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VOL. XV. NO. 352.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 15, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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HOPES A PROGRESSIVE
D EM O C RAT WILL BE
NAMED IN EACH STATE
WILL RESUME
COUNTY BOARD
RE-ELECT DOBSON AND THREE OF
DIRECTORATE; OPPOSE BILLS TO
REMOVE THE PILOTAGE CONTROL
TURCO-BALM
DECIDES THAT
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Gov. Wilson Refers to Elec
tion of United States
Senators.
TAKES EXCEPTIONS
TO SOME EDITORIALS
These Purported to Describe
His Attitude as Preferring
a Progressive Republican
to a "Stand-Pat" Demo
cratHas Appointments
With a Number of Sen
ators Today.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Trenton, Jan. 14. "I hope a. progres
siva democrat will be elected In each
state said President-elect Wilson to
night, referring- to contests Incident to
the election of United States senators
Jn Maine. New Hampshire, niinois,
South Dakota and Tennessee. -
The governor took emphatic excep
tion to editorials and published reports
purporting to describe his attitude' as
preferring the selection of a progres
sive republican In cases where the
tther' alternative would be the choice
of a "standpat democrat.
" "The only thing I am interested In In
any state is the election of a demo
crat," declared the president-elect. He
vas told that his speech yesterday. In
which he said he would "pick only pro
gressives," had caused inquiries wheth
er he meant progressive democrats or
progressive republicans as welL
"I wasn't thinking In specifications."
he replied, "but Just thinking of the
tendencies of the state of mind of the
country.'
Tomorrow he has appointments with
Senators Gardner, of Maine, Stone, of
Missuori, and Senator-elect James, of
Kentucky. The governor was delighted
at the result of the democratic caucus
of the New Jersey legislature today in
endorsing Edward - E. Grosscup, his
candidate, for state treasurer byorty
two to five.
WILL HAVE SUPPORT OF A
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
Washington, Jan. 14. President
elect Wilson's declaration at Trenton
yesterday that he would "pick only
progressives' for the work of the new
administration brought from demo
cratic leaders of the senate today
statements that the new president
would have the support of a united
democrat! majority in the senate
tthen he began his presidential term.
Efforts to unite the democrats, with
the control virtually given to the "pro
gressives"" have been so far successful
that leaders predict there will be no
open break in the organization of the
new senate. "The reorganization ele
ment," will. It Is understood, yield the
chairmanships of committees to the
older senators entitled to them by
rank, but will Insist upon a full voice
in the control of each committee and
in the selection of its members.
Senators Martin and Hoke Smith,
recognized as the leaders of the demo
cratic forces in the senate, both re
fused to see in the remarks of the pres
ident-elect any special reference to the
situation In the senate, and both pre
dicted a harmonious settlement of all
differences In that body.
"I don't understand why any demo
crat should be surprised at the declara
tion of Governor Wilson that he is in
accord with the progressive policies of
, the day," said Senator Martin. "I am
i sure he will find the democratic party
in the senate solidly with him in the
views he expresses. I certainly know
of no dissent from them."
Senator Smith said: "I do not ap-
prehend any discord among the demo
crats of the senate. I believe that a
harmonious plan of reorganization will
be adopted, practically doing' away
with the old hard and fast rule of
seniority and yet recognizing the value
of the services of those who have been
for a long time in the senate."
TWO DEMOCRATS ARE
ELECTED IN COLORADO
Denver, Jan. 14. Former Gov. Chas.
S. Thomas and Governor John F. Sha
froth, democrats, were today elected
I Tinted States senators by the legisla
ture. Boise, Jan. 14. W. E. Borah was
Continued en Pass Four.
Widow Kills Man Whom She
Alleges Ruined Her Daughter
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Brook haven. Miss, Jan. 14. The sen -Tiat
tonal killing yesterday of John
-Sfullen, a married man. by Mrs. Mattie
Clements, a widow, who alleged that
Mullen had been intimate with her
young daughter, has stirred this sec
tion of Mississippi as has no similar
affair in years.
Popular sympathy is with Mrs. Clem
ents, who has been released under $5,
600 bond.1
Mullen's body was Interred today.
Mrs. Clements asserts that when
lullcn came to her home yesterday she
r.harged him with ruining her daughter
THE ALUHUKfl
NDUSTRY HELD
BY AGREEHT
It is International in Scope
and Embraces All But One
of the Foreign Companies
Witness Admits This
Before Tariff Board.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Jan. 14j The existence
of an International agreement cover
ing the aluminum Industry -was re
vealed at tonight's session of the
house ways and means committee.
President Arthur Davis, of the Alum
inum Company of America, admitted
that bis company is owned by' a mer
ger maintaining agreements' in all six
of the seven foreign aluminum com
panies. .
Aluminum, steel, watch movements
and machine tools were delved into by
the house committee on ways and
means today when it met to hear left
over witnesses who were unable to
testify on the Iron and steel hearing
last week. S
. W. H, Donner, of Pittsburg, Cambria
Steel Company, setting forth that that
company owned properties worth up
wards of S75.000.000 and employing
19,000 men, manufacturing last year
more than a million tons of rail,
structural bars, rods and vire nallj,
urged specific and not ad valorem
duties on Iron and steel products. He
contended that' the duty on ferroman
ganese, used largely In steel manu
facture. Should be no higher than pig
iron and that to increase the duty on
it would be unfair to all the smaller
companies that , compete . with the
United States Steel Corporation. He
said that in periods cf -depression,
that are bound to come, foreign-man
ufacturers will lump large tonnage on
our Atlantic, gulf and seaboard cities
at cost to help pay fixed charges, an
Invasion meaning a loss to American
capital, idleness for thousands of
workmen and curtailment of further
expansion of the American steel in
dustry.
WATCH COMPANY PROBED.
The Waltham Watch Company, al
leged to be in the "watch trust" was
probed at the outset today. E. C.
Fitch, of Waltham, Mass., testifying
that the company could manufacture
watch dials cheaper than he could buy
abroad, said the Waltham Watch
Company was originally capitalized at
$5,000,000; that It reorganised with a
capital of $12,000,000, tangible assets of
$3,022,000 with patents and good will
worth $2,925,000. .
The witness told of the former exist
ence of a selling agency that handled
the Waltham Watch Company prod
ucts. He said he was one - of three
partners in the selling agency, each
of wnom received $60,000 a year
salary.
"Don't you compel wholesalers to
sell at a certain price to retailers?"
asked Representative Railey.
"Try, but don't always suoceed. In
hard times they almost uniformly fail
to keep that price," said Mr. Fitch,
who added he had been "pretty stren
uous" in trying: to prevent the watches
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ARCHBALD BACK
IN HOME TOWN
His Son Says His Kindness of Heart
Accounts for Many of His Dffioul.
ties.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Philadelphia, Jan. 14. 'Robert W.
Archbald, stripped of his office as a
Judge of the commerce court, spent
last night here and today left for his
home in Scranton, Pa.
The former Judge declined to be in
terviewed, but his son, who spoke for
Mm, said: "My father's conscience is
clear. He Is going: home to practice
law. He will start all over again. My
father has been a courteous, diligent
and good judge. Perhaps his kindness
of heart accounts for many of hi3 diffi
culties." and Mullen drew a knife and threat
ened to kill her. The widow then drew
a revolver, she says, and shot Mullen
dead, four bullets enterlug his body.
Mrs. Clements telephoned for the
sheriff, who found the knife still
clinched in Mullen's hand when he
reached he widow's home. A photo
graph of the young Clements girl was
also found in Mullen's pocket.
Mullen has five children, but for sev
eral months ha3 not been living with
his wife. He and Mrs. Clements had
been neighbors for several yeals.
Mrs. Clements will face charge be
fore the grand jury on January 27.
WAR II A WEEK
Allies are Firmly Resolved
to Take Up Arms For
the Second Time.
DECIDE TO END
FRUITLESS DEBATES
Efforts of the Powers to
Bring Peace Seem to Be
Fruitless and Europe is to
Witness the Horrors of a
Winter's Campaign Al
lies to Thank England and
Leave.
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
.London. Jan. 14. Unless unforeseen
events change the current of affairs.
war In the east will' be resumed within
a week, and Europe will witness the
horrors of a winter's campaign. The
allies are firmly resolved to take up
arms the second time. They are con
vinced the Turks are merely drifting
without a fixed policy and decided to
end the fruitless debates.
. The Turks failed to reconvene the
conference today and apparently have
no. intention of meeting the allies' ul
timatum regarding Adrianople, The
allies do not believe In the efficacy of
the note which the powers will present
to Constantinople. They say it is too
mild.
The Balkan government has agreed
to call the conference together again.
formally announce they will discontin
ue negotiations, thank England for
hospitality and resume the war. They
say now they are in a position to
quickly capture the important points
and will make the second proposals
more drastic than the first.
READY FOR WAR.
Representatives of the allies declare
that they are ready to face all events.
They say thar 400,000 , of their troops
are concentrated around t!he fortress
of Adrainople and along the lines of
Tchatalja, while all -their heavy selga
batteries have been placed in position
before Adrianople.
. General Boyovitch, Servian hero of
Monastir, asserts that within two days
Adrianople can now be captured.
Although mobilization of the Russian
and Italian armies is denied, there is
no doubt that Austria-Hungary still
maintains her armaments with the ob
ject of enforcing her claims in the
Balkans, especially In Albania.
Plenipotentiaries of the allies re
mark that the attitude of Austria
Hungary Is not so much against them
as against Italy and that for this rea
son, owing to the rivalry of these two
members of the triple alliance the Bal
kan states will suffer. They assert
that Austria-Hungary Is depriving
Montenegro of Scutari only because,
in case that city does not become the
capital of Albania, Avlona, which Is
under the direct influence of Italy, will
be chosen.
Conflicting reports as to conditions
In the great fortress of Adlanople are
current, but It appears evident that
the Turkish troops and inhabitants of
the city are suffering from disease and
lack of supplies. They have been be
sieged ever since the last week of Oc
tober by the Bulgarians, who have
since been reinforced by large bodies
of Servians fresh from their victories
on the other side of the Balkan penin
sula. Before the Tchatalja lines defending
Constantinople, there is a great army
of Bulgarians, who are strongly en
trenched and fronting them are large
bodies of Turkish troops, some of them
the remnants of the defeated armies
which fled before the advancing Bul
garians and other fresh troops brought
up from the Turkish provinces of Asia
Minor.
ROCKEFELLER'S CAR
IS GOING NORTH
Passed Through Savannah, but It is
Not Known Whether Millionaire is
Aboard.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Savannah, Jan. 14. The "Wiscon
sin," the private car of William Rocke
feller, passed through here this, after
noon on the Atlantic Coast Line. Ef
forts to learn the personnel of those
on board were Ineffectual.
Advices from Palm Beach tonight
were that William Rockefeller, his
wife, and son, Percy, were still there,
where they arrived last night, and it
was stated they expected to spend sev
eral days there.
GRIFFITH ARRANGES FOR A
TRAINING PLACE FOR SENATORS
Charlottesville, Va., Jan. 14. Clark
Griffith, manager of th- Washington
Americans, It was announced today,
has completed arrangements whereby
his team may engage in the early
spring practice here. " The deal was
made possible by the Delta Chi fraternity-
of the University of Virginia
giving up its fraternity house to the
Washington players for one month.
Griffith will have 36 men in his squad,
the batteries reporting March 1, the
others a week later. The team trained
here last year.
CASE; is GOOD
Will Continue Mr. Stokes in
Defense Againt Blount
. Concern.
MR. AVERY TOLD
TO ASSIST HIM
County Treasurer Files Bond
For $25,000 as Supplement
to Present Bond Notary
Bonds are Filed Reports
are Received and Board
Will Meet Again This
Morning to Pick Jurors.
Advising Judge John C. Avery, re
cently elected county attorney, that
they would like for him to assist At
torney J. P. Stokes In the case, the board
of, - county . commissioners last night
decided they will stand back of their
counsel for a fight to the finish in the
suit of the Blount Construction Com
pany against the county of Escambia.
The suit Involves somewhere be
tween $35,000 and $45,000 at the pres
ent time, the plaintiff corporation
claiming the former amount for work
done on the county jail which they
claim were extras and not subject to
the terms of the original contract.
R Pope Reese, county attorney when
the suit was entered, went into the
case and decided to fight it and Sen
ator Stokes was engaged as associate
counsel. The latest development m
the matter was the application to
Judge, J. -Emmet Wolfe, of the cir
cuit court, for a ruling on the point
whether It is the right of the defend
ant or the plaintiff to . bring before
the court the plaint iff s contention that
extras were, lssj, .JTd ?under:. special
contract, as the plaintiff asserts.
Judge Wolfe has not yet rendered
any decision upon that point, but is
expected to do so soon.
There was some speculation as to
what the newly-elected board would
do in the matter. Judge Avery him
self brought It before them last night,
tekhig if they desired that he take the
place of Mr. Reese in the case.
The board then told him to go ahead
and do that as they believed the best
thing to do was to continue the fight
on behalf of their constituents.
BONDS ACCEPTED.
Several bonds were received and
approved by the board, the largest
being a supplementary bond filed by
County Treasurer J. Ed. Williams for
$25 000. Under the law the treasurer
of this county must give $100,000 bond
now and he had but three-quarters of
that amount filed to date.
His bondsmen are W. L. Moyer, F.
E. Brawner and Knowles Hyer.
Other bonds approved wer8 those of
J. E. Rlgby, constable, $500; Fleming
E. Brawner, notary, and J. W. Dove,
notary. F. E. Brawner, Sr., and Frank
J. Rlera are surety on the first notary
(Continued on Page Four.)
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate,
Senator McLean urged passage of
bill for protection of migratory
birds.
W. W. Wlnkfleld told campaign
funds investigating committee how
Archbold letters were obtained,
Indian affairs committee approv
ed a resoluton authorizing depart
ment of Justice to investigate af
fairs of Crow Indians In Montana.
Consideration of six year presi
dential term resolution was begun.
Senator Pomerene Introduced
joint resolution to amend consti
tution to provide different method
for conducting minor impeachment
trials.
Senator Gore introduced bill o
Increase membership of supreme
court to eleven.
Bill to amend Panama canal act
so as to eliminate provision for free
passage of American coastwise
shipping, introduced by Senator
Root.
Resolution to direct President
Taft to invite foreign nations to
Join international agreement for
protection of migratory birds intro
duced by Senator Root
House. Chairman Pujo of money trust in
vestigating committee, announced
his hope to conclude hearings this
week.
Interstate Commerce Committee
announced program of passage of
measure on interstate matters.
Resumed debate on postoffice ap
propriation bill.
Army appropriations bill, carry
ing $93,830,177 was reported.
Metal schedule tariff revision
hearing was continued because
ways and means committee.
I J. J. Eustis told banking and cur
rency committee country never
could have sound monetary sys
tem without central bank.
PARCELS POST
DEMOS S
COUNTY ROADS
Rural Carrier Complains He
Can Hardly Get 4:o
Some Places.
MIGHT CUT ROUTE
UNLESS IMPROVED
Major Fell Tells County
Board That Inspector
Would Likely Order Route
in District Three Discon
tinued Five and a Half
Miles of New Roadway
Needed, Says Carrier J. G.
McNair.
That the county must either im
prove some of its roads and possibly
build some new roads in addition or
see some of its rural population in the
Third district suffer loss of the rural
mail delivery and parcel post service
developed yesterday at the meeting of
the board of county commissioners,
when they heard a complaint from J.
G. McNair, a rural mail carrier.
When Mr. McNair had told of some
of the roads and the almost impassable
conditions which he claims exist, Post
master A. Gib Fell told the board that
he advised Mr. McNair to report to
them before taking the matter up with
the authorities in . Washington. They
would send an inspector here, he stated,
and -order discontinuance'! the route
if the roads were such aste make
delivery unduly difficult Formerly, he
said, Mr. McNair could get over some
of the parts of road with a bicycle but
that since the parcels post has been in
effect a team has been found necessary.
Mr. McNair said that there should
be a passable roadway built to, connect
the Brent hard road with the Musco
gee hard road, a distance of three
miles. He also advised a connecting
stretch between the Millview hard road
and the Helton and Brewton settle
ment road. This would be about two
and a half miles long, he said.
In connection with the latter pro
posed road he said that the people of
Muscogee that come to Pensacola by
wagon or other vehicle now take a long
way around the Millview hard road
and that the distance for them would
be much shorter if the conectlng link
were made.
Commissioner Richard B. Saunders,
from the Third district, was absent but
the commissioners will take the matter
up as soon as possible with him, it
was understood.
CENTRAL BANK
IS A NECESSITY
Country Can Never Have Sound Mone
tary System Until One is Established
Says Witness.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Jan. 14. "This country
can never have a sound monetary sys
tem without a central bank," declared
Festus J. Wade, of St. Louis, a mem
ber of the banking and currency com
mittee of the American Bankers' As
sociation, today before the house cur
rency reform committee. Mr. Wade
said the so-called Aldrich plan pro
posed the best system that had come
under his observation.
Chairman Glass told the witness
that the declaration of the democratic
party against the Aldrich bill prac
tically precluded the consideration of
any plan Involving the central bank
feature and asked for an opinion on a
system of divisional reserve bank su
pervised by a central board.
"You may be able to work that out,"
the witness replied, "but the system
will not be sound without the central
bank."
Mr. Wade Insisted democratic oppo
sition to a central bank was largely
sentimental and recommended that the
committee report a measure similar to
the Aldrich bilL
"Whether It . is sentiment or the
ghost of Andrew Jackson." replied
Chairman Glass, "there is an insuper
able political obstacle to the Aldrich
plan."
THE Y. W. C. A. IS NOT
BACKING BASEBALL CLUB
Keokuk, Ia Jan. 14. Miss Edna
O'Hara, general secretary of the local
Young Women's Christian Association,
today denied that the organization
planned getting subscriptions from lo
cal business people for the local base
ball club of the Central association on
condition that the team would dis
pense with Sunday baseball. Miss
O'Hara said:
"I did not say we would canvass the
town for baseball money. What will
people think of the Y. W. C. A. if it
is to back a thing like that?"
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C. E. DOBSON.
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Re-Elected President of Pensacola
Commercial Association.
CUTTERS LOOKING
FOR A STEAMER
The Miami and Windom Ordered to
Look for Overdue Southern Pacific
Steamer El Dorado.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Jan. 14. The revenue
cutters Miami and Windom were today
ordered to search for the overdue
Southern Pacific freight steamer El
Dorado with her crew of 45 men, which
left Baltimore January 1 for Galves
ton with a cargo of steel rails. She
passed Cape Hatteras January 3 and
has not been heard from since.
'In the heaviest weather she should
have made the trip: in eight days. She
had no wireless and the appeal for the
assistance ..of the, xevenueutter ser
vice was received today from C. W.
Jungen, general manager of the South
ern Paci 1c Steamship Company.
FAIL TO REVOKE
ORDER OF TAFT
Democrats Lose Fight to Take Post
masters and Assistants from the
Civil Service List.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Jan. 14. An attempt to
revoke President Taffs recent order
piacing fourth-class postmasters under
the civil serv ice, and remove from the
classification assistant postmasters and
clerks in first and " second-class post
offices by an amendment to the post
office appropriation bill, failed in the
house today.
The bill, carrying two hundred and
seventy-five million dollars, was passed.
The amendment to revoke the presi
dent's order was lost by one hundred
and forty-one to one hundred and six.
The bill shows an increase of seven
millions over-the appropriations of the
present year, due largely to the parcels
post.
URGE SELECTION OF
A WESTERN MAN
Western Senators and Representatives
Want a Man Appointed Who is Fa
miliar With Conditions.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Jan. 14, As a result of
a conference held today several west
ern democratic senators 'sent letters
scon to be forwarded to Preside r
elect Wilson' urging the selection or a
western man for secretary of the in
terior. The meeting was called as a result
of representation? made to western
senators who had had conferences
with Wilson. He says ' he prefers a
middle western man whom he believes
more conservative on questions of con
servation than a far western or far
eastern man. :
Jack Johnson, Caught Jumping
Bond, is Taken
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 14. Jack
Johnson, the pugilist, who was taken
from a train enroute tc Toronto here
today at the request of federal mar
shals, left for Chicago late this after
noon accompanied by bis wife, in
charge of a federal officer.
Johnson is under a $30,000 bond to
appear in the federal court at Chicago
to answer an indictment for a viola
tion of the white slave law. It Is un
derstood Johnson said recently he had
an offer to fight in Russia. The opinion
has been ventured that he might have
been intending to sail from Halifax.
He admitted he was only going to To
ranto. Chicago, Jan. 14. First information
oZ Jack Johnson's flight from Chicago
Commercial Association in
Annual Session Praises
Work of Executives.
HAVE MADE A FINE
SHOWING FOR YEAR
Resolution Offered by Col.
Mayes and Adopted After
Brief Debate Places Asso
ciation Against Plan of
Men in Congress That
Would Have Federal Sup
ervision of Pilots Many
Suggestions for Nevv Year.
Election of officers and a board ol
directors for the ensuing year, th
opening address of President C. E.
Dobson, the report of Secretary Ice
land J. Henderson, given elsewhere,
the adoption of a resolution offered by
Col. Frank L. Mayes placing the or
ganization upon record as being op
posed to the proposed federal control
of pilotage and an evident spirit of
push and progress marked the annual
meeting last night of the Pensacola.
Commercial Association.
The meeting was held In. the audi
torium of the San Carlos hotel and at
tracted about twice as many of the
members as did the annual meeting
last year.
The officers elected last night ara:
C. E., Dobson, president, re-elected;
Alba H. Warren, first vice-president;
J. M. Muldon, second vice-president.
The directorate for the ensuing year
will comprise:
Samuel Pasco, Alexander Friedman
and Henry Jeudevlne, re-elected: II. P.
! Ferris, R. M. Wells and J. G. Carroll,
elected.
There were several vacancies in the
directorate to fill.
While the members favored unani
mously in every instance the names as
presented by a nominating commitiee
comprising C. W. Parker, H. P. Fer
ris,.., Frank . Mayes, W. Chlpley Jon?s
and X. J, . Lillard, . the name of Mr.'
Dobson was not among those, his re
election having been decided upon be
fore the nominating committee went
into session through the adoption of
an amendmet offerwl by Mr. Mayes
and amending a motion of Mr. Parker
that a committee b apposed to offer
names for approval of the organiza
tion. It was the privilege of each mem
ber present to offer any name in nom
ination, but none availed himself of
the right
The openinir address of President
Dobson and the report of Mr. Hender
son were warmly received. Each took
up the work of the association the past
year and made reference to the newest
activity of the association, that of get
ting the rivers and harbors board to
recommend an appropriation for the
proposed Pensacola bay to Mobile
bay canal.
Mr. Dobson left last night for
Montgomery in connection with that
work. He will meet there and go over
present plans with Colonel Lansing H.
Beach, who is enroute to Washington.
ADOPT RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered by Mr. Mayes
and adopted after brief debate aims to
bend the prestige of the association in
opposition to the several federal pilot
age bills now pending in congress,
both in the senate and in the house.
In offering the resolution. Mr. Mayes
said that pilotage under the supervi
sion of the federal government would
probably work greatly to the detri
ment of the pert as well as take con
trol of the pilotage from the state.
He said that whether the pilotage is
now good or bad, it is under state con
trol and may be controlled by the
state. Under government control, he
told his hearers, it would be subject
to federal rulings in everything and If
complaint is made the complaint may
possibly be subject to several limita
tions. In the case of the government's
establishing of a uniform rate for pi
lotage it would certainly work to the
disadvantage of Pensacola anj other
Florida ports near the open sea if a
vessel could be taken the 120 miles up
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Back to Chicago
was given by the publication in a local
newspaper of a telegram of a pas
senger who recognized the negro on
the train.
Johnson was Indicted several months
ago by the federal court on several
counts for alleged violation of the
Mann act and is at liberty on bonds.
He is also charged with smuggling
valuable Jewelry into this country
from Europe for his white wife, Etta
Johnson, who committed suicide a
few months ago. The latter case is
pending.
Mann act violations are not extradite
able and for this reason Johnson had
no right to leave this country, the fed
eral authorities assert. His payment
on the train of cash fare to Toronto
indicated his intent to go to Canada,
say the police.
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