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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-07

TSRGE FRONT ROOM in new cottage
close N $40. III Tornillo-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-07

J aAIa
Forecasts
4 Paso and VI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-07

Wright cleans clothes cleauest in El
Paso. Phone 3t3 for WAGON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-07


Davenport. Ia. July Charles, the
two year old son Of T. r. Armeli, ate
a small firecracl1er Manday and died
at a hospital before a surgeon could
perform an operation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-07
Oregon Grocery, sos n Ore, phone 172

" Omun eueH Eu-EcssINe NHnuIuaIc
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, July III. D
candidate for state treasurer Of Iowa
was made defendant Monday in a SIS
900 damage suit for alleged breach OF
promise. The suit was filed in the dis
trict court Miss Nellie Irwin. a teacher
in the Chicago schools, is the com
plainant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-07

4 room house. ? full lots. well located,
only $780, good terms
lots on corner. Trowbridge st, Govern
ment Hill. Only S24O apiece: easy terms.
S lots on corner, Government Hiu S215
apiece
lots, Highland PARK, well located, Sis
each.
Byron z. Fenimore.
sos Trust Bldg. Phone 50s2.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-07
Boy Eats Firecrncker; Dies.

DR.. Paget. dentist. 5O2 Roberts-Banner
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
WIFE SLAYER IS
CAUGHT AFTER
A 3-DAy CHASE
Hubert Center, Charged
With Assassination of His
Wife Eluded the Blood
Hounds and Officers Al
though He Was a Cripple
81. ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Feb. 1o.-Hubert
Center charged with the assassination
of his. wife near Rhea Springs Satur-
day morning was captured at Emory
Gap, % miles north of the scene of
the murder this morning. Center, who
is a cripple. eluded the officers and
blood hounds for three days through
the mountains surrounding the scene
of the murder
Center had been separated from his
wife, the woman leaving him because
she learned after their marriage that
she had not been legally divorced from
a former husband. Center lives in
Chattan 0oga, and Saturday morning is
alleged to have gone to the home of
James Smith. his wife's uncle with
whom she was living and poking q
shot gun through a window. fired and
killed her. Smith attempted to pur-
sue Gunter but was shot md painfully
wounded. Center was taken to Harri-
man and placed in jail.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
SNOW STORMS
OVER. BUT NAVY
TUG NOT FOUND
The Potomac, Which Went
In Search of Destitute
Fishermen, Thought To
Be In Grip of Ice Floes In
Gulf of St. Lawrence.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Curling, n. f., Feb 1O.-When
the snow storm which has ragged for
FIVE days along the west coast Of New
Foundland passed today, shore observ-
ers at Lark harbor could not see the
United States naval tug Potomac car
rying a crew Of 30 men, which was
last sighted in an ice foe five miles
off that place just before darkness
shut in on Saturday.
Ii was believed that the Potomac,
caught in the grip of the ice, had
been carried out into the gulf Of St.
Lawrence and was waiting for the
weather to clear and q lead TO open
in the foes before making an attempt
to reach some harbor.
The Potomac made an unsuccessful
effort Thursday to rescue three fishing
at Bay island and was forced
to make for the open gulf to avoid
being imprisoned by the ice. Some
anxiety for the tug and her crew is
felt
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Rome. Italy, Feb 10.-A consultation
in regard to the condition of Charles
A. Coniskey. president of the Chi
cago Baseball club of the American
league, was held between Doctor
John Edward Jones. American con-
sui general at Genoa and Professor
Giuseppe astianell, leading Roman
specialist. 1t was decided to submit
Mr. Comiskey to an examination un-
der the Roetengen rays.
DR.. Jones related to the professor
the circumstances under which he had
been called to give medical attention
10 Mr.. Comiskey who was taken Sc
riously i'll yesterday while travelling by
train from Naples to Rome with the
members of the Chicago and New York
baseball teams.
Mr.. Comiskey who had been son1e-
what indisposed before boarding the
train at Naples, suffered from a severe
chill after passing Caserta and his
symptoms rapidly became such that
his wife and other relatives who were
With him became alarmed. They call
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
SENATE TO GIVE 1T
CONSIDERATION NOW
Would Distribute Twenty
Five Millions Among the
Various States, Condition
ed On a Dollar-For-Do1lar
Appropriation From Each
State-Immigration Bill
in the Senate. =
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Feb 10--The Shackle-
ford bin under which the federal gov
ernment would distribute twenty-five
million dollars for good roads among
the various states, conditioned upon a
dollar for dollar appropriation from
each state, passed the house today by
a vote of 2S2 to AZ and now waits ac-
tion hy the senate.
The passage followed several days
or debate, during which the ma iority
OF more than one hundred speakers
advocated the project in the interest of
the farmers. while the minority at
tackled the project as a dangerous
opening wedge for future inroads on
the treasury.
Although hearings are being plan
ned by tn immigration committee Of
fhe senate on the Burnett immigra-
ton bill which passed the house SEN
timent in strongly developing in the
senate against any immigration Iegis-
lation ut this session of congress.
Senator O'Gorman said: My opinion
Is that no legislation along the immi-
grafton lines ought TO be attempted
4 this time when there is SO much
has delicate in our relations with
sf5reign countries The subject might
~ weH so over to more propotious
.tine." Other members said they hold
the same view.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
Comiskey is Reported to Be
In Very Serious Condition

ed DIR. Jones who diagnosed the case
as a severe attack of indigestion with
marked cardiac symptoms.
On arriving here Mr.. Comislzey was
taken to a hotel and his condition
seemed to improve during the night.
Todayis consultation between Dr.
Jones and Prof Bastianelli lasted over
an hour. The professor submitted the
patient to a rigorous examination, es-
pecially of the chest and abdomen. He
declared afterwards that all Mr.. Com
iskey's internal organs were in excel
lent condition except that there was
suspicion of stomach trouble It was
therefore agreed to subject the patient
to an X-rav examination on Wednes-
day at noon
Mr.. Comiskey was much better to-
day but on the advice of the physi-
clans he will remain in bed the whole
day. Prof. Bastianel1i requested DR.
Jones to be present at the examina-
tion Of Mr.. Comiskey tomorrow.
Prof. Bastianelli was the chief con-
sulting physician called in the last i'll
ness of j. 2. Morgan.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
and GIynn Confer
With President at White House

had met with the entire approval Of
the president.
II think from a political standpoint"
said Gov. GIynn summing Up the lit
tie he had to say about the conference,
that the state administration at Al
bany and the national administrati0u
at Washington. viii be IN fun har-
nony."
The plans which he laid before the
president provided for
REORGANIZATION Of the party In the
state; a new chairman Of the state
committee; efforts to put the party i'm
fighting trim for the next state cam
paign.
The governor declined 70 discuss
the fight against Charles f. Murphy
and Tammany Hail. but he left no
doubt Of his wish 20 bring about a
complete change in the present com
plexion OF his party"
THE president" said he. approved
OF my plan Of action. I had a very
satisfactory talk with him
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Feb. 10.-William r. Nc
Combs, chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee and Governor
Martin II. Clynn returned here today
from Washington where yesterday
they We're in conference with Pres
ident Wilson. Chairman AIcCombs
said he had two talks with the presi-
dent. at one of which Governor Glynn
was present
I'VE talked New York state affairs %
said he, and 1 have no hesitation in
saying that the situation in this state
from now on viii be excellent as d re-
suit
Mr.. McCombss attitude DETECTED
considerable satisfaction with his day
work in Washington. While refusing
to commit himself definitely on any
thing, he made il clear that Governor
Glynn's program for reorganization
of the Democratic state committee
with William Church Osborn as chair
man in place OF George NJ Palmer,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
Villa Intends to
Execute Bandit
Chief Publicly
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

E1 PasO. Texas, Feb. ia dispatch
to the Times from its staff correspon-
dent at Cumbre tonight carries the
report that Maxine Castillo the han
dit held responsible for the Cumbre
tunnel disaster and the remainder of
n Gang have been captured.
, neral Villa in the absence Of off,
cial dispatches. said ne hoped the re-
port is true. He said If true ne wouIo
bring the prisoners TO Juarez and exc
cute them publicly, every American
and every Mexican will be invited TO
attend the execution" he said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
COURT DENIES
INJUNCTION OF
PULLMAN co.
Court Tried to Restrain the
State of Florida From Col
lecting the Tax on Gross
Receipts of 1918.

The court of appeals sitting at New
Orleans, has denied the injunction
sought by the Pullman Car Co. re-
straining the state Of Florida from
collecting the tax on gross receipts for
1913.
Attorney General Thos. f. West was
in Pensacola yesterday enroute back
to Tallahassee from New Orleans,
where he presented the states side Of
the case in opposition to the injunc-
ton sought by the Pullman Company
and the news of the courts decision
came to him while in this city.
This tax amounts to some $1,000 or
$4,000 per annum, but payment for
1913 has heretofore been resisted by
the Pullman Company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
PICTURE THIEF is
A KLEPTOMANIAC
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago. Feb. I0.--A EJeptomauiae.
believed to have been inspired by re-
ports Of theft and recovery OF the
famous Mona Lisa" painting. ig be-
ing sought today BY the police ana
private detectives for stealing an oil
painting from the art department Of
one of the big department stores
The picture. q harvest scene by Fed
der, disappeared Saturday, but was
not missed until yesterday. The pic
ture was brought to Chicago three
weeks ago by Peter a. Gross, a Paris
art collector who died here several
days after the painting was placed on
exhibition. It represented q load Of
hay with several persons riding on Il
and was priced highly by Mr.. Gross.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
ALLEGED ERRLNG WIFE REACHES
HOME IN KNOXVILLE; HUSBAND
AND FATHER ACCOMPANY HER
Mrs. Walter E. Burke, Who
Came to Pensacola With
D. 3. Gray, a Boarder at
Her Home, Back in Knox
vile.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.


Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. J0.-Mr and
Mrs. Walter Z. Burkle and the lat
ter's father, G. w b Gray. arrived
here today from Pensacola where
Messrs. Gray and Burke went the
latter portion OF last week following
Mrs. DurlxIe and d. B. Gray. with
whom, it is alleged. she fed from
this city a week or ten days ago. with
their arrival terminates a rather SEN
sational case and one In which the
officers of this city were called in to
assist the unhappy husband and father
to locate an alleged erring wife and
daughter. Mrs. Burke and Gray were
traced to Pensacola through a trunk
check and when the officers located
them in that city the husband and
father took the train for Florida.
When Mrs. Burkie's alleged infatua-
ton for Gray began is not known, but
he has been a boarder at the Burkle
home for several months BurkIe Is
an employe in the Coster shops of the
Southern railway and is well known
and respected in the Ninth ward Of
this city.
Mr.. Gray, Mrs. Burkle's father, IS
a substantial and reputed TO be very
wealthy citizen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
1914SCHEDULE
THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE GIVEN
At Annual Meeting of Seized
ule Committee it Was De
cided To Start Opening
OF Season Middle of April
AT Various Points.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Feb. 10.-The 1914 play
ing sched lie of the National league as
announced here tonight, following the
annual meeting of the schedule com
mittee, calls for the opening of the
season on Tuesday, April II, and the
final game on October Z. According
to a notice accompanying fhe schedule
no changes shall be made that will
conflict with the American league
playing dates, and double headers
shall not be scheduled for conflicting
dates except by the consent of Presi-
An exception to this ruling is made
on the final trip of the season, to be
exercised only in the case OF absolute
necessity. There are but four con-
hicting dates, however. ali Of which
occur in Chicago, those being May 10,
81, July and September Is.
In the distribution of home holiday
and Saturday dates, those schedule
plums are about evenly apportioned,
although the western clubs have a
slight advantage over their eastern RI
walls Pittsburgh draws Is Saturdays
and holiday dates; Chicago Il Sun
DAYS. II Saturdays and > HOLIDAYS: St
Louis secures II Sundays, 10 Satur-
days and 1 holiday and Cincinnati
has Is Sundays and 10 Saturdays. In
the east Boston has Is Saturdays and
3 holiday dates; Philadelphia IS Sat
urdays and holidays; New York and
Brooklyn share alike. each being al
lotted Il Saturdays and 1 holiday
The road schedule shows that Gin
cinnati has Is Saturdays , Sundays
and 3 holidays; Chicago Il Saturdays,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
DID NOT KNOW A
STRIKE IN PROGRESS
Many of the Men Secured
Through Deception and
Forced to Work After
Reaching Mines--Some of
the Men Shot and Killed
By Unknown Parties.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Denver, Col, Feb. 10.-Further tes-
timony destined to establish charges
of peonage in the Colorado coal fields
was introduced today before the sub
committee of the house committee on
mines which is investigating the Col
orado coal miners strike.
SALVATORE Valentin. a Siciiian, told
the committee that he had been
brought from Pittsburg through decep-
ton and forced to work ili the Delagua
mine. One of his fellow strike break
ers, he said, was shot and killed by an
unknown person In the mine.
James Adams, the young Missourian
who last night testified that he was
held prisoner in the De1agua mine,
was recalled today to identify the
contract under which he said he was
brought to Colorado. He was unable
to identify positively his own sigma
ture. The alleged contract produced
by counsel for the mine operators,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11

Boston, Feb. 10.-What is likely to be
the greatest endurance swim on record
will take place in Boston harbor next
June when Rose Pitonof, Boston's
champion girl swimmer of the world
will meet Harry Elionsky Of New Lon
don.
Miss Pitonof and Elionsky both have
placed a $50 forfeit with a Boston
sporting editor and according to the
terms Of their agreement, each must
deposit $3.50 more at least ten days
before the race The winner will get
the $1,000.
The terms are different from any
ever before made III 4 swimming con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, Feb. 10.--A ship load Of
negroes, mostly farmers and their
wives from Oklahoma, waited here to-
day for Alfred c. Sam to lead them to
a new negro Utopia on the Gold coas,
OF Africa. The negro farmers were
induced to come here, they said, by
Sam. who had been collecting coloniz-
.ers from Oklahoma, Texas and Missis-
sippi More negroes were expected
from Galveston and the west and it
was said that eighty-six were cominA
from Boston.
The steamer in which the negroes
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
PROPERTY Valuations
Matter For Assessor
Commissioners Decline to
Take Any Action Believ-
ing the Question is One
For Tax Assessor Only. 4.

After hearing statement BY Hon.
John Neel, a member Of the state tax
commission. who made a proposition
to the board about fixing valuations
of property in this county. the board
of county commissioners yesterday de-
cided the matter under discussion was
not within their province, but came
solely within the jurisdiction of the
county tax assessor, thus leaving that
official 20 arrange whatever basis OF
valuations with the state tax commits
sion that he might desire.
Mr.. Neel proposed to classify all
lands in the county under certain
heads with a fiat valuation on the va
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11

test-it will be a battle to a dnish.
The contestants must swim back and
forth between CharIestown bridge and
Boston light until one or the other is
forced to quit.
When one gives up the other-if he
or she goes farther than the one who
surrenders has gone-wiil become the
champion and get the money.
Elionsky startled the swimming
world last summer by marvellous water
feats around New York. He swan
from the Battery to Sandy Hook and
one Of his most remarkable stunts was
to pull a boatload of men behind
him while his hands were bound in the
water.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
WIRELESS is SILENT.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The wireless
was silent today for news Of the naval
tug Potomac, caught in The ice foes
of the Bay of Islands
The Androscoggiu, one of the heavt-
est cutters of the fleet, which has been
sent to the aid of the Potomac, is ex-
pected to smash her way through the
ice packs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
Little Stories
Of Real Life

The Want Ad" page of The
Pensacola journal Is rife with
life and PuIsates with incl
dents.
These Want Ads record the
hopes and aims of thousands
business men and wage-e earn
ers. The employer speaks to
the unemployed. The unem-
pIoyed addresses the employ
err The man of business tells
what he has for sale. The Cit
izen tells Of what he wants.
There's q wonderful commun-
ity Of interest represented
therein the Want Ad" page
of The Journal-and there's
profit fer those who read il
regularly.
If this little talk reminds YOU
of something you want, then
turn and read. If something
you have for sale. then write
an ad and note now quickly
you'll get results
When you've written your ad,
leave It with or phone it to
The Pensacola Journal
West FIorida's Great Morning
Daily.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
Carnegie Gives
100000 to
Secure Peace
BY AssoCIATEp PREss.

New York, Feb. 10.-An5Tew Carne-
gle today gave two million dollars to
be used through churches for the pro
motion of international peace. The in
come of the fund is about one hundred
thousand annually and will be expend-
ed by a board Of trustees represent
ing all Of the religious denominations
OF the United States.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
DISCOVERY is AN
IMPORTANT ONE
Five Mines Planted BY the
Coast Artillery Are Easi-
ly Picked Up By Aviators
and Means That Aero
planes VIII Play an Even
More Important Part in
Wars of the Future.

one of the important discoveries
thus far made as q result OF the avia-
ton work at the PensacoIa aeronau-
tical station in that acroplanes flying
at an altitude impossible 10 reach bv
any OF the modern guns, can easily
discern submarine mines planted in
any harbor or at any point. This was
proven yesterday afternoon at the enc
trance to Pensacola harbor when
Lieut. Towers made a flight. accom-
panied by Lieut. O.. NJ Pek OF the
coast artillery corps. and at an aiti-
tude OF ] 800 feet they easily sighted
five mines which had been planted o.
few hours before az the entrance 20 tho
harbor. These mines had been plant
ed by Lieut.. Pck. Who is engaged I'm
this class of work. Not only could the
mines be seen but tho cables could be
followed clear down to their anchors.
Lieut. Pek knew the location OF the
mines and Lieut. Towers therefore had
the advantage ia locating them How
ever, Lieut.. Beliinger later made q
flight al about the same altitude and
without any kuowIedga OF the where
abouts Of the mines easily found four
Of them.
This discovery is ry far orc uf the
most important set made in aviation
work and lt means Shat flying ma
chimes Will play ana even more impur-
tant part in lie war games of the fJ-
ture and that when fleets enter 90 hose
tile harbor the flying machines win
first advance 10 ascertain il the Harbur
has been mined
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
Hear a Suit For
$50,O00Against
Senator Gore
sBY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 10.-The trial
of the suit instituted against United
States Senator Gore by Mrs Minnie E
Bond, begins here tomorrow. Mrs
Bond asks for fifty thousand dollars,
alleging improper conduct on the part
Of Gore The latter charged his
political enemies with being respon-
sib-e for the iustigation Of the suit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
GirlLeaps From
Roof of Fifteen
Story Building
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Kansas City, Feb. 1o.-Afiss Edna
Zimmerman, stenographer, leaped from
the roof of a fifteen story building in
the retail district today and was dash
ed to death below. No reason is known
for the act. Her father and mother
both committed suicide.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
MANY NEGROES
GATHERFORT
To NEW UTOPIA

Ship Load Of Southern And
Western Darkies Are Sep
arated From Hard Earned
Money And Farms Farms
By Smooth Black Man.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-11
THREE MACHINES UP.

Three machines were flying at one
time during yesterday morning. tho
largest number yei 10 oc out together.
Lieut.. Belliuger with Ensign Stoltz,
and Ensign ChevaIier and Lieut.. Sauf-
ley made flights out over the gulE each
being in the air for over half an hour.
Later in the d8v Lieut.. Mark J..
Bristol chief Of the aviation corps or
the navy who recently arrived here
from Washington, made his first flight,
taking the trip with one OF the avia-
tors and ne was much pleased 81 it's
conclusion
The machines used yesterday werg
all Of the Curtiss hydro o-aeroplane
type. Five og the machines are now
assembled at the station and ready for
use. while the aYIators and others at
tached to the station are busy get
ting the others in readiness and also
getting the camp IN shape. Two more
machines are coming up from Guam
tanafno on the transports which arrive
during next week.
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PENSACOLA WEATHER

Fair Wednesday except
local rains south portion,
Thursday fair moderate.
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