected. "I do not under stand it''
 Replied the great Lexicographer. se- verely: "I can make good definitions ! but I cannot promise good qsdoa understand ing TO funaerstandp them with" The application is to the editor of young. but fourishing contemporary who is unable to understand the. Farmers criticism of MT. Berger's attitude to- ward the tariff. For the benefit of one whossuunderstanding iisq his only fault the sfimaapple fiaapl facts are snow repeated.
 MT. Berger said that the only pos sible effect of destroying the tariff on :. imports would be to enrich each per- son in the United States by sum to be obtained by dividing the total npmbsE of 8peEseps striiFRlsr iiFRl the the United states into the Total ,samomt of the tariff; a very small sum.
 But the truth is that there would be further saving in the form of profit upon investment in the tax.
 Assume a box of cigars is bought in Havana for $2. Assume. that to get into the country it bays tax of s1. The price would be $3. But the profit on the cigars as sold over the retail counter would be at least 25 per cent. or a profit of 50 cents on the investment in the cigars and profit of 25 cents on the investment in the tariff. Total cost $3.75.
 This means that MT. Berger's es- innate of per capita saving if the tar sa <efx rctuals. removed must r- increased twenty-five per cent or more The. saving would even then be small.
 But the further objection to exces- sitely high tariffs are that they en- able certain lines of production to be monopolized. so that the consumer is charged a monopoly price.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
THE MAYORS STRONG POSITION

Nothing in thsrwapiof a statement of the mayoral view can be more dl- rect, candid, clear definite and deter mined than Mayor Buckingham special message relative to municipal ownership of electrics light plant. That the mayor upon the eve of an election should determinedly array himself in opposition to the views of the council, a majority of which is of his own party, indicates sincerity of purpose. and no( small measure of courage.
 In the concluding paragraphs of his message Mayor Buckingham goes tos the heart of the sitpatiqn,. saying
 '4fYdufwill1 therefore see that am not advocating any very radical ac- ton.
 "An ask is that you will cooper { ate with me, in having the question properly submitted to those who are most interested, namely, the people whom we representa- sdI,
 The request is reasonable. Upon : the part of the aldermen. there ap-- pears to be a disposition to take the mayors view into consideration. es- pecia1ly since the matter of munici- pal ownership is one of dominant in-, terest to a majority of the electors.
 So far as the psmderatc side IS concerned, it is committed by four or five years of pledging and agitation to the policy of municipal ownership. TO recede from this policy at the eleventh hour would be, as the Far $ mer has already said, a greet injury to the Democratic party and would gosfatsts h;ipAksbGM faith in the party, and to diminish the prestige 1T the really excellent administration which has marked the almost two years of Democratic power.
 The aldermen in voting against municipal ownership of electric light seem to have been somewhat influ- ehced by the belief that theSCouncA had not been duly consulted regard
 
 the council. The action was rather bv way of sustaining the dignity of the Council as coordinate power in the government than of real opposi- [ tion to a popular measure
 The Council, being now fully in formed, rrqt will it is shoped@ take the proper. expected and publicly de- manded affirmative action upon the resolution which commits the city to the, first step toward public ownership of a lighting plant.
 The Council will not by this action and cannot by any action--commit the people to municipal ownership. Only the people themselves can. do that by a majority vote taken at the polls in an open election called. and conducted under the sanctions of law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
TOBACCO TRUST PLOT lS SIZING UP OF
 DISSOLUTION PLAN

New York, Oct 3-What is claimed to be tobacco trust plot to resort to dissolution plan which contem- plates merely a change from one holding company to three or five, has been uncovered in an injunction peti- tion of the R. P. Richardson Co.,, one of the trust subsidiaries, filed here. Thomas F. Ryan's plan to comply with the supreme courts dissolution order is denounced in the petition as an "audacious attempt to hoodwink the court.''
 It was believed here that the peti- tion was filed with the knowledge of the Department of Justice in order to verify the governments suspicious