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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
NO DECISION
ON APPEAL IN
T UDGE CASE
Judge Campbell Will Decide
Question On No
vember 8.
NEW EVIDENCE
is INTRODUCED
Possible Suicide Motive
Shown In Letter From
Nashville.

In reply to prosecuting Attorney
Stokes request to continue Judges
motion for a new trial until such
time as he could finish certain in
vestigations which he minated
might have a bearing on the case,
Judge Campbell decided to withhold
his opinion in the appeal for a new
trial until November 9th.
The motion was argued pro and
con at both the morning and after
noon sessions of court, and a small
crowd was present.
The Bottle Note.
Lee Van Etten, a schoolboy living
at TIA West Main street, identified
the bottle note, which he swore was
written by friend, Owen Wilson, as
q joke, put into a chero cola bottle
and dropped into the water about
five blocks from the G.. F. & A
wharf, at which it was subsequently
picked up.
The Wilson boy acknowledged
writing such note in the morning
but said he had enclosed it in a
catsup bottle.
Suicide Motive.
A possible motive for the suicide
Of Tennie, after killing her sister.
was supplied IN letter, said to have
been received by L. W. Nelson, at
torney for Fudge, from w. G. Scnar-
fer, of Nashville, a few minutes be-
fore going to court.
Mr.. Schaffer, in his letter, which is
authenticated before notary public,
states that shortly after the death
of the children's mother in Nashville,
Tennie said that rather than go to
an orphan asylum "she was going to
kill sister and myself"
The letter in full follows:
New Evidence.
Nashville, Tenn, Oct. %, 1916.
'3Mr. l.. w. Nelson, Attorney at Law,
Pensacola, Fla.
Il noticed in yesterday mornings
TennesseaE and American an account
Of the trial of E. j. Fudge, charged
with staying his two children. | am
solicitor and collector for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, in Nashville, and collected in
surance in the Fudge home for sew
eral years, and / wish to give you a
little information which may have
some bearing, even at this late date.
"At the time of Mrs. Fudges death
she was not living in my territory
and had not had occasion to collect
insurance here for about four weeks.
] also collected from Mrs. Dottery,
and enc morning when | called to
make my weekly collection, found
that the two Fudge children We're at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SHORTENING TROOP Line
ANDFINALLY WITHDRAW

BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Columbus, N. NJ, Oct. ga force
ct 300 Carranza troops is reported
e. camped at Evalle between the
American field headquarters and the
extreme outpost point of the Ameri-
can line.
The defacto troops are said to be
well equipped, but are making no
apparent effort to apprehend Villa
bandits operating in the vicinity of
Namiquipa.
An American arriving here today.
reported the bandits are demanding
the shortening of the American line
with ultimate withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
Enemies of Governments
Policy Planed Spectacu-
lar Raid.
WOULD OCCUR
BEFORE ELECTION
Payment of Bandits With
Silver Coin Furnished
Clue.
By AssoclATEp PRESS

Washington, Oct. 26.-Secretary
Baker announced late today the war
department has received definite in
formation that the enemies of the
governments policy toward Mxico in
cooperation with Villa and other
bandits, had arranged for a spectac-
ular attack on the American troops
on the border, to be made before the
election to create sentiment against
the administration.
Full particulars of the plan, Sec
rotary Baker said, have been for
warded to Generals Funston and
Pershing and all American forces are
in readiness for the attack.
In the statement issued, Secretary
Baker added: ut is significant in
this connection that both state and
war departments were advised that
the bandit forces operating at pres
ent in Mexico are being paid in silver
COIN"
No additional information could be
obtained from Secretary Baker, who
left the city before the statement was
made public, to deliver political
address in West Virginia.
From other sources it was learned
that the information regarding the
plot was received from state and JUS
tice department agents on the border
and other sources. not disclosed.
II Is understood that no military
report from the border has mention
cd the subject and it is stated on re-
liable authority, that none Of the evil
dence in official hands involves
Americans.
Mexican interests in the United
States are believed to be directly re-
sponsible for the conspiracy.
Secretary Lansing tonight author
lied the statement that Secretary
Baker had no intention of intimat-
ing that there are Americans in
volved in the bandit attack olot Sec
rotary Lansing said his attention
was called to the that an effort
would be made to contrue Bakers
statement as political play.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27

Defying warnings of arrest if she
crossed the police lines, Mrs. Cram,
New York society woman, went to
Bayonne, N. j., to help the Standard
Oil workers in their strike, and she
is called the heroine of Bayonne.
Mrs. Cram has given up fortunes
to help the workingman. Her New
York mansion is used by followers
of Bouck White, radical pastor of
the Church of Social Revolution, and
expenses for their meetings are paid
by her.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
THEATRE PARTYCLOSFS
DOCTORS CONVENTION

When the curtain dropped after
the final act of Fields nninstrels last
night at the opera house, the first
convention of the West Florida and
South Alabama doctors came to an
end, and on the whole, was consid-
cred one of the most successful med
zeal conventions ever held in the
south.
The minstrel afforded vast enter
tainmess Sor the doctors nd the
con~.-- entertained 10y uembers
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
CAPT. COONEY TELLS
WRECK EXPERIENCES

Capt. Frank Cooney and crew of
the Pensacola smack Mineola, which
is owned by the Warren Fish Com
pany, have been at Tampa since Sun
day They were taken into that port
by the steamship Larimer, a Gulf
Refining Company vessel, and Capt.
Cooney has filed a protest in con-
nection with the towing of the dis
masted smack to Tampa.
1t is possible that the tug Sea King
or the tug Leroy, both of which ara in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
LIFE Of PARTY
IS IN BALANCE
Senator Fletcher Says Exist
ence of Democracy De
pends on Loyalty.


Jacksonville, Oct Ex-senator
Fletcher this afternoon in letter to
the democratic campaign committee
states that he viii vote for every can
didate of the democratic party nomi-
mated at the June primary as deter
mined by the decision of the supreme
court, the final action of the stare
canvassing hoard, and the endorse
ment of the state democratic execu-
tive committee.
He further states that not only the
success but the continued existence of
the present system of white demo-
cratic primaries depends upon the
loyalty of the members of the organ
ization.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
POPE DONATES TO
BELGIAN RELIEF
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Rome, Oct. 26.-The Pope has sen,
Cardinal Gibbons ten thousand
francs to head the list of contribution
in the United States for the assis-
tanee of Belgian children.
The Pope also sent letter to the
Cardinal urging Catholics in America
to support a plan to provide sup
Elementary daily meal for Belgian
children to save them from starvation
and disease.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
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IC0nfinued on Page Two.
COPELAND DENIES
HE SHOT LECTURER
81 AssoclATEp Press.

Galveston, Texas, Oct. 26.-John
Copeland, the Marshall, Texas, bank
er, on trial here charged with the
murder of William Black, an anti
Catholic lecturer, in Marshall, year
ago, denied on the witness stand to-
DAY that he SHOT Black.
Copeland asserted the only shot he
fired was directed at Clarence T.
Hall, Blacks business manager, after
Hall had fired on him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
TREBLE DUTIES ON
ENGLISH GOODS
By ASSOCIATED PREss

Washington, Oct. 26.-An investf-
cation was started today by the treas
ury department to determine whas
kinds of raw materials are imported
from Great Britain should be subject
to three times the regular duties,
this to be done in accordance with
recent legislation penalizing the M
portation of goods under restrictions
of the British blacklists policies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
CARNIVAL SHOWS FOR
FAIR EXPECTED SOON

The business manager of the Rog-
ers shows is expected in the city ,o-
day to complete arrangements FOR
placing the carnival show on the far
grounds. The big attractions are on
their way to this city, and will prop
ably arrive in time for the days pro-
gram tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
.UNNEUTRAL To
VICTIMS
British Claim Rescue of Sub
marine Victims Breach
of Neutrality.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.


London, Oct. 26.-Baron Beresford,
spokesman for the navy and Baron
Sydonham indicated in speeches in
the House of Lords that the activity
of the American warships in rescu-
ing passengers from vessels sunk by
German submarine off the American
coast might be breach of neutrality.
Viscount Grey's reply was that the
matter was one between Germany
and the United States.
Washington. Oct. 26.-Both sta,e
and navy departments hold that
American destroyers did not viola.e
neutrality in rescuing passengers
from ships sunk by German submar-
inc.
Officers declare that they Simply
followed the first dictates of human
ity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27

of the audience with jokes on their
professional visitors. Altogether. Il
was considered a fitting climax to
the meeting.
During the afternoon the doctors
were busy in the hospital clinics
where wealth of material had been
prepared for the convention. From
many points throughout this section.
charity patients were brought TO re-
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27

Cuban waters, viii tow the dismasted
Mineola to this port.
The crew had to fight mountain
GUS seas for hours. Comber after
comber washed the vessel, and men
had to stay below decks until the
storm abated. This is how the Tam
pa Times told the story on arrival of
the crew:
The narrative of the Mineola, the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27

This is school children's dav. in
whose honor special events have been
arranged, especially the races on
the midway in the afternoon. No
Doay parred--the more the merrier.
Children viii be admitted TODAY for
fifteen cents.
it is also the canning club dav
MISS Lonny Landrum is exnectiny
about forty of the club girls. who are
learning canning, preserving. and
nome economy. The girls will be adj
mltted free, and the awarding Of the
prizes viii be made at one o'clocL.
after which they will be taken ~ the
ISIS theatre as guests of the sshonse .
The proprietor of the Roger Bros
Greater Shows, which will omen a
the Fair Monday--for the Fair Il
gong to last another glorious week
Is expected on the d:30 train this ar
ternoon, and viii make All nrelin,-
mary arrangements.
lhere viii be a gorgeous slirplav
OF fireworks tonight at eight o'clock.
Children taking Many First Prizes.
The children are walking away with
the prizes. Little Annie and Laura
Nicholson, of Cottage Hill, not vet in
their teens, took first over all for
vegetable display, and besides took
several firsts for individual displays.
Boy Beats the Field.
In the stock exhibit it is lust the
same. Little George Mead, ten
years old, likewise of Cottage Hill.
took first prize with his Duroc, for
the best boar on the grounds, of any
breed, under one year. He also took
second for the best sow under one
year. These are all the pigs George
entered, but he viii probably get
another prize today, when the pig
club awards are made, for the sow
In addition to being entered in the
general contest, is also entered in
the pig club contest. The boar is
not, contestants being restricted to
one entry.
Wants the Best.
what did you go into the pig
raising contest for?" George was
asked.
81 went in to get some money and
| guess got it" said George-and so
he has, dozen or so dollars in prize
money so far. '1'm going to raise
the best stock can when / get big
like papa" he added
Following is a copy of Georges
essay as 1t appears in his pig club
book, about Juno, the Duroe sow that
took second prize yesterday ard is
entered in today's contest. Juno,
when George got her four months ago
weighed 40 pounds; today she tipped
the scale, when after the most blood
curdling squeals she was finally gos-
ten there, at 152 1-2. George Mead
writes as follows:
George Mead Tells How
Il don't believe there was a han
pier boy IN Escambia county than
was the day Juno came Of course
you know that Juno is my full blooded
Duroc Jersey pig. When 1 got her
] was as glad to see her as she was
to see the pen of good feed. She was
very tired from her long trip from
Lillian, Ala. / had the pen troughs
all made, when she came, but first /
water her, then turned her on pas
ture TO get some exercise. She
weighed 20 lbs, when she came and
she was four months old, as her BIRTH
day is Feb. 18th.
Could Only Grunt.
Il fed her about 1 pound of shorts
morning and night, except for six
weeks when the shorts gave CIT. She
always had plenty of green feed and
when the watermelon and tomatoes
were ripe, fed her lots of culls till
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27

Charles Healey, Chicago police
chief, plans hard fight when tried
On charges of permitting vice and
plotting with the secretary of the
millionaire Sportsmen's Club to null
fly gambling laws. He is under
grand jury indictment.
The chief, political protege of Will
liam Hale Thompson, mayor of Chi
cago, is the center of fight between
the mayor and Maclay Hoyne, state
attorney. in which Hoyne raided the
millionaire's club and the mayors
office and carried away documents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
|CH|LDRENW|[L
AIR
GROUND TODAY
Special Events Scheduled
For Entertainment of
Youngsters.
SCHOOLS CLOSED
THROUGHOUT CO
Awards To Be Made For
Exhibits OF Canning
Club Girls.
Today,s Prnrram

Today's Program.
rKIDAf-School Children's Day.
Canning Club Girls Day.
Features: Pony exhibition, three or
more entries. Boys running race
arranged by Y. M. C. A. Motor,
cycle races. Fireworks tonight
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
Could Only Grunt.

Il fed her about 1 pound of shorts
morning and night, except for six
weeks when the shorts gave cut. She
always had plenty of green feed and
when the watermelon and tomatoes
were ripe, i fed her lots of culls till
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-27
WEATHER FORECAST

Local rains Thursday and Friday.
Moderate north winds.
Yesterdays temperatures: Highest, 81
degrees: lowest, 81 degrees.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-22
Here Is A Little Lesson
In What Monopoly Is

New York, June There is pend
ing in the civil courts of this city
suit instituted by the City-of New York
against the marlborough Rapid Tran
sit Company and the Public Service
Commission which is supposed to regu-
late things like transportation, in
which Mayor Mitchell seeks to set
aside a nice piece of graft uncovered
by the Thompson Legislative Invest
cation Committee
What is this Thompson Committee
we hear SO much about, anyway, you
ask. Here's your answer ...
Transportation in New York is mo-
nopolized The Public Service Com
mission is supposed to make the mo
nopolists behave. Senator Thompson
for political purposes, was sent here
from Albany to delve into hints of
collision between the two bodies The
thing got too big to be merely a polit-
ical row, and things are moving so
fast that no one, not even Thompson,
can stop them. Here's what the Sem
ator, with unlimited powers, found:
New York City offered to go fifty
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-22
WASHINGTON PA.
Glass Factories.

All of the Washington, Pa, glass
factories are working steadily now,
some even working Saturday after
Moons instead of allowing the half
day off as is usual.
The Hazel-Atlas Glass company has
three factories here, as follows: Atlas
factory, employing about eight hun
dred men and boys; Hazel No. 1 en-
ploying nearly a thousand and Hazel
No. 2, employing probably six hundred
people.
The Highland Glass company has
three factories, known as Nos. l, and
8. This firm makes art and plate
glass exclusively.
The Pittsburg Window Glass house
at Washington is working good right
along.
Duncan & Miller are also working
steady. This factory turns out table
glassware.
All of the above named factories ex-
perienced some difficulty during the
winter and early Spring months, owing
to the general shortage of gas; but
this has been overcome now.
The Duncan & Miller glass house is
the only one in Washington that is or
ganized. Other factories are expected
to be taken into the fold of unionism.
J Washington has what is claimed to
be the only glass factory of it's kind in
this country, and one of three in the
world This is the National Optical
Glass company's plant, where crude
eye glass lenses are made. This fac
I tory also formerly made quite num-
Der of watch crystals, but it is under
stood that they are now giving ex-
elusive attention to lenses.
Building Trades.
| Members Of the various building
crafts in Washington report thai
things generally are booming in this
line. Quite a few new buildings are
being put up and considerable repair
work is being done. The R, R. Kitch
en- company, Of Wheeling, has the con
tract for Improvements now beine
made to the Hazel-Atlas Glass com
pany's plants.
Washington Building Trades are full
ly organized, the carpenters having al
| especially strong union. Jay Brigg
is president of the carpenters, Will
VIM. Spriggs is the Secretary.
Howard Evans ana MI IleHHlHS va
are president and secretary respective
ly of the painters union. which is pro
crossing nicely
General Factory Notes.
The Gardner Convertible Gas
Steam Engine Co. are employing quit
number of men and are workin
good.
The OBrien, Construction compan
are manufacturers of steel derrick
boilers. etc. Their plant is on in full
The Capitol Paint, Oil and Varnis
company's plant is working rigf
along.
The Washington Box company ar
increasing their working force.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-22

the system, tried to dodge making
legal returns.
Dissatisfaction with Constitutional
taxation became SO great that Tax
Commissioner Pastoriza finally took a
postal card referendum Of the taxpay-
ers asking each one if he would stand
by him should he proceed to exempt
personal property as before and assess
buildings at lower rate. The answers
were overwhelmingly in the affirma-
tive. -@
Accordingly for the year 1916, ex-
emptions were allowed, buildings were
assessed at SO per cent and land va T.
ues at 100 per cent. Thus, in principle,
the Houston system has been restored:
The former DIRECTORS by signing their
assessment, have violated the law the
same as the other taxpayers and are
estopped from renewing proceedings:
Houston is happy once more.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1916-06-22
HOUSTON TAX SYSTEM.

For four years, from 1911 to 1915,
Houston, Texas, pursued unique ana
progressive policy in regard to taxa
ton Under the administration of Tax
Commissioner Joseph ]. Pastoriza, the
general property tax provisions of the
State constitution were ignored and
land values were assessed at a higher
rate than improvements Moreover all
personal property was exempted. with
the exception of automobiles and mer-
chandise.
Under this system the city thrived.
There was a boom in buildings, as
shown by the building permits issued.
and increase in number of houses was
SO great that in spite of a rapid in
crease in population. rents declined.
Bank deposits increased, for money in
Houston banks was exempt from taxa
ton.
In the year 1915, buildings and other
improvements were assessed at but Is
per cent Of true value and land values
at 70 per cent. A few land specula-
tors became dissatisfied and applied to
the court for an order to compel equal
asse ssment of all property as required
by the constitution. The order was is
sued and the famous Houston plan OF
/ taxation seemed to have come to an
end.
Tax Commissioner Pastoriza pro-
/: cceded to obey the courts orders. He
notified the taxpayers that he must
assess both land and buildings there
+: after at 100 per cent of true value
Citizens were notified to return the
true value of their household goods
cash in bank, notes. mortgages. and
other personal property. At once there
began a move to withdraw deposits
from banks to escape taxation. The
building boom ceased and Houston'I
prosperity came to an end.
Then the people of Houston realized
more than they did before. the advant
ages of the lost system. Even the five
land spectators who brought the suit
and secured the court order agains