Smith's Weekly from Tallahassee, Florida • 1

A I re Weekly Democrat and Florida Record. TAIJLAIIASSEE, FLORIDA FRIDAY DECEMBER VOLUME XXII JOJMKEU41 4, 1925 1 iaJ i. i v.v 7: fi Industry lorida Hotel Commissioner Has Found GOVERNOR VETOES 4 JERRY W. CARTER For State TEXAS IN THROES POLIllCAL SCRAP Corernor'a Hatband Scoff at Moody's Claim.That He Has "Served People, 7 WS C01T TO APPOINT ELISOR, ARCHITECTS 6 NEW HEASURESISAI11 TEAM HERE Sr Punici From Cut Mill Caii Mad Into Fiaott Quality of Wall Bord. Austin, Texas, Dec.

James Ferguson, husband and advisor of Governor Miriam A. Ferguson and Attorney General Dan Moody have renewed with vigor the battle of statements centering around the contract let to the American Soad Com- pany by the Texag. Highway Commission. Ferguson scoffed at the claim of Moody that he had served the state by forcinsr the American Believes MD JURY WAS DISMS D1 F. Throe of EitbWae Trwe Bills Are Murdor Charge Afaiait Loom' County Nogroos.

The Leon county! grand jury, which was empaneled on Mom day morning" of this Week, finished its labors Wednesday afternoon1 and was dismissed bv juage fe-WXovv Alter, te turn ing eighteen true bills, three of which wens -murder charges. The Jury made no written re- port, reporting verbally in, each case to the Judge. No special recommendations were made. The three murder leases are all against negroes. The killing near Natural Bridge on Tuesday evening was probed and the negro Cotton was.

indicted All three negroes with murder are in thel Leon county jail. f-h J. A. Culley was; foreman and H. C.

Bush secretary of tho grand jury. Other members of the body were E. L. Billingsiey, Robert W. Levy, Ragsdale, W.

H. Buchan, Green Harrell. Leon Moody; L. L. Nichols, Charles R.

Langston, Charlie H. Thomas, Frank Johnson, Joel T. llartsfield, H. Spear, Howard Gamble, IL Parks, John D. Lewis, and C.

M. Winchester, GREATEST VORK IS YET TO DO vvt, I Preiidant Appleyard Say (City Owes a Wendorf al pobl te Soaator W. C. Hodges, As president xt the Chamber ulate the people of Tallahassee on the result of Tuesday nforht's The outcome was Krwrtwanrr-wtpwtH shows thSprogressive spirit ot our people i But, there was ai absence of v' when we get up the big 4 EXECUTIVE WANTS COURT'S OPIN ION Now Moaturo Apparontly la nict With Cowtitotioa, Wtdclr Cited. In a communication by the governor directed to members of the state supreme court, and made public at the executive offices Wednesday morninjr vGov- ernoronn asked that body to advise him ar to the practicability and legality ef attaching his signature to, tbe bill providing increased pay for, members of the house of repre sentatives.

The bill passed both houses of the special session and is before the executive xomit approval. The measure originated in the bouse, and provides four dollars peiday in addition to the constitutional allowanco nf-aix dollars cer dav and ten cents per mile for traveling expenses to and from the homer of the members and the capital. The additional pay is specifically mentioned as "expenses lor members in. the new bilL The letter of the governor, which quotes the constitution and a section of the jus passed, i printe4 in full here with: Gentlemen: Under the provisions of Section 13 of Article 4 of the Constitution of Florida, I have the honor to request your, written- opinion affecting' my powers and duties as Chief Executive under the following pro-Visions of the Constitution: Section of Article 4 prp- 1 Treasurer shall receive and keep all funds, bonds, and other in such manner as may be prescribed by. law, and shall disburse no lunas, nor issue bonds, or other securities, except upon the oi'der of the Comptroller countersigned' by the Governor, in such manner us shall be prescribed by law." Amongst other things, Section 4 of Article 3 provides: "The pay of members of the Senate and House of Representatives shall not exceed six dollars a day for each day of session, and mileage to and from their homes to the seat of government, not to exceed ten cents a mile each way, by the nearest and most practicable route." Chapter 11337, Laws of Florida, passed at the extraordinary session of the Legislature which convened on' November 17th, 1925, which Chapter has now become law, amongst other things provides "Section 4.

The members of thfr House of Representatives of the present extraordinary session of the legislature shall also be 'allowed an additional amount for necessary extra expenses, not exceed four dollars per day. Tbe same to be paid out of the appropriation for expense of extraordinary session of the legislature (begun November 17th, 1925)." A warrant drawn on. the State Treasurer for the disbursement of state funds, under the supposed authority of said Chapter 11337, Section 4, has been presented to me for my signature as required by 'the Constitution. WiH you pwase aqvise jn? whether or not in view of the foregoing Constitutional pro- DANN IS ELECTED PRESIDENT AGAIN Meotinc Yesterday at St Patera-. bur Chant Name F.

D. B. to Chamber of Commerce. St. Petersburg, 2.

(p) The Development Board session today changed its- nams to the Florida State Chamber of Commerce, and re-elected Herman Dann of jSt.Petersburg nThe board of directors adopted President Dann's recommendations for a reorganisation, which will result in the forma tion of an executive committee, a salaried executive director, and directors of research, finance, and extension. tl.000 BEING RAISED TO ADVERTISE MEET Two visitors from St. Petersburg at mass A meeting at the county court' house'; Tuesday night con- tributeii ten dottw each to the expanse fund that was; made up in about five rain-utes, Both were newspanf men, one of them being Editor of th6TJmes in the Sun-, shine City, 1 More than $1,100 was raised at the meeting, some of which will be used; in cleaning off and putting in -shape the landing pm-t east of tnwn for the arrival of-Reed M. Chambers by air on December. 12th; The bal- ancv-together wilH Jt.tiOO'more that being' i i lainru uy cuiicKNllon on me part of the Chamber of Commerce, will be used in advertising the celebration' here during the coming weeks 1 COMMITTEES ARE AT WORK ON CELEBATION The various committees working to plan, a big cele- bration in Tallahassee about the fifteenth, are all busy with details, according to Col.

T. J. Appleyard, who stated Wednesday afternoon that a splendid spirit of co-operation was evidenced by the people on every hand. It is expected that one of the biggest gatherings of the kind ever held in the city will be the result of the committees' efforts and advertising of the big cele- bration will be begun, in a-. very few days an effort to bring attendance from all over west Florida.

WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT Circuit court in session. Kiddies' akatlnar resumed on North Adams street. Community, prayer meeting at R. IL Gibson home. North Calhoun street, 7 :30 o'clock.

Ku Klux Klan meets tonight iv, oir. Meeting tonight. Typographical union meets. Program at Daffin Theatre. RAILROAD MAN VISITOR J.

P. Middleton. traveling pas senger agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad, with headquarters in Jacksonville, is a visitor in Tallahassee mixing with the fraternity, and conduct ing ousiness lor his railway con cern. Company. to confess a judgment in the state courts of six hun dred; thousand dollars, which was alleged excess profits on highway contracts.

JUDGE ADVOCATE DEIANDS ORDER Invokes AriBirlarir Supprto Harsh and laanlting Lantnage Towarda Witneatsea. ''Washington, De. The Mitchell courtraartial Tended its sixth week'a existence by em ploying army laws to preserve its dignity. All parties the trial were enjoined by General uooert jj. court presi- dent, "take notice" of rrr-u-lations, stop wrangling and ad iaa i.ij.u.arf ot mseseH.

From then en on'v or. casional flurries marked the otherwise routine proceedings. The prosecution continued today of its presentation of evidence naval officers. SHOE POLISH KILLS SOCIETY Y0 LI AH Chicago, 111., Dec. 8.

VPi The coroner's Jury returned a verdict that Mrs. Florence: Raymond society woman of Birm- Ingham, died front drinking shoe poliah 'Containing poison, In a Chictgo hotel November 15 but failed to throw any light on the cause of her act CHAPW FATE BE KNOWN SOON. nartofrd. Dec. 2.

W) The fats qf Gerald Chapman, convicted mail robber, and mur-, derer rdats in the hands of, federaT judge Edwin 8. Thomas of Norwalk, The decision of Judge Thomas on Chapman's application for a writ of habeas corpus is due to be made publie not earlier than the middle of next week. It will determine whether the convicted man will be returned to the Atlanta federal penitentiary to compkte the twenty five -year sentence for, mail robbery or" be hanged by the state of Connecticut for the murder of a policeman in New Britain, in October, lttM. ONLY' EIGHTEEN MORS SHOPPING DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. brat on for the 18th, they are v.v, going to make up the money to 0Pn; put on the entertainment to bj given.

They were not there on the' oeosarity for each iccount of the inclemency of ving all kinds of con-the weather. That's old, but it fllctm Jerry W. Carter, Florid's ko-'" tel commissioner known thru- out the state as a marof jnitUf tive and practical business ex- -CTtjye ability-U authority lot the statement made public Wednesday morning that sugar cane syrup and sugar would soon be- come mere by-products with cane mills now grinding out millions of dollars worth of the south' most deliclously edible table luxury. Mr. Carter says he bers jnite wejl when cotton seed were hauled to the fields and plowed under as fertilizer, this being their then onry known practical worth aside from feeding to the cows.

He has. lived long enough that he remembers very well seeing turpentine stills scrambling for locations along the creek banks in order to have a disposal system for getting rid of the "worthless rosin. Now times have changed, and tyw cotton aeed have very little worth until they are made into the numerous merchantable feedstuff 8 and oils made possible with the modern machinery of cotton seed oil mill Rosin, on the other hand, has become the most valuable product of the long leaf pine tree besides the lumber; and turpentine is a by-product in comparison. Many by g-oirsr into the creek bottoms' and digging out with proper implements the tosin once run. as valueless.

Now, thinks' Mr. lie Kas discovered the worth of pumice, and is seeking a practical method of using, the millions of tons of wasted cane stalks for the manufacture of wall "It appears that Vail board manufactured from cane pumice," stated Mr; Carter, "for use in the place of wooden ceiling, sheeting, and weather boarding is to become a very profitable Florida It wilftreate a market for what at the. present time Is a worthless refjuse material from the numerotis syrup and sugar refineries throughout this state. "I consider (t our duty to do everything consistent with safe construction to foster the use of such a Florida product, continued Mr. Carter.

And In a letter sent out to a number of architects and prominent builders over the state by Western Union Wednesday the hotel commissioner asks them to please prepare and forward him a list of the various ways in which they think the new prod-duct can be safely employed in Florida building construction. Among the number of archi-tectural and construction men asked to express themselves on the matter were included F. J. Kennard, supervising architect, Tampa, Florida Murray S. King, supervising architect, Orlando Walker D.

Willis, supervising architect, Pensacola; Geonre M. McDonoujrh, 6uper- visintr architect Jacksonville! George L. Pfeiffer, supervising architect. Miami: Cade E. Shackelford, construction man, Tampa, and Wm R.

Vosburgh, Tampa. GOVERNOR APPROVES OTHER HOUSE BILLS Four local House Bills affecting the city of Sarasota, and one creating; speeial road and bridge district in SanU Rosa county were approved by Governor Marti -Wednesday, The governor also signed the measure fixing the pay of members and attaches of the extra ordinary session" of the legisla- Sill-No. 886. t-. ASK DAD HE KNOWS.

Disillusioned' Wife 'TTWms you'er always broke now, but said yon had plenty of money!" did New Big EFFORT TO BRING Looa High Boosters Endeavor-- log Match Champion ef. the Now Eagland Stataa. Superintendent A. L. Work reported late Wednesday that an investigation of the- expenses of bringing the, Salem team to -Tallahassee that efforts had been abandoned.

The expense will not Justify the match, stated, Ir. Work. If present hopes and plans of local citisens boosters and supporters of the Leon Lions, Tallahassee's champion hish school football team, are materialized the champion team of the New England states. Salem. will be brought here for a game on Friday week, December 11th.

Such a move was' started this week, and it Is claimed that the Salem team is not averse to vis-itfng jn. Florida nd taking on lew wortny contenders. All doubts that TaHiihffiWBe high school had a champtosj foot ball team were- -dispelled last week when the Lions rounded out their season with three big winning games. three- successive days. Coach G.

H. Elder has led the boys through one of the most successful winning seasons on record by. any Florida high school eleven, and claims 211 points ugainst all the opponents in eleven, games ot only l). Thus the Lion' hare ten tbnes the icotfivr fHih.U that all her opponents aod -daring the season. Captain Sam Sloan 'has done wonderful work, and the training and tactics used have been a battering ram In every game.

The boys have worked so nearly as a solid team that no particular player can signal honors unto himself, but every man in the lineup Is due the plaudits of hero. The question of financing the trip here by the Salem team is being taken up in earnest, and hopes now are brightening that a matched game may be announced with the game to take place here as above stated. SUPT. A. WORK IS SCOUT MASTER Troop Number Four Organised On Toaiday Evening at Chamber of Commerce.

Supt. Arthur Lee Work was selected to serve as scoutmaster of Troop Number Four, Boy Scouts of America at a meeting of the troop officers held Tuesday night at scout headquarters. Mr. Work was himself a scout and won the coveted 'rank of first-class scout before starting his college career, lie has since served both as assistant scoutmaster and as 'scoutmaster and under his able and enthusiastic leadership the officers of troop are confident that Troop Number Four will soon become one of the leading troops of the council. Messrs, -Herman Gunter and G.

V. McCord, of the troop committee, are working to secure other men to assist Mr. Work and have pledged full cooperation to the new leader. TALKING ABOUT US J. M.

McMillan: "I want to add my endorsement to your list ss one of those who very much appreciates your, effort! In pro viding Tallahassee with an improved newspaper service. The Morning State is a worthy effort" George A. Miller: "An example of the very, gratifying services you are providing In issuing creditable momlnir paper ie found in the news of the Fordi aircraft project and the mass meetings just held. Instead of Waiting for the developments In the next afternoon's edition, or getting the reports in sn out-of-town paper, we had all the new next morning for breakfast I certainly want to commend your enterprise. I personally, appreciate the news while it is newt." A morning paper gives us that" Subscribers to the Dally Denv ocrat in Havana note with pleasure the appearance of the Florida Morning State as It will give them the paper the same day it hi published while they do nnt receive the Democrat until the next v.

Correspondent Herbert Booth, son of the founder of the Salvation Amy ana been secured to lead tve BtMe class rmerl hd hv W' p-n at F.oyJ Palm Park at works sometimes. Just go in to Tom Turner, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and hand him that check for $25.00 you would have given had you been at the meeting. A Ilat of the contributors will Executive Feints to Fact Tfcat ladietmoat Poaia't EataUiah Cvilt in Any Case. Governor Martin late Wednes day made publio a eopy of a lengthy letter under date of De cember 2nd, sent to Hon. Thos.

of the crimi- Balourtof record -at Miami, in which he declined to remove Sheriff. H. R. Chase ef Dade county from office before he is tried, and giving his reason Chase is under indictment for second degree murder, along witb about thirteen others, some of whom are deputies under him, and the Indictment is the outcome of jail break and the shooting down of a number of nridonera some weeks ago at Miami. t- The- full text of Governor Martin's letter is as follows: TtAttW TmtrFA Vnltllnikf I am informed that Hon.

H. R. Chase, Sheriff of Dade county and the -Executive Officer of your Court, tis to be tried at the December term, beginning on the 14th, upon an indictment recently found against him charging murder in the second degree. This', Js ihost unusual situa tion one to 'which I have devoted rnuch thought as to the fair" and proper course before takins executive action there upon. 1 1 The slttmtion in -Dada as r'yv us k.

ia of Judicial Sheriff Chase was Indicted by the grand jury, and the question of his guilt or innocence placed hefore the court As you well know, an indictment is in no sense evidence of guilt. It is no more than a sworn accusation though of greater dignity. The guilt of the accused, under our system of laws, must be proven by a fair and impartial trial. Until this is done, the courts haven't conclusively acted, and the accused stands as innocent until adjudged guilty by a jury. Since this charge against Sheriff Chase had its inception in the judicial branch, I feel as if the courts should determine his guilt or innocence before as Chief Executive of the State, assume to pre-determine his guilt.

In other words, since the courts have the matter before them and a jury of his own county can hear all. of the evidence at first hand, and see the witnesses, I feel that I should permit this court to decide the truth of the charges instituted before judicial tribunal, and should await their decision, before taking Executive action. On the other hand, it would be highly improper for the accused Sheriff, or any of his to participate in the remotest degree in the summoning of jurors or witnesses' in the trial, or to otherwise exert any influence upon the conduct thereof. The sheriff, in this incident, being an interested party and unable, in his-official capacity, to attend, either in person or by deputy, the term of the court in which he will be tried, I would sugest to you the advisability of an elisor under Section 2877 Revised General Statutes, or the appointment of an elisor by the Circuit Judge under Section 2598. Revised General Statutes, for the purpose of serving all processes anjl performing alt ex ecutive junctions oi your court, at the term at Which Sheriff Chase i tried.

In this matter, the utmost impartiality may be observed in the trial and the matters preliminary thereto. vt ill you please advise me, 'by return mail, if you will appoint aa elisor as outlined and if, is your opinion, an elisor can handle all matters pertaining to tbe triar of this case in a roper manner, so that neither bhenff Chase nor his deputies east in fluence, tn any way, the result of the said trial! Frankly, the' people of Dade eounty elected Chase as their Sheriff. It is my; policy, when urn ir i the people in any county elect their they having the opportur ity to find them out be fore election and after they make a decision, to be alow about removing, them; and to suspend an officer in the face of an indictment which is, in bo wise, conclusiv as to his guilt, might prejudice him tn the eyes of the jury and interfere with A fair and impartial trial; how-jver, I cannot permit a Sheriff, though indicted for a trivial offense, to summons his own jury wd witnesses in, the courts to which he to to be tried. I shaJ! also request that you iiacuss this mstlr with the Jounty Solicitor of your court -dvi. at the earliest Pf if, la yoars Palm Boaeh and.

Sarasota Local Disapproved Jby -the Esocvtive Wednesday Besides disapproving four lo cal bills, all affecting the game protection in Florida, Governor Martin Wednesday used the axe on a local bill affecting Palm Beach certain ponds and small lakes were de clared to be non-navigable, amd a bill permitting the city of. Sar asota to license real estate sales men and brokers. The governor declared that House Bill No. 250, the Palm Beach county local bilL would interfere with the water supply of the city of Lake Worth, lie itiunnrnvail ITnnoa Hill Mm 90i for the reason that he did not wish to lee the door opened to cities having different license fees, thus bringing chaos to the work, in which the state had a regulatory uniform license law. This was the Sarasota local GOVERNOR VETOES FOUR LOCAL BILLS Four house bills of a local nature, Number 170, 271, 272, and 204 were vetoed by Gov-ernor Martin Wednesday morning and all have been filed with the secretary of" state.

Two ot the bills, House Bills 271 and 272, authorize the establishment of bird in Seminole eou ounty. 'One was known -as the I viie otter to beiJtaawu as the fieminolo bird reservation. House BUI 170' regulates the taking of fish from the fresh wa ters of Pasco county, while I louse Bill No. 264 regulates fishing in canals, streams, etc, The ecutive filed his disap- of 8kccJItarof lhat aPP oval withheld from Jjjcm "beeanae i they conflict with the eeneral fresh water fish and JLtt PROPOSES TO USE FORD FilADE PLANE with the Ford Motor Company, I it was explained. DECEMBER 14 Big Charity Opoortani'ty AfforoV ed in Near Eut Relief Ceaa-paif a fee ChrUtma.

Jacksonvllle. Dee. 2. December 14th has been designated "Old Clothes and Community Day" for Florida, for the Sear East Relief, and judging from the way the state has re sponded to other calls for the under-privileged people of the Near East, it is expected that their needs will be administered to in rood shape. L.

P. McCord, of the Peoples' Bank of Jacksonville, is State Treasurer for Golden Rule Sun day and Christmas offerings. ind contributions from all parts the state, may be sent to him. There a crying need for all wearable clothing and commodi ties, and a urgent appeal is he-nr made to individuals and throujrh orranisations for help, Already many Sunday school rlaases and other branches of murch service, are planning making Christmas collection for he unfortunates in the Near East, and a vast supply of cloth-ng will doubtless be forwarded from the state. An clothinr in rood condi tion will be especially.

welcome, uid a prompt response to the -all lor contributions will be ap- weciated the Florida Com- tuttee, which is busy wita plans pn Hrt Flond doea her 1.ara ia tils tig t'arity. bepublished in a "day or two, and. look and see "if your Ford Motor Company Has Only name's written there." You Sas Intarott in tho Cham-know it ought to be. I hars Air Project. We are starting on a new era 1 of business in Tallahassee.

"Old Detroit, Dec. 2. The things have passed away, and all Florida air line, announced by things have become new" with Major Reed Chambers is under-us. We know you're going to stood here to be an Individual help, and push the good thing undertaking having no connec-along. tion with the Ford Motor Corn- Tallahassee owes a wonderful pany, beyond a possible sales in-debt to Senator W.

C. Hodges tercst. and Gov. John W. Martin, in al- Chambers has discussed tenW-lowing ns (the State first and tive plans with the airplane di-our own good TaUahassee and vision of the Ford Motor Corn-Leon county heart) to be the pany, it was learned, nl in regulating travel in gotiating for purchase of planes, the air.

Big headlines all over Actual acquisition of planes has the country in the newspapers not yet been made, it was said, has meant thousands of dollars Chambers is not associated vi8ion, may lawfully afflmyjof the appointment, by yourself, signature, as to the warrant aforesaid for the dia- bursement of state funds. Respectfully, JOHN W. MAttTIN, Governor. BACK FOR MORE "Say, Jack you're an old friend of the family, did you Kiss the bride?" "Sore, this i my forth time in MECTHG MESS CLVU POSTPONED ONE WEEK In order to Avoid conflicting withthe Elks Carnival.vthe meet-ing of the Episcopal Mas club which was scheduled for tonight, has been postponed until Thursday evening, December tenth, when it will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

B. -C Whitfield oa north Calhoun street, of advertising or us. Again; Congratulations to everybody. T. J.

APPLEYARD, President Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. BOY ON BICYCLE a rt i nnAtrPIl Mfl I HI. KKIIKFN 1AX1U UJUU IAlViUii Car Strike Bike Boy Threw Af ainst Pavement and la Bad-. ly Jajared, Montgomery, thirteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs.

John C. Blavlockw West Jefferson street. this city, was dangerously hurt about four o'clock Wednesday afternoon when run down by an automobile near the Dr. Bond home on Call street. The boy's left lea- was broken and his face bidly bruised and lacerated when he was struck by an auto mobile while delivering a mess age for the Western Union Tele- rranh Company, on his bicycle.

According to several who wit nessed the accident tt was unavoidable, and the driver, Neal Bradford is held blameless. Reports from the boy's bedside, at Johnston's "sanitarinm last night were that he was resting easier but was badly hurt. and his opinion, an elisor can he appointed and a fair trial had where the State's interest will not be rriudiee(L I shall await my effr il action in tbe matter until I fcear from you. loura sincere! v. w.

xjautiji. Covcrnor. CITIZENS NOTICE HORNING STATE YOUR SlCIuTTIOi'B JTie Florida Morning State is being circulated free this iweek to the citizens of Tallahassee Next week it will.be discontinued; except to those who have subscribed. The carrier boy on route is depended on to work up the eir- cuUotionT Cards will be furnished, them and they will solicit you to sign thera during the week. Subscribe help the boys win prizes; the boy who gets the largest, percentage of subscribers on his route up to 9 o'clock Saturday nishs will bo awarded prlzeof $10 in goki the next best boy will get a Prize of ar the next three $2.50 each Help the -orthy bora in securinjr these subscriptions by becorrJr.j one yourself.

i WHY YOU SHOULD SUESCIUE We 1I1 furnish you an Interesting 'to read at your breakfast' table. 'A jnomirtr paper in Tallahassee will be one cf th.reatr;t factors in its future growth. lid? tha -f tnd you help th city to beonma grrit. NOTICE TO MAIL SUBSCRIDERS OF THE TALLAHASSEE DAILY DEf.IOCRAT Oa and after December first all man sabscrl-fccrs' The Tallahassee Dailjr Democrat via receive The Florida Morning State Instead of the afternoon paper. TlUaia give them a much improved paper on daof 'publication la-itead ef a paptr- the afternooa tef ore.

We are certain tie 'readera i3 fee each pleased with tie chisse..