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WEATHER FORECAST
FAIR WEDNESDAY AND THURS
DAY; LIGHT WEST WINDS.
PENSACOLA'S RAILROADS.
A new railroad l now operating train
Into the Deep Water City. A third road
I laying rails- A fourth road Is being
graded. You cant make a mistake by
investing In Pensaeola.
VOL. XVI NO. 119.
PENSACOLA. FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HARRY FLOYD ADMITS
ALIEN LAUD LAW
PLACE GUARDS
Of DIKES ABOVE
large mber
contributedto
COMMISSIONERS REJECT
ALL BIDS SUBMITTED TO
TH SM FOR COUNTY BONDS
VIOLATING RULES BUT
CAUSES
M A K ES NO APOLOGY
MB
VORRY
.i
.s
Senator Davis Slapped Face
of Franklin Representa
tive Earlier in Day.
ALSO IMPUGNED THE
MOTIVES OF OTHERS
House Committee ori Tem-
perance Decides to Make
no Recommendation on
Bill Seeking" to Close the
Moving: Picture Shows
and Amusement Parks on
the Sabbath.
BY FRANK L- HUFFAKER.
Tallahassee. . April 23. -Representa-tive
Har'T' Floyd this afternoon stated
-t la the iu je that he had violated .the
rule against Indulging in personalities,
which he regretted, and said h hoped
the speaker would call his attention
It immediately in case he- did so
tain, He did not apologize to the
Tifen he referred to at the; morning
session, however. '
Gov. Trammel! today signed the bins
"allowing the internal improvement
board and the drainage hoard to bor
Qrrnv money to continue the Everglades
work on promissory notes. The senate
spent the day discussing the blue sky
. fih and forestry bills.
The house committee on temperance
. this; afternoon decided to make no
recommendations on the hill seeking
to dose motion picture shows and
amusement parks on Sundays.
Forty-six represenatives have signed
for the trip to Pensaeola and it is be
lieved at . least twenty senators will
make the trip.
FLOYD ATTACKS MEMBERS.
( Following a verbal attack on him
seTf and various representatives and
lawyers made in the house this morn
ing by Representative Harry, 'Floyd.
State Senator Charles Davis met Floyd
- in the rotunda vt the oapitol s imme
diately after the house adjourned and
- wlapped Floyd's face- . several tinnNi-
The Franklin county legislator did not
resent the attack or was prevented
from doing so by . friends and by
stsriders. Representative Gornto also
corftsidered resenting statements made
shout him by Floyd, but refrained from
doing so, stating that he did not con
sider Floyd to be'a responsible man.
" The incident resulted from a heated
d!scussion of the Acosta ' eight-hour
bill,- which Gornto declared should be
indefinitely postponed. He stated that
the farmers of his district were forced
to work twelve and fourteen .hours
daily and he did not feel like letting
their employes work only eight hours.
Floyd inquired, sarcastically, if Gornto
was not speaking for the railroads as
well as the farmers, and In an acri
monious speech impugned the motives
of Gornto. who became almost speech
less with rage and declared that any
man who intimated that he had even
been approached on the subject was a
r&.:sifler. Floyd replied that he was
the man who made such a statement,
and named John L. Doggett, W. S.
Jennings and Morton Riddle, of Jack
sonville, as men who were working in
a manner so sinister as to cast shame
on all lawyers, and that their in
fluences were beginning to show in
action of certain members. He also
referred to Hendry of Lee, Taylor of
Gadsden, and others, causing Taylor to
cross the, floor and deliver a strong
denunciation. Taylor then went to the
senate and informed Davis that Floyd
had reflected upon him. Davis came
over and sent word to Floyd to come
.'"n-t into the rotunda, but the Franklin
"county man did not do so. Upon ad
journment, however, Davis approached
him, with the above result.
KILLS BILL BY MAPOLES.
. WTbey teased and tortured it, twee
a&d and twiddled it, romped on and
ruined it that is briefly what hap
pened to Representative Bill Mapoles's
"pure shoe" bl'.l Tuesday morning
when It came up as the special order
for the day. f
The bill provides that sll materials
in imitation of leather used in the
manufacture of ' shoes should be so
made known to the buyer by a label
stating the character of the material
(Continued on Page Eight.)
No Scarcity of Adonises in New
York; Scores of Them Volunfeer
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Xew York, Arril 29. There is no
scarcity of Adonises in New York. A
call for forty -eight of them to repre
sent the states of the union in the
woman's suffrage pageant at the
Metropolitan opera house on Friday
evening has brought scores more vol
unteers to the front than are
needed, to tho embarrassment of the
women to whom fell the duty of selection-Many
of the application from the
self-confessed Adonises, however, make
it appear they would more easily qual
ify s-s Samsons, for they boast of
over 300 pounds, over 6 feet 4 inches
in height, and chest measurements of
the giant. One modestly qualifies his.
perfection by adding:
"Of course as regards facial ap
promoters Fail
in Their Efforts
'.' to Get New Trial
b y Associated press.,
Philadelphia, April 29j Judge Wlt
mer in the federal court here today
refused a ' new trial to the convicted
promoters of the International Lumber
and Development Company and im
posed sentence. John R. Iarkley and
Isaiah Sillier of Chicago, promoters of
the company, were fined $10,000 each
and sentenced to fifteen months Im
prisonment; William H. Armstrong,
Jr., of Philadelphia, a former business
manager of the concern, and Charles
R. McMahon. of Philadelphia. s secre
tary and treasurer, were fined $2,000
each arid given two years in prison;
Alfred G. .-Stewart, of Mason City, la,
a director, was fined $1,000 and sen-,
tenced to one year's imprisonment.
These men used the. mails and news
paper advertisements to sen stock in
property in Mexico. The government
charged the scheme was fraudulent
and that nearly- $6,000,000 was realized
by the promoters. , . '
Counsel for the defense said one of:
the principal reasons for askinga new
trial "was that the daughter of a postal
inspector and the wife of one of the
jurors sat together in the court room
during the entire trial. s
Judg Wltmer interrupted counsel,
declaring: T have positive informa
tion that a person lntorested in the
defense made love to a juror."
SCo names were mentioned..
President Will:
Tour New Jersey
For His Pet Bill
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, April f 4 29. President
Wilson hopes . to .meet the democratic
TO" tesir -
.Trsv for a conference during nis
trip to that state this week in the in
terest of jury reform and the -calling
of a state constitutional convention.
The president will urge the democrats
to carry out the pledges of their state
platform. .
The president'wlU leave Washington
Thursday, May 1, and speak at New
ark and Elizabeth. N. J, that night.
On Friday the president will meet the
legislators, make a public address at
r.ight and return to Washington Sat
urday. The president will be accompanied
by Secretary Tumulty, Dr. T. I.
Rhoades, his personal aide, a stenog
rapher and secret service men.
PROPOSAL FOR MARRIAGE
CAUSED A BIG ROW
Chicago, April 29. Anthony Mo
ras co was so angered by Anna Forte's
refusal to marry him here today that
he attacked the young woman, but the
struggle did not - last long, for a
hatchet said to have been wielded by
Anna's brother felled Anthony and he
died Instantly. The uproar aroused
Anna's mother, who discharged a re
volver. It went through a window and
hit Frank Alfona, a pedestrian. He is
said to be mortally wounded.
Anna's brother, Pasquale, has riot
been apprehended, but Anna, aged 16,
and her mother were arrested.
MOVE HEADQUARTERS OF THE
SflilTHFRN r.nX-rriM COMPANY
- -
Dallas. Tex.. April 29.-Decision to
move the headquarters of the South
.... - o... I
em States. Cotton Corporation from
Maeon, Gel, to Dallas, Tex., was made
at a meeting of the stockholders of
that organization here last night. In
connection with
the stockholders j
meeting the corporation is holding aL, ot tw ror ' vf.
three days cotton convention which is ,
being attended by several hundred per-:
sons, many or them cotton rarmers
mainly from Texas and Oklahoma.
Today's program consisted of ad
dresses by cotton men from various
parts of the . south, including Alfred
Aldrich and J. L. McLaurln. of South
Carolina.
pearance, I do not know that I am the
type jou desire, but if you wish, I will
calL"
Another Is certain he reaches "all
the qualifications for the ideal man,"
another that he is Just the man the
committee ls looking for, but as the
women consider modesty as one of the
attributes of the perfect Adonis, all
boastful candidates are rejected.
The names or the elected will not
be published, even on the pageant pro
gram. The win remain forty-eight
mysteries.
Although practically an the seats
had been sold out, fifteen have been
secured for a delegation of scrubwom
en, who will be there and gaze upon
the diamond horsesnoe which the
committee expects will be as brilliant
as on the orn1ng night of the opera
season.
It WASHINGTON
President Wilson Discusses
the Matter at Length
With His Cabinet.
BRYAN REMAINS
U IN SACRAMENTO
Holds Several Secret Con
ferences with the Legisla
ture .and GovernorA
new Bill is Presented,
ji Which Omits Many of the
Objectionable Features-
Measure may. be SatisfacAJ
'tory.
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, April 29. Practically
all of today was devoted by President
Wilson to a consideration f the Cali
fornia land bill situation. Ha was in
ifrejuent telegraphlo i communlcatfon
t ith Secretary of State Bryan and
laid the- entire subject before the cab
inet at a two-hour meeting. ' He con
ferred several times with Acting Sec
retary of State" Moore, who is in com
munication -with the Japanese ambas
sador. , . ,...
Reticence is maintained by all in a
position to authoritatively, discuss he
situation..' and none of Bryan's tele
grams were made public. Those who
talked tojthe president learned only
that he i somewhat worried but
hopeful. - '
NEW MEASURE DRAWN' .
MAY BE SATISFACTORY
Sacramento, April 29,--Tho ' possl-
t&e knekTand controverey by' means
of a new bill was confronted tonight
at a third secret conference between
Bryan, Johnson and California legis
lators. The new measure, conforming
to the suggestions of the federal gov
ernment, was drawn by Attorney Gen
eral Webb at the suggestion of John
son. The term "Ineligible to citizen
ship," which Bryan considered odious,
was omitted. The principal features
are:
AM aliens eligible to citizenship may
acquire and hold la.nd the same as
citizens of the United States. All
other aliens may acquire and hold land
to the extent provided in any existing
treaty. The same provision applies to
alien corporations. The present hold
ings of all aliens will be protested.
The etate reserves the right to enact
any future provisions it desires. '
Two Strangers
Swindle Farmer
Out of $5,000
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Dallas, Tex, April 29--Two Strang- were forced to suspend operations all
ers. Posing as wealthy Frenchmen, employes were sent to the levees to as
last night swindled A. E. Schepler, a i sist in flghUng the flo0(L An;hor an.
farmer llvlne at FVrmrsvin 'near i . ... , , .
Un.. . I .7.7.
;vi., uui ut o.vuU o.uu iuaue uieir ;
' !!p P" l DalLas' .J7?1" .
- "" omer tlLies nave ueen nounea 10
De on me iookoui ror tne pair.
AocoramB ro ocnepier me strangers!
0"cral Utts bu ucgitu 11c8u1.1a.1nm3
for him to take care of a "seven-year-
wouid deposIt $10,ooo to Scheplei-s
oia niece or me swo, ior wnicn tney ,
demandedi nWever. that Schepler show
hf .h!m to ,lt h! ha r
by producing $5,000 cash.
Yesterday the farmer drew his $5,000
from the Farmersville bank to take it
home. The bank officials suspected he
was ln danger of losing the money and
notified the sheriffs forces at Farm
ersville. The latter, however, arrived
at Schepler's home too late, the strang
ers having departed with the money,
which they secured by switching pack
ages on Schepler.
PROTEST AGAINST
FORCIBLE FEEDING
Women in London Had Prominent
American La die as Honored Gueett
at Meeting of Pretest.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
London, April 29.- Mrs. O. H. P.
Belmont and airs. Carrie Chapman
Catt. of Xew York, occupied front
seats on -the platform at a meeting of
the Woman's Social and Political
Union at Klngsway hall 'tonight, to
protest against forcible feeding of the
imprisoned suffragettes. Both showed
their approval and applauded the
speakers. Mrs. Belmont contributed
fifty dollars to the "war chest' which,
at her request, was announced as
"from America. Israel Zangwill, the
author, was the principal speaker and
denounced th? forcible feeding as barbaric.
new
ORLEANS
Levees will be Patrolled by
Forces offlMen Both
Night and Day.
LEVEES IN' THE CITY
ARE FOUND STRONG
Several Weak Spots Have
Been Fouricl However,
Just Northlof the Cres
cent City and These will
be x WatchedReturn of
Flood Waters to ; River
will Cause
Rise. '.
Additional
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
. New-Ot-Ieans, April 29. After an in
spection of the levees above Xew Or
leans it was decided today to place
night and day guards along the dikes.
Levees in the cityW syong, but there"
areeyeral weak spots iuft north of
Five thousand refagoes are reported
as havtnsr been taken from the section
about" Gibbon's Landing wing to a
ut" Oihhon's Tndtne- rvaHn tn a
crevasse near vidalia. The water tst
spreaamg to trie surrounding parishes
with
iinwu aeacruciion 01 property.
No loss .of life Is reported.
For. the first time since the present
high .water entered thev Mississippi
river all points aJoug the stream from
St. Louis to New Orleans todai- re
corded lower stages than for the pre
vious twentyfour hours.
RELIEF ONLY TEMPORARY.
This reJicf, however, is only tempo
rary for points from Natchez south,
as the return of the water now pouring' pUred into her ears, according to the
through the sexral breaks Jn the Statement made by the young lady to
levees of tb ttrnt stream, .will cause nnn TWvTir,r ia(v w vrv
, ahothei-i cfhn w'fgvues -witlimankious tovlearn the whereabouts of
de next rew days. The gauge atjtfle fortune teller. She instructed Desk
Vicksburg, which - yesterday recorded Sergeant Frank Wilde, Who answered
one foot above the high water mark the telephone, to be sure and tell Chief
of last year, today registered a fail Sanders to ask for her when he called
of two-tenths of a foot.: Xatchez, with
a stage of 51 feet, showed the greatest
declined in the lower river readings
with a drop of four-tenths.
All stations from Natchez south will
continue to record slightly decreased
stages or remain station try until the
great volume of water pouring through
the Gibson Landing crevasse ceases
and spreading over three Louisiana
parishes enters the Mississippi again
through the Red river, when another
rise will set in from that point to
the gulf. "
Maximum stages for Baton Rouge
and points south, as previously fore
casted .remain unchanged.
FLOOD WATERS FROM A
CREVASSE RAPIDLY SPREADING
Melville, La., April 29. Flood waters
from the Klotz Spring crevasse in the
main line of the Atchafalaya river
levee are rapidly spreading over the
southwestern part of Pointe Coupee
parish and inundating a aiumber of
towns and villages. At Elliott City a
saw mill town on the Texas and Pa
cific railroad, water has covered the
place, ranging in depth from two to
uu,fr lTOn B,ln mraoer piMtS,
ls partially overflowed. Water has
reached the outskirts of Lottie, one of
the lanrest towns in the rath rf
flood, and within forty-eight hours all
- that town is expected to be inun-
dated. Government engineers l,av
'.eased a1 number of boats for relief
wnrlc in th- Atrhnfslflvn rtist-iW
SOCIOLOGICAL
CONGRESS ENDS
Before Adjourning Plans Were Laid
For Extensive Social Reform Work
In the Southern States.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Atlanta, April 29. The Southern
Sociological Congress adjourned to
night after a five day discussion of
means to promote national health and
righteousness. Plans were laid for an
extensive social reform work In the
southern states. The next meeting
place was left to a special committee.
Special stress was laid today on the
need for reform and race relationship.
Lynch law was condemned and the
right of the negro to a better social,
educational and political status was
upheld. Plans were also made for a
systematic war upon the evils sur
rounding the inexperienced traveler,
through travelers aid bureaus in many
cities.
FRANCE LEADS IN THE
NUMBER OF AVIATORS
Parts, April 29. There are 2,490 cer
tified aviators ln the world, according
to the annual bulletin of the Inter
national Aeronautical Association.
Of these the United States possess
193, France 96S, Great Britain 376, Ger
many 27. Holland 2R, Argentina 15,
Spain 16, Sweden 10, Denmark S,
Hungary 7, Norway 5, and Egypt
MIE.H0UST0
Police Receive Many Com
plaints from Those Who
Donated.
NEAT SUMS GIVEN
FORTUNE TELLER
Those Duped Refuse to Give
Their Names, But Enquire
Anxiously for the Where-
. abouts of Mme. Houston,
Hoping yet to Receive!
the Information for Which
ihey Paid well and Anx
ously Awaited.
The number of men and women
Pensaeola who contributed neat sums'
of money to the coffers cf Mme. Ozella
Houston, to have her reveal to them
' the thoughts hidden among the deepest
- cesses of their hearts as they sat
' VUhonA' to grasp the aitua-
; tion until calmer moments possessed
! fhftm. wna tara-A. 'aornrrHntr fn rcnorfs
them, was large, according to reports
i h-h; h(nr rci'c-art at thn nH
station.
A young lady, who telephoned her
' complaint to the police station yester-
' day and who requested that her name
be withheld from the newspapers, said
she gave Mme. Houston $85 to &ive
her . some information, but ' the fasci
nating words whdcli the young lady ex
pected to hear come fom the lips of
this most interesting and much-in-
her up at her home, because she did
not want others to know that she had
visited the parlors of the fortun i teller
cn East Gregory street
The nature of the Information de
sired by this young lady has not been
made known to the police, and the po
lice are unable to say whether she was
in doubt over some matter, worrying
over trouble of some
kind: if her
heart ls set on a certain friendship,
!ove, marriage, divorce or what not;
if she ls not satisfied with life and
rthat another shares that which right
fully belongs to her, but, taking her
own word for it, she is much worried
over the $85 which she gave the for
tune teller.
In the hope that the fortune teller's
words might be a guide to his success,
a young man of this city also visited
her establishment, but he, like the rest,
did not get his money's worth and is
now complaining to the police. He
called at the police station yesterday
afternoon and related his tale of woe,
but did not give his name. While he
sat in the presence of the mysterious
woman in awe and astonishment, his
only hope was that her readings and
advice would result in the return to
him of his wife, who had left him. He
old Serjeant Wilde and Turnkey Dole
yesterday afternoon that he gave Mme.
Houston $50 to -make his wife come :
back to him, but before she would ac- j
cept the money It had to be all in ;
gold. However, she consented to take .
two $10 gold pieces and the balance in
paper and silver, telling him she would
aret gold for it. According to the
young man's statement. . the woman
demanded gold in order to make the
magnet work. To add strength to the
drawing power of the magnet, she sug
gested that he also give her a gold
ring. The young man readily acceded
to the demand, but he says he has not
seen money, ring nor the woman since.
Another Pensaeola lady, who evi
dently could not understand how the jlc 0fflClals were placed on trial to
fortune teller could close her eyes and , aecu(i ar con-nirinr for the ner-
read the pasf, present and the whole
future Hire a panorama, is said to have
contributed a pair of diamond ear
rinsrs and $100 in gold to Mme. Hous
ton's income during her short stay in
the Deep Water City. It is said the
lady gave the money and earrings to
Mme. Houston to secure the key to
the location of $75,000, which is said
to have been buried in the back yard
of the lady who sought the informa
tion. This case was not reported to
the police station, but the experience
of the lady is beinsr told among her
friends and acquaintances.
"SMUT SONGS" WILL BE
BARRED IN WINDY CITY
Chicago, April 29. Agitation aaainst
the "smut sons" bore fruit last night
whpn an ordirance was Introduced In
t wmiien forbidding the singing of
"any song1, the words of which are
suggestive . of Indecency or immor
ality.' The council passed the ordinance
prohibiting the exhibition in show
windows of a picture portraying an 1
undraped figure. This ordinance was
introduced when the city failed to F'5
enr the conviction of a.a art deaier
for displaying a replica, of Chabas's
rai-LtiiW. "September Morn."
Huerta Will Be
Overthrown in
a Few Weeks
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago, April 9. "The Huerta
government in Mexico probably will be
overthrown within two weeks," said
Robert J. Kerr, an attorney who re
cently came from Mexico, in an ad
dress before the Rotary club today.
"The situation there is farmore se
rious than Americans realize. It Is
Vastly more important to this country
than is the Balkan situation. Ameri
cans are forced to flee from Mexico
because the American flag is not as
much respected there as the flags of
othr countries and Americans if they
; will be able .to get damages for their
1 uj nut unuw wuemer mey
ruined property."
ANOTHER BATTLE MAY BE
EXPECTED IN MEXICO CITY
New Orleans, April 29. Lilfe and
of1"1 u""iy "re P"1'4,0 .00
1 -. 4. A. f H W I
ana anomer oaiue in mai ciiy may
be expected at any time, according to
both Mexican and American refugees
who fled from the capital and arrived
nere today on the Wolvin line steam-
j ehher than it has been
. ln a quarter of a century, business is
demoralized and political conditions are
1 ? Strained that an outbreak bordering
on anarchy would not be surprising to
any of the inhabitants of the capital,
according to many of the. passengers.
The city of Tampico carried more
than Its passenger capacity and their
eagerness to get out of the country,
any number of passengers paid fare
with the knowledge that there were
no sleeping accommodations for them.
The tension between President
Huerta and General Felix Diaz Is de
scribed as being so threatening that
an open rupture is believed imminent.
?ene Mondragon minister of war
s Sd hve tne c"adeI and arsenal
filiea with troops, who are partisans
of General Diaz, and although Presi
aent tiuerta name? txeneraj tsianquei
minister of war and transferred Mon-
dragon to the post of minister of .in-
terior. the latter, acting ln concert
"n iJiaz, aecunea lo.maae me cnsns,
and finally President Huerta was
forced to accept the dictation of Gen
eral Diaz and his followers.
The Information was given out by
passengers who did not care to have
their names used or be quoted.
While the citadel is filled with Diaz
troops, it is declared that Huerta has
more than a thousand soldiers loyal
to him stationed in tne national paiace,
where he also has a number of field
guns and rapid fire guns.
Austria Decides
Take Matters in
Her Own Hands
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
London, April 29. A special corre
soondent telegraphing: from Vienna.
puts the Austrian attitude in regard
to Montenegro in precise form as fol
lows
Austria-Hungary, finding that the
ambassadorial conference ln London
yesterday produced no results, has de-
cided to take the matter into her own
hands and to carry out the decision
0f the powers regarding Scutari
POLICE CHARGED
GRAVE OFFENSES
Four Inspectors of -New York Force
Are on Trial Charged With Ob
struction of Justice.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Xew York. Anril 29. Four hisrh ro-
version and obstruction ot justice. The
defendants are: Dennis Sweeney. Jas.
F. Hussey, Jas. F. Thompson and Jno.
J. Murtha, all former Inspectors. The
first day of the trial was taken up
i- the selection of a jury.
"Jerry, the Lunchman," Suspected of
Squealing, Shot Down by Gangsters
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Xew York. April 23. Suspected of
"squealing" to the district attorney
Jerry Maida, known as "Jerry the
Lunchman," met his appointed death
on
Forty-first street near Broadway
early today
He was shot down by
gangsters, wno sent Duuew into ms
body.
The shooting occurred only a couple
of blocks away from the scene of the
murder of Herman Rosenthal last
July, but the gunmen had less luck
than the Rosenthal murder crew. Five
policemen who were in the immediate
vicinity heard tho shots u.ml pounced
upon five men whom they accused of
the killing.
Four Firms Were Repre
sented at Meeting- Last
Night.
NONE OF THEM CAME
WITHIN MINIMUM
Several Matters of More or
Less Import Were Taken
up for Consideration To
Pay Architect Johnson
$250 in Full for Services.
Executive Session Was
Held Adjourned at Late,
Hour.
After having had four bids submit
ted to them the county commissioners;
last night concluded to reject each,
and all of them pending an Investiga
tion as to whether the highest bM
came within the law governing the Is
suance of $50,500 or double that amount
of Jail bonds.
The meeting of tho commisslonerj
was one of the most important held in
many months. Every memfcsr cf th
board was present when Clerk Thomas
Johnson called the roll. There wera
many matters of importance to be
taken under consideration and the ses
sion lasted until near midnight. Thos
present were: W. C. Barrineau, R. B.
Saunders, Marion Sheppard. J. D. Mc
Curdy and W. A. Dunham.
When the board assembled the first
matter taken up for consideration was
the sale of the county bonds. Thera
were four bidders: The C. W. Mc
Near Company, of Chicago; Meyer,
Walter and Deppe, of Cincinnati:
Rorlck & Co., of Toledo, and. the Amer
ican National Bank of Pensaeola.
Thft board had not been in session
but a 6hort while when a motion was
made to go -Into executive session to
consider the proposals of the bids
when had been submitted. Chairman
Barrineau stated that the board would
hear from each representative of tha
firms seeking to purchase the bonds.
Judge J. C. Avery, attorney for the
commissioners, was telephoned and
came to the meeting, where a lengthy
consultation was held. Each of th
representatives was given a hearing,
and each bid was given consideration.
Each bid. however, did not coma
within the minimum of 95 per cent,
hence they were all rejected until a
meeting this morning, when the matter
will again be taken up.
BIDS ON SIDEWALK.
Bids for the construction of a con
crete sidewalk on Zarragossa and Jef
ferson streets were submitted by C. M.
Ward and J. Gherkins. The former
was awarded the contract for $411.
A petition from the board of publii
works that they be allowed to usa
about 100 loads of clay from the coun
ty pit to repair Jackson street waa
granted on the motion of Commis
sioner Saunders.
JOHNSON GRANTED FEE.
On motion of Commissioner Saun-f
ders. Architect James Johnson ls to ba
paid $250 ln full for all services up t
date. There was some discussion
among the members as to the amount
claimed by the architect, but on tha
advice of Judge Avery the resolution
was unanimously passed.
OBJECTS TO ROAD.
Through her attorney. George TV. P.
Whip, Mary M. Helton made an objec
tion to the proposed county road from
Cummings' Point to Millview. Tha
complainant stated In her petition that
the road would seriously damage her
property. Commissioner Saunders sail
that the Millview road would cost $L
S00 per mile to put in passable condi
tion. Both propositions were held In
abeyance. Mr. Saunders stated that
he was of the opinion that the people
did not know Just where they wanted
the road nor of what material they
wanted it constructed.
Today the commissioners wlil airala
take up for conIderat!on the bond Is
sue and they will no doubt reach some
conclusion as to which of the four bid
ders are to be awarded the contract
for handling the bonds.
There were feveral - othr routlna
matters of minor importance whirh
came before the board and which were
disposed of. It was near midnight
when the meeting adjourned.
The police allege that the men they
caught are members of the Paul Kel
ly band of gangsters, of which Jerry
was an adherent. They say that Jerry
had recently fallen under suspicion,
however, and that he was thought to
be revealing the gang's secrets to the
district attorney. None of the men
caught were armed, but witnesses said
they had seen them throw revolvers
away and three cf the guns were found
in a barbage can nearby. .
The police say that "Guinea Sam,"
one of th- prisoners wa3 under arrt
two year.s ago in connection with tb
murder of another muber of the
gang under similar circumstances.