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YESTERDAYS WEATHER.


United States Department. weather
Puresu. Charles >. Marvin. chief
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN
Pensacola. Fla April is. 1918
Pensacola Temperature Data.
Iiighest temperature yesterday. SO
degrees.
Lowest temperature yesterday 80
degrees
Day temperatures in April usually
riHe 70 - degrees
Night Temperatures In April usually
fall % 50 degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday. "A
degrees
Lowest temperature yesterday Sc
degrees
Pensacela's Rainfall Gaia.
Rainfall for "a hours ending 2. m.
yesterday. b inches.
Normal rainfall FOR the month u
April 3tg lnches
Total rainfall this April % D. m.
yesterday, 0e inches
Excess this year 90 March 81. iss
inches
SMALL CRAFT. STORM AND NupRt
CANE NARMfMaW
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Newark 2. Baltimore
Chicago 4. PlttsburE 3.
Buffalo Brooklyn. postponed,
rain.
No others scheduled.
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oputhNFn Loanues
Atlanta :. New Orleans
ChattHnooEa 8 Memphis 3
Birmingham 8. Mobile s
Little Rock 1. Nashville :.
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South Atlantic league.
Albany 9. Jacksonville 8
Augusta 2. Savannah :.
Charleston Q. Columbia :.
Macon q. Cnlum bus q
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architect named TrowhridFc for Govern
ment work; that he had appointed a
man recommended by Senator Grady,
the Tammany Senate leader, because
Plat wanted 1t done that he had made
numerous appointments at Flats re-
quest; that he had discussed his mes
sages in advance with platt that he had
relied on Flat for support in getting
TIE civil service measure and other
measures through the Legislature; that
he had consulted Plat about appoint
ing Judges. and that he had talked
privately with Platt about governmental
matters in many conferences In New
York city.
lie was very careful to tell the jury,
however. that he was no subservient
instrument in tire hands OF the boss.
When Plat asked him not to name
justices John Proctor Clarke and Blanch-
ard for tho Supreme Court he refused
to he swayed and made the appoint
ments He insisted that he always
talked over with Plat the merits of each
case and then acted as he thought would
he best for the peoples interests.
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have been racking my brains to
think what 1t was | said to Frank to
which you allude.
Indeed realize how vital our ste
cess was In the rural districts and I
cannot sufficiently appreciate the
splendid management of Mr., Odell and
OF yourself. Painfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
On November 81 he was DISCUSSING
with Plat by letter the State constabu.
larry bill. lie thought II Seth Low
Charles Stewart Smith and men Of that
type, not actively connected with pol
itics, could be interested in the bill
that I'VE might get a better feeling
about It," Otherwise, he thought 1t an
unpopular measure.
On December 10 there was a rap for
Lou Payn, together with little dis
cussion as to the qualifications Of Ger.
tain judicial candidates. He wrote:
MY DEAR SENATOR PLAT: was
exceedingly sorry TO SEQ that my In
tention to appoint Hendricks got out
in New York. Hendricks has refused
to accept, of which I am sorry. Payn's
interview in THE SUN seems to me
hardly wise.
mere Is strong feeling among
tho Judges and the leading members
OF tho VAR that Judge Mcl.ennan
ought not to have Judge IIIscock
jumped over his head and ! do not
see my way clear to doing 1t.
am very fond OF llscock and
OF Horace White, but II seems 10
me that it would be hardly wise or
proper to cast 80 deliberate a slight
upon McI.ennan. IL | did would
have again to take up the consirera-
ton of Russell and Warner
am inclined tn think that the
solution mentioned to you is the one
! shall have to accept. | have Els
worth at work on Childs now. Re-
member the breakfast at Douglas
Robinsons at $3.50 on Saturday, tho
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ATTACK ON ROOSEVELT
AS FAVORING TAMMAN9

disturbed by the rumor that the Legs
lature WAS 10 be kept In session some
weeks longer, and that he, Roosevelt,
thought that a special session was pref
cradle. or otherwise there would be a
Hood of undesirable legislation. He
wanted to know what Flat thought
about IL.
Thereafter there was a perfect food
OF letters on trivial matters, but all
indicating the close relations the men
had at the time QuiEg was mentioned
as having brought amendments TO GER
tain bills The Hon. u. Il Odell, Jr,
hustled back and forth between Plat
in New York and Roosevelt In Albany.
Little Jimmy March OF the Third was
IN danger OF destruction by Big Tim
sullivan, and altogether Plat and the
Colonel We're doing "A lot OF things APP
parently hand In hand
you didn't consider Plat bad
boss at that time" asked Mr. Barnum.
Il considered that his actions were
good" replied the witness,
when things were coming your way
they were always right. weren't they?"
The Colonel replied that when they
were right things coming his way they
were right.
Then Barnum shot NJ him. When
Plat aided you he was al! right, wasn't
he"
Yes" answered the Colonel, with a
laugh, in which nearly everybody Joined
silently, yes. when he aided me-
Throughout April and MAY the Colonel
and tho Senator Were discussing the
franchise tax bill. Roosevelt telling Flat
that lie didn't agree with OdcN's ar
.tlds's ideas, hut that he would call
Il special session II r!att w.sacd lie
added
ought We not to pass the rapid tran
sit bill also"
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There was evidently SINE investiga-
ton BY Plat as regards Mr.. Gelshenen
for he wrote the following on March 81
1893:
My DEAR GOVERNOR: am in receip
OF yours OF March 80. Gelshenen is a
first class man In every respect and /
should think will be as acceptable ~
anybody. As Il Democratic APP
poutee | think II would be wcll. more
over, to please Grady.
lind that | have been mistaken
with reference to Leopold stern. lie
has no connection whatever with
Sterns Bros family and is not
relative. Different family entirely.
He is a downtown jeweiler of wealth
and reputation. He was very gener-
Gus last fall, and therefore QuiGg Is
anxious that he should receive tho
appointment 80 will you excuse me
II I change my mind.
I have written Francis Hendricks
with reference to Bondy. Just as soon
as receive word from him ! viii
advise YOU.
eujoyed my visit very much and
feel that II has been productive %
some good and If no other good II
has brought US In closer touch and
caused ms 20 understand each other
better | viii deliver your message &c
Mrs Plat Please give my kind re
CARDS to Ms Roosevelt and the rest
of the family Yours sincerely.
T. & PLArr
A few days later. on April !, Roose'
Welt wrote back: AN rlgut Will ap-
point Stern and Gelshenen. Grady wants
the last m1""
80 you sppo.n ted Gelshenen 20 please
Grady, did YOU satd Barnulr
IL did" replied Col Roosevelt,
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O'Brien ~ he called upon ma

" bTlen III ne Called upon mo
The two vacancies that will occur
are those OF Kidder as port warden
and of Barker as assistant factory
inspector. O'Brien strikes me a. being
good man for the latter place and
think he would get on with O'I,eary.
There are charges against Barker, but
as ! do not intend to reappoint him
I need not go into them. OLeary Is
seemingly doing pretty well and l
understand you want him reappointed.
Then I will put March in as port
warden.
Let IRE again say. my dear Sena-
tor. what I know you are aware OF
that In this business about the Surro-
gate have not the slightest purpose
beyond getting a thoroughly good man
who will do the work well. who Is a
Republican, but who is also man
thoroughly satisfactory TO the bar and
to the people.
have written to Odell telling him
my utter establishment at finding out
that you have regretted the decision
which was reached in his continuing
the investigation of Arnold and that
thought he represented you. With
great respect. very truly yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
All right, I will change the whole
board of tax assessors.
Mr. Barnum asked the Colonel II hs
remembered whom he did appoint a,
Surrogate and tho Colonel remembered
finally that II was James NJ Barnum
He did not remember az to whether he
had had a talk with Senator Plat about
the matter
uarnum 1rritRtcd.
Various times in this stage Of his
examination he asked Mr. Rarnum &c
refresh his memory and did II so sweetly
that Rarnum was irritated beyond
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Immediately at the beginning or the
afternoon session Mr.. Barnum started
out to show that Col. Roosevelt mad
favored the Tammany organization by
accepting Senator Grady's recommends
tlons as to appontecs This letter writ
ten on March 30. 1899, by Gov. Roose-
welt to Senator Platt was introduced:
My DEAR SENAToR-Forgot entirely
to ask you about tho Democrat from
New York whom Grady proposes
Gelstenen-the president of the Gar
field Bank.
VIII you please let me know what
New Yorker you think would he
good man for the Republican place
also? Perhaps 1t would be well TO
take a man from Brooklyn. what DO
YOU think OF Bondy at Syracuse
1t was the greatest pleasure to nave
you here. Please tell Mrs. Plat how
sorry We were not to have her also.
Faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Now TO what does this refer" asked
Mr.. Barnum
"Why, have made 10000 appoint
ments TO office" Col. Roosevelt began.
but after Mr.. Barnum's quick objection
the remark was stricken from the
record
A. The leader OF the Democratic party
in the Senate.
O. Was he boss. A. Oh, no; he
was never more than lleutenant-at
that time NJ. Croker's Lieutenant.
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Tie admitted to-day with the utmost
frankness that he had consulted Plat
at all times in tho year referred to. 1899.
and that he always tried to please Plat
when he thought 1t was right. because
he regarded Plat as the leader Cor
boss) Of the party and considered his
duty as a good organization man.
Barnum threw at him. as TIE Platt-
Roosevelt correspondence was droned to
the jury. name after name that had
passed between him and Plat as sug-
gested appointees. Roosevelt admitted
that he named District Attorney Hin OF
Erie county at Plstts suggestion; that
he had persuaded Plat to indorse an
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measure. Time after time the lawyer
appealed to the court, The testimony
ran on.
Q. 30 you remember that John Proc
tor Clarke s'umped the state for you
when you ran for Governor? a. oh,
WE'LL he was great friend of mine.
q. And was he a candidate for the
place? A. lie was. from that letter.
can say.
@. independently Of that letter do you
remember whether ne was a candidate
for the place? a. do not remember
of his being candidate for this place
I think II was the other Judges he
was a candidate for. | think I wanted
to put him on.
O, And vet you were suggesting to
Mr.. Plat the names OF several men,
were you? The names of n number Of
other men. Jessup. Taft, Thatcher and
Judge Cohen? A. Judge Cohen yes
O'Rricn's Identity.
O who was this man O'Brien that
YOU speak Oft A. think he was the
man afterward made Minister to Uru-
| quay. d.
o What was the FIRST Nance A. I
don't know
o Where did he live at this time in
! 1892 A, think he lived In New York,
/ am not sure He was the OBren
7 made Minister to Uruguay, hut that
is my memory. =.
Col. Roosevelt finally thought that II
WAS the OBren he had named FOR port
warden. but still he wasn't sure; II
might have been March, James +. March
Of the Third Assembly district of New
York and leader OF the italian vote.
The fact Is the Colonel said he re-
membered he appointed March because
March was an Italian. At this point
tho court took recess until 2 = VI.
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all Next winter We Ought to make
an end Of that I wrote substantially
this to John Hay.
with warm regards to Mrs Platt,
believe me,
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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easier 10 set on with than almost any.
other Senator. even among those who
professed 10 he his warmest friends
wish the President could give
Gen. Wood n free hand In cuba and
put Frank Green back into the army
to do the Philippine business once for
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men,s he made at Platt's suggestion
were bad appointments.
what has been brought out with great
force is that Theodore Roosevelt played
the game of politics according 10 the
rules made and provided. that he played
It hard and all the time and that when
he needed boss to get what he wanted
he used him.
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ticular breakfast ! doubt II I even re-
member what particular breakfast II
was. | cannot tell whether there was
anything discussed.
Mr.. Rarnum-1 do not ask you what
YOU could not tell me. asked what you
could tell me. move to strike out the
latter part.
Roosevelt Upheld.
Tho Court--No that is a proper an
swer. lie could not tell you whether any
thing was discussed.
Mr.. Barnum---ie started to tell me
that he could not tell
The Court-Whcther anything was
discussed at all.
Mr. Barnum--I was fearful he was
going TO say something he did not know,
leading to another suggestion that I
thought was improper.
Col. Roosevelt could not recall II hs
had discussed the franchise tax bill with
Senator Plat during their first break
fast at Douglas Robnson's, nor could
he remember IL Mr.. Barnes had ever
been present at any.
Then Mr.. Barnum read into the record
letter In which Coy. Roosevelt dis
cussed with Platt very confidentially the
merits and the dement's Of various well
known men. and in which the Coonel'e
own views were intimately revealed. I,
was dated February s, 1899, and was as
follows:
My DEAR SENATOR PLArr-Have
Just received your telegram saying
| anent Smith and Clarke: Evidently
( YOU do not comprehend merits of the
men" ] have spoken with n number
OF the prominent members OF the bar.
find their opinion to be practically
unanimous that Smiths appointment
would not be Justifable
This was my own view I like
Smith personally. don't think that
In either ability or reputation he
sizes up to what we should expect In
this office. Neither do | think that
Austin should bc appointed I am
inclined to agree with your view OF
Beckett and the inadvisability OF APP
pointing him.
What do you think of Jessup?
What do you think of Van Nechten
Olcott? Personally I don't believe
that any OF them IL anywhere near as
big "A man as Clarke. Clarke was
very strong man for me on the stump
last year. AS you know. he was
supporter of Tracy against Low, and
l had always regarded him as an
organization man. II you remember,
Blanchard. who was also a Tracy man,
was suggested by Odell. DO you think
Tom Thatcher would take 1t? I had
already written to Root TO get his
judgment on the different men. lie
has been very strong for Clarke.
shall tell HIM TO exclude him in the
comparison.
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wish 10 heaven Judge Cohen
could he persuaded to take the posi-
tion, | suppose that Is impossible.
! told YOU this morning that vari-
Gus prominent lawyers had spoken
TO me against appointing Beckett,
on the ground that he was a small
man. DO YOU think Tom Thatcher
would take il? This Surrogate bust
ness IN important. We should yet
really first class man If we can
Would Barnum? Henry Jessup?
Taft?
BY the way, will YOU tell Mr., Quigg
that ] have seen his man O'Brien
and like him; exactly az like
March. TO prevent mistakes, az
o. Rr!en 10 rather common name.
will You ask Qugg IN let me know n
the OBren ! saw Ia tho ono ne meant
Ho c&n md out at onos by asking
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If Cohen would take 1t OF course
should be only too delighted to appoint
him. Shall try? What do you think
of Taft?
Hendricks has written me feeling
badly about his man Gilbert. APP
parently all the Syracuse people are
hot against Wheeler. At any rate
Hendricks wants Gilbert placed. and
! should like TO try and place him
II Johnston is not 10 be reappointed
on TIE Commission Of Mediation and
Arbitration, why couldn't Gilbert be
put IN there?
Stranahan has just come In to argue
very strongly against turning Her
nance OFF the Board OF Tax AS
SCISSORS. He states that he has no
personal interest In Hermance. but
has seen an immense amount OF his
work and believes him to be the main
spring of the present board and also
believes to appoint three new mem
bers Will bring about chaos and will
he a serious damage to the admin
istratlon.
lie evidently feels very strongly
about it and impressed me a good
deal. ! don't know but that he might
have trouble that will he 10 our dis
credit ~ all three Of them Went off.
VI nat DO you MINK ABOUT II HOW
would 1t do To put on Priest and Lea
craft and leave Hermance for the
time being
asked Stranahan how liermance
and jenkins compared and he said
that jenkins was better than Adams.
but he was not at all in the class of
Hermance. and that We certainly
ought t. have some lawyer on the
board unless We wished to see them
in d snarl and that as a country
man he would regret greatly seeing
Hcrmance taken of. II any city man
were put on, although no entirely
acqu!esces in the desirability OF put
ting on any city man.
rs | tolcgrupAed YOU. Senator Rack
cit came in this morning with the
news that Warden positively refused.
Very sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
r 81 ought perhaps to say that
Senators and Assomhlymen here have
all of thcir own accord been in1uir-
ing why | do not nominate Clarke,
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MEMORY
OBJECT OF ATTACK
porting the personal tax

mar ne was supporting INC pe'so'''' 'A>
on January II tho Colonei wrote :
e., ~ 80 90 ,.o,, ma 400, az I
" -. :,
van So .....,.os A. pa-.
AZ ,na' n,e' p"es''o - c,a,as
num- MI ,'att was ',,,, ht,,,
senator ana you went W 'o' 49,. " ml
as the leader or ''e o'ss VI WV
ganizationY
II regarded MIN as sucn' sa'u 'ne
Colonel.
Then Mr.. Barnum introduced tho roi-
lowing letter:
My DEAR SENATOR PLAT: am go
ing TO ask your son Frank TO break
fast with us also on Saturday.
Now may | ask YOU to indorse the
enclosed letter and hand it IN. II eN-
plains itself, and is. as you see, simply
a request that young Trowbridge be
allowed TO bid.
have one or two rather curious
things to tell you about the situation
here. Faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
O. Was that bidding in connection
with some work for the Government
A. II was.
O. Had IL nothing 10 do as you re-
member IL with the state Government?
A. do not know.
Referred 10 West Point.
.. what Is your recolecIion' IL you
apnllcd TO the United states Govern
ment or the New York state govern
ment work? 4. NV very dim recol-
lection is that IL referred TO West Point,
hut IL may not have been.
O Then YOU were asking Senator
Plat to Interfere and use his efforts to
get Trowbrdee an advantage over any
other personp A. was emphaticallv
not doing so. was asking Senator
Plat 10 give him a chance on n level
with his councillors.
@. II was your understanding, as
sumo. that the general public were al.
lowed to bid on public work? A. do
not know.
Q. Trowbridge was n friend of yours,
was he? 4. Trowbridge was man
whom knew yes, a friend of mine
q. And he was man who at that
time you desired TO assist. TO help? A.
He wac a first class architect.
MIR. Barnum--l move TO strike II out
as not responsive.
Court-lt may go out.
Witness am trying 10 say | was
less DESTROYS OF helping him than the
Government.
Mr. Barnum-l move to strike IL out
as not responsive.
'""r' N">'ses '"e '"'""e''
Court-lt may go out. |, is 'hcir
risht' 'oI' h"oseNt'. 10 nave inc pu's-
tion unless they desire il. They ask Won
simply 10 answer the cucs. ions that
are put to you
Mr. Barnum--I suggest before YOU
try to answer il that YOU exactly uu-
derstand what the question is and not
have 10 guess at IT. \. Yes. sir.
ON February !, 1893, Gov. Roosevelt
wrote asking Senator Plat to take
breakfast with him AZ Douglas Robin
sons home.
There was meat here for some lively
questioning by BArnum, lie wanted 10
know If there hadn't been several such
breakfasts at 49, Madison avenue, Mr..
there had been.
q. Was this due to A desire on your
part for greater secrecy? A. II GER
tainly WAS not.
q. Wei, Mr. Plat lived at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel nj this time. did he not .
4. He did.
O. And some of these hreakfa,ts wrr.
held At the Fifth Ayeuue Hotel were
thov not A They were
a pre.urahlv ror. corya,in,,
Mace for senator platt than your
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23d. the other guests have accepted
Faithfully yours,
THEODORE Roos Fvrtr
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Continued OF Third pcgc.
The evening world., 1915-09-15

properly. you know. I'll never be In
the way, unless you want me to do
something for you"
II don't mind" he said listlessly.
as he had before. "Oh, this
dreadful darkness, and mother dead
In II somewhcre!"
wallis" called Phyllis swiftly.
turn up the lights!"
The man slipped the close green
silk shades from the electric bulbs.
Allan shrank as IL he had been hurt
81 can't stand the glare" he cried.
"Yes. you can for a moment" she
said firmly. ITS better than the
CHASTITY green glow"
1t was probably the first time Allan
Harrington had been contradicted
since his accident. lie said nothing
more for minute, and Phyllis d.
rccted Wallis to bring a sheet OF pink
Tissue paper from her suitcase. where
she remembered II lay in the folds OF
some new muslin thing, Under her
direction still no wrapped the globes
in II and secured Il with string.
"There!" she told Allan triumph
antly when Wallis was done. See,
there is no glare now: only n pretty
rose colored glow. Better than the
green. isn't III"
Allan looked at her again. You
are-kind," he said. Mother said
you would be kind. oh, mother
mother!" lie tried uselessly to lift
one arm to cover his convulsed face.
and could only turn his head a littlo
aside,
"You can go, Wallis" said Phyllis
softly. with her lips only. BE In the
next room" The man stole out and
shut tho door softly. Phyllis herself
rose and went toward the window,
and busted herself in braiding up her
hair. There was almost silence In the
room for few minutes.
'Thank--yOu," said Allan brokenly.
"Wil you--come back, pleaseT'
Sho returned swiftly, and sat by him
as she had before.
Would you mind-holding my wrists
again." he asked. 81 feel quieter,
somehow, when you do-not so-lost."
There was n pathetic boylshness in
his tone that the sad, clear lines or his
face would never prepare you for.
Phyllis took his wrists In her warm,
strong hands obediently.
Are you in pain. Allan?" she asked.
"Do you mind II l call you AllanY lts
tho easiest way"
He smiled at her a little, family. IL
occurred to her that perhaps tho
novelty OF her was taking his mind a
little from his own feelings.
MONO pain. | haven't had any
for very long time now, OnlS' this
dreadful blackness dragging at my
mind, blackncss tho light hurts"
"Why!" said Phyllis TO herself, be
ing on known ground here -"why, IT.
nervous depression! / believe cheer
ing-up would help. ! know" she sale
aloud; "rve had It,"
"You?" he said. But you seem 81
happy"
81 suppose am" said Phyllis
shyiy. Sho felt :. .G;t!o afraid Q
poor Allan" still, now that there wa
nothing 10 do for him, and they wer,
talking together. And he had no
answered her question, either; doubt
less he wanted her to say Mr., Al
Ian" or even Mr.. Harrington" Ii
replied 10 her thought IN tho I'm
canny way invalids sometimes do.
YOU said something about wha
We were 10 call each other" no mur
INJURED ut would DO foolish, q
'n. not - usH first names. Yours
IS Alice, isn't ~"
Ilyis laughed. ron, worse tina
that" she said. II was named on
OF a poetry book, beleve-Phylll
NarclSs~. But 1 always concea
the Narcissa."