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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
MISUNDERSTANDING
OF ORDERS ALLEGED
Fast Freight Had Orders to
Take Siding and Let Pas
senger Train BY, But
Failed to Obey Instruc-
tions and Serious Smash
up Was the Result.
BY Assoc1ArED Press.

Jackson, Mich, Jan 26.-Four per
sons are dead and a dozen injured.
some perhaps fatally as the result of
the head-on collision last night be-
tween q passenger train and a freight
train on the Saginaw division Of the
Michigan Central Railroad. three miles
north OF here. A misunderstanding Of
orders is believed to have been rcspon-
sibie for the accident
The dead are:
Calvin Johnson, jackson. engineer
on passenger train and the following
passengers:
s. w. Cochran. Lansing, Mich: The
cdore Scroogfe Owasso, Mich; J. ".
Beck, OF this city.
Although relief train was promptly
rushed from this city to the scene OF
the accident, it was three hours and
fifty minutes after the crash when the
first victim was removed from the
wreckage. So great was the force OF
the collision that the smoking car was
teiescoped over the baggage car, one
car completely envelopins the other.
The cries Of the nlangied and help
less victims within the car were
plainly heard by the rescuers long be-
fore the relief corps was able TO peno-
trate the twisted and janmed wreck
age and render assistance.
The relief patty was a4a greatly.
hanpered by darkness. Except for the
light from the two coaches which re-
nlatned on the track the rescue work
had to be conducted in total darkness.
Representatives of the state railroad
commission arrived today and com
menced an investigation.
eThe blame for the accident rests
entirely with the crew of the freight
train" said NJ. T. Wright, division
superintendent OF the Michigan Cen
trail today at noon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
Sharp Division In Ranks of
Woman Suffrage Organization

an amendment to the constitution for
equal suffrage. The resolution also
endorsed the mon partisan policy of
the National Woman's Suffrage AssO-
citation. Mrs. Mccormick, who attend
ed the meeting, welcomed the new
members into her association and
pledged them her support.
Miss Alice Paul later issued 3 state
ment declaring that the policy of the
union was ''non-partisan'' and applied
with perfect impartiality TO all po-
ntical parties.
The union has just received two al
lies, which it is claimed, more than Off
sets for the time being, at least, the
dissatisfaction of Mrs. MacLennan and
her followers. Mrs. Q. II. p. Belmont,
of New York, contributed $4,000, and
pledged her support to the union and
Mrs. Ella s. Stewart, former president
of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton. also promised her support and a
large conts4tution-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
FORMER AGREEMENTS
HAD SUCH CLAUSE
Joker Located, However, Be
fore It Was Too Late, and
City VIII Lose Nothing
Contracts Usually Contain
Five Year Maintenance
Provision.

Tire discovery by City Engineer 4.
Earle Thornton OF serious Joker
In one Of the largest Of the city paw
Ing contracts may De the means OF
saving thousands Of dollars for Pen
sacola. The joker, however, was Iocat-
ed before it was too late. and the city
Of Pensacola is protected.
It was learned from one of the city
commissioners that the board has Just
been notified by the new city engineer
of the fact that the large contract Of
the city with the w. r. Kennedy Con-
struction Company for concrete paving
contains no guarantee clause. The
present city engineer discovered that
this amount of paving Is not gBaran-
teed for one day after final payment
for it is made by the city. The Ken
nedy contract was made by Former
City Engineer George RomneN who
was recently succeeded By Earle
Thornton.
This kind OF contract IS very un-
usual If not Unprecedented. All pre-
vious paving contracts have contain
ed g. five-year maintenance guarantee
clause requiring the contractor at no
extra expense to the city TO keep the
ditioA as when first accepted for Q
period Of five years afterwards.
It Is lucky that this discovery Was
made by Mr. Thornton before the final
payment was made. At the end OF
each month the Kennedy Construction
Company Is paid for the work done
during the past thirty days minus
twenty per cent. This twenty per cent
is still due and the city Will not pay
same until the commissioners satisfy
themselves thai the work Is all that
it should be.
This contract, made under the d.
rection Of George Ronl1nell, at that
time the engineer for the board OF
bond trustees, was for paving on Con
zalez street from Barcelona. to Pala-
fox, on Palafox from Blouut street 70
the city limits. on Spring from De
Soto to Gonzalez and on Seventeenth
avenue from jackson to LaRua~
However, a stitch in time has saved
nine. the engineer has located the
joker in the contract before it was too
late and the city will lose nothing as
d result
When seen in his Office yesterday af-
ternoon the city engineer declined to
discuss the matter but substantiated
the facts as given ont by one Of the
commissioners as stated above
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
Federal Appointments Was the
Subject of Speech by Senator

and memb bers of congress an consider
ing matters OF patronage, he said. Was
enormous and could be devoted 70 more
important public service.
From figures given TO the senate in
compliance with the resolution Of De
cember, 1910, the senator showed the
total number Of officers and employee
Of the government at that time, ex-
elusive Of the appointments made un-
der civil service and officers OF the
army and navy to be 148,714, OF whom
iO,S39 are appointed by the president.
These appointments, he said, had
steadily increased since the time Of
that report the number Of postmaster
TO be appointed by the president having
been increased 453.
President Wilson, at the beginning
Of MS administration, he said, felt the
necessity Of some such help as this
bill would afford, but his effort to
transfer to his heads of departments
the duty Of making appointments had
proved failure.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
SCHMIDT A MASTER
IN POISON MIXING
q AssOcIArED PREss.

New York, Jan. 26.-Hans Schmidt
now on trial for the second time for
the murder Of Anna Aumuller, had a
plan to manufa cture poison for the use
Of persons contemplating suicide, par
ticularly those who were hopelcssly I'll,
"in order that they might leave the
world in which they were no use
He confessed this plan to Detective
George Thompson, according to De
tective Thompsons testimony today.
The detective said Schmidt planned al
so to provide bogus death certificates
for the suicides so they could be
buried without scandal"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
AN EARLIER REPORT
TELLS OF BAD WRECK

jackson. Mich, Jan. 26.-UntiI the de-
br4s were cleared away today it was
impossible to tell how many persons
met death in the collision between pas
senger and freight trains on the Sagi-
nav division OF the Michigan Central
Railway near here late last night. Four
We're known TO have been killed out
right and 1t was believed at least two
bfsdies were buried in the wreckase
EYeven persons were injured but 1t
Was thought all Of these would re-
DIVER.
4 The passenger train, running on
schedule time. was on it's way from
Saginaw to this city. northbound
freight, which, it is declared, should
have taken a siding to allow the pas
senger to pass ran beyond the switch
and the two trains. going at a good
rate OF speed. met head on.
The smoking car in which most of
the casualties occurred was completely
encased inside the walls OF the bag
gage car. thus rendering the work of
removing the dead and injured ex-
trenely difncult. Both engines and
several freight cars also were demol-
ished.
A wrecking crew and doctors were
sent from this city but it took hours
TO extricate the living and the dead
Continued on pags four
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
CHILDREG ALLOWED
TO SEE PRESIDENT
rY ASSOCIATED PRESS


Washington. Jan. 25.--President
Wilson suspended business il the
executive Offices today to greet the
two little children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. 3. BrocI1hurst. of Jersey City.
Senators and Representatives were
waiting, delegations were crowded in
the corridors. secretaries were hus-
thing when the president saw two
golden haired children arriving, He
beckoned and they came forward
Edmund. four, and Anna May, :.
The boy was friendly at the outset
but the little girl somewhat reserved.
The presidents cordiality broke her
shyness and as they left the offices
they paused at the door and waved
their hands. The president waved his
as long as they did, Notwithstanding
that callers were waiting
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
OLD SALTS MEET
TO SWAP YARNS
BY AssOCTATED PRESS.

San Francisco, Jan. 26.--In fulfill
ment Of q pact made ten years ago,
four Of eight former members OF the
crew Of the old United States L :.
AIbatross met last night and recount
ed experiences that have befalIen one
another since the night Of January
IS. 1903.
Murray s. Johnson OF san Diego is
rated as j millionaire while the 9TH
er three were wage earners. Patrick
J. MCGinnis IS q cement worker; his
brother Edward is q bridgeouilder and
and John Nevicott Is a bridge worker.
They live here.
When the eight men went back to
their ship ten years ago, each carried
with him a segment from the diyi-
sion Of two pennies which were 10 be
pieced together at the reunion. John
son alone had kept his segment. One
of the other Of the original eight is
wealthy, L was learned,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
GHOST IS USED.
IS CHARGE. TO
GETCONFESS|ON
Prisoner, Under Arrest on
Suspicion OF Killing His
Wife 'Sees Things" When
Taken Into a Darkened
Room for s''Third Degree. ="
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Los Angeles. Jan. 26.-Denial OF
charges by attorneys for John Il. .
Grondin. accused of having murdered
his wife, ZeIia, that the police had
used the 'third degree" with a ghost
as the central figure in an attempt TO
extort 9. confession was made by the
district attorneys office today.
According 20 ". Z. shannon, deputy
district attorney, GTondin is a drug
user and on occasions becomes deIir-
ious. Shannon declared that the
ghost which, according TO Grondin's
attorneys. appeared in q darkened
room where the police had taken the
prisoner and demanded in gloomy
tones why did you murder me-" was
a product of the dTugged- imagination.
Grondin is charged with having
poisoned his wife here last October
and then attempting to establish that
she killed herself by inhaling gas.
The police said he forged a note ex-
planning his wife's alleged suicide. the
note containing an admission Of inf
deity and the hope that he would be
happy with the woman who truly low
ed him"
County officials said q widow Of Wa
terviue, Me, IS the other woman"
in whom Grondtn was interested.
Neil keneher, a state senator Of
Maine, who was mentioned in the So
called suicide letter" telegraphed to-
day that he would come here to testify
against Grondin. The letter suggested
KelIehtr had been infatuated with Mrs
Grondin.
The dead woman was the daughter
Of George Davieau. a druggist of Wa
terviEe, Ne, where she married Gron-
din when he was 81 years old
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington. Jan. 26.-woman suf-
frage circles were excited here today
over the action OF little band OF for
eign recalcitrant members OF the
Congressional Union For Woman Suf-
frage," who led by Mrs. Russell NJ.
MacLennan, bolted the parent organi-
zation and Immediately formed a rival
one because they were not in sympathy
with the unions policy.
AS a result they will In the future
aff1liate with the congressional COM
Tnittee OF the National Woman Suf-
frage Association, of which Mrs. Medill
Mccormick daughter OF The late SEN
ator Mark Hanna and Ohio is chair
man
Preceding the revolt, resolutions
were adopted condemning the alleged
partisan policy of the congressional
union in its reputed purpose to defeat
members OF congress for reelection in
case the democratic party fails TO pass
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
A RADIUM-TREATED
PATIENT EXPIRES
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Philadelphia, Jan. 26.-Ermo Zook,
OF Kennel Square. Pa, who was show
ing signs of Improvement under the
radiun treatment for cancer, died in
the Hahnernarn hospital here today
from pneumonia.
Zook, who became II with cancer
nine months ago, while employed as
a civil engineer on the Panama rail-
road was given the radium treatment
last week after Il had been found the
disease had progressed TOO far to per-
form an operation.
Physicians declared today they be
Iieve they could have arrested the pro-
gress OF the disease if pneumonia had
not interviewed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
COL. COCKTAILS NOT
OFFERED BIG JOB
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 26-President WI
son has not yet directly offered TO
Col Goethals the civil governorship
Of the Canal Zone and cannot do 30
until he issues an executive order FOR
q permanent government Of the zone.
The president has intended TO sp-
point Col. Goethals and the Colonel
has for some time been informally ap-
prised Of that intention. Secretary
Garrison. on his recently visit TO Pans-
ma, is understood % have informed
Col. Goethaig.
President Wilson today was unable
to tell callers anything about Col
GoethaIs' plans for the future az he
said, ne had not had any word concern
ing the offer Of the New York police
conmissionership from him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
BY ASSOCIATED Press.

New York, Jan. 26.-Secretary Bryan
speaking before the American Asiat-
ic Society tonight said the Wilson
policy toward business and his propos-
ed legislation on the trusts. promise to
lower the cost Of living at home and
increase international trade He said
Wilson's policy is not bounded Dy
national lines but is of world wide in
fluence, that the authorization Of In
ternationaI banks under the new law
will stimulate foreign, especially South
American, trade.
Willard Straight, president Of the
society, said tbs merchants believed
tne go1sernsHAe5st ssgalst-e give the sse-
cessary suppor..so trade conditions IN
China Bryan said Wilson IS extend
ing good to tha Asiatic people.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
COMPANIES ARE HELD
LIABLE FOR DEATHS

Baltimore. Jan. o6.-Judge Rose, OF
the United States district court. today
held General Stevedoring Company
and Joseph r. Ford Company legally
liable for loss Of life, injuries and
rroperty damages in dynamite explo-
sion here last March on British steam
er Alum Cline.
4 half million dollars Is claimed n
damages by seventeen suits before
Rose. The defendants will appeal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
So Children,1o
Women and |
ManAreKil1ed
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Jan. 26.
Fifty eight children. sixteen women
and one man were killed today during
a panic caused by a fire at a moving
picture show on plantation in the
Dutch residency Of Surahaya. Most
of the victims were trampled to death
or suffocated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
is SENTENCED TO
BE HERMIT; WAS
TOO OLD FOR JAIL
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

San Jose. California. Jan. c5.-
Judge BeAsly today sentenced
Frank Murray, IS years old, con-
victed OF forgery, to serve TWO
years as q hermit in the mountains.
He must visit no towns and keep
away from temptation.
He IS TOO old for jail said the
judge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
GIRLS HELD
IN CITY JAIL
FOR MOTHERS
In Past Forty-Eight Hours
There Have Been Three
Such Cases Here.
PRETTY EMPRESS
ACTRESS ARRESTED

In Each Instance Local Po-
lice Were Instructed 90
Arrest Girls and Hold For
Arrival Of Parents-16-
Year-Old Vaudeville Ar
fist, OF Atlanta, Spent Last
Night at Station.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27

Port An Prince. Haiti, Jan. 26.-
The American minister here has given
assurance that in case Of trouble seven
hundred men from the American war
ships will land to protect foreign le-
TIE German cruiser has ar
r5yas
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
REVOLUTION IN
HAITI SERIOUS
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The govern
nent has sent the battleship Montana
to Haitien waters but has not warn
ed the rebels that they viii not get
benefits Of possible victories in the
revolution. The United States seems
10 have left it 10 the naval oncers
TO control their actions according to
international law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
BRYAN PRAISES WILSONS
PUBLISHED TRUST POLICY

Secretary of State Declares
Cost of Living VIII Be
Result Of Proposed Legis-
lation and Presidents In
fluence is Of World-Wide
Influence, He Says.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
SAYSSPEER HAD
NEVER SELECTED
A JURY LEGALLY

Attorneys Tell How Federal
Judge Under Fire Had His
Own Alleged Methods of
Getting Jury, and He Per
n1itted No Interference.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-27
THE YEAR 1914

s Goina to Be the Best IN Psnsaeola's History
We're all going 20 make IL So
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
CocthnIs EXPRESSES Pleasure.

Panama, January 2T.-The news OF
the signing to-day by President Wilson
OF an executive order. establishing a
permanent government for the Canal
Zone, reached here to-day. When word
was conveyed to Colonel Cocktails that
lie had been appointed Governor he
expressed pleasure. but declined to
comment in the absence of official noti-
ncat!on.
1t is believed in official circles here
that the plan submitted by Colonel
Cocktails through the Secretary of War
has been followed. This would give
tho Governor control of all features
Of the administration. the more i'm
portant officials being either navy or
army officers, experienced in the work
OF the departments OF which they viii
have charge
Colonel Gocthals is understood to
havc selected Captain Hugh Rodman,
of the navy, as superintendent in
charge OF Tho operation apd navigation
Of Tie canal ana ;Aayat' Constructor
Daniel G Nuttinghan, .Jr.. as super
intoudcnt Of construction shops, ut
Balboa and elsewhere, succeeding Lieu
tenant Colonel Tracey c. Dixon. Con
structor Nottingham has just arrived
on the Isthmus.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28

or tho General Assembly held aftor
tho date OF the special election.
On Calendar To-day.
The amended bill Will he reported
t1-day to the Senate. and will take It's
plncc Mt the foot of the calendar Less
ti,an twenty bills are at present on the
Senate calendar. and the enabling act,
II not unduly delayed by debate, could
DE brought TO vote next week II Is
hardly likely. however, that tho amend
aents adopted yesterday will be per-
u1ttted to go unchallenRcd by the Sem
ate's enabling act forces. and no one
was brave enough last night to predict
nn approximate date for n vote on
the I'LL.
r Senator Early. who is responsible for
ell the amendments said last night
tiat he regarded the bin In It's amend
I'd fern as an equitable measure
Early Explains Position.
THE bill gives the people OF Nir-
&nin an opportunity for expressing
their preference for either State wide
prohibition or local option" said Scna-
Practically Statewide local option now,
practically Statewide local option now,
but the issue between that system and
state wide prohibition is not sharply
enough drawn in the original bill TO
epablc the mass OF tho electorate TO
vote wit INSTRUMENTATION.
simply to ask for an expression for
5r against Statewide prohibition is not
snnic!ent a large number OF voters
who would by preference vote Tor local
option ne against Statewide prohibit
don might conccivably vote for the
last under the terms OF the original
bill. because II is not clear what vote
against Statewide prohibition would
nraD.
:. whether this view is shared by
many or moi l can sec no objection to
Stating clearly and unequivocalIy the
issue between local option and pro-
1t that there can be no possibility Of
misunderstanding. My amendment, l
think does that II gives the voter
who prefers local option chance to
vote fer local option. not negatively,
but positively The same privilege is
accorded TO the voter who wants state
vide prohibition"
ChnnRc From 1912 Report.
II was pointed out as noteworthy
last night that although the Williams
bill does not differ from the Jordan
bill OF the last session as regards pro-
visions which may be attacked on the
ground of unconstitutionality, the com
mitteo failed this year to repeat Its
opinion that the measure was uncon
srltutional. Such statement was
made by the committee In reporting
tie Jordan bill 20 The Senate of 1912.
Of the same members that passed on
tic Jordan bill, the lone exception be-
ing senator Montague, who was this
year added to the roll. The other
members are Senators Holt. Parr,
Hobbs. Lesner. Hart, Early Itdmon-
SON Mapp, Gayle Moncure and Mas
sic
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
MAY TAKE ACTION
|. AGAINST WRECKERS
Government Will Act If Able to
Prove That Mails Were
Used to Defraud.
FRISCO SYSTEM DESPOILED
Norris to Demand Investigation
by Interstate Commission
OF the New Haven.
FRISCO SYSTEM DEsPoILED
fspccial TO The Times Dispatch

Washington, january 27.-Possibil-
ity of criminal proceedings against men
Francisco railroad. if the fact that the
mails wero used to defrauu can be eS-
tablshcd, was suggested by high OH
cial of the Department OF Justice TO-
While tho department has no ma
terial in its possession upon which TO
ture Of the Interstate Commences Com
mission report, particularly with re.
gard to the RAILROADS. last s3o0oooo
such material might be obtainnblc.
The official stated that precedents
could be found in decisions Of the SUI
the prosecution of individuals. mixed
up in dubious financial transactions. by
The most recent decision was rendered
last Monday. when Hardaway Young,
of Chicago was convicted after 1t was
shown lie had mailed certificate or
credit in excess of his assets.
Should letters come to light showing
that the directors of the railroad sys-
knew the road was on the verge OF
bankruptcy, the department will pro-
coed at once, the official stated.
Senators yesterday bitterly criticized
the st. Louis and San Francisco sys-
TEN, and commended the scnthing re-
port of the Interstate Commerce Com
'It is evident" said Senator Jones.
q" ,N; that oon,lnum5a1n
must inevitably lead to government
ownership of railroads. Such manage
ment rs this is scandal and II dis
grace To tho nation.
IL shall be heartily in favor OF the
ownership of railroads Ivy the govern
mcut"
Senator Kenyon again commended
tho plan to have the Interstate Com
mercc Commission supervise the stock
and bond issues of railroads.
The time has gone BY" he continued,
when YOU can scare people away from
government ownership OF railroads by
telling them the proposition is So
cialistic."
Senator Norris, of Nebraska. an
nounced that he would soon demand an
| investigation Of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford system by the In
tcrStatc Commerce Commission. He
had withheld this resolution, the Sen
ator stated, until the Department of
| Justice had finished its investigation.
'MismanaSement like that of tho st.
Louis and San Francisco line and the
New York, New Haven and Hartford"
he said, must he ended"