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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
Lieut.. lack" Towers Calls
on Wanamaker Regarding
Flight Across the Atlantic
Aviator From the Pensacola
Aeronautical Station is In
New York Representing
the Navy Department.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Feb. 24-Lieut. John Cy-
ri1 Porte of England and Lieut. John
H. Towers, United States navy, men
toned as the aviators who will pilot
the R0dman Wanamaker flying boat
in the contemplated trans-A tIantic
flight, came here today for a confer
enCe with Mr.. Wanamaker. Glenn H
Curtiss, who is building the flying Doars
is also here for the conference.
Lieut.. Porte came in on the steamer
Carmania, which docked early today
Following the conference it was plann-
ed TO take the aviatorS to the Curtiss
factory at Hammondsport, n. Y, to in
spect the work already done on the
new fiier. While it Is generally believ-
ed in aeronauticaI circles that Lieut..
Towers vii be picked as the second
pilot, Towers himself is non -committal
on the subject.
~ have been SER: hers 10 Investigate
the proposed plan.s@@ said Towers, land
I cannot give even a personal opinion,
on the subject of the hight until the
proposition has been laid before me
and explained Thar the government
will select me for one OF the pilots IS
by no means certain and no steps Of
any kind will be taken until I have
gone over the matter and made my
report
In reply 10 a question as TO what
progress has been made on the Wara-
maker plane, Mr. Curtiss replied
up to the present time most of the
work has had TO do with the planes
and drawings Of the machine. Every
detail has been the subject Of much
study and consideration. ] should say
that the plans for the plane itself are
satisfied ourselves that everything is
right it will be q matter Of less than
four weeks to DO the actual construc-
ton work.
THE motor is practically finished.
Six engines OF this type have been built
and we shall start testing them within
a few days"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
THE BLEACHED
FLOUR CASE TO
DISTRICT COURT
Instructions Were That Law
Was That Food Not Con
tanning Enough Question
able Substances To Injure
Health Were Not To BE
Condemned
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington. Feu. 24--The supreme
court today sent the zo-calIed bIeached
-four ease back 10 the district court
for a new trial
The case was sent back with the in
structions that the law was that foods
not containing enough questionable
substance to tnture health were not
condemned.
The decision indirectly reaches out
70 thousands Of articles # food In
effect the court held that the govern
ment cannot condemn food unless IL
can show that enough poisonous in
gradients have been added 10 cause in
jury to health.
The government had sought TO es-
tablish that the law was violated II the
presence Of any amount OF poisonous
substance was found in food. l. was
contended any other Interpretation
would make unenforcibIe that section
Of the law prohibiting the adding OF
any poisonous or other delegrioUs in
gredient to articles which might rem
der food injurious to health.
The case was tried in the federal
court for the western district Of Mis-
souri,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25

On the screen at one OF the picture
theaters yesterday Afternoon about six
o'ciock love story was being enacted:
ON about the 1fth row from the ent-
rance Of the tbeater on the right hand
side, another love scene was in prog
ress. Love viii ind way, says the
old adage but those who happened to
be IN close proximity to the said love
scene were pleased 10 know that Cupid
mad piIoted the couple 10 the theater II
made one think of real talking pictures
for the young lover without realizing
that the audience could hear. pleaded
with the fair maiden for her heart
and hand.
GO with me new. dearie. and ve wla
be married before you change your
mind, You know / have always loved
you, and and want TO marry you, on
so nuCh!"
The audience was ali attention. What
is as 3nteres ing as q proposal over
heard; all proposals are amusing ex-
cept your own.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25

I'VE VIII go 10 the judge 10 get the
license ana be married a once" con-
tinued the man, by this time believing
that he would soon DC 5. benedict. but
alas. he was mistaken
You talk that way 20 me now, ard
might tell another siri--she called her
name-ths same thing tomorrow
love yoU-but you must wait"
The reel OF pictures finished about
this time, the music had ceased, and.
as trying as it must Havo been. the
young fellow ceased to plead his case
But not ior long The changing or reels
required only q minute and he began
once moro 10 convince the maiden she
was his one and only love aud that
there was no t!me like the present FOR
becoming her lord and master
It wEs the same story over and over
again. III -u=6e all kinds of pfonli Sos
and finally she leaned toward him and
softly said one word which made his
face brighten
The N.agt, wo15 vas
Tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
TEN WERE LOST
WHEN STEAMER
WENTTOBOTTOM
German Steamship, Which
Flashed IS. Q, s., Signals,
Was Reporting Loss OF
Danish Vessel, From
Which But Eleven OF
Twenty-One Were Saved.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London. Feb. ga telegram from
Bremen to Lloyds today explains that
no accident has happened to the Ger
man steamer wildenfeIs from which an
* O S" call was received at The
Lizard Yesterday,
The Wudenfels. the despatch ADDS,
picked up soms Of the crew # the Dan
ish steamer Ezliptika which sank in
the bay Of Biscay during 4 storm.
The confusion arose owing TO the
crossing Of the wireless waves during
transmission The EkIiptika was q.
steamer @ 500 tons and owned by the
JTrania Steamship Company Of Copen-
hagen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
WIFE On TRIAL
FOR MURDER OF
HUSBAND TALKS
Mrs. Cynthia Bufum Re
sumes Her Story Before
Jury of How District At
torney And Private Detec-
tives Had Secured AL
lodged Confession.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Little Valley. n. Y, Feb. 24-Irs.
Cynthia Buffum. on trial here for the
murder OF her husband. resumed be-
fore Judge Brown and a jury today her
story OF how District Attorney Cole
and private detectives OF Buffalo Sc
cured from her an alleged confession.
She showed no emotion, other than
apparent Indignation as she recounfed
the details of her story.
The unexpected coup made by her
attorney, Patrick s. Collins, yesterday
in putting her on the stand to block
acceptance OF the confession attract
ed large crowd today. Many brought
lunch boxes.
Mrs. Buffum repeated today in de-
tail her assertion that the detectives,
posing AS her friends took her TO Buff
falo. piled her with drink, planned the
statement she was to make, threatened
and coerced her. On this testimony
Mr.. Collins seeks to show that the
statements are not proper evidence.
+ Attorney Collins, in ma series OF ques-
tions, took Mrs. Buffum over the trip
to Buffalo which resulted in the ''co1l-
fession.'' The detectives. posing as
her friends, had asked her to so to
Buffalo in order to meet certain men
who could help her, she aid.
They took me to a cafe for lunch"
she added. land ordered several drinks.
Miss Stone, who I supposed q nurse,
but who really was q detective, in
sisted upon my drinking. Don't renig
when you are with me- she said
How did you feel after your drink
ing?" Mr.. Collins asked.
'I didn't feel natural
what did they say to your"
t"They talked to me as my friends.
They attacked District Attorney Cole
for his attitude toward me They sug-
gested that since Cole had found some
poison fly paper in the house / make
a statement saying ii was accidentally
spilled into some milk which Mr.. Buff
fun drank. Unless | did this, they
said Cole would put me in jail
Thomas O'Grady. a detective, testi
fed that Mrs. Buffurn told him of her
own acoord that she accidentally
spilled fly poison into her husbands
milk, went TO the barn and remember
ing the accident, hurried into the
house. ''She said she saw that her
husband had taken the milk. I told
her to tell Mr.. Cole. There was no
coercion Mrs Bufrum had nine or
ten drinks that day"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
REVOLUTIONIzE
ALL CRIMINAL
PROSECUTIONS
United States Supreme
Court Reverses Lower
Court on Ground That
Home OF the Defendant
Had Been Awarded Fer
Evidence.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington. Feb. 24.-CrjminaI pros
ecution in the United Stazes may be
revoIutio1ized by q decision today by
the supr snae court restricting the con
ditions lnder which prosecuting on
ciaIs may seize papers beIorgtng to
persons accused OF crime. The trnme-
date result OF the decision IS that
Fremont Weeks, an express messen-
ger, will be given e new trial On he
char ge Of using the mails TO further q
lottery scheme.
Weeks's house was raided without
= search warrant by officers. and the
papers taken used as evidence against
him. The higher court held the de-
PENDANTS rights had been invaded. up
setting the decision Of 1894, under
which prosecuting officials have been
taking great liberty in the seizure Of
evidence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25

ana the last day OF the reign of King
Priscus HV was greater tnsu tho arst
The lack Of the usual pageant on tues
Gay 1Ishg ard the automobile parade
iu afternoon did not ln any way serve
to rut danper upon the spirits OF the
loyal SUBJECTS Of the King of EcvClry
ami Froiie. and al of Yesterday after
noon and until ghe wee email hours OF
tHts morning the young and old alike
paid triLuts 10 that mystic ruler wro
comes 90 use once each year ans al
ways brings good cheer and happsneae
and leaves his subjects with harpy
hearts an4 couteuted minds.
a htUns finale for the season o. re-.
very was Lns coronation osH q ;aa
Bau Carlos sudNoriIrl. when 4Stu~
Priacus unnsEyed, reE ealing tbe stt1t5-
l7Y counteuance Of Thomas J. Hanior.
manager or The Pensacola Electric
Company, ana one ot the most popular
young business men OF the city
TO describe 2fardi Gras crowd .n
Pensacola is task for Dickens but
the one yesterday Was au Inspiration
- watch Ai classes. OLD and young.
the fun~uens s5utl and iassie and the
older, but equally IS merry fathers and
mothers hao throWr down the 1i-
-He spirit Of tlee occasion oE one body
1 rapr children
Confetti throwing, aa ~ . ways Las
case. had tts usua. devetces and many
t1ousand handful was thrown gy
the subjects OF PrIscIs. But there were
chose allurinr cree ture~ who were for
Tilted against the eonfett. batteries by
wearing wells, aud to zet 1T them tac
crowd was supplies also uith the paper
busters and the usual Mardt Grs9
rapheruaila which affords an sDuua
aH#e of annoyanee and amusement de-
pending upon which uag the fellow
takes the joke
Not Until late In tHc evening ard
then bat for ? Few minutes. DID tra
crowd get rough in amy particular and
Immediately Chter Sanders and his
men let it be known that the limit had
been reached. after which time the
real spirit Of the carnival prevailed ana
all were happy.
For a number Of years the wes ther
during the Pensacola carnival has been
lad, but during the reign ~
King Priscus EN the weather was
ideal until last night, when Some rain
fell. but not enough 70 drive thc fun
makers 10 their homes and only served
TO make the sidewalks more crowded,
which Is after all what the crowd en-
joys.
Yesterday was delight TO the mask
ers and some clever costumes were
devised by many Of the jewellers. Some
Of these bands had automobiles and
wagons in which they rode about the
city. while others were content to min
gle with the pedestrians, participating
n the confetti throwing and horn blow
ing. The masking, however, was done
Dy the young boys and
lConHnued on Page Lwol
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
WIFE SAVED FROM
HUSBANDS ANGER
Ry ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Gioversville. N. Y, Feb. 24.-Pres-
ence OF mind probably saved Mrs.
.Jarnes McConneirs life last night when
She was being pursued by an enraged
husband with a smoking revolver in
his hand. Mcconnell fred twice at the
fieeing woman. the first shot striking
the rim OF her glasses and causing q
slight flesh wound in the forehead d
while the second was imbedded in her
hair.
While the second shot was f1red, Mrs.
Mcconnell dropped apparently ufeIess
into the bath tub and her husband.
thinking he had killed her, left the
room. Mcconnell Immediately turned
the weapon upon himself and fired two
bullets into his head. He is in q hos
pitaI today, where he Is expected to
die.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kearneys n J.. Feb. 24-In the
morgue At the soldiers home under tue
same flag tocay lay the bodies OF two
old men. both veterans Of Re war be
tween the states and friends since
they met at Gettysburg In 1868. They
died yesterday within q sew hours OF
each other. grief over the death Of the
one contributing to the death Of the
other according 70 persons at the
home.
The two men were John De Forrest
aged 70 years, and Michael Clark. -.
De Forrest joined HOSPITAL corps
when the war began and served four
years as Z nurse Clark vas in the
infantry. He was wounded at GettyS-
burg and De Forrest uursed him 10 re-
covery- Friendship grew out Of the
intimacy between nurse and patient
that lasted through the lives of both.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25

OVER FOUR THOUSAND VISITORS
BROUGHT TO PENSACOLA IN FIVE
DAYSBY LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE

Over four thousand visitors were
brought 10 Pensacola by the Louisville
6. Nash Vile during the fve days that
Mardi Gras rates were IN effect. de-
spite the fact that no advertising was
done, excepting by the railroad and
the general opinion was that the
crowds 10 visit the city this year would
be- much smaller than heretofore on
such occasions.
A large number of visitors came
from over the Deep Water route and
Pensacola Mobile & New Orleans
roads. while many came by boats and
other conveyanCes. = conservative es-
tima.e is that seven thousand Wis
jrors were here Monday and Tuesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
BY AssocIATED PRESS.

washington. Feb. 24.-Nine more
railroads having water lines, applied
today to the inters. ate commerce COM
mission. to be permitted to retain them
after July /. The Panama canal gives
the interstate commerce commission
authority in certain circ- eances to
permit The roads to cont4.-ue the op-
Grafton OF water lines.
The Southern Pacific Company
which owns 1i0,s0o of the 100000
shares OF the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and operating a fleet or
steamers between San Francisco and
Hawaii. the Orient and the Isthmus of
Panama informed the commission that
after July l the steamship company
will engage in traffic between San
Francisco and ports in Mexico, Guate-
H-Nlav Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
Nine More Railroads Apply for
Permission to Operate Water Lines

and Costa Ricas between those Mexi~
can and Central American ports and
Europe and between the same ports
and Atlantic and gulf ports of the
United States It is set out that the
traffic is to be ''transshipped in con
nection with the vessels of other lines
in no way connected with the petit
TONER and that in no way will there
be competition with the 4ail lines of
the applicant
In another application the Southern
Pacific REQ q 1 that it be permitted
to continue sne operation Of its fleet
Of % steaI Q which operate between
New York City and New Orleans, Gal
weston and Havana. These vessels
with docks and wharves, are valued at
SIG 00O, 900.
Other applicants included railroads
owning great lake lines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
THE EkLIpTJKA FouNDERs,

Bremen. Feb. ga fragmentary
wireless received here today from rhe
German steamer Wilden2eIg reports
that she rescued eleven persons from
the Danish steamer Eklptika when
she sank in the bay Of Biscay yester-
day.
The message states specifically that
the captain Of the Ekliptika perished.
Il is assumed that 8 considerable part
OF the crew also went down
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
Clark Howell
is Offered Job
of i. s Senator

Atlanta, Feb. Ex-Governor Slaton
and Clark Howell, editor of the At
lanta Constitution, today held several
conferences regarding the appointment
by Slaton Of a successor to Senator
Bacon. Although Mr.. Howell had ad-
vise6 the governor that he desired the
consideration of name eliminated He
was told by the executive he could
have the appointment if lie desired il.
1t is believed the appointment will be
made tomorrow and that a South Geor-
gia, man will be named.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
Reversal Based On Errors
Committed BY Judge
During the Trial.
COURT PREJUDICED
BY HIS ATTITUDE

Supreme Court Holds That
Evidence Against the Po-
lice Lieutenant Was of a
Low Character, And That
He Was Entitled To a
Fairer Trial Than He Re-
ceived-Cases Of Four
Gunman Affirmed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25

Many OF the visitors thls year came
from points north OF FIonaron and one
of the noticeable changes from former
years was the small number that came
from Selma and other points over the
Sou thern Alabama division
About the usual number come from
the P. & A sections, as well as the
Yellow river. The rumber OF passen-
gers brought to Pensacola each day
hv The Z. & " fnIlnmss
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
THOS. J.HANLON
KING PRISCUS
THE FIFTEENTH
His Identity Reveal led at the
Grand Coronation Bait
at san Carlos.
STREETS THRONGED
THROUGHOUT DAY

The Crowds, AS On the Day
Preceding, Were Good
Natured and All Seemed
Bent Only On Pleasure
Rain Did Not Dampen the
Enthusiasm OF the Visitors
and Home People 10 any
Extent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
ederals I Urn
Gunboat Over
to the Rebels
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

NogaIes, Sonora. Feb. z4-The fed
eraI gulboat Tampico, With its full
crew, voluntarily surrendered 70 the
cons-itu=ionalists at Topolobampo to-
day. according to official dispatches re
cefved here from the south The sur
render Of the Tampico affords the in
surgents thelr first armed vessel.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
FAD cREw oE TWENTY.

Danish steamer EkIipttka- lost yester-
cav in the Bay Of Biscay. carried a
crew Of twenty men and had on board
only one passenger.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
NEW TRIAL GIVEN BECKER.
THEN. N.Y.POLICELIEUTENANT
COL. BRENT ARNOLD GENERAL FREIGHT
AGENT OF L. & NJ, IS FINED $3.50 90 FOR
CONTRIBUTING TO GIRLS DELINQUENC1
BY ASSOCIATED PREss.


IS ixty-eight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25
CONLEY GUILTY
Of ACCESSORY
INPHAGANCASE
Negro Factory Sweeper Con-
victed OF Knowing Of
Crime, And Was Sem
fenced To Term of Twelve
Months in Georgia Convict
Gang.
81 ASSOCIATED PRESS


Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 24-James Con
ley, negro factory sweeper was found
guilty here today of being an accessory
after the fact to the murder OF Mary
Phagan. He was sentenced 10 twelve
months in a convict gang.
Conley was the principal witness
against Leo NJ. Frank at the trial
which resulted last August IN Frank 3
conviction for the murder Hs testi-
ned he aided Frank in coaceaIing the
girls biody after Frank had killed her.
Frank Is under death sentence for the
crime.
ConIey's defense was the contention
that his alleged acts were not acces-
sorry to the murder. The sentence i'm
posed upon him is the extra-ne punish
ment under Georgia laws for the crime
Of which ne was convicted.
MINOR CHARGE DISMISSED.
The minor charge of suppression of
evidence against James Conley. negro
factory sweeper. or trial for conplici-y
in the murder Of Marv Phagan. was
dismissed by Judge 3. II. Hill. of the
superior court at the opening Of to
days session. Attorneys vbsn began
their arguments on the remaining
charge of being an accessory after the
fact to the killing Of the 14-year-oId
factory girl Conley's trial began yes
terday and taking CT. evidence was
completed at the 6rst session.
The charge OF suppression of evl-
dence was based upon C0nIeys first
affidavit regarding the murder, in
which he declared ignoranuce Of the
crime. The accessory charge is based
on his testimony at the trial Of Leo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-25

Ccontinued on page WOO
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
out on the Cedarpong division OF

"Out on the Cedarpong division OF
the l.. a. l., at Hammondyille."
"Haramondvillel Why, l pass the
Hammondville station every day on
my way to the Sunnyyiew addition,
but never noticed your plant"
No, we haven't the business ad-
vantages that we ought to have" ad-
mitted the captain; I'm thinking Of
cutting away the sand ridge which
shuts off the view of our factory from
the railroad"
Just then the telephone bell rang,
and the call proved to be for young
Smith.
For whom was the CALI" asked
Marjorie
For me, of course" declared Billy
Peters. I'm gamble it was some one
of the girls calling me uD."
no" said Napoleon abstractedly,
/ thinking upon other matters so deeply
/ that he had no time to reply to Billy
I Peters in his own banter. It's from
/ June. She wants me to come down
and get her"
Just what I told you" said Billy
/ triumphantly. Il wish your sister
/ would quit following me around. You
| ought to speak to her about it, Pole.
But never mind; you stay here, and
| I'll go ahead. You may try to make
/ love TO Margie while | am gone"
Trying to make love to Margie is
I
Everybody has the same idea" New
: ertheless. he sat down most comfort
ably and contentedly by Marjorie's
side. and allowed Billy Peters to stroll
| negligently after his sister,
Hammondville consisted of a sta
/ ton and three streets of well-popu-
lated workmen's cottages, Beyond
reached by a wagon road and a spur
| track. was the Eureka plant, a low
| lying collection of brick buildings
/ which sprawled in every direction. To
the front was a sand ridge; to the
rear. the sound; to the east, stretch
of level land; and to the west, an
equal area which, however, was one
third marsh. AS young Smith stepped
J into view around the turn of the road
workmen we're removing the for sale
or lease" sign from the better tra0
and Napoleon stopped to look upon
this operation with a trace of annoy
ance.
Quick work." he said. Then he APP
! preached the workmen. Who's bought
! this place." he asked,
81 couldn't tell you. sir" said the
older man of the crew. Mr.. PAM
told US to move the sign over tC
J Greeneck."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04
IEVEES WILL RECLAIM LEAGUES OF LAND
Districts Along Trinity Have Been
Formed Which Are Intended to
Benefit $4,000 Acres.

Austin, Tex-O. ". Finley, civil
engineer from Ennis. conferred this
week with Arthur A. Stiles, state re-
clamation engineer. relative 10 the en-
gineering features for two leyee dis
tricts on the Trinity in Kaufman and
Henderson counties, short distance
below the mouth OF the east FORT
These districts will adjoin and will
constitute one engineering undertake
ing.
They contemplate one levee slightly
over nineteen miles in length. with an
average height of about eight feet.
and will reclaim approximately $4,000
acres of rich valley lands which are
now subject TO overflow. the d s.
tricts have been formed and will soon
vote to issue bonds aggTegat.Es $l45,-
GOO for the levee construction.
The districts are maxim" good use
Of the excellent surveys and maps
made under the supervision of the
/ United States engineers office at fiai-
las, in cooperation with the state re-
ciamation department
Mr.. Stiles is in receipt of a tefe-
gram stating that Bots dare Creek. in
Fannin County, has gone on another
rise, the second this year, and higher
than. that in February. This stream is
now being surveyed with the view Of
l'levee construction to reclaim it's fer
/ tile valley.