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VOL. XVI.-NO. 32.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1913.
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WHOM HE PLEASES TO
SERVE IN HIS CABINET
Not Limited to Those Who
,. . lHaye Been Suggested
to Him.
WILL MAKE HIS
, OWN NOMINATIONS
Reiterates That He Did Not
Send His Intimate Friend,
Col. House, to Miami to
v Confer With Col. Bryan
; Vice-President-Elect Mar
shall Will -Have Military
Escort. '.
BY -ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Philadelphia, Jan- 31. President
elect Wilson does not feel that he is
f limited In picking: his cabinet to the
f men who have been suggested to him
- Uy political leaders and friends of
candidates. While riding to Philadel
Hphia from Princeton to. see a dentist
fhe read some of the published reports
(which drew the Inference that because
f he was unable in his conversation with
f the correspondents last night to recall
off-hand who had been suggested for
the secretaryship .of state besides Mr.
, Bryan, the selection of the Nebraska!
was indicated.
- "There is absolutely no ' justification
for that inference," declared Mr. Wil-
son today. "I could not recall . the
names of men who have been suggest-?
ed for portfolios other than the secre
taryship of state either." He pasued
and added after a moment's reflection:
"and I might be making some nomina
tions of my own, , for I eertainly will
snot feel bound to confine myself mere
ly to names that have been suggested
to me."
The governor took occasion to re
Iterate that CoL E. M, House, his
Intimate friend who also Is close to
Mr. Bryan had not gone to Miami,
Fla,. at his direction."
The governor has found that he will
have to give .up several days betweei
- sow and inauguration for trips -to"the
dentist. -
HAVING A NEW SUIT
MADE FOR INAUGURATION
i New York, Jan. 31. President-elect
7ilson reached here at 2 o'clock today
S Philadelphia. He had an ap
pointment with a tailor who will make
him a new suit for the inauguration
ceremonies. Tonight he attended a
private dinner at the Round Table
ciuo, or wrucn ne is a member.
VICE-PRESIDENT WILL
, HAVE MILITARY ESCORT
Washington. Jan. 31. At the sug
gestion of President-elect Wilson,
Vice-president-elect Marshall will have
a military escort at his induction Into
office, establishing a precedent in the
country's history. The escort will be
troops from the Culver, Indiana, mili
tary academy.
RATES GOVERNED BY
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Trans-Oceanic Freights Governed in
This Manner Rather Than by Con
ference Agreements.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
. Washington, Jan. 31. High rates
for trans-oceanic freight are caused
by supply and demand rather than
by "conference agreements"' among
steamship lines. W. Q. Sickle, of the
Ham burg-American Steamship Com
X pany, today told the house shipping
i trust committee.
"We are forced to maintain reason
able rates by the fear of. competition
ifrom regular lines outside of the con
ference or from tramps," he said.
"These tramp steamers that you
. say control rates are practically all
owned by the conference lines?" said
Representative Humphrey,
T don't admit that."
"But I make the statement," said
Mr. Humphrey. "A majority of these
tramps are owned or controlled by
the conference lines- The conference
lines use them to handle their surplus
freight 5 v
New Orleans Firm Charged With
Violating the Neutrality Laws
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
New Orleans. Jan. 3L Indictments
charging conspiracy to violate the
neutrality laws In connection with
th proposed Bhipment of a large
quantity of arms and ammunition to
Mexican insurgents were returned to
day by the United States grand jury
against the firm of A. Baldwin & Co.,
of this city, one of the largest import
ing houses in the south. Other per
sona were indicted also, but no-names
have so far been made public. It is
understood the Indictments are con
ducted with a proposed shipment of
munitions of war valued at $200,000,
which, however, due to activities of an
agent of the bureau of investigation of
the department of justice never left
N' ???ana. The arms and ammuni
T A T- -r f-rk
TWO LEADERS OF
THE YOUNG TURKS
Col. vbjved '-Btye: (at top) ant Capt.
; ' ; Nourey- Bey.- - I
Two prominent leader? pfthe young
Turks who are opposed " to peace with
the Balkan, states are Col. Djeved Bey
and Capt; Jourey Bey. : They have
taken an important part, in the war
and stand close to the Turkish crown
prince.
SUFFRAGETTES
USE SLUNGSHOTS
One Woman Arrested for Slinging
Leaden Discs .Through Shopj Win
dow Could Kill Man.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
London, Jan., 31.. The ' British suf
fragettes have adopted the slungshot
or catapult as a weapon in their, cam
paign. With it they hurl heavy leaden
discs stamped with "votes for women."
In consequence of - the - newness . to
them of this arm, their aim is- not
good and the" damage thus far caused
has not ,been great. The disc, how
ever, is said by doctors to be capable
of killing a man. x ,
An actress named "Jacques" Selford
was charged at the. police court this
morning with bombarding shop win
dows with one of these catapults from
the top of an omnibus. She was fined
$10 or a month's imprisonment. Her
father paid the fine. i
The suffragettes continue to set fire
to contents of the street letter boxes.
Several thousand letters were de
stroyed at various points this -morning.
BLIZZARD CONTINUES
WITH UNABATED FURY
Dtuluth, Minn., Jan. 31. A blizzard,
general over northwester! Wisconsin
and Minnesota, started last night and
continued today with unabated fury.
The temperature was close to zero and
a 35 mile north wind was acconrpanied
by snow. Indications were that the
storm would grow in intensity.
tion are at present stored ina ware
house in this city. ; ? :
The war supplies stored -here are
said to represent only a part of a pur
chase totalling $500,000 which were
made here and in New York1 by revo
lutionary agents, representing interests
connected with the Felix DJaz revolt
of last summer at Vera Cruz. The
supplies stored here include machine
guns, rifles, cartridges and ' explosives
for bomb manufacture. They were
shipped from New York oi Southeru
Pacific steamers in July arid August.'
1912. All of the supplies wre packed
in card board boxes.
After the suppression of the Felix
Diaz revolt, the. supplies, which were
intended for shipment on schooners
from New Orleans to "Vera Cruz, were
placed In a local warehouse.
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PREPARING TO
RESUP.1EWARAT
AN EARLY DATE
Balkan Allies and Turks
Getting Ready to Leave
London.
POWERS ALONE CAN
NOW AVERT WAR
Both Sides Accuse the Other
of Bluffing, and Turks As
sert That Allies Were Of
fered Greater Concessions
Than They First Expected
Allies Admit This, But
Conditions Have Changed.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
London, Jan. 31. The Balkan allies
and Turks are making active prepara
tions to resume hostilities. Apparently
the powers alone can avert a war
the allies delegates are preparing to
leave London and a dispatch from
Constantinople states the Turkish dele
gates have been ordered home.
Both sides accuse the other of bluff
ing. The Turks assert the allies were
given greater concessions in the note
to the powers Thursday than they ex
pected at the institution of the peace
conferences. The allies admit this but
declare that what would have been
acceptable a fortnight ago can't be
entertained now.
THE TURKISH DELEGATES
ARE ORDERED HOME
London, Jan.. 31. The Turkish gov
ernment today sent orders to the Ot
toman peace plenipotentiaries to leave
London at once for the Turkish cap
ital, according' to & dispatcn from Con
stantinople. - ' - ' .' ";'.,-. -. a . .
TURKS ARE" PREPARING -''r'rr
fc TO RENEW THE WAR
Constantinople. Jan. si. All the of
ficers and men of (the Turkish army
now on furlough have beenordered to
rejoin their regiments, within twenty
four hours.
The military governor of the capital
has Issued an emphatic denial of the
reports of dissensions among the
Turkish troops on the Tchatalja lines.
CRUDE OIL GOES C
UP ON MARKET
Demand Exceeds Supply, is Report,
and Several Grades Rite in Price
' One Big-DK J nd. ' :
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 31. The rapid
advance in the price of the principal
grades of crude oil Was continued to-4
day when at the opening of the mar
ket another seven cents "Were tacked
to the price, making Pennsylvania
crude, the basis of oil values, $2.40.
Other prices announced were Mercer
black 11.93, New Castle $1.93, Corning
$1.93, and Cabell $2. Somerset and
Ragland were unchanged. ,
Reports from the principal pipe line
companies, show that during this
month the runs from wells ; in ' the
eastern fields have averaged a little
more than 115,000 barrels a day,x while
during the same period shipments
have averaged a little more than 118,
000 barrels a day, an excess of con
sumption over production ' of about
105.000 barrels during January. So
prosperous have some of the oil com
panies become that one Pittsburg
company declared a 100 per cent divi
dend. DARROW TRIALS
IS UNDER WAY
Former Counsel for McNanaras is
Charged With. Jury 'Bribing in
Trial. ' .
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Los Angeles, Jan. 31. Af ter.eleven
days devoted to procuring a Jury, the
second trial of Clarence S. Darrow,
former counsel, for the McNamara
brothers, on a jury .bribery charge
growing out of the famous dynamite
trial, finally go t under way , today.
Darrow is alleged to have "bribed
Robert Bain, a sworn juror In the Mc
Namara case, through the instrumen
tality of Bert Franklin, who was
a detective for the McNamara defense
but became the chief witness against
Darrow in his trial on the charge of
having tried to bribe George Lock
wood, a McNamara venireman. Bain,
soon after the sensational close of
the McNamara trial, confessed . to
having taken a bribe from Franklin.
DEDICATE NEW NAVAL
; DRY DOCK AT BREMERTON
, Washington, Jan. 31. Special' efforts
are to be made to get the great new
naval dry dock at Bremerton in con
dition to receive a warship, probably
the Oregon, before March 4. The pur
pose is to dedicate the dock as a com
Foment to President Taffs adminis
tration under which it was begun.
COL. ROOSEVELT
ITHE TARGET
OE LEGISLATIO
Senator Cummins Says so
In Supporting the Single
Term Resolution.
WILLIAMS WANTS
THREE EXEMPTED
Says Should Not Apply to
President Taft, Ex-President
Roosevelt and President-Elect
Wilson Re
publicans and Democrats
Want These Three Made
Eligible For One More
Elective Term. :
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Jan. SI. ''I did not be
lieve any one would insist that this
legislation was aimed at CoL Roose
velt," declared Senator Cummins to
day in advocating the Works single six
year presidential term ' amendment in
the senate, "but It has "been very busi
ly urged throughout the United States
lately that we are legislating to make
Roosevelt ineligible. There is no truth
In such statements and I know they
must be abhorrent to Col. Roosevelt."
The debate centered about the dec
laration by Senator Williams, demo
crat, that unless such amendments
were adopted as to make Roosevelt.
Taft and Wilson eligible for another
term, the friends of Roosevelt and
others might oppose ratification of the
constitutional amendment by the
states.
Republican and democratic senators
who urged that Roosevelt, Taft and
Wilson all be made eligible for one
more elective term met the opposi
tion of the progressives and of some of
their: ora party Tntmj:;.?
wnen xne senate , ioou up , iet sub
ject. Senator Root's amendment to
make the , constitutional amendment
effective March 4, 1917,- was defeated
on a viva, voce vote but by demand
ing a roll call he got It before the
senate again for further consideration.
As a substitute. Senator Hitchcock
proposed an amendment to let Wilson,
Roosevelt or Taft have one six year
term under the new amendment.
"When we except these persons from
its operations, , we are making it en
tirely personal," disfelared Senator
Borah. "We practically would be
amending the constitution for their
convenience." .
v-Senator Paynter then proposed an
amendment to make the six year term
take effect in 1912. Senator Works,
author of the original resolution, en
dorsed Senator Hitchcock's plan.
Senator Clapp, progressive, took em
phatic exception to his position. "
"It Is a reflection upon the senate
itself." he declared, "in our saying to
the country that a great principle can
not pass this body unless three greaf
partisan leaders are ! recognized and
cared for in the legislation.
"It this change in our constitution
is wise and this limitation is to be
adopted, let us rise t"t the occasion and
apply It to every man."
Senator Sutherland urged adoption
of the Root amendment setting March
4, 1917 as . the date. This brought
protest from Senator Polndexter, pro
gressive, who declared that if there
was any danger of a man "perpetuat
ing himself in office" because of his
"ability and popularity."
Senator Cummins favored and Sen
ator Lodge opposed the exemptions for
Wilson, Roosevelt and Taft
Senator Williams, democrat, declar
ed that the single term proposal 'would
probably be defeated by the states un
less CoL Roosevelt were exempted from
its provisions.
-"Whatever might be the motives of
those who oppose the amendment,"
said Senator Williams, "they would be
able to say to the people:
"They are after one man's scalp: he
received more than 2,000,000 votes of
the American people and now they are
trying to make, him ineligible. ,
"It would be unwise for those who
favor this amendment to handicap
themselves with the active antagon
ism of those who could make tthis
point against it." -
The amendments by Senator Hitch-
(Continued on Page Three.) i
HEIR TO $750,000
i CAN'T BE FOUND
Joseph! Caples Disappeared When Em
bezzlement Charges Were Lodged
Against Him in California. ,
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Los Angeles, Jan. 31. A systematic
search by the police today failed to
reveal the whereabouts of Joseph H.
Caples, heir to a $750,000 estate left by
the late Richard Caples,' an El Paso,
Texas, banker. J. H. Caples disap
peared from this city when embezzle
ment complaints were lodged against
him, charging that he disposed of live
stock said to be the property of J. M.
Wyatt and T. M. Wingo, El Paso
bankers.
CITY COUNCIL
WILL SUBMIT
BOTH CHARTERS
Voters Can Take Choice Be
tween the Jones and
Semmes Bills.
SEPARATE VOTE ON
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Election Will Be Held on
Tuesday, March 4, and the
Same Committee Will
Conduct it, as Well as Pre
pare Ballots Only Those
Can Participate Who
Were Qualified to Vote in
Last General Election.
In the election to be held on Tues
day, March 4, when both the Semmes
and Jones commission government
charters will be submitted for ap
proval or disapproval, the form of the
ballot will be such . as to allow each
voter to vote separately for or against
the sections of each charter relating
to public utilities, such form of ballot
being recommended by the special
committee and unanimously approved
by the city council at the special
meeting last night.
The special commission government
charter committee of the city council
made its final report at a special
meeting of the council at'7 o'clock last
night, the matter being' brought be
fore the council In the form, of a reso
lution, which was unanimously adopt
ed. Both the Semmes charter and the
Jones charter will be submitted to the
voters of Pensacola for approval or
disapproval in an election to be held
on Tuesday,, March, 4, 1913, in which
only such persons who were qualified
ttn-wre trt-th lasS-ttetrera"trtelele,
tion shall be allowed ta participate.
The board of . canvassers for the
election will be Aldermen O. J.
Semmes, J. E.. Concannon and Will L.
Moyer. These aldermen composed the
committee which arranged the charter
known as the Semmes charter.
THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution of the commission
government committee was as fol
lows: "Whereas, the special committee ap
pointed pursuant to the resolution of
this council, adopted November 27,
1912, and as the result of the election
held thereunder on December 30, 1912,
has drafted and submitted to this
council a bill to create . a commission
form of government for the city of
Pensacola, hereafter . designated as
'the committee charter,' and recom
mends that the same be approved by
the voters of said city; and, also, an
other bill drafted by the city attorney,
and designated as 'the Jones charter,
and whereas said .committee further
recommends that both said charters
be submitted by this council to the
qualified voters of sail city for their
approval or disapproval at an election
to be held In each election district of
the city at, or near as practicable to,
the customary polling places, be
tween the hours of- 8 o'clock a -m. and
6:30 o'clock p. m., on Tuesday, March
4, 1913, and that the ballot' used in
said election shall, unless otherwise
ordered by this council, be of the
form to be prescribed by the board
of canvassers, and as may be neces
sary for the purpose aforesaid, and,
also, as to allow each voter to vote
separately for or against the sections
of each Bald charter re'ating to public
utilities, being designated In the
Jones charter as section 29 and in the
commitee charter as sections . 26 and
27, now, therefore
"Be it resolved by the mayor and
council of the city of Pensacola:
"Section 1. That pursuant to said
recommendations an election shall bo
held for the aforesaid purposes in the
city of Pensacola on the day, at the
places and during the hours and in
the manner above recited, and other
wise, as near as may be in accordance
with the laws of the state and city
ordinances governing, regular city
elections; that the expenses of ' said
election shall be paid by the' city out
ot any money in the geaeral fund not
otherwise appropriated, f
"Section 2. That only such persons
who were, according te the registra
tion books used at the last general
state election duly qualified voters ta
said city, and who now reside therein,
shall be allowed to vote at slid elec
tion, and the only in the district in
which they then reside, and no subse
quent qualification by payment of poll
taxes or otherwise shall entitle any
person to vote."
The last section of the resolution
provides for a board of .canvassers for
the election.
ORDINANCE SENT BACK.
The ordinance granting spur track
privileges to the: Joel Frater Lumber
Company, which came up on third
reading, was, on motion of Alderman
Kugelmaa, placed back on second
reading, amended and leferred to the
ordinance and engrossing committee
" In its amended form the words "its
successors and assigns" have been
stricken from the ordinance and -sec-
(Continued on Page Three)
SOCIAL WORKERS IN
CONFERENCE DECIDE
UPON ORGANIZATION
MAJOR'S DAUGHTER
- TAKES A BARRIER
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Miss Dasha Allen and. Her Favorite
Steed.
The balmy, spring-like weather
which Is being enjoyed at the national
capital has been the means of bring
ing out to the parks and drives the
equestriennes of Washington society
Seldom has the District of . Columbia
eiQBtrektr'-''3berrt--spBon; and
everyone ' able to do so is taking ad
vantage of it One of the most daring
equestriennes seen about the capital is
Miss Dasha Allen, daughter of Major
Henry T. Allen, TJ. S. A. The picture
shows her taking her mount over a
rather dangerous barrier in Rock creek
park, the well known rendezvous near
Washington.
BOUND AND GAGGED
FOR FOUR HOURS
Watchman . Left, in This Manner by
Safe Blowers and Narrowly Escaped
Being Burned to Death.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago, Jan. 31. For four hours
early today Michael Roser, 65 years
old, a night watchman, lay bound and
gagged on the floor In a north side
department store where he had been
left by safe blowers and watched
smoke curling : Up from smoldering
blankets used by the thieves to deaden
the sound of an explosion.
Fearful that he would be burned to
death, .Roser made a frantic effort to
free himself when he saw. the blankets
blazing. He loosened a tie which held
his arms and then removed the gag.
He telephoned an alarm first to the
fire department and then to the police.
When the firemen arrived the Interior
of the "building was in names and the
structure and contents were destroyed
with a loss of 175,000.
. The ' safe blowers, .four in number,
broke into the . store shortly after
midnight and, according to Roser,
were only a few minutes blowing open
the safe and escaping with $1,200.
COAL SUBJECT TO SEIZURE.
Washington, Jan. 31. The Greek
government has notified the United
States that coal shipped ; by way of
the Dardanelles to Black Sea ports
will be subject to seizure, unless it is
certified for local consumption at
neutral ports.
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New York Stock Exchange is
Opposed to Being Incorporated
BY ASSOCIATED . PRESS.
Albany, N. Y-, Jan. 31. The New
York stock exchange put itself on rec
ord today as opposed to Incorporation
and as against the enactment of a
maximum rate of interest on call
loans. Governor Sulzer was so in
formed by a committee representing
the exchange and was advised that the
enactment' of such laws would cause
"disastrous results."
"Many people of the south and west
have informed me," said Governor Sul
zer, "that they believe it would . be a
good thing for the stock-exchange to
incorporate. I realize that there are
two sides to this question."
John C. Hilbnrn of counsel for the
exchange declared that the exchange
Is a voluntary organization and its
members must abide by its decisions.
"Its punishments are effective now" h-2
told the governor. "When a man is
suspended, his vocation is at an end.
Societies Represented at Y.
M. C. A. Meeting Yes
- terday Morning.
NINE ARE NOW
IN THE UNION
Another .'Meeting ' Will be
Called Before Long at
Which Permanent Organ
ization Will be Effected
Each Society Retains
Identity But Will Work
With Others When Com
bined Efforts Will Best
Avail.-
Representatives of nine of the fif
teen societies, associations and clubs hi
the cit; which are working along dif
ferent' lines for spiritual, mental and
physical betterment of the city mit
at the'Y. M. C. A. at ten o'clock yes
terday morning and held a conferen-o
at which it was decided to organic
permanently as a means of centralit
ipg their effonts. 5
The organizations represented were
the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion, "the Woman's Relief Association,
the playgrounds committee, the Girl's
Friend society, the Parent Teacher
Association, the Civic committee of
the Pensacola Commercial Associa
tion, the juvenile court, the Strangers
club and the Young Woman's Chris
tian Association. The latter is hardly
a composite body as yet, organiza
tion having not yet been made.
The meeting was called by General
Secretary J. H. Sherrlll, of the Y.. M.
C. A., .who set forth the object of tht
conference after being made tempor
ary chairman. .
. After a general discussion of the
plan to unite was unanimously ap
proved Mrs. - R. A. Hyer, Mrs. R. M.
Wells and W. P. Cunningham, educa-,tiaucU.sertar-fr
ihe Y-M. -C An
were' appointed a committee to more
clearly define the objects and to ar
range a general meeting in the neav
future at which representatives of all
organizations desiring to associate will
have the opportunity to be represented.
Permanent organization will at tht
time be effected and the plans for fu
ture work gone into.
The federation will be the culmina
tion of six years work for spiritual
uplift along many different lines by
many different organizations.
While each organization in the fed
eration will retain. Its Identity and
continue along its. present lines, it is
proposed to bring. them. all together in
the common, good whenever occasion
arises. Thus, one organization work
ing along one line at. a certain prob
lem will be enabled to united m its
work with, another organization work
ing at the . same problem from a dif
ferent angle.
A number of organizations' are com
paratively "young." having been or
ganized .but recently.
The united ParcntrTeachers' Asso
ciation , is the culmination of threa
years of, untiring effort upon the pat
of W. P. Cunningham. They work
with the school authorities by devis
ing pleasurable home work for their
children.
DYNAMO TENDER
IS ELECTROCUTED
Was Playfully Whirling Piece of Wire
Over His Head When "it. Caught on
a Transmission Wire.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. .
Anderson, S. C, Jan. 31. Henry
Parnell, a dynamo tender at the
Gregg shoals plant of the Savannah
River Power Company near here, was
killed today when 20,000 volts of elec
tricity passed through his body. Par
nell was playfully whirling a piece of
wire over his head when the end of 1t
caught on a transmission wire. He
was dead before help could reach him.
If the exchange is compelled to incor
porate, its decisions could be question
ed In the courts. Long litigation would
follow and the courts would have )
pass upon question which are now
dealt with effectively and quickly."
Governor Sulzer reminded Mr. Hil
bura that the cotton exchange and
practically all the other New Yorle
markets are incorporated.
"Isn't It true that a customer can b
wiped out by high interest rates for
call loans?" asked the 'governor.
The committee replied that such a
situation had never developed.
The governor then questioned th
committee concerning the activity of
the American can stocks. He wanteJ
to know if the large sales- of th's
stock for the past few days were mads
by bona fide holders.
The committee said the exchange
was making an investigation of this
matter, but expressed the opinion that
the sales were genuine.