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VOL. XV. NO. 8.
PENSACOLA. FLORIDA. WEDNESDAY 'MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1912.
PRICE. 5 CENTS.
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. & N. Railroad Proposes to 0ose Up Public
iighways and Control Whole! Eastern Side of City Waterfront
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Propoeed to Be
'Closed.'
Railroad, - Com?
pany'a- ' proposed
crossing for 17th
ay en,ue OVER
tracks. :
. Board ' f Works
proposed 17tl
avenue and Bayou
Boulevard Cross
ing: ' . UNDER
tracks.
Board of works
proposed .outlet
for 17th avenca
Into Boulevard
and UNDER
tracks.
7HAT THE ABOVE PLAN MEANS
This plan illustrates what the L. & N. Railroad is trying '-to do to the city of Pen
sacola in closing up the public thoroughfares which lead to the waterfront.
The black sections show the streets that are proposed to be closed under the
pending franchise. Not satisfied with already controlling most of the water front
east of Palafox street, the L.& N. would: now control all of the waterfront East of
Palafox. ' .
East of 10th avenue, a distance of seven blocks, it is proposed to close up every
avenue leading to the waterfront but tvo.
The 10th avenue crossing contains, or is to contain, 24 tracks (48 rails) OVER
which the public will have to drive. - "
The 14th avenue crossing is to contain 17 tracks (34 rails) OVER which' the pub
lic will have to drive. ' " v
The 17th. avenue crossing is to cdhtain six tracks (12 rails) OVER which the pub
lic will have to drive. , , . ; . , ' . . ....
Five thoroughfares- 11th, l!2th, "-13th; 15th, and 16th avenues it is proposed to'
close entirely. There is no provision for, future use of these on the part of . the public.
There is no plan for viaducts, or sub-crossings, or anything else. The public, no mat
ter what the future needs of the city may be, is to be forever estopped from using
these public highways. ' ;
Not only is this true, but the beautiful Bay and Bayou Boulevard which the board
pf public works has planned at considerable cost of time and money will have to be
abandoned as for north as Gadsden street, if the railroad company's plan is adopted.
The Boulevard must pass UNDER the railroad tracks on Wright stret. Other
wise it cannot be constructed at all. The high bluff north of Wright street prevents
access to the Boulevard and the only way that it can be built is by a prolongaton of
Gregory stieet along the bay front UNDER the railroad tracks.
By this plan, the 17th avenue crossing will also be UNDER the railroad tracks
and keep 17th avenue open as well as make the Boulevardpossible.
The franchisees now in the hands of the ordinance and engrossing committee
of the city council, but from what we know of the committee and of the council no
such bold larceny ot public highways and property, rights as that contemplated by
the L. & N. railroad company in this case is going to be permitted.
The railroad company should be permitted to lay all the tracks that are neces
sary for its business, but the public highways should be reserved for the use of the
people for whom they were originally intended.
BALTIMORE
IS
THE
CONVENTION CITY
OOiiiiiEIIGIIIL USSfifjIJi 1 10 rl
National Democratic Com
mittee Selects That City ;
jr- . ' , , " -
as 'Meeting Place. ;
JUNE 25 NAMED AS THE DATE
FOR THE NATIONAL GATHER-.
ING WHEN CANDIDATES FOR
PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
WILL BE NOMINATED
FINAL MEETING A HARMONI
OUS ONE.
TUESDAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.
' In session at 2 p. m.
. Lorimer election- committee- questioned Edward llincs, who "put
Lorimer over." .
Trust hearings were resumed by the Interstate commerce com
mittee. , house.
Met at noon. .
Interstate commerce committee decided to hold immediate hearings
on Panama canal legislation.'
"Sugar trust" ' Investigation heard Dr. Wiley on sugar trusts.
Ways and means committee was urged to recommend another date
than December 31 for reports under corporation tax law. ,
POTATO SHORTAGE SHOULD
TEACH ALL TO EAT RICE
By Associated Preaa.
New Tork, Jan. 9. Shortage of the
potato crop should teach Americans to
editor of the American
HE CONFESSES
TO MANY CRIMES
By Associated Pre. .
Chicago. Jan. Frank HoIIoway,
aged thirty-two years, who is also eat rice, declares F. N. Barrett, food
known under different names, maae a ; expert ana
Vtatement to the rolice today in which Grocers.
V - m- - - -
ta confessed that he was concerned
In two hank robberies, one at Panama
and one at New Westminster, B. C,
in which ;373,000 was stolen. He also
said he was wanted for two murders
and for many robberies in Okla
homa, i .
HOOPER WELCOMES DELEGATES.
Nashville, Teen, Jan. . The twenty-fifth,
annual meeting of the tent
public school of Charleston began a
three days session here today, being
welcomed by Governor B.VW. Hooper.
Mr. Barrett says the supply of rice
is ample for all Americans, Is much
cheaper and more nutritious diet than
potatoes. Mr. Barrett eays Texas,
Louslana and South Carolina rice is
the best in the world and the supply
Is inexhaustible.
By Associated Press.
Washinston.Man. 9. The Democratic
national committee completed Its work
here today with the selection of Balti-
; more as the convention city. - Jnne 25
was fixed as the date jothe national
gathering when candidates for presi
dent and vice-preWident will be
nelpcted. The Democrats adopted a
, "permission' primary " resolution in
connection with the call for delegates
I and such states having laws on the
1 subject as desire to do so can select
j their representatives to the national
i convention by a direct vote. There are
1,074 delegates to be chosen.
Harmony marked today's sitting of
tho committee. Byran did not at
tend. He had not finished his speech
at the Jackson Day banquet until
after 3 o'clock this morning.
The question of recognition of the
Progressive- League clubs, an organi
zation said to have grown out of the
Independent League movement started
by William Randolph Hearst, wasde
f erred for four years.
National Chairman Mack was select
ed to head a sub-committee on ar-
ey Associated Press. I . . . ma
Dunkirk, N. T.. Jan. 9. Running L, .v v, , r-iaT-v
Howell of Atlanta.
NO TRACE OF FEELING. :
When the committeemen reassembled
KNICKERBOCKER
SPECIAL WRECKED
seven . hours late through a blinding
snow storm, the Knickerbocker special
on the Lake Shore railway encounter'
ed a switch engine head-on near here, the troublesomeHbontest and the
SEil L0RI1R
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE
SENATE ORDERED THE INVES
TIGATION HE TESTIFIES IN HIS
OWN BEHALF.
A DEMOCRAT
He is Selected at the Annual
Meeting at San Carlos
Auditorium.
C. W. PARKER IS ELECTED FIRST
VICE-PRESIDENT AND ALBA H.
WARREN SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT
AT A WELL ATTENDED
AND ENTHUSIASTIC GAHERING
OF REPRESENTATIVE BUSI
NESS MEN.
REPUBLICANS CONCEDE ELEC
TION OF GEORGE A. NEELEY TO
CONGRESS FROM
KANSAS DISTRICT.
SEVENTH !
MRS. MORROW TESTIFIES.
Chicago, Jan. 9. When Mrs. Rene
B. Morrow returned to court today for
resumption of her preliminary hear
ing on the charge of having killed her
hut-band, Charles B. Morrow.
from tho rails.
Several trainmen were hurt. Relie!
trains have been unable to reach the
wreck because of the snow and higrh
winds.
LAW CONSTITUTIONAL.
Washington. Jan. 9. The "black
powder" law enacted in Kansas in 1907
to protect coal miners was today up
held as constitutional by the supreme
court.
bitterness that had riled! their dis
position yesterday were things of the
past: the Jackson Day dinner naving
been a veritable love feast and the
Democratic atmosphere having cleared.
Members of the committee ware late
in appearing, due to the fact that the
Jackson Day banquet' had continued
until an early hour today. It was al
most 4 o'clock ' this morning when
William Jennings Bryan finished his
address and a later " hour when the
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By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 9. Senator Wil
liam Lorimer today began testifying
in his own defense and for the first
time he was a witness in his own be
half since the senate ordered the in
vestigation of his election.
A large audience .waited throughout
the uninteresting day for the sensa
tion which failed to develop.. Lorimer
denied he ever paid anything of value
to anybody for his election. He con
tinues tomorrow.
OFFICERS STANDARD
OIL RE-ELECTED
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 9. The board of di
rectors of the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey was re-elected today.
The board consists of nine members
Instead of fifteen, as formelly, due to
the resignation of the Rockefellers and
their immediate associates In the old
company.
By Associated Press.
Hutchinson, Kas Jan. 9. George A. ;
Neeley, a Democrat, was today elected j
to congress from the Seventh Kansas;
district to succeed the late Represen -:
tative Edmond H. Madison, Republi
can. The election of Neeley was conceded
tonight by the chairman of the Re
publican district committee.
WILEY GETTING
THIN SKINNED
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 9. Dr. Wiley, the
tnnA enartlljLT!. la ettimr thln-lriTnpd I
He admitted it today to the house
committee which Is trying to fix re
sponsibility for last summer's high
price of sugar. Chairman Hardwick
was trying to lead Dr. Wiley from the
path of a protective tariff into the
tariff for revenue only channel.
"I have been lambasted so much for
my opinion that I am getting thin
skinned," said Dr. Wiley.
New oiScers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year, a full and de
tailed account of the year's work w.i;i
given and a generally enthusiastic
meeting was the result of the annual
meeting of the Pensacola Commer
cial Association held In the convention
hall of the San Carlos hotel last night.
C E. Dobson wag elected without op
position to direct the destinies of tho
organization after the retiring presi
dent, W. K Hyer, Jr., refused to aerve
longer in that capacity. In making the
nomination Col. Frank I.. Mayes said
that tho president of the body yhould
be a man full of energy, conversant
with the situation in hand And one
who could devote " enough time to
mske it a success, and tnat in placing
Mr. Dobson's name before the meeting
for consideration he felt that h--j
possessed all of the qualifications.
C. W. Parker was elected first vice
president and A. II. Wan-en second
vlce-pre&idcut. These three, together
with W. S. V.'ar. A. M. Avery, Jr., A.
Friedman, James C Watson, Henry
Judevine and B. S. Williams, wlll con
stitute tin board of directors.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
G. A. Waterman, the retiring secre
tary, read his report for the eleven
months work of the organization,
which is given In full, and which Is a
very comprehensive one and goes into
full details of the work. The report was
received and the secretary tendered a
vote of thanks not only tor his excel
lent report but for his untiring and
efficient service during n!a connection
with the organization. President Hyer
paid a high compliment to the retiring
secretary and said that throughout
the year he was of Invaluable assist
ance of the association.
Secretary Waterman, after making
his report, said he wished to express
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