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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-12
SW|PED THE SHEKELS
Somebody Got Away With $4,000
on Its Way from New York to
Savannah

Savannah, Sept 12.-Currency
amounting to $71.9o0, in transit
from the Chase National Bank of
New York to the Savannah Bank and
Trust Company, and to Brunswick
and Valdosta, Ga. banks was stolen
from portable safe on the Atlantic
Coast Line train No. 50, between
Jersey City and Savannah, which ar
rived here yesterday morning.
Fifty thousand dollars of the
amount was consigned to the Savan-
nah Bank and Trust Company here.
The money was shipped by the
Southern Express Company.
1t is not known here to what
banks in VaIdosta and Brunswick the
additional sum was consigned. as the
express company officials refuse to
talk.
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SURE ENOUGH STATESMAN

DeLand News: In her senior SEN
ator, Florida for the first time in her
history has in the halls of Congress
a man of national and international
reputation.
During the four years of his in
cumbency of the Office, Senator
Fletcher has taken a prominent posi-
tiCn in all matters of public policy;
he is recognized as a deep thinker
and a polished if not a fiowery ora
tor
Like the rest of us, Fletcher is not
above making mistakes. He has
made them, as you, reader, and the
writer have made them and will con-
/ tinue to make them.
In Florida Mr.. Fletcher was recog-
nize1 for many years as the leader of
the old "Straight-out" faction of the
democratic party. He was elected
repeatedly as mayor of Jacksonville
as a progressive leader; he was sent
to the state senate as progressive;
lie W dS GuOSGu DIS LiI6 CIdlI Vi tuC
state executive committee by the
progressive democrats, and was in
sympathy and fullaccord with them
and with the late Governor Broward.
IN the senatorial campaign in 1908,
when Fletcher and BroWard were the
contestants. Fletcher received many
votes from progressives; Broward' s
friends were not able to line up the
progressives entirely for even the
great commoner Broward himself.
Fletcher is not a dyed-in-the-wool
progressive. He wouldn't work o.
vote for a progressive simply because
he espoused the cause with loud
mouth.
While he has not yet formally an
noulce1 his candidacy to succeed
himself, there is no doubt that Sena-
> ter Fletcher will be candidate in
t T9l4-and it's going to take some
mighty hard work to pry him away
from the position he has so accept
; ably filled.
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EXPLORERS KILLED
BY THE ESKIAIOS
Radford and Street Murdered by
Their Guides in the Far
Northern Regions

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sept. IL
For nearly two years friends of the
explorer and naturalist, Harry Vim
cent Radford of New York, have
awaited news of him from the Can
adian Northwest, where, since 1909,
he has been engaged in a hunting
and exploring expedition. With Rad
ford was George Scott of Ottawa, a
man of considerable experience in
Arctic exploration.
A story reached Ottawa from
Chesterfield Inlet yesterday which
may explain the long silence. A mail
steamer on the Hudson Bay route
brings the story of the murder of
Radford and Street by Eskimos.
According to this report the two
white men left Chesterfield Inlet in
1911 with party of Indian guides
and Joined another party of Eskimos
lat Schultz Lake, whence they pro-
.ceeded to Bathurst Inlet.
Two months ago the Northwest
mounted police learned that in an
alteration with the Eskimos, Rad
! ford had been killed. For months
the Eskimos kept silent and then the
truth leaked out. One of the tribe
drove a spear through Radford, and
| when Street went to his comrades
assistance he was killed in the same
manner. The exact date of the trag-
/ edy is not known but small detail
of mounted police under Sergeant
/ Egertson has been sent to investi-
gate.
! There had been no indication OF
friction until the day of departure
Then as the sleds were being loaded
Radford got into an alteration with
one of the Eskimo tribe about the
proper adjustment OF the binding
thongs, and in anger he kicked the
man.
Instantly the Eskimo grasped hi
ever-ready spear, and before MadforC
could defend himself the weapon wa
, plunged into his breast. When thi
J happened Street was harnessing
: dog team, and seeing his companion
: fall and thinking to save him from
) another spear thrust, he picked u
: his rifle to go to Radford's assist
: ance, when the Eskimo with whom
| be was working attacked him from
behind and Street too fell, mortall
wounded.
5 Harry Radford was born in Ney
: York on Jan. s, 1881, and was edu
: Gated at the LaSalle Institute an
!. Manhattan College, eventually quail
4 flying as a civil engineer. He ha
S travelled widely and was a fellow c
e the American Geographical Society.
r member of the Arctic Club and tn
t author of several books on travel
He left New York on his preser
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DEADLY ACCIDENT
ON A DESTROYER
Two Men Killed and Four Severely
Scalded by an Explosion on
the Craven

Savannah, Ca, Sept. 12.-The
United States torpedo boat Craven,
which was damaged at sea when the
forward boiler exploded and which
reached Fort Screven, Tybee island,
after two men had died of their in
juries and four others were so badly
scalded that they were sent to the
post hospital, reached Savannah
shortly after noon yesterday. The
Craven came into port for inspection.
1t was in tow of the Shubrick, a sis
ter torpedo boat, and a tug. The Of
fetal report of the accident contains
the names of the following list of
dead and injured:
The dead: VI. McCaffey, chief wa
ter tender: w. o. Milton, water ten
der Seriously injured: T. Gabbitt,
fireman; ]. c. Dalton, water tender;
S Schmind, chief machinist's mate.
Slightly injured, d. B. Smith, water
tender
Ensign W. D. Lamont, who was in
command of the Craven, says of the
explosion:
I'VE were seven miles off Martin s
industry light, bound for Savannah,
when there was a violent explosion
in the boilerroom. | do not definitE :
know the cause, which must be de-
termined by an official inquiry
The explosion is believed to have
been caused by the tubes in the for
ward boiler running dry.
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TRIED TO KNOCK
A TRAIN OFF THE TRACK

The Lakeland Telegram has the
to Mr.. j. L. Connell:f
Mr.. Ralph Walker of Auburndale,
spent last night in Lakeland, return
ing to his home this morning, and
having been up the road yesterday
he was witness to an automobile
accident near Inverness, which came
near resulting fatally for the occu-
pant OF the car, }. L. Connell a phos-
phate operator of Inverness. OF the
accident, Mr.. Walker said:
Just north of the lake at Inver-
ness at the railroad crossing, Mr.
Connell drove his car into the side
of the express car. The auto was
completely demolished, there not be.
ing enough of it left to pay to re-
move it, except some of the tires and
the engine. Mr.. Connell by some
chance was not killed instantly and
was much revived when taken of
the train at Inverness.
Mr.. Connell hit the express car Sc
hard that he Jared the entire cal
and tore off the iron steps under the
middle of the express car. No orr
/ seemed to know that the auto had hi
: the train except some children wht
saw the wrecked car lying by the
track and said that there was MAJ
under it.
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WORKING FOR
THE WATERWAYS
Approval and DisapprovaI of Differ
ent Routes by the Board of
Engineers

Washington, Sept. 12.-The spe-
cial board of engineers authorized by
Congress in 1909 to survey the route
and estimate the cost of an inland
waterway from Boston to Rio Grande
river, yesterday submitted TO Con-
gress its reports on the Beaufort, s.
C., to Key West, Fla, section, and
also on the trans-Florida section.
The special board approves a 100.
foot barge canal of 10-foot depth
from Beaufort to Key West, at a cost
of 100000. The board of en-
gineers for rivers and harbors does
not concur in the report of the spe-
ciaI board
Former Chief of Engineers w. H.
Bixby, who signed the report, recon-
mends to Congress the construction
of a 7foot canal from Beaufort to
St. Johns river only, to be built at a
cost approximately of 1000, 900,
Iand recommends that the work start
lat once with annual appropriations
OF about 100000.
Neither of the two boards ap-
Iproves the trans-FIorida canal at
this time, although the Lake Harris
route, via st. Johns river, Oklawaha
| river and Lakes Griffin and Harris,
lis approved whenever naval, military
land commercial needs shall justify
construction.
! General Bixby reports that before
many years there will lie need of a
canal across Florida of a depth much
greater than II feet, but recommends
inow a 7-foot channel across Florida,
via the Everglades and Lake Okee-
ichobee. He has ordered the board
THE cost of a 10-foot barge canal
Iacross Florida by the Lake Harris
route is estimated at $16,500, 1000.
The two reports were accompanied
by many charts, tablets of estimates
and blue prints and are formidable
documents, forming the most yalua-
BILE official contribution yet made tc
1.-THE literature of inland waterways.
The cost of a 7-foot channel from
Beaufort TO the ST. Johns river is
estimated as follows: From Beau
iort to Cape Fear, $2,ST2,111; tc
Little River, $3,724,219; to Winyaf
Bay, $5,677,S0O; to Charleston Har
bor, $1,227.S00; to Savannah river
i$427, 400; to Fernandina, $195, ,OOOi
Ia st. Johns river, $251,726 Con
tinuing on to Key West. cost by sec
tions: To Indian river, $2,491,056i
to Key West. $2,127,950.
Commenting on the fact that there
IS already an eight-foot inside route
from the Delaware river to Beaufort
and that a twelve-foot route from
Long Island Sound to Beaufort ha.
seer. recommended, while also, eithe
N fact or approved, there is a six u
seven foot inside channel betweel
charleston and Jacksonville. Genera
= Bixby recommends the seven foo
canal from Beaufort TO the st. Johns
so that targes and other light Graf
may go from the southern New Eng
land coast to lower Florida withou
danger from heavy Atlantic gales
The section of the waterway nov
most generally needed. he said.
n that from Beaufort to Cape Fear
d and recommends Improvement o
S this section first. Next should com
the section between Winyah Bay an
Charleston; the Charleston-St. John
:. section coming third.
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CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
Is the One on Which New York
Seeks to Put Thaw Mack in
the Asylum

Colebrook. N. H., Sept 12-The
case of Harry X. Thaw. fugitive from
Matteawan, free agent for three
house yesterday and prisoner now of
Sheriff Drew of Coos county, n H.,
has assumed the familiar aspect of
uncertainty and delay. Counsel
working for and against his return
to the asylum agreed not TO arraign
him before a police magistrate until
4 p. N. yesterday and then to ad-
journ the case until today.
Thaw is charged with conspiring
with others Ito bring about his es-
cape from Matteawan and it is upon
this charge that William Travers
Jerome will seek his extradition
Failing in this, Jerome will contend
that Thaw is insane and should be
turned over TO an attendant from
Matteawan.
John Lanyon, private detective in
New York City, who raced with Jer-
ONE all the way to Sherbrooke, Can
ada, after Thaw's arrest in the Do
minion, arrived here yesterday. To
meet emergencies he has been made
a special attendant from Matteawan
and he is waiting opportunity to get
his hands on Thaw and start with
him direct for the New York line.
Followed by a crowd that neither
cheered nor hooted, Thaw went about
the village. accompanied by Sheriff
Drew, apparently contented and
hopeful. Local counsel yesterday
made plans for his release on a writ
of habeas corpus but decided that to
liberate him with Lanyon and Jer-
ONE around was a dangerous move
and held the matter in allegiance.
Lawyers kept him up until a late
hour laying plans to resist extradi
tion to New York.
Mr.. Jerome. accompanied by Dep
uty Attorney General Franklin Ken
lnedy Of New York, reached town yes
terday. Both Messrs Jerome anC
IKennedy were indignant at the &C
tion Of the Canadian authorities wht
put Thaw over the border yesterday.
We had no inkling of it, sait
Jerome. ITO say the least, it wa
a high-handed piece of work. 1t wa
neither fair to Thaw, a lunatic, no
to the state of New York. More
over, it upsets the principles of jus
tice based on the habeas corpus act
and | do not doubt that it will resul
in more or less of a scandal in Can
ada"
1t was contemplate and coward
ly." said Kennedy. IF those VIII
. put Thaw across the line though
that they were giving him an eve
break in setting him down with n
American officers in sight they fail
ed TO look at the other side of tn
case. Here was Thaw, lunati,
turned loose with only the clothes O.
his back. short OF funds and with n
means of transportation save the al
tomobile he commandeered from
newspaper man. Thaw is not a san
man. That has been proven tim
and time again. This made it til
more pitiable. 1t was a terribl
> thing
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expedition in February, 1909, in
tending to be away four years.
1t is known that the two men had
mapped out the region they travelled,
discovered the River Thalsen, six
hundred miles long, and Lady Grey
lake. 100 miles in length. They had
assembled a fine collection of fauna.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-12
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

Fort King Camp No. II meets in
YOnge's Hall at p. m. every second
Friday. Visiting sovereigns always
welcome. ]. F. Thompson, c. C.
Chas. X. Sage, Clerk. Ad
Next meeting Friday night. Sept. IL
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ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No. %, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, meets every
Tuesday evening at s o'clock in
Yonge's 1IaI. Fort King avenue. Wis.
itors in the city invited to be with us
G. L. Taylor. y. G.
w L. Colbert, Secretary.-Adv.
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A big lot of new novels at The
Murray Company. 9-11-3t
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OUTGOING MAILS CLOSE

A c. L.-NORTH-5:O5 a. m. /;
l2:45 p. m. SOUTH-6:10 a. m. /;
2:10 p. m; 2:30 p. M; p. m
S. A. L.-NORTH-12:50 p. m;
.4:1O D. M: 9 p. m. SOUTH-12:5 so
. M; 9 p. m.
OCALA NORTHERN-NORTH-
Z a. m; 1855 p. m.
STAR ROUTES-Blitchton and
CalS ary-2 p. n.
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ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

Eastern Star Chapter %. regular
meeting first Friday night each
month at Yonge's Hall. Visitors well
come. Florrie Condor, Sec'y.
Mrs. a. E. Burnett,
Worthy Matron.
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OCALA LODGE NO. 2s6, B. p. O. I

Ocala Lodge, No. 2S6, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, me cts
the second and fourth Tuesday even
ings in each month. Visiting breth-
rem always welcome.
Chas. w. Hunter, E. r.
Joseph Bell, Secretary. Ad
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GRIM REAPER
Z CLAIMED GAYNOR
JEST HE SOUGHT FOR ON THE
OCEAN WILL LAST FOREVER
lOIiticaI Calculations of All Parties
in New York Upset by His
Sudden Passing

New York, Sept. 12.-Mayor Gay
or died on the steamer Baltic at sea
l O'Clock Wednesday ofternoon
News of his death was received in
he following message sent by wire
Pss and cable to Robert Adamson,
is secretary, from Rufus w. Gay
for, his son, who sailed with him:
Z Father died Wednesday at 1
k.slock, due to heart failure Notify
bother"
Adolph Kline, by virtue of his Of
ce as acting president of the board
u aldermen, assumed the reins of
Fernment on being notified of May
AGaynor's death. He will be acting
bay until January l. Mr. Kline is
resident of Brooklyn and republi-
an
Left New York September
Mayor Gaynor sailed away from
New York on the morning of Septen-
per on the Baltic. An hour before
be sailed but one man, his secretary
knew of his plans, outside of the
snembers of his immediate family.
The mayors announced purpose was
! brief vacation trip on the ocean.
He felt that the tonic effect of the
falt air would restore him in some
pleasure to health. The Baltic was
fue at Queenstown today.
The mayor died as the Baltic was
bearing the other side. The news OF
his death was sent by wireless to
Cuxhaven by Rufus w. Gaynor, and
delayed from Cuxhaven to New York
by cable. Mayor Gaynor left New
York at a time when the city was
keething inone of the strangest mu-
kilApal political campaigns in it's his
Was Candidate for Reelection
The day before his departure he
notified on the city hall steps by
representatives. of independent poll
lal organizations that they haC
5sen him as their standard bearer
the mayorality campaign.
yhrong that crowded city hall parf
to hear him accept. Ht
had prepared speech of acceptance
but was so weak that he was unable
Ito deliver it, and his secretary reaC
III for him, the mayor standing be
side him
u He was expected to attack Tam
many Hall sharply, politically, a
|sobn as he returned to the city. Be
fore. his departure he issued char
sacteristfc statement, leveled at Tam
many Hall leaders and other poIiti
Nal opponents, in which he referre
TO them as miserable scamps" an
asserted that they were seeking hi
moral assassination
Death Overturns Political Situatio
Mayor Gaynor's sudden death com
n pletely overturns the municipal pc
litical situation 1t removes from tn
field a candidate for mayor who wa
expected to cut heavily into the vot
. of the fusion nominee, John Purro
4 2jftehell, and leaves only the ticket
#6NBinated by the democrats and til
Yfusionists. The former is headed b
Edward E. Mccall. former chairma
of the public service commission {
thss district.
The mayors denomination Wa
brought about by no particular pol
a tical faction of party, but represen
h ed only his personal popularit
N Politicians who discussed his deaf
today expected that his followe
u would make no attempt to nomina
Aa candidate in his place. No 9th,
places on the Gaynor ticket have v
been filled.
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Almond cocoa soap, which is with
out an equal Get it at the Court
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Urgent Need of shlpplnn World

No discovery or invention relating
TO maritime matters would be Of as
great benefit to the shipping world as
a contriVance which would give timely
warning OF the proximity of ieebergs
Until this peril has been el;ninated
the passage of the north Atlantic will
be attended by an element of danger
which must compel the greatest nre-
caution on the part of seafarers anf,
occasionally bring about a disaster in
spite OF the utmost vigilance of ship
masters and men.
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FRUIT
MARKET IS
IMPROVING
FREEZE IN CALIFORNIA WILL
STRENGTHEN THE MARKET HERE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN
THE HABIT OF EATING Or
ANGEs ARE EXPECTED TO
TURN TO GRAPE FRUIT.

MIAMI, Jan. 14-Market condi-
lions on grape fruit have improved
considerably since the Christmas sea
son, the demand showing considera-
BILE activity and strength, although
the price is but little improved. Fruit
is being sold in Miami at from $1.75
to $3.50 f. o. b. for the best quality.
Jacksonville brokers, it is said, are
quoting fruit out of that station as
low as SIPS, but the Miami men so
far have not shown any tendency to
do anything so disastrous as that.
The packing totals for this sec
ton for last week exceed any week
since Christmas. All the packing
houses have been running with more
or less regularity, and considerable
amount of fruit has been packed.
The effect of the California freeze
will have upon Florida oranges is
believed by commission men to be
considerable, it is thought that the
grape fruit market will be strength
ened quite a bit from a sympathetic
standpoint, though not as a direct re-
suit of the California misfortune.
California they hold, is not a grape
fruit producing state
Why, California grape fruit is
not even quoted in the big eastern
markets." declared T. A. Winfield, a
prominent Miami packer and grower,
Porto Rico, Cuba and Jamaica, how
ever, are always quoted as compel
itors of Florida grape fruit More
over, from the best estimates l can
get hold of | believe there is at least
so per cent of the grape fruit crop
of Florida still on the trees. The
continued sluggish condition of the
market through the early part of
the season has led many growers to
hold their fruit, and l understand
that on the west coast there is an
immense amount of fruit yet to be
shipped"
Another thing which Mr.. Winfield
thinks should be borne in mind with
regard to the California situation.
and looked out for, is the probabili-
ty that large per cent of the or
anges that have been injured by the
freeze may be thrown upon the mar
ket at a great sacrifice, and conse-
quently demoralize the market for
good fruit. This he thinks cannot
prevail if it happens at all because
the fruit must move at once, and it
will be off the market, probably in
few weeks.
On the other hand, continued Mr..
Winfield, people when they can't
get oranges so readily as they are
accustomed to doing, will naturally
20 60 eating grape fruit, and this. BY
way of increasing consumption, will
increase the demand on the markets.
and probably strengthen the price
considerably. l do not look for any
tremendous advance, in the quotations
however, and l think the growers
who have determined to let their
fruit hang on the trees for a long
time will be doing themselves an in
justice. From present reports it
will be all the state can do to move
all the fruit there is in the state this
year from now on, without having
a shortage occur now and a glut at
the end of the season when warm
weather win force every bit of fruit
into boxes. demoralizing the market
entirely"
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plantation tea at Guild hall. Fri
day evening, Jan. IT, from 8 to 10
Plantation songs, dances and re-
freshments. Admission 25 cents
Come and have a good time. 34-5t
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THE DAYToNA DAILY NEWS

Entered as second class matter
December 2, 1912, at the postoffice
at Daytona. Florida, under Act Of
March 8, 1879.
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GAZETTE-NEWS COMPANY
Publishers
t. E. FITZGERALD,M Managing Editor
HARRY L. RooDS Editor.
c. S. HARRIS, City Editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04
REELECTION OF CLARK
AS SPEAKER ASSURED
House Democrats to Caucus
Tomorrow to Complete the
Organization Plans.

Speaker Clark has no opposition for
reelection by the House of Representa-
tives at the next Congress The House
will be complete and the
members of the ways and
means committee will be chosen at the
caucus of democrats of the next House
tomorrow.
Practically all the House officers are
expected to be reelected. Sergeant-at-
arms c. F. Riddell has a contest on with
former Representative w. H. Ryan of
Buffalo. n. Y, and former Representa-
tive Robert B. Gordon of Ohio.
Crisp's Possible Successor.
Charles r. Crisp of Georgia, parliament
tartan of the present House. will become
q representative in the next Congress.
Bennett Clark of Missouri. a son of the
Speaker, may succeed to the post.
Three democrats are to be chosen to
fill places on the ways and means COM
mittee in addition to the hold-over men,
bers, who will probably be Reelected
Representative Garner of Texas, Repre-
sentative Stanley of Kentucky, Repre-
sentative Saunders of Virginia and Rep
resentative Bartlett Of Georgia are ac-
tive contestants for places on the COM
mittee.