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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31

BY the unanimous vote of about
two-score men prominent In the work
OF developing this section of the
state. the West Florida Chamber of
Commerce was auspiciously organized
last night in the dining hall of the
San Carlos hotel.
The officers tied are c. E. DOH
son. or Pens president; w. W.
FIournoy, OF De runiak Strings. FIRST
vice president: John Pasco. of Jeffer-
son county, second vice president; S.
j. Harvey, Of Milton, secretary treas
urer.
1t seemed probable that a post-ad.
Journment session OF the directorate.
called to order at 1885 O'clock this
morning. would appoint Leland !
Henderson, secretary OF the Pensacola
Commercial Association, manager OF
the new organization.
The directorate will comprise thir
teen members, one from each county
In West Florida. and twelve of those
were elected last night Wakulla coun-
ty is the only one not yet represented
and by vote on a motion by Frank
l. Mayes those who Join the orRaniza-
tion from that county may pick their
director and communicate their choice
to the secretary.
Those elected last night, together
with their respective counties, are: c.
E. Dobson, Escambia; Mayor Lowery,
Of Tallahassee, Leon; John Pasco. JEFF
ferson; w. w. F1ournoy, Walton; III.
A. Love, Gadsden; S. l. Revels. of
Bristol. Liberty; Leland ]. Henderson,
Franklin; S. B. Atkins, of Blounts-
fnx oil n
Mariana, Jackson; r. L. Mckenzie
Washington; b. II. Lindsay, Holmes,
and S. j. Harvey, Santa Rosa.
The banquet was attended by more
than a hundred guests of tho pro-
moters Of the West Florida Chamber
OF Commerce and the after dinner
session was devoted to a series oT
brief addresses by those who were
scheduled to speak at the San Car
los yesterday afternoon in celebrs-
ton ce the running OF the first train
over the new Gulf. Florida and Ala
bama railroad.
Addresses in this connection were
made by Thomas r. West, represent
ing Governor Gilchrist, of FIorida:
Major A. ]. Forbes, representing Cow
ernor Emmett ONeal, OF Alabama:
vice HreSloent George BerrY, OF tho
new railroad; w. L. Pitts, OF Union
town, Ala, and others.
The audience comprised delegates to
the organization session OF the West
Florida Chamber Of Commerce, many
of those invited to the railroad cele-
bration and quite number OF those
connected with the agricultural ex-
tension work and demonstrations at
the Interstate Fair.
The chief addresses in connection
with the organization Of the new
chamber Of commerce were made bv
Leland ]. Henderson, w. w. F1ournoy
and Mr.. Dobson.
The former was in the nature of a
detailed exposition OF the advantages
and needs Of this state and was the
basis for some discussion and Cor the
organization.
The speech Of Mr.. F7ournoy was ex-
pressive of the thanks OF the dele
gates from the various counties and
included plea for the recognition OF
the new organization as a progressive
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
SYSTEM OF GRAFT
FOUND IN NAVY
Il To Discovered in the Commissary
Department and May Reach Every
Ship In Fleet.
az. AssoCTATEp PRESS.


washington. Oct. 30.--A system OF
graft In the navy vyscommissary depart
ment which may reach every ship in
the Atlantic fleet. has been rs. sealed by
a secret Investigation which Rear Ad-
miral Osterhaus today reported to the
navy department, has resulted in the
confession of G. T. Davis, chief COM
missary steward of the battleship
Louisiana
Admiral Osterhaus' report contains
no details further than that Davis
has implicated stewards of other ships
Of the fleet-at least six-and several
contractors.
AS In all cases of the kind, officials
are reluctant to discuss the situation.
The navy men are jealous of the hon
or of their service and make no effort
to conceal their chagrin at a revela-
ton of anything irregular.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
Super Dreadnaught New York, the
Greatest Of all Fighters, is Launched

but not with sufficient force to break
the glass. As the vessel was sliding
down the ways, however, man grasp
ed the rope to which was attached the
bottle and swung with such force that
it cleared the New York's prov and
burst on the port side.
President Taft sat with Secretary
Myer, Governor Dix. Rear Admiral
Osterhaus. j. p. Morgan and others,
on a platform just OF the starboard
of the dreadnaught There were no
speeches but a marine band quickened
the pulse of the assembled thousands
with it's music.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
j. Beall Snead, Slayer Of Al Boyce
Released on a Bond of $4,000

intention to kill, rather than the un-
controlIabls anger of a mornentary and
unexpected meeting.
Boyce eloped with Mrs. Snead to
Winnipeg, Canada, year ago. Snead
killed Boyce's father in Fort Worth
last winter over troubles caused by
this elopement. Snead's second trial for
killing the elder Boyce is set for No
vember IL at Fort Worth, the first
trial jury having disagreed. His trial
for killing Al Boyce, Jr., is set for
the February term Of court at Vernon
Texas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
SPRINGS
BOYISAWAROEO
THE CORN PRIZE
OSCAR TlsDALE RAISED SEVEN.
TY-TWo BUSHELS OF CORN ON
ONE ACRE OF LAND AT A COST
OF A FRACTION OVER TWEEN
T.NINE CENTS A BusHEL.

By growing seventy-two bushels of
corn on one acre at cost of 29.5
cents per bushel and securing a total
Of ST. points, Oscar Tisdale, of Bluff
Springs, was awarded the first prize OF
$40 offered for the best specimen pro-
duced by members of the Boys Corn
ing awarded to him by the judges at
the Interstate Fair yesterday. The
judges were Prof. Vernon, of the ag-
ricultural college at Gainesville; w. L.
Watson, assistant state agent in de-
monstration work; c. K. McQuarrie,
of the farmers institute work.
The second prize was won by A. z.
Smith, of Atmore, Ala, who grew 90
bushels at cost of % cents per
bushei and secured total of S5.5
points.
The other prizes were:
Third-vandow Brown, Atnore. Ala.
His record was So bushels at cost
of 21.5 cents per bushel and he at
tanned total of 84.s points.
Fourth-Alford Brown, ,Atmore, Ala.
He grew 81 bushels at cost of 26.4
cents per bushel and made total of
co.f pOlnIS
The second was $50, the third $40,
all of them being offered by the Pen
sacola Commercial Association.
In commissioners district No. 4 the
first prize was won by T. III. Pool, of
Cottage Hill. His record was 75
bushels per acre at cost of 22.2
cents per bushel with a total of 76.5
points.
Mr.. Pool also won a one-horse Cole
planter and distributor offered by Alex
McVoy, of Cantonement.
The second prize in the same dis
trict was won by M. Wasden, Of Can
tenement. He grew As bushels at a
cost of "a cents per bushel and made
a total Of 65.1 points.
Mr.. wasden also won a fine saddle
offered by the Oak Glenn Trading
Company, of Cantonement.
In the Roberts school district the
first prize was also won by M. Was
den, who grew IS bushels per acre
at cost of 81 cents per bushel and
secured a total of 65.1 points.
Mr.. Wasden also won a one-horse
cuItiyator offered by NJ. Wilder, of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
TODAY'S FREE
ATTRACTIONS
Pensacola Day.


10 o'cIock-Judging horses, mules
and lacks in front of grand stand.
II o'cIock-Frank G.. Odell, the
Nebraska farmer lawyer, and his
hive of bees. At the agricultural
tent.
2.So ocIock-Harness racing at
the race track. Country race for
county horses which have never
beaten 1880; best three heats in
FIVE. Three minute trot or pace,
two heats in three: free for all
trot or pace, two heats in three.
Mule race under saddle, two heats
in three. The Pensacola Concert
Band plays during the afternoon in
the band stand across the track
from the grand stand.
Racing events given above to be
iuterspersed by Roman sports, ex-
emplified by circus riders and driv-
ers of the London Hippodrome
Company, using only thorough
breds.
400 o'clock-Exhihition of rapid
landscape painting by Angel Res
seau of New York. To be given
in front of grandstand. Mr. Res
seau will paint a landscape on can
vas feet by 10 feet, in between
ten and fifteen minutes.
Lectures all day in the institute
tent. next to the agricultural tent,
bv professors and specialists in ex-
tension work.
Judging-s o'clock in agricultural
+apt. 9 o'clock in live stock build
ing: 10 a. m, horses, mules and
lacks, at grand stand; judging OF
noultry continues throughout the
day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
SEVEN PERSONS
PERISH IN FIRE
Five of the Dead Are Catholic Sisters
Who Gave Up Lives Tryinr to Save
Children.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

San Antonio, Texas, Oct 30.-Seven
persons perished and three were in
jured in fire that destroyed ST.
Johns Catholic orphanage here early
today. One body Is missing and is
believed to be dead. Five of the dead
are Catholic sisters who gave up their
lives in an effort to save the children.
Two orphans are known to be dead.
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
The dead will be buried tomorrow.
One sisters back was broken and it
is believed she will die. Two others
are badly burned, but may recover.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31

With the driving of q golden spike,
fastening the last rail to the last tie,
at the Deep Water terminus of the
Gulf, Florida and Alabama railroad.
Pensacola's long dream and cherished
ambition Of another railroad yesterday
came true.
The Deep Water Route coaches were
gay with flags and colors when they
were made UP at the depot site yester-
day morning and a crowd of several
Thousand Pensacolians and guests
from West Florida and Alabama as
sembled to witness the ceremonies at
tending the running of the first pas
senger train over the new railroad.
President C. E. Dobson, of the Com
mercial Association, was custodian of
the golden spike and, holding the lat
ter aloft where the crowd could see
1t, announced that Hon. Frank Reilly,
mayor of Pensacola, would deliver an
address of welcome and then strike
the first blow by which the yellow
spike was to be driven into the tie.
This golden spike, President Dobson
said, was typical of the new era into
which Pensacola entered with the
coming of the new road.
Mayor Reilly made an eloquent ad-
dress OF welcome and said the event
was TO mark an era OF prosperity
which had been dreamed of for Is
years and which was now a realiza-
tion of the Deep Water City's fond
est hopes. He congratulated Roy Me-
gargel, president Of the new line. upon
the success of his enterprise. I'm
less all signs fall" said Mayor Reil-
ly. ''by 1914. Pensacola will be con-
nected with the great ore district in
which Jasper, Ala. is located and win
there find connection with several
trunk line railroads. Pensacola, he
said. had been liberal with her fran
chise and waterfront gifts to the new
road and he expected that the new
business resulting from its operation
would justify that liberality.
The mayor then stepped to the end
Of the rail and, while Official Photo
grapher Chas. CottreIl and a battery OF
cameras clicked q pictures perpetua-
ton of the scene. he struck the first
blow that drove the golden spike into
its bed of Florida pine
Following Mayor Reilly either the
mayors or Official representatives of
the following Alabama towns through
which the Deep Water Route will run
each struck a blow:
Jasper, Ala. III. Crawford.
Atmore, Ala--W. E. Rushing.
Brewton, Ala--D. G. Burson.
Uniontown, Ala--C. A Terrill
Thomaston, Ala--D. w. Mcneil.
Dayton, Ala--w. A. Giddens.
Camden, Ala.-E. w. Berry.
A Fitting Finale
AS a fitting finale to the important
occasion, President Roy Megargel and
Chief Engineer Geo. A. Berry who to-
gether have promoted. financed, and
built the road, each took his turn at
the hammer and finished driving the
spike which marked the completion of
the new railroad into Pensacola.
Party Went Over Road.
Then amid the waving Of hats, flags
and streamers. the Deep Water Route
passenger train, composed Of six at
tractive coaches and an engine of ade-
quate capacity bearing the @. F. & A.
label, pulled out of the city bearing
some 800 invited guests for the initial
trip over the first 20 miles of the new
route.
The trip included run out through
Muscogee and over the Perdido river
into Alabama where pictures of the
fcnotinued on Paoe Threa1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
Y-PRESIDENT SHERMAN DEAD
BECKER IN THE DEATH
HOUSE, AT SING SING
BULGARIANS
GAIN VICTORY
OVER THE TURKS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sofia, Oct. 30.-After
two days of fighting in the
region of Adrianople, the
Bulgarian army has gained
a complete victory over the
principal Turkish forces.
The Turks retreated in
disorder. The town of
Luleburgas has been taken
by the Bulgarians. Lule-
burgas was an important.
point in the Turkish sec
ond line of defense.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York. Oct. 30.--The super
dreadnaught New York, greatest OF
the worlds sea fighters was launched
today at the New York navy yard
Brooklyn Forty thousand persons. in
cluding President Taft and the secre-
tary of the navy witnessed the cere-
mony. Miss Elsie Calder. daughter OF
Representative William NJ. Calder, OF
Brooklyn. christened the ship.
To Miss Calder's great confusion
she failed to break the champagne
bottle on the vessels bow. She struck
the vessel with the bottle three times
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Austin, Texas, Oct. 3o.-J. Bealf
Snead, slayer Of Al Boyce, Jr.s at
Amarillo, Texas, was today granted
bail by the court Of criminal appeals
under $4,000. snead was recently re-
fused bail at a sensational habeas cor
pus hearing at Amarillo. At that hear
ing the lower court held that in dis
guising himself as a workman growing
beard and secretly renting house
in front of which Al Boyce frequent
ly passed, Snead had shown deliberate
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
CHEERING FOR
COL. ROOSEVELT
He Speaks in Madison Square Garden,
New York, and Thousands Hear His
Address.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Oct. 30.-Showing no
physical signs Of the attempted as
sassination In Milwaukee on October
IA, Colonel Roosevelt faced for an hour
and twenty minutes the progressive
presidential rally in Madison Square
Garden here tonight
After his arrival at the garden at
9:15. thousands cheered him for forty
two minutes. He finally stilled them
and spoke for thirty minutes. Oscar
Strauss. the progressive nominee for
governor of New York, Governor John
son, the progressive vice presidential
candidate, preceded the progressive
presidential nominee. They stood
during the entire time Thousands
were unable to get in the garden.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Utica, N. Y. Oct. SO.-vice- -Presi-
dent James S. Sherman died at his
home here at 9:42 o'clock tonight The
members of his immediate family were
all present.
The cause of the vice presidents
death was uraernic poisoning caused
by Bright's disease. He had been
sinking since early morning and it
was realized that his death was only
a question of a few hours
There was slight relief shortly af-
ter seven o'clock, caused by the appar-
ent Improvement in the condition of
his kidneys. The relief did not prove
real or lasting and gave only tempor-
ary hope. At o'clock his tempera-
ture rose to LOG. From then on the
vice presidents condition rapidly be-
came worse until his death. Mr. Sher-
man was unconscious when the esad
came and lad been in that condition
for hours. Following his death, Dr.
Fayette III. Peck issued statement
saying that death came to the vice
president in uraemic scoma, the result
of Bright's disease, heart disease, and
arteric sclorosis.
Only One Re-Noninated.
The twenty seventh vice president
of the United States and the only one
re-nominated, was christened James
Schoolcraft Sherman. But, in nearly
quarter of a century of public life,
Jim" Sherman he was to his init
mates, and probably half the nation
referred to him as Sunny Jim" So
briquet he earned as one we'll might
"a
round sunny disposition.
Sherman belonged to the school of Re-
publicanism nowadays popularity call
ed regular" and he fought his poll
tical battles shoulder to shoulder with
men of his faith without compromise
or flinching. Like every public man,
he had critics; some bitter; but he also
had friends who were a match for his
enemies. The events he helped to
shape are so comparatively recent that
history cannot assign him to his prop
er place until it also records the work
of his contemporaries.
To the House of Representatives of
the Fiftieth Congress, he came in the
winter of 1887. just passed his twenty
seventh birthday, with the energy and
optimism of youth, college bred from
the halls of Hamilton which has given
TO public life many other statesmen
and public figures none without some
mark of distinction. He had been
elected mayor of Utica two years be-
fore. Like others who came to lead in
the national legislature, he brought
with him an education in law. He was
well born and well bred. His father
Richard u Sherman, was an editor
and public figure in New York state.
Not Out Long.
Two sessions of congress found
Sherman defeated and out of office
but not for long. Henry w. Bentley
of Madison county, beat him by less
than a thousand votes in the race sor
the Fifty Second Congress. In the n
term, Sherman went back to Utica
built up his law practice, and returned
TO the Fifty Third Congress with a
signal victory. He remained in the
House without defeat to the Sixtieth
Congress. when he was nominated and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
AVIATOR is KILLED.

Munich, Bavaria, Oct. 3o.-When a
bipIane operated by Lieutenant Moritz
Hamburger collapsed at an altitude
of 200 feet today, the aviator was
killed in the machines crash to the
earth.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE is
INJURED WHILE HUNTING
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. :

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Danzig, Oct. 30.-The German crown
prince, Frederick William. was injured
in hunting accident yesterday near
here and is in consequence confined
to his residence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
CHERISHED AMBITION
OF ANOTHER ROAD REALIZED WITH
DRIVING OF GOLD SPIKE BY MAYOR
Several Thousand Gathered
and Witnessed Ceremonies
at c., F. & A. Terminus.
PASSENGER TRAIN
RUNS INTO CITY

President c. E. Dobson of
the Commercial Associa-
ton, as Custodian of the
Golden Spike, Delivered it
to Mayor Reilly, Who
Made an Address of Wei
come and Struck the Spike
the First Blow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
WEST FLORIDA
MEN GATHER
AND ORGANIZE
Chamber of Commerce is
Launched Most Aus
piciously.
MANY ADDRESSES
ARE DELIVERED

Over One Hundred Attended
and the After-Dinner Ses-
sion Was Devoted to
Talks, Not Only of the
New Chamber of Com
merce, but of New Rail-
road.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-31
UNCONSCIOUS
SEVERAL HOURS
BEFORE DEATH
The End Came at 9:42
O'Clock at His Home
in Utica, N. Y.
SINKING SINCE
EARLY IN MORNING

Cause of Death Given as
Uraemic Poisoning, Re
suit of Briglt's Disease
President Taft at Banquet
When He Learns of the
Vice-President's Death
Banqueters All Leave.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-30
BEN HILL YOUTH GETS
PRIZE FOR BEST ACRE
OF CORN IN FULTON

Euris Wallace. of Ben Hill, Fulton
county, today is the proud possessor of
a pure-bred Berkshire boar, valued at
$25, which has been given to him by
the Central of Georgia railroad for
having grown the best acre Of corn
in Fulton county this year.
Young Wallace is a member Of the
Fulton County Boys Corn club. His
best yield, as evidenced at the recent
corn. show at the capital, was So bush
els from a single acre.
In addition to receiving the fine boar
offered by the Central of Georgia rail-
road to the winner in Fulton county,
he also received the prize of the Fulton
County Boys Corn club.
Wallace was given his choice be-
tween the Berkshire boar and a short
course at the Ctate College Of Agricul-
ture at Athens, during January, as the
prize of the railroad. He won the third
highest state prize.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-30
TURKEY FAMINE IN
WAKE OF CHRISTMAS;
NOT A VAIL HEARD!

Here at the flag end Of the holiday
season, when it doesn't really matter
except to epicureans. turkeys are get
ting beyond the financial reach of many
Atlanta people Saturday evening a
high point in the fight was reached,
and Sunday several of the restaurant
men, who did not include turkey in their
bills Of fare gave as the reason that
30 cents a pound was too much to pay
others, that turkeys were not to be OBJ
tanned for love nor money.
1t is a safe bet that the groaning
board of Atlanta's Sunday dinner was
groaning in most places rather for the
lack Of the holiday bird than with it's
weight white meat. or dark" was no
part of the hosts ritIa1 yesterday.
Turkeys are scarce. A turkey famine
might have been a calamity month
ago. But a present shortage Of the
supply has failed to arouse a wall Of
grief
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-30
Rockefeller and Morgan Buccaneers Progeny
KNOW YOUR ANCESTORS?I

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-Down at
Carmel-b by theS Sea Dr. David Starr
Jordan is preparing bomb shell in the
shape Of little book that is expected
to blast in the worlds opinion of itself.
DR.. Jordan is. among other things,
president Of the Eugenics commission
of the American Readers association
ana his essay will be ostensibly written
for them.
Equipped with tones and charts and
AIDED by the most expert genealogist on
the Pacific coast, DIR. Jordan has traced
about 1000 American families. repre-
senting several million of us. back
through our ancestry.
DR.. Jordan has reached these find
ings:
l. At least half of the citizens in this
country of English ancestry are de-
scendants Of one super woman" and
members of one colossal family.
,. Isabelle DeVermandois. daughter
Of crusader and wife of the Duke Of
Warren, living in the twelfth century. is
the common progenitor Of the teaming
millions whom DR.. Jordan stamps ss
the "httest Of the English speaking
race"
3. John d. Rockefeller and J. p. Nor
gan and their millions of poor rela-
tons will now be able to prove it.
Rockefeller and Morgan have an
cestral lines which also run back to
that Of Prince Of Buccaneers, Sir Fran
els Drake.
., Washington. Jefferson, Lincoln, the
two Harrisons, Cleveland and Roosevelt
are shown to be quite definitely re-
lated
6. President Emeritus Charles w
Eliot, of Harvard and President Mich