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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
Show Girl Tells Of Buying Gun
With Which She Shot Stokes

She said Ethel had never suggested
to her that its an easy thing to get
a man to sign a statement with q
gun in your hand"
Did she (EtheD tell il had worked
well in the case Of Plattsburg man.
asked the prosecutor.
No" sighed Lillian.
Here the prosecutor produced a, pint
bottle one third full of whiskey and
asked if it was the one Lillian had
sent out to be filled on the day of the
shooting. Lillian admitted that she
had possessed a bottle of whiskey. but
denied that it had been re-fiIIed on
that day.
After further parrying between wit
ness and cross-examination. Miss Gra-
ham rehearsed the story of the shoot
ing. She said Stokes throttled her,
then she eached for gun, got it and
-~AAk
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
VARDAMAN MAKES A
SPIRITED RETORT TO PERCY

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 13.-James X.
Vardaman, referring to the speech of
Percy in the senate today in a state
ment tonight made a spirited retort
to Percy. He said all the money COM
mitted to him, and every trust imposed
upon him as governor, had properly
been accounted for and sacredly per-
formed, and the man who intimates
to the contrary becomes at once a ma
licious slanderer." He said there is
no controversy between Percy and
him, but ''it is rather between Percy
and the people of Mississippi"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
WHILE DRUNK
He KILLED WIFE
MAN SEVENTY YEARS OLD
PLEADS GUILTY-HIS STORY
BRINGS TEARS TO EYES OF
JUDGE AND JURORS.
BY Associated Press.

Macon. Ga, Dec. 12.-Roger L. Nc
Call, aged 20 years, and one of the
best known men in this section,
pleaded guilty today to the murder of
his aged wife and was sentenced to
serve for the remainder of his life in
the penitentiary. He shot his wife
while she lay sick and asleep in bed,
the crime being committed while he
was under the influence of liquor.
When the old mans plea was enter
ed, the judge, prosecuting attorney,
jurors and spectators burst into tears.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
BONDHOLDERS
IN AGREEMENT
BY Associated Press.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 12.-It is au-
thoritatively announced here that the
Central Of Georgia Railway and those
bondholders who have been suing the
company for back interest on bonds
have reached an agreement. The de-
tails of the agreement are not an
nounced as the settlement was made
in New York.
This will result in the dismissal of
proceedings that have been under way
for some time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
KNIGHT CLAIMS
He HAD A RIGHT
TO ISSUE BILLS
Foreign Freight Agent of the
L. & N. Gave Him the
Authority.

HEAD OF COTTON FIRM GIVES HIS
VERSION OF THE ISSUANCE OF
ALLEGED SPURIOUS BILLS OF
LADING FOR MANY THOUSAND
BALES OF COTToN-RAILRoAD
MEN KNEW HE WAS DOING So
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
BIG BOOST TO
PENSION ROLE
THE SHERWOOD BILL, WHICH
MEANS. EXPENDITURE OF s75,-
ooo, 600 ANNUALLY, PASSES THE
HOUSE.
Nv Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Sher-
wood service pension bill. which Sec
retary of the Interior Fisher estimated
would ultimately involve a SIS, 900, 900
annual expenditure, was passed by the
house tonight by vote of 229 to 80.
The bill would authorize pensions
ranging from $15 to $50 a month, ac-
cording to the length of service to the
union of veterans who served ninety
days or more in the civil war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
THE AMERICAN
LEAGUE BREAKS
Up BIG SERIES
Practically All the Relations
With National League
Are to Close.

NO FURTHER OFFICIAL INTER-
COURSE BETWEEN THE MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUBS, Ex-
CEPTING THOSE TO SAFEGUARD
TERRITORIAL AND PLAYER
RIGHTS-UMPIRE HANK o'DAY
TO MANAGE CINCINNATI CLUB.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
FROM
PERSIA ACCEPTED
BY Associates Press.

Berlin, Dec. 12.-Russo- Persian COM
promise is probable, according to a
telegram from Teheran to the German
Cable Company. II is reported that
Russia is satisfied with Persia's apolo-
gy and that the Russian government
will withdraw it's demand for the dis
missal of W. Morgan Shuster.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
CHEER GIVES
WAY TO GLOOM
IN BR|CEV|LLE
Day Fails to Bring Forth
Any More Survivors of
Mine Horror.

HOPE INSPIRED BY THE RESCUE
OF FIVE MEN THE NIGHT PRE-
VIoUS GIVES WAY AT DUSK
WHEN NO ENCOURAGING MES
SAGE is RECEIVED FROM RES
cUERs-TWo MANIAcs ARE IN
THE MINE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
CANNOT LOCATE
THELOST JUROR
THE TRIAL OF DR.. HYDE IS AT A
STANDSTILL WHILE POLICE
SEARCH KANSAS CITY FoH
WALDRoN.
Rx Associated Press.

Kansas City. Dec. 12.-Henry W.
Waldron. who disappeared while serv-
ing as a member Of the jury that is
trying DIR. B. Clark Hyde on a charge
of numbering Col. Thomas H. Swope,
has not been found.
The police today searched the Mis-
souri, river front for miles on the
theory that Waldron might have
thrown himself into the stream.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
DAY IN CONGRESS.

In session at . p. m.
Lorimer investigating commit
tee again heard witnesses for the
defense.
A national corporation commits
sion was urged before interstate
commerce committees and trust
hearing,
House:
Met at noon.
Sherwood dollar a day pension
bill continued.
Foreign affairs committee agreed
to favorable report on Sulzer bill
to abrogate treaty with Russia.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
REVOLUTION REPORTS
ARE NOT CREDITED
BY Associated Press.

San Antonio, Texas. Dec. IRE
ports that Reyes revolution would
start in Mexico on December Is with
the seizure of custom houses were dis
credited here today. No confirmation
for them could be obtained.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
FORCES OF TAFT
ARE VICTORIOUS
Little Trace of Friction at
Meeting of National
Committee.

THE PRELIMINARY PLANS ARE
FORMULATED FOR CAMPAIGN
OF 1s12-cHIcAGo CHOSEN FOR
THE CONVENTION, WHICH WILL
BE HELD JUNE 1s-ALA5AMA
MUST SELECT ANOTHER LIST
OF DELEGATES.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
PROMINENT MEN
ARRIVE SUNDAY
Governor Gilchrist and Mem
bers of Staff Coming For
the Presentation

MANY OTHERS OF PROMINENCE
FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS OF
THE STATE WILL REACH HERE
ON THE SAME TRAIN OR POSI-
BLY, BEFoRE-8Ie DELEGATION
FROM TAMPA.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13

Continued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
Official Weather Forecast.

Local rains Wednesday, semewhs
colder in porthwest portion; Thursday
unsettled, slightly colder in central an
northeast portions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13

CONTINUED on Page Two,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-13
8 PAGES TO-DAY

Every Live Pensacola Merchant Is a
Journal Advertiser.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-07-21

faithful and courageous party leaders;
as practical and pre-eminent officials;
how much they think alike, and talk
alike, and write alike. How Tilden-
esque the following;
"* 1t Is time that we served
notice on the men who have grown up
in the possession Of privileges and
bounties, that the existing order Of
things is to be changed. It is only fair
that we warn them, for they should have
time to adjust themselves to the change;
but the change must come, nevertheless.
And this change is not revolution, let
it be understood at once. 1t is merely
restoration. That is what
the people of New Jersey have meant as
they have flocked out, rain or shine, not
to follow the Democratic party we have
stopped thinking about parties to fol-
low what they now know as the Demo-
cratic idea, the idea that the people are
at last to be served
''Do you know what the American
people are waiting for, gentlemen? They
are waiting to have their politics utterly
simplitied. They are realizing that our
politics are full OF secret conferences,
that there are private arrangements, and
they do not understand it, They want
to concentrate their force somewhere.
They are like an unorganized army say
ing the thing is wrong. Where shall
we congregate? How shall we organizeS
Who are the captains? Where are the
orders? Which is the direction? Where
are the instruments Of government
That is what they are waiting for
1t is an opportunity and It is a terri
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-07-21
"A POSSIBLE PRESIDENT
LoUIsvIILE coURIER-JoURNAL9

The Governor OF New Jersey, who
spoke to the Kentucky Bar Association
at Lexington yesterday, is fine illus
tration OF the truth so often suggested
in these columns that in American pol
itics no man can tell what day may
bring forth, the rule OF more than hall
a century having been that it was the
unexpected that happened. A short
twelve months ago DR.. Wilson was
President Of the University Of Prince
ton, quite outof the line of politics and
political promotion. To-day, Governor
Wilson, Of New Jersey, is regarded all
over the continent as quite in line for
Presidency of the United States.
From Polk, in 1914, TO Roosevelt, in
1900, there were only three actual Chief
Magistrates who were so much as
thought of for the Chief Magistracy
two years in advance Of their nominal
ton The list, beginning with Polk,
includes Taylor, Pierce, Lincoln, Hayes,
Garfield, Cleveland and Harrison, the
exceptions being Buchanan, Grant and
Mckinley. Even the Vice Presidents
who succeeded to the Presidency, like
Arthur and Roosevelt, seemed impos-
sible.
Woodrow Wilson stands before the
people to-day as that rarest of phe-
nomena, public man who, elevated to
Office, faithfully keeps his prediction
promises.
When he indicated his willingness to
resign the presidency Of Princeton and
lead his party as a candidate for Gov
ernor Of New Jersey he was looked
upon as an interesting but mistaken
gentleman; when he appeared on the
stump" in effective speeches and met
the wiles of his opponents with polit
ical sagacity, he became factor seri-
ously to be considered; when he won
the election, he took rank as national
character; and since he has put on the
robes of office, has displayed qualities
that reveal his equipment for part in
public affairs for which no other man
in the nation seems equally fitted
1t must be borne in mind that the
achievements OF Woodrow Wilson have
been forced over Republican State
Senate and at the outset over an un-
willing Democratic House. Behind the
measures proposed by this. real leader
there has lain philosophy. He has
acted not in response to vague senti-
ment that corporations are wicked, and
that workingmen- deserve sympathy,
but in consequence Of his perception
that new day has dawned upon the
world and that new laws must state the
readiustment in. which men have come
to live. He holds that SUCH laws as
exist regarding the relations of en-
ployer and employe are out at elbow
The fundamental need of the day is,
he believes that the character, rights
and duties Of the composite industrial
and commercial entity which we call
"the corporation" must be thoroughly
and better ascertained.
"A corporation he says, exists,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-07-21

able opportunity Don't you know that
some man without conscience, who did
not care for the nation, could put this
country into flameg Don't you know
that the people Of this country from one
end to the other all believe that some-
thing is wrcng2 What an opportunityit
would be for some man without con-
science, but with power, to spring up and
say This is the way, follow me, and
lead them paths Of destruction. How
terrible it would bel
| lam accused Of being rad
ical. II 10 seek TO go to the root ii to
be radical, radical am. After all,
everything that flowers in beauty in the
air Of heaven draws its fairness, its
vigor, from It's roots. Nothing living
can blossom into fruitage unless through
nourishing stalks deep-planted in The
common soil Up from the soil, up
from the silent bosom of the earth, rise
the currents of life and energy. Up
from the common soil, up from the
quiet heart Of the people, rise joyousy
to-day streams Of hope and determine
tion bound TO renew the face Of The earth
in glory
/ tell you the so-called radicalism Of
our times 10 simply the effort Of nature
to release the generous energies Of our
people. This great American people Is
at bottom just, virtuous, and hopeful;
the roots Of its being are in the soil of
what is lovely, pure and Of good report;
and the need Of the hour is just that
radicalism that will clear away for the
realization Of the aspirations Of sturdy
race. I"
No one can listen to Woodrow Will
son, /" says William Bayard Hale, and
see the emotions Of the audiences OF
earnest men who hang upon his words,
without feeling that he is witnessing the
beginning Of political revolution, and
that its prophet and captain stands be-
fore him, This is new language but
one for which the people have an in
stinctiye, PentecostaI understanding. II
is flame on the forehead and shout
on the lips, and it cannot be, / think
if this gift OF speech is backed by the
voucher Of deeds such as he promises to
DO as Governor of New Jersey but that
This man will be hailed as The incontest-
able leader Of Democracy. when next
year bis party comes to nominate a
for Presidency The prime
hing is that he is real--real all through,
rom opto bottom. There ism It a sham
anywhere in bis neighborhood His
mind is constitutionally incapable of
unrealityit reyolts against
t like nauseated stomach. Another
hing is that he is good-humored. He
. chock-fnll II energy; he likes actions
hugely, fancy, though, he did remark
{ the end Of one exciting day. After
II, life doesn't consist in eternalIy run
ing TO fire2' Conversation with him
J a delight; his talk is rich 10 allusion,
illustrated from broad personal ac-
marked by wide-ranging
weep Of interest and thought. Yet he
kes good story and an occasional
mphatic word
Assuredly that is the kind Of man for
he times and the kind of man militant
democracy has long been looking for.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-07-21

not by any natural right. The Stat
creates the corporation, and the Stat
is responsible for what it creates. Th
State, therefore, must oversee the cor
porations, and must safeguard the pub
lie against fraudulent companies o.
companies which practice method,
which in any way violate justice or fail
dealing or the principles Of honest in.
dustry. In order to do this there must
be authoritative inspection and full pub
licity This conclusion is most obvious
in case Of public utility corporations.
Their regulation, therefore. win be the
best beginning Of general corporation
control. "
One Of the best measures urged by
Gov Wilson requires the inspection
and regulation Of cold storage ware
houses. Half the food supply OF New
York City is kept in storage across the
river in Jersey, awaiting the market,
and meanwhile deteriorating. The new
law proposed storage limit OF six
months The warehouse owners argued
that the limit named was too low. They
were especially persistent in citing the
case Of cheese, which they argued might
be kept several years, and still be con-
sidered good.
Yes. /" remarked the Governor suave-
ly, II am aware that cheese has its own
standard of responsibility"
But the chief measure, the funda-
mental proposition Of Woodrow Will
sons system of reform is the Direct
Primary and Election Bill.
Back of all reform, said the Gov
ernor, lie the means of getting it.
Back of the question what you want,
is the question how are you going to
get it, We are all pretty we'll agreed,
| take it, that certain reforms are need
ed. But we find that the first neces-
sary reform is one that will render us
able to get reform.
I'VE have been calling our Govern
ment d Republic, and we have been liv-
ing under the delusion that it is a rep
resentative Government. That is the
theory. But the fact is that we are not
living under representative Govern
ment; we are living under Govern
ment Of party bosses who in secret con-
ference and for their private ends de-
termine what we shall and shall not
have. The first, the Immediate thing
that we have got to do is to restore
representative Government There has
got to be popular rebellion for the
reconQuest and reassumption by the
people Of the rights Of the people, too
long surrendered. We have got to rev.
olutionize our political machinery, first
of all. | am radical, and the first
of my radicalism is, let's get
at the root Of the whole thing and re-
sumo popular Government. Let's make
possible the access Of the people to the
Of their purposes.
The Courier-Journal cannot think OF
Wilson without recalling
Samuel J. Tilden How much alike
they seem, as doctrinaire Democrats;
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-07-21

If you have property
for rent, we can rent
and collect the rent.
Our charges are rea-
sonable.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-07-21

If you have a farm.
house and lot, vacant
lot, business house,
or business of any
kind for sale. hist il
with us, we can sellit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26
The Students

Because oats contain more organic pho
phorus- main brain constituent
any other grain. Also more lecithin-
builder of nerves.
Four-fifths of all college students come fro
oatmeal homes. Nine-tenths now eat Ga
meal. In one university, 4S out of so of Il
leading professors regularly eat oatmeal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
New Haven Carpenter Eloped with q
 Waitress 56 Years His Junior

New Haven, July 25.-Burr $. Peck, who came into prominence recently by his elopement with Miss May Byrne, who was 56 years younger than he. died yesterday at his home here. MT. Peck had been i'll for several weeks with drops. He was 80 years old. His father was carpenter, and his frugality enabled him to accumu- late small fortune. Burr Peck fol- lowed the occupation of his father, Through shrewd business methods Mr.Peck accumulated large amount of property. He had been q widower several years, and while making his home with his mother. who was 96 years of age then, MT. Peck took Miss Byrne for his second wife.
 Announcement of MT. Peck's mar riage in New York to Miss Byrne caused sensation. Peck and his young wife lived together for a short time, when they had a disagreement and separated. Divorce proceedings were instituted by Peck, but the suit was afterwards withdrawn. After his second marriage Peck transferred a portion of his property to his young wife, but this was returned to Peck about the time the couple had their difficulties. MT. Peck's mother died last year.
 Peck leaves an estate of $100,000, and this will go to his widow, who was a waitress in a Yale student boarding house
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
BarberS Worried
 In New Haven
Ordinance Proposed by Mothers Club to Make Them Sterilize Every
 thing

New Haven, July 25.-Those who be- lieve that barbers should carefully sterliize their instruments and hands before each shave should be on hand in the city hall tonight when the aldermanic committee on ordinances meets for a public hearing on the ordinances proposed by the Mothers club, which, if passed will provide for this very thing. Should the or dinance become a law the would be "shavee" will be ushered into steril- ized chair by an immaculate steril- ized barber, and his face scraped clean by a germless razor. Instead of the odor of bay rum and other pleasant barber connections the nos- trils will be assailed by the hospital like smell of sulphuric acid and other well known germ-killers.
 In the opinion of the members of the Mothers club the idea will do much to prevent the spread of disease by barbers' instruments and hands.
 On the other hand, the proposed ordinance has the barbers worried. They claim that the job of sterilizing will be almost as hard a one as the work on the customer, and don't see where they're going to get off un- less they jump the price of a shave up to 25 cents. But that would cause some howl from the shaving public, who don't appreciate the lue of sterilization in dollars and sents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
HOW A WOMAN GOT EVEN WITH A TELEPHONE EAVES-
 DROPPER.

In rural New England districts, the telephone takes the place of tea in the city, as place where women gather and retail gossip. Walter Prichard Eaton, in 'The Abandoned Farm" in the August American Mag azine. tell the following story:
 Its great blessing, specially if you're on a party line,' said our host ess- And we're all on party lines! Wait
 She went to the instrument call ed number, and remarked, That you, Bessie? Whats this I hear bout you'n Jim breaking it off 9
 we watched her smile as she lis- tened to the answer. Then she said, How'd I hear it? Why, Mrs Asa Parker told me-.
 ''She held the receiver free of her ear and beckoned us close. We heard distinctly an indignant voice exclaim, Why, Sarah Bowers, I never said no such a thing!'
 ''1 thought I'd catch her." said Mrs Bowers, when the telephone con- versation was closed. As I told you. the phones great comfort to us aII.' ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
TEXAS IN LIQUOR COLUMN. Prohibition Defeated By About 5000 VotesContest is Threatened.

Dallas. Texas, July 25-Texas de feated Statewide prohibition in Satur- days election, according to the admis- sion now of the dry campaign head quarters.
 After thirty-six hours of ballot counting the "wets" maintain a slen- der lead of hardly more than 5000 in unofficial returns. Unless the vote yet to come Is different in tenor than that up to the present time, the re- maining few thousands of ballots can- not swing the result. This morning S returns, while meagre, showed slight continued advantage for the liquor supporters.
 The boxes yet to be heard from are mostly in sparsely settled sections, re- mote from wire, rail, or even automo- bile communication. They are in both prohibition and anti-prohibition terri tory. The hope of the prohibitionists that those missing returns would wipe out the anti-prohibition lead is prac- tically gone.
 Chairman Ball of the Statewide pro- hibition committee, says frauds have been practiced, and he will resort to the courts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-25
Fur Seal Treaty
Four Powers Agree on Measure that Will Be come Effective December 15.

Washington, July 25-Having been transmitted to the Senate by the pres ident on Saturday favorably acted upon by the Committee on Foreign Relations yesterday morning and ratified by, the Senate in executive session in the afternoon, the fur seal treaty to which the United States, is in a fair way to become effective by December 15 the date set for it's coming into operation. The committee was unanimous in it's action, and in the Senate not even a question was asked relative to the terms of the agreement.
 Under the terms of the compact the killing of seals in the open seas, known as pelagic seals, is absolutely prohibited north of the thirtieth de- gree of north latitude, for 15 years. and the various governments are given power to regulate and even to stop seal killing on the seal islands within their jurisdiction
 To compensate the sealers of Japan and Great Britain (really those of Canada), the United States agrees to transfer each year thirty per cent. of the skins taken annually, one-half of which are to go to Japan and the other half of Breat Britain. The number in no case is to fall below 1O0O to each country. money com pensation of $200,0O each is also ai- lowed by the United States to Great Britain and Japan for any imme- diate losses, but its refund is pro- vided for Japan and Russia are also required to turn over to other coun- tries a portion of the skins taken on their islands.
 The treaty does not go into effect until ratified by all the signatory 5>~v clusively upon the sovereigns of all the other countries neither delay nor failure is anticipated.