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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-19
HURRICANE SWEEPS
THE M|O-ATLANT|C
French Liner Rochambeau Is
Battered by Giant
Waves
.TORRENTIAL RAINS
DO DAMAGE IN WALES
Many Houses Washed Away
and Lives Are Lost-Peo-
pie Flee to the
High Lands

NEW YORK, Dec. 1s.-During q
full hurricane that lasted for three
days. the French liner Rochambeau
was boarded by = hundred giant
waves. which pounded her with such
force that q dozen heavy chairs in the
dining saloon were torn from their
holdings, 1900 pieces of china and
chairs swept overheard and several
passengers and members of the crew
injured.
The rolling OF the saloon chairs
knocked down half q dozen OF the
passengers and It was only the dis
cipline OF the stewards and officers
that averted q panic in the steerage.
Many Of the passengers were French
peasants, who had never seen the
ocean before. and II was necessary to
keep them all below decks for four
days. This added to their discom-
fort, and not one in the seven hum
dred men. women and children, es-
capped sea sickness. The cabin pas
sengers Jared but little better and
all were glad to get ashore.
The Baroness De Berger. Of Paris.
London and New York, was a Sec
ond cabin passenger. She said she
was travelling incognito. and second
class. to study the condition Of the
other half OF the world. She will
probably return next week in the
stearage OF an Italian liner for closer
study.
Torrenfial Ratns in Walee
LONDON. Dec. 1s.-Torrental
rains In Wales for the past several
| days have done great damage to prop
erty. The river Avon. In southern
| Wales burst Its banks and spread
! great destruction In x2ss valleys OF
| the Avon and Meath.
! Many houses were washed awav.
the people fleeing to surrounding hills.
Many cattle have been drowned. The
Hood 10 rushing towards Port Talbot
at the entrance to the Avon valley
and tho Inhabitants there to-day be-
gan moving out Of the city to high
ground. Traffic on the Great Western
| railway between Swansea and Ponty-
pool has suspended M the tracks arc
undermined In many places Many
passengers are marooned In the depot
| at Aherdare, where water four feet
| deep surrounds them. Two persons
| bridge was carried away.
| Steamer Lost.
| LONDON. Dec. 1s.-Lloyds has re-
| ceived despatch from Zanzibar. stat
from Tampa. Fla. to Yokohoma. was
lost of Juan De Nova on November
| II. All on board were saved or
| u. 81 O.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-19

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The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
ORA TORS TO REPRESENT
TRINITY SENIOR CLASS
TUESDAY EVENING OF COM
MENCENIENT WEEk-NOTES OF
THE APPROACHING COMMENCE
MENT WEEK AT 'MEIHODIST
UNIVERSITY.'
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Tdinity College, Durham, May 27.-
At the preliminary contes held
Wednesday night in the Craven Me-
morial hall at Trinity college for the
purpose Of selecting the four orators
which are to represent the senior class
Tuesday evening of commencement
week, the following men were chosen:
II. G. Hedrick. r. D. Korner, r. L.
Ferguson and T. G. Vickers. Five men
entered the contest this year, the other
contestant being Mr.. H. r. Hunter. A
place in this contest is one of the big
senior honors and the Wiley Gray
medal. which is awarded to the best
orator on the evening Of the contest is
one Of the most sought after honors
Of the senior year. All OF the four
men selected have distinguished them
selves in Oratorical contests in the lit
erary societies to which they belong,
two Of them, Messrs. Hedrick and Kor-
in the Hesperian and Columbian So
cieties this year. In the preliminary
contest each Of the men spoke sepa-
rately before the committee, no one be-
ing present in the hall at the time of
the speaking except the speaer and the
three judges, Doctors Crawford and
Brown and Professor Pegradn were the
judges
The alumni Of the college have ar
ranged to hold their annual dinner on
1ueSday afternoon of commencement
week. imm ediatelv after the address by
Mr. Jacob A Riis. This dinner will
be held in the Angler Duke gymnasium
and tho attendance promises to be
very large. These annual dinners for
the past few years have been among
the most enjoyable features Of COM
mencement week. The officers Of the
association are: President, Rev. M.
BRADSHAW, Durham; vice-president. Mr.
W. X. Odel1, Concord; secretary, Pro
lessor X. L. Flowers, Durham.
Blshop Alpheus W. Wilson, the Ven
erable president of the College OF
Bishops of the Southern Methodist
church. will be present at the ap-
preaching Trinity college commence
ment, June Al. Bishop Wilson is one
OF the great preachers of America and
one or the noblest men that ever lived
Ine college is peculiarly happy to have
him within its gates for it's annual
ommencement festivities. While here
ne Will De the guest of Bishop and
Mrs. Kilgo.
T PAND
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
DRUMMER TAKES
HIS OWN LIFF
Drinks Bottle of CarboIic A,id
and Gives No Cause for the
Rash Act
Especial to News and Ohserv.-

Especial to News and Obsery.-, St.
Winston Salem. May I'll r ~.
kendall, OF Martinsville, Va. aces -
a widely known travelling sal,sn-.,
for the Nelson Hardware Conpar,
Roanoke. Va, committed suie.t. ,,
drinking q bottle Of carbolic ARD -.
the store of Mrs. ". G. Turner ~,
Henry. Va, today.
Mr.. Kuykendall took the bottra -,
acid from a shelf and after drtoi.5-,,
it paid Mrs. Turner for il. teIlire, -
what he had done. He was ast, ed ,, 1y
he did It, but refused to give am, ~,
planation. Death came to Kuvk.r6.rl
while sitting in chair and befo-. =
physician arrived.
He is survived by wife and .wo
children.
Desperate Character Located
Charles Young, regarded as 4 Cae-
perate character, and who has been
defyfng the officers for some time. VAS
located by Deputy Sheriffs Brooks and
Woodruff at his home in the n1our-
tains OF Allegheny county Yesterday.
and as the officers entered Young be
gan firing upon them. Woodruff vas
shot in the side. Brooks fired upon
Young, killing him insta ntly. During
the shooting a ball struck Young's
wife. going through her body ana in
ficting what the doctors say is a NOR
tai wound.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
A DIPPING VAT FOR SHEEP.

A farmer owning as many as TWEEN
ty-fve sheep should have a good dip
ping vat. These may be made of
wood, metal or concrete. For
smaller number of sheep than twenty
five, the barrel used to scald the pigs
will do If the farmer feels that he
cannot afford to purchase or build
a vat.
A good galvanized vat ten feet long
ana Tour feet deep made purposely
for dipping can be purchased for about
III. There are smaller sizes than
thls that can be purchased for less
money. Concrete vats can be built
at a normal cost. Three or four
FARMERS can club together and pur-
chaSe one OF the galvanized tanks and
maui 1t TO their respective farms as it
is wanted A dipping VAT for sheen
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
'TabOr Slugger'' John McCabe Ar
rested

Chicago. ILL.,, May 21.-PoHce In
Spector Hunt announced that he had
arrested John McCabe an alleged
Tabor slugger," and that he would
formally charge him with the nur-
der several days ago Of William Cen
tleman, VINO was shot to death in a
saloon.
Shortly after his arrest Yesterday
McCabe is said to have made adnais-
siolS which caused the inspector IA
order him held for the formal charge.
He is the only one OF thirteen men ar
rested since the death Of Gentleman
who the police say has furnished ma
terial evidence Of how the man came
to his death.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
ELEVEN MILLIONS
Of FRENCH CAPITAL
SECURED TO AID IN BUILDING
SOUTH ATLANTIC TRANS-COS-
TINENTAL RAILROAD

Asheyille, y. c., May 27-ht a
meeting of the promoters OF the
South Atlantic TranscontinentaI Rail
road before the Governor and Council
of state a Raleigh today Mr. {. J, l.
LanTy, Of Chicago, announced hat
11.0o0. 600 of French capital had
been secured to finance the proposed
road, which will run from the Ten
nessee coal fields through Knoxville,
Waynesville, 'Asheville and Ruth5r-
fordton TO Southport and larger con
nections
The hearing primarily was called
with view TO securing State conF3Cts
for the construction of the road n
this State. Another conference viii
be held next week when definite ar
nouncement will be made as to the
availability of convicts for the worh
under the proposition Of the railroad
com pany.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
BISHOP WILSON PREACHES
IN DURHAM THIS MORNING

Especial to News and Observer
Durham. II. c., May 27-Bishon
Alpheus Y. Wilson, of Baltimore is N
the city and tomorrow morning VIII
preach ct Trinity Methodist church.
He will remain until the close Of COM
mencement which begins a week later.
Bishop Wilson, who is regarded the
ablest bishop in the church in the
South, will be the guest Of Bishop
kilgO
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30

ward, but not siiewise. Suddenly he
discovered strange thing After Civ
ing them their breakfast one morning
he followed the pigs to a distant part
OF the field, where he saw the shoats
performing gymnastic exercise with
white pig, the scrawniest of the lot
playing instructor. The farmer
promptly separated the white mig
from his brothers,, and he declares
they took on flesh rapidly after that
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
TEACHERS OXFORD GRADED
SCHOOLS ELECTED

1opeclai to News and ObserEer.)
Oxford, May 27.-At a meetin- Of
the board Of trustees of the Oxford
sraded school the following teachers
We're elected: Misses Lillian Minor
Eleanor Huske. Lucy Webb. Minnie
Gray, Jeannette Biggs, Ada ZONES. o1-
Ralelgh; Mesdames J. Y. Paris. Kate
Hayes Fleming. The principal of
the school will be elected June
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
Will Promote Harmony
(Burlington News.

From a harmonious stand point. We
are glad to see the new candidate an
nouncement. A three or four cornered
fight is preferable to a fight simply
between two men. If the fight mad
been between Senator Simmons and
Governor Kitchin there would have
been bitterness and personalities. but
with other candidates in the field. each
candidate will stand upon his record
and merit.
Be glad and your friends are many:
Be said and you lose them all;
There are none to decline your nec~
tared wine,
But alone you must drink life's gail.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
FOLLOWING THE STYLE

A story is told of an Ohio farmer
who was greatly worried over a bunch
or likely shoats which he was fatten-
1ns for market. Despite the excellent
feed and care given them, the pigs
did not take on flesh. although those
% his ne1ghbors fattened rapidly on
similar rations. The pigs grew m
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30

less than twenty-one ihe complaint
alleged, however, that the marriage
which occurred on Christmas Day,
1909, was with the consent OF the
brides father. The plaintiff says that
he and his wife have not been nVinS
together as man and wife since June.
1910. and that there has been no
birth of issue from the union.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
GREAT FIRE AT QUEBEC
DESTROYS QUARTER MILLION
(By the Associated press ,

Queoec' May 2f-One of the worst
fires which has visited Ouehae tor
many years swept through the busi-
ness section of the city this afternoon
and tonight wiped out two big fac
tories, several dwellings and caused ;.
property loss estimated at more than
S250,000.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
MISS LOUISE WOODLIEF DEAD.

Funeral This Morning From the Jen-
kins Memorial Church.
Friends will regret to learn OF the
death of Miss Louise Woodlief, daugh-
ter fMr. and Mrs. w. G. Woodfief
of Brooklyn, who died yesterday
morning at her home.
The funeral will take place this
morning at IL o'clock at Jenkins Me-
mortal church. and the interment will
be in Lakewood Cemetery.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
Unusual Claim for Divorce.
Especial to Newgand Ohserv.a,

VSpVCIdI 20 news and ObSerVcr)
Asheville. May 27-An unusual
claim for divorce is contained in a
complaint filed by William E West
against his wife, May Buckner West.
West, in seeking divorce, bases his
claim upon the ground that when
married his bride was less than foi,r
teen years of age and that he was
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30

Utopia IS a pleasant place.
But how shall I get there?
Straisht Gown the crooked lane.
And all around the square,
Hood
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-05-30
DON'T BE CUT

8 :: :; 5:
sample of INFALLIBLK PILE TAB
LET'S and you will bless the day
that You read this Write Today.
INFALLIBLE TABLET CO.,
Dept. I64. Marshall. Mich.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
ATLANTA MAY BECOME A
BRIGADE POST NOW
Believed to Be Purpose of
Gen. Grants Visit.

Atlanta, December 2S-It is be-
lieved that if Atlanta is to get d
brigade post at all, it will come as
the result of a visit which General
Fred Grant will make to Fort Nc
Pherson, January 1st.
General Grant is charge of the
whole eastern division of the United
States army, which includes the de-
partment of the gulf. General Grant
is on his annual inspection tour, BIT
the visit this year will mean more
than mere routine. At present there
is one regiment at Fort MCPHERSON
the 18th Infantry. In view of the
recent order to concentrate troops at
railroad centers, and to establish bri-
gade posts wherever possible, instead
of scattered regimental posts, it is
believed the brigade headquarters
Will be established here if General
Grant is satisfied that the post at
Fort Mcpherson can be satisfactorily J
used for such a purpose. If the bri-
gade post doesn't come, Atlanta
stands a chance of losing the one
regiment she already has.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
JOB GOES TO
STANLEY BUT
WITHOUT PAY
NO APPROP RATION FOR IT
Must Meet to
Fix Salary

Macon, Ga, December 2S.-Hal M
Stanley, who was nominated for the
position of commissioner of labor in
the recent primary, and who will be
inaugurated into Office on January "a
passed through Macon today en- route
from Atlanta to Dublin. Mr.. Stanley
had been to Atlanta to consult with
capitol officials relative to an Office for
his new department.
Mr.. Stanley announced today that he
would not name the assistant COM
missioner until after his inauguration.
A peculiar feature connected with the
new department is that Mr.. Stanley
will have to serve without any pay
until the next session of the legisla-
ture as the legislature in creating the
position and providing the manner of
election and stipulating the amount
of pay to be received by the incum-
bent failed to make any appropriation
with which to pay. Therefore, Mr..
Stanley will have job but will get
no pay for it until the legislature
meets and makes the appropriation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
JOHN M'NETLLWOUNDED BY
JAMES NORRIS At ALBANY
Morris Has Surrendered to
the Sheriff

Albany, Ga, December 28-John Nc
Neill, young man we'll known about
town, was shot and probably mortally
wounded by James Morris yesterday
afternoon in Morris store on Soutn
street McNeill was hurried to hos
pital, where he was still alive tonight
1t is said that there had been bad
blood between Morris and McNeill for
some time. This afternoon McNeill
went to Morris store and sought a
reconciliation and was told it was all
ended, that reconciliation was not
necessary. Eye witnesses state that
McNeill then attacked Morris and the
two men fell to the floor together. In
the struggle which followed, Morris
fired three shots from a revolver, one
of the balls passing through McNeill's
abdomen.
Morris went to the Office of Sheriff
Edwards and surrendered. He claims
that the shooting was done in self
defense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
ROME HUSBAND KILLED
WRECKER OF HIS Home
UFiah |. StarDeS Shot Douglas
Harris

Rome, Ga, December 28.-Douglas
H. Harris, aged %, formerly of La
Grange, Ca, was shot and instantly
killed here last night by Uriah l..
Starnes, travelling salesman. Starnes
Immediately surrendered to the police.
He made a statement charging tha,
Harris wrecked his home and declared
that he was happy in getting his re-
venge.
Starnes had spent the day in Dalton
where he purchased a revolver with
which to shoot Harris. On returning
to town tonight he went to the hotel
where the latter was employed and
after talking with him a few minutes
at the cigar counter turned and shot
him in the back
After Harris had fallen Starnes
stood over him and emptied the con-
tents of his pistol into the body.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
G n. BERNARDO REYES
CHARGED With SEDITION
viii Likely Get off With Light
Punishment

On Board Reyes Car, Monterey.
Mexico, December 28.-Heavily guard
ed and on his way to the capital to an
swer the charge of sedition, General
Bernardo Reyes was hurried south
ward last night through towns whose
inhabitants had been kept in ingor-
ance of his passage. So nicely was
his departure from Linares timed that
only a small portion of the population
was aware of it and in Monterey, his
old home, possible trouble was avoid
ed by routing his car around the city.
New York, December 2S.-"Of course
course, my brother could not put Gen.
Reyes to DEATH" declared Julio Made
10, kinsman of the president of Mex
ico, on his arrival here today.
One of the planks on which Ma
dero was elected was the abolition ot
the death penalty" said the executive .
brother, and he went on to declare
that he thought Reyes would get Oh
with slight punishment as penalty for
attempting to frame up another Mex
lean revolution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
BURIED MONEY is found
In SANDS OF SEASHORE
Florida Boys Find Spanish
Treasure.

Jacksonville, Fla, December rs
which followed the reading of Stey.
enson's Treasure Island" and other
fiction of like character have been
realized, if the story told by Lor-
ing NJ, Hewen, the 17-year-old son
of Professor Shelby E. Hewen. is
true.
Hewen, with John F. King, IS years
old, a son of H. J. King, a pilot at
mayport, where ships enter the st.
Johns river from the Atlantic ocean,
claim to have located the treasure
on Fanning's island, buried in an old
iron chest of about one cubic foot
in size, some five or six feet under
tht sand.
They say the treasure was located
with the aid of a chart, found in an
old shell house on Fort George is
land, a relic of Spanish rule in Flor
ida.
Giving credence to their story they
have shown part of the gold, silver
and copper coins found in the chest,
bearing Spanish markings and dates
of more than a century ago. Those
who have seen the coins estimate
their value at about $150,OO0.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
BARREL OF FOUR ROSES
IS FOUND IN TIGER
Chief Barrow Makes Excel.
ent Haul

The city of Americus is not in the
liquor business, but nevertheless it
owns this morning a whole barrel of
-Four Roses" a very excellent brand,
according to connoisseurs. The city
has the goods and will hold both the
booze and the title thereto, unless the
alleged owner comes to the front and
claims it.
This bouquet of -Four Roses" was
found in stable, an unusual place TO.
roses to bloom, by Chief of Police Bar
row yesterday noon.
Chief Barrow had a tip that two
ba'. els of oil of joy had been drayed
to the villa of old Cap" Williams, a
negro living near the Central depot.
The chief hiked it to the rendezvous
and found one barrel of Roses" The
other had been spirited away already
The cid negrO declared to Chief
Barrow the booze was left there by
Cluh FIdAltI, W HAOLu h6 hfiO 6lE'Ih
permission. he said, to store it in the
stable, thus adding to the ''bouqust y
1t was carted to the police barracks
whore it is held.
-Four Roses" is a rare brand and
not often found in tiger"
Almost at the very hour in which
this latest barrel of liquor, the own
ershfp of which is charged to Frazier
that individual was on trial in re-
corder's court upon another charge
the finding of barrel of rare old
corn liquor in his place one day last
week. The case consumed the morn
ing. Frazier being adjudged guilty.
For this offense Frazier was sen
fenced to serve sixty days on the city
gang. without privilege of paying :
Rne. Several fines have been assess
ed against him already, the cases al
being certioraried to the City court TO
trial in January.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
STATE ROAD CONGRESS
TO MEET IN JANUARY
Atlanta is TO Be Place Of
Meeting

Atlanta, December 28-Governor J.
NJ. Slaton, Chairman Davidson, of the
prison board, Chancellor Barrow, of
the University of Georgia, Or. Soule, of
the Agricultural college, and other
distinguished Georgians will speak at
a state road congress TO be held in
January.
1t is the intention to have commits
sioners or other representatives from
every county in attendance, and an
opportunity will be given for a general
discussion of road building problems
in this section of the country A spe-
cial invitation will be extended all
in attendance on the congress to in
spect the road which has just been
completed through Druid Hills, beau
tiful Atlanta suburb, and which is said
to be the finest example of modern
road building in this part of the South
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
THINKS WILSON WILL
Be STATE NOMINEE
In Presidential Primary TO Be
Held in Georgia

Atlanta, December 2S.-Now that il
is a settled matter that Georgia is
10 have democratic primary on the
presidential nominees. Senator w. J
Harris, OF Cedartown, who was princi-
pally instrumental in bringing the de-
sire for a primary to the attention Of
the state democratic executive com
m1ttee, is emphasizing the fact that
the most important thing of all is for
all the south to stand by the demo-
cratic nominee in the big fight. no
matter who the nominee may be. SEN
ator Harris thinks Georgia will en-
dorse Woodrow Wilson-but that is
neither here nor there. He wants the
democrats of Georgia to be ready to
support and fight for the national
democratic nominee, whether it is the
man chosen in the Georgia primary or
not. Senator Harris hopes it will be
Wilson, but if tits Judson Harmon, or
Underwood, or Clark, he wants to see
the democracy solid behind them.
''The worst thing that can happen to
the democratic party now is for us to
have a wrangle over the nominee be-
fore we enter the real fight against
the republicans" said Mr.. Harris at
the capitol this morning, while wait
ing for conference with the gov
ernor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
WAS SWEPT INTO RIVER
AND CARRIED TO DEATH

Molena, December 2S.-In attempt-
ingto walk on the banister on the
bridge which connects Pike county
with Meriwether, e. G. Bloodworth
lost his balance, fell into Flint river
and was swept away by the turbu-
lent waters. The water was over
the floor of the bridge and he and
some friends decided that they could
mount the banisttr and walk safely
to the other shore, but while cross
ing he became excited or in some
way lost his footing and fell into
the river on the lower side of the
bridge. He attempted to swim, but
his efforts were futile against th'
current, and he was swept down tn
stream, while his companions wit
alarm watched him sink to his deati
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-29
No WORE FAKE PICTURES.

Washington, D. c., December 2S.--
No more bridal couples will retura
from here to Kissimee, Fla, or to
Americus, Ga, with photographs pic
turing them proudly shaking hands
with President Tafe.
Several days ago a Pennsylvania
avenue photographer. whose window
contains many pictures of MIR, Taft
in the act of greeting various citizens
whom, probably, he never met, wat
informed by United States Attorne
Wilson to leave Mr. Taft out OF sue
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