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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
HOME TALENT PLAY
THANKSGIVING EVE.

The entertainment to be given at
the Crystal theatre on Thanksgiving
night promises to be one of the best
ever put on by home talent. The play,
a society drama in four acts, appeals
to the audience from the rise of the
curtain until the final drop. The lead
ing role is in the hands of Mrs. Rol-
Inns, who is also staging the play, and
the comedy part is being well cared
for by Geo. Backus.
The proceeds above expenses are to
go towards starting piano fund for
the school, and as they are greatly in
need of piano, having no instrument
at all, the public should patronize the
play very literally. Tickets will be
sold at popular prices, rs. 35 and SOC.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
COMMISSIONERS MEET
IN SPECIAL SESSION

County Commissioners of st. Lucie
county met Nov. ID, 1911, in pursuance
to adjournment Nov. 8, 1911. Present,
c. H. Edwards, chairman; f. A. Holt,
A. N. Hoofnagle and D. E, Austin,
with j. E. Fultz, clerk.
On motion D. D. and C. M. Rogers
are appointed engineers to superintend
all road work in ST. Lucie county, to be
constructed under bond issue and agree
ment signed and fled.
On motion the clerk is instructed to
purchase a book of 1000 warrants for
use of the Commissioners on account of
road bond money.
On motion d. f. Austin is given per-
mission to purchase ten cars of shell
from the county at regular price.
On motion Board adjourned subject
to call of the chairman.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
Use of Fuller's Earth

Originally the peculiar kind of clay
called fuller's earth was employed ex.
cIusively for the "fulling" of cloth.
Until 1898 this form of clay was not
known to exist in the United States,
but in that year deposit was found in
Quincy, Fla Since then it has been
discovered in Georgia, Arkansas, Texas,
California, Massachusse Is, South Caro-
lima and Colorado, although Florida
still produces about half the total
quantity. From 5000 tons in 1895, the
production increased to S3. tons in
1909.
It's principal use at present is for
clarifying mineral and vegetable oils.
For mineral oil, the earth is ground
sne and run into long cylinders, through
which the crude oil is allowed to percO-
late slowly. For vegetable oil, the
earth is mixed with the boiling oil,
which is then filtered off through bags,
while the coloring matter remains with
the earth. Youths Companion.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Miss Ida Jacobs, of Miami, spent
the first of the week in our city, the
guest of relatives and friends.
Misses Ella and Immaroe Stanford
left last Saturday to spend a short va
cation with friends in Jacksonville.
The Fort Pierce hotel is undergoing
thorough overhauling preparatory tc
opening to the public next Tuesday
John A. McRae is the new lessee.
W. P. Lassitter, who has been quite
i'll for several weeks, was taken to the
Flager hospital at st. Augustine last
Friday night for special treatment.
A dance will be given at the Jensen
town hall this friday evening by the
Order of the Eastern Star, Admission
80 cents. The public is cordially inVlt-
ed to attend Refreshments.
The bill which passed the last legs-
lature creating Pinelas county out OF
the western portion of I1illsboro county,
provided that the act should not be-
come operative until approved by the
vote Of sixty per cent Of the people of
the territory proposed to be in the
new county. The election was held
Tuesday, and resulted in seventy-three
per cent of the people approving the
act, and PinelIas takes her place as the
forty-eighth county of Florida. A total
of 1854 votes were cast; 1879 being
for division and sos against division.
Last Sunday was Worlds Temper
ice day, and the evening Presbyter-
ian service in the Improvement club
hall was given oyer to Temperance ad-
dresses by Mr.. p. C. Eldred and Judge
A. D. Penney, Mr.. Eldred spoke on
the subject: "How the Life Insurance
Companies view the Temperance Cues.
ton" while Judge Penney spoke on
"The Legal Status of the Saloon"
and satisfactorily proved that the sa-
loon is an outlaw and is operating I'M
der law which would be declared I'M
constitutional if carried to the Su-
preme Court.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
CONFERENCE WILL
"SWAT THE VAGRAN1"

Florida has become so Thoroughly
aroused over the vagrancy question
that many municipalities VIII nave
official representatives in JacksonVI''e
November II and Is to hear as
cussion of the "hobo" feature OF the
Florida Conference on Charities and
! Correction.
There seems to be a determination
on the part Of the authorities every
where to rid the state Of its idle horde
whether they be plain tramps, un'
worthy boggars or negroes who infest
all the cities and towns while refusing
to do weeks honest work. 1t is the
latter feature, however, which is most
concerning the authorities. This the
one which also most concerns the large
industries of the state which are actu-
ally suffering for labor when there is
plenty at their back doors.
The question has become so serious
that trade organizations are taking 1t
up with splendid results. In Jackson
vile and Tampa little investigation
showed that the shipping interests OF
ports were losing thousands of dollars
monthly through shortage of labor at
the docks, while the Quarters and
the very docks where they were so
much needed there were hundreds of
negroes loafing in idleness. The same
condition has prevailed on relative
scale in the smaller towns of the state.
1t has become a matter of common
knowledge that the labor shortage is
reducing the output of the saw mills
and turpentine industries by fully one
fourth. This is direct loss of wealth
to the state, to say nothing of its final
computation in dollars and cents when
the loss of new industries which the
prevalence of this condition will dis
courage is taken into consideration.
The county and city authorities are
showing no mercy to Migrants in Jack
sonville and Tampa. The authorities
of the smaller towns, spurred on by
the activities of their local newspapers,
are solving the labor shortage by 60
ing at the root of the trouble. They
are making those who have lived and
fattened in idleness heretofore show
that they are honestly earning living
by six days of honest toll each week,
and not working just enough to secure
them the advantage of doubt which
the law has heretofore presumed in
their favor.
Great railroad officials and industrial
leaders have declared that the shortage
of labor is a question the states of the
south must grapple with and solve in
the best possible manner right now.
The south is entering on a period of
remarkable development, and to be
hampered by shortage of labor or I'M
reliable labOrers would work irrepar-
able damagetO hundreds of commun-
tiles that stand to gain hundreds of
thousands of dollars in new enter prises
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
GOOD ROADS RALLY
DECEMBER The 9Th

Wednesday, December 9th, is the
date, and Fort Pierce the place for the
biggest good roads rally the East
Coast has ever seen. The meeting will
begin in the afternoon and continue
through the evening. Logan Waller
Page director of roads, u. S. department
of agriculture, and Secretary Elliot, of
the Touring Club of America, two Of
the best known good roads experts of
the country will be the chief speakers.
The committee appointed by the st.
Lucie County Good Roads Association
to arrange for the entertainment of
the guests who will participate in the
run to Fort Pierce, December 9Th, will
hold meeting in the directors room of
the st. Luce County bank, tomorrow
Saturday afternoon, November 18th,
This committee is composed of K
Whyte, P. c. EIdred, A. B. Brown, G..
Nj. Horton, A. X. Wilson and W. H.
Harris,
The officers of the Good Roads As
ISOLATION have made arrangements
with Mr. and Mrs. Harris 20 open the
Walton Inn for the accommodation of
the guests of Fort Pierce ON this oc-
cason, should the accommodation in
town be taxed the full capacity.
The good roads committee of the
Jacksonville board Of trade has on
more than one occasion demonstrated
its aggresSiyeness and general useful.
ness. The latest demonstration is the
arrangement of good roads rally at
Fort Pierce.
Jacksonville will send big delega-
ton, and it is expected that St. Au-
gustine will take hearty interest in
the gathering and send a large repre-
sentaton. In the southern end of the
State Miami and Palm Beach have
promised hearty cooperation, and
there is no doubt but that great deal
of good will come of this December
gathering.
The presence of Logan w. Page,
head the good roads bureau of the ma
tional government, will add import.
ance to the occasion. There is every
reason to believe that this meeting will
be very largely attended because it is
going to establish more firmly in the
public mind the fact that the East
Coast will soon be able to boast of
paved highway from Jacksonville to
Miami. Even today there are
but very few miles that are unimprov-
ed. Within two years it is reasonable
to expect that the highway will be
hard surfaced from end to end.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17
INDEPENDENTS ORLANDO MEET
Continued from page y

ida fruit are, in the main. as honored
and honest business men as can be
found in any line. After some disc uss-
ion the resolutions We're adopted as re-
ported without change"
In justice to the Exchange, we shall
publish next week ''The Gag Conven-
tion," a report of the above meeting
written by the editor of the Orange
County Citizen, Orlando. Ed.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-11-17

DR.. c. H. Glidden was made happy
Wednesday night by the arrival of Mrs.
Glidden aud their son, from st. Paul,
Min, who will make their future
home ia Fort Pierce. They are now
domiciled in the Doctors cottage amid
the pineapples on the ridge north Of
town.
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
CONSERVATION CONGRESS.
Meeting Arouses Little Interest Be,
cause There Was "NO Bone of
Contention"
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 26.-There is
a possibility that the third national
Conservation Congress now in session
may be the last gathering of national
importance under that name The
meeting was practically featureless.
and OF little interest because there is
mo bone Of contention" Clifford Pin
chot, James r. Garfield, who enlivened
the St Paul meeting, and Governors
Woodrow Wilson, Harmon and Folk
we're invited but did not come.
President Taft last night addressed
$4,000 of the most representative men
to whom he has spoken on his west
ern trip, and read a speech taken from
the statistics of the Department OF
Agriculture, on soil conservation. The
President never mentioned reci-
procity, tariff. the free list or any
political issue. DR.. Harvey w. Wiley
is here to speak tonight, but refused
to talk Of the recent effort to oust
him.
w. A. Beard, Sacramento. Cal, OF
Roosevelt County Life Commission
P. G. Holden, of Iowa State College
Editor Walter H. Page. OF the Worlds
Work, and Mrs. Phillip n. Moore, o
ST. Louis, are speakers today.
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
WOMAN, ENVELOPED IN
BLAZING OIL, MAY DIE

Police offcer Bradford assisted in
tearing the burning clothing from the
woman. and his hands were slightly
burned.
The patrol wagon was called and
made a record run to the Delaware
Hospital with the suffering woman.
Patrol Driver sherwin and Sergeant
Rice were in charge OF the wagon
While this was going on Hugh
Shields rushed TO the Weccacoe Fire
house and its chemical responded and
saved the building from destruction.
Neighbors took care of Mrs.
Heon's two children. They practi-
cally are strangers in Wilmington,
and Mrs. Heon could not remember
the name Of the plant where her hus-
band Is employed It was later
learned that he worked at the plant
Of the Joseph Bancroft and Sons
Company Word was sent 10 him
of the accident
The escape OF little Eugene who
poured oil on the fire Is remarka-
Bile, as he only had his hair singed
while his mother may die OF heI
wounds
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
PRIMARIES IN CAMDEN.
Big Vote Being POIled at First Elec
tiOn of the Kind in the City.

BY The United Press.
CAMDEN, n. j., Sept 26.-With de-
tectives from the Burns Agency scat
tered throughout city in the interest
of the insurgent Republicans and the
warning sent out by the heads of the
Republican organization that pre-
cinct workers must keep within the
letter of the law and not appear with
in one hundred feet of polling places,
Camden is today having its first trial
of the new state primaries law. The
number of votes cast up TO noon
showed the polling TO be twice that OF
former years. There is a feeling Of
confidence on the part Of the "regu-
lars" who expect to name Lawyer
William T. Read by a handsome ma
iority over John Bradley, insurgent,
TO the Senate. The Shreivalty contest
also favors Councilman Joshua Haines
organization Republican, over Under
Sheriff George D. Starns. Insurgent
Republican. W. G. Browning, Repub-
lican, and Thomas s. Ferrell. Demo-
crat, are unopposed to MI the vacancy
in the first congressional district
caused by the death Of Congressman
Loudenslager. of the six candidates
for assembly, Deunger, Whyte and
Goes will likely be returned. No dis
order has been reported.
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
HEALTH OFFICER
MADE AN ARREST
W. D. Shaw Took Italian
From Car on DiSOrderIy
Charge

Executive Of1cer W. D. Shaw. Of
the Board of Health, is a small man
and at present has boil upon the
side Of his neck. but he cannot be
bluffed even if he is called upon to do
police duty. While going out on a
Rising Son car an Italian became dis
orderly on the car. When the health
officer demonstrate with him he de-
clared be was a better man than
Shaw.
Shaw put the man under arrest
after a short struggle and calling the
patrol took him to the police station.
The prisoner gave his name as An
tonia Asso and when he was searched
q large revolver was found on him.
He also had a box Of No. IL shot
shells for a gun. He evidently was
going on a cunning trip. He was
locked up with the charges of dis
orderly conduct and carrying con-
cealed deadly weapon against him
The cunning trip was postponed
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
ARRESTED, WORE
SALVATION GARB

This morning Police Ofiicers sheehy
and Bradford arrested young man
who was in the uniform OF the Amer.
ican Salvation Army He was arrest
ed at Ninth and Spruce strets. The
charge against him Is begging, and
the policemen say he was going from
door to door. He gave the name OF
Edward Atkins.
When searched at the police station
the Salvation soldier had .65 cents
upon his person and numerous docu.
ments and a photograph Of himself
showing that he belonged to the New
Hampshire American Salvation Army
He took his arrest in a cool manner
and when asked II he desired to have
anyone notified OF his condition h'
said he did not Among the other ar
ticles on him was pocket Bible.
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
ITALY DEFIED
BY TURKEY
Will Not Surrender Territory
Without a Fight for Her
Own
ITALY TO DEMAND THE
CESSION OF TRlPOLI
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press
LONDON. Sept 26.--Ths situation
growing out OF Italy's demand that
Turkey surrender Tripoh to her was
increasingly grave today. Turkey.
speaking through her diplomatic rep
resentatives in the several capitals.
has dened Italy. She has declared she
will surrender none Of her territory
without a fight, and expresses the be-
lief that even though she is without
a navy, she can defeat any force Italy
may try to huri into Tripoh or other
Turkish territory.
ohicial advices here say that italy
has in course Of preparation an llti-
matum for Turkey II will demand
the cession Of Tripoli within the brief
est possible period and will state an
phatically that II this action is not
taken, force will be resorted to.
Fleet Modified.
The entire Italian fleet Is modified
in Palermo harbor waiting orders. All
Of the vessels are fully coaled and
provisioned, their magazines are filled
and their crews have been greatly
augmented.
One report says that two Italiar
battleships are already cruising of
Tripoli. II this is true It Is certain
that they are under orders to inter
cept the vessels carrying the Turkish
army corps mobilized yesterday fol
service in Tripoh.
In the hope OF preventing a war
that might be only the commence
ment of hostilities involving many
other countries. most Of the nations
have advised Turkey to yield TO Italy
and accept a cash payment for the
territory ceded. This advice has been
Indignantly spurned.
Unions Oppose War.
Word received from Rome this AZ.
rtenoon was that the Socialists who
are opposed to war have captured al
the unions and that a general strike
has been ordered to begin tonight
This strike IS TO be the workers pro.
test against bringing on a war. but
whether the order will be generally
obeyed is not known.
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
BEGINNING
OF BIG STRIKE
Memphis Walk Out to Enforce
Recognition Of the System
Federation
By The United Press.

~ AhN NAAN'A A'aos
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 2e.--what is be-
heved by labor officials to be the be-
ginning OF the strike OF the Illinois
Central System Federation including
craft unions. occurred today with a
walk-out Of 1900 shopmen at Mem
phis. following the clerks strike It
is significant, officials OF the Fedora
tion say, that the men walked out upon
their own initiative. They have, how
ever. the support OF the International
presidents OF the craft union.
The international officers can no
longer hold the men back" said Pres
ident J. W. Kline OF the blaoksmiths
today. They demand recognition OF
the System Federation and that al
contracts made by the railroad with
these craft unions shall be made with
labor as a union
Kline said that he received today
from the Davenport la. convention
OF machinists the assurance that they
would act in harmony with members
OF other crafts.
Kline was in conference over the
long distance telephone with heads OF
the crio't unions on the Illinois Central
and he reported that men are strik-
ing all along the line. Traffic is de-
layed on the Illinois Central and 4
is said that the road is refusing
freight
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
PENROSE HAND
In THE PROBE
Witness Against Ware Said He
First Conferred With
Senator
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press
PHILADELPHIA. Sept 26.-seem-
ing close connection between United
States Senator Penrose and the probe
OF the catlin Lexow Commission into
State Senator Edwin II. vare's League
Island Park contract was established
today when Edward F. Fonder, an
anu-Vare witness, admitted before the
committee that he had had a confer
ence with the United States Senator
before he talked with Special Deputy
Attorney-General White.
This statement was brought from
Fonder after he had given testimony
tending to show by implication that
Recorder of Deeds William S. Ware,
candidate for Mayor, has been a bene-
fitting partner in the municipal con-
tract work of his brother.
rs II not a fact" asked Francis
Skunk Brown, attorney for Senator
Ware, that you had a long confer
ence with Penrose before you went
to see White to tell him what yau
we're prepared to testify"
Fonder hesitating admitted he had
had a talk with Penrose. but denied
that their conversation had referred
to the probe into the League Island
Park contract
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
RELATIVES TO
Be WITH POPE
They VIII Live Within the
Walls Of the Vatican at
Rome
MUST ASSURE HIS PEACE
OF MIND, SAY DOCTORS
By The United Press.

by Inc JullcQ EIeos-
ROME, Sept. 26--Facing the alter
native Of either curing the nostalgia
affecting the Pope or having him die.
the Vatican physicians. Doctors Pet
acct and Marchifava, today decided 70
set aside the tradition that has sur
rounded the head of the church for
centuries
From now on the family OF Pope
Plus will live within the walls of the
vatican; while free to 90 and come.
they will abandon their ordinary vo-
cations and be assigned quarters
where they can daily met and talk
with His Holiness. and, II possible.
keep his mind from wandering back
TO his native Venice.
Anna and Maria Sarto the aged
sisters Of the head OF the church;
Angelo Sarto. his brother. postmaster
OF the native village; the latters son
and several nephews and neices Of the
pontiff will be the members Of the
family partly.
There are three sisters, members Of
close religious order who cannot bo
called 10 visit the Pope without a
special dispensation from the Pope
and this he would never grant
The Popes health so far as his con-
stitutional difficulties are concerned,
is better than In years. It Is his
peace OF mind that the doctors feel
must be assured
Evening journal., 1911-09-26

Mrs. Louise Heon, Of No. 107 North
Adams street. was probably fatally
burned at 1880 o'clock this afternoon
when her little five year old son
poured coal oil into the kitchen stove
and caused an explosion. The child
was practically uninjured-
Mrs. Heon was burned from head
to foot and no hopes Of her recovery
are given at the Delaware Hospital,
where she was hurried in the police
patrol ambulance. She was conscious,
but In great agony
She said that she had built a fire in
the kitchen and went upstairs. She
came down In a little while and saw
her little boy. Eugene, pouring oil ont
Of can into the fire.
Before she could stop him there was
a deafening explosion and the oil en-
vel0ped her A mass Of flames from
head to foot and screaming for help,
she ran out Of the alley OF her home.
Joseph A. Vogue, who was passing
at the time quickly took on his coat
and wrapped it around her. A neigh
Dor rushed up with a big quilt and
the flames we're soon smothered but
not until Mrs. Heon had been badly
scared.
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
CLERK FOILS
BOLD BANDIT
Daring Attempt to Rob Ma
tiOnal Bank at Belle
vile, N. ].
EMPLOYE WRESTS A
PISTOL FROM ROBBER
By The United Press.

NEWARK, n. j., Sept 26.--A daring
lttempt to rob, single-handed the First
National Bank in Belleville.. situated
II Washington avenue and John street
vas made this morning by man who
says he is Daniel A. Hamilton, aged
-, Of Chicago.
He had with him besides q revolver,
/ suit case containing two bottles Of
'hloroform, perforated dark bandker-
;hiefs used as masks.
SO badly did he beat up the bank
;lerk, Donald Cameron, the only occu-
pant Of the place, who wrested tie re-
Folver from him, that DR.. John +. Con-
Ion was summoned to treat the in
ured man. Hamilton is under ar
rest and has made a full confession,
Cameron, who is 20 years old and
ives at 3064 Lincoln avenue, tLis city
Vas the first to enter the baAk this
morning. No sooner had a. gained
lntrance than a stranger, near appear
ng followed him. Before Cameron
lad walked behind the enclosure the
stranger whipped out a revolver and
eveled it at the startled clerk
Quick as a fash Cameron grapplst
With his adversary and drew him to
ward the rear OF the bank, where n
could summon aid from Elmer Peter
son, the colored janitor In the tus
Ble one cartridge in the revolver wa
discharged This interrupted the figh
and Cameron, taking advantage OF tn
moments delay, succeeded in captur
ing the gun from the highwaymar
He then fired two shots to attract tn
attention of the police and raped 70
the janitor.
Peterson, the janitor, responded I
the call. and while he covered
Hamilton with a revolver, his wifi
ealled Policeman Sullivan, who mad
the arrest Cameron is badly cut o
the face.
Evening journal., 1911-09-26
CALL FOR FUNDS TO
AID M'NAMARA
By The United Press

BY The United Press.
LOS ANGELES, Sept 26---With the
date of the opening OF the Mcnamara
trial rapidly approaching. Clarence s.
Darrow, chief counsel for the Nc
Namaras, sent out a hurry call to-day
for funds. He declared that less
than $4,000 is available for the two
labor leaders defense. adding that no'
penny is being received. Darrov
indicated that many persons who had
pledged funds for the defense have
not made good their promises.