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VOL. XIV. NO. 121.
PENSACOLA. FLORIDA. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 21. 1911
PRICE. 5 CENTS.
GEN. MADERO BIDS
SOLDIERS FAREWELL
He Tells Them.of His Plans
to Modernize tjie i Gov
. eminent of Mexico.
OCCASION WAS THE, REDISTRIBU
TION OF INSURRECTO ARMY,
AND SUNDAY, AT DAYLIGHT,
TROOPS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
FROM JUAREZ, ONLY 500 BEING
LEFT SCENE OF MADERCS
FAREWELL VERY IMPRESSIVE.
By Associated Press.
Juarez. May 20. Standing on the
pedestal of a monument near the scene
of the recent battle. Gen. Madero, .the
. Insurrecto leader, bade farewell today
to . his soldiers and told Hhem of
the plans to modernize the govern
ment. It was the occasion of the re
distribution of the insurrecto army,
- comprising the forces at Chihuahua
which began the revolution, and to
morrow at daylight fifteen hundred
troops under Orozco will leave for
Casas Grandes. More wtUJeave for
other parts of the interior end with
their departure the provisional gov
ernment In a few days will have only
five hundred, under Blanco, to guard
Juarez.. The main' body will remain
under arms at Casas Grandes, possibly
marching to Chihuahua City when
Diaz has resigned.
The scene of Madero's farewell was
impressive. He rode from his head
quarters accompanied by his cabinet
and the crowd shouted "Long live the
liberator of" Mexico." The soldiers
gathered In a semi-circle at the base
of the monument. A boy of twelve
was among the number officially
credited with being In eleven battles.
In bidding farewell Madero stated he
would go to Mexico City within a week
to make permanent peace and assured
them of striking out the "conscription"
from the army and securing a popular
election and democratic education.
ANNOUNCEMENT NECESSARY.
It seems necessary that some an
nouncement of declaration of peace be
made at once, said Dr. Francisco Vas
quez Gomez, head of the rebel peace
commission, discussing today the re
Iort that peace would not be declared
In effect until President Diaz actually
resigned. He intimated that It might
be done.: some"' time today after -a-con-
ference with Carbajal, the federal, en-vnv.-
. - V' '
"We, had thought," continued Dr.
Gomez, "that a peace agreement was
entirely - unnecessary, as we--could
merely stand by. and 'witness the ac
. , tuai carrying out '.of the various things
, we have demanded, but In the mean
time the army would be idle; and would
have to be provisioned and. a wait of
ten or fifteen days might cause a dan-:
gerous restlessness.
"Some kind of manifesto advising
the various chiefs that peace Is-practically
assured is necessary. They who
are not on the ground an in touch with
the progress of our relations with the
government might feel . disposed to
prosecute the rebellion. '
"In the declaration or manifesto of
peace should be contained the prin
cipal basis by which peace really will
have been effected. It should record
the fact that President Diaz has pub
licly announced' as well as personally
telegraphed Madero' that he will resign
before the expiration of the present
month."
Dr. Gomez. It is understood, trans?
y mltted today to Judge Carbajal, the
federal peace envoy, the names of the
men named by the rebels for the new
'" cabinet.
j ,.."Senor Vasquez Taget, the proposed
minister of Justice, Js a well known
lawyer -in the city of Mexico," said a
. rebel chief today. "He has had no po
litical affiliations, but for the depart
ment of Justice that is a distinct ad
vantage. "General Bascon, the minister of war,
, has the confidence of the army, and
..though the choice of the federal army,
. Is well liked by the rebels.
- "Manuel Calero, the minister of fo--mento
(promotion of colonization and
9 .industry) is one of the most conspicu
ous of the Maderistos in congress.
.,"Manuel Bonilla. minister of com
munications, is a civil engineer and is
considered an able administrator.
. "Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez, min
ts Ister of public instruction, is particu
larly well fitted.
"Emilo Vasquez Gomez, minister of
Interior administration and a brother
of Dr. Gomez, practically formed the
antl-re-electlonist party In Mexico and
Is considered an excellent choice for
the political balance required In the
portfolio of gobernacion.
"Ernesto Madero, minister of finance,
an uncle of Francisco I. Madero. is one
of the leading bankers of Mexico. He
has the confidence of the business
world, both in this country and
abroad."
BANK STATEMENT.
New York. May 20. The statement
of clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold $45,674,375
more than the requirements of the 25
per cent reserve rule. This is an in
crease of $1,780,550 in the proportionate
cash reserve as compared with last
week.
Supreme Desire of Gen. Reyes is
for Binding Peace in Mexico
By Associated Press.
Havana, May 20. Gen. Bernardo
Reyes. Mexico's former minister of
war, who arrived here yesterday from
Europe, today made a formal declara
tion to the Associated Press that his
supreme desire is for a binding peace
in AYexlco, which can be secured only
by the laying aside of all personal and
partisan pretenses on the part of both
the government and the revolutionists.
Gen. Reyes delayed his departure for
Mexico City pending the receipt of dis
patches from the canital regarding
further developments there.
t "My desire," he said, ' is that by con
centrating the various factions and ar
riving at agreements, which demands
E
ULII1ATUM
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS TELL THE
SENATE THERE MUST BE VOTE
AT THIS SESSION ON SEVERAL
MEASURES.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 20. What Is prac
tically an ultimatum was served on
the. senate-today by the Democratic
leaders of the house that there must
be a vote In the senate at this session
on Canadian reciprocity on the farm
ers' free, list bill and on the revised
wool tariff. ".Provided these terms are
met, the house will agree to a recess
from July 1. to October 1. Otherwise,
the senate will be held in continuous
session throughout "dog days."
The-Democrats do not expect that
the senate will ratify all of their tariff
legislation at the special session but
they want a record vote, it is declared,
whether r formative or negative.
AUTO GOES OVER RIVER
BANK. ONE IS KILLED
By Associated Prsaa.
Selma, May 20. David . Upchurch
was Instantly killed and his com
panion, Dick Han, was probably fatally
injured tonight' when an .automobile
ran over the embankment of the Ala
bama river In this city.
STATEHOOD IS
TALK IN HOUSE
MEASURE WILL BE CALLED UP
' , T U ES DAY " F 0 R r F I N A tLk P AS SAG E
--HOUSE MEMBERS ARE DISAP
i POINTED. . " ' "
...V;'.; By Associate Prssi. i
t Washington. May 20.--Expectatlons
of members of the house whose homes
are within easy reach . of . Washington
that -they might spend the-week end
with their families were shattered
when It was decided that there should
be a session today. It was the first
Saturday session in many weeks and
the statehood resolution to admit Ari
zona and "New Mexico was" the only
business discussed. The measure will
be constantly before the house until
Tuesday, when it will be called up for
passage.
The investigations into the depart
ment of government instituted at the
outset of ' the "Democratic congress
have begun to take shape and today
plans for holding hearings with rela
tion to the state postofnce, interior and
treasury departments were discussed
by the party leaders.
These, with the special investigations
fnto the United States Steel Corpora
tion and the American Sugar Refining
company, it was declared, will un
doubtedly progress throughout the
summer, whether congress is in ses
sion or not.
The senate was not In session today.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
HEARD BY ASSEMBLY
By Associated Prsaa. '
Louisville. Ky.. May 20. After hav
Ing disposed of preliminary work of
the session the fifty-first general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church in
the United States (South) today took
up reports of interim committees. Dr.
WE. Boggs, of Atlanta, chairman of
me committee on divorce ana re
marriage, announced his committee
had nothing to report, owing to their
inability to meet, as the last general
assembly had failed to provide funds
for that purpose. He suggetsed that
funds be provided so the committee
could meet some time this summer
and discuss the subject. He also sug
gested that two additional members
be added to the committee and offer
ed the names of Prof. Henry Alex
ander White. D. D. L.L.D.. of Colum
bia Seminary, South Carolina, and A.
M. scales, of Greensboro. N. C.
The- number of overtures received
on the "elect Infant" clause amend
ment, fourteen in all, Indicates the in
terest manifested In this question.
The seml-centenlal celebration was
brought to a close last night with the
address of Rev. Egbert Watson Smith,
D. D., pastor of the Second Presby
terian church of Louisville, who spoke
on the subject "The Mission of the
Presbyterian Church In the United
States."
above all else supreme sacrifices on all
sides, there may be established peace,
but not a peace which may prove full
of dangers for the future, even to the
point of the threatening us with an
archy. "I observe with satisfaction that the
national army, although considered de
ficient in force, has remained firm in
its post and the conduct of the various
divisions of the revolutionists has been
correct. This, together with the good
sense of patriots to be shown in the
agreements for peace, to which I have
referred, convinces me that If the po
litical questions are well handled the
peace which I so earnestly desire will
become a fact,"
0
SERVES
ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING FOR
BETTER ROADS
Resolutions Adopted En
dorsing Proposed High
, way to Pensacola.
MEETING NOT ONLY PARTICI
PATED IN BY CITIZENS OF ES
CAMBIA COUNTY, BUT BY RES
IDENTS OF ADJOINING COUN
TIES AND BY MEMBERS QF
THE LEGISLATURE ESCAMBIA
COUNTY WILL DO HER PART.
At a very enthusiastic mass meeting
participated in by many members of
the legislature, held In the convention.
hall at the San Carlos hotel last night
In the Interest of good roads through
out the state, but more particularly
in the Interest of the proposed- plan
to build a highway from Pensacola
to Tifton, Ga., to connect with the Na
tional highway, the following resolu
tion was unanimously adopted": -
"Whereas, The greatest factor in the
development of -any state or com
munity has always been found in good
public highways and such highways
are now a necessity in the develop
metn of Florida; therefore be it
, "Resolved, - That this mass meet
ing composed of the citizens and tax
payers of Pensacola hereby endorses
this movement and pledges the sup
port of this county in the construction
of a properly equipped highway to
meet with any route which may be se
letced as a Tifton-Moultrle-Pensacola
highway."
The 'above resolution was prepared
by James C. Watson, but before its
passage it was amended, the resolution
as originally prepared, meeting with
opposition at the hands of T. A. Jen
nings. MEETING ENTHUSIASTIC.
The meeting last night was one of
the . most enthusiastic ones ever held
in this . city on any subject and a
number, of most interesting talks were
'made, not only by Pensacollans and
the members, of the scout party, but
by men of promlence f rom all over
the state. Including a number of mem.
bers of the legislature. J
, Th meeting was called to order aitd
presided over by Hon J. E. Stillman,
who in a brief talk stated .the object
and emphasized . the Importance - of
Pensacola being on the proposed high
way. - -
Mayor Rellly, following . Mr. Still
man, in a few well-chosen words, ex
tended to the members of the scout
party and the other visitors present a
most hearty welcome, after which the
business of the meeting was begun by
W. E. Aycock, of Moultrie, Ga., who
was called upon by the chairman to
fully explain the proposition before
the meeting.
' Mr. Aycock stated that the highway
project was inaugurated by the citi
zens of Moultrie and that the object
is to connect Pensacola with Tifton.
Ga., that the route scouted out wlh
be tendered to the Automobile Asso
ciation of Savannah, Ga., which asso
ciation is in charge of the Savannah
to New Orleans highway.. He stated
that the routes now being scouted
would be referred to the committee
which is composed of a representative
of the Tifton Chamber of Commerce,
one of the Moultrie Chamber of Com
merce and one of the Pensacola Com
mercial Association, who will decide
upon the route to be submitted to the
Savannah association. He called at
tention to the fact that if the lower
route (which is the one over which
they came to Pensacola) Is adopted It
will be necessary to make some con
nection by ferry, or otherwise, be
tween Milton and Pensacola. Mr. Ay
cock said that the county commission
ers of three counties had already
pledged themselves to build the part
of the road through their counties
and that he had been assured that the
board in this county would do the
same thing. He referred to the recent
trip of the scout car, showing that
for the 281.8 miles from here to Moul
trie they had made an average of
about 25 miles per hour, some of the
road being ordinary woods road. He
told, by way. of illustration, of the
wonderful benefits the building of
good roads had been, in Putnam coun
ty, Georgia, and referred to his f orm-
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BANK1N
MWAIi LP A
-,
IT IS CONSIDERED THE MOST IM
PORTANT FINANCIAL TRANSAC
TION EVE SIGNED IN CHINA.
By Associated Press.
Peking, May Jo. The Hukwang loan
for. the construction of railroads in
provinces of Hunan and Hupei was
signed here todaj by the representa
tives of the Ameftcan, British, French
and German groups of bankers. Be
sides providing for the original amount
of $30,000,000, provhlons Is made in the
agreement for an extra $20,000,000
should the addltiont sum be needed
for the completion or the project.
Bankers here thirfc the Hukwang
loan is the most Important financial
transaction ever signd In China. It
provides for the construction of 1.200
miles of railroad' in Hunan and Hupei.
and the loan is secured by the reve
nues of these provinces, which, in case,
of default, may be administered by the
marine customs.
TAFT FAVORS ESTABLISHING
A SUMMER WHITE HOUSE
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C, May 20.
The proposition to establish a
summer White House on Lake
Mlnnetonaka, near Minneapolis,
was received with favor today by
President Taft. Representative
Nye of Minnesota told ttr. Taft
he would introduce In cKgerss a
bill appropriating mon for a
summer home there. The presl
den said while this summer's
plans had been made, he would
be glad to occupy a Minnesota
summer White House next year If
congress and the people of that
state should provide such a place.
IT YEAR OLD
BOY CONVICTED
SHE TERMINATED THE PEARCE-
KENNEDY FEUD BY KILLING
SARGE KENNEDY, AND GETS 20
YEARS.
- By Associated Press.
Annlston, Ala,, May 20. Cross
Pearce, 17 years old. was convicted to
day for killing, Sarge Kennedy last
January as the culmination vof the
Pearce-Kennedy feud and was sen
tenced to serve 20 years as a state con
vict. When the verdict was announced
the mother of the youth fainted In the
court room. His father. Dr. J. E.
Pearce, was convicted Easter mornijig
for murder In connection with the
feud.
TAFT IS NOT WORRYING
ABOUT CONGRESS ADJOURNING
'" By Associated Press.
Washington, May 20. Congressmen
who get in to see President Taft these
days are not surprised to learn that he
is not worrying about the date of ad
journment. While all Washington is
sizzling with the thermometer around
the 100 mark,1 the president's office
shows a temperature of about 80. The
president sits over a ton of ice ach
day, for the White House refrigerating
plant is just beneath his desk. ' The
cooled air is forced Into the room by
fans and statesmen who wend their
perspiring way to the executive offices
find Mr. Taft smiling and comfortable.
. If It comes to a struggle between
congress and the president, Mr. Taft
wtu nave an aid in the hot weather.
J Tf- capltol la a hot spot and v-n, the
T toV'of lemonade and" iced" cat bonatAd
water does-not offset the advantage of
twenty degrees difference in tempera
ture. ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE ENDS
ITS-REGULAR SESSION
By Associated Press.
Springfield, 111., May 20. The forty
seventh general assembly - ended its
1911 regular session at 10 o'clock this
morning after an all day and an all
night session. The members of the
legislature took a recess until noon
Wednesday, May 31, when the mem
bers of the two houses will return to
receive any messages which Gov.
Deneen may have to transmit regard
ing the bills passed and now In his
hands for approval.
INSURE ATHLETES.
Bv Associated Press.
Seattle, Wn., May 20. The Associ
ated Students of the University of
Washington, under whose direction all
athletic events at the University are
held, have completed arrangements
with a local insurance broker for poli
cies to indemnify the association for
injury of any member of the athletic
squads.
f
SCOUTING PARTY-WILL BE MET
AT ANDALUSIA GOOD ROADS
ENTHUSIASM IS RUNNING HIGH.
Special to The Journal.
Florala. Ala.. Mav 20. Enthusiastic
fgood roads people here who have kept
up with the scoit car or the proposed
highway from Moultrie to Pensacola.
expect the car in Florala Monday and
arrangements are being made for a
string of twelve or fourteen autos to
go from Florala to Andalusia and pilot
the scout car to this city, accompanied
by several autos from Andalusia.
Lunch will be served the party at
the Colonial Hotel and entertainment
provided. Good roads enthusiasm Is
running high throughout Covington
county.
I MANY URGENT NEEDS
The Journal Want Columns re-
nect tne most urgent neeas or &
hundreds of businesses and house-
notes tney outline tne most
sought for essentials that are
necessary for the success and wel
fare of many interests.
In an emergency one of the first
things thought of is. "Let's send
a Want Ad to The Journal." When
the skilled worker leaves the busi
ness or factory, when a helper In
the household goes, when It ts
necessary to get In Immediate
communication with somebody to
do a particular kind of work. The
Journal Want Ads are called up
on to accomplish what Is most
desired
The Want Ads are always at
your service, prompt In action and Jfc
most, inexpensive in cost.
Read The Journal Want Ads,
Use The Journal Want Ads.
F A
DY
OR SCOUT CAR
SCOUT PARTY
WELCOMED
TO PENSACOLA
Pensacola Motorists and
Good Road Enthusiasts
Escort Scouts to City.
LEFT MILTON YESTERDAY MORN
ING AND ARRIVED IN PENSA
COLA AFTER 1 O'CLOCK MET
MIDWAY BETWEEN PENSACOLA
AND FLOMATON BY PENSACOLA
JOURNAL CAR, CONTAINING DR.
KENNEDY AND F. L. MAYES.
The scout car from Moultrie, Ga.,
over the proposed Pensacola-Moultrie
highway, arrived In Pensacola yester
day shortly after one o'clock with
streamers flying and escorted by a
large number of Pensacola motorists
and good roads enthusiasts. ...
The Moultrie Chamber of Commerce
scouts left Milton early Saturday
morning. E. F. Johnson, with his
Thomas car carrying Peter Thomasel
lo, J. R. Smlthwlck and C. H. Johnson,
piloted the scouts to within thirty
miles of Pensacola where they were
met by the Pensacola Journal car with
Dr. Mallory Kennedy and Frank I
Mayes, who, with an escort of twenty
automobiles picked up en route, piloted
the scouts to the Deep Water City.
From Milton the scouts went via Jay,
Pollard, Flomaton and then straight to
Pensacola.
The scouts will remain in Pensacola
over Sunday and start early Monday
morning back to Moultrie via the
south Alabama route, which traverses
the towns of Brewton, Andalusia, Flor
ala, Geneva, Dothan, Columbia, New
ton, Camilla and Moultrie. From
Moultrie they will, return on the third
proposed route via Thomasville, Cairo,
Balnbridge, Vada, Pelham and Moul
trie. Yesterday the scouts received a peti
tion signed by some of the counties
that they have already traversed ask
ing them1 to scout out the road between
DeFuniak and Florala. They will de
cide upon this matter within the next
few days and if the request 1s granted
they will In all probability scout it out
on their return trip to Moultrie,
GREETED ON. THE ROAD.
The first ones to greet the scout car
on the trip down over the Flomaton
Pensacola road were Dr. Mallory Ken
nedy and Frank L. Mayes, In the doc
tor's Speedwell car, .which met the
scouts at a point midway between
Pensacola and Flomaton at 11:58 a. m.
The Pensacola car bore two large ban
ners one "Pensacola" and the other
"Journal' and It flew the flag carried
by Dr. Kennedy from the "Gulf to New
York 1909" and by R. C. Packard from
the "Gulf to the Great Lakes 1910."
Dr. Kennedy and Mr. Mayes left
Pensacola at 10:40 a. m.. encountering
a drenching, rain at Cantonment at
11:30, and met the scout car some 23
miles north of Pensacola at 11:58.
On the way down to Pensacola the
rain fell in sheets for some time, but
the Pensacola car led the way. A de
lay of 17 minutes was caused when a
tube In Dr. Kennedy's car flew out, but
despite the rain and the delay the
party reached the city hall In Pensa
cola shortly after one o'clock.
On the way down the scouts were
joined by some 15 or 20 Pensacola cars
which had proceeded up to meet them
and escorted them to the city. Photo
graphs of the entire party were made
in front of the dty hall and the Moul
trie and Pensacola Journal cars were
photographed in front of The Journal
building.
According the scout car from Milton
was E. F. Johnson In his new Thomas
car and with him were J. H. Smith -wick
and Chairman P. Tomasello of
the Santa Rosa county commissioners.
CHIEF OF NEW ORLEAN8
FIRE DEPARTMENT SUICIDES
By Associated Press.
New Orleans. May 20. Following an
illness of several months, Thomaa
(TOftnnftr for fortrr vara oVile -f )-
Vire department of this city, fired a
bullet Into his brain, dying a few min
utes later, this afternoon.
PACKlSCLAl
DISCI!
GREAT MEAT PACKING CON
CERNS ALLEGE THAT RATES TO
VARIOUS POINTS IN COUNTRY
ARE NOT EQUITABLE.
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 20. Complaints
among the great meat packing In
terests of the central states of discrim
ination In freight rates on cattle as
between the big packers have led the
Interstate commerce commission to
undertake a complete threshing out of
the whole question of live stock rates
from the west and southwest.
As a step toward this situation
probably will not be completed until
next fall, the commission today sus
pended from May 24 to September 21
next, proposed new rates from Fort
Worth and other Texas points to Okla
homa City.
The Morris and Sulzberger Packing
Company interests have large plants at
Oklahoma City. They claim now that
they are being discriminated against
by the railroads on cattle rates from
Texas points and that cheaper rates
are quoted from Texas to Chicago,
where the Armour and Swift packing
interests have their headquarters, than
from Texas to Oklahoma City.
ON
LEGISLATORS SEE
THE BATTLESHIPS
ROBBERS
W
Y
FRIDAY MIGHT
HOME OF THE COUNTY SOLICI
TOR WAS NOT EVEN EXEMPT
EDIKE WEATHERSPOON IS
UNDER ARREST AND GOODS
RECOVERED.
Robbers were busy during Friday
night and a number of homes were
visited, where money and valuable
were secured, several watches, pins
and cash disappearing. Among the
homes visited was that of County So
licitor Lof tin. where some articles of
jewelery were secured. Another place
visited was that of J. P. Morris on
North Hayne street, where a small
amount of cash . was stolen. The
watch of Miss Haskell, leader of the
San Carlos orchestra, was stolen when
her boarding house was entered.
Ike Weatherspoon, colored, was ar
rested yesterday by Special Officer
Graham, and during the day consid
erable of the stolen property was re
covered by Chief Sanders and the
special offlcewr
When searched Weatherspoon had
two large diamond stick pins in his
possession, each of which Is valued
at about $200.
EXPERIENCE DF
NEGRO UNIQUE
ARRESTED FOR MURDER HE IS
RELEASED AND IS AMONG
THOSE TCBE PRESENT AT THE
WAKE.
Special to The Journal.
Florala, Ala., May 20. To kill a
woman, be arrested and placed In Jail,
tried on a charge of murder, given his
freedom the same day and then sit up
that night with the corpse of the wom
an he had killed, was the unique ex-i
periencc today of the negro, Fred Har
rison, who killed Katie Lee here yes
terday. "
Justice of the Pesce White released
Harrison. He testified that the ne
gres was chasing him with a knife.
He took the weapon from her and she
threw a water pitcher at him. He then
took up the handle of the pitcher to
ward off a blow and the women struck
her arm against the Jagged edge and
received the fatal cut.
PROMOTERS OF BOXING
BOUTS GET COLD FEET
By Associated Press.
New York, May 20. The promoters
of the "international boxing tourna
ment" announced today that the series
of bouts scheduled for tonight at
Madison Square Garden had been
postponed to some date not yet fixed.
This action followed the raid made
upon the tournament at its opening
last night, when eleven officials and
boxers were arrested on the charge of
aiding and participating in a prize
fight. The ground taken by the police
is that the promoters broke the law by
selling tickets to persons not members
of the Pastime Athletic Club, which
managed the affair.
The tournament was the most am
bitious attempt to conduct the fightlr.g
game on a large scale that has been
made here since the passage of the
present law. The promoters believed
they had complied with the provisions
of the statute by making thSJ bouts
amateur affairs.
The referee, time keeper and a
ticket seller and one of the boxers have
been held for further examination in
court this afternoon.
B'NAI B'RITH TO MEET.
New York, May 20. The Independ
ent Order B'nal B'rith Abraham will
hold its twenty-fifth annual convention
here tomorrow. More than a thousand
delegates from all parts of the United
States will be welcomed in Tammany
hall by Governor Dix. The order now
embraces 152,000 members and has
spent during its life time more than
$5,000,000 for charitable purposes.
Perjury Indictments Against Geo.
B. Cox Quashed by the Court
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, May 20. Motions to
quash the perjury indictments against
George B. Cox, banker and Republi
can lewder, made by his attorneys two
weeks ago, were granted by Judge
William T. Dickson, of the common
pleas court, who announced his decis
ion in the case today.
Judge Dickson found the indict
ments defective in substance, this
phase of the decision operating to free
Cox, not only from the Indictments
in question, but also from re-Indictment
on the same set of alleged facts
by any subsequent grand Jury.
Judge Dickson holds in substance
that in calling Cox before the grand
Jury in 1906 and compelling him to
testify there and the indicting Mm
Party Chaperoned by Speak
er Jennings and Senator
Jno. P. Stokes.
WENT ABOARD THE MINNESOTA4
VERMONT AND MISSISSIPPI,
THREE MAGNIFICENT SHIPS OF
THE NAVY, AND AFTER INSPEC
TION OF THE BIG FIGHTERS,
SANTA ROSA ISLAND AND
OTHER POINTS WERE VISITED.
By J. H. Reese.
Magnificent in its depth and area,
splendid in its commercial potentiali
ties, Pensacola Bay was exhibited to
the legislators of Florida yesterday af
ternoon in a comprehensive Journey .
from the foot of Falafox 6treet to th
location of the battleships in the har
bor, past Forts Pickens and McRae,
heaving within sight of Barranca,
getting a good view of the navy yard,
and reaching an anti-climax at Santa
Rosa Island, where the bounding bil
lows thrilled the bathers with that ex
hilaratlon which only the surf glvts.
The legislative prty was chaper
oned by Speaker T. Albert Jennings
and Senator John P. Stokes, both of
the good county of Escambia and the
progressive city of Pensacola. Tlirra
were other notables aboard, among
them being the Hon. J. C. R. Koettr,
adjutant-general of the state national
guard, and the Hon. Cromwell Gib
bons, colonel of the First regiment.
Florida national guard. It was. In fact,
a notable party, composed of twenty
five members of the Florida, legislature
and their wives, with respect, 1 it
duly noted, as to those members who
have wives with them, and there wer
several.
The excursion started from the foot
of Palafox street, and a most delight
ful trip was made up the bay to the
position of the battleships. The ex
cursion steamer was the Baldwin,
owned by Capt. Bennie Kdmundson,
manned by Ed Brown as captain,
OeorRe Wilson as engineer, and Clias.
Heard as pilot. The brief voyage wbi
made without the slightest mishap,
and the good steamer Baldwin an
chored midwater between the great
battleships Minnesota and Vermont,
another great battleship, tho Missis
sippi, lying off to the far right. To tha
deep right lay a collier.
The Baldwin had no sooner anchored
than launches In command of midship
men, and manned by Jack tars from
the Minnesota and Vermont, swarmed
about the steamer and relieved It of
Its 150 passengers in very short order,
takinsr some to the Vermont, others to
the Minnesota, whore the officers In
charge held an impromptu reception
and still others went to the Mississippi,
REFRESHMENTS SERVED.
Refreshments were served, but It
may be ventured that these were not
that which afforded the greatest pleas
tire to the guests. There were many
of the excursionists who had never be
fore seen a battleship, and to these tha
sight was one of rare occasion.
For half an hour the launches
scudded over the bosom of the bay,
scurrying to and from between battle
ship and excursion steamer, conveylntf.
the interested spectators. The flagship
with the abbreviated fleet now lying lit
the bay Is the Minnesota, with Adr
mlral Ward on board. The Minnesota
and the Vermont are of equal draft,
being 34 feet. The Mississippi is a,
smaller vessel, drawing only 2(5 feet.
It has been asserted frequently that
Pensacola Bay could float the navy of
the United States, and this statement
seems amply Justified by the very
small compass as compared with the
area taken up by the battleships now
In the harbor.
Secretary Ci. A. Waterman, of the
Pensacola Commercial Association,
was active in his endeavors to enter
tain the visitors, and he saw to It
that each one of them wore a whit
badge in addition to the red badgo
which was given them upon their ar
rival in Pensacola, resignatlng them
not as guests only but as guests of
extraordinary honor.
After the stop at Santa Rosa Island
upon the return trip, where a pionlo
party of school children was taken
pboard, the trip was made back to tho
landing in the gloaming, the string of
lights from the leviathans of war and
their attenders standing out in sil
houetted contrast against the low shor
line, marked by a dark fringe of wa
ter shrub, showing in black contrast
against the azure and amethystine
horizon, streaked with a stream of
glowing opaline running into gold. ;
Among tho arrivals of legislators:
yesterday were Representative Middle
ton of Putnam and Representative Mc
Ieod of T.ake, and also J. A. Boke and
R. K. Elliott.
CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Jollet, 111., May 20. Six eonvirts es
caped from the state penitentiary to
day during darkness caused by a storm.
Two were recaptured and the other
are hunted by possess.
for perjury beraus of that testimony,
there was a violation of his consti
tutional rights.
The indictments against Cox charged
that in testifying before a grand Jury
in 1906 he declared that he had re
ceived none of the money raid by va
rious banks to county treasurers a
gratuities" for the deposit of county
funds in the Institutions, the existence
of these gratuities having been brought
out before the Drake investigating
committee of the state legislature.
The grand Jury of January, 1911,
further charged that It had informa
tion that he did receive interest monT
from Tilden R. French and John iL
Gibson while they were county treas
urers, the Indictments asserting that
he was given $48,500 by Gibaun and
tlT.uOO by. French ,