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V Official Weather Forecast. 12 PAGES TO-DAY. - - "---innn.n.n-ru-1-r Generally fair Thursday and Friday, except probably showers in north por tion; moderate east winds. The Journal's Want Ad Way is the the Easy Way for You VOL. XV. NO. 99. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 25, 1912. PRICE. 5 CENTS. i. ' : .V -7 1 ROOSEVELT IS SHOWNTOHAV STOPPED SUIT Confidential Correspondence . of President is Sent to the Senate. PRESIDENT INSTRUCTED ATTOR NEY GENERAL NOT TO BRING SUIT AGAINST HARVESTER TRUST LETTER FROM PERKINS TELLS OF EFFORTS OF MORGAN INTERESTS TO UPHOLD POLI CIES OF THE ADMINISTRATION. y Associated Press, Washington, April 24. The confl dential correspondence which passed between President Roosevelt. Attorney General Bonaparte and Commissioner , Herbert Knox Smith, of the bureau or corporations, in 1907, about the gov ernment anti-trust suit against the International Harvester Company, was sent to the senate today from the files of the department of Justice. .One letter was from- Roosevelt to Bqnaparte, written on April 22, 1907, anfl said that Roosevelt had had con ferences with. Geo. -W. Perkins about the company's affairs and directed Bonaparte not to file suit then, but to go over the matter with Commissioner Smith. Perkins's letfem from Smith to Roose- '. velt, dated September 21, told of con ferences with 'Perkins and stated Smith's objection to the prosecution at that time. The commissioner wrote that he thought the question of the company's guilt or Innocence was merely a technical question. . Smith wrote that- Perkins said: "If after all the endeavors of this company and other Morgan interests to uphold the policies of the administration anl adopt their methods of modern pub licity, this company Is now going to he attacked in a purely technical case the interests he represented were going to fight" A few weeks ago Attorney General Wickersham refused to send the cor respondence to the senate in renly to e resolution by Senator Lea of Tennes see. Later Johnson, of Alabama vailed upon "vVtckersha r- for--the .cwTespend .nceaandT!Mth!'! two hours It was Tn hand. . .. ".- .' - PARIS BANDIT KILLS ANOTHER Assistant Superintendent of Detective Department Shot While Attempting to Make an Arrest. By Associated Press. Paris. April 24. One more crime was added this morning to the Ion list of those recently committed by the gang of bandit anarchists . which is terrorizing Paris. Assistant Superin tendent Jouln of the Paris detective department, was ihot dead, and his comrade, Chief Inspector Colmar, se riously wounded, while trying to arrest one of the gang named Gallot, at Pe.tlt Ivry. a suburb, today. The bandit escaped. Another double murder, that of an ared man and his wife, who were heafcen to death at Thiais, on the Selnn. has been traced definitely to the sam gang of bandits, and this brings the number of their victims up to over score. Prefect Ienlne says that Assistant Superintendent Jouin, with : four in spectors, went this morning to the refuge of Bonnot, who is known as the "demon chauffeur." and, with Garnler. is a leader of the gang. The detectives we-e unarmed, as the law does not authorize the use of arms by them while they are searching domiciles. Bonnot. who was at Irst mlrtake for Gallot. anoher bandit, was found In his lair. When the detectives ar rived he orened fire on them, shot Jouln and Colmar down, floored the rest and then Jumped through a win dow. Blandishing a lar?e revolver, he cleared his way along the streets and scaped to the woods, leaving a trail of blood. "AXE" MURDERERS . ALL UNDER ARREST Remaining Five Negroes Who Partici pated In Over Forty Murders Are Captured. By Associated Press. laFayette, La., April 24. Sheriff LaCoste, of this parish, today believes that he has arrested all five of the negroes who. with Clementine Barna- het, murdered the Andrus family of five Here several weeks ago and startled the south with the series of "axe" murders." which totaled 40 or more victims in Louisiana and Texas, all negroes. Small Party of Citizens Fight Four Robbers for Four Hours By Associated Press. Fort Smith. Ark., April 21. A small party of citizens fought a two hours battle with four robbers at Midland, thirty miles south of here in this. Baa tlan, county, before dawn today, but .the marauders escaped with loot esti mated at $8,000. Four explosion? wrecked the vault and safe of the Bank of Midland, awakening the townspeople. The robber, set Are to the bank building upon taking flight and valu able papers burned probably will double the loss. The flames, however were soon extinguished. " ' The entry of the robbers into tho THES TITANIC OFFICER ACTED PMOFA fill Rescued Four Men, Took Twenty More From Boat and Saved Another. FIFTH OFFICER LOWE BEFORE THE- INVESTIGATING COMMIT TEE AND TELLS OF THE DIS ASTER REPORT IS RECEIVED .THAT PASSENGERS OF STEAM ER MOUNT TEMPLE SAW TI TANIC SINK. By Associated Press. "Washington, April 24. Harold G. Lowe, fifth officer of the Titanic, today tld the senate investigating commit tee that with a volunteer crew he res cued four men from the water, saved a sinking collapsible lifeboat by tow ice it astern of his and took oft twenty men and one woman from tae bottom of an overturned boat and landed all of them safely aboard the Carpathia. ' 5 The story showed that Lowe played the part of a. man. He was ordered to take charge of lifeboat No. 14 and packed it to Jts capacity on the ' top deck and kept up a revolver fire while tbe boat was descending, fearing some one might attempt to Jump into It while descending. Senator Smith received a telegram from the premier of Canada jsaying that the steamer Mount Temple was at" St. Johns. N. B.. with passengers aboard who claimed to have seen the Titanic 6ink. It was believed the Mount Temple was the ship that was only five miles from the Titanic when she sank. Smith requested that de prsltions of the officers and crew of the Mount Temple be sent to him. The premier then telegraphed that the captain of the Mount Temple said that he was fifty miles from the Ti tanic and went to the scene, saw noth ing and later got a message from the Carpathia that she had rescued many and there was no need to look fur ther. , ISMAY ORDERED AWAY. " A petty officer of the Ill-fated liner vat -compelled .to--wart. J. Bruce Ismay, chief official of the White Star line, on the night of the ocean disas ter. In order to curb Ismay's Interfer ence with the lowering of one of the lifeboats. Lowe said he shouted to Ismay: "Get to hell out of here so I can work, wr.ile Lowe and other officers were trying to lower & lifeboat. Ismay was not trying to get into the boat, said the witness, but his actions were confusing and he was interfering with the lowering of life craft. ' This man, (Ismay) said Lowe, was greatly excited. He was holler ing 'lower away, lower away, lower away,' and I swore at him to order him back." Lowe said that Ismay went back and made no reply to him. Lowe also tes tified that he never would have known th man was Ismay Is he (Lowe) had not met a steward on board the Car pathia who told him what he had done and asked him ' why he 'swore at Is may.'." 80ME ONE INTERFERING. Senator, Smith arose at the opening oi the hearing and formally announced that he wanted to answer an Inquiry that had arisen as to the purpose of the committee's hearings. "It is to get all of the facts at tending this catastrophe," he said. "The surviving officers and men of this ship are not shipbuilders, and If we con' get from them what they know, it is all that we can expect. Now a word as to the plan. It is the intention of the committee to inquire of all suBjects of Great Britain who may be in this country and who may know anything cf the disaster, and to hold them here until we have learned all that we can. "This course will be pursued until the committee have obtained all ac cessible and useful information to ft proper understanding of this disas ter. "Now a word about the difficulty. To the credit of most of the officers and members of the crew, we have ex perienced little difficulty in securing such witnesses as we thought neces sary, but from the beginning until new there has been a voluntary, gratuitous, meddlesome attempt upon the part of certain persons to influ ence the course of the committee and t shape its proceedure. "Misrepresentations have been made, I have heard. I have not, however, read the newspapers because I did not wish' to be prejudiced. "The representatives of the press h8ve all co-operated in every possible way to lighten the burdens of the committee. "The committee will not tolerate any (Continued on Page Eight) town was accomplished quietly and. It is believed, an hour or more after mid night. Evidences of their work . of preparation shows that the robbery had been , carefully planned. The tele phone exchange is in the second story of the bank building. All wires wee cut. The first explosion was muffled and created no widespread alarm, al though several persons told today of having ben awakened by It and cf having gone back to sleep only to be awakened by the second, which was followed by a third of greater force than those preceding. SENATE SUB-COMMITTEE STARTS PROBE; EXPLANATIONS WANTED FROM BRUCE ISMAY AND OWNERS AND OFFICERS OF LOST LINER iv vcW ''I t'-A- "44 A K v'' f-nrS ?f jh x -I At thm upper left, Theodore Burton Francis G. Newlands; New York, April 24. Investigations of the Titanic disaster have beei started by the United ' States senate and the English house of commons. They will be thorough. J. Bruce Is may, the White Star Line official who made his escape while passengers went to the bottom, and officers of the crew are the star witnesses. They must ex Ju d ge BcandonJBaid. High..: Compliment to the Journal Judge "W. W. Brandon, of Alabama, who spoke at the Underwood Club meeting Tuesday night, called at The Journal office yesterday and personally thanked The Journal for what he characterized as a "more ' than fair" report of his address. "I had no reaeon to expect such nice treatment,' eald Judge Bran don, 'because I knew that The Journal was opposing my candidate. I want to say that the paper not only made a fair report, but that It did even more it complimented me with a better report than my address deserved." Judge Brandon was informed hat The Journal always tries to be fair. Its business is publishing a newspaper and it publishes the news and pubjishes it straight, no matter whether dealing with political friend or foe. Judge Brandon is a cousin of Jackson Brandon of Pensacola and the two had a very pleasant visit during his brief stay. He is a very com panionable and agreeable gentlem-m one of the kind that Pensacola is always glad to entertain. WHAT AN ALABAMA PAPER " PUBLISHES OF THE "FRAME-UP" The only real candidate for the nomination at Baltimore is Woodrow Wilson and here s the race they set for him. He must beat a combina tion. In some sections all the opposition to Wilson is centered on Clark. In another It is centered on Underwood. In yet another it Is centered on Harmon. It is said that Wilson has Harmon to beat In Louisiana be cause Underwood and Clark voted for free sugar, and Harmon is the man to run against Wilson in Texas because Clark voted for the Sher wood pension bill, a measure that v. ould have been beaten fifty votes in the house if this had not been a presidential year. We are all fond of boasting that the Anglo-Saxon Is the highest type of the human race and in practical and political matters is no idle vaunt. Why? Because ere the Phi ntaenet wore the crown it was a sentiment stronger than the low "Fair play and old England forever." A fair stand up fight has been the ellrht of your Anglo-Saxon for cen turies. In our country we call It the "square deal," and it appeals to every manly man and every honest man in every state of this union. Has Woodrow .Wilson had a square deal In this race? Where is the honest man to sav so? Where is the intelligent man who does not know that he is opposed by a scurvy combination"? Now, I do not say that Clark, Underwood, and Harmon met together and agreed -to a cabal; but I do say that the condition is rrecisely what it would have been had they met and conspired to defeat Wilson by unfair and unmanly methods. Savoyard in Birmingham News. BOATS UNSE A WORTHY ; THREE HUNDRED OF T HE OLYMPIC'S CREW REFUSE SEA DUTY By Associated Press. Southampton, Eng., April 24. Three hundred of the firemen and greasers belonging to the crew of the Olympic struck five minutes before the White Star liner was due to sail today for New York. The men deserted the ship in a body. They gave as their rea son for striking that the collapsible life boats installed on the vessel were unseaworthy. A deputation of men employed In the engine room of the Olympic called on the officers of the ship, and on Com mander Clark, the chief or the emlgra tion offices in Southampton, to whom they declared that the collapsible craft on the Olympic were flimsy. They refused to sail unless wooden life boats were aubstitued for the col lapsible ones and also demanded that two additional seamen be signed on for each boat. Commander Clark argued with the men, explaining that it was impossible to procure wooden life boats in time. He assured them that he had pre op oenter, VUliam Alden Smith 1 upper lower center, George C. Perkins; lower r plain to the satisfaction of the Ameri can and the English people why the Titanic took a dangerous course when a safe one might have been followed, why no heed was paid to warnings that a great iceberg was Just ahead, shortly before the disaster occurred, and why the great liner was not sup plied with sufficient lifeboats to save more than one-third of the passengers viously officially examined all the col lapsible boats and was perfectly satis fied with them. Commander Clark offered to take the Olympic to the Cowes roads and allow any of the crew to select any boat or boats on board and he would prove by demonstration that they were absolutely safe. The men refused to be convinced and left the ship in a body. By pressing into service all the available engine room hands on the White Star and American liners in port, the OTympic was atle to leave her deck Just before 2 o'clock th'.s af ternoon and proceeded down South ampton water. One of the strikers alleged that he put his thumb through the canvas of one cf the new collapsible boats. White Star officials declare thr requisite complement of firemen, greasers and crew is aboard the Olym pic and that the vessel will soon pro ceed. There are 1,400 passengers aboard. right, Dunoan U. Fletcherj lowe left, ij;ht, Jonathan Bourne, on board. Senator Smith, of Michigan, who was chairman of the senate sub committee in charge of the investiga tion, declares that no stone will be left unturned in the search for truth. Tn other members of the senate investi gating committee are Newlands, of Ne vada; Simmons, of North Carolina: Fletcher, of Florida; Bourne, of Ore gon, and Burton, of Ohio. FREDERICK BEACH AND WIFE -RETURN '5- -' Man Who la Accused of Cutting th' Throat of Wife Comes Back to An swer Charge. By Associated Press. New York, April 24. Frederick O BeacTi and Mrs. Beach reached here today on the steamship Kaiser Wil helm II from a trip abroad, where Mr Beach learned that he was wanted li Aiken. S. C. for trial on the chargi of having attacked Mrs. Beach there on February 26. The attack on Mrs. Beach create" a sensation in society. She was seize in front of the Beach winter home h Aiken and slashed in tne throat with 1 sharp weapon. It was said that Mrt Beach was assaulted by a negro. Mr Beach stated that he ran from th. house to his wife's rescue when n heard her screams. After Mrs. Beach' recovery she and her husband re turned north and sailed for Europ Later a warrant was issued on tlv affidavit of a detective, accusing Mr Beach of the attack. Mrs. Beach's hand rested on h husband's arm as they descended th' gangway of the steamer. Mr. Beach declined to say anythin ? about the case. Par?enp-ers on the steamship sal the Beaches kept to their cabin most of the time. COL. ROOSEVELT MAKING PAID BID Taft's Campaign Manager Allege Teddy is After Votes of Democrats Socialists and Prohibitionists. By Associated Press. Washington, April 24. In a state raent given out her tcday by Willlai. McKinley. the Taft campaign manager charges that Theodore Roosevelt "1 maklns: a paid bicl for the votes c: Democrats, Socialists and Prohibition ists to defeat President Taft, who is us'iinj for Republican votes for his re re mlr.ation." Mr. McKinley refers to an advertise ment Jn a Boston raper, saying, "re member, yem don't have to belong in any party to vote at the primary" as proof of his declaration. "Here, cpenly." says Mr. McKinley' statement, "is the evidence that h (Roosevelt) has done the same thln secretly all over the United States." IOWA ENDORSES PRESIDENT TAFT Four Delegates at Large to the Na tional Convention Are Instructed to Vote For Him. By Associated Press. Cedar Rapids. Iowa, April 24. Taft a as endorsed by the Iowa Republicans In state and congressional conventions today, and four delegates at large to the national convention were Instruct ed to vote for Taft. The presidential candidacy of Senator Albert B. Cum-ir-lns was rejected. New York, April 24. Taft, en route to Massachussetts, arrived here to night. He continues his Journey to morrow. Concord, N. H., April 24. With a few towns unreported, the returns to night give Taft 497 delegates to the state convention and Roosevelt 260 as a result of yesterday's primaries. The preferential vote gives Taft a majority cf snore tha.n three thousand. M PRACTICES m CANS Refugees Arriving at Gal veston Tell of Acts of Bandits. LIVING ARE TORTURED AND COMPELLED TO GIVE UP THEIR BELONGINGS, WHILE GIRLS ARE CARRIED AWAY AND WOM EN MURDERED AMERICANS ARE SAFE IN BUT FEW PLACES IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. By Associated Press, Galveston, Tex., April 24. Stories of inhuman cruelty and barbaric tortures of the living, with unspeakable dese cration of the dead, continued to be come known here when other refugees, arriving from Mexico on the steamer Texas yesterday, submitted to inter views today. W. R. M. Lims, an American attorney of Honolulu, and J Flexon, an American railroad en gineer, related such stories here to day. According to Mr. Lims. there are but few places in the entire republic of Mexico where Americans are safe. One instance of cruelty he described witn these words and asserted he personal ly investigated the facts so as to assure himelf of its truth: , "An old German settler who had been particularly kind to many natives was one day visited by a band of bri gands who demanded money. The German gave them all he possessed, but the outlaws were not satisfied and refused to believe his statement. Then they took the man's wife and numbers cf them performed unspeakable out rages upon her while others held her captive. As she was dying, ,they abandoned the woman and thrust her body through and through with a machete and then heaped other un mentionable indignities on her body, hcldlng the husband meanwhile and compelling .him to witness the out rages. . ' Mr. Lims was a. passenger on the steamer Texas which arrived here yes terday. He was in Mexico on a special mission which he did not explain, but which caused him remaining in that country thirty days. GIRLS CARRIED OFF. Flexon. the locomotive englneman. declared many Mexicans of the better classes are in as bad or worse pre dicament as the Aemican residents. The bandits, taking advantage of the unsettled conditions in the republic, lcot towns and villages, and carry away the young daughters of Mexican families to suffer vile mistreatment. The maurauders travel In such num rs as to make protection for such girls and young women practically im possible. ONE THOUSAND AMERICANS THREATENED IN MEXICO By Associated Press. Chicago, April 24. Mall advices from Guayamas. Sonora, Mexico, tell of danger threatening nearly a thou sand Americans on the west coast of Mexico. A special steamer has been "hartered by Nelson Rhoades, Jr., manager of a sugar refinery, to suc cor the Americans who are able to reach coast points. Yaoul Indians are tc ported on the warpath and rebels are looting. 'A part of Sonora is in a plate of anarchy. IMMENSE AREA NOW INUNDATED Three-Fourths of Northeast Lousiana. Comprising Eleven Parishes, Under Water. By Associated Pret. Tallulah, In., April 21. Three fourths of northeast l ou's'ana within the boundaries of Arkansas on the nrrth, Ouarhlta rivfr on the west, the Mississippi river on the east and R1 river cn the south, comprising eleven perishes In whole or in part, is today under water. Much of the lar.d In these parishes which today is above water v,1ll go un der as the flood spreads. Most of tr.ls vast expense cf muddy water hai ushered through the great Dog Trail crevasK in the Mississippi river levee rear Alsatia, La., but for nearly two weeks norv an almost equal volume cf water has ben pourlrfg Into the section between Delhi and Monroe, ncrth, from the crevases at Panther Forest tr.d Rosemary, Ark. The water from Panther Forert Is today 6urrojndir.e the town cf Ray Ille, around whioh a strong protection levee has Just been completed. Sharp Interest in The Senate's Titanic Inquiry y Associated Press. London, April 24. Sham interest In the American senate's Titanic inquirr was demonstrated In the house of commons this afternoon. Alexander MacCullum Scott Inquired: "Are you aware tnat those called rore the senate committee are not receiving fair and honorable treat ment? Will you take steps to secure fair and honorable treatment for British subjects ?' Francis Dyke Acland, parliamentary under-secretary for foreign affairs, re plied: "No such complaint has ben received iinnnai nmn ilLOUIS liLUD MEETS ATCOURTHOU Prominent Local Speakers Will Deliver Short Addresses. CANDIDATES FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICES ARE INVITED TO BE PRESENT AND WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD MEETING HOUR IS 7i30 O'CLOCK AND THERE WILL BE NO IMPORTED SPEAKERS. The Woodrow Wilson Club of Es cambia county will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the court house, when supporters of the leading candidate for the presidential nominations ar invited to be present, as well aa th public In general. President Jno. O. Oliver, who issued the call Tuesday night for the meeting tonight, expects to have a number of prominent Escambia county Democrats eddress the voters in favor of the can didacy of Gov. Wilson. ALL CANDIDATES INVITED. In addition every candidate, either for a state or county ofllce, is invited to be present, as well as their support ers. These candidates will be given an opportunity to be heard during the evening. There will be no Imported speaker at this meeting. PRISONER ROBS SHERIFF'S OFFICE Relersed From Jail He Loots the Place, But is Captured and is Again .Locked Up. ! SE By Associated Press. National Falls, Minn.. April 24. The sheriffs office here was robbed livt night by Edward Connelly, who wus released from the county Jail yester day afternoon after aervlnrj a aentencj of twenty days for attempted burglary at Ray, Minn. - . Connelly broke into the office - of -Sheriff Forrer In the court; honse nr,T r.. stole about $?00 and several waff her'',' knives, etc., belonging to pri-'cnif. Connelly was captured today and agal t locked up. ' " ." BATTLESHIPS AT NEW ORLEANS The Nebraska and New Hampshire Are There to Participate in Centen ' nial Celebration. By Associated Press. New Orleans. April 24. The battle ships Nebraska and New Hampshire arrived here lat night to participate in the centennial celebration of Louri ana's admission Into the union, April 30. The gunboat Petrel arrived several days ago. The revenue cutter Win (lorn Is du to arrive this week and will Join the fleet in a naval parade on the 80th. Captain James H. Oliver, of the New Hampshire, is senior Officer. Secre tary Knox and his party a.r expect ed to arrive here from Washington next Tuesday morning. TALKS OF A WAVE OF RADICALISM President of Association of Manu facturers Wondars if Thia Form of Government is a Failure. By Atsoclattd Press. Boston, April 24. "The wave of radicalism." was one of the topics considered by lYcrldent Ilobbs of the Nf.tlon.ol Association of Cotton Manu facturers in hie annual addr-s de hverryi before the opening aos.-lon of that orgar.i7atlcn today. "In our country," paid rreident IJobbs, "there has If en o much talk and o much denunciation of the es tflllshed order th;.t one naturally be gins to wonder if, after al. this na tion and its form of government are failures. ' GERMANY TAKES LEAD FOR GREATER SAFETY By Associated Press. Washington April 24. Germany ha taken the lead In a movement to se- rurev.fTa'er Fliety 10 P"-' ei-gers on the high seas hy International airree ment. Count Pernstorff, tn German ambassador, today Informed the st-ate department that the lmreriil govern ment believed the time was rire for an agreement among all maritime na tions. London in by us. Surely In this matter we mu?t trust to the good sense of the Ameri can people; and we do not desire f interfere without absolute necessity.- In answer to previous queries, It. Acland had said: "I am not aware cf the precis grounds on which the United States senate inquiry is being held. I under stand the object la to determine th responsibility for the wreck. As far as I am aware there never has ben previo'isly a foreign Inquiry into the loss cf a British ve?el on the higH fcea-a." : 1 i " I i