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Official Weather Forecast 16 Pages To-day Section 1 Pages 1 to 8 FAIR SUNDAY AND MONDAY, LIGHT TO MODERATE, NORTH WEST WINDS. i VOL. XIII. NO. 38. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1910. PRICE, 5 CENTS. .1 V ri:- 1 5 if: PRESIDENT ANSWERS CRY OF WALL STREET Law Must be Enforced Re gardless of Effect on the Business Conditions. IF THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE PRESENT METHOD OF CARRY ING ON BUSINESS THEN THE LATTER MUST BE CHANGED TO CONFORM TO THE LAW TAFT DECLARES HIS PARTY REDEEM ED ITS CAMPAIGN PLEDGES. i By Associated Prats. New York, Feb. 12. "If the enforce ment of the law 1 not compatible with the present method of carrying on business, then it does not speak well for the present method of con ducting .business, and they must be changed to conform with law." This was President Tart's answer to Wall street and the cry of "panic" It made to the' cheering audience of hundreds of Republicans tonight at the annual Lincoln day dinner of the Republican club in this city. Governor Hughes shared the honors of the evening with the president. Taft adhered to his purpose of dis cussing the platform pledges and how they have been kept. It was the end of his detailed argument regarding how Republicans are redeeming their pledges that he came to a discussion of the anti-trust law and Wall street. The president declared that, the administration would not foolishly run amuck in business and destroy values and confidence just for the pleasure of doing so. "No one," he continued, "has a mo tive as strong as the administration to cultivate and strengthen busi ness 1 confidence and prosperity. ; "But there is no promise on the part of the Republicans to change the anti-trust law except to strengthen it." He said "the govern ment can be counted on to enforce the law in any way best calculated to prevent the destruction of public confidence in business, but that it must enforce the law goes without saying." Taft did not hestiate to discussthe attacks that had been made upon the administration and party or the dan ger of the future success of the In surgents and other dlssentlons. 'Re publicans who feared defeat at the polls in November, he declared, should take courage from the demoralized condition of the Democrats. DEFENDS TARIFF BILL. He defended the tariff bill, saying it substantially complied with the party pledges and through it the party set itself In the right direction to ward lower tariffs. The president showed statistics to demonstrate that during the first six months of the new tariff there had been shown a twelve per cent reduction in the per centage on ad valorem duties on im ports and twelve per cent increase in imports admitted free. Time and wider knowledge, he said, would serve to Justify the bill. Reviewing the party platform he poke on the postal savings bank amendments to the inter-state com merce law, anti-injunction plank, statehood for Arizona and New Mexi co and conservation of natural re sources. Bills to carry all prom ises into effect are pending in con gress, and he believes they will pass. CRUISERS TO BUENOS AYRES. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 12. The arm ored cruisers North Carolina and Montana, which have been ordered to Buenos Ayres to represent the U. S. at the centennial celebration in June, will come to the Pacific coast with the cruisers Tennessee End Washing ton after the stay at the South Ameri can port is ended. Advices to this effect have been received at the Pugct Sound navy yard. AUGUST BELMONT IS TO WED ANACTRESS. By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 12. An nouncement was made today cf the marriage of Actres.3 Eleanor Robson to August Belmont, the wedding to occur in March at Miss Robson's home. Only a few friends will be present. Revenge Motive of Murder of Wealthy Glove Manufacturer Bv Associated Press. Chicago. 111., Feb. 12. Revenge is lw believed to have? be?n the motive oV the murder of Chas. Wiltshire, the wealthy glove manufacturer found dead last night in his factory with 37 itilletto wounds in his body. About a month aeo Wiltshire caused the arrest of two Italians for having sold him stolen property. One man was sentenced to a term in the house of correction and the other dismissed. It is the belief of the police that the freed, man, who is now in custody, planned to murder Wiltshire for re Tense. This belief is substantiated Standard Oil Would Own a Central Bank, Says Thaw By Associated Press. Philadelphia. Feb. 12 "I do not think there can be any doubt in the minds of any one who studies the question In the light of admitted con ditions, that if a central bank is estab lshed in this country it will be owned or at least controlled toy the Standard Oil Company," said Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary of the treasury, today at a meeting of the Pennsylvania Bankers' Association in this city. His topic was "The Central Bank." "There are two diseases prevalent SHOW MANTLE STORM WHICH SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN STATES IS PASSING OUT THROUGH ST. LAWRENCE VAL LEY. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 12. The storm which has spread a mantle of enow over the eastern and several southern states is today central over New York city and late tonight will move on and out through the St. Lawrence valley. The heaviest snowfall was in New York and Pennsylvania. - The storm originated In the Rio Grande valley on Wednesday. As the disturbance moved east it was accom panied by high winds along the At lantic coast as far south as Florida and over the Gulf of Mexico,. TEN INCHES OF SNOW RECORD IN NASHVILLE Nashville, Feb. ' 12. The snowfall which began early yesterday measures 10 inches on the level in this section today and is still falling. .This; is the heaviest snowfall here" sinceo92. Re ports are coming in of great suffering to live stock and considerable loss is expected. Trains on all the railroads are arriving from one to live bours late. IIP RAILROADS ) PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF B. F. YOAKUM SAYS "DEMA GOGUE POLITICS" CAUSE ROADS TO STOP BUILDING LINES. By Associated Press. Memphis, Feb. 12. "Demagogue politics" is preventing the expansion of southern railroads, according to Frank Anderson, personal representa tive of B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the board of directors of the Frisco System. Mr. Anderson was in Mem phis last night en route to New Or leans. "Railroads are not building any new lines just now," he continued" "It is almost impossible for them to get the- money. 'Ope horse' politicians "anting offices and then seeking no toriety after tbey get tnem by advo cating bills that call for unnecessary laws to be passed governing railroads are the causes. "No big railroad will undertake to snecd its money so long as these laws exist." SIX MEN ARE KILLED IN RUSH OF COAL By Associated Press. PottsviUe. Pa.. Feb. 12. A rush of coal at the I.andingville storage yards of the Philadelphia and Readme: "Rail way Company this morning buried six ien and it is believed that all have been smothered. . by the identification bf the stilletto sheth, which was found near the dead man's body, as the property of the brother of the suspect. The brother is said to have gone to Milwaukee, where the authorities have been asked to aid in the search for him. Wiltshire's body was discovered near the door of his factory. The front door padlock and keys were found near his body. This indicated that he was attacked while closing his factory. The police are working on the theory that the murderer plan ned to slay Wiltshire while no aid was near. OVER COUNTRY POLITICS in this country, either of which is liable to prove fatal," he continued. "&ee is Wall street mania and. the other Wall street fobla. "I thoroughly believe that the Stand ard Oil Co. or the United States Steel Corporation could afford to pay the national debt for such a charter (a central bank). The control of it would be valuable beyond the power of man to conceive to any group of men who had powerful financial influences large enough to justify it and the ability necessary Tor its operation." IB TOOK MA ASSAULT NEAR MOBILE CREATES MUCH EXCITEMENT, BUT LYNCHING WAS PREVENTED, THOUGH NEGRO WOUNDED. By Associated Press. Mobile, Feb. 12. Houston Mosley. a negro, fourteen years old, is in Jail tonight charged with attempting to criminally assault Katie Walters, aged fourteen. A mob at Whistler, who had been pursuing the negro, captured another negro tonight whom thy believe is guilty. Mos'y was arrested by officers and taken to a drug store, where a mob of three hundred gathered, bent cn lynching him. They forcibly took the negro from the officers. He was taken before the victim and she insist ed that hie be turned over to the of ficers. On the way back the mob started to lynch him, but cooler heads prevented. Some one In the crowd shot the negro in the hip. He was then given tack to the officers, who took him to Jail. - The regro made an attack on th young, girl about 2 o'clock this af ternoon., She ran, but was shot with a shot -gun. "The negro struck her over the head with the butt of the gun The negro was frightened away by tasserE-by and left his victim. The gii was found in an unconsci ous condition and taken to Whistler, where it is thought she will recover. Soon after finding the girl, hundreds of citizens armed and went in pur suit of the negro. Officers, however, captured him. OM OFFICERS DR. CHARCOT AND FRENCH EXPEDITION , BELIEVED TO HAVE REACHED SOUTH POLE HJ$WATES ' ' i N mi tj i " -.ggy- f - I tTv.' .! ii I Paris, Feb. 12. France is confident ly expecting In the near future to spring a polar sensation that will TWO MORE OF SWOPE FAMILYIaRE POISONED Startling- Revelations Made in Testimony of Executor of Swope Estate. fc- DCCLARED THAT REPORT r OH' CHEMISTS SHOWED . LARGE QUANTITIES OF STRYCHNINE IN STOMACH OF MISS MARGARET SWOPE AND NURSE CLAIMED CHRISMAN SWOPE WENT INTO CONVULsfONS AFTER BEING GIVEN A CAPSULE. By Associated Press. Kansas City, Feb. 12. That poison was found in the stomach of Miss Mar garet Swope and that Chrisman Swope went Into convulsions, according 'to Mrs Anna Houlehan, his nurse, a few capsule at the direction of Dr. Hyde, were the startling statements made under oath by John J. Paxjton, execu tor of the Swope estate today. These statements were made by Pax- ton only after he had been threatened with a commitment if he refused to answer questions concerning the case asked him by Frank P, Walsh, Hyde's attorney. Paxton was giving a depo sition In the slander suit for one hun dred thousand dollars brought against him by Hyde. He told of auspicious nurses, whica led to a break between them and Mrs. Logan Swope. It appear that Mrs.,! Houlehan was the leader in the insur rection. Just before leaving she said to Mrs. Swope, accordingto Paxton: "Beople are being, murdered in this house." Strychnine was found in large quan tities In the contents of the stomach of Miss Swope, niece of late Colonel Thomas H. Swope. This was revealed In the report from Chicago chemists. Contrary to expectations, the grand Jury 6ummoned $o investigate the mysteries did not examine any wit nesses today. The examination will begin Monday. . : ; PRESENTATION FROM-D. A. R. Macon City, la., Feb. 12. Mrs. Delia R. Henry, yof Kansas City, Mo., na tional president, of ,thte of the G. 'A." R,, presented, tbeay toth.Sons of Veterans Memorial UairerSity- net a life-size St. Gaudens portrait of Abra ham Lincoln. ''I present this portait," she said, "in the name of the fifty thousand women of the ladies of the G. A. R." GOVERNOR POISONED. Tangiers, Feb. 12. It is reported here that Raisuli, the governor of Djebala province, and, former Moorish bandit chief, is dead as the result ot being poisoned. p.J&AIf CHARCOT -4 rival the Peary and Cook episodes. Dr. Jean Charcot, the intrepid explor er, who sailed with a French expedi tion from Rio Janeiro on Oct. 22, 1908, Intending to penetrate to the south pole, has not been heard from since April 17, 1909. He was then at Deception Island, and since the be ginning of the antarctic summer he Guggenheim to at BallingerPinchot Inquiry By Associated Press. Washington, "Feb. 12. When the Ballinger-Pinchot congressional inves tigating committee resumes, its ses sions Monday, it is said that there will be present a representative of Daniel Guggenheim, prepared to introduce evi dence, both documentary and oral, to show the exact amount and character of the Guggenheim holdings in Alaska. The statement has been made in 6ome quarters that the Guggenhelms were striving for the control of Alaskan coal and mineral lands, railroads ana boat lines and that the Cunningham SULTAN HAFID VERY DEFIANT INSULTS FRENCH OFFICIALS AND ORDERS CONSUL FROM PALACE FRANCE WILL TAKE STEPS AT ONCE IN MATTER. By Associated Preus- Paris, Feb. 12. The French govern ment is preparing to meet the atti tude of Sultan Mulai Hafid with en ergetic measures. The Matin today says that if the Sultan does not accept the arrange-, ment for the Moroccan loan recently concluded here between bis command foreign Minister Pichon within a fix ed time the French will not only seize the custom house at Casa Blanca, but will take other steps. FRENCH CONSUL IS ORDERED FROM PALACE By Associated Press. Tangier, Feb. 12. A courier who ar rived today from Fez reports that Sultan Mulai Hafid ordered the .French consul, who had come to pro test against recent acts of the Sul tan, to ..leave txe palace, and that the .Sultan has 'also; treated offensive ly officials from the French military mission. r NEW LAW DISCOVERED. Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 12. The French antarctic expedition under Dr. Jean M. Clarcot reached latitude 70 degrees south, longitude 126 degrees west and discovered 120 miles of new land to the west and south of Alexan der Island. has had ample time to dash across the frozen plateau that lies between that point ahd the pole, providing such a thing is possible. The Charcot expedition was the best equipped that ever started for the antarctic zone. His ship, the Pourqoui Pas (Why Not) is a stronger vessel than the Roose velt, m which Peary negotiated the north pole, and his party is composed almost entirely of men experienced in polar exploration. Indeed, Dr. Charcot conducted a similar expedi tion in 1903, remaining in the antarc- tic circle fof fifteen months and mak- sombrero found on the scene of the ing valuable explorations and surveys robbery of a Missfluri Pacific train in the interior of Graham Land. That Dear Glencoe, Mo., by a reporter, was expedition had a sadly romantic side,'. . ... . . . for it was announced in France' that Dr. Tharrnt wa mat,- th Jrii trip broken hearted over differences fulted yesterday in the arrest of the with his wife, who was the petted and four men ln 3ai1 here, one of whom spoiled granddaughtr of Victor Hugo. has confessed gmlt Mme. Charcot had -been the wife of ; George Eberlmg, the ftandit who ad Leon Daudet, " son of. Alphonse Dau- mitted participating, said . that the det, and he and Charcot fought a duel sombrero was worn by himself and over her. Dr. Charcot is one of the that he had borrowed it from William ablest scientists in France and a man .Lowe, .one of the other men under ar- of remarkable daring. It is firmly be-i rest. - - lleved in scientific circles that he has J The hat contained the name of a St. already discovered the south pole." J Louis manufacturer who stated ta se GEN. ALBERT L. MILLS, DEPT. COMMANDER, IS HERE be Represented group of coal claims was closely iden tified with the Guggenheim interests. Just when the committee will hear this testimony is problematic. It nas been determined that when one wit ness is called his story will be com pleted before any other phase of the controversy is taken up. This has caused some delay up to this time tout It Is believed that beginning with next Monday .the inquiry will be pushed rapidly forward. For a time at least daily sessions will be held. Witnesses who have been brought long distances to the city are to be called as early as possible. - STOPPING THE SLAVE TRAFFIC MAN UNDER ARREST WHO HAD A SYSTEM OF MAKING FREQUENT TRIPS ABROAD. AND RETURNING WITH NEW WIFE. By Associated Press. Los Angeles, Cal.,'Feb. 12. The gov ernment's efforts to put an end to the White slave traffic brought about here yesterday the arrest of Matilda Famo and J. C. Bateman, Belgians, who have been conducting a small hotel in this city. The two have claimed to be man and wife but it is alleged that the man has been making periodical trips to Belgium and bringing back with him each time, as his wife, a woman of that country who subsequently was sold into white slavery in this country. FEARED THE TOG IS LOST NAVAL TOWBOAT LEFT NORFOLK LAST SUNDAY FOR BOSTON AND HAS NEVER BEEN HEARD FROM SINCE. By Associated Press. ; Washington, Ffeb. 12. It is feared the naval tug Nina, which left the Norfolk navy yard last Sunday for Boston has been lost at sea. The Nina carried twenty-eight men. Revenue cutters and other govern ment vessels have" been ordered to proceed at once to search for her. MO RECEIVER FOR THE ' EVANGELINE OIL COMPANY By Associated Pres. Lake Charles, La., Feb. 12. Judge Overton today rendered a judgment dismissing the application of Peter P. VanVleet for a receiver for the Evangeline Oil Company on the ground that the proper parties were not made defendants to the suit. The merits of the case were not touched on in the decision. Notice of an ap peal to the state supreme court was given. The suit was instituted in May 1909 and attracted wide attention' among oil men, the petitions alleged that a plan was on foot backed by the "larger oil interests" of the country to wreck the Evangeline company, which was an independent concern operating extensively In the south west. NO SLEEPING CARS ON ' THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL By Associated Press. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 12. Effective tonight, all sleeping car arrangement with the Tennessee Central between Nashville and Knoxville will be dis continued bv the Southern railroad. I The effect of this is a further bottling up of the Tennessee Central. It is i probable, as a further result, all the night passenger trains between the a'ocve points will be discontinued. NINA Sombrero the Clue by Which Robbers Were Run to Earth By Associated Press. St Louis, Feb. 12. A broad brimmed r e . X. V J c inspectors for hundreds of miles, re- Made Annual Inspection oi Local Fortifications, Leav ing Today for Atlanta. MADE ANNUAL VISIT TO ALL PARTS OF LOCAL FORTS AND WAS RECEIVED BY SALUTE A3 BOAT ENTERED THE" HARBOR. Welcomed with a salute of nine guns, General Albert L." Mills, aboard the United States steamer General K. L. Batchelor, arrived at Fort Bar rancas yesterday at 8 a. m., for the purpose of conducting personally the annual inspection of the local artillery posts. General Mills is the command, ing officer of the department of the gulf, and is now on a trip of Inspec tion to various posts in hlsv depart mental district. He is accompanied by his -aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Lar sen, and the official visit to Barrancas was made-the occasion 'or the usual military honors. When the boat was recognized com ing into port the salute bellowed forth, a detachment from the Fifteenth Company. Coast Artillery, firing a gen eral's salute. He came over from Fort Morgan, below Mobile, whero on the day previous, or on Friday, he made an inspection. The saluting squad was In charge of Lieut. Glege, In the forenoon review and inspec tion was held at Barrancas in honor of the visiting commander of the de partment, and a general Inspection ox the post and barracks followed, in the , afternoon Fort Pickens and Fort McRae were inspected at guns. They were inspected also at the different batteries. Gen. Mills and aide, and several of ficers from the post came up to the city In the afternoon. The distin guisnea omcer win leave today for At lanta, the headquarters for the depart ment. JUDGE GAYIJOR FOR PRESIDENT NEW YORK STATE COMMITTEE ""WILL PRESENT HIM AS CANDI DATE FOR DEMOCRATIC NOMI NATION. By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 12. At a special meeting of the Democratic state com mittee shortly to be held here, It is understood that James J. Hag an, Tam many leader of the fifteenth assembly district, will present the following resolution. "Resolved, that we regulate the mili tant democracy of the great state of Missouri upon their early recognition of the statesmanlike qualities of Hon. Wm. J. Gaynor and that we assure Uie Misousrl democracy that at the proper time the democracy of the Empire State will join them in an effort to make New York's mayor and next president of the United States TROOPS REVIEWED. Manila, Feb. 12. Eight thousand troops concentrated here preparatory to the carrying out of executive ma neuvers, paraded today and were re viewed by Governor Gen. Korbes and Mai. Gen. Carter. The officers, say that it was the most elaborate review of American regulars 6ince the Wound ed Knee campaign. STEAMER WRECKED AND FIFTY DROWNED. By Associated Press. Santiago, Chile., Feb. 12. The Pacific Navigation Com pany's steamer Lima is ashore on the Island of Huamblln, passage of the Straights of Magellan, and will be a total loss. The chief pilot and' fifty passengers were drown ed. The Pacific Navigation Com- pany's steamer Lima is ashore fifty passengers were drown- ed. cret service operatives that he had sold it to a Texas firm in January, 1909, and that the Missouri, Kansas and Texas train carrying the headgear south was robbed on January 9 and the hat stolen. The bandit, it was found when the investigation was car ried to Texas, was arrested and the hat recovered among the booty. The merchant' to whom it was consigned refused to accept it and it was re shipped to the manufacturer. The hat was then sold to a dealer in Kansas. The detectives trailed the sombrero down to Texas . again and after following the links of its ad ventures, learned that it had eventual ly come Into the possession of Lowe. The latter's arrest followed. I 4 ' ;. , .f. . tl ft