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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-20
This is the News From the Mountains
Which Has Set sdlIisville In
Fever Of Excite
ment.
WHO FIRED FIRST SHOT?
Allen Clan Now Claim That Court
Officials Began the BON.
bardment Of
Bullets.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
HILLSvILLE, Va, March 2o.--In a
fever OF excitement Hillsville awaited
today the return of posse which hur-
ried Off into the mountains late last
night after mud-bespattered messen-
ger brought word that five ringleaders
of the Allen gang had been cornered.
Lee Felts, head OF the manhunt re-
ported by the messenger that he had
seen Sdna Allen, chieftain of the
clan, that he was seriously wounded,
and was hidden In place known to
mis- pursuers, together with four other
Every available man in Hillsville
took up the mountains, following the
road toward Piper Gap-a direction
not heretofore taken In the search for
the court room murderers. Shortly
before dawn four of the pursuers slow
ly pushed back to town, with horses
white with foam, but no news. They
said they were not able to keep up
with the main body of the pursuers.
Word reached here from Mount
Airy, N. c., today that John Moore,
one of Aliens supporters. arrested
Friday but released the following day,
had been arrested. Detectives. 1t was
said, let him go with the hope that
he might try to make his way into
the mountains to join the Allen gang
I tink it was Just a flare up OF
temper he said "All the Aliens re-
tgret the shooting as much as anyone
else. For once in my life am glad I
was sick. Monday and Tuesday was
in court but Wednesday stayed
away, being sick. My son and nephew,
Wesley Edwards, came to my house
and told me about the shooting
They said Floyd Allen was probably
dead. l thought some Of his kin ought
to be near him, SO saddled my horse
and rode into town. had a long talk
with Floyd. He said he didn't shoot
until after the court officials began
firing. / think if the shooting had
been arranged before hand, I'd have
been invited to join in 1t and l
wasn't.
When I got home after seeing Floyd
my son and nephew had gone haven't
seen or heard from them since-I'm
glad Of it, and I don't want to know
where they are. don't intend to have
any part in this business. used to
be as willing as anyone to fight out a
disagreement. but for the last couple
of years I've been trying to lead diff
fsrent life"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-20
Sacramento RI rer.

limited Press Leased Wire Service |
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Repre-
sentative Hayes. of California today
declared that improvement of the
Sacramento river in California may be
provided for by the senate through
the influence of President Taft, al.
though the rivers and harbors bill as
passed yesterday by the house did not
make any allotment for the work.
Hayes received a letter from Secre-
tary Hilles today stating that the pres
ident has urged the senate rivers and
harbors committee to add an appro.
priation for the Sacramento river.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-20
President Taft's Private Car
on Siding on Account
Of the Gloomy
Weather.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
NEW YORK, March President
Taft slept serenely from one o'clock
until after s O'Clock today in his
private car on siding in the upper
end of the Grand Central station. Out.
side line of police kept vigil and
waved back all who approached.
Nearby, secretary to the president,
Hilles and high officials OF the New
Haven and the Pennsylvania rail-
roads debated the best means of
transferring the sleeping chief exc
cutive from the station to where he
could continue his journey to the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-20
DANGLING FROM
HOTEL WINDOW.
Sensational Suicide Of Wealthy Wo.
man Who Had Been 40
cused Of Snug
Cling.
COLLECTOR WAS FIRM
Loeb Wanted to Make an Example OF
Her In Spite Of Her
Protests Of limo
eence.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORF March 20.-Temporar-
ily insane because OF her arrest for
smuggling, Mrs. Blanche M. Carson,
believed to be the widow OF Edwin
Carson, wealthy San Franciscan,
hanged herself in a most sensational
manner today. She fled from the
hotel Wolcott where she had been
living since her arrival from Europe
last Monday after she was arrested
last night. Registering at the Hotel
Broslett, she was given room on
the eighth floor on the Fifth avenue
side. The woman brooded all night
over her disgrace and the loss Of her
jewelry valued at $4,000 which had
been seized by the federal authorities.
Finally, early today she arose, put on
a pale blue lounging robe over her
night dress and got long trunk rope.
One end of it she securely fastened
to the radiator In her room. The
other she placed about her neck.
She then opened the window OF her
room and jumped out.
How long her body hung there,
swaying from side to side, dangling
high above the pavement, is not
known. 1t was discovered by occu-
pants Of the fashionable knickerbock-
er apartments who notified the hotel
management. The woman had been
dead for some time when the body
Fas taken back into the room.
The coroner's office was notified
and search of the woman's effects re-
Yealed s1,240 in cash and a shear of
letters addressed to many residents OF
Pacific coast cities, including one to
her brother, Paul R. Maybury, OF 4919
West 2Sth street, Los Angeles. So
far as could be learned, the woman's
address in San Francisco was 1925
Cough street
Mrs Carson left letter addressed
TO Attorney Osborne, which read as
follows: MY brothers address is
Paul R. Aabury, 919 West est, street.
Los Angeles, Calf can never
thank you enough for all that you have
done for me. Dispose Of the remains
mere quickly. Don't send home.
tsigned) b. CARSON
The letter was written with a
pencil and was timed a. m. today.
Osborne said: Il am not at all
sure that Mrs. Carson was guilty OF
intention to smuggle. She denied it
to me. and was convinced that she
told the truth.
She said that she had the pearls
IN several boxes and that In the ex-
chement at the pier, one was not
taken out of her trunks but was sent
20 the hotel by mistake. I pleaded
with Collector Loeb to allow time for
me TO confer with her and investigate
the case. but Loeb said that he saw
no reason to make any exceptions.
lie said that the pearls must be taxi
en- from the hotel at once, and that
she must be arraigned before the
commissioner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-20
FOUR BANDITS
HELD Up TRAIN
Blew opsn Safe In Express Gar and
Escaped Into the Tansie of
the River Bottoms
Forest.
POSSE IS IN PURSUIT
Bloodhounds Aid In Hunt and the
Robbers Arc Being Tracked
Down and Sur.
rounded.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
JACKSON, Miss, March 2o.-Re-
ports reaching here early today de-
clare that posses pursuing four ban
dts who held up Mobile and Ohio
passenger train last night, have To-
Gated the robbers in the Tuscumba
river bottoms. Bloodhounds from
Jackson aided in the hunt, and, 1t Is
said, the posses expect soon to have
the bandits surrounded.
The robbery was one Of the boldest
in the history of Mississippi. The
bandits boarded the train at some
station beyond Corinth and before
reaching that city two men climbed
over the tender and covered Engineer
Wildar and Fireman Kufman. Wildar
was ordered to bring the train to
stop, and in the meantime two other
robbers had overpowered Express
Messenger Snoddy and entered the
express car. The latter two had the
explosive fixed under the safe by the
time the train was stopped. The
safe was blown and after gathering UP
the contents, the robbers fled without
attempting to rifle the mails or mo-
lest the passengers. The exact amount
obtained by the robbers is not known.
but 1t is declared the safe contained
considerable money and yaluables
One report is that 100000 In currency
was in the safe.
The scene of the hold-up was in one
OF the widest parts of the state. The
Tuscumba river bottoms below Cor
! inth are covered by dense second
growth forest and the robbers dived
I Immediately into the tangled woods
after securing the loot
About 100000 stoie..
| ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 20.-A
thrilling story of the hold-up of Mo-
bile and Ohio passenger train near
! Corinth Miss, last night was told
here today by passengers arriving on
| the train which was stopped in the
swamps along the Tuscumbia river
The safe In the express car was blown
and the robbers escaped with its en-
tire contents. The amount is said to
pC 2Uu,VVo. ILApIesS MGSSSHSeT VIII
liam Snoddy arrived with his car but
refused to state the amount of loot
the robbers had secured He admit
ted, however. that they took every.
thing the safe contained
Many of the passengers on the
train were women. Mrs. G. S. Davis
of Columbus. Miss, delegate to the
National Mothers congress in session
here said
There were about 25 passengers
in the car. Conductor OHara ran
down the aisle shouting, hide your
valuables, the train is held up
We thought he was joking. but
soon heard an explosion. Then the
hiding of money and iewelry began in
earnest. Women jammed valuables
! in their stockings, hats, shoes, under
the car seats or any place they could
be put quickly.
The engineer said that the first
intimation he had of trouble was when
he felt pull at his suspenders, and
looked around only to gaze down a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-20
STANDING OF
THE CANDIDATES
Taft TAI: Roosevelt 80; LafoIIette 10;
Cummins 2: Clark Sc and
Wilson 80,

WASHINGTON, March 2o.-Includ-
ing yesterdays primary in North Da-
kota, rival managers of presidential
candidates today claimed the follow
ing delegates:
Republicans: Taft 141; Roosevelt,
80 contests pending for additional
delegates); Lafollette 10; Cummins 2.
Democrats: Clark Sc; Wilson, 80;
Harmon, g.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-20
LAST GASP OF
OLD W|NTE
Blizzard swooped Down on 4 3 his
Morning, Riding Reck' s.
on Northeast
Wind.
LATEST ONE ON RECORD
Railroads Had Barely Recovered
From Last Weeks Storm When
They are Crippled
Again.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DES MONIES, March 20.-Driven
by strong northeast wind blizzard
swept down upon Iowa this morning
and in many towns street car traffic
was stopped or tied up. The snow is
drifting and steam roads which had
just recovered from last weeks storm
will be crippled. 1t Is the worst
storm for this season OF the year on
record.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-20
Convention Was an uproar.

CONVENTION Was an Uproar.
United Press Leased Wire Service.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo-, Mar 2O.--
The Roosevelt forces controlled the
Fourteenth district convention when
five Taft delegates refused to leave
the hall when the TAFT forces finished
what they declared to be the regular
convention. The convention hall was
In constant uproar and the delegates
selected probably will be contested.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05
MORE SCHOOL
BUILDINGS TO
BE ERECTED
SCHOOL BOARD AWARDS CON.
TRACT FOR TWO NEW BUILD
INos FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
AND Advertise FOR BIDS ON
LARGE BUILDING FOR coLoRzD
PuPlLs.

The Escambia county board CT pub
lie instruction has awarded the con-
tract to j. NJ. Corna for the erection of
two modern buildings for white pri-
mary schools, each to contain four
rooms with all necessary sanitary
sewer and water connections and work
is to commence on their construction
at once.
One Of the buildings 81 to be at tire
corner of Twelfth avenue and Gonzalez
street. where the school board owned
some property, and will be for the
children Of East Hill. The other win
be located at the corner of Guile
marde and Gonzalez streets.
Both OF these will be frame build
ings with brick foundations.
The board Is noy advertising for
bids for The election Of q large twelve
room fransy building. with the FIRST
floor or basement Of concrete. for the
use Of colored pupils. II Is to be
known as the colored high school build
ing and will be three stories in height.
It will be located on West Jackson
between c and d streets.
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BOY HAS VERY
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH
THOMAS MAoIs is RESCUED BY
HIS COMPANION, WALTER
CROOK, BEING THE THIRD ONE
CROOK HAS PREVENTED FROM
MEETING DEATH IN THIS MAN.
NER.

Walter Crook, well known youth
Of this city, added the third one to
the list of boys he has saved from
drowning, when he. according to the
story of his companions. prevented the
drowning OF Thomas Magis at Kup-
frian park last Saturday.
It is said that a number of boys
were in a small boat in the middle OF
a pond where the water was about
ten feet deep, when the boat was
overturned. and all of the boys sue
ceeded in swimming to the shore with
the exception of Magis, who was
seized with cramps and went down.
Crook saw Magis as he came to the
surface Of the water, after ne had
gone down once and Immediately
started to his assistance. However.
before he reached him, the boy had
gone under for the third time. Going
to where he went down, Crook dived
and found Magis at tho bottom, bat
Magis struggled with him and he was
forced to come to the top of the water
and call for help. He finally sue
ceeded, however, in getting the drown
ing boy to the top of the water just
as ROLAND Malone reached them with
a boat, into which they succeeded in
getting Magis and finally were enabled
to resuscitate him.
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CAMP WALTON.
Special to The journal.

Camp Walton. June 4.-Fishing and
bathing are fine now. Mr.. Allie Riera,
who is a guest at the Brooks House.
Saturday afternoon and two fine red
fish Sunday, weighing eight pounds
each.
Miss Rosa Brown. a charming young
lady from Laurel Hill. is the guest Of
Mrs. w. c. Pryor this week.
Last Saturday was Lodge day here
and among the visitors here that day
were Mr.. b. H. Sutton and family,
Mr.. Black Davis and family and
Miss Lula Edge of Melville, and Mr..
and Mrs. ellis of Howell. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Brown of Carriers.
Mrs. NJ. Mayors. proprietress Of the
ant guest of Mrs. r. C. Irwin of Five
Mile Bayou last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Sam Rosenau is spending a few
days at the Brooks House.
Prof. w. A. Ray is a visitor to the
Deep Water City this week. He went
on the steamer Capt. Fritz last Sun
day.
Mr. John A. Gray, of Bagdad. is a
pleasant guest Of Mr.. J. r. Brooks and
Mrs. w. G. Pryor this week. He has
many friends here who are always
Miss Sybil Pryor. who has been
spending some time in Dade county,
arrived here last Saturday afternoon,
TO make her home with her brother,
Prof. w. c. Pryor.
Mr.. Austin Ames, of DeFuniak, is
spending a while here with his par
ents, DIR. and Mrs. C. s. Ames. at
Gulfview Hotel
The picnic given by Prof. w. T.
Ray at the closing of his school last
Friday was quite a success and much
enjoyed by all who attended. He
chose a cool and beautiful spot on
Santa Rosa island to fry the fish and
spread the bountiful and delicious
dinner furnished by the good ladies of
this place and Mary Esther. After
dinner all enjoyed a fine surf bath and
some fine ice cream, and departed for
home wishing for another such day Of
sport and enjoyment to come soon.
The musical entertainment given by
Mrs. w. G. Pryor last Saturday night
was well attended and much enjoyed
by all. Music was furnished by Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Buchanan, Miss Willie
Mayors and Mr.. Smith, violin and or
gan being the instruments used. Cake
and lemonade were served.
Rev. Strong delivered fine sermon
here last Sunday. The visitors from
Mary Esther were Mrs. Shipley and
family and Mrs. Strong and children.
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Escambia commissioners in regard to
painting the bridge the board decided
to inquire into the matter, as they
had never authorized the work done.
All members Of the board were pres
emit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05
VEGETABLES
TOO COSTLY At
POOR FARM
COMMISSIONERS DAVIS THINKS
COUNTY PAYS TOO MUCH FOR
GROWING PRODUCE - OTHER
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

zone hundred and four dollars ought
TO buy a lot of vegetables" said Geo.
H. Davis, one of the members of the
board OF county commissioners, at a.
meeting OF the board held last night
when he brought UP the subject of
the expense OF the county poor farm.
He said he had been thinking for
some time that the farming part of
the poor farm was too expensive for
the good 1t does, and, upon learning
from the clerk that more than hun
dred dollars constituted the expense
OF that portion of the Institution
brought forth the remark. After a
short discussion OF the poor farm
Commissioners George H. and Arthur
T. Davis were appointed a committee
to look into the matter and report to
the board on next Tuesday night.
Gus Soderlind, Ash and game war
den, made his monthly report, stating
he had in the transaction OF his off,
cial duties travelled $40 miles, and re-
ported that the game and fish laws
were being observed. He also address
ed a communication to the board ask
ing that he be allowed $25 In addition
to his salary for the up-keep of his
horse and buggy, 1t being necessary,
he said to use team in the dis
charge OF his duties which carried
him from one end of the county to the
other. Arthur T. Davis was in favor
OF allowing him the additional amount.
II being his opinion that the ONCE is
an important one and the commission
ers should give the game warden all
of the assistance possible. He made
a motion TO make the allowance,
Commissioners Mcclellan seconding 1t
to get 1t before the board. He how
ever, did not vote when the motion
was put and II was killed, Commits
sioner Arthur T. Davis voting yes
while Commissioners Baggett and Geo.
II. Davis voted no.
Commissioner Mcclellan made a mo-
ton, which was carried. that each
commissioner make complete inven-
tory OF all OF the county property and
live stock in their respective districts
and Nfle Il with the clerk, that every
thing should be kept in proper shape
TO turn over to the new board at the
first of next year.
The notary bonds of c. j. Brown
T. 8. Sowell. H. E. Wright and L. w.
Nelson were approved by the board.
William J. Brown, OF Muscogee,
wrote to Commissioner Arthur T..
Davis, asking to be paid for painting
the Perdido bridge at Muscogee. This
bridge Is owned by the Alabama and
Florida commissioners jointly and as
the Bay Minnette commissioners had
refused to answer letters from the
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If you miss your paper,
phone (1500) before ten
o'clock, and one will be de-
livered you by special carrier.

Look here, waiter, I've just found
this trouser button in my SOUP" The
waiter hurried forward. beaming. "Oh.
thank You, sir!" he said. II couldn't
imagine what had become Of it,
Puck.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05
FUNERAL MARCH
GOT HIS GOAT

While presiding at the meeting of
the board of county commissioners
last night Joseph ]. Johnson was seen
to be very nervous and continually
looking toward the armory where the
Pensacola Concert band holds it's
practice hour. Just at the time the
bandmaster seemed to be especially
fond of some funeral march and was
making the players go over 1T time
after time. The dirge got upon the
nerves of the chairman. In the
language of the day, it got his goat
He was reading a communication
when a smile came to his face. Il
understand now" he said, they are
playing the funeral march for the old
board, but they might have put it on
for a month or two"
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36MEMBERSOF
ALUMNAE ASSN.
ENJOY BANQUET
ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE
ASSOCIATION AT THE SAN CAR
Los LAST, NIGHT THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL EVER GIVEN.

Thirty-six members of the alumnae
association Of the Pensacola high
school banqueted last night at the San
Carlos hotel, the big celebration Of the
boys and girls being held in the main
cafe, where the long table, which seated
all the guests, stood embarked wi.E
the flowers of F1orida's early sunnnoer
superintendent N. B. Cook, well loved
by all the young people, was the guest
of honor and the witty toasts, the
pretty girls all in their graduation
gowns and The lovely surroundings
made scene which did full credit in
deed to the inspiration of the affair
true high school spirit.
Each year the crowd grows larger
as new recruits are gathered in with
the succeeding classes, and each year
the banquets are more important from
every standpoint, especially that Of
getting the P. II. S. students together
for "old times sake"
Last Night Success.
Last night, the members of the class
of 1912, the baby alumnae," were
gathered into the association, and in
compliment to them. e9sir class flower
the daisy, nestled in the huge basket
centerpiece, and lay there in lovely
profusion.
A daisy was placed also at each
arranged at intervals Oh the tables.
The members of the Sass were sil
present, as follows. Marion Baker,
secretary; Della Bowss. treasurer;
Roseve Davis, Vera Green, vice presi-
dents; Marguerite Moreno, Christine
Morrison, Clifton Mobiles, Evelyn Ro-
zear, Florida Waite, Jesse Walton,
president: Marjorie Yonge, historian.
This brings to close the social fea-
lures Of commencement at the high
SCHOOL, being q most successful affair
from every standpoint.
Those Who Spoke.
Rertram Coleman, now Of Tulane,
acted as POSTMASTER, and the follow
ing responded to toasts;
d. c. Barrow, for the class Of 1905;
Mrs. Frank Welles, for the class Of
1906; Miss Theresa Jacoby, for the
class of 1ae7; Charles Boverman, for
the class of 1908; Miss Hilma Green,
for the class OF 1909; Bertram Damn
heisse-, for the class Of 1910; Miss
Cola williams, for the class of 1911:
Miss Marjorie Yonge, for the class of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05

Only a Liar.-'Ts there anything
ultramendacious about that man p
''Nothin' so bad as all that, but he's a
big liar."-Baltimore American.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05

Friend Cat art exhibition)-Is that
gentleman an art critic. toe?
Art Critic--No; he's only an artist.
Foster, in New York Weekly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05

Walter found his mother talking to
portly lady Walter" said his ma.
this is your great aunt" YES" said
Walter, looking at her ample proper
lions. she looks it."-Savannah
News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05
PRESIDENT TAFT RETURNS
TO DUTIES IN WASHINGTON
az AssoeIated Press.

Washington, June 4.-The yacht
Mayflower with President Taft and
party on board, reached Washington
this morning at o'clock from Hamp-
ton Roads, where the president yester-
day welcomed the visiting German
fleet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05
Of MRS.
KEELING WILL
ARRIVE TODAY
REMAINS ARE BEING BROUGHT
HERE FROM PANAMA, WHERE
SHE DIED AsouTTwo WEEKS
AGO.

The body Of Mrs. ]. R. Keeling. who
died In Panama about two weeks ago,
early train, accompanied by Mr.. Keel
ing. The steamer, with the remains
aboard, arrived in New Orleans yester-
day and Mr.. Keeling wired from that
city that he would reach Pensacola
early this morning.
1t is not known at what hour the
funeral will occur, and whether II will
be this afternoon or tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-05

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