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VOL. XVI. No. 123.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
i LINDSAY TO FATHER RESOLUTION
PROVIDING FOR ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE STATE OF WEST FLORIDA
West Flondans are Thor
oughly Dissatisfied With
Political Conditions.
SOME WEARY OF
SENATOR FLETCHER
Senator Lindsay will Intro
' duce His Resolution Early
in the Week and- will
Call for one of the Most
Important Battles of the
Session Pensacola Char
ter Bill is Approved.
Tallahassee, May 3. Gov. Tram-
mell today attached his signature,
to th Pensacola commission gov
ernment charter bill, thus approv
ing the measure, which becomes a
law at once. '
BY FRANK L. HUFFAKER.
Tallahassee, May 3. Early next
week Senator B. H. Lindsay, of the
third district, will Introduce a consti-
j tutlonal amendment resolution, pro
viding: for the establishment of the
state of West Florida, which will call
for one of the most important battles
of the session. The state of West
Florida, according: to Mr. Lindsay's
resolution, will lie west of the Suwan
nee river, with Taylor and Madison
counties possibly remaining in the
molher. etate.
That the West Floridlans- are thor
oughly dissatisfied with political con
ditions as they have existed for years
past. Is evident, and they are prepared
. to make a strong: fight for secession.
It is also evident, that the progres
sive element are weary of Senator
Fletcher, and It is not improbable tha
they may put a candidate'1 out against
him in case the Lindsay resolution is
not submitted to the people. Fleteh
' rs staunch adherence to Lorlmer, and
"too "much Jacksonville are , just two
of the reasons , assigned tot opposition
to "the senior - seaator.
LEGISLATOR "BLEW OUT GAS.?
One of the best known members of
the bouse of representatives has ac
tually been guilty of "blowing out the
gaa.
The gentleman In question rooms
with two attaches of the state punting
office. Several nights ago he went
home at a late hour, carefully closed
the windows and extinguished the gas
light by the old and fatal method of
"blowing himself." He then "folded
the drapery of his couch about him
and lay down to pleasant dreams
dreajns that would doubtless have
ben everlasting but for the fact that
other occupants of the room happened
to be awake and upon smelling gas
quickly cut off the outflow of the
deadly stuff.
"To have lost one legislator.- said
State Printer Thos. J. Appleyard.
"would have been bad, but it would
have been h 11 if we had lost two
really good printers at this time."
SENATOR BRYAN SPEAKS.
The house spent most of the morn
ing listening to an address by United
States Senator Nathan p. Bryan, with
reference to his primary bill, which
went over tin Wednesday afternoon.
The bill is expected to pass both
houses.
The house reorved Itself hrto a
miniature primary and voted on three
candidate In order to demonstrate the
effectiveness of the Bryan measure.
Bryan and Gilchrist acted as election
officials.
The senate killed Senator Watsons
bill to regulate practice of appellate
court's in reversing Judgments . on
writs of error by ten to eleven. Ad-
Joumed till Monday.
PETITION NEGRO WOMEN.
An alleged Joke was this week perpe
trated upon the Florida women who
Baker Lady is Highly Pleased
With The Journal's Santa Rosa Edition
, - Baker, Fla., April 30, 1913.
Editor Pensacola Journal.
In regard to the Special Edition for Santa Rose, and especially
Baker, Florida, I would like to say that I am a business .woman of
this place in the millinery business. I have" been here only four
months and have made money every month.
' My prospects are good here, and I feel like I am due you something
for your write-up of our little town, and I am very sorry J'ou have nbt
collected for it. I assigned you $3.00 and the money is ready. I am.
Yours truly,
FRANCES HILTON,
' . Proprietor of Baker Millinery.
'BEOfiRRY IT MHIIM
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mm.
All Arrangements are Com
pleted for His Entertainment.
MANY PROMINENT
, GUESTS TO ARRIVE
INDIANA MOB
WOULD LYNCH
Y01GW0U
Prompt Action of Mayor and
Chief of Police Saved
Mrs. Grace Smith,
STREET DUEL
Y; 0
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Ml
I KILLED
UNION .SWITCHMEN
FORMED THE MOB
Woman Had Killed one-of
their Members and they
Intended to Intercept an
, Interurban'Car on Which
She was Being Trans-
: ferred to Countv Seat and
viich Her. ;. : .
Chas. Stephens Shot Down
in Front of His Place or
Business by Rich Martin
After an Inspection of the
Navy Yard a Trip on the
Bay will be Taken One
of the Features to be
Luncheon at the San Car
los at Which Several
Speeches will be Made.
Will Spend Next Tuesday
Here. . .
TRAGEDY CREATES
MUCH EXCITEMENT
BY ASSOCIATED TRESS.
'Crown Point, Ind., May 3. Prompt
action by. the mayor and police chief
ox Gary today saved Mrs. Grace Smith,
a young woman, who killed Clarence
Murphy in Gary Wednesday, from
lynching by a mob of Murphy's
friends. '
Murphy was a member of the
Switchmen's Union, and when the
members learned of the ' intended
transfer of Mrs. Smith to the county
seat, they determined to lynch or tar
and feather the woman. The mob
planned to intercept an interurban car
bearing the prisoner, and made no se
cret of this plan. Armed with rifles the
mayor and police chief took the pris
oner in an automobile to Crown Point
out-witting the mob.
ATLANTA OFFICERS
ARE CONFIDENT
Father of Stephens Fires on
Slayer- of Son, But the
Shots Struck Him in the
Arm and Were not Ser
ious Martin is alleged to
- Have Beeii -in. an ; Intoxi
cated Condition Before
and During- the Trouble,
Believe They Will Run Down . the
Murderer of Mary Phagan, Young
GiH Found Murdered.
BT ASSOCIATED PRSS.
Atlanta, Ga, May 3. Detectives in
vestigating the death of Mary Pha
gan showed renewed confidence this
morning. Many baseless rumors conr
cernlng the 14 -year-old girl found
murdered last Sunday morning in. the
basement of the National Pencil Com
pany factory, have been run down and
disproved and the case is now regard
ed as much less complicated.
As the result of the elimination of
many conflicting rumors, the officers
say their main case has been
strengthened. Several of them have
been conducting , art investigation of
the factory with reference to the
came to Tallahassee in the Interest Gf A.
pioj en in me same uuuuinis.
the cause of equal suffrage. Represen
tative C. H. B. Floyd, of Franklin.
Continued en Page 11.
More than 100 witnesses have been
summoned for the next Inquest to be
held next Monday.
Thirty-Five Thousand Suffragettes
and Forty Bands in Big Parade
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL..
Bonifay, May 3. A street duel,
creating consternation, occurred this
afternoon, in which Charley Stephens,
a popular young man of this town was
shot and instantly killed by Rich
Martin.
The tragedy occurred in front of the
Stephens market, on one of the prin
cipal streets of the town, and was a
most deplorable affair. No one knows
the origin of the trouble between the
men.
Martin is alleged to have flred upon
5Jtepnens, who attempted to defend
nimseix with a hatchet, used in the
market. The father of young Steph
ens, who was in the rear of the mar
ket, hearing- the shots, rushed to his
son's assistance and shot Martin
three times, none of the wounds prov
ing serious.
It is said that the slayer of Steph
ens was under the influence of whis
key and had but a short while before
been arrested on a charge of drunk
enness, but had been released on bond
for his appearance before the mayor's
court tomorrow.
The unfortunate affair is deeply re
yiureu, me siain man naving many
friends here.
Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock there
be, provided nothing unforeseen oc
curs, the beginning of an eventful
day for Pensacola the visit of the
secretary of the navy of the United
States.
It is an eventful occasion for more
tha.n one reason. The portfolio of
the head of the navy of this country
i3 not an insignificant one, and Secre
tary of the iNavy Daniels comes to
Pensacola to investigate one of the
most valuable properties owned by
the government in the South now fast
going to ruin by reason of its aban
donment. " The secretary's visit does not mean
its rehabilitation It means that he
comes to the .navy yard to make an
inspection,! and - to inform himself as
to just ' wha,t , the conditions are at
the present, time. "What action he will
take aftr !hia observations of the
Great Newspaper Journal Pays
Compliment to The Pensacola Journal
In what is probably the most notable Edition of the kind ever published
The Editor and. Publisher (a Journal for Journalists published In New
York) payB The Pensacola Journal an exceptionally high compliment.
The Edition was published on the occasion of the annual meeting of
the members of the Associated Press and the American Newspaper
Publishers' Association In New York last week, and It contains "A con
cise history of chroniclers from Egyptian to wireless days." It Is a
beautiful work throughout, but the most attractive feature of It is its
first cover page.
This cover page contains a map of the Fnited States and on each
state is printed a fac simile head of the leading papers in the state.
On Florida, the name of THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL is plastered
clear across the upper part of the state. The other Florida papers rep
resented are the Jacksonville Times-Union, the Jacksonville Metropolis
aad the Tampa Tribune.
The edition itself is unique, handsome, and interesting, and the com
pliment paid THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL la duly appreciated by
this paper.
TIE ERECTION
OF A PULP MILL
ALMOSTCERTAi
Frederick KaufTman, After
Spending" Several days in
this City is Favorably Im
pressed with Condition.
Would Mean Expenditure
of More Than Half Mil
lion of Dollars.
Frederick Kauffmann, chairman of
the board of directors of the Georgia
Pulp Wood Company, with headquar-
'VolT in the schedule j York, and who has been
Secretary -ar-S. CirsJDaniels wil ex-rive i spending, several days In- Pensacola
Sh." Pensacola 'at -6 o'clock Tuesday j left last ngibt for Atlanta,
morning and will be met by a com- My visit to the Deep Water City,"
mittee comprising President C. E.Dotsaid Mr. KaufCranan yesterday at the
son. of the Commercial Association, San Carlos, was for the purpose of
W. A. Blount, "Sr.. Frank Tj. Mayes, looking over the field, as it were, for
Mayor Frank Relily, T. A. Jennings,
and William H. Knowles.
Secretary and Mrs. Dmiels will he
the erection of a plup wood plant In
this city. I have been very favor
ably impressed with what-1 have seen
nnupvAd the home of Mr. and Mrs. I of Pensacola. It is a great and a
Knowles, Harbourview, on the bay- . gTowlng port, and the many flattering
shore, where they will breakfast arid J accounts which I have read of the
eiijoy a brief rest. At 9 o'clock the 00m-j progressive spirit of this city have
mittee will escort the secretary to the J not been in the1 slightest degree ex-
navy yard,. In automobiles, where sev
eral hours will be spent in an inspec
tion of the property. The legislative
party will be met Monday night at
10:30 with automobiles.
Chief Carpenter Haley, U. S. N., who
SUDDEN DEATH
s matter tinder consideration now ' ")T? "FTATTT's PT? F,5TT7,M'T,
quite a while, but. as a matter of Wr 1 O rK.&bLUli.N 1
(Continued on Page ETIeven)
TRAGIC FALL, OF WIFE
EARL OF COTTENHAM
Death By the Accidental Discharge of
Her Own Gun Verdict in Death of
the Countess.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
New York. May 8. Thirty-Ave thou
sand women and men marched eight
abreast to the blare 1 forty hands up
Fifth avenue this afternoon in the
greatest parade ever attempted for the
cause of woman suffrage.
The long line swept out of Washing
ton square shortly after 2 o'clock, a
white ribbon of marching womanhood.
pangled. -with the yellow banners of
suffrage, broken here and there by the
sombre colors of detachments of men
sympathizers. Over streets that had
been swept and scrubbed till they
glistened in the sunlight, they paraded
to Central park at Fifty-ninth street.
Tens of thousands, held to the curb
by 1,200 blue coa.ts, gave vociferous
welcome and applause.
For days leaders of the parage had
planned the pageant until it was let
ter perfect The city authorities, in
tent on avoiding repetition of disorder
dvrtng the suffrage parage at Wash
ington, made elaborate police arrange
ments. Hundreds of women from other
states and scores of suffrage associa
tions were in line. Almost every scale
in the social system was represented
from women of wealth. f.remost in the
fight, to house servants from the equal
suffrage nations of Europe, clad in
their .national costumes. Women voters
from the nine ' white" states on the
suffrage map. "General" Rosalie Jones
and her little "army"' of pilgrims;
clerks, stenographtrs, telephone ope
rators, shop girls, milliners, factory
workers these and marchers from al
most every other calling where woman
labors were in the procession, each
carrying a tiny yellow flag.
At the plaza, where Central park
meets Fifty-ninth street and the ave
nue, the marchers disbanded for two
mass meetings, onei n the piaz3, the
other at Carnegie hall.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Henley, Eng., May 3. "Death by the
accidental discharge of her own gun,"
was the tragic fate today of the Coun
tess of Cottenham, wife of the Earl of
Cottenham .
The countess twin sister, daughter
of the Marquis of Abergaveny. was
fonnd dead In 1910 with a crunshot
wound through the heart In the
grounds of the family residence in Ox
fordshire.
Today's affair was at first a mys
tery. It was not known whether the
countess had taken her own life, had
been rauared or had been acciden
tally shot, until the Earl of Cotten
ham himself testified at the coroner's
inquest. He said he had been out with
his boys and when he returned and
found his wife missing, he instituted a
search which resulted In the discovery
of her body with the gun beside It
near the stump of a -tree over which
she evidentlyhad stumbled, at the
same time accidentally discharging
the weapon .The jury thereupon re-!
turned a verdict of accidental death.
The countess was an enthusiastic
huntswornan and a fine shot. She
roamed through the preserves of her
estate at Elvenden Priory.
The win sister of the countess was
Lady Violet Nevill, wh obecame coun
tess Cowley and whose divorce suit
against Earl Cowley in 1S97 created a
widespread sensation.
BRYANSAYSHIS
MISSION ENDS
Iff CALIFORNIA
Remains in Sacramento to
Address Joint Session of
Legislature After Senate
Had Passed Alien Land!
Bill and Again Voiced the
President's Objections.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Sacramento, May 3. California's
senate having passed the Webb Alien
land bill early this morning, Secretary
Bryan changed his plans suddenly,
and remained to address the joint ses
sion of the legislature in the house this
afternoon.
The secretary of state gave renewed
assurances of the national administra
tion's friendly interests and co-opera
tive attitude towards California.'s prob
lems. He voiced the president's latest
criticism of the bill as passed by the
senate, and repeated the objection al
ready voiced. "
Senator Gates replied for California.
and said the legislature appreciated
the honor of Bryan's visit, and realizes
Bryan's coming marks an era in Amer
ican politics. -He expressed gratitude
to the president for tho interest dis
placed in California's problem, and as
sured the president of the profoundest
respect for his opinions, though im
pelled to disregard his advice. He
said he hoped the visit will be the
forerunner of further activity by the
national government in helping the
states.
Bryan voiced the president's opinion
that the substitution of the words
"eligible to citizenship" for "ineligible
to citizenship is equally as discrimi
natory and objectionable to Japan.
Summing up Bryan said he had per
formed hio dntr and his mission was
ended.
aggerated.
"It is now our purpose to erect a
Ftilp wood mill here. We ha.ve had
thl
for
course, in an Investment of this
character. Involving many hundreds of
thousands of dollars, we "make haste
slowly,' " said Mr. Kauffmann.
"In an enterprise of this kind there
are many things to be considered, all
of which we have to go over carefully
and although I am not in a position
to state definitely what the result will
be, I am now confident that our plans
here will materialize."
Continuing, Mr. Kauffmann said,
"From what observations I have made,
I regard Pensacola as popsesslng fa
cilities which few cities In any sec
tion of the country can offer for the
location of manufacturing plants.
large and small. There arc a number
of splendid sites here, fhe shipping
facilities are growing better daily, and
there is everything to attract the In
vestor. It only remains to be seen
what Pensacola will do to attract
these industries."
Mr. Kauffmann stated that he would
return to Pensacola Tuesday and re
main in the city and vicinity for
several days probably oomrleting ar
rangements for the installation of his
big plant. .
SHRINERS
VISIT HERE
WEDNESDAY
Will Arrive in a Special
Train at 2:15 O'clock and
Remain Until After Mid
night Trip on the Bay.
200
TO
COUiEROE
DEPARTMENT OF
EAST Of! TOUR
Was Accompanied by Many,
Other Officers of High
Rank in the U. S. Armv. -
SAW COMPANIES
AT TARGET WORK
Fine Records Were Made by
. .all of the Commands. Es
pecially in Firing at Night
on Targets Towed in the
Gulf and on Which Search
Lights Were Played from
the Forts.
A party of two hundred Shriners,
who are going to the grand lodge ses
sion in Texas, will visit Pensacola
Wednesday. The party is made up
from various cities and will make the
trip in a special train. The latter will
be one of the finest ever to travel
south and in addition to making the
trip to Texas the Shriners propose to
have a pleasant time going and returning.
The train. will ruach. Pensacola Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock and
will board bay ah ore oars for Fort Bar
rancas, taking a boat there for Santa
Rosa Island and a run Into the gulf
If the weather is favorable. The party
will return to the city late in the after
noon, hut will not leave Pensacola
until after midnight.
The trains will bo cimposed of five
Pullmans, two dining cars, one club
car, one baggage car and one day
coach.
QUIET ALONG THE
MEXICAN BORDER
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington. May 3. Major-General
Wood, chief of staff of the army, who
returned today from a tour along the
Mexican frontier, told Secretary Gar
rison good order prevailed a!ong the
border. He heard no report of serious
maurading expeditions Into the T'nited
States and said the sympathy of bor
der folk he found overwhelmingly with
the Garranz. movement and opposed
to the Huerta regime.
M'COMBS SEEKS
TO AVOID THE
JOB HUNTERS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
New York, May 3.
Chairman William F.
McCombs, who sailed for
Europe today to escape
insistent office seekers,
announced he would con
tinue his law practice
upon his return.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Port Au Prince, Ma.it I, May 3. The
president of the republic of Haiti. Gen
eral Tancrede Angus te, died at 9
o'clock last night after a brief illness.
The national assembly was con
voked to elect a successor as chief
executive. Four candidates were pre
pared to present their claims Judge
Ivtixemboiug Cauvin, former minister
of the interior; Michel Oreste, a prom
inent senator; General Beaufo.s;;e I,a
roche, minister of war, and Gen. Be-Hard.
In official circles and among the
general public the opinion prevailed
that General Beliard would obtain the
nomination.
Quiet has reigned everywhere since
the im'dnt's dfath, but precautions
against any possible outbreak were
immediately taken.
President Tanrredo had occupied his
office only since August 9. last year.
He succeeded General Cinrinnatus L.e
ccnte, who met a tragic death to
gether with four hundred offMa'.s and
soldiers In a fire which destroyed the
palace on August S. It was reported
that at that time he had been the vic
tim of intrigue, but nohing was offi
cially revestled to confirm the theory.
Army officers of high rank wit
nessed target practice during the
past week at Fort Pickens during
which the large disappearing gun
were nreu both nirfht and day
and excellent scores hung up by soin
of the commands. Chief among the,
officers was Major Gen. Barry, com
manding the department of the eaot,
with headquarters at Governor'
Island, who Is on a toxtr of the gulf
and Atlantic fortifications. 1 Other
composing the party were Lieut. Col.
Haan of Governor's Island; Col. F.
S. Strong and Major Nugent of
Charleston; Major FlagVer, civil en
gineer of Mobile, and Major Brown,
civil engineer, of Montgomery. Co!.
Strong la in command of the Smiiii
Atlantic eoaat artillery district mid
goes with Gen. Barry to fortif .ulons
in' hii dltrict.
The target practice, which wu thu
annual work of the men Itum tlic- Pen
sacola forts with tho guns,, com nw? need
last Monday and concluded last night.
It was unusually successful, all (
the batteries making exception!) !ly
good scores. The special feature was
the good record marie by the bat trrletf
T.ring at night. The targets, represent
ing the water line, of a battleship ver
towed by tugs in the gulf, and the
earch lights from the forts played on
them during the time they were under
fire.
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER
WITH WOMAN BURGLAR
Pasadena, Cal., May 3. A woman
burglar, faultlessly attired and em
ploying an automobile in her work.
was driven from the home of Mrs. I'.
B. Greary by Helen Greary, 17 yeara
old, after a desperate encounter last
night.
The visitor was ready to derart
with several hundred dollars, when
she was detected by the young woman.
A first fight ensued, the Greary girl
being knocked down. The thief then
Jumped Into her Hutomoblle and sped
away, leaving the pluriler.
SCHOONER GOESTOBOTTOM.
Detroit, Mich., May 3. The schooner1
Iron City, 187 feet long, went to thf
bottom In St. Clair river today after
a collision with the steamer Thomas
F. Cole, 580 feet lontr. Her crew .es
caped safely in life boats. The Cole
was said to have escaped get-Ion damage.
GEN. RAYMOND DEAD.
Washington. May Z. Brigadier-General
Charles V. Raymond, IT. K. A.,
retired, died at his home here today.
He. was 71 years old, a native of Con
necticut and gradtio.teri from the mil
itary academy at West Point, Jn 1HC,r,.
Long Beach Millionaire Charged
With Aiding Delinquency of Girls
BY ASSOCL TED PRESS.
Is Angeles, May 3. Demurrers and
other means of legal defenscwere pre
pared In behalf of George It. Bixby,
the Lorg Beach millionaire, when he
wa-s arraigned tortny in the superior
ooitrt on two indictments charging
him with aiding the utlinn'iency of
two minor girls. Tho Iniirtmonts wen
returned la.,t night by the county
grand Jury after a week of Inquiry
into allegations that wealthy men had
an organized system of ensnaring
young women for immoral purposes.
The other two indictments were re
turned at the same time against Mrs.
Jose C. Rosenberg, who already was
in jail in default of $15,000 ball. Mrs.
Rosenberg, as keeper of "the Jonouil,'
the resort at which it ",s alleged Bixby
wa3 known as "the black pearl," Is
charged with having been chief pro
carer for the wealthy patrons of her
place.
Shortly after Bixby was arraigned,
Kitty Phillips, the youthful motion
p'cture actress, whose charges in
itiated the. tiernsa-tional white slavery
fnvesfigation. was taken to the eontral
police station to testify befcre the
grand Jury which will resume its in
quiry Monday.
Miss Phillips was oacKtluncd by
Chief of Pol lee Scb.iKtiari. The wanted
to know why she. bad rtlea.ded gui'fr
to a varrancv charge .tpr then van.
1shed. after th; hlaekma iling e.harsr
preferred by Bixby had been dropped
and she had nothing further to ff-ar.
She replied that her attorneys had
advised her to do so, saying if she did
she would be given a suspended sen
tence conditioned upon her leaving the
city, while if she remained, certain
wealthy men Interested in the sup
pression of all white slavery facts,
would see that she was severely pun
ished. She declared that when she La sum
moned before the grand Jury she will
add details more sensational to the
stories already toM, of the systematic
pursuit of girls by men of wealth and
prominence.
Bixby was taken to the home of a
fraternal organization, where Judgs
McCormick. presiding Judge of the u
perior court, was In waiting. Bond
were approved and! Bixby r Turned
his home in Ixmg Bech.