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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
A SENSATIONAL
MURDER TRIAL
IN KENTUCKY
Young Woman and Her
Sweetheart Are Facing
Court on Charge of Hav-
ing Killed Brother-i1- Law
of the Girl.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Mayfield, KY, Nov. 2S.-Two thou
sand persons crowded into the court
house here today to attend the open
ing session Of the trial of Lucien
Turk and May Copeland on the charge
Of having murdered Hugh Atchison, a
prosperous farmer of Carlisle county,
at the latter's home last July.
Miss Copeland recently confessed
that she shot and killed Atchison, her
brother-in-l because he had as
saulted her In his home during the ab-
sence of Mrs. Atchison, several weeks
before the murder. Miss Copeland
and Lucien Turk, her sweetheart, and
the son of a wealthy Ballard county
man. drove to the Atchison home on
the night of July "a last to secure
some clothes which she had left there
Atchison was shot down in the hall of
his home shortly after midnight and
there were no eye witnesses to the
shooting.
Miss Copealnd in her confession said
Turk remained in the buggy and that
she shot Atchison when he attempted
to demonstrate with her for giving I'D
her residence in his home. She said
that heated words passed and that her
resentment Of the treatment that she
received at Atchison's mastered her
and she shot him.
About 150 witnesses have been sum-
moned for the trial and it Is expected
to consume several DAYS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
FAILURE Of A
BIG REALTY co.
IS ANNOUNCED
The New York Real Estate
Security Company Was
Forced Into Bankruptcy
by Creditors on Some Big
Claims.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


New York, Nov 2s.-The New York
Real Estate Security Company, with
large realty holdings of office buildings
and apartment houses, was forced into
bankruptcy today by creditors with
claims for balances due Son the pur-
chase of bonds. The assets, consisting
of equities in mortgages, real estate
and rents due, are stated in the bank
ruptcy petition to approximate $780,
900. The company financed its real
estate dealings through the sale Of s
per cent bonds throughout the coun-
try.
Attorneys for the concern said that
its embarrassment was only tempo
rary.
The value of the property against
which the company's bonds have been
issued is said to total between 500
900, 900 and SIS 900, 900. and. according
to counsel. the proceedings against the
company were instituted as friendly
action to protect the bond holders. The
concern is capitalized at $3.50. 900.
THE company owns a great number
of valuable parcels of improved prop
critics in New York city. which are
subject to mortga ges," said the firms
attorneys Calls have been made on
account of the principal of some of
these mortgages The company was
unable TO replace the mortgages and
was obliged TO make reduction on ac-
count OF principal Many holders of
mortgages have threatened to fore
close because of payment of
taxes, and this proceeding was com
menced by certain creditors for the
ss7eH IF al creditcrkn
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Springfield, Mass, Nov. 2s.-Conf1-
dence must be restored now in United
States industries, including the rail-
roads. So declared Samuel Untermyer,
chief counsel for the Pujo money trust
investigating committee, in a speech
before the Economic Club here tonight.
This is how he would accomplish the
restoration of confidence:
Halt further governmental investiga-
tion of past crimes in looting corpora
tions.
Grant amnesty to past offenders not
apprehended.
Frame laws making a. repetition of
the offenses impossible.
PASS the currency bill.
Give the railroads living rates to
prevent them from nerishing while
laws are being reformed.
Abolish fiscal agencies, so-ca lied vot-
ing trusts and interlocking directorates.
Make it a criminal offense for an Of
lcer or director OF corporation to
learrpzz from or make q petit ont OF
HIS corporation.
Bar national banks and Interstate
from having interiocking &
directorates in potentially competing
Destroy all holding companies.
Let the courts and interstate COM
merce commission reorsanize the rail-
roa DIS.
Compel the Incorporation of stock
exchanges so the government may in
spect the books of members.
Enforce Incorporation publicity so
the profits of bankers and brokers in
securities can be published.
Limit the directors of national banks
and interstate public service corpora
tions to nine.
Form a federal industrial commits
sion to dissolve corporations the courts
have declared unlawful.
Give this commission power to ap-
prove agreements between competitors
regulating prices and output for a linn
tied term, to extend If necessary to
protect against ruinous competition,
but safeguarding the public.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
Plan Afoot
Corner the
PotatoCrop
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington. Nov. 2S.-An attempt TO
corner all potatoes in the United States
was charged today by T. p. Gill, sec
retary of the Irish board of1agTicult7ire
Gill brought q. new phase OF the cost
OF living problem before Secretary
Houston of the department Of agTicuI-
ture. He declared that American
spectators are actively buying UP the
short American crop in big United
States cities.
He alleged there is plan to hold
out for high prices, counting on the
quarantine against foreign potatoes for
aid. He urged the removal of the en-
barge, declaring that the powdery sca.b
on Irish tubers is no cause for the bar
as similar hlemish is already COM
mon in the United States.
representative McKe1ler Of Tennes-
see. author of the bill prohibiting the
keeping of products in cold storage
more than ninety days, held a confer
ence with the department. 1t is said
it is preliminary to an inquiry to show
that fifty per cent of the present egg
supply is held by the great meat pack
ers.
Messages are pouring in from all
over the country praising the effort to
break the high food prices. House
wives and organizations are all eager
to aid and believe the existence of a
great combine is responsible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
GEN. VILLA PREPARES
TOMOVEONF FEDERALS
Newspaper Style of Writing
Is Defended By Prof. F. W..
Beckman Of Iowa College

the heat and stress OF newspaper work
to meet the demands of the millions
for something to compel their atten-
tfon, interest them and give them in
formation in the quickest, ciearest way
possible.
THE news writer comes fresh from
the things he writes and puts the en-
ergy and life, or It may be. the Joy
and sorrow of what he has just seen
or heard into the living, breathing
words Of his story.
There is vital, living quality in
news writing that demands attention
and grips interest This style Is more
widely used than any other. It Is OF
the people and for them and II has
come through years to have a value
that cannot be denied.
"The ranks OF present day literary
successes are filed with men and
women who had their training in the
newspaper offices. The demands of
editors and publishers everywhere is
for matter written in the same clear,
concise, Interesting way that has made
the American newspaper the most
readable publication printed either to-
day or in any time"
Prof. James Melvin Lee of New
York University discussed instruction
in advertising. circulation matters and
other phases of the newspaper In con-
nection with college courses in jour
nalism.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
PANAMA OBSERVES
HER INDEPENDENCE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Panama, Nov. 2S.-Whilo looking
forward to the opening OF the
isthnnian canal and anticipating a
great Increase in her already estab-
Iished prosperity, Panama today is OBJ
serving the ninety second anniversary
of her independence from Spain. II
was the last of the South American
colonies to shake off its European rule
when on November IS, 1881, 1t declared
It's independence.
1t then became for time the de-
parfnent of the fstf1Inus OF the new
republic OF Colombia, but its history
,for many years continued to be one OF
strife until 1903 when Independence
from Colombia was effected.
some of the m1lestones In Panamass
history after getting its independence
froam Spain in 1921 are the completion
R the Panama railroad in 1885, the
start of the construction of the Panama.
canal in 1881 and the treaty with. the
Trnited states in 1904 through which
panama virtually became a protec-
forate of the United States.
Fer shores, which were the mecca OF
pirates until Spain built costly. wall
aaros,nd the capital in 1874, viii soon
f,,rnish a peaceful calling port OF the
shipping world.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to English Language

F. N. Scott OF the University of
Michigan. whose topic was 'aThe Unde-
fined Gate. asked "of what use is il to
drill pupils In grammar, to sweat over
compositions. to spend month after
month in the reading and study Of
English masterpieces. If steadily day
by day some powerful disintegrating
agency nullifies all that we have ac-
complished? p,
Not even the Bible. Prof. Scott said.
could now compete with the daily
newspaper as the most powerful and
most pervasiye influence of our day
and nation. Accordingly Prof. scott
urged that the language as well as the
spirit Of the newspapers should be the
equal OF that required of any other
daily visitor to the family.
He said slang, indiscriminate use of
words. violations of grammar and
style. the split infinitive, the dangling
paruclple and the abuse Of .stranspire.- :
'-inaugurate'' and ''entauze. could be
Sc--ects4
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
MAYOR OF INDIANAPOLIS
QUITS; FACED REMOVAL
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Madison, Wis, Nov. 28.-"The news
paper style which is becoming more
and more essential in the equipment
of every successful writer, is the
c1earest, most concise and most inter-
esttng style in which things can be
written" declared Prof. r. W. Beck
man, of the department of journalism
Of Iowa State College today in ad-
dressing the professors of journalism
of eighteen colleges and universities
here for the second meeting of the
American conference OF teachers of
Journalism.
''The news sense, the ability to see
what is new and its new meaning to
the great mass of humanity, is neces-
sary to men in every field of endeavor
but especially to men who write.
''It is the news sense which enables
the writer to see through a mass of
nom n-essentials to the essential through
dead rubbish to living facts, through
l1usks and shells to the kernels of
truth" continued the speaker. 1T is
the news sense that gives the writer
understanding of and sympathy with
common activities of men so that he
can find what will interest them.
with all its faults, 1 stiIl believe in
the news style as the most efficient
style of this modern day for present
ing information through the written
word. It has been hammered out in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
COYOTES ATTACKING GRAVES
OF MEXICAN SOL NfER 6


sEl Paso, Texas. Nov. 2s.--Coyotes
have attacked the graves of Mexican
soldiers who were Killed at TERRA
Blanca in the battle between rebel and
federal forces this week At one place
the wind had blown away the thin
layer of sand which had been thrown
over the bodies in the guise of bury
ing them. Americans visiting the field
Thanksgiving day also found two
wounded soldiers whom they sent to
hospitals.
At Samalayuca, a few miles south
of the TERRA Blanca battlefield, a
body of a rebel soldier who had been
taken prisoner by the federals during
the battle was found hanging by q
rope to q tree where he had been
executed by the federals. The body
was taken down and buried by his
fellow soldiers.
Federals have torn up the railway
track and telegraph line in many
places south of SaInalayuca in order
to prevents General Villas troops pur-
suing by train. A work train has been
sent south to repair the line so that
Villas troops can proceed to Chihua-
hua. A string of cars attached to a
federal train was burned by the fed
erals below Samalayuca. A herd of
300 cavalry horses which had been
abandoned by the federals in their re-
treat after the TERRA Blanca battle
was found by rebel scouts several
miles below the battlefield.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
HY AggOcTATTD PRESS.

indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 2s.-Rather
han face impeachment proceedings.
samuel L. Shank resigned as mayor
4Ihis afternoon and was automatically
succeeded by Harry r. Wallace. city
comptroller
A COMMITTEES OF business men had
prepared impeachment proceedings in
rase OF further labor trouble and the
mayor was told this afternoon by labor
q strike of union teausters Is irnrni-
nenks so he resigned.
Hts successor declared he would
help everyone conduct their own bust
ness lawfully and would not tolerate
interference by others. The police situ-
alton was SO critical that he took per-
sonal charge. The former mayor had
reused much feeling by expressing the
desire that the police should not ride
on cars during the recent trolley
strike. He gained fame by his fight to
reduce the high cost of living and Inn
porting potatoes in competition with
the city market. He was the auc-
tioneer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
MURDER TRIAL OF
DORA MURFF SLOW
RY ASSOCIATED PRESs.

Crowley, La. Nov. 2S.-After a re-
cess over Thanksgiving day, the trial
of Dora Murff, J. S. Duvall, her step
father, and Allie Duvall, her half
brother, on the charge of killing James
NJ. Delahaye, the girls sweetheart, Oc-
tober / 5 last, was resumed here today.
Relatives of the accused carried big
Thanksgiving dinners to the Jail and
spent the day with the prisoners.
The trial dragged again today when
an effort was made to impeach the
testimony of A. D. Wallet who testi-
fed before the coroner's jury that he
saw two persons in the rear seat Of
the surrey from which the shot was
fred that killed DeIahaye. He testi-
fed today he did not know how many
persons were in the rear seat. Long
arguments followed during which the
Jury was excluded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29

That aid shall not be invoked from
the city treasury through ties OF con
sanguinity or affinity in the third de-
gree was made very PAain yesterday
when they gave the old family tree q
vigorous shake, resulting iItr several
relatives of heads Of departments fall
ing from the branches and also auto
matically from the pay roll Those
who dropped were two employees OF the
water department. two from the de-
partment of public ways and parks
one from the fire department and the
secretary of the board of bond com
missioners, the latter being composed
of the mayor and the other two com
missioneTs. According to those who
claim they know what they are talking
about, the old family tree is still in a
tremor and other city employees may
section of the charter famiiarly
knoWn as the ''kinship clause"
LIST OF VICTIMS.
Those who will be let out after the
first of the month are William Bicker.
a member of the fire department and q.
brother of Fire Chief Bicker; Mallory
Shackleford, secretary Of the board Of
bond commissioners and q son of City
Building Inspector Cade ShacIleford;
e A, Kemb1e Jr working in the de-
and son of Landscape Gardener Kem-
Bile, Superintendents of that departm eut.
Tom Barrett. also working in the same
department and a brother -in-laW Of
Landscape Gardener Ken1bles Iols1
Sweeney. fireman at the CtfN water
works and a son of Superintendent o.
Water Works James Sweeney and
John Johnson, a member of the repair
gang in the same department. and
nephew of Superintendent Sweeney.
THE CHARTER SECTION.
They will be dismissed from the en-
ploy of the city under the terms OF
section % of the city charter, which is
as follows: mo commissioner, officer
or employe OF the city whatever, and
no person who Is related by conSan-
gllinity or affinity in the third degree.
or any nearer degree under the civil
law to any commissioner, ofncer or
empIoye of the city drawing from the
city a salary equal to or in excess OF
one hundred dollars per month, and no
any of whose members is
so related to such commissioner, ofhceF
or employe, and no corporation any
stockholder in which owning as much
as five per cent of its capital stock Is
so related to any commissioner officeR
or emp1oye, shall by contract. or bY
business dealing, receive any profit or
emolument, wage or other compensa--
tion from the city"
The men who are to be dropped 11oGn
the city's pay roll after the first Of the
month are the first to feel the efrGcts
of the enforcement of the 'k1nship
clause which was embodied in the
charter when it was passed by the
legislature last May.
The Interpretation of the section rs
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
ALLEGE ROAD IS
DISCRIMINATING
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington. Nov. 2s.-The Pacific
Navigation Company, operating In Pa
ciflc waters from San Francisco be-
gan today a proceeding before the In
terstate commerce commission against
the Southern Pacific and other trans
continental railroads, demanding that
the railways make through routes
and rates with the complainant on
passenger traffic
1t was alleged that the roads dis
criminate against the Pacific Naviga-
ton Company and give preferential
advantages to its competitors by de-
nying it membership in the Trans
Continental Passenger Association,
which automatically would entitle 1t to
the through routes and joint rates.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
KINSHIP DID NOT HALT
VENGEANCE OF THE REBELS

Mexico City, Nov. 2s.-Kinship and
family ties did not avail to halt the
vengeance of the constitutionalists
when federal Office holders fell into
their hands at the capture of the city
of Victoria, capital Of the state of
Tamaulipas. State as well as federal
officials were executed without quar-
ter.
Among those killed was a young ci-
william cousin of Enrique CaballeTo.
leader of the rebels at Victoria, and
one of the chief lieutenants of Venus
tiano Carranza. The young civilian
was condemned to die because he had
helped the federal troops to defend
the city.
The young mans mother, who is an
aunt of the rebel officer went on her
knees and begged the life of her son.
Gaballero's reply was to have his
cousin brought from the prison and
stood in front of firing squad of rev.
olutionists who shot him down before
his mothers eyes.
Details of the capture of Victoria,
which occurred a week ago reached
Mexico city today General Antonio
Rabago, federal commander of Victo-
ria, upon evacuating the city, pro-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
- AssocLATEp PREss.

chicago. Nov. 2s--Joseph Jastrcw,
:, the University OF wisconsin. speak
Inv here today before the National
-ouncil of Teachers Of English. re-
ferred to the possibility Of q society
For the prevention of cruelty TO the
English language
prof. Jastrow told the result OF many
t.,-,,i,v as to what would be the OUT
.,es,es II fiftv Objectionable expressions
esnrlt in ordinary conversations We're
5ned such amounts varying from one
~ent to one dollar as seemed as NJ
punishment for each separaIs oIIs.lss ~
herrer' The judges, ss in number, IN
ended ~ women. Half of the eS re-
$40 east of the Alleghenies. Among
The Judges were college professors,
leading editors and readers 1oE prom =
aent publishing houses.
Ar average fire ef nearly 4S cents
fsx ksch ofseuze <xs tt~e STsec1G@
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
81 AssoCIATEp PREss.

Washington, Nov. 2s.-Funeral ser
vices for the late William Wilson Fin
ley, president of the Southern railway
system. were held here this morning
in st. Johns Episcopal church. attend
ed by many government officials and
his former associates in the CONNER
cial and transportation world.
As the body was carried into the
church just before II o'clock all activi-
ties over the Southern railways 1000
miles of road ceased for five minutes.
Employees everywhere laid down their
work, trains everywhere came to a
standstill and in shops machinery
ceased to turn.
Officials and employees at headquar-
ters of the company assembled in front
of the general offices on Pennsylvania
avenue and marched to the church in
drilling rain The body was borne
by six negro porters. veterans in the
employ Of the company. The honorary
pail bearers were:
Col. A. B. Andrews. George F. Baker
James ]. HILL CharleE Steele. Fairfax
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
CADETS READY
FOR BIG GAME
BIT ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Nov. 2S.--Forty husky
West Point cadets, the Army football
squad, arrived in New York today,
preparatory to the annual gridiron
struggle tomorrow with the Navy For
the first time in the history of the con-
test. 1t is to be staged in New York
York city-at the Polo grounds. The
battalion of cadets will come down in
a body tomorrow. The Navy squad
came to town last night.
The middies had final secret practice
this forenoon at the grounds. The SOL
diers had their last workout this after
noon.
has already reached the city for the
game. President Wilson is due tomor-
reE
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
SECRETARY DANIELS ORDERS
SHIPS TO THE EAST COAST

Washington, Nov. 2s.-Secretary
Daniels today ordered Rear Admiral
Badger, commander of the Atlantic
fleet, to send the battleships Con-
necticut, Kansas and Ohio, of the
fourth division, from Mediterranean
ports to the East Coast of Mexico
as reliefs for the Louisiana, Michigan,
and New Hampshire. The warships
probably will sail on December 1,
calling at Guantanamo for coal and
reaching Vera Cruz about December
20. Although it was supposed the sec
ond division would relieve the third,
all seven batt1eships stayed in the gulf
ports on the arrival of the second.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
ny AssocIATED PRESS.

Ell Paso. Texas, Nov. 2S.-Gensral
Villa, today announced that his army,
except one thousand men at the JIarez
garrison, would leave tomorrow morn
ing for the south to attack the federals
who were recently defeated. Villa has
Learned that the federals' trains went
dead" during the retreat at Villa Ahu-
mada, eighty-t1ree miles south OF
Juarez, and t1fe fugitives are camping <
there. Villa asserted he had captured
plenty. of arms and ammunition in the
recent battle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
JUDGES CURIOSITY
AMPLY SATISFIED
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago. Nov. 2s-The inquiry of
Judge Landis of the United States dis
trict court to find out why a soldiers
life is worth only $3.50" was answered
today.
The judges curiosity was aroused
by settlement of the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad Company with Mrs. Mary
Panek for the death in wreck of her
son. a soldier, for $3.50, less $3.50 attor-
ney's fees.
Judge Lands appointed new attor-
neys for Mrs. Panek and when the
case was called today, a settlement out
of court for $500 was announced
Judge Landis said this was satisfac-
tory. All concerned exonerated Ed
ward ]. Smejkal, Mrs. Panek's attor-
ney in the original settlement, Of any
blame.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
JACKSONVILLE
PEOPLE IN A
FATAL JOY RIDE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 2S.-Dottie
Gray, young woman, Is dead; Caro-
line Boyer Is internally injured and
will die, and another girl and three
men are in a local hospital badly in
jured as a result Of an automobile ac-
cident this afternoon. Their car turned
turtle on the beach road while speed
ing at sixty miles an hour.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-29
PARCEL POST USED
TO CARRY POULTRY
BY AssOCIATED PREsS

Kansas City, Mo-. Nov. 2S.-About
zoo turkeys and 500 chickens were de-
livered by parcel post in Kansas City
to supply Thanksgiving tables, Post
master j. III. Harris said today.
About tenth of these were accom-
panied by sealed notes which elevated
them to the rank of first class matter.
making the postage ON some packages
that ordinarily would have been only
IL cents. amount to $3.50, the price of
a prize gobbler.