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VOL XIINO 92 PENSACOLA FLORIDA SATURDAY MORNING APRIL 17 1909 PRICE CENTS
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BY ALMOST UNANIMOUS VOTE I
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WILLIAM J BRYAN INVITED TO
ADDRESS FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
This Action Came on Foot
steps of Frank Clarks
r Address in House
FAVORABLE REPORT
PROHI AMENDMENT
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TEMPER
ANCE TO WHOM MEASURE WAS
REFERRED SUBMITS REPORT
PENSACOLAS PAVING BILL
PASSES THIRD READING IN THE
SENATEMANY NEW BILLS IN
l BOTH HOUSES
By Fred M Allen
I Tallahassee Fla April HiBr au
almost unanimous vole the two houses
of the Florida legislature today adopt
ed a resolution inviting William Jen
nings Bryan to address the legisla
ture at an early date Mr Bryan was
apprised of the fact by telesrnnh
Following as it did ou the very
footsteps of the address of Congress
man Frank Clark last night in which
he assailed Bryan as > a populist the
action of the two houses caused much
comment
The senate temperance committee
reported favorably on the constitu
tional amendment for prohibition
° THE SENATE CONVENES
Twentynine members were present
at roll call at 10 oclock Prayer was
offered
Bills wcr introduced as follows
Senate bill Xo HI Johuson relief
of Sherwood t Pound Claims
S No 143 Harris fixing salary of
attorney general
S No H4 Dayton cancelling cer
tain tax sale certificates
S No 145 Massey relating to num
ber of copies of statutes
S oHG Henderson by request
relief B F Bridges
S No 147 Henderson request
clerical assistance for county super
intendents of public instruction
S Xo 148 Buckman regarding ad
mission of attorneys to practice
S No 149 Buckman for relief of
Florida National Bank of Jacksonville
for loans made on University Edu
cation
S No loO Cook relating to county
court in Washington county Judic I
iary II
S No 157 McMulIen by request
relating to closed season for mullet
S No Io2 Adkins relative to com
mittment of minors to reform school
S No 1 w West protecting land
lords against destruction of property
by tenants
S No 14 McCreary prohibiting I
log carts on certain public roads
S concurrent resolution No GI
Cook asking congress to improve en I
trance to St Annrews Buy Adopted
No7 Sloan for joint committee of
live to confer with state officials re j
garding to relief of counties affected
by recent supreme court decision on
educational funds Adopted
ON SECOND READING
Senate Bill No 34 Williams relat I
ing to railroads Reported unfavor I
ably Indefinitely postponed I
No ri Dayton prohibiting catching I
of food fish from Crystal river with
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net in Citrus count To third
J rending I
No lb Beard regulating practice 1
of osteopathy To third reading
No S8 Dayton providing for trans
fer of money from one county fund to
another To third reading
No 89 Dayton providing clerical
circuit To third reading I
No 2o Dayton allowing circuit
judges clerical aid To third reading
No SO McMullen relative to writ
of garnishments To third reading
No SI McMullen requiring boards
oC county commissioners to advertise
for bids for public work and for sup
plies To third reading
No 93 Henderson relating to sale
of collateral securities To third
reading
No 32 Williams disqualifying cer
tain persons from holding offices or
appointments or acting as jurors To
third reading I
No 55 Williams for regulation or
secret society meetings Amended to
allow officers to enter into any place
where he believes secret meeting is
being held contrary to law To third
reads u I
No 77 Saws prohibiting fishing in
fresh water stream of Vohibia county
with seines To third reading
No 116 Harris permitting street
Continued on Page Two
B Associated Press
McAlister Okla April 16likt
Zanona an American citizen of Ital I
ian parentage shot and killed his
motherinlaw Mrs William Doss
and his sisterinlaw Miss Willie
Doss at llartshorne late today and I
within a few minutes was shot in the
neck and seriously wounded by his
fatherinJaw William Doss Zanoua I
and wife were separated a year ago
and a short time ago the woman was
given a divorce and custody of their I
child This is aid to hap weighed
on ZauonVs mind I
The man had to bf hurried out ot
town to prevent mob violence 1
i5fN5ATIONIN
I FAILURE OF BIG
i I NEW YORK fiRM I
Alleged That Senator Mc
Carron Brooklyn Politi
cian Operated Blind Ac
count and Owes His Firm I
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By Associated Press I
New York April 1 < > Something o
a sensation was rented In flnamai 1
and political circles today when IK
announcement was made that Rorn
Russel of the failed brokerag fr m
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1 > FRENCH GOVERNMENT
4 SENDS SHIPS TO TURKEY O
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By Associated Press
Paris April lGAs a pre +
cautionary measure to assure
O the safety of French citizens 4
and interests in Turkey the b
0 government ordered two cruis +
b ers to sail from Toulon to 4
4 Pieraeus tonight
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Wheat Active But
Was Not Sensational
By Associated Press
Chicago April 15Vhilc the wheat
market was active today it lacked the
Kousational features of yesterday
Prices were depressed early July
touchiuR MAOS and May 115 5S
but the close was strong with July
the beof contention 1Ic over
the previous close at SI17 liar J
Six Cremated When
a Frisco Hotel Burned
By Associated Press I
San Francisco April IGSix bodies I
recovered and probably eight or ten I
others buried in the ruin six in I
jured one fatally and property loss j
of 125000 are the results of an early I
morning fire that destroyed the St I
Gporge hotel a lodging house for la j
borers at Howard and Eighth streets I
and eight other small buildings The
bodies taken to the morgue mere so
charred that identification was im
n
closed 1lc lower at 117 1S
I The story that Patten has employed
a body guard has no proper founda
tion The colored man alleged to oc
cupy that position has been at the
same door receiving visitors cards
for a generation lift was there be
fore the name of Paittn had become
tone to loujurt
possible IJ S Can wri lJf a cajpen
tei formerly of Salem Oregon was
fatally burned
The hotel was a threestory frame
building and burned so rapidly hat
none of the 180 guests had tiiic to
dress and many escaped by jumping
to the roof of an adjoining workshop
Scores clambered down the ladders of
the firemen and the fire escapes and
at least four jumped to safety into
the net hold by th fire fighters
Drank Poison Rather
Than Appear in Court
By Associated Press 1
Indianapolis Ind April 16Viien
the name of Grace Crldwell defend
ant in a suit for divorce against her I
by Lester Caldwell was called in the
circuit court last evening she did not
answer and during a conference of I
her attorneys and the judge a mes
senger rushed in and aid that rather
than appear Sirs Caldwell had killed
herself She had drunk carbolic acid
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MAN KILLS TWOI
OMEN AND 15 I
IN TURN SHOT j
Infuriated Because His Wife I
Left Him and Wreaked I
Vengeance on Her Rela
tives i
A physician who hurried to her home
prevented her immediate death and
jthe judge has postponed hearing of
the divorce CRS until her recovery
Member of Mrs Caldwells family
have informed the police that when
the date of the trial was set she at
tempted to choke her baby to death
and kill herself and that she has in
sisted that she would never face the
court
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of Emus Stoppan hal obtained an
m Jer from Judge Holt in the federal
district court summoning State Sena
tor Patrick H MeCarron tile well
known Democratic leader of Brooklyn
to appear before United States Com
ntissioner Alexander next Tuesday to
testify ai the bankruptcy hearing
which is to develop the firms affairs
The order pioid that he produce
hticli books records documonts etc
as may bt required
The summons for MeCarron ib based
on the alleged discovery of expert
accountants that the several blind
accounts entered as Xo r0 was
that of Senator MeCarron who for
years nas been a close person l friend
of both iiMJinbcOfe of the firm
Account Xo SSJ it is stated was
very active and also showed the man
operating under it is indebted to the
firm to the aggr gale amount of over
one hundred thousand dollars
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The spur ins sood hour in Io
I don that tarnished the camel eq ti
t nieiit for Theodor Roosevelts him
I
ing trip in Africa has received a able I
t from Mombasa saying that the outfit
arrived there safely Colonel Roose
volt ami his party are scheduled to
reach Mombasa on April 21 R J
Cunninghame the expert hunter wjo
is making the arrangements for the I
hunt has engaged porters and has ei
erjthinr in readiness for the arrival
of the party Colonel Roosevelt win
go at once to Nairobi o27 miles up I
I the Usandn railroad from Mombas
j Nairobi will be the base of upplie ji
j for the hunt In that part of Africa I
j ter are two rainy seasons owe in I
PRESIDENT TAFT AND
LABOR LEADERS HA lE
T ALI OF TWO HOURS
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Samuel Gompers Headed the
Delegation to Call on
I the President
ANTIINJUNCTION
i MATTER DISCUSSED
THE PRESIDENT SAYS HIS POSI
TION ON THIS WAS CONTAINED
t
IN HIS ADDRESS OF ACCEPT
ANCE AT CINCINNATIHE WILL
INVESTIGATE OTHER MATTERS
BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION
WITH VIEW OF ASSISTING IF
POSSIBLE
i ashingioir April 10 PresKlm
Taft discussed tire problems of the
working man for two hours today with
iiiemDerss of the executive council 01
the American Federation of Labor
which is in session in this city
The labor leaders headed by Sam
uel Gompers president of the federa
tion called at the White House to
present to the president a number of
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matters of vital interest to organized
I labor Gompers declared the presi
dent not only gave the spokesmen
1 of the party all the time they desired
I but joined limself in the discussion
from time to time to hring out fuller
information OH various subjects as
the were rehearsed When the con
ference closed the president told his
callers he would investigate the mat
teis presented which seemed to him
to require such action and h will
he glad to help so far as his oppor
I tunities permit in arriving at a proper
solution of the difficulties Reich work
ing the people find themselves con
fronted while at the same time keep
ing tHe interest of tn whole people
in view
The labor leaders Denied alease l
am their reception
President Taft told the labor leaders
he regarded the niatier of an anti
I injunction law as ono of tho most ini
portant phases of his administration
I Ho gelded ire felt he made his poi1 ion
H
the early sprung aril the other iu 1
late fall It is thr intention 01 in > j
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Roost > It cart to hun during no
dry season of the summer and fall 1
prMing to Pert Florence in Of to j
I HON JOHN P STOKES
Yesterday Selected Speaker Proten of House of Representatives
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clear on the subject in his speech ot
I acceptance at Cincinnati and confirm
ed his iHttlOit hi him inaacurttl H < 1
dress The president said he would
In glad to converse further with the
representatives of organized labor as
to the amendmentsetc when the
hill for the nfxt congress has bon
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framed
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SCENES IN EAST AFRICA WHERE ROOSEVELT
AND HIS PARTY BEGIN BIG GAME HUNT
her To ° tt 111 us tuo sIa
Finn a trohi wh ° f he hunters
will ntfi the jungle a ene in Mom
I i casa and all nirruan smut bridge
lUll the lji la railr uid
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IIION JOhN P STOKES
CHOSEN SPEAKER PRO = TEM
hOUSE REPRESENTATIVES
CHARGED WITH
DEFRAUDING
GOVERNMENT
Cudahy Company is Indicted
in Connection With Its
Oleomargerine Business
By Associated Press
TOIKka Kas April IGC1taned
with defrauding the government by
iolation of the internal revenue laws
an indictment was formally returned
against the Cudahy Packing Company
of Kansas City in the Inited States
court here today The company is
indicted on tits counts Otticers of
the company will be summoned to ap
pear in court and defend the charges
outlined in the indictment
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS
EXPECTED THE INDICTMENT
Washington April 1U Internal
revenue officials expressed no sur
prise at the announcement that the
Cudah Packing Company had been
indicted at Topeka for frauds against
till internal revenue laws It was
admitted that the oleomargarine busi
ness of the company had been under
observation and investigation by treas
pry agent for several months
IT is stated that government agents
pamimll a very large number of
ainpki of oleomarseriHe in many
parr < of the country sold by the
udah company and while it is not
pedient to estimate the amount in
oltf1 it s known the officials be
Lot ro ue in HXf PSS of 512500 and
IJoscihly a ninth larger bum
I The unalt provided IK a flue of
front J0 to I i < M > and imprisonment
tf from six months to three years Cor
i a < n offense
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KILLED BY BROTHER
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lailioria Las April HiCriffith
Hughs aged is years died today as
f n r u < of haying been shot last
Iglt b his younger brother Owen
10 mistook him for a burglar
n
By Associated Press j
New York April liAn automobile I
ride of four young men ended in death I
for one of their number and fatal in1
nry to another when a touring car inj
which they were driving at a terrific I
speed crushed into a tree in Central J
Park at dawn today Matthew Camp
an employe of the Moon Automobile I
Company the chauffeur was crushed
Escambia County Honored
by His Selection to Im
portant Office
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YOUNGEST MAN TO
HOLD THE OFFICE
NEWS REACHED HERE YESTER
I DAY AFTERNOON OF THE SE
LECTION OF MR STOKES BUT
IT CAUSED NO SURPRISE HERE
AMONG THOSE WHO WERE
WELL INFORMED ON MATTERS
AT THE STATE CAPITAL
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Hon John P Stokes was yesterday
I elected to the position of speaker pro
tern of the house of representative
an office which Is a very important
one This news was received in tao
city early yesterday afternoon and
was learned with much pleasure hy
man > but came as no surprise io
those well posted on matters at the
state capital
Hon John P Stokes one qf Kscam
bias representatives iu the legisla
ture of Florida was signally honor
ed by the house of representatives on
yesterday when he was elected speak
I er protein hi that body
Never before perhaps in the his
tory of Florida las the honor been
conferred upon one so young lie b
in at this limn twentytwo years ot
ageEscambia is justly proud of her rep
resentation at Tallahassee and doubly
proud is she of the place her delega
tion has taken among the membership
of the legislature
Mr Stokes has this early won the
highest expression of confidence next
to being made speaker Ciat can 1m
shown a member of the house of rep
resentatives As speaker protem h
is the second officer of the house of
representatives and by virtue of this
office will often be called iliirinfc this
session tty preside over the ilelftimM t
tiers of thai augunr body of Florida
lawmakers H > will without a doubt
prove himself capable fair and Just
in his rulinss
With Fred 1C Hudson of Dade as
president of the senate and Theop
West of Jackson us president protein
Ion L Farris of Duval as speaker of
the house and John P Stokes of ICs
eaniblo as speaker protem Florida
may rightly feel that its lawmaking
branch of the gmeminent is in capu
ijle hands
BUSINESS MAN
SHOT DOWN ON
STREETS CITY
His Assailant Supposed to
Be a Young Man Whom
He Discharged Made His
Escape
By Associated Press
I Ehnyria N Y April 16 Joaeplt
McCaun a business mail or this city
was shot down ou the street here
today while on his way to his store
Two bullets entered his body He was
taken to the aospital and is not ex
pected to live His assailant is BUI
posed to have been Raymond Gill
a young man who had been employed
bv Mr McCann and who had been
dismissed because of alleged short
ages in his accounts The assailant
fled on a bicycle An effort Wag mad
to pursue him but thus far without
success His bicycle ha < been found 4
in the outskirts of the city j
DYNAMITED SAFE
Knkl Okla April 16 Robbuis dyn
amited the safe of the Bank of Luoion
shirt miles east of here last night
and escaped with 31000 in currenc
and notes to the amount of lOW
The interior of the banding vas
wrecked The robbers escaped in H
stolen rig
Automobile Ride of
Four Ended in Death
to death and Joseph Fogarty wami I
thrown on his head on a concreto
walk adjoining the driveway and suf
fered a fracture of the skull from j
which he ill not expected to recover
Ernest Fre > ersB right leg was frr
turen Joseph Hoyt the fourth occu
pant of the cur fell on the turf and
abandoning his injured comradeS
fled in a panic for the tHihway sta
tion where he was arrested
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