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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
TALLAHASSEE LADY
ENDS LIFE IN PRESENCE OF HER
MAYOR GREENHUT GOES TO
NEW YORK TO CONSULT WITH
LAWYERS ABOUT CITY BONDS

Mayor A. Greenhut left last night
for New York. where he goes to see
the law firm OF Dillon, Thomson 6,
Clay in reference to the belt line and
public wharf bond issued which was
voted nearly a year ago.
The matter OF the legality of the
bonds was referred to this law firm
several months ago, but up to this
time no opinion has been received and
Mayor Greenfut wants to take the
case up with the firm direct to see if
an early report cannot be made.
The bonds voted We're for S400, 900
and they contemplated the construc-
ton of a wharf and belt line railroad
to connect all of the wharves and
railroads in the city. The belt line is
regarded as of the most. immediate inn
portance and if the bonds are de-
ciared legal they can be sold and the
work on the belt line commenced at
once.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
AGED FARMER
CONVICTED OF
KILLING WIFE
William F. Cook Found
Guilty of Beating His
Wife to Death and VIII
Be Tried for Causing His
Niece's Death In a Like
Manner.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 15.-Willian
F. Cook, the Rutherford county farm
er charged with beating his wife and
her niece, Lucy Stanford. to death, at
the family home near Smyrna last Au-
gust, was today found guilty at Muir
freesboro of first degree murder in
the case involving his wife's death.
He has yet to be tried in the other
case.
The case went TO the jury late yes
terday. Early on August %, Cook ran
to neighbor's house, reporting that
the night before he had attended a
revival meeting in a church in Smyrna
and returning home had retired, think
ing his wife in the niece's room, but
en- arising found her bloody body on
the back porch and that of the niece
in her room, both dubbed to death.
During the trial he maintained an air
o. confidence and received the verdict
calmly.
y new trial will be asked for. Cook
was formerly a saloon man here and
has worked for street railways in st.
Louis and Chicago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
DON'T WANT MEDIATION
BY THE UNITED STATES

washington, Nov 15-The state
Inent from Provisional President HUI
erta that he Joined General Carranza
in repudiating mediation in any form
by the United States was read to Sec
retary Bryan but he made no COM
ment. White House officials likewise
were informed but they were equally
reticent.
The position that has hitherto been
taken on the Reputation of mediation
by Carranza is that this govrnment
neither offered nor intended to offer
mediation. The Washington admins
tration has maintained merely that it
cannot recognize as legal or have any
international relations with the gov
ernment at Mexico City and has re-
peatedly pointed out as the sole pre-
requisite to American recognition the
elimination of Huerta.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
Had Just Finished Eating
Supper When She An
nounced Her Intention Of
Ending Her Life-Died
Within Thirty Minutes
After Swallowing Acid.
SPECIAL 10 THE JOURNAL

SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL
Tallahassee. Nov. 15.-LaSt night
Mrs. Susie Harreu, wife of Columbus
c. Harrell of this city, ended her life
by swallowing the contents of a bot
tie of carbolic acid. She has just fin
ished eating supper and the family
were all present when she announced
that she would get herself out of the
way or words to that effect and be-
fore any one could intercept her she
had swallowed the acid. She was dead
in thirty minutes.
Mrs. Harreu was formerly Miss Su-
sic Allen of Wakulla county. one of
the prominent families OF that sec
ton. She is survived by a father
brother and several sisters. Her
brother is county superintendent of
schools of Wakulla county. She
leaves an immediate family Of four
children besides hen husband. Mrs.
Harrell was he'd in high regard by a
large circle of friends and acquaint-
ances in Tallahassee where the fam
lily has lived for the past several
years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
ONE OF TWO PEACE PROPOSALS
REFUSED BY THE STRIKERS

Houston, Tex, Nov. 15.-One of two
peace proposals in the Southern Pa
cific strike was refused by the strike
leaders here today. They rejected Ju-
Illus Kruttschnitt's offer to confer with
the federated unions board on the
ground that it was an evasion. Presi-
dent Wilson's move for mediation re-
manned as the only apparent hope for
speedy settlement.
The statement by the federated
board on Mr.. Kruttschnitt,s offer
read:
-'Once more the Southern Pacific Of
ficials are eyading the issue, Mr..
Kruttschnitt proposes the formulation
of some plan to adjust future griey-
ances without any regard to those ex-
listing. Such being the case, we can,
as matters stand, have no reply.
Mr. kruttschni6t's offer was to dis
cuss with a representative committee
of the four labor organizations now on
strike, the question of inaugurating a
system of dealing with controversies
through a joi2t committee represent
ing all four organizations.
Meanwhile, except for a few pas
senger trains, the entire Sunset Cen
trail system will be completely tied
up. Not one act OF violence had been
reported any where on the 240 miles
of idle track In Houston, the heart
of the strike. the men appeared to be
remaining in their homes, except for
a few officially designated pickets. The
railroad expected to operate four pas
senger trains today, manning them
mostly with its own officials. These
trains were the east and west bound
daily transcontinental trains out OF
New Orleans, requiring eight trains,
four each way, to maintain the sched-
ule: two trains between Beaumont and
Dallas, one each way daily, requiring
only two trains to make the schedule;
two trains between Houston and Gall
weston and two between Houston and
Victoria, Texas.
NEW PHASES CROP OUT.
New phases of the sixty seven
grievances forming the mems de-
President w. B. Scott, of the Sunset
Central system. said this forenoon:
"a number Of the alleged grievances
relate to matters that have been con-
sidered and disposed of. or dropped;
some of them more than a year ago,
vet now they are resurrected for the
obvious purpose OF making 1t appear
there are a great many differences"
On the other side, an official state
voting that practically all OF 1872 was
consumed in negotiations over a
working agreement said:
'tThe committee began negotiations
with Mr.. Van Week, the systems gem
eral manager. and had reached a set
tlement of all but a few questions
when Mr.. Waid. assistant general
manager came into authority, and in
stead of considering the few unset
that had been done and began all over
again. u refused to agree to articles
(CuRe.Eued on Paxa SevaA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
RY ASSOCIATED PREss.


Mexico City, Nov. 15.-The New
Mexican senate failed to organize to-
day as j quorum was lacking. SEN
ators, representing the Catholic party.
were absent. The new chamber of
deputies met to effect an organization
This showed Huersa was unable TO
bring congress- to life today. Huerta
and his friends, however, profess to
believe the greater part of their work
is done as the lower house has for
naIIy, IN their opinion, legally met
and they think the senate will be
swung into line Monday. Only twenty
one aHafors were present when the
roll Wms called and they were mostly
generals in the army. The absence
Indicate the stand of the church.
Twenty mine is necessary for a quo
rum.
Regardless of rurnors and despite
the instance of far seeing friends,
Huerta today appeared more deter
mined than at any time during the
last week to retain the presidency and
carry out his plans of installing con-
gress. He reiterated today that he
still Is the head of the government.
The fact that he took no step to pre-
vent the convening of the new con-
gress is taken by diplomats to indi-
cate what may be expected in the flu
ture. Regarding possible danger to
foreigners and especially Americans.
Huerka said he would do all he could
to protect them.
Representatives Of foreign govsrn-
n4ents believe he has brought affairs
to crisis that will necessitate drastic
NAY LAND MARINES.
Rurnors heard yesterday and cir
cu1ated with additional persistency to-.
day are to the effect that the Ameri-
can assembly will be Withdrawn on
Monday or earlier. Mr.. Lind is cred
tied with the authorship of these ru-
fnors and with the additional state
ment that marines are to be landed
as a protest against President HUI
ertass defiance of the Washington gov
eminent. In that event It is probable
that Vera Cruz viii be evacuated by
the federals.
It is reported here that the COM
mander at Vera Cruz has been in
structed, in such an event, to make
no opposition, but to withdraw his
force to some point nearer the cap
ftal and there await instructions.
Manuel Cara. Aldape, it was reported
today, was still trying through the
American embassy to secure modit1-
cation of Mr. Lind'S last statement
to President Huerta.
1t is not improbable there will be
an eleventh hour alteration of the
governments plan with reference to
the meeting of congress today the
stand announced by Mr.. Lind to the
effect that congress shall not meet
as ordered by Huerta.
At the national palace the attitude
OF the United States is characterized
as indicative of traff1cking people
and today many Mexicans reverted
to their traditional declaration that
any interference in their affairs by
a foreign government would be met
by the United Mexican people.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Nov. 15.-Meagre wire
less dispatches received today told of
the rescue at sea. of 103 passengers
from the burning Spanish steamship
Balrnes by the Cunard liner Pannonia.
Though the fire was still raging today,
the BameSS crew of hfty-five were
presumably sticking to their vessel
which, conveyed by the Pannonia, was
making for Bermuda, which they
should reach some time Monday.
Where, how, or when fire broke out
on the Balmes was not disclosed IN
the preliminary wireless messa ges.
She was eastward bound for Spain
with a highly inhaInnlabIe cargo OF
cotton and rum when the Cunarder,
bound hfther from Mediterranean
ports, went to her assistance. This
must have been some time after D.
m. OF Wednesday last, for at that time
the Pannonia reported that she was
LOO miles east of Ambrose light but
made no mention of the RallneS
First news of the disaster came
through a freak wireless message
picked up by the Marconi operator at
cape Race, y F. While ii piIrported
to rcofne from the Pannonfa and said
that she had on board the Balmess s
passengers. the operator could not
confirm the message and was further
puzzled by the fact that the Pannonia.s
outfit. was admittedly out of range.
The weird message remained un-
solved until the Cunard offices in this
city received from Lfoyds agents in
Bermuda a cablegram announcing that
Captain Capper, of tine Pannonia, had
reported by wireless the, rescue OF the
Balmes's passengers and the fact that
she was escorting the Balmes, still on
fire, to the island
The BalmeS is a comparatively small
vessel Of Spanish ownership and is
rated as q, freighter. The Pannonia
is one OF the slower boats of the Gu
na1d line, making something less than
800 miles a day. She was built in
1904. has a gross tonnage Of 1851 and
is $50 feet long.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
SITUATION LOOKS HOPEFUL
FROM NEW ORLEANS VIEW

New Orleans. Nov. 15.-Although
the grand officers of the striking, un-
ions and general officers of the South
ern Pacific are in Houston, the strike
situation here today assumed 8. more
hopeful aspect due TO the expected
arrival Of Assistant Commissioner
dered here from Washingtoil
When apprised of the statements
credited to President Kruttschnitt
that the company was willing to meet
the joint committee, William Christy,
chairman Of the brotherhood of loco
motive engineers in this district, de-
clared that this was what the unions
had been urging all the time. He
said that Mr.. Hanger had assisted in
settling similar differences on the Pa
cific coast and predicted an early set
tlement of the differences between the
unions and the company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
NEW DAILY FOR
JACKSONVILLE
At EARLY DATE
The Jacksonville News Will
: Be Launched About De-
cernber s by c. B. and Al
berf- Hanson, of Pensaco-
la.
SPECIAT. no THE JoURNAL

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov 15.-Jackson-
vile is to have a new daily afternoon
newspaper, the Jacksonville News,
which viii make it's appearance on or
about December s. The publishers
will be G. B. and Albert Hanson, pub
fishers of the Pensacola News, who
made formal announcement to this ef-
feet today. 1t is announced that the
Jacksonville News will be strictly in
dependent and that Albert Hanson will
be in active charge, c. B. Hanson re-
naming in charge of. the Pensacola
News.
A complete newspap per plant has
been purchased, including a four-deck
Goss press, with color attachment, said
to be the largest in the state, and con-
tracts call for complete installation by
December 1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
WARM DEBATE
MARKED CLOSE
OF U.D.C. MEET
Charges Of Gag Rule and
That Caucus Pledge of the
Louisiana Delegation
Was Broken, Made Dur
ing Election of Officers.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New Orleans, Nov. 15.-Acrimonious
debate and charges of gag rule mark
ters OF the Confederacy here prior
to the election of officers and adjourn
ment tonight Mrs. Daisy McLaurin
Stevens Of Brandon, Miss, was elected
president unanimously after Mrs. Ma
than D. Ella, of Virginia, withdrew
Charges that the caucus pledge of
the Louisiana delegation We're broken
in the election of Mrs. z. c. Schnabel
of Louisiana, as recording secretary
general brought confusion and not
debate. The gag rule clarge was made
when the election was declared closed,
ana AszG1aza1lana hagJad
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
SUGAR TRUST IS
BE|N6SUEDFOR
LARGE AMOUNT
Columbia Sugar Company
Claims it Lost Half Cent
a Pound on All Sugar Sold
Through a Manipulation
of Prices.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New Orleans, Nov. 15.-The Colum-
bia Sugar Com Iany of Louisiana, to-
day filed suit against the American
Sugar Refining Company to recover
money alleged to have been lost
through the manipulation Of prices.
The plaintiff alleges that through a
conspiracy in restraint of trade prices
were kept so low that the defendants
lost half a cent pound on all sugar
sold here between 1907 and the pres
ent year. Under the Sherman law
triple damages are asked.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
ANOTHER REPORT,

Montreal, Nov. IA message re-
ceived here today by the Marconi
company from its wireless operator at
Cape Race, New F'oundland, indicated
that the Spanish freighter Balmes was
on fire at sea and that her passengers
had been transferred to the Cunard
liner Pa.nnonia- The message purport-
ed to come from the Pannonia but the
operator who forwarded it from Cape
Race said il must be considered as a
freak because the Pannonia was
nearly 1000 miles distant when it was
received. On that account he was un-
able to reach the Pannonia to obtain
confirmation.
The message from Cape Race fol-
lows:
The Pannonia reports that she is
conveying the steamer Balmes which
is on fire to Bermuda. Her passengers
have been transferred to the Pann0nia
and are safe.
THE information, could not be con-
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FoRcEFuL OVERTHROW OF
HUERTA Is DEMANDED

Nogaaes Mexico, New. l5.-The
forceful overthrow of Huerta is the
only means of bringing peace in Mex
leo that will be considered by Gen
eral Carranza. the rebel leader. He
declared today the constitutionalists
would recognize nobody who sue
ceeded Huerta by the power which he
I1surped. The taking of Juarez and
capture of Culiacan and attack on
Victoria hav greatly encouraged the
rayolutionists. He asserted that the
uprising has doubled in importance
during the last week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
DEPARTMENT TO
PROBE REASONS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

San ETanCiSCo. Nov. lo.-Secretary
William 3. Wilson OF the department.
Of labor, declared here today:
"If the manufacturers reduce wages
and assign as a reason the tariff law
lust enacted they will be brought be-
fore the bar of public opinion by the
department of commerce. In this my
department viii certainly assist what
ever the department of commerce may
sIt in this respect. We shall irnme-
ciately, through our bureau of stats
tics. gather information to determine
Hzha1har their statements are true"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
PURE FOOD LAWS ARE
INADEQUATE SAY INSPECTORS

Washington, Nov. ia conference
between the state pure food inspec-
tors and department of agriculture
officials here today decided the pure
food law is inadequate and urged it's
repeal and substitution of a new law
The chief point Of attack was the
section permitting the use of guar
autee labels by manufacturers. This
is said to make it appear the products
are guaranteed by the government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
AMERICANS IN
DANGER. FIGHT
TO SAVE LIVES
Five Hundred are Unable to
Leave the District Be
tween Tuxpam and Tam
pico, Where Fierce Fight
ing Is IN Progress.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS

Norfolk, Va. Nov f5.-wireIess
messages from the American varsIiips
now in Mexican waters, according to
reports received here, state that five
hundred Americans are unable to
Leave EfBe district between Tu1dpam
and Tampdco, where there is fierce
fightfng between the rebels and fed
erals and may have to fight to save
their own lives.
The gunboat Wheeling is reported
at anchor in the Panuco river and has
on bSard several refugees from Tam
pico.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
ANTI-SLAVERY LAW
FOR PHILIPPINES
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Manila, Nov. 15.-An anti slavery
law was passed today by the Philip
pine national assembly after a heated
debate.
The measure, which was framed by
William II. Phipps. the insular auditor,
reaffirmS the old Spanish statutes
against slaves and Incorporates the
American laws.
The vote in opposition to the enact
ment of the measure was small in
spite Of the warmth of the discussion
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
]. N. ROBERTS
IS BADLY HURT
GENERAL AGENT OF L. & NJ
FALLS AT HIS HOME AND SUF-
FERs A BROKEN LEG :.

Friends of J. NJ. Roberts, general
agent of the Louisville & Nashville,
viii. be sorry to learn that he suf-
fered an accident Friday afternoon in
which a leg was broken and as d re-
suit he viii be confined to his bed
for several weeks. ].
Mr. Roberts stumbled and fell down
a stairway at his home The injury
is a very painful one
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
FindWoman's s
Body in Woods
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Brunswick, Ga, Nov. 15.-Search is
being made for Albert Davis, a brother
Of the man being held in Jail here,
following the discovery that Mrs. V.
H Davis, the prisoners wife, was
murdered. Mrs. Davis disappeared on
October 22nd, and her mutilated body
was found in the woods.
The coroner's jury continues the in
vestigation Monday. Albert Davis is
alleged to have been seen with the
slain woman the last day she was
seen alive.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
HUERTA RES0L Ute
Clear Mystery
of Great Lakes
BY AssoCTATED PRESS.

Port Huron, Mich, Nov. 15.-The
Great Lakes greatest mystery was
cleared today when a diver found the
derelict Of this port was the steamer
Charles S. Price of Cleveland, which
carried a crew of twenty-eigiIt. AL
are believed to be lost.
Tt is believed the Regina went down
near after a collision. The death toll
in Sundays storm is now fixed at one
hundred and ninety-five on Lake HUI
ron and sixty -one on Lakes Superior,
Michigan and Erie.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF :.
SUPPLIES BEING MADE

San Antonio. Tex, Nov. 15.-Reli-
able reports here indicate heavy ship
nents of supplies We're forwarded the
last few davs to the American border
patrol at Ell Paso and Eagle Pass.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
LARGE NUMBER
WAR VESSELS
ORDERED HERE
San Francisco, Patuxent and
Patapsco Will Arrive
This Morning.
.DESTROYERS WILL
CLOSELY FOLLOW

Second Division of Subnla-
rines Coming Here In
January, While the Cruis-
er Montgomery Will Ar
rive In December-Big
Atlantic Fleet Visits Here
on Return from Target
Practice at Guantanamo.
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Whipping Post
Is Still in Use
RY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Wilmington, Del. Nov. 1.-Two
young negroes convicted of house
breaking were flashed twenty times
here today at the work house. The
were sentenced to forty lashes and re-
ceived twenty last Saturday.
The agitation in congress over the
application of the cat drew a big
cEE&H5-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
REBELS CAPTURE JUAREZ:
EXECUTING ALL FEDERAIS S

FL Paso, Texas. Nov. 15.-Juarez,
the Mexican port of entry and STRAIT
egic point, early today changed gov
ernments for the sixth time in the
last three years. The city was cap
tured by the rebels led by General
Pancho villa who took the town by
surprise and actually reached the CEN
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
FEDERAL BOARD
TAKES HAND IN
SUNSET STRIKE
Confers With View of
Bringing About Resump-
ton of Traffic Pending a
Settlement of Strike of
Trainn1en of Railroad.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The federal
board of mediation and concilation
conferred here today on plans to bring
about resumption of traffic on the
Southern, Pacific pending a settlement
of the strike. Some announcement
was expected later
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-16
OVER HUNDRED
RESCUED FROM
BURNING SHIP
Meagre Message Received In
New York Telling Of
Fire at Sea.
LINER PANNONIA
GOES TO RESCUE

Takes All Passengers from
Aboard the Burning Span
ish Liner Balmes and Is
Conveying the Later to
Bermuda-Crew of Burn
ing Ship Remain Aboard
to Fight the Fire.
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Representatives of Foreign
Powers Say He's Brought
Affairs to Crisis.
BELIEVE DRASTIC
ACTION NECESSARY

Chamber of Deputies is Con
vened Despite Orders
from Senate
Fails to Meet-Rebels
Capture Juarez After a
Short Battle and Proceed
to Execute All Federal Of
icers.
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