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The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12

MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AS
WELL AS THE PUBLIC INVITED
TO COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
MEETING.

At the request Il the special COM
mittee appointed t. draft charter for
the government OF the city of Pen
sacola by commissioners, City Clerk
Adrian Langford yesterday evening
mailed an invitation to each member
Of the city council o be present at the
open meeting to beheld IN the council
chamber Monday night at 1880 o'clock.
The mayor, city attorney and the
chairman of the diterent city boards
were also sent an invitation to at
tend the meeting aad it is expected
that all Of them wilI'be present.
The meeting will be an open one
and all persons inteHsted in the mat
ter of drafting charter for the gov
ernment Of Pensacola under a commits
sion form OF government will be given
an opportunity to cypress themselves
on the subject.
The committee with has the matter
in charge is compoed of Aldermen
Semmes, Meyer and soncannon,
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
BILLY GOATBUTTS
AN OFFICER INTO
AN INVESTIGATION
RY AssoCIATn PRESS.

Washington Jan 11.-When
''Whiskers," the beIigerent billy
goat of the bettleshi, New Hamp-
shire, butted Rear ADMIRAL Doyle
on board the ship off Norfolk, Va,
the other day, be also butted that
officer into an investigate at the
hands Of the navy department.
While suffering from wounded feel
ings and sundry con tbstons, the a,d-
miral ordered all peE and mascots
off the war vessels Under his juris-
diction. The department wants an
official report Of the order and the
reasons therefor. from Admiral
Doyle, who is comunnd dant of the
Norfolk navy yard.
Navy department officials are in
clined to sympathize with the sail
ors, for the mascots they PICK up in
various parts of the world become
great favorites and the menbecome
attached to them.
In the meantime the saadened
sailors at Norfolk have pIucksd up
hope. while a motley collection of
live stock, ranging from goats to a
white Pekin goose are being held
ashore ready to be taken abotrd
again il the order is rescinded.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
TELL OF FILTH
AMONG GAMERS
Investigators Of Condition Testify Be-
Would Not Live There"
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. IA pitiful pic
ture Of men, women and children OF
five and six working In filthy condi-
tions and living in squalid canning
camps of the New York Fruit and
Vegetable Canning Company was pre-
scented today before the house rules
committee by Mary Boyle O'Reilly, q
social worker, and Frank c. Praete, an
investigator of the New York labor de-
partment.
They supported a resolution pre-
sented by Representative Allen, of
Ohio, for investigation of the canning
industry throughout the country. Miss
O'ReilIy and Praete, from notes made
during personal visits to canneries in
dozen New York towns, described
working conditions as 80 filthy no pig
would be at home there" They told
of long hours, small pay and unsani-
tary housing and said child labor is
not recorded by employers.
Frank Gorrell, secretary Of the Ma
tional Gamers Association, which, he
said, represented 20 per cent of the
canning industry Of the country. said
the Gamers invited Investigation.
The resolution was taken under ad-
visement.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
MEETS R. E. PEARY,
FELLOW EXPLORER
Is Presented With Medal
and Formally Recognized
as South Pole Discoverer.
Pays Tribute to Memory
of Rear Admiral Wilkes,
South Pole Seeker.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Captain Road
Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, was
formally recognized for the first time
in the United States as the discoverer
of the south pole tonight, when he
was honored for his achievement with
a special gold medal by the National
Geographical Society, at the annual
banquet, where he was the guest of
honor. A distinguished company, in
Guiding Rear Admiral Robert e. Peary,
discoverer of the north pole, attended.
Captain Amundsen paid honor dur
ing the day to the memory Of the late
Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, who
made an expedition into the Antarctic
region 75 years ago and but for whose
excellent work Captain Amundsen de-
ciared his recent trip might never
have been made. Captain Amundsen
visited Miss Wilkes, daughter. oS the
admiral. He said he thought too little
attention had been paid to the explo-
rations of that officer.
Captain Amundsen announced today
that he had decided to take wireless
outfit with him on his next trip into
the north polar regions, leaving in July.
1914. His plan had been not to have
wireless as he feared that It might at
Times uuTlnS tne 1ouT OF uVe years
they will be gone, carry bad news
from home to his men and make them
melancholy. But he has arranged that
only one man shall read the wireless
messages received and If they contain
bad news he is to suppress them.
Captain Amundsen's reason for
changing his mind was because a
number of scientists had persuaded
him that his various abbreviations
would be immeasurably valuable If
they could be checked up with stimuli
taneous observations in other parts
Of the world. In the interest Of science
he yielded.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
MUST BE FREE
FROM MONOPOLY
Addresses Chicago CONNER
cial Club, and His Audi
ence Is Composed of Bank
ers, Railroad Presidents,
and Captains of Industry,
Who Fail to Applaud.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago. Jan. 11.-'Big Business, It's
Right to Growth and It's Duties to the
Country" was discussed by President
elect Wilson in a speech at the Com
mercial Club Of Chicago tonight. Il
do not care how big business grows,
provided 1t grows in contact with COM
petition" he said.
He made an appeal for a dissolution
Of prejudices existing in this country
between capital and labor. Among his
auditors were bank presidents, railroad
presidents. and heads of big business
enterprises. Seated near him were
Gov. Deneen, a republican, and Gov
elect Dunno, democrat.
Men have testified under OATH said
the president elect, "to the existence
Of an inner circle controlling credit,
The success Of an industry depends
upon its opening to the rank and file
not only its physical resources but its
business credit. Then we must see the
business of the United States set abso-
lutely free from every form of mo-
nopoly."
The governor paused and looked
about the banquet hall, then added:
81 notice, you do not applaud. I am
somewhat disappointed, because unless
you feel that way the thing is not
going to happen except by duress,
which is the worst way"
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
SAYS u. S. STEEL
IS IN CONTROL
"CouId Put Us Out of Business in =
Week." Says One independent in
Picturing Alleged Conditions.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. ia picture Of
the menace Of the United States Steel
Corporation crushing independent tin
plate manufacturers if the tariff bars
are let down to foreign products fea-
tured today's hearing on the metal
schedule before the house, ways and
means committee. The independent
interests were representa- by z. r.
Crawford, Of Pittsburg, president OF
the McKeysport Tin Plate Co.
He said the United States Steel Cor
poration Simply suffers us to do bust
ness and could put US out of business
in less than week if it cared to-" He
declared if the tariff is cut so foreign
competitors enter the corporation is
powerful enough to create a world mo-
nopoly, crushing independent concerns
completely. The Singer Sewing Ma
chine Co. was characterized as a trust
by other witnesses today.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
DECLARES INDIANS
WERE MURDERED
Says If She Has an Oppor-
tunity to Produce All Her
Evidence Secretary Fisher
Will Be Connected Up
With One of the Most Gil
gantic Steals in Country.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Mrs. Helen
Pierce Gray, who, as an investigator Of
Grow Indian affairs has been the CEN
tel Of more than one storm, created a
tumultuous scene before the senate In
dian affairs committee today when she
charged that Indians had been muir
dered to get them out of the way, that
Secretary Fisher and Senator Dixon
had made statements deliberately un-
true" and that if she had the oppor-
tunity to produce all her evidence,
Secretary Fisher would be connected
UP with one of the most gigantic steals
going on in the United States today"
The secretary and the senator OBJ
jected vigorously to her being per-
mitted to make such general charges.
Members Of the committee demanded
that Mrs. Gray produce evidence and
Secretary Fisher to produce any pa
pers wanted in his department. The
hearing was on Senator Townsends 8
resolution to send the Grow records to
the department of justice for investi-
cation, went over to the next week.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
TURKEY REFUSES TO
GRANT DEMANDS
Holds On to Adrianop1e and
Says That Under No Con-
ditions Will the Fortress
Be Ceded = Roun1ania Is
About to Go to War With
Bulgaria = Powers Are
Taking a Hand.
nY Assoc1ArEp PRESS.

London, Jan 11.-Fears that the
peace conference win end in failure
are stronger tonight than at any hour
since the plenipotentiaries came to
London Unless Adrianople falls with
in two or three days or something
turns up" which none can forsee, it is
probable the delegates will leave Eng
land before the end of another week.
a note from the powers will be pre-
sented the Ottoman government Mon
day and makes it clear that Turkey
must cede Adrianople. The Turkish
delegates, however, are immovable,
saying that nothing can induce us
to commit suicide and it is impossible
to change our minds regarding Adrian
opIe."
The allies are becoming dissatisfied
with the inaction and are inclined not
TO Iinger nnucns longer.
The Rournanian demands continue
a prominent topic. It is believed in
some quarters If Roumania persists
it means war with Bulgaria. The Bull
garian delegates declare If Roumania
puts The knife to her throat, she will
pay dearly.
The Italian ambassador In London,
who spent years in Constantinople and
knows Turkey well, declared today that
if the powers were about TO press Tur-
key to cede Adrianople. some conces-
sion would be necessary concerning
the Aegean islands.
Otherwise" he said. ''the ottoman's
in their despair would become a kind
of Wild animals, capable of any ex-
cess"
The Turkish delegates confirm the
report that they will leave London
next week for Constantinople If the al
lies do not change their minds. One
of the Turkish ENJOYS said:
we are rather glad that Europe has
now learned what sort of swine herds
these Balkan people are. We know
them of DID,
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
3r ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Jan. 11.-A squad OF de-
tectives baited trap for highwaymen
today with a sixty -year-old bank mes
senger and a satchel containing $4,000.
The highwsymen took the bait. One
detective was shot and may die. the
messenger was beaten senseless and
probably has a fractured skull, and q
pitched battle with bullets peppering
houses like hail was fought on the
East Side. One of the highwsymen
escaped. The other was captured.
The messenger, Peter e. Plunkett,
left the Union Exchange National
Bank, where he had been employed for
ten years, with his satchel in his hand,
and a. cloud OF detectives disguised as
laborers trailed him Within the
satcheI were currency and silver for
the weekly payrolls of two factories.
AS Plunkett stepped into the dark
ened hallway of one Of the factories
two men sprang up from nowhere, be-
side him. One of them crumpled him
up senseless on the tagging before he
could cry out. The assailant used a
t'black- jack" The other highwayman
grabbed the satchel and both darted
away.
The factory did not know Of the plan
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
Congressman-EIect Tim Sullivan
to be Committed to an Asylum

PROBABILITY Of a special election for a
congressman to succeed Mr.. Sullivan
In the Thirteenth district. His East
Side friends regard the action as
mariSlng his passing from public life
to which he rose prominetIy from an
East Side neWsboy. His career in
politics started as a district leader of
the Tammany Society and he was sue
cessively elected assembIyman, state
senator and congressman. At the
same time he embarked in theatrical
enterprises and controlled thirty-tvvo
theatres in the country. One Of the
most popular features Of his career
has been the charity work which he
conducted on the East Side. Every
Christmas he distributed thousands of
pairs Of shoes and other substantial
gifts, as well as spread a great dinner
for the poor.
In the old days it was frequently
said that big Tim" at minutes no.
ice could produce $4,000 people in
New York city who would vote any
ticket he wished, so strong was his
leadership. He interrupted his state
career several years ago to try a term
in congress but spent only few spec
tacular days in the national houxs Of
reDresenatives.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Jan. 11.-By court order
it was learned today, Congressman
elect Timothy D. Sullivan, who long
has been a prominent figure in New
York legislative affairs, is to be for
mally committed to a private sani-
tarium in Yonkers. big Tim" as he
is popHIarly known in the East Side
section Of the city, has been in the
Yonkers sanitarium for several months
TO recuperate, it had been said, from
a nervous breakdown. Up to now,
however, he has been voluntary pa
tient, but upon application yesterday
In part two Of the special term of the
supreme court. made upon the peti-
ton Of a step brother and step sister
of the congressman elect, Justice
Amend signed an order formally COM
mitting the patient.
Recent reports were that big Tim
was improving and friends who recog-
nized him in the street believed he
would be In condition to attend the
next session Of congress, but it is said
that the trouble from which he is suf-
fering led his relatives to seek a, per-
manent hospital restraint at the sani-
tarium.
The action seems to involve the
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
Squad of Detectives Bait Trap
for Band of Highwaymen

and for moment detained one Of the
detectives who had gone ahead Of the
messenger. While he was explaining,
the bandits were making off. Then the
detective started in pursuit, caught one
of the men and rolled to the cobbIe-
stones with him.
Meantime the detectives IN the rear
OF Plunkett, not expecting so quick q
denouement, began blazing away with
their pistols at the other fleeing high
wayman. The thief fired as he fed
and keeping the pack at his heels,
darted down a side street, through
trafiic, into hallway and out the back
door, over fences into the street and
disappeared. leaving behind a bullet
pierced overcoat. The satchel, dropped
in his flight, was found intact, ten feet
from the factory doorway.
One of the fugitive's bullets found n
mark in James A. Watson, a cietec-
tive, entering his back and passing
nearly through his body, He cannot
recover.
The man who was tripped to the
cobblestones said he was Frank Moran,
aged 10 years, packer. He was held
without bail. Plunkett was taken to a
hospital
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
MORGAN LIKELY
TO BE CALLED
Vice e-President White Star
Line Already Subpoenaed
to Appear and Give Testi-
mony-Company Said to
Control Lines Here and
Abroad.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, Jan. 11.-An invesHga-
ton of the International Mercantile
Marine, the 100000, 900 American cor
poration controlling numerous foreign
and American ship companies, with j.
Pierpont Morgan as chief witness, is
contemplated by the house merchant
and marine committee, in connection
with the hearing of the so-called ship
ping trust. Morgan is said to have
organized q company to control the
stock. Chairman Alexander announced
today that Morgan will probably be
Fsubpoenaed Immediately upon his re-
turn from abroad. P. A. S. Franklin,
vice president of the White Star line.
one of the important companies con-
nected with the. International Marine,
is already subpoenaed and will be ex-
amined soDu
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12

Pensacola Of today can hardly be
recognized as the city I visited nine
teen years ago. said s. p. Shotter,
head of the American Naval Stores
Co, by far the largest concern of it's
kind in the world. TO Journal repre-
sentative last night Then au of the
eastern and northeastern sections were
practically barren, while now you find
handsome residences throughout the
section. And then, you had no street
paving to amount to anything, whilo
now you have an excellently paved
city beautiful parks and sidewalks
everywhere"
Mr.. Shotter arrived in the city yes
terday morning on a business deal. He
was accompanied by Carl Moller, for
merly of Pensacola and one or two
other associates. He came he said, on
one of his periodical visits, and said
that. he generally made them about
once year. This is a fact but it is
also known that Mr.. Shotter was at
tracted here by a big business deal.
which was practically consummated
yesterday, but which may not be an
nounced for some time.
Yes" continued Mr.. Shotter after
a pause, this city has advanced won
derfully. One can hardly recognize il.
and the spirit Of progressiveness IS
everywhere noted.
The belt line railroad and public
docks will be Of vast benefit. That
was step in the right direction. This
is fine harbor and by the construc-
ton of docks and a belt road so that
the shipper can have the advantage
of any line, viii bring the port forward
as nothing else would
Mr.. Shotter did not care to have
anything to say about the naval stores
industry and again denied before the
interview ended that he was here on
any deal, saying that no one here had
anything that he wanted to buy, and
so far as naval stores is concerned he
now has more than he can handle.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
GOVERNMENT IS COMPETITOR
IN THE PECAN INDUSTRY

Washington, January II. = The
United States government is a COM
petition of the pecan interests. This
became known today with the an
nouncement that the custodian of the
public building at Elizabeth City, N.
T., has sold pecans from the trees on
the grounds Of that building. TIE
$500 proceeds win be turned into the
federal treasury.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
MANY FLEE AS
FLOOD MENACE
GROWS GRAvER
At Cincinnati More Than
100 Families Abandon
Homes = Louisville Rail
road Depot Is Abandoned
The River Rises.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Cincinnati. Jan. 1.-THE food
sftu2t ton here took serious aspect
tonight. The Ohio river rose to the
point where the Central Union depot
was forced to abandon its tracks.
Weather Forecaster Devereaux tonight
issued a warning the river will reache
the fifty eight foot line.
Louisville, Jan. 11.-FTood water to-
day invaded the lower districts and
nearly hundred families were
forced to abandon their homes. The
Ohio river two and four -tenths feet
above flood stage, is rising steadily.
Evansville, Ind, Jan. 11-Continuing
heavy rains and flood stage in the
Ohio river already past the danger
point, darlxened the outlook today for
dwellers in the surrounding lowlands.
Local rainfall was 2.10 inches for the
last twenty-four hours. The river
stage today is 37.S feet.
All bayous are flooded and farmers
have sought high ground. livestock
is being taken to the hills. A local
stage exceeding As feet is expected.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. ia gem
eral flood warning for Ohio was is
sued by the federal forecaster today.
He predicted that by tomorrow ali
Ohio rivers win be out of their banks
but the rise may be checked at some
time tomorrow. The Ohio national
guard and its hospital and other
equipments are being held in readi-
ness to be hurried to the aid Of food
sufferers.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
A SCHOOL ESTABLISHED FOR
DIScoNTENTED CHILE LDREN

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE school for
discontented children is the title of a
special report issued today by the
United States bureau of education set
ting forth experiments that have been
conducted in Kansas City, Mo. These
experiments have been in connection
with children Of Ia years and upward
who lose interest in their school work
and whose further advancement along
ordinary educational lines appears i'm
possible.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
REv.MR. GIBSON
DIES At AGE OF
SEVENTY YEARS
FATHER OF MRS. ". 8. SHEPPARD
AND j. J GIBSON, OF THIS CITY,
PASSED AWAY AT GREENSBORO,
ALA.

kilograms received in Pensacola
yesterday announced the death at his
home in Greensboro, Ala. OF Rev. J..
G. Gibson, prominent minister, after
an illness Of several months. He had
reached the advanced age OF 20 years
and had been in the ministry for half
a, century.
He is survived By SIX sons and
daughters, among them being Mrs. w.
B. Shepard and J. J. Gibson Of this
city.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
APPOINTMENTS OF
TAFT CONFIRMED
Senate Deadlock is Broken on Military
AdVancsments-FoIlews Democratic
Caucus.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, AIN. 1.-THE first break
in the deadlock on Taft's appointments
came today when the senate confirmed
the appointment Of Brigadier General
James B. Aleshire as major general
and Of Surgeon General George Torney
as brigadier general The action fol-
lowed a democratic caucus The lines
are still closely drawn and no con-
frnations are expected in the near
future except in the army, navy and
diplomatic appointments.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
ROCKEFELLER TO
BE EXAMINED
Or. Richardson Sent to Miami TO As
certain Oil Mans Ability to Appear
Before Committee.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Dr. G. w.
Richardson, OF Washington, has been
dispatched to Miami, Florida, to ex-
anime William Rockefeller on his ar
rival, and determine whether he Is
able to testify before the house money
trust committee
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
FINED 500 FOR SENDING
MATTER THROUGH MAIL S

Buffalo n. Y, Jan. 11.-EIbert Hub
bard, Of East Aurora, indicted by the
federal grand jury for sending i'm
moral matter through the mails.
pleaded guilty today and was fined
500 on one count. Sentence was sus-
pended during good behavior on the
other five counts
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
2 KILLED, 3 HURT
IN AUTO SMASHUP
While Speeding Over Savannah
Course Rornemans Weae Killed
chauffer bought Dying.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Savannah, Ca, Jan 11.-Harry Bor-
neman, Of Savannah, and Ernest
Borneman, of New Orleans, cousins,
were instantly killed early today in
an automobile accident on the Savan-
nah automobile course.
M. Jacob and Baron George Knoop,
Of Moscow, who were in the car, were
slightly injured, NJ. Jacob having his
wrist broken.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
BEGIN TELEGRAPH AND
TELEPHONE PROBING

Washington, Jan. 11.-InQuiry was
begun today by the Interstate Com
merce Commission into contracts for
private telegraph and telephone wires
and rates of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. the Western
Union, Postal and their respondents.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
CASTRO HAsEAs CORPUS
THROWN OUT BY JUDGE

New York. Jan. 1.-THE habeas cor
pus in the case of Cipriano Castro, ex-
president OF Venezuela, who charges
being illegally prevented from entering
the United States, was dismissed by
Judge Holt today.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
VOTE IN ARCHIBALD
CASE TOMORROW
Senate Decides There Shall Be No De-
bate But Senators May Write Rea.
sons for Stands.
81 AssoCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate TO-
day agreed to begin at one O'clock
Monday voting on the articles of i'm
peachment Of Judge Robert W. Arch
bald, of the commerce court. No de-
bate win be permitted during the vot-
ing, each senator viii have an oppor-
tun1ty to flie brief in explanation
of his vote in writing. Arrangements
for final steps were made in a secret
session today.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
IS. P. SHOTTER PRAISES
CITY FOR SPIRIT AND
RECENT STEP FORWARD
Says Growth During the
Past Few Years Has Been
Almost Wonderful. i
DOCKS AND BELT
ROAD ARE GOOD

Head of the American Ma
val Stores Co., Here On a
Business Deal, Says That
Pensacola of Today Can
not Be Recognized AS the
Same One of Nineteen
Years Ago, When He Paid
His First Visit Here.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
STEAMER MIAMI
GROUNDED ON REEF
William RoekefeIIeFs Arrival in This
Country Delayed About IL Hours by
Accident.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami, Jan. 1.-THE steamer Miami
which left here yesterday for the Ba-
hamas, was grounded on a Florida
reef, twelve hours yesterday and
reached Nassau late tonight. 1t de-
layed the return to the United States
Of William Rockefeller, who is now
expected to reach here about noon to-
day.