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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11
Three Score Sailors Are
Known to Have Been
Lost With Ships.
HALF ON A CAR FERRY
Missing for Four Days and
SearcherS Find an Empty
YaWI-Damage Million.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 1.-THE ter
rife storm which passed over Lake
Erie Wednesday night and Thursday
reaped deadly harvest and laid waste
more than a million dollars worth OF
vessel property. Late reports say SO
lives were lost, 20 sailors rescued, four
boats destroyed, and that one is
aground and sustained heavy dam
ages.
Summary of the Loss.
The summary shows:
Clarion, burned, Is lost, saved.
w. G. Richardson, sunk, drowned,
IA saved.
Car ferry Marquette and Bessemer
No. 2, wrecked, 3S lost.
Josiah G. Munro, aground.
Tow barge, sunk, no lives lost
Sailor from Richardson, crazed by
exposure, and committed suicide.
No Chance Remains.
No one now considers there is any
chance that any of the 13 members OF
the crew of the Clarion have survived.
Two men are known to have perished.
Neither is any hope now held out
for any of the crew of 36 of the car
ferry Marquette and Bessemer No. 2,
which has been missing four days. At
COnneaut, where all the crew lived,
friends and relatives are crowding the
docks for news, but there is not a
crumb Of comfort.
Only YavI Found.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 11-All hope
hn
ferry No. outlived the wintry gallo
which has made of Lake Erie a watery
graveyard during the last 70 hours has
been practically abandoned at the head
Offices in Walkerville, Ont. of the Mar
quette and Bessemer Dock and Navi-
cation company, owners of the ill-fated
vessel. It is believed that Captain
r. r. Mcleod of Conneaut, Ohio. and
his crew of 81 men have gone down TO
death with the big steamer.
The car ferry left Conneaut Ohio.
at 1925 o'clock Tuesday morning for
Port Stanley, Ont. with 30 loaded coal
cars, and under ordinary conditions
should have arrived at its destination
at p. m, the same day. 1t has not
been sighted by other boats. An empty
green sdNI DOdL anu SDiut WIeGkdSe
was seen by the steamer w. b. Davock
near Long Point, Ont, I'm the path
which the ferry would have taken. The
yaw1 boats of the No. arc painted
green.
The Marquette and Bessemer No. L
left Conneaut at a. m, Tuesday for
Port Stanley. and II was about 90
hours before it was heard from. It has
since searched the lake toward Point
Pelee, but has found nothing of her
sister ship. Tugs secured the lake and
report no trace OF the No. >.
Officers of Boat.
The officers of the vessel. in addi-
tion to Captain Mcleod. are First
Mate John Mcleod, Second Mate F.
Stone, Purser r c. Smith, Chief Engi-
neer L. Wood, First Assistant Engi-
neer E. Buchler and Second Assistant
Engineer T. Kennedy.
1t is not definitely known whether or
not there were any passengers on
board. The boat was valued at $780,
600. and the cargo at upward of $40.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11

May Corn at Top.
Chicago, Dec. 11.-May corn touch
ed 647s today, a new high record for
the crop.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11
RACE RIOT AT SAVANNAH
AVERTED WHEN WHITE IS
FOUND TO Be CRIMINAL
THE WEATHER

Snow tonight and Sunday; colder
Sunday. The minimum temperature
tonight will be about 20 or 25 degrees
above zero.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11
Dec. II In American History.

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 4 90. rises III; moon rises
$50 q ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-11

(coutinusd On Pass EfgAt9
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09

Anent the convict farm purchase mat
ter, which is slumbering now TIL the
prison commission gets through hearing
pardon petitions, a few facts shown by
the records of the comptroller general $
office are interesting.
Unofficial promise was voiced several
DAYS ago by one of the members or the
prison commission, in the hearing or his
fellow commissioners, that as soon as
the board could get through transfer
ring the convicts on April LIST and clean
I'D its petition docket (Which 1t was ex-
pected would carry the board through
this present week., the commission would
take UP the farm purchase matter again.
Something may be expected, therefore,
next Monday or Tuesday.
Governor Smith finally and conclusive
ly disapproved the purchase Of the VIM
berIy farm in Twiggs county, after 1t had
been offered to him the second time the
the prison commission. At that time the
governor was inclined to favor the Greer
farm, in Turner county, and so indt-
Gated to the commission in his refusal tC
approve the Wimberly place. The Greer
place may be among those the commits
sion will soon consider.
But the interesting facts form a COM
parative statement of the Wimberly and
Greer farms, though the former of these
two is dead as a possibility in prison
/ farm matters.
For SIS an acre, or some $500 acres for
| $4,000, the Wimberly tract in Twiggs
county was offered to the state.
Six thousand acres were offered by
William A. Greer, In Turner county, for
$3.50 an acre, or about $4,000.
Comparative Returns
Incidentally, the following comparison
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
FOND MOTHER, WOULD
NOT PART FROM GIRL

Susie Battle, who seems to have the
bump OF mother-love developed to an OBJ
normal pitch, notified the police recently
that her little girl had been kidnapped.
They made an investigation and found
that the little girl is 10 years old and
was working as cook at the home of
Charles Fulcher, 1876 Glenwood avenue.
The daughter said that she was sat-
isfied and declined to return home. Then
began a series of efforts on the part
of the mother to draw her. away. We'd
nesday afternoon, she put strategy to one
side and, going to the home of Mr..
Fulcher, seized the girl as she was be-
ginning to prepare supper. Miss Katha-
leen Weaver, a guest at the home of
Mr.. Fulcher, happened to be in the kitch-
en- at the time and she was siezed around
the waist by the girl
The mother. who held the girl by the
shoulder began to pull her towards the
door and the STT1 held to Miss Weaver,
so that she too was pulled along. Mrs.
Fulcher was sick in one of the down.
stairs bedrooms and the occurrence so
frightened her that she tainted. Finally
Miss Weaver was able to loose herself
and the police were called.
The mother was fined $5.75 by the re-
corder Thursday morning and went away
saying that she would get a bailiR to
bring her daughter back to her.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
GEEER FARM RETURNED FOR
TAXES AT Sc PER ACRE,
WIMBERLY PLACE AT ST.

of these two offers form together cons
prices at which the state would have
bought either Of them.
In Twiggs county, show the comptroli>
er generals records. 1,702 acres are re-
turned by Minter Wimberly for taxationx
their sworn value being shown as s4.255.
In addition, Mrs. =. d. Wimberly returns
1856 acres with q value Of s4,140.
In Tarversvills district, of Twiggs
county (the district in which the VIM
berly lands are located), 24,2Q acres are
returned by all owners, at an aggregate
county, show the records, 20S,794 acres ara
returned with a value OF $533697.
With regard to the Greer place, wills
liam A. Greer returns 4,205 IL acres In
Turner county at q sworn value OF
Sc, 49, There are 11.95S acres returned
in that Oakota) district at a value OF
$40, 1874. In Turner county 196.o79 IL acres
are returned, worth 1919, 472.
Some Deductions
Simple calculations In arithmetic show
the following results from the above
figures, as to average values:
Wimberly properties, in Twiggs, aver
age value $3.50 per acre. Lands in Tar
versville district, of Twiggs. average VAL
ne. 1924 per acre. Lands in Twiggs, aver
age value, $2.72 per acre. Land in this
county was offered to the state at $l5
per acre.
Greer property. in Turner. average VAL
ne. Sc per acre. Lands in Dakota dis
trict, Turner county, average value, $5-S9
per acre. Lands in Turner county, aver
age value. $500 per acre. Land In this
county was quoted\to the state at $3.50
per acre.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
FIVE GOVERNORS JOIN
FIGHT ON PLAGUE

Next Monday evening five Georgia
governors, present, past and future, will
occupy seats on the platform and speak
at the opening session OF the Anti-Tuber-
culosis exhibit that is to be held in At
lanta. They will be Governor Hoke
Smith, Governor-Elect Brown, and Ex-
Governors Joseph NJ. Terrell, Allen d.
Gambler and w. ]. Northen.
1t is fitting that the presence of the
states chief executives should mark this
opening night, for the anti-tuberculosis
fight now centering here is statewide in
it's movement and influence. In fact, II
is expected that representatives from
commercial and civic boards throughout
the state will be in the city as attend
ants. Invitations to a number of such
will be sent out by the chamber of COM
merce this week.
This inaugural session will take place
in the basement of the Central Congre-
CATION church on Carnegie Way where
the exhibit is now being set up. Ex-
Governor Northen, president of Allan
ia Anti-Tuberculosis association, will
preside. Governor Smith has accepted an
invitation to be present and will speak.
Never before perhaps have five of the
states governors assembled for single
occasion. The general public is invited
to be present
The committee on program which has
arranged for the opening night consists
of Captain W. G.. Raoul, chairman; Mrs.
H. B. Wey, DR.. r. r. Kline and Walter
G. Cooper.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
GAMBLER BILL WILL
|. Be TESTED At LAW
COMMISSION PASSES TWO SUITS
UP TO GOVERNOR INVOLVING
POSSIBLY MILLIONS IN PENAL
TIES FOR DEMURRAGE OF $37.

A ruling of the state railroad commits
sion is about to be brought to a test IN
the courts If the suits are filed that the
commission passed up to Governor Smith
Wednesday. The suits involve penalties
that might reach into the millions on
two demurrage claims aggregating SS1.
The ruling which may be tested is this;
The commission has held that when an
interstate shipment reaches its destination
and the consignee pays the freight, the
shipment from that moment ceases to be
interstate and becomes subject to the
jurisdiction and regulation of the commits
sion.
This ruling has been disputed by the
railroads. They claim that the shipment
is still interstate; even after the consignee
has paid freight on 1t and accepted it;
and that the commission has therefore no
Jurisdiction over It.
Under this ruling. If the consignee re-
1uests that the shipment be moved to a
certain point or track convenient for I'M
loading and IL the railroad refuses or
neglects to perform that service immedi-
ately, the consignee is entitled to a de-
murrage of 81 per day per car and may
recover that amount under the commits
sion's regulations. In cases of opposite
circumstances, too, holds the commission,
when the consignee fails to unload his
shipment promptly, the railroad is en-
titled to recover 81 per day per car from
him, under the same regulations.
For failure to comply with the commits
Sion's orders and conform to its rulings,
the Gambler law fixes a penalty OF $1,000
to IS, 900 for each offense, and makes each
days continuance of such noncompliance
a separate offense. Under that section
as the two cases which the commission
has put up to the governor originated
back in 1908, it would be possible for the
penalty to reach up into the millions. For
one month alone IL might be $4,000.
The two cases grow out of claims fol
demurrage entered by shippers-one fol
$16 and the other for SCI.
w. z. Dunn Lumber company, Atlanta
filed with the commission in January
1905 a claim for demurrage amounting to
SIG. against the Central of Georgia rail-
way.
And at about the same time the Empire
Coal company Macon, filed a claim fol
S21 demurrage against the Southern rail.
way.
There are said to be hundreds of such
claims on file with the railroad com.
mission; but only the two foregoing have
been picked out for trial as test cases
They are the first to be brought under the
Gambler law.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
DIRECT NOMINATION
PLAN REPUDIATEH

ALBANY. N. Y. April S.-Governor
Hughes plan of direct nominations. en-
bodied In the Hinman-Green bill, was re-
pudiated by the assembly judiciary COM
mittee after a stormy session last night,
which lasted we'll into the morning hours,
and the committee today reported the
bill adversely to the assembly, where 1t Is
confidently predicted by those who
throughout the session have been fighting
for the retention of the convention system
of nominations.
Instead, the Republican organization
proposes to support the primary bill of
Assemblyman ]. s. Philips, chairman OF
the judiciary committee, which was re-
ported favorably by the judiciary commit
tee today along with the adverse report
on the Green bill.
The Philips bill amends the general
election law relative to the conduct OF
primaries, by requiring primaries in those
rural localities where no official primaries
are now held The bill does not apply, how
ever, to primary held only for the pur-
pose of nomination town, city or village
officers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
JUDGE J. A. DREWRY
UPHELD BY COURT

GRIFFIN, Ca, April s.-All Griffin is
deeply interested in the breach of promise
case to be tried on the 18th instant, in
the United States court in Atlanta, in
which Ordinary James A. Drewry, of
Spalding county. is the defendant. Judge
Drewry's friends are confident of his ac-
quittal. and sympathize with him in the
embarrassment to which he is subjected
by the suit.
In addition to being the ordinary of
this county, he is also a Baptist minis
ter, having several churches under his
charge. The congregations, composing
these churches, have all expressed their
confidence in him since the fling of the
suit and the sensational accounts given
by a few papers of the state, and the
following action has Just been taken by
the church at Vaughn, which will be
heartily Endorsed by all who know Judge
Drewry:
We, the members of New Salem Bap-
tist church of Vaughn, Ga, desire tn
place ourselves on record as believing
most heartily in our pastor. Rev. ]. A.
Drewry, of Griffin. We have known him
through the years as a man of honor and
integrity, and we believe his Christian
character Is unimpeachable. No man in
Spalding county, as well as in this COM
munity, stands any higher in the esteem
OF all or people than Judge Drewry, and
taking all his past, consistent life into
account, we do not believe he has been
guilty of the un-Christian act with which
he has been charged. Not only is his
Christian character beyond reproach, but
his reputation Is that of a wise, dis
Greet man of God
Judge Drewry is a minister of the gospel
and a public servant otherwise. These
two facts, together with that noble trait
OF his character, his sympathy and cor
diality to everybody, makes him the sub
ject OF close scrutiny and gross misunder-
standing at times.
The sentiments above expressed are
shared by the three other churches which
he serves, as well as by the people gen.
orally. The reputation Of so valuable a
man and citizen Is in the hands of the
court and jury, and we pray that they
may appreciate their grave responsibility
and do what God would have done in the
matter
Adopted by church in conference, April
T. 1909.
G.. w. GARNER. Moderator Pastor,
G. w. REID, Clerk.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
SNAG IN SENATE
FOR FREE HIDES

WASHINGTON, April s.-The decisive
vote taken in the house which placed
hides upon the free list is not to influence
the senate, according to the present in
tentions of senate leaders. Senator Lodge
has made a determined effort in the SEN
ate finance committee to place hides on
the free list, but thus far no action has
been taken. There is a well defined inn
preston in the senate that free hides do
not mean cheaper shoes, and therefore
the argument thus far has been all
against placing hides on the free list.
The demands of the Florida senators for
a duty of five cents pound on long staple
cotton, in order to protect the cotton in
dustry, have occasioned considerable pro-
tests from the manufacturers of Egyptian
cotton goods 1t was asserted that IL this
protection is put in the paragraph might
be interpreted to apply to the bulk of the
cotton raised in Mississippi and Texas,
which is long staple, compared with the
short staple cotton of other cotton grow
ing states.
Requests that cocoa leaves be made
dutiable at FIVE cents a pound reached
the finance committee yesterday through
the manufacturers of cocaine.
1t is asserted cocoa leaves are being
imported free of duty and are used by
pSISOHS WIN AidNS SOiANAONSSN NiAS - 10
habit
1t was asserted that free importation Of
cocoa leaves works an injustice to inn
porters of cocaine and opium for medici-
nal purposes, and at the same time
threatens the health and morality of per-
sons addicted to the use of the drugs.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The present
intention OF the senate committee on
finance is to place duty of twenty cents
per ton on iron ore. Under the Dingley
law iron ore is dutiable at forty cents
per ton, while the Payne bill puts it on
the free list The decision of the senate
committee is in the nature of a compro-
mise and was brought about by the in
sistencies of Senator Burrows and his col
league, Senator William Alder Smith.
Iron ore is one of the products which
has given the house and senate commit
tees a great deal of trouble. While some
of the ore producers admitted frankly to
the house committee that they could stand
their share of reduction if there was to
be a general revision of the tariff down
ward. few of them were willing to admit
that they could stand free ore. Some of
the principal iron ore ranges of the Unit
ed States are located in Michigan, partic-
ularly the Mesaba range, and the indus
try r. one # supreme Importance to the
state.
Until yesterday 1t was practically con-
ceded that The senate committee would
agree to free ore.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
BREAD DIDN'T RISE;
so BAKER JUMPED

SAN FRANCISCO, April s.-"If that
bread don't rise, I'll jump into the sea, 3"
F. H. Slumme, baker on board the steam
er Mariposa is reported to have said
shortly before he disappeared from the
deck of the Mariposa on March 81, while
the vessel was blowing through tropic
seas en- route from Tahiti to San Fran
cisco.
When the Mariposa arrived in port the
officers reported the disappearance of
Sluhme and the circumstances surround
ing seem to indicate that nervous, wor-
ried and exasperated because his
dough would not rise. the chief baker
committed suicide.
According to statements by helpers in
the kitchen. despite Slukme's utmost eff
forts, he found his bread heavy and
unsatisfactory. Unable to account for the
action of the yeast, Sluhme is said to
have remarked that II the next batch was
not better he would jump overheard. The
following morning the baker was miss
ing.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
AND THE CAT CAME BACK
SIXTY MILES FROM EXILE

SAN FRANCISCO, April s.-Exiled In
disgrace to Sonoma county from the
home in this city of his mistress, Miss
Hazel Woods, Jacques, fine angora
cat, has returned, covering the distance
of sIxty-odd miles in record time. Jacques
has been raiding bird cages and preying
on the small chickens in his neighbor-
hood.
To save him from death at the hands
of irate neighbors, Miss Woods sent MIN
to home of a friend near Sonoma- Two
DAYS ago he was reported missing. When
Miss woods opened the door to take in
the milk she found Jacques, his snowy
coat and tail almost black with dust
and dirt from the tramp, industriously
trying to get the lid off the bucket to
cevour its contents.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
LONG LINES FORMED
WHEN SALOONS CLOSED

GARY, Ind, April S.-The spectacle of
hundreds of thirsty residents standing
in a line a block long to get a final
drink at a popular bar was one of the
unique Incidents in connection with the
closing of the Is remaining saloons here.
At first the customers were served as
they crowded to the bar, but after a
short time it was found necessary to
use the same tactics employed during Il
rush for theatre tickets.
At some of the saloons bargain sales
were conducted. liquor being sold at cost
10 old customers What were termed
wakes were held in all of the saloons,
the lid being off so far as the observ-
ance of the usual closing hours were
concerned. The licenses of the saloon
proprietors really expired at midnight.
but the police made no effort to stop
the rush of customers after that time,
il being understood that early this morn
ing the last drinks would be sold.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
WHITE SLAVE TRADE
CAUSE OF ARRESTS

CHICAGO, April S.-That the United
States supreme court, in the Keller-Uhl-
man white slave" case has not inter
fered with District Attorney Sims cru
SADIE against alleged importers Of alien
women, was indicated last night in a
spectacular raid by United States deputy
marhsals on a resort kept by Charles
Maibaum.
Maibaum, himself, Anna Bogard. whom
he is alleged to have imported from Via
divostok, Russia, and nine women in
mates were arrested. When the prison
ers were arraigned shortly before mid
night before United States Commissioners
Foote, Maibaum's bond and that OF the
Bogard woman were fixed at $4,000 and
$500 bail was asked in the cases of the
other women who are being held as gov
eminent witnesses.
The cases were continued until April
16 In the meantime, 1t is said, the mat
ter will be taken before the federal grand
Jury and efforts made to have Maibaum
indicted under a section of the immi-
grafton law not affected by the supreme
courts decision.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
BRITISH CLAIMANT
TO HENDRICK ESTATE

over in England there has developed
a prospective heir to the tidy estate left
by Mrs. L. Condon-Hendrick, the we'll
known photographer, who was found
dead in her apartments few weeks ago,
and who had no relatives save her sec
ond husband whom she was suing for a
divorce.
This prospective heir is e. Hendrick, 6
Church road Seacombe, Cheshire, Eng
land, who saw in the American papers
that Mrs. Hendrick was dead and that
there were no heirs to her fortune. Mr..
Hendrick Immediately wrote to the Brit
ish consulate in Savannah explaining that
his brother, Dennis Hendriok, has settled
in Memphis, Tenn. In 1853. and that 1t
was possible the dead woman was his
widow. He asked an investigation.
The letter was referred by the British
consulate to Mayor Maddox who in turn
referred it to the attorneys in charge of
the estate.
Mr.. Hendrick, of England, will hardly
find any claim on the estate. A. L.
Hendrick was the husband of Mrs. L.
Condor Hendrick, and he is still living.
IN fact, he has succeeded to her prop
erty.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09
ALABAMA EDUCATORS
MEET IN BIRMINGHAM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April S.-Several
hundred delegates are on hand already
for the 18th annual session of the Ala
bama Educational association, which be-
gan here this afternoon. BY tomorrow
morning it is expected that between
twelve and fifteen hundred representa-
tives from the teaching forces and boards
of education from throughout the United
states will be present.
Colonel Sam VIII John, of Birming-
ham. delivered the address of welcome
this afternoon, and Professor S. S. Muir
phy. of Mobile, will deliver the response.
several matters pertaining to the school
system in the state will come up, the
association to appoint committees to go
before the next legislature for several
enactments.