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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
SENTENCED TO 80
YEARS in PRISON

Arraigned for plea in the federal
court Monday afternoon, charged
heinous offenses, j. B. King, an artil-
leryman, rather surprised the court
attendants by offering a plea of guilty
to each of four COUNTS contained in
the indictment which was read to him.
Judge w. B. Sheppard therefore SEN
fenced him to twenty years each in
the federal prison at A-.anta, which
viii make total of eighty years in
the governments prison service.
King stolidly faced the court as the
sentence was being passed, and slight
if any emotion was shown by him
The unprintable crime for which he
had been arrested could have been
punished to death, bat as he elected
to plead as he did, the Imprisonment
terms were handed out.
During the afternoon Clerk Fred
W. Marsh made out the commitents
The first is dated in November, 1915;
the second dated IN November, 1886
the third in November, 1856, and the
fourth and last in November, 1876
and if by good fortune should live
out the imposed sentence. it will b.
November, 1896, when he would steT
forth q free man.
Two little girls were witnesses il
this case.
King is understood to have signi
fled his intention to no one that ht
intended to plead guilty, but after hi
had learned the fate which separate:
him from the busy world for eighty
long years, is said to have inro1meC
a party that he had long ccntempla
ted yesterdays plea whenever ar
raigned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
PREPARING TO CONTRACT
FOR 1918 BATTLESHIPS
BEFORE 1917 COMPLETED
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Nov. 20.-While Sec
rotary Daniels was awarding con-
tracts for armor plate for four bat
tleships authorized in 1917 program
the appropriation subcommittee OF
house naval committee began work
on 1918 building program estimates.
These estimates, contemplating the
construction of half the ships yet tc
be built in the great three year build
ing program viii show total appro-
priation of nearly $50 million dollars
This is about sixty-six million more
than 1917 building program appro-
priation.
Contracts for armor plante which
will go on battleships Colorado, Mary
land, Washington, and West Virgin
ia awarded to Bethlehem and Car
negie Steel Companies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
DESTROYER ROE
TAKING OIL SUPPLY

Moored at the south end of Com
mandancia wharf, on the west side,
the torpedo destroyer Roe was yes
terday taking aboard a large supply
of fuel oil, and to facilitate the load
ing of said fuel into the vessels
tanks. the cars were switched to the
incline track of the warehouse, and
the supply flowed quite freely.
There will be five cars, of possibly
10000 gallons, taken aboard the Roe
at this time, and the entire consign-
ment will be in the vessels tanks by
this afternoon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
SMACK .'MINEOLA" WAS
TOWED INTO PORT

In tow of the tug Leroy, from
Tampa, the smack Mineola arrived
off the bar last night, A tug. from
the, harbor went out, spoke the big
steamer and relieved the Leroy Of
the smack, the latter being lowed up
to and moored at the Warren Fish
Company's wharf, Baylen street
Capt. Frank Cooney ard crew were
reported all well. They left with
their vessel Saturday afternoon at a
late hour.
The Leroy also towed from Tampa
a barge, which went on to its desti-
nation, Gulfport, Miss, with cargo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
German Airplane Brought
Down BY American

New York, Nov. 20.-American avi-
ators fighting with the French forces
on the western front have brought
down a total of twenty-one German
airplanes according to Lieut.. VIII
liam Thaw, member of the Franco
American aviation squad, who arrived
today on the steamer, La Touraine.
Thaw said he had heard nothing be-
fore leaving France of The United
States governments request that the
name of American be dropped from
the squad. He said: "All of US have
sworn allegiance to France"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
BERTIE MUNDY HAS
BEEN ALLOWED BOND

BERTHE Munday, the young white
woman who was arrested and held in
connection with the Fudge murder
case, has been released from the
county jail, bond having been APP
proved and the woman released for
appearance at the February term Of
the circuit court, when the new trial
of E. j. Fudge viii take place. The
arrangement was secured through
her attorney, H. J. Mackey.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
Germany May Test the
Armed Ship Controversy
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Anxiety
was caused in official circles today
by the admission of semi-official
Overseas News Agency that the
British steamer Arabia was sunk by
a German submarine. The Arabia
was armed and some officials think
the announcement may can that
Gerany is preparing to make a test
of the armed ship controversy with
the United States.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
AMERICAN ORDERED
TO LEAVE MEXICO
BIZ Assoc1ATED PRESS.

Ell Paso, Nov. 20.-Albert Herold,
the American who was recently ar
rested in Chihuahua City charged
cattle stealing was returned to the
border today after being released at
the order of General Trevino
Herold said that Trevino told him
to leave Mexico as soon as possible.
Herold declared that Trev1nu said
he no longer would be able to pro-
tect Americans in his zone. An ef-
fort is being made to identify the
American reported killed and his
body burned by Villa bandits at jim
ineZ.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
NEW RAILROAD TARIFF
FOR RELIEF OF SHORTAGE
DELAYED BY COMMISSION
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Nov. 20.--Tariffs filed
by various railroads operating in
southern and western classification
territories proposing to increased de-
murrage charges to relieve the freight
car shortage were suspended by the
Interstate commerce commission to-
DAY until March 81.
The present demurrage charge on
practically all roads is dollar day
after the free time allowance.
The proposed charges after the
usual time allowance wel,e two dollars
for the first day, $500 for second,
$500 for third and $500 for fourth
and each succeeding day
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
CAPTAIN stone WILLNOT
COMMAND NAVY YARD

The orders which were recently is
sued commanding Captain Stone Of
the battleship to assume command of
the navy yard here on December 4,
have been withdrawn, and for the
present no change win be made in the
arrangement at the station here
This announcement was made un-
officially yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
JOINT COMMISSION WILL
HEAR RAILROAD SIDE OF
ADAMSON DISPUTE FIRST
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Nov. z0.-Ir Gecloed
at an executive session tonight Of
joint congressional committee investi-
eating transportation problems that
the side of the railroads would be
heard first.
The executives of some of the
greatest railroad systems will appear
before the committee beginning
Thursday
The investigating committee heiu
its first meeting today and heard the
statement of Senator Newlands.
chairman.
The railroads were given the first
chance to present their side because
the railroad commissioners, shippers,
and others wishing to appear did not
seem ready to open their hearings.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
WASHINGTON TEAM
MAY Be HERE SOON

Secretary James G. Philips. Of the
Chamber of Commerce, yesterday re-
ceived a letter from Manager Clark
Griffith. of the Washington, D. c.,
team, in reply to an invitation from
the secretary to have the tlig leaguers
come here for training Or at least
practice games
The manager wrote that the claims
of Pensacola were being favorabIy
considered, and it is believed that
Walter Johnson's followers are to
be early seen in action here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
Fast Train Leaves
Track; Three Hurt

Chattanooga, Nov. 20.-Three urain-
men were injured, one seriously when
the Dixie flyer on train number ninety
five, of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis Railway jumped the
track near Wauhatchie, Tennessee,
south of here this afternoon, and six
of the ten cars left the track. The
injured were in the mail and baggage
cars, and officials say spreading rails
caused the accident.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
MINISTERS ORDERED TO
LEAVE ATHENS IMMEDIATELY

London, Nov. 20.-An Athens dis
patch says Vice Admiral Du Four
net has notified the Austrian. Ger
man, Bulgarian and Turkish minister
to Greece they must quit Greece.
The dispatch declares he told them
they must 60 aboard a ship in the
harbor or they would be taken fore
IDLY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21
CONGRESSMAN TAKES
RIDE IN AN AEROPLANE

Washington, Nov. 2O.-Sergeant
William Croker, U. S. A., carrying
as a passenger o. D. Bleakley, Of
Franklin, Pa, congressman-elect ar
rived here in an airplane today from
Philadelphia, landing on the speed
way near the Washington monument.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21

BROKE ON EVEN SCORE.
Maryville, Tenn, Nov. 2O.-Mary-
vile seven; Mississippi seven.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-21

Fair Tuesday and wednesday. Gentle.
variable winds
Yesterdays temperatures: Highest, SO
degrees; lowest so degrees.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

Western Newspaper Union News service.
New York, Nov. S.-New York state
has gone for Hughes by 100000. The
Democrats were able to poll plu-
rality of only 10000 in the Greater
city. Whitman carried the state by
10000. Calder gets the senatorship
by 100000. Whitman carried Kings
county by $4,000.
Calder ran ahead of Whitman in
Kings and beat McCombs in Greater
New York Tammany gave Wilson
only $4,000 in Manhattan. Bronx gave
Wilson only 1900: Kings. 1000.
Hughes carried Queens.
Six Democratic assemblymen and
two Democratic state senators in New
York county and the Bronx went down
to defeat in the Tammany slump. The
Eleventh. and the Twentieth senatorial
districts, now represented by Demo
crats, were lost, as we're the Seven
teenth, Nineteenth, Twenty first,
Twenty-third and Thirty-first assem-
bly, districts.
William Weiss, Republican, carried
the old big Tim" Sullivan Eleventh
district on the Bowery. beating Jacob
Koenig, Democrat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
CUNTER WINS
GOVERNORSHIP
BAILEY AND ALLEN SEEM cHoS-
EN- FOR TWO PLACES ON
SUPREME BENCH.
MULNIx LEADS HIGGINS
Democrats in Colorado Get All State
Offices Except Treasurer and
Justices.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver, Nov. 9-Reports coming in
slowly from outside. counties last
night assured Democrats of a victory
in the state in both the national and
state campaigns julius c. Gunter's
plurality over Governor Carlson will
probably reach $4,000 when all the
votes are counted Harry E. Mulnix.
Republican candidate for state treas
urer, was leading Robert H. Higgins.
Democrat. in the state, by 5000 on
late returns, based upon 1,oSo of the
1,451 precincts.
All the other state offices were
conceded to the Democrats by Philip
B. Stewart, state Republican chair
man, Wednesday, with the exception
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
DRYS CLAIM FOUR STATES.
Prohibitionists Claim Defeat of Saloon
Men In Aichlgan, South Dakota,
Nebraska and Montana.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-Oliver w. Stew
art, national prohibition campaign
manager, expressed qualification over
the result of wet and dry fights.
Returns indicate that the drys
have added four Michigan,
South Dakota. Nebraska and Mon
tana = to the dry column" said MT.
Stewart. I'VE saved Arkansas to the
array of nineteen dry states with
which we entered the campaign. The
election OF Bamberger as governor of
Utah, Democrat favoring prohibit
tion, think, means prohibition by
statute out there.
I'VE are particularly pleased with
the victory of woman's suffrage in
South Dakota, for that means the cleo
ton of officials who will make the
prohibition law effective"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

of the race for two Supreme Court
justices. Judge George w. Allen, Re-
publican. was running second to Nor
ton S. Bailey, Democrat. in Denver.
and his supporters claimed he was
making big leads in many outsiIe
counties, where reports have been de-
layed.
Another race that promises close
finish is that for attorney general.
William C. Robinson of Colorado
Springs is running close to Leslie E.
Hubbard, the Democratic nominee.
For state senator from Las Animas
county De Busk, DEM, is elected; for
representatives Lucero, Dem, and
Frisby, Dem.
Judge McChesney has been re-
elected by the Democrats to the bench
in the Third district.
A big upset of the election was the
apparent defeat of Casimiro Barela of
Las Animas county, known as Colora-
dos perpetual senator" He has
been a member of the upper house
continuously since the states admin
sion to the Union In 1876 and was
member of the territorial legislature.
Samuel DeBusk, Democrat, and
former Progressive leader, appears to
have a safe lead.
Mrs. Agnes Riddle will be a new
Republican member of the upper
house. having been elected from Arap-
ahoe, Morgan and Adams counties
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
FINAL COUNT WILL BE NEcEs
sARv TO DETERMINE RESULT
OF NATIONAL ELECTION.
SEVERAL STATES CLOSE
WYOMING DEFINITELY PLACED
IN WILSON COLUMN. BUT NEW
MEXICO INCOMPLETE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New York. Nov. 9.-At midnight. re-
turns. such as were complete or so far
complete as to be regarded as indica-
tive. gave President Wilson 24o votes
in the electoral college; Hughes 239.
and left 81 votes doubtful in eight
states. 1t requires 2GG electoral votes
to elect President
Although California still showed a
lead for the President and his cam
paign managers were claiming 1t by at
least 1900, the Presidents majority
there had dwlndled to a little more
than / 400 with about one-fifth of the
districts missing.
Idaho was estimated for the Wilson
column with majority OF 10000. Kan
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
Col. Roosevelt Issue. statement.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.--When informed
of the lead of Charles E. Hughes over
President Wilson. Col. Roosevelt is
sued the following statement: II am
doubly thankful as an American for
the election of Mr.. Hughes. 1t is vim
dication of our national honor. Be-
cause of some charges that have been
made l wish to state now that will
not under any circumstances make
any recommendations to Mr.. Hughes
with reference 10 appointments or to
his Legislative policy"
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
Auto Crash Gives Dead Man Vote.

Sioux City, Iowa-Clarence Peter
son, a dead man. voted in Sioux City
Tuesday. Peterson, a travelling man,
obtained an absent voters ballot at
the county recorders office Monday,
filled it out and left 1t with the re-
corder. Monday evening a runaway
horse plunged into Peterson's automo-
bile, fatally injuring him and he died
early Tuesday morning. The law pro-
vides Peterson's ballot shall be
counted.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

sas. while incomplete, with a little
more than two-thirds of the districts
reported, showed President Wilson
leading with more than 27,000
Washington, little more than half
reported. was giving the President
lead of 1000.
West Virginia. two-thirds reported,
was showing Hughes a majority OF
nearly 1000. North Dakota was very
close. two-thirds complete, showing a
Hughes majority of less than 1000.
Wilson was leading in New Mexico
with only small proportion of the
precincts reported.
Delaware and New Hampshire,
counted among the Hughes states,
but incomplete during the day. defi-
nitely turned into the Republican col
umn.
San Francisco. Nov. 9.-Returns
from 5.347 precincts of 5.917 in Cali
fornia gave Woodrow Wilson a plu-
rality of 4,41O. The vote stood:
Hughes. 435.4SG; Wilson, 43s,ss6.
Charleston, w. Va, Nov. s9.--Mr.
Hughes lead over President Wilson in
West Virginia was increased by 1888
votes by the returns from Mcdowell
county. one OF the southern counties
OF the state. This made his total
plurality over Mr.. Wilson 3,541. the
greatest since the count of the vote
began. The vote is: Hughes, 13.100;
Wilson, 109.559. from 1904 precincts
out of the lib.
Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. "a lead of
<,500 votes with but twenty Of the
68S precincts missing placed Wyo-
ming definitely in the Wilson column
on the face of unofficial returns. Com
plete unofficial figures were not ex-
pected to appreciably change the
totals.
st. Paul. Mimi. Nov. 9.-Charles e.
Hughes was leading President Wilson
In Minnesota early today, but his mar
gin was SO slight that It was believed
virtually complete reports from the
state would be necessary to determine
definitely the outcome. When 2,505
precincts out of a total of 1924 had
reported. Hughes was leading by S03
vo.-s. the count standing: Wilson.
162,2S5: Hughes. 163.0SS.
Fargo. N. D.. Nov. 9.-With 1850
precincts In North Dakota received.
the count is standing: Wilson. 50.305;
Hughes. 49.057.
Omaha, Nov. 9.-Belated returns in
dicate that President Wilson had a
majority of $4,000 votes in Nebraska
with incoming returns increasing this
majority. Republican leaders conced-
ed the state to Wilson.
Albuquerque. N. NJ, Nov. S.-Mr.
Hughes led President Wilson by 25s
votes on the face of unofficial returns
from slightly more than half of the
6S8 precincts in New Mexico at mid
night. Returns from sS6 precincts
gave Hughes tl.7s4; Wilson. 1856.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

Three States Vote on Amendment.
Little Rock. Ark.-Big majorities
against the proposed constitutional
amendment, which would substitute
local option for the present statewide
prohibi ion. were reported in early re-
turns.
Omaha, Neb.-Scattering returns of
the state and incomplete returns from
Omaha indicate the prohibtory amend
ment carried by small majority.
San Francisco.-Three hundred and
seventy out of 5.917 precincts in Cali
fornia give prohibition. Yes. 4.635: no.
S.7s9.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
Claims of Rival Managers.

New York. Nov. Sat an early
hour this morning Democratic Chair
man Mccormick was claiming at
least 26S votes for President Wilson
in the electoral college. and Republi-
can Chairman Wilcox claimed 301 for
Mr. Hughes. Each was claiming Ken
lucky, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska
rnd Washington. Missouri, Indiana.
West Virginia. Arizona and Delaware
were leaning toward Hughes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
Hughes May Win Washington EIector.

HUghes May WIN washington EIector.
Tacoma, Wash.-There appears to
be a possibility, although President
Wilson carried Washington, that
Hughes may get one of the seven
electoral votes of Washington. The
death of A. Stream, Democratic
elector. shortly before election and
the substitution of E. M. Connor as
elector came so late that in many
counties the names of Stream rather
than Connor appeared on the ballot.
1t is said that thousands of voters
voted for Stream and that these votes
will be invalid and the difference may
be sufficient, according to local Re-
publicans, to give one Republican
elector a plurality
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
Casts Her First Vote .t ee.

Chicago.-Mrs. Mary eliza b t h
Clarke, who lives with her son. DR..
Warde Clarke, in Rogers Park. cele-
brated her ninety-ninth birthday a
week ago. She cast her first vote at
Tuesdays election.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
Woman, go, Votes First Time.

Aurora, Il.-Almost 80 years old,
Mrs. Abbie Hall cast her first vote for
president Tuesday. for Hughes. Her
vote was offset by that of the only
person in town older than she. Timo-
thy Carmody. who was 100 Nov. 4, cast
his ballot for Wilson.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
Prohibition Carries in Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb.-Democratic leaders
claim Nebraska for Wilson by ma
tority of $4,000, but Republican leaders
have not conceded the state to Wilson.
The prohibitory amendment carried
by a substantial majority.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
Huahea Cast. Vote In Laundry.

New York-Charles Evans Hughes
voted ballot No. 13 at 7:03 Tuesday
morning in the Victoria laundry vot-
ing booth on Eighth avenue, between
Torty-fourth and Forty-fifth streets.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10

Suffrage Defeated In West Virginia.
Charleston, w. Va.--The suffrage
amendment is defeated on the face of
the returns thus far received.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
The new CONGRESS
INCOMPLETE RETURNS INDICATE
REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE
MAJORITY IN HOUSE.
Returns Show Democrats Retain Con-
troll Of Senate-Democrats Lead In
Arizona and Republicans in New
Mexico on Incomplete Returns.

wss,srn Newspaper Union News Service
Chicago. Nov. 9.-Virtually com
plete returns on the congressional
election give the Republicans control
OF the House of Representatives and
the Democrats control of the Senate
The standings in the House will be as
follows.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
New Jersey Soldiers Vote at Douglas

Douglas, Ariz.-C battery. New Jer-
sey National Guard, was the only or
ganization stationed here to have a
voice in the national election. Some
fifty members of the battery register
ed at Tobyhanna, N. j.. while encamp-
ed there and were privileged to mark
ballots. which, under the Soldiers and
sailors" law, were cast by proxies.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-11-10
new YORK FOR HUGHES
WHITMAN WINS GovERNoRsHiP
BY LARGE MAJORITY.
Calder Gets the senatorship-William
Weiss Carried Old "Blg Tim
Sullivan Eleventh District.

western Newspaper union New. servlce.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-10-27
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