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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
NEGROES FATALLY
SHOOT CONTRACTOR
Trey Make Their Escape. but q Nash
vile Posse is Following and Lynch
ing May Occur If They Are Caught.

Nashville. Tenn. Feb. 51.-Mack
Volt aged s5, superintendent for tn,
Walton Mcdowell Construction Com
pany, as shot and fatally wounded al
9 o'clock this morning, it is charged
by Jim Johnson. a negro at Brent
wood. near here. johnson and a com
panion whose identity is unknown
made their escape towards Nashville
pursued by the sheriff, his deputies
and q posse Of railroad men. the latte
armed with guns and pistols. II the
negroes are caught and returned to
Brentwood, danger of summary treat
ment at the hands Of the railroad
workers Is feared.
The shooting occurred in q negro
cabin where Volt had gone TO order
the men to 60 to work The negroes
are members Of the construction gang
working on the new Lewisburg and
Northern railroad right Of way.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Feb. 21.-Five mer
made an unsuccessful attempt to hold
% passenger train No. 9, westbound
On the Chicago and Northwestern
abroad at o'clock this morning near
3ertram, ninesmiles east of here. The
rain is known as the fast mail and
arries no passengers. It was forced
o slow to miles an hour on accQ I
f construction work being done on the
outskirts of the village and 1t was at
his point the men signaned the en-
ineer to stop.
Suspicious OF the irregular method
fised in signalling, the engineer did not
BRING his train to d stop. When the
'ailed failed to stop. one Of the bandits
spened fire on the engineer, hitting
i'm in the arm. Throwing on all steam
he engineer brought his train to this
etiy, where a posse was formed and
started in pursuit of the bandits
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
PLUNDERING GRAVES
TO SECURE JEWELS
Those Containing Bodies Buried More
Than Seventy Years Ago Are En-
tered by Robbers.
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, Feb. 21.-Grave rob-
ers plundering the graves containing
2odies buried more than seventy years
ago. securing jewels valued at several
hundred dollars was the story brought
to this cityq last night from Pointe-a-
La-Hache, Plaqueuine parish. The
water soaked caskets, glasses smashed
and containing wasted bodies were
found above the ground Monday by
persons living near the cemetery.
These caskets had been recently re-
moved from the private burial ground
of a wealthy ante-bellum family to the
present cemetery by the parish Off
sials. There is no clue as to the iden-
lity OF the robbers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
SUPPRESS NEWS OF
ACTION OF OsPINA
Psopis cf Colombia Arc Isnnranf 81
the Act ef Minister IL Sending flass
70 the state nspartnaens.

Bogota, Colombia, Fehe 1lyiT5IE1s. i55iII11asse Co.
tiQN IF tSaft "a the ,,tt.sd stats
IN notifying the state dsraEereEt at
washington that the visit co Colon :
.bia Of Secretary OF State Kncx 4vruld
be sfnopportune" because ColOrreia's
claims in connection with Panama had
not yet been arbitrated. cas- not be-
come known to the general public.
The Colombian government hiss the
matter under consideration. but either
the newspapers are ignorant of the in
cident. or else comment has been sup
pressed.
strong sentiment for a honorable
settlement OF the Panama affair has
been gaining ground all over the coun-
try without regard to the differences OF
views Of the poiitscal parties.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
MUCH DAMAGE IN TEXAS
FROM SEVERE STORMS,
ey Associated Press.

! Dallis, Tex, Feb. 21.-Heavy wind
storms yesterday and last night. ac-
ccmpanfed In some sections of Texas
by heavy snowfall, did thousands of
dollars damage TO property IN wrecked
buildings. demoralized telegraph and
telephone communication and In the
Panhandle country completely disar-
ranged railroad schedules.
San Antonio and Austin. where the
da,s age appears greatest. report 8
wind averaging 20 70 100 miles an
hour. which unroofed many resi-
dences, blowing down chimneys and
uprooting trees.
At Texllne the temperature dropped
70 10 degrees above zero, the lowest
reported. At El Paso much damage
Is feared from freezing weather "a
fruit trees which were in blossom.
In the Texas Panhandle the snow
fall averaged four inches. but little
suffering was caused 20 live stock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
BY Associated Press

London. Feb. 81 - Conditions
throughout Great Britain. particularly
IN the manufacturing districts in the
north OF England, are becoming rap
idly worse as a result OF the threat
eped coal strike. which. II It occurs
at the end OF the month, will throw
500. 900 miners, besides workers in
other trades, out Of employment.
At many OF the iron works and
other big factories the men today re-
cefved notices from the employers that
their services would not be required
after February 20 should the coal
strike be decided upon. Most OF the
factories have supplies of coal suf-
ncient for the most urgent work on
hand
In London and other cities the price
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
BY Assoeiated Press.

Meridian, Miss, Feb. 21.-A de-
structive wind storm swept over this
district last night. destroying thou
sands Of dollars worth of property,
killing many head of cattle and de-
molishing homes In the surrounding
country.
Rev. ". T. Carroll was seriously in-
jured when his home at K1ondyke, ten
niles north of Meridian, was de-
stroyed.
A dozen other residences at that
place were blown down and a number
OF mules and cows were killed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
Conditions Throughout England
Are Becoming Rapidly Worse

of coal already has reached $s a ton,
and the poorer classes of people are
paying almost double this rate, as they
purchase only in small quantities.
The coal owners met IN conference
today to consider the general situa-
ton in the trade, and also to discuss
the invitation of Premier AsQuith,
who has requested them to meet him
and some OF his colleagues at the for
eign office tomorrow to endeavor TO
arrange a basis of settlement. Both
the coal owners and tn emiuers signi-
fed their acceptance of Premier As
Quith's invitation to the conference.
The committee of the international
Miners Federation also is meeting to-
day to decide whether the continental
coal miners will support their British
comrades in the event of q strike.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
PROBING COMES TO
AN ABRUPT HALT
investigation Stops When committee
Decides to Define More Clearly the
Scope OF the inquiry.
av Assoclated Preas.

..WashingtOn, FEB. ZI.-inVsStlgatIOn
OF the Florida Everglades charges and
excenditures OF ehe agricultural de-
oartment in reclamation Of those lands
carna to an abrupt halt sodav when the
house connnnistee of investigation de-
cided to define more clearly the scope
Of the inquiry.
J. o. Wright, chief drainage engineer
OF Florida, today testified regarding
the diTerenoes between his plsa for
draining the Everglades and that OF G.
ID. Elliott. formerly his colleague in
the department Of agriculture.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
Heavy Damage in Vicinity of
Meridian by Destructive Storm

At Baily. SIX negro houses and four
barns were destroyed
At Antioch. q church was scattered
In every direction and two houses
blown down.
The store and home Of D. J. stin-
son, twenty miles north Of Meridian,
was destroyed.
At Bodga. the new mill Of the Sum
ter Lumber Company was unroofed,
shed blown down, several negro houses
wrecked and trees uprooted.
Reports from the storm area are
slow in reaching here. owing to the
almost raralyzed condition OF tie tel-
egraph and telephone wires,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
WORST SNOWSTORM
IN SIXTEEN YEARS
Passenger Train Caught in Snowdrift
for Whole Day But Passengers Suf-
fered No Serious Effects
Nv AssocIatad Press.

Enid. Okla, Feb. 21.-A rescue crew
was sent to Gown ngton. Okla, near here
eary today to dig out Of snow drift
a passenger train on the St Louis aao
san Francisco railroad. which was
casghs In yesterdays storm No Sc
rioas suffering OF passengers is re
ported. The snowgtorm was the worst
known in this section in sixteen years
-.rssns on the Atcl1tsos.. Topeka and
Sazta Fe the Frisco system and tha
s-Akag7, Rock lsisnd and Pacific were
,.rsable to leave here for hours yester-
cay Conditions are becoming better
today with the prospect that traffic
win be in normal condition by night
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
PAPERS
ARE TURNING UP
Some Of Documents Wanted In Case
Of Majer Ray, the Army Haymasters
are Sent TO Committee.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. Feb. 21.--Some OF the
documents in the cRse of Majo,
BeecheT B. Ray. which. were said T.
rave been missing from the war de
rartment flies, turned up today anF
7vere sent tc 3hs Helm committee b,
Secretary StiTuAsor. who ssid the paper
Tere found In SoTne personal effects o.
en-. J. Franklin Bell, formerly chief OF
staR of the army.
Ray. the army paymaster, had been
Under fire before the committee or
-iaarges Of political activities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
INSURGENTS AND
REGULARS UNITED
Vote selidly Against the Underwood
Chemical Tariff But Could Not Pre-
vent It's Passage.
BY Associates Press.

washington, Feb. 21.--h or the first
time since the insurgent Republicans
broke away from the regulars IN the.
sght on the petroleum duty IN the
Payne tariff bin in 1903, the Repuh-
lica1s of the house today presented
passage of a tariff revision bill All in
surgents voted with the regular Re-
publican forces against the Under
wood chemical tariff. which was
passed, however, hy vote Of It's 70
127.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
COUNTY BOARD
GIVES TURNER
PLUMBING JOB
Engineer Ronarnel Reports
That All of Work Done
Is Unsatisfactory.

THE BOARD THEREFORE DECIDES
TO AWARD CONTRACT TO TuR-
NER CONSTRUCTION Co, WHOSE
BID WAS @s,s35.s2 RoMMEL
SAYS sPEcIFIcATioNs WERE
NOT FOLLOWED BY FORMER
CONTRACTORS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
BIG EARTH SLIDES
IN CULEBRA CUT
Total Nearly Million Cubic Yards
and Cracks in Earth Indicate An
other, Which May be More Serious.
q Aasnrlafed prns.-

New Orleans. Feb. 21-Earth slides
totaling nearly a million cubic yards
have interfered with operations ia the
Culebra cut section OF the Panama
canal, according to mail dispatches re-
ceived here today from Colon.
Cracks in the earth indicate another
slide, which may assume more alarm
ing proportions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
TESTIMONY ENDS
IN SNEED CASE
Arguments Begin Today and Unless
There is an Unexpected Interruption,
the Case Will Go to the Jury Sat-
urday.
ev Assoclated Press.

Fort Worth. Tex. Feb. 21.-Unless
an unanticipated interruption occurs,
the case of John Beal Snead. the
Amarillo banker, accused OF the muir
der of A. G. Boyce, Sr., the wealthy
cattleman, win be in the hands of the
Jury Saturday night.
The taking of testimony was con-
cIuded today and arguments win be-
gin tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
sToRM sToPa KNOX.

Washing ngton, Feb. q. Because OF
storms. along the southern coast Sec
retary OF State Knox win board the
cruiser washington at Key West in
stead of at Palm Beach, Fla He VIII
embark Feb. %.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
rExARkANA HAS STORM.

Texarkana, Ark, Feb. PA terrific
wind and hail storm swept over the
little town of Stamps, near here, last
aight. dernoIishing several houses and
killing cattle. No loss of life has been
epoIted. The storm was followed by
a light snow fall.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
QUAKE IN COSTA RIGA,

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Costa
Rican minister received cablegram
tonight telling of an earthquake In San
Jose, the capital Of Costa Rica- He
fears another catastrophe viii take
nlacn
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
HOBSON OBJECTS TO
THE LANGUAGE USED
Asks Congress- to Mako an inquiry into
Charges Made BY Representative
Hays.
ey AssocIated Press.

washington, Feb. 21.-Representa-
tive Hobson, Of Alabama, in a. resoln-
tion this afternoon asks the house to
make an inquiry into the charge made
by Representative Hays that he (Hob-
SOM had attacked the military affairs
committee In a 'cowardly manner"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE IN
HOUSTON. TEX.
Srnouldering Wreckage Gov
ers Area Near Two
Miles Long.

MORE THAN A DOZEN IMPORT.
ANT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES
IN RUINS, TWO HUNDRED OR
MoRE STORE BUILDINGS IN
ASHES AND ONE THOUSAND
PERSONS HOMELESS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
SOUTHERN EDUCATORS TO MEET

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 21.-Ths
Southern Educational Association will
meet in Louisville on November % ~
90. 1t was announced today by Secre-
Treasurer W. F. Feagin of the or
ganization. Sixteen southern states
compose the association.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
NINE dwellings WRECKED.

North Fork, ". Va, Feb. 21.-Nine
dwellings were blown over and wreck
ed by q wind storm here tonight. The
wreckage caught fire and burned for
an hour. Several persons are missing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
HOLD-UP ATTEMPTED
OF FAST MAIL TRAIN


a,sssaA. Stealing c.ussd shs En-
f0~Sh ~ SFsrsEy
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
GOVERNMENT TO
SELL DRY DOCK
Commercial Association VIII
Endeavor to Have Firm
Buying it Locate Here.

NAVY DEPARTMENT CALLS FOR
SEALED PROPOSALS TO BE
OPENED IN WASHINGTON ON
MARCH u FOR THE DOCK
WHICH WAS PURCHASED FROM
SPAIN AND WHICH HAS BEEN
USED AT THE NAVY YARD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22
COLD AND SNOW
IN MANY SECTIONS
aa;ehsaan is Experiencing the Worst
slizzard es Many Years and Traffic
is complstsIy Paralyzsd.
1v AeeocIafaa Pres.

Detroit. Mica, Feb. 21.-The WORST
blizzard experienced in Michigan IN
wears vas responsible today for the
death OF at least one person and injury
OF twenty-five others as the result OF
collisions between trains or street cars
due TO 4 binding znowstorm-
Steam and electric traffic Is para.
Ivzed IA all directions and several
trains are buried IN snow drifts.
cshicago, Feb. 71.-A binding snow
backed BY a fifty mile gale swooped
down on the middle west today and
blocked trafHc and crippled telegraph
wires. Tonight Il swept eastward IN
the direction Of northern Ohio. Penn
ssylvania and New York. No great suf-
ferine was reported. The temperature
was 20 to - degrees above zero.
Dallas. Texas, Feb. 24.-Heavy wind
storms yesterday. accompanied by
snow in Some sections of the state, did
thousands Of dollars damage 20 prop
ertv trroofed buildings and demoral-
lied telegraph and telephone communi-
cation. N Austin the wind unroofeo
MANY residences, uprooted trees and
blew down chimnoys. At 81 Paso there
-<is damage from freezing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-22

(Coutinusd on Page Eight,l
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
New Library Board Organize.

The new library board consisting
of Mesdames w. H. Moore. l. M.
Despair and Miss Carrie Harrell
and Messrs. c. T. Thompson. w.
n. Wheeler and E. L. Ware, met at
the library last Monday night and
organized by electing the following
officers:
Presdent-W. n. Wheeler.
Vice-Pres.-Mrs. w. H. Moore
Secretary-C. T. Thompson
Treasurer E. L. Ware.
Plans for raising funds were dis
cussed in a general way, but nc
action will be taken until after the
holidays when an entertainment
of some kind will be had to raise
money to defray expenses.
The library will be open every
Friday night for the exchange OIL
books and on Sunday afternoons
for reading purposes,
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
Read The Huttig News.
Missionary Union Meet.

The Womans' Missionary Union
met at the usual hour Tuesday af-
ternoon with seven members pres
ent. Meeting opened by singing
More About Jesus and Ever Faith
full; prayer by Mrs. Crockett.
scripture reading by Mrs. Moore.
This being a business meeting, we
had reading of minutes of last
meeting and collecting of dues.
We decontinue our meetings until
after the holidays. Next meeting
will be the first Tuesday in jan
uary. All the members are re-
quested to be present. Meeting
was closed by repeating the Lord
prayer in concert.
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07

ident, but when an umbrella breaks
a rib, it is good only to lend a per-
sonal friend.
! Umbrellas are so made that they
can be opened and closed with
great ease except when the owner
is trying to get into or out of a
street car. When an umbrella is
brought into the house it is folded
up neatly and stood in a corner to
drain. On wet day enough water
is carried into the houses of this
nation by umbrellas to fill the big
lock of the Panama canal.
Umbrellas were invented in Eng
land many years ago and when the
first umbrella owner appeared on
the streets he was stoned by the
indignant populace which foresaW
the trouble it was going to have
keeping its eyes free from the nox-
ious things in bad weather.
Wearing an umbrella requires as
much skill as lacking ship in a
heavy sea. An experienced navi-
gator can carry a large umbrella
through a gale of wind and rain
successfully, but the green hand is
compelled to push it before him
and NOW down pedestrians in rows.
Umbrellas are made in great va
rieties and numbers. but their cost
is unknown. Very few people pay
for umbrellas. As a rule a man S
umbrellas are assets of absent
mindedness. Umbrellas and lead
pencils are two articles which can
be stolen without endangering the
reputation. The easiest way to
get an umbrella is to step up to a
total stranger and claim the one
he is carrying. Ten to one he will
apologize as he hands it over.
Somewhere in this world are the
devoted few who buy the umbrel-
las for the millions. but no one has
as vet started an agitation to erect
a monument to their memory.
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
Bazaar a Success.

The bazaar and supper given by
the Woman Home Mission socie-
ty in the library and ladies parlor
at Union church on Thanksgiving
Day proved very successful, they
realizing $el.6O from the same
The ladies desire to thank all who
helped in various ways to make it
the success it was and especially
the young ladies who so kindly fur
nished the music throughout the
afternoon and evening.
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
The WOmars' Home Mission Society.
Csc and SOC bottles

The Woman's Home Mission So
ciety met Monday afternoon in
open session at the parsonage
which will be our last meeting until
the first Monday in January. We
had quite an interesting and enjoy
able meeting, twelve members and
the following visitors being present;
Mesdames Clowney, Greer, SAKE
Spencer. Moore, Perrtt and Pol
lard. The mite box was responded
to literally, receiving $3.50. We
are requested to announce through
the columns of this paper that the
Womans' Home Mission Society
made 685 visits to the sick anc
strangers this year and has made
and disbursed $404. 81.
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
Wars Toll.

Definite statistics concerning the
Balkan war are not obtainable, but
figures collected from reliable dis
patches indicate that no less than
$4,000 men have already
been killed in battle. Thir-
ty-three thousand killed Not a
great figure for a war total, but
with what horror the world would
contemplate any other disaster
that wrought such a result. Earth
quake, volcanic eruption. holo-
caust. shipWreck such catas-
trophies would bring less havoc and
cause less human snffering-but
civilization would stand appalled,.
The total does not take into &C
count the victims of cholera, it
does not consider the women and
children slain, it does not cover the
famine and disease that will follow
in the wake of the armies. They
are incidents of war and not i'm
portant factors in estimates.
Almost 100000 have been killed
and wounded in actual battle in
this war The estimate is con-
sentative Turkey has lost l2O.=
900 men, Bulgaria $4,000, Servia
81 900, Montenegro 5000 and
Greece 1000. Of the wounded
many will die. while others will be
public charges. Such is the rec
ord of European war in the
twentieth century, and the end is
not yet.
Have these figures a lesson?
Should not utilitarians join human
itafians in demanding that war it
self shall die? What is war worth
compared to the tremendous toll il
exacts? Richmond Times-Dis-
patch.
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
Electric lights But 80 Years Old.

Just thirty years ago this fall
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
Test Your Seed.

The human animal likes to gam
BILE. Taking chance is as natural
to the human race as is breathing
We all like to shut our eyes and
make a stab at something, then
open them to see what the result
is. We have all heard stories of
this man and that man taking a
chance on the wheat and stock
market, and we have all had more
or less experience resulting in sue
cess or failure, by taking chances
ourselves. We, however, forget
the failures and remember the sue
cesses and continue to take
chances.
The business man who takes
chances of this kind usually ends
in the bankruptcy court, but the
farmer who takes chances. owing
to the utter impossiblity of losing
entirely. has always managed to
keep his head above financial water.
SO he continues to take chances
year after year in the hope that
the average at the end will show
him slightly ahead.
Now there is no need for the
farmer to take these chances.
He can come pretty near gamb-
ling on a certainty. Take the seed
question for instance. The differ
ence between good seed and poor
seed is equivalent to one-half a
crop, and yet thousands of farmers
prefer to gamble on this chance
rather than to spend twenty cents
per acre to test the seed before
hand and know absolutely what he
is going to get so far as the seed
will determine. 1t is safe to say
that the difference between the
tested seed and INFESTED seed will
average Is per cent to an average
crop. Is this Is per cent worth
saving2 If you think it is make up
your mind this winter to test every
variety of seed which you will have
occasion to use next year.
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
S527,700 For 0aaChita River.

Estimates aggregating $56,-
z66,o92 for Improvements and
river and harbor work throughout
the country were submitted tc
Congress Monday in the annual re-
por. of General Williem H. Bixby
chief of the army engineers.
Important items in the South in
elude: Mississippi river. $6,OOO,-
900.
Louisiana inland waterways
Mermentau to Sabine river, Texas
$4,000; Ouaehita river to Ar
kadelphia, Ark. $22z.zOo; Rec
river $4,000.
The Huttig news. (Huttig, Ark.) 1907-1955, 1912-12-07
Morgan-White.

At $50 o'clock Sunday after
noon, December !, Rev. J. r
Rushing performed the ceremony
which united in marriage Mrs. r
NJ. White and Mr.. O. M. Morgan. a.
the brides home near Strong, ir
the presence of a number friends
and relatives. Mr.. Morgan is
saw filler at the planning mill here
and the bride a we'll known lady o.
this county. They will make theil
home here.