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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
APPROPRIATIONS
SURE TO Be MADE
SUCCESS OF BRUNSWICk'S NEW
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
is NOW ASSURED.

Five-sixt of the voters of Glynn
county having voted in favor Of an
appropriation by the city and county
for the maintenance of the new cham
Der of commerce in Wednesdays pri-
mary, it is now generally expected
that at the meeting of city council
Monday night and at the session OF
the county commissioners on Tues
day, that each body will appropriate
$4,000 for the board, and, in the event
this is done, mammoth mass meet
ing will be held at the city hail.
probably next Friday night, when thu
new Brunswick chamber of commerce
will be organized.
In the consolidation of votes yes
terday there were almost 500 who
voted in favor of the appropriation,
while 100 votes against it. Twenty
five per cent of the vote against the
proposition, too, came from outside
the city. AS matter of fact very
few who voted in the county pre-
cincts voted in favor Of this great
move, the country voters not realiz-
ing, possibly, that the formation OF
such an organization would mean as
much to them as it will to the city
proper.
That the city and county will each
make an appropriation is practically
a foregone conclusion, but whether
they will appropriate the full amount
asked for by the committee remains
to be seen.
At any rate, the action of the voters
Nt dnesday means the success of the
efforts made by a few citizens for
months to organize a new chamber OF
commerce with a paid secretary, and
tho lew organization will be hard at
work within a very short time.
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CONGRESS RACE
TO GET LIVELY
THREE-CORNER
CONTEST IN eleventh
WILL BE INTERESTING.

Now that the county and presiden-
tial preference primary are over, it
is expected that candidates for vari-
GUS other offices will make a bold bid
for the attention of the voters and
within very short time the people
of this section will witness some in
teresting campaigns, which will last
until the state election in August.
contest which is already attract
ing considerable attention is the
ee-cornered fight for congress from
the Eleventh district, to succeed Hon.
w. G. Brantley, who is to retire at
the expiration of his present term.
There are three candidates in the
race and they have all been very ac-
tive during the past few weeks. The
candidates are Judge T. A. Parker,
Of Waycross, Col. Randall Walker OF
Valdosta, and Hon. j. A. J. Henderson
of Ocilla. While there have been
various rumors of other entries into
the race, it is believed that the fight
will be between these three weIi-
lnown citizens of the district.
According to reports received from
various sections of the district, the
contest promises to be one of the
most interesting in the history of the
district and the result may be in
doubt until after the congressional
convention. Friends of all three OF
the candidates are already claiming
majority of the counties, and those
who have watched the situation are
already discussing the likelihood of a
deadlock, which may bring some dark
horse into the convention. At any
rate the three candidates expect to
shell the woods of the district for
the next four months, and the fight
is going to develop into one which
will attract unusual attention.
Governorship Race.
The three candidates for governor,
]. M. Slaton, Thos. Hudson and Joe
Hill Hall, have been quiet since they
formally announced, all of them hav-
ing announced that they would not
begin their campaign until after the
! Pl0siuohtidl pilIholJ' IL 10 eApeCISu
now that all three of them will al
once begin their campaign and with
in another week or two Georgia will
be torn from one end to the Other
with political strife.
There are many other elections to
be held during the year, and before
the final one it is expected that the
people of the state, for once, viii
have all the political excitement they
want.
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No Changes by
Later Returns

Atlanta, Ga, May 2.-Further re-
turns from country precincts failed
to change the indicated result of yes
terday's presidential primary, and
Mr.. Underwood maintains his lead
over Governor Wilson. Both Clark
and Harmon gained scattering votes
by the additional count, but neither
will muster enough to make even the
slightest showing.
This mornings returns further
emphasize the fact that it was the
country vote which won for the Ala
bama leader. Governor Wilson car
ried all counties containing the big
cities.
Names of no delegates to the ma
tional convention in Baltimore ap-
peared on the ballots, it having beer
decided to select the delegates at g
ratifying convention on May 10. Com
.plete returns will not be tabulated fol
several days.
Official returns received by the At.
lanta Constitution up to noon show
that Underwood's plurality over Viii.
son will be not less than 5000.
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LOCAL SCHOOL REPRESENTED.
Eleventh District Schools Contest for
Prizes in VaIdosta Today.

The schools of the Eleventh dis
trict meet today in Valdosta for their
third annual contests in music, decla
nation, recitation, spelling, essay
writing and athletics, and very sue
cessful meet is expected.
These meets are held annually in
each of the districts and the victors
are. sent to Athens to a state meet
to contest for state prizes there. The
purpose is to encourage these pur-
suits in the different schools and to
bring the mcloser together for their
mutual benefit.
Preliminary contests have been
held and the following is a list of
pupils of Glynn academy who will
represent Brunswick in the meet at
Valdosta: q IS 2 rE
Recitation, Poe's Raven" Miss
May Stiles. ~ 7
Music, Dance of the Witches" Ca.
mile Calnan. h.
Spelling, Wade Andev /.
Essay writing. Miss ara Briese-
nick and Ben Harley.
Defamation, STARS and Stripes"
by Ben Hfll-James Calnan.
Running broad jump, Willard Royal.
v St.,', put, Willard Royal.
r90 yard dash and high jump,
trai,k. in Aiken. asss -zes -...1
c20-yard dash and 440-yard dd.h.
Robert Browne. M
Hurdle race, Ernest Courier Ek
Substitute in track team, Mallory
Aiken.
The contestants and delegation of
about twenty students and teachers
left yesterday for Valdosta and will
return Saturday afternoon.
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COMMIT TEE ON
G.C.8P. MATTER
HELOA MEETING
PRELIMINARY WORK IS STARTED
BY LOCAL PEOPLE TO GET
THINGS IN SHAPE.
Sub Committee is Appointed to Look
Into the Question of Securing the
Right of Way from AItamaha River
to city-Other Matte.s Discussed.

An interesting meeting of the spe-
cial committee having in charge the
G. C. & P. Brunswick extension sit
uation, was held at the office of it's
chairman, Albert Fendig, at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The meeting
was largely attended by the members
of the committee and individually and
collectively general enthusiasm on the
part of those present was displayed.
Chairman Fendig announced that the
object in calling the committee to-
gether was due to the fact that some
preliminary work was necessary in
order to expedite the plans of both
the G. c. G P. railroad officials and
the people of this community who, OF
course, are vitality interested. Secre-
tary Twitty of the committee, read
some very interesting correspondence
between himself and the G. c. & P.
officials and from members of the
board of county commissioners, all
going to show the community of
thought along, the line of the pro"
posed extension of the road to Bruns-
wick. 1t was pointed out by several
members of the committee that some
local legislation would be necessary
in order to carry out the proposed
plans and accordingly Secretary F. E.
Twitty was directed to insert GER
tain advertising in The News tomor.
row morning covering the legislation
in question. -.,
The route of the line into Brunswick
having been agreed upon Chairman
Fendig called attention to the fact
that the question Of securing the
right -of-way was most important and
he named two sets of committees to
handle the out right-of-way.
F. D. Aiken, H. F. Dunwody, E. c..
Butts, composed one of these CON-
mittees, while County Commissioner
c. D. Ogg was named chairman OF
the other, Chairman Ogg to associ-
ate with him two other members of
the general committee for this work.
To demonstrate the amount of in.
terest felt in the great movement for
Brunswick, it was observed that the
city council, the county commission
ers, Brunswick Advancement associ-
alton and the board of trade were all
represented at the meeting yester-
day. Those committeeman present
were L. T. McKinnon, c. D. Ogg, E..
c. Butts, F. D. Aiken, O. H. Leavy,
Geo. H. Cook, D. Hirsch, F E. Twit,
ty, ]. H Hopkins, Albert Fendig, H.
F. Dunwody, l.. Ludwig andssL. II.
Haym.
After discussing other matters of "a
general nature the committee ad-
journed subject to the call of the
chairman. lis understood that Pres
ident Lisman and his associates VIII
be in Brunswick next week.
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railroad station which is out of reach
of the flood, being built on high pill
ing.
No loss of life has been reported
but it is feared that some fatalities
may occur in the interior, as the
water is rushing through the country
so rapidly that sufficient warning may
not have reached those living in dis
tricts remote from wire communica-
ton.
N. P. Phillips, head of the levee
board at this place, was on the leyee
when lie began to crumble. He gave
the alarm and called for aid, but
there was no material available. Find
ing himself powerless, he ran to his
own home to save what he could OF
his property. Mr.. Phillips place r.
in the path Of the creratte waters
and he saved practically nothing. A
number of his horses and cattle were
drowned.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
ALTON PARKER FOR NEGRO.

Washington, May 2.-Alton B. Par
ker, former presidential candidate, to-
day argued before the supreme court
of the United States in favor of al
lowing the negro order of Knights OF
Pythias to become incorporated in
the state of Georgia. He declared
that white and negro lodges of the
Knights of Pythias had existed for
years in Georgia without confict,each
being restricted in membership to
white or negro men, as the case
might be. He was opposed by coun-
sci representing the white lodges.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
TEARS FILLED
EYES OF TAFT +.
AS He SPOKE
PRESIDENT DEEPLY AFFECTED AS
HE PRAISED MEMORY OF
ARCHIBALD euTT.
He Was the Guest of the People Of
Augusta Yesterday and Paid Beau
tifuI Tribute to His Late Friend
and Aide.

Augusta, May 2.-President Taft
snd Augusta paid trloute c1ay TO
Major Archibald w. Butt, the presi-
dents personal aide, who was lost in
the wreck of the Titanic. Augusta
was Major Butts home and for sew
eral hours today business was prae-
tically suspended while memorial
services were conducted in the Grand
Opera house. Flags were at half mast
on most of the public buildings and
thousands of persons crowded aorunc
the opera house anxious to hear Pres
| ident Taft speak. Other speakers
on the program in addition to the
president were Major Joseph B. Cum
minis of Augusta, and Right Rev.
Thomas F. Gailor, bishop of Tennes-
see.
President Taft reached Augusta at
s o'clock this morning He was a
breakfast guest of Mayor Barrett.
After a reception at the Commercial
club this afternoon he left for Wash
ington, where he is due early tomor-
row.
President Was Affected.
The president was visibly affected
by the tributes paid to Major Butt
There were tears in his eyes as he
called up memories of the man who
was his aide ever since he entered
the white house and who had trav-
eled thousands of miles with him.
Mr.. Taft made only a short speech,
but he came near breaking down
twice. g.
Never did l know how much he
was to me until he was dead" said
the president. Lacking nothing of
self-respect, and giving up nothing
he owed himself, he conducted him
self with singleness of purpose and
the old happiness and comfort of the
president who was his chief. To many
fine qualities he added loyalty, and
when he became one of my family he
was as son or brother" +
Met Butt in Philippines.
Mr.. Taft told how he met Major
Butt, first in the Philippines and later
as aide to President Roosevelt. He
dwelt on Major Butts devotion to
Mr.. Roosevelt and himself.
"It has always seemed to me-"
said the president, that Archie never
married because he loved his mother
SO. The greatest sorrow if his life
was when she left him."
Mr.. Taft concluded with word
more as to Major Butts spirit of self
sacrifice.
Self sacrifice" he said, "had be-
come part of his nature. If Archie
could have selected his time to die,
he would have taken the one God
gave him." za.M
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
Torras Levee Breaks.

Torras, La, May 2.-Rushing about
the streets like persons bereft of
their reasons, women screaming ana
tmen yelling as they hurried into their
Zones and grabbed their children, and
the stampeding of animals were
some of the chaotic conditions that
prevailed in Torras last night when
the alarm was sounded that the leyee
at the junction of the Old and Mis-
sissippi rivers had given way.
Although it had been known that
several weak spots had developed
where the break occurred, little at
tention had been paid to this by the
citizens of Torras, and they were
caught unprepared. Within few min
utes after the break had become
known, the townspeople were thrown
into a panic, which continued for two
hours before any semblance Of quiet
was restored. Few thought Of 60
ing toward the crevasse and making
an effort to stop it, safety apparently
being the only thought in their minds
at the time.
Before the streets were entirely
submerged a majority of the inhabi-
tants had sufficient time to reach the
places of safety. Three hundred wo
men and children were placed aboard
freight train which had just ar
rived in Torras. These were taken tt
point below here.
Practically the remainder of the
population spent the night on thu
levee along the embankment of thu
Texas & Pacific railroad, and in tn,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
ISMAY SAILS FOR HOME
IN ENGLAND AFTER QUIZ

New York, May 2.-J. Bruce tsmay
managing director of the Information
al Mercantile Marine, sailed 20; his
home in England today on the Whi:1
Star liner Adriatic.
While at first he declined u make
a statement, later Mr.. Ismay said:
81 have no i'll feeling against the
American public, and think the sen
ate investigation was thorough. 1 an
feeling very tired and wish to re
tire"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
SOME HARMONY, THIS.

Alexandria, La, May "A harmony
agreement between the Roosevelt
and Taft delegates to the state con-
vention of the republican party was
effected soon after the meeting was
called to order this afternoon Under
the agreement all delegates present
were sealed, regardless of for whom
they were instructed. In cases of con-
testing delegations, it was decided to
give each delegate a half vote.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
TUGROAT HITS MINE.

Constantinople, May "A small
tdgboat which was engaged IN -
specting tie channel huoys in the
Dardenelles last night fouled a MIA
and was blown to pieces. Four off
GERS, twelve soldiers and all the
members of the tugs crew perts1ed'
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
WILLIAM c. CHiLDS DEAD
OF ACUTE INDIGESTION

Columbia, S. c., May 2.-William
G. Childs, one of the states most
prominent men, died suddenly THIS
morning following an attack of acute
Indigestion Mr.. Childs was presi-
dent of the Bank of Columbia; presl-
dent of the Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens railway; vice president OF
the Columbia Land and Investment
company, and vice president of the
Columbia Clearing House association.
He was attacked with indigestion
this morning at o'clock and died at
II O'Clock.
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TOBACCO HOUSE BURNED.

Paris. Tenn, May 2.-Early today
the Eaker, Ezell and company loose
tobacco warehouse burned, entailing
loss of about $4,000. The loose
tobacco on hand amounted to about
100000 pounds. -M-tr0s.4l akS q
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MAY NEXT SALE
AT A. ZELMENoVITZ

The great May week sale will con-
tinue at A. Zelmenovitzs until Satur-
day night.
The sale has been a great success
in every respect. A large number
of customers have visited the store
every day. Special bargains will be
offered today and every effort will
be made to make this the banner day
of sale week. 14 .19sf.4..
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HOMER DAVENPORT DEAD.

New York, May 2.-Homer Daven-
port, the cartoonist, died today in this
city of pneumonia. Mr. Davenport had
been working on the Hearts news
papers in New York. He was Al
years of age
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
FORMER CONGRESSMAN DEAD.

Nashville, Tenn, May 2.-Nathaniei
N. Cox, member of congress from
1892 to 1901 from the Seventh Ten.
nessee district, died this morning at
his home in Williamson county, aged
76 years.
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VOTE OF COUNTY
7. CONSOLIDATED
BY COMMITTEE
RETURNS FROM THE COUNTY
PRECINCTS DID NOT MATE
RALLY CHANGE VOTE.
Underwood Men to Elect Delegates to
Attend State Convention to Be Held
in Atlanta, When National Delegates
Will Be Named.

The Glynn county democratic exc
cutive committee met at the court
house yesterday at noon for the pur-
pose of consolidating the vote OF
Wednesdays county and presidential
primary. Returns from all county pre-
cincts were in and it took the COM
mittee only short time to CONSOLE
date the vote.
The returns from the outside dis
tricts did not at all change the re-
suits in any way, except to add to
the majorities of those who were
, successful in the city. 1t seems
that the county districts in every
instance voted like the city, giving
all the winners a majority. The
majority of Underwood was slightly
, increased.
To Name Delegates.
The committee did not name dele.
gates to the convention to be held
in Atlanta Dext Friday, at which
time delegates to the national con-
vention will be elected The COM
mittee decided to leave the matter
of delegates to Atlanta entirely in
the hands of those who supported I'M
derWood, or rather his managers in
this county. This is customary, ana
within day or two the local Under
wood leaders will get together and
select the delegates. These delegates
will attend the state meeting in At.
lanta and will assist in electing the
regular democratic delegates to the
national convention and will at the
same time recommend Georgia's
member of the democratic. national
committee. This position is now held
by Hon. Clark Howell, and, as he is
an ardent Underwood supporter, and
the state having gone for him, it is
expected that he will be recommend
ed to succeed himself.
As to the delegates to the conven-
tion 1t is not yet known who will be
selected. There are a number OF
Georgians anxious to attend and
lively contest is expected. There will
be two from each congressional dis
trict and four from the state at
large.
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TO CT osE SATURDAY.
The Auction Sale at Motifs JeWelry
Store.

Ali the show cases have been sold
and the large safe is being sought
after. raMott means business and
is throwing the oJds out at any price
and those attending the sale are we'll
pleased with their. bargains. Don't
miss these last two days of the sale
if you want to buy goods at your own
price.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-03
STORM SINKS WARSHIP.

Constantinople, May "A dispatch
has been received here from Tunis
saying that the Italian battleship Reu-
merto has been driven by storm on
the rocks and sunk at point on
the coast near Quara.
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Torras, La, May 2.-Like the re-
sponse to a &c. @. D." called from
the distressed Titnaic at sea, relief
was rushed from every direction to-
day to the people in the flood -strick-
en- territory affected by last evenings
crevasse in the Torras river. From
Mississippi river points north and
south of Torras, steamers and gaso-
line launches arrived this morning,
some before daylight, and five special
trains came in, all to take aboard
homeless people and livestock.
4 In anticipation of a break in the
levees, the Texas & Pacific, the
Southern Pacific and the Frisco rail
road companies had placed cattle cars
at all sidings in the territory imme-
diately south of Torras, and today
these are being rapidly loaded ant
moved to high ground.
At Lettsworth and other small cit
les in the direct path of the crev
asse waters men, women and children
welcomed the opportunity to shar,
cattle cars with their COWS ant
horses.
Couriers on horseback rode al
night long through the lowlands Jus
south. of Torras, giving warning to the
people who are without telephone con-
nection, and during the morning nc
word was received of the loss of a
single human being, although seve-
raj hundred head of cattle were
drowned right near this town. The
flood waters from the creyasse will
inundate sections of eight parishes,
but will be most destructive in Points
Coupee, West Baton Rouge and Iber-
vile parishes where much property
is endangered and the finest sugar and
rice plantations of the state will prob
ably be covered with the flood wat
ers The situation will not be so
alarming, of course, if the break can
be cribbed and the flow of the water
through the crevasse checked, but
today there appeared to be little pros
pect of holding back the flood
All hope of closing the Torras
crevasse was abandoned at l O'Clock
this afternoon after conference be-
tween Governor Sanders of Louisiana,
Chief Engineer Kerr of Louisiana S
Levee board, and engineers on the
scene. At L o'clock the crevasse had
widened to nearly 700 feet.
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ANOTHER LEvEE
/. ON MISSISSIPPI
!. FINALLY BREAKS
RIVER BOATS ARE RUSHED TO
ToRRAS WHEN BIG LEVEES
WERE BROKEN.
Thousands of Citizens, With Their
d iVestock, Taken from Yellow Wat
s to Places of Safety by Steamers
! ~.
and Freight Train.

Baton Rouge, La, May 2-The sec
ond line of levee protecting the big
Con- lct farL of the state of LOUIS.
lana from the Mississippi river az
Angola, on the east side of the river
broke shortly after noon today, and
in few hours the five thousand acre
plantation was inundated. The state
recently completed half million dol
lar sugar refinery on the Angola farm
and this will be flooded. Nearly one
thousand convicts have been station
ed there.
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New York, May 2.-The sub-com-
mittees of the anthracite coal opera
tors and the United Mine Workers
of America. submitted to the joint
conference Of the full committee held
here this afternoon the agreement
reached on the demands Of the min
ers for an increase in wages, recog-
milton of the union, shorter working
day and other changes. The proposed
agreement, which is subject to rati-
fication by the joint committee and
the miners, provides for a four-year
contract, an increase of 10 per cent,
abolition of the sliding scale, Indirect
recognition of the union and other
concessions to the miners, but con-
tains no pentio aetaishrdlucmfW
tans no mention of shorter working
day. ~. ... ,a. . .szsy "a 4 ess4z III M
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Coal Miners Will
Get an Increase

New York, May 1.-The full COM
mittee of anthracite operators and
miners this afternoon voted down the
agreement that was submitted to them
by the sub committee Of the operators
and miners to settle the controversy
over the question of increased wages
and other questions in the anthracite
region.