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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

called before such a magnate. He
seemed to be a kindly. brotherly sort
of fellow. He talked about the weather
and asked after my family. He told
me that my brother and 1 were all
right. for he had looked us up and
that we had done a. great work in Min
nesota. He said if we would agree to
the consolidation he proposed, he
would take care of us. He said he
would be proud to be my partner and
hacker.
'He also said he never specialized
and for that reason would not take
any stock in the consolidation.
He would just keep the bonds in
the proposed Lake Superior CONSOLE
dated Iron Company that we were or
ganizing. His talk captured me and I
told him I would agree. Then he turned
me over again to Rev. DIR. Gates
Gates told him that Rockefeller was
hard up
KNOWS HE LIED.
by golly," said Merritt, q believed
him then, but now l know that Cat es
lied"
Arrangements for the taking over of
the bonds by Mr.. Rockefeller was de-
layed for some time.
1T was brutal" said Merritt, the
way we We're held back by George
Wellsworth Murray, Mr.. Rockefeller's
counsel, and Preacher Gates. In the
meetings Gates merely tried to talk
the time away. One entire meeting
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23
Rockefeller Took
100000 From Him

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to interest in the ore properties and
railroad projects without success We're
H. c.. Frick and Andredw Carnegie.
Prick, who was then in the Car
negie company, invited me to see him.
said Mr.. Merritt.
HE bulldozed me, cut me off short
with ridicule as to my project"
After the construction of the road in
1892 some of the officers of the COM
pany tried to sell out 81 per cent of
the stock in the mines and railroad to
the Minnesota Iron Company, a rival
concern. That deal was blocked. 1t
was at this time that they first had
Mr.. Rockefeller introduced to them as
the man who might be interested in
the project.
IF I had taken his advice Ito sell
out) I would have been well off to-
day." he said.
Merritt related how in 1898 he went
to New York with Rev. S. D. Gates
Mr.. Rockefeller's almoner. Gates urged
him to accept the consolidation of in
terests as proposed by Mr.. Rockefeller
HE FELT HONORED.
Gates took me to Rockefeller said
Mr.. Merritt 4 felt honored by being
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23
Witness Tells Of Seeing
Wife Kill Husband
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the state would show by witnesses, he
said, that Patterson accompanied by a
friend whom the state has been unable
to find, paid an unexpected call at his
wife's home. He found her, the pros
ecutor asserted, sitting on the porch
with George W. Strain, a young Den
yer man, and that when Mrs. Patter-
son saw him she ran into the house
crying "my God, there comes my
husband %
1.-THE state would show said Ben
son, that Mrs. Patterson had told
Strain of her husbands temper and
that Strain had come armed"
Mrs. Patterson upbraided Strain,
saying his actions would interfere with
her divorce case and then asked him
for his revolver which he gave her.
The state will show, Benson said, that
on Monday Mrs. Patterson met her
husband and after walking some dis
lance with him, shot him twice. A
witness of the shooting will testify
that she fired the second shot while
her husband was on his hands and
knees.
A. B. Shugart, the only witness of
the shooting was on the stand today.
He said that on the morning of Sept.
25, he heard two shots fired, and look
ing up, saw three hundred feet away,
a man upon his hands. and woman,
revolver in hand, standing over him.
He said he shouted to her, to stop,
whereupon she fired again. He tes-
titled the woman ran into the house,
and he followed. Mrs. Patterson then
said, He is my husband and he
wronged me"
Before the examination of Shugart,
the state il OCuced witnesses to sub
stantiate the contention that no killing
was premeGiGeed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

that cost $50 to hold was wasted on a
discussion of SIS that he paid to the
bookkeeper. 1 did not realize that the
delays were just an excuse to hold us
off. Finally l went to one of the di
woodsman, whom / had known years
before. He had been to see Mr..
Rockefeller and this is what he said
to me:
81 went to Rockefeller, Lon, and
gave him a certain number of days to
do what he had agreed to do with you
boys. Today 1 went to see him again
and he refused and I have quit
At this juncture Attorney Reid,
counsel for the steel corporation. asked
Chairman Stanley if he still thought
this line of testimony competent in
the inquiry.
The chair feels that right at this
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23
Megargel Places Order For
Steel Rails For G. F. & A,
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the next year and a half will be
operating trains into that city.
1t is the intention of the promoters
of the Meridian and Deep Water rail-
road to operate passenger service with
motor cars, using gasoline as motive
power. Freight will be handled by
steam. This will greatly decrease the
cost of operation and will also give
fast passenger service. The inter-
urban line from YaZoo City to Garth
age, it is understood, will be operated
by electricity. while the Megargel
line will operate with steam. At least
this is now the intention, but it would
not be surprising to see the giant loco
motives of the Illinois Central operat-
ing over the length of the line from
Pensacola to Winona, forming a COM
plete connection.
In the territory to be traversed by
the roads now building vast possibili-
ties are open. They will not only
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

The journal Will nay $500 reward for
person found stealing subscribers paper:
-'se. aelivsr~ Of same by carrier.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Re are the par
ents of a daughter.
". r. Warfield, proprietor of the
Warfleld Grocery Co, is back at the
store, after confinement of several
days on account of illness.
H. w. McNair, formerly of the r.
F. d. service in Escambia county, but
now carrier on r. F. d. route No. 1
out of Sampson, Ala, is in the city on
a brief visit to his parents. Mr.. Me-
Nair has many friends here who are
glad to greet him.
a holiness tent meeting is in prog
ress at Gouldipg, on the hard road,
conducted by Rev. J. M. Hutchinson
are conducted each night at 1880
o'clock.
The city letter boxes, which have not
beer rented for the past three years,
are 20 DC given new coat of paint,
isfGescrE bids for the work. Informa-
tion - Sarding the work can be OBJ
tanned from the local postofice.
dCDI he, VINO mas Deen IN NOTIOlk,
Va, returned to the city yesterday.
Senator w w. FTournoy, Of De-
F'uniak. is among the prominent visit
ors in the city.
w. L. Hill, of Gainesville, arrived in
the city yesterday for a short VISIT.
making his headquarters at the San
Carlos.
Misses Jennie Parish and Rosa
Jeffries, of DeFuniak, are spending a
short time in Pensacola.
II. n. Rawls and wife, of Greenwood,
are visiting in Pensacola, guests at
the San Carlos.
J. w. Martin and Mrs. Pearl Mar
tin. of st. Louis, are among the late
arrivals in the Deep Water City. They
are here on a pleasure trip and are
making the San Carlos their head
quarters.
]. P. Rawls, Of Melville, and ]. J.
McCaskiu, Of DeF'uniak, are among
the prominent West F1oridians in the
city today.
z. L. Jindgreen and wife, of Mobile,
spent yesterday in Pensacola.
William Wallace and wife and Miss
Cleo Helton, of Atmore ARE visiting
IN Pensacola today. They came over
yesterday afternoon and are guests at
the San Carlos.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

Arabs who have been taken prisoners
by the Italian soldiers have been
brought into Tripoli and within a few
minutes have been taken to the
trenches just outside the city limits,
where they have been shot down with
out having had any semblance of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23
LISTEN, HousEkEEPERs.

For your Thanksgiving dessert re-
member to get Blue Ribbon Vanilla
and Lemon Extracts. Use only one
teaspoonful to the quart and delicious
desserts are a certainty. Best and
takes less
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

Yes, Johnny's doing nicely at
shool,' Mrs. Lapsling said, land he re-
members everything he learns, espec-
tally in history. He told me the story
the other day about Alexander cutting
the accordion knot-"-Chicago Tri-
huna-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

trial. AT times there were fifty or
sixty of these prisoners in a batch. AS
a rule, they were splendidly Indifferent
to their fate, and they went to their
death stolidly silent and without a
show of fear. Many of these prisoners
protested that they We're unarmed and
had merely been gathering dates,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

Marking, Nov. 22.-GeneraI Chang
Piao, commander OF the loyaIist troops
here, is preparing TO defend the city
against an expected attack of the
revolutionary army. Strong defenses
have been thrown up at Pukow. and
General Chang is confident that he
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23
TERSELY TOLD.
s. 90 PEW

The journal Will nay $500 reward for
evioence sufficient go convict any boy or
person found stealing subscribers paper:
=+te- delivery of same by carrier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

H. w. McNair, formerly of the r.
F. d. service in Escambia county, but
now carrier on r. F. D. route No. 1
out of Sampson, Ala, is in the city on
brief visit to his parents. Mr.. Me-
Nair has many friends here who are
glad to greet him
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

w. L. Hill, of Gainesville, arrived in
the city yesterday for a short VISIT,
making his headquarters at the San
Carlos
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

John Re, who has been in Norfolk,
Va, returned to the city yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

4 holiness tent meeting is in prog
ress at Gouldipg, on the hard road,
conducted by Rev. J. M. Hutchinson
and wife of West Virginia. Services
are conducted each night at 1880
O'clock
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

Senator w. w. FTournoy, Of De-
Funiak, is among the prominent visit
ors in the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

The city letter boxes, which have not
beer rented for the past three years,
are 20 DC given a new coat of paint,
provided local contractors submit sat
isfGe.cry bids for the work. Informa-
tion - ~;lrding the work can be OBJ
taineG from the local postofice.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. John Re are the par
ents of a daughter.
". r. Warfield, proprietor of the
Warf1e1d Grocery Co, is back at the
store, after a confinement of several
days on account of illness.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

Misses Jennie Parish and Rosa
Jeffries, of DeFuniak, are spending a
short time in Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

II. \. Rawls and wife, of Greenwood,
are visiting in Pensacola, guests at
the San Carlos.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

]. w. Martin and Mrs. Pearl Mar
tin. of st. Louis, are among the late
arrivals in the Deep Water City. They
are here on a pleasure trip and are
making the San Carlos their head
nnarterS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-23

J. P. Rawls, of Melville, and J. J.
McCaskill, Of DeF'uniak, are among
the prominent West F1oridians in the
city today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
P0E NOT APPRECIATED
 IN HIS OWN COUNTRY
Interesting Lecture Upon Poet and Author by the Rev. E. J. Graft

Praising in high terms the genius and intellect of Edgar Allen Poe, and declaring him to be one of the fore most. if not the foremost. of Ameri- can men of letters. Rev. E. J. Craft, rector of Christ Episcopal church. held the attention and interest of large audience at Lincoln hail. last even ing.
 MT. Craft condemned the lack of ap- preciation on the part of the Ameri- can public. as evinced by the tardy placing of Poe in the hall of fame, ceived earlier recognition. The speak CT called attention to the fact that Europe was not nearly so slow in recognizing the title to fame of the author of The Raven"
 MT. Craft reviewed the life of the unfortunate author and poet, and analysed the mental quail ies which led to the peculiar tenor of Poe's writ ings. For one thing he took fling at the notion that Poe was a heavy, serious man of pedantic turn of mind. and showed that the poet was anil mated and spirf ed.
 MT. Craft showed that Poe's prose writings have been greatly. underesti- mated in this country. though fully recognized abroad, and that his criti- cism alone are a valuable contribu- ton to the worlds literature.
 Mr. Craft recited several of Poe's works in his usual accomplished style. and made deep impression upon his hearers. Before the lecture Mrs Lena Mason Barnsley sang an aria from La Traviata". accompanied by Mrs Leslie Vaughn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
GIRL NOT OF
 WHITE BLOOD
Sisters Attempt to Get Her from Negro Institution
 Fails

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 2a.-Elizabeth Leftridge. the young woman who tried to get her youngest sister, Lucia, out of St. EliZabeth's Home, colored in- stitution, on the ground that she had succeed in that purpose. On the con- she had not told the truth.
 After Elizabeth had told of her white parentage, and several phys:- clans had testified that the tests they had made had failed to convince them that Lucia was of negro parentage Charles J. Bonaparte, counsel for the home, put on the witness stand Mrs. Stella Leftridge, a full-blooded negro. She testified that she was the aunt of the girls, whose name was not Leftridge, but Fletcher. She said their father, John Waters Fletcher, was her brother. She said he was a light r1ulatto. with gray eyes, and, like many of the negroes in the steel district. had married blonde Ger man woman. There were five chil- dren of this marriage the wedding certificate of which was produced. The wife, she said. finally left her husband, and the children were talk en to different institutions.
 Mrs Montgomery, a charity work er now living in Boston, testified that she had charge of the cage in Pitts burg. and that she knew the girls to be of negro blood. She brought the girls to Baltimore.
 The younger sister was sent to St. Elizabeth's Home,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
ST. J0SEPa'S MINISTRIES
 ARE READY FOR TONIGHT
Final Rehearsal of Irish Minstrels Last Evening Promises Good Performance Today

Having faithfully rehaarsed under the direction of Prof, Harry J. Maloney the Irish Minstrels of the St. Joseph's T.. B. & L. association are prepared to do their best at their show to be given this evening at Eagles Hall in Madison avenue. The final re- hearsa1 of the troupe was held last evening, every particular being in read mess for th's evenings performance. It is anticipated that the show will be the biggest of the yearly successes in minstrelsy run off by the associa- ton.
 Among the members of the associa- tion are many young men of more than ordinary talent. some of whom have seen work on the road, and who are occasionally heard in amateur thea tricals.
 Among the we'll known artists who will appear are the following: John Hughes. Walter Locke. Herman She linsky. Joseph Lannon. Edward Cos grove, Coleman Bros. Charles Cam ming and Thomas Re fly; jig dancing by Master Joseph Hurley; ends, Bert Hurley, Thomas Reilly John Toomey, Duncan Nairm. The premier ends will be William Teamey and Henry .Mc- Keon, and the interlocutor Alderman Hugh J. Lavery. The nlinstrels will be assisted by chorus of fifty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28

crowns of plain satin are good fol the early spring days. They are trimmed with small aigrettes at one side.
 Dresden gold and silver ribbons edged with narrow linen of plain colored satin makes a most attractive trimming for the frock yelled with chiffon.
 A particularly pretty parasol has dark blue stripes at the edge as bor- der, and again around the ferrule, with centre band of darker blue and pink flowers.
 Straw Jack Tar hats are already in the shops for boys. intended probably for the little tourists going South. Sometimes the brims are different in color from the square crowns.
 Among the useful fabrics that find first place i'll women's favor are the henriettas and soft cashmePes that lend themselves to either 8 simple or an ornate style.
 Many blouses are showing designs ed by French knots. These latter are very new and are worked in silk or heavy cotton and in contrasting coloPs.
 Skirts of new tailored costumes continue straight and close. Later it assume greater importance as an adornment on skirts as we'll as on coats.
 Flat little pump bows of Irish lace, against tiny wings of pleated hem stitched linen are among the small bits of neckwear. and small bows of black velvet or black satin still head jabots.
 Distinctly new and fetching among the fascinating fabrics for children 8 frocks are the and-embreidered eos ton marauisettes that have an eyelet design. These have a white crown with the embroidery done in all the usual colors.
 ailo coats continue ta be cut on loose. straight lines, and are of length bea. fitted o the figure; generally they end just below the hips. or half the length of the small sleeves and the shape of collars and revers.
 Many blouses match the suit in eol- or and braid. CPochetted buttons and the touch of black satin are the favored forms of trimming. They are generally made of crepe de chlne or of satin. and have narrow crushed girdles attached.
 The trouser skirt-not the extrava- ganza launched in Paris, but a mod crate adaptation is the saddle skirt is actually gaining something of fa- vor. A panel breadth conceafs the division in front and it is hardly mo- ticeable back. It is urged as com fortab1e and sensible for walking, es- pecialiy as 1t does away with petti- coats.
 Very attractive hats are offered Tn sporting shapes. There is charm ing model with a broad brim and round crowd placed in natural Java straw and covered smoothly with French linen in old blue, white, brown and lavender. The hat is ab- solutely plain. with only tiny roll fo k6 hox Ny1S 1a of CT for out-of-door wear thin this model
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
LONGFELLOW CHARACTER PARTY INTRODUCES NEW
 FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT

A Longfellow character birthday party was given MT. Harry German. last evening. at his home. 106 Gather inc street. all invi ed guests coming in costume representing characters or poems Of Longfellow. Each guest was numbered The others guessed who was represented. The one guessing g the largest number was Miss c. Schwertle. MT. Stroud won the booby.
 Miss Emery sang "On the Bridge at Midnight MT. Stroud. the blind cornetist played several solos which were loudly applauded. Miss Emery was at the piano. Hulse's orchestra furnished music for the occa sion.
 Lougfellow quotations were given to gentlemen and the corresponding auo- tation to the ladies. who matched the r and went to supper with the finder. MT. German was presented with a set of gold cuff but t-ons and a pearl stick pin by the members of Go. D. Boys Brigade. of which he is a sergeant. The novelty of tn eoccasion made the party highly successful. About 90 at- tended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
WHY IS MISS BILLIE BURKE
 LIKE A BOTTLE OF BEER?
No One Gan Answer That Ques-
 ton Except Charles Frohman,
 But She's Certainly Charming

What is there about charming. fas- cinatinH Billy Burke that reminds one of a bottle of beer? Nothing, cer- tainly, yet Charles Frohman seems to be afflicted in that unaccountable fashion, for last year he made Miss Burke the widow of a brewer. and this year he makes her a brewers daugh-
 Manufacturers of ales and stout must be blessed creatures indeed if their widows and daughters are Billie Burkes- Last night this winsome drawing a crowded house to the Park theatre, and then proved her power by winning the hearts of everyone in the audience
 Miss Burke first appears in per fectly charming little curtain raiser, The Philosopher in the Apple or chard" The scenic setting for this little production is beautiful. The plot is of the calibre best adapted to show Miss Burke's cleverness and the little production is artistic to the last degree
 The main vehicle is suzanne" comedy in three acts. by Franz Fon- son and Ferdinand Wicheler. The scene Is laid in Brussells and the com edy is supposed to be a good natured reflection of life in that city.
 Miss Burke. as Suzanne Beule- mans" brewers dauShter, IS pro- vided with a role which gives scope for some pleasing comedy in Miss Burke's style, and above all portrays a very lovable character. which this clever actress knows how to make the best of. The main comedy Is furnished by George W. Anson as ~Beulemans,'' the wealthy brewer. He literally sent the audience into screams of laughter. Julian L'Estrange is still leading man with Miss Burke and makes a deep impression on the fem mine side of the audience.
 All roles in the comedy are well taken. as a matter of course, the com pany being a most excellent one. The play itself Is amusing and furnishes real entertainment, but it is not suf1- ciently funny to create wild excite ment
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
LECTURE AT UNIVERSALIST
 CHURCH.

Miss Marion Wilson will entertain by presenting a series of character studies in costume at the Universalist lectlre room tomorrow evening att s o'clock. Regarding Miss Wilson's en- gagement in New Haven it has been said, ''it would be hard to say which one of her six characters was the most enjoyed, as each in turn sur- prised and delighted the audience far beyond their sanguine expectations. Ii has been we'll said each sketch was gem" There will no doubt be g large attendance as the young people are making a great effort in the mat ter of selling tickets.