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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
PETER LOSES LEG
TO FINISH HISTORY
OF POPULIST PARTY

TOPEKA, June Am a little room
in Christ hospital, a thin, gray haired
and whiskered man lies on couch
and dictates for 20 to so minutes four
times day, thai he real history of
Populism may be preserved. At Sc
years he has suffered the amputation
OF a leg that this history may be COM
pleted 1t probably never will be pub
lshed but will be kept in the archives
of the Kansas State Historical society,
where it may be reao by historians in
the years to come.
William A. PETER was the first and
only Populist senator from Kansas.
The guileless. long whiskered man was
the butt of the cartoonists and joke
smiths. and his whiskers furnished am
munition for bombardments Of ridicule.
One chapter of the book is devoted to
the "Whiskers Of Populism. PETER has
the same whiskers he has always worn.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
LOSS OF EYE ENSURES
WAGES FIFTEEN YEARS

SAN FRANCISCO, June Am the
first decision of the kind of California
industrial accident board has ruled that
Harry Christ an employee of the Paci-
fic Telephone and Telegraph Company
who lost an eve while a work. shall
receive 500 for medical and surgical
expenses. full wages for hospital time
65 per cent of his wages for the fol-
lowing eight weeks. IS per cent Of his
estimated loss in earning capacity
thereafter for a maximum period OF
fifteen years.
The board finds that. although the
loss of an eye does not necessarily i'm
pair mans earning capacity. it in
creases the difficulty Of finding work
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
The Reason for This Wonderful, Lou
Pricing of Choice Suits

Naturally be a of this kindfor would
ed a this
is of The building a
which has been under January first about
half completed the departments have been
o the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
Woman Answers John DIS Pastor
10 DON'TS FOR HUSBANDS

CHICAGO, June A "decalogue of
don'ts for husbands" was issued today
by Mrs. Myra Strawn Hartshorn in re-
Spouse to the ten don'ts for wives. .
compiled by Rev w. w Bastard,
Rockefeller's pastor of the Euclid Bap-
list church. of Cleveland.
Mrs. Hartshorn sent this message to
husbands:
l. Don't marry a doll and And fault
because she is not a helpmeet.
:. Don't be afraid of woman with
education and some brains.
3. Don't forget that nine out of ten
times your wife wants to be your chum.
4 Don't nag your wife until she
looses her temper or goes insane.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04

s. Don't make the blunder Of be-
lieving that a four. i've or six-room fiat
can occupy all of her time. energy or
brain power.
6. Don't forget that life without chill
dren is a mighty empty sort of exis-
tence.
L Don't refuse to do what you can
to tighten the burden Of child rearing
in your home
8. Don't forget that you get out OF
marriage exactly what YOU put In it.
?. Don't make your purse strings the
means of controlling your wife's
thought and conduct
10. If there are no children don't OPP
pose your wifes taking her place be
side you in the work "a day world.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
STOLEN PIE AND BISCUITS
PROVE FATAL TO DEER

PoUGHKEEPsIE. \. Y. June a
Biscuits and pumpkin pie are fatal to
deer. 4 young buck poked its head
through the kitchen window of Mrs.
Lawrence butcher, in Olivnea, Ulster
county, today. and after devouring a
dozen biscuits and a steaming pie
scampered back into the woods
Several hours later the animal was
found dead by party Of picnickers,
and all the village thinks it was Killed
bv acute Indigestion
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
7. R. DENOUNCED BY
GEORGIA WOMAN FOR
CRITICISM OF DAVIS

MACON. GA. June Airs W u
Lamar's denunciation Of Theodore
Roosevelt for his designation of Jeffer-
son Davis IS a traitor" featured the
Davis birthday memorial exercises here
Yesterday afternoon. She said, among
other things that Roosevelt was ignor-
ant of American history,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
az LAx.Fos WAY.

n YOU had a medicine hat wound
strengthen the liver, the stomach. the
kidneys and the bowels and at the same
time make you strong with a systemic
tonic. don't you believe you would soon
be well?
That's The Lax Eos Way"
We ask YOU to buy the first bottle on
the money back plan. and you viii ask
YOUR druggist 20 sell you the second
IL keeps your whole insides right
There Is nothing else made like Lax
Eos
Remember the name-LAX- Eos, zee
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04

All and stylish last seasons Suit in the collection
Department.
Then
Wednesday opportunity
the
matt a these extremely low prices
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
DEATH CLAIMS THE ROAM INVENTOR BLAME DEAD CAPTAIN FOR IANCS WRECF
Failure of Captain Smith to Heed
Warnings of Ice Censurable-Cal-
ifornian Responsible.
The Arrival

Washington-Ba for the Titanic
disaster is chargeable directly to the
failure of the dead Captain Smith to
heed repeated warnings Of icebergs
ahead, but responsibility for unneces-
sary loss Of life must be shared by
Captain Lord of the steamship Cali
fornlan, through his disregard OF dis
tress signals. This is the finding OF
the senate committee which lnvestl-
gated the sinking of the Titanic, as
prepared in a comprehensive speech
delivered by William Alden Smith OF
Michigan, chairman Of the committee.
Senator Smith declared that respon-
sibility also rests upon the British
Board of Trade, ito whose laXity of
regulation and hasty inspection the
world is largely indebted for the
awful fatality" In denouncing Cap
tain Lord of the Californian, the SEN
ator said the Titanic's distress sig
nails were plainly seen from the deck
| Ol HIS VESSEL, d SuOl uloIdhSS away
America will leave to England the
chastisement of those guilty, asserted
the senator, and he quoted British
law to show that Captain Lord might
be prosecuted for misdemeanor.
Other conclusions presented, in
brief, were as follows:
Before the Titanic departed on her
maiden voyage there were not SUI
ficient tests of boilers, bulkheads,
equipment or signal devices.
Officers and crew were strangers to
each other and not familiar with the
ships implements or tools, and no
drill or station practice took place
and no helpful discipline prevailed.
The speed of the Titanic was 24h
miles an hour at the time of the acct
dent, although officers of the Titanic
had been advised of the presence Of
icebergs by the steamships Baltic
Amerika and Californian.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
SENATE PASSED THE EIGHT HOUR MEASURE
Provides That Days Work Perform
cd for Government Shall Not Con-
sist Of Over 8 Working Hours.

Washington.-The senate Saturday
passed the eight-hour labor day bill,
which was sent over to it by the
house. The vote was As to II, the
negative votes being cast by one dem
ocrat, Mr.. Percy of Mississippi, and
ten republicans, Messrs. Bradley of
Kentucky, Dillingham; of Vermont, Du
Pont of Delaware, Gallinger of New
Hampshire, Hepburn of Idaho, Oliver
of Pennsylvania, Page of Vermont,
Root of New York, Sanders of Tennes-
see and Wetmore of Rhode Island.
Senator Bailey made the principal
speech against the bill, contending, in
the main, that the government has no
power to say how many hours an
American citizen shall be permitted to
work. Senator Bailey did not vote on
the bill, being paired with Senator
Dixon of Montana.
Efforts to amend the house bill gen.
orally failed. Several amendments
had been voted down before, and an
other, proposed by Senator O'Gorman,
the democratic senator from New
York, went the same road. 1t author
lied the president to suspend the
penalties in the bill for exceeding
eight.hour days in case Of floods, fires
and other disasters. Mr.. OGorman
did not press his amendment, and 1t
was defeated by viva voce vote in
his absence from the chamber.
The most important amendment
adopted in the senate was that agreed
to several days ago exempting work
on the Panama canal from the pro.
visions of the bill until the first con.
struction work is completed. After
that the ordinary work of repairing
the canal will be treated as all other
government contracts.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
New Auditing Bill introduced.

Baton Rouge.-In a bill introduced
in the house by John E. Clayton, Of
Concordia. a few 'stingers" are plac.
ed in the law governing the supervis-
ion of public accounts. The remuner-
alton of the office is not touched on.
Under the Clayton bill the supervisor
shall, under the direction of the gov
ernor, audit the books of municipal
corporations and accounts of police
]urles and of the fiscal agencies and
depository banks of the same. Under
the present law the examinations come
only at the request of the corpora
lions. When directed to do so, the
supervisor shall furnish the district
attorney or sheriff with one or more
capable expert secret service agents
for investigations in aid of the exc
cution OF the laws.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
Report on Dual Office.HoIders.

Baton Rouge.-Making every men,
Der of the house a special committee
OF one, whose duty it shall be to re-
port to, the speaker the names of any
member whose status as dual office
holders has been questioned, and call
ing upon the district attorneys and at
torney general to take proceedings,
the joint judiciary committee report
ed to the house through Chairman
Robert B. Butler, it's findings on dual
otflce-holding. F. c. Claiborne, mem
Der of the committee, filed a minority
report, in which he takes a more
sweeping view, and if his re port should
be adopted it will isClude heads of the
militia service in the list of dual Of.
1ice-holders.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
Payday Bill Considered,

Baton Rouge.-The question of semi
monthly paydays for corporations and
industrial concerns received a full
discussion before the corporations
committee, when the bill of Represen-
tative Jones, Of Jackson, came up.
This bill proposes TO regulate COM
misarsies, particularly as operated by
north Louisiana LUMBER companies.
and does not allow the withholding
of wages more than fifteen days. j..
E. Clayton, of Concordia led the sup
port of the Jones bill. 1t was charg-
ed that so cents worth or coupons cost
the laborer 81 in many instances, and
members of the committee offered to
produce the evidence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
OARR0W TRIAL or A SENSATIONAL ORDER
The Bribery Case Broadening, and
Prominent Men implicated by
Witnesses.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Job Hartman,
late candidate for mayor OF Los An
geles on the socialist ticket, at the
trial of Clarence S. barrow for al-
legged jury bribing, Saturday heard
himself accused of being the man who
provided barrow with the alleged
bride money.
Later in the day he heard the same
witness, Bert H. Franklin, testifying
for the state, quote Darrow as saying
to him:
IF you mention my name | want
you also to mention what you know
about Job Hartman
Sensations were crowded thick into,
the sessions, eliminating in the be-,
ginning of rapid-fire cross-eXamina-
ton of the principal witness by Chief
Counsel Rogers for the defense.
Franklin's testimony, on direct exI
animation. was at times dramatic in
the extreme. The witness departed
from his apparent willingness to tell
all he knew to seeming loathness
to give evidence concerning close
friends. Twice he appealed to the
court, once when he was asked to
name a man who was said to have
| offered a bribe to venfreman with
whom he was negotiating and again
when Assistant District Attorney Ford
asked him to give the names OF three
men whom he had approached with
offers of brides
Franklin said he had entered into
negotiations with A. K. Kruger and
he had been turned down by three
others, Guy Youkin, John S. Under
wood and Frank Smith. The witness
exhibited much emotion when he re-
lated his conversation with Kruger
in which he said Kruger had told him
that another man had offered him
$4,000 for his vote as Mcnamara
juror. Kruger, he said, wanted to
know if they were both working for
the same side. He named Los An
geles lawyer, heretofore not mention
ed in connection with the Mcnamara
case, which brought indignant pro-
test from Attorney Rogers. Franklin
testified he had told barrow after his
arrest for attempting to bride Lock
wood, that had barrow not been pres
ent when he was arrested, he had in
tended to turn Lockw over to the
police for accepting bride.
THAT was" asserted the witness
when | found that Lockwood had
turned traitor to me-"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
FREAK OF LIGHTNING
s..inu and Thunder Gives and
fake Speech From Girl.

y y.vsuaper Union News Service.
n 0rleans.-Miss Jessie Fishel,
liter Of Lewis Fishel of this city,
b power of speech was restored
|lsl weeks ago, when shocked by
hing, became dumb again from
Sane cause. She has been under
|are Of physicians for many
IBIS but they have discovered
Ing indicating the cause of the
! power Of speech being suscep-
70 flashes of lightning and thun-
|he. The members of her family
led by her condition, confidently
II Miss Fishel to begin talking
D during the next thunderstorm
Iidts New Orleans. Relatives
THAT some years ago her speech
restored when she put her feet
4 basin Of water that was too hot.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
Bill for State REGULATION.

Baton Rouge.-The bill by Mr. Cab
agan, of Orleans, to regulate the prac-
tice of optometry and create a state
board of optometric examiners was in
troduced at the suggestion of H. J..
Robert, of the Louisiana State Optical
Society. Ire bill provides that only
those now practicing shall be recog-
nized after the passage of the act.
unless they show specified qualifica-
tions. The practice OF optometry is
defined to be the employment of any
means other than the use of drugs, to
test the powers of vision and the
adaptation of lenses.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
Wilbur Wright, After Several Weeks
illness With Typhoid Fever,
Passes Away.

Dayton, Ohio.-Following a grim
battle against hopeless odds, Wilbur
Wright, Dayton's noted birdman, died
Thursday of typhoid fever. Death
came after the distinguished patient
had fingered for nights and days in
the throes Of burning fever.
Taken i'll several weeks ago, Wright
has been lowering On the border for
many days, and though his condition
from time to time gave some hopes to
members of his family, the attending
physicians maintained throughout the
latter part of his illness that he could
not recover.
AS death approached all members Of
his family gathered at his bedside in
Guiding his aged father, Bishop Milton
Wright, Miss Catherine Wright, Or
vile, the coinventor of the aeroplane;
Reuchlin Wright and Lorin Wright.
Mr.. Wright was born April 16, 1887.
His father was Rev. Milton Wright,
a bishop in the United Brethren
church, and his mother was Susan
Koerner. Of a mechanical turn OF
mind, he and his brother, Orville
Wright, had their own modest bicycle
factory and repair shop in Dayton
when the two-wheel vehicle was at
the height Of it's popularity, and in
their less busy moments applied them
selves to the study of aviation. Per
haps their first efforts along this line
were stimulated when in their early
childhood their father brought home
a helicopter, a miniature flying ma
chine of bamboo, cork and thin paper
with rubber bands to supply motive
power.
Wilbur, the elder brother, was the
leader in the early experiments, bu
in all their association it was as the
Wright brothers" that they shared
the credit for their progressive i'm
provements, and neither sought the
| llOu SHAFT vi ILS lOlOl "AlSh Iva
to them. Wilbur, by his achieve
ments in Europe in 1908 and 1909
compelled the parise and respect o
the foreign aviators and students, ant
kings delighted to do him honor.
OF his personality, Parisial
writer said, upon the occasion of hi
first visit This man is strange ant
cold, but of a GOODNESS that is smiling
and sympathetic. He is tall, thin
severe-a man that is tempered lik
STEEL The countenance is remark
able, curious-the head that of a birC
long and bony, and with a long nose
The face is smooth-shaven and tar
ned by the wind and country SUI
The eye is a superb blue-gray, wit
tints of gold; honorable, gentle, rest
lutte and intelligent. Those golde
glints bespeak an ardent flame, TO
Wilbur Wright is a fanatic"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
Peanut Production Reported.

Baton Rouge.-A preliminary state
ment of the thirteenth census rela-
tive to the number of farms reporting
production of peanuts, the number of
nuts produced and the value thereon
in 1909 was issued by the bureau OF
the census. The report shows that in
1909 there were produced in the Unit
ed States 19,416,OOO bushels Of pea
nuts, valued at $1S,272,0OO. North
Carolina leads all states, and had a
production in 1909 of 5,9S1,OOO bush
els. Following are the statistics for
Louisiana for 1909: Farms reporting,
14,492; acres, 5000; bushels, 462,ooo;
value, $4,000.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
Bulletins Are Free.

Vashington.-The department OF
agriculture has issued new bulletin
on control of the boil weevil, which Is
now available to Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi planters who may wish TO
write to the department for the pub"
lication. The bulletin was prepared
by w. D. Hunter, in charge of the d.
vision of Southern field crops insect
investigations. 1t is an exhaustive
study of the boil weevil and the best
methods of combating the pest. ANY
planter can get as many copies OF the
bulletin as he may need by writing
to his congressman.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
A. H. Van SIyke Killed.

Richmond, Tex.--A. H. Van Slyke
of the real estate firm Of Van Slyke
& Bell was shot and instantly killed
at local garage during an alterca-
ton with w. M. Andrus of the Rich
mond Abstract Company Wednesday.
Mr.. Van Slyke had just returned from
dinner and placed his car in the gar
age and turned to walk out of the
building when Andrus stepped into
the door and made some remarks.
Immediately firing with an automatic
pistol commenced and Van Slyke was
shot eight times through the face and
body. Death was instantaneous.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
Direct Elections Endorsed.

lton Ouge,-The Judiciary Com
y Of the house of representatives
Rsbly reported a resolution to
y the proposed amendment to the
|al constitution providing for the
y election of United States SEN
; The house also ratified the
PoSed amendment to the federal
|ulution providing for the levying
! income tax. The Massachusetts
Y on May %, adopted a resolu-
pfoVlding for the direct election
Ealled States senator's, acting on
initiative Of the house. Some
aas been raised as to the valid
\ Tue enactment, as the governor
M yet received official notice
Z action by congress.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
CUBAN REBELS SACK AND BURN
AND FEEBLE RESISTANCE is OF.
FERED-TOWN DESTROYED.
Frequent Encounters Take Place Be.
tween FederaIs and Insurgents.
Monteagudo Had No Losses.

Havana.--Estenoz, the real leader
of the negro insurgents, has captured
and burned the town of Lamaya, on
the branch line Of the Cuba railroad,
thirty miles from Santiago,
A column of regulars, commanded
by Major Sanguily, had occupied
Lamaya for the last two days, but
sailed forth last evening in search of
insurgents. Hardly had the regulars
left when Estenoz with 800 men at
tackled the handful of rurales. Citi-
zens armed themselves and attempt
ed to oppose the insurgents, but were
compelled to retreat, losing several
wounded Estenoz then entered the
town, which he burned and sacked
The flames were seen by Majilla's
command, which fastened back, but
found the town destroyed. The in
surrectors retired into the hills. It
is a small place composed Of about
seventy houses, inhabitants of which
were mostly negroes.
Encounters between regulars and
rebels are reported to have taken
place near Daiquiri and other places
without decisive result. The move,
ment of the Cuban troops apparently
is still deferred pending disposition
of the troops ordered by General
Monteagudo.
Reports from the scene of hostili
ties say that the rebel leaders con
tinue to exact contributions of arms
and money from property owners
who are mostly foreigners, under
threat of applying the torch. The
to supply plantation guards, but seem
| ingly lacks sufficient men without de
pleting the ranks of the troops in &C
tive service.
General Monteagudo, in a statemen
to the government says he has ha(
no losses up to the present. Genera
Monteagudo says that within shor
time he expects to deliver a crushin!
blow, and adds that he does not neec
further achievements.
The government received a dis
patch Sunday night from San Lui
stating that negroes entered a ham
let near that place, attacked tire
white women and looted the stores
This apparently is within the line
of the regular troops The judge O
instruction of Guantanamo issued
formal proclamation of indictment Of
the charge of rebellion against Els
tenor, Ivonet and forty followers
whose names were given.
Rumors, with a vague basis, cor
tinue to be circulated of an uprisin
in Havana province. 1t is alleged tina
hardware dealers recently sold severe
thousand knives, daggers and M
chetes to negroes. All the police an
rurales in Havana are on reserv
duty.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-06-07
DAWSON WINS RACE; MAKES new RECORD
Car Is Driven 500 Miles in 5:21:06, at
an Average of 1876 miles an Hour.
Tough on De Palma.

indianapolis, Ind.-After leading all
the way from the start to the one hum
dred and ninety-eighth lap, Ralph de
Palma's Mercedes developed engine
trouble, and Joe Dawson won the in
ternational 5G0-mile sweepstakes au-
tomobile race in the record time Of
6:21:03 Thursday. e.,
Johnny Jenkins finished his last five
laps driving on the rim of the right
front wheel of his White car. Joe
Koran, in Lozier, was pushing him for
seventh place, and Jenkins feared to
lose the time in stopping for a fresh
tire. He beat out Koran, who had
engine trouble, by seven minutes.
Dawson averaged 1876 miles an
hour, compared with 74.61 made by
Ray Harroun, who won the race last
year in his Marmon Wasp" Har-
roun's time was 6:42:08
Dawson pulled up at the National
pit with a grin on his grimy face,
when he was tagged as the winner,
and jumped out Of the car as if he
had been through short dash
I'm not tired" he said; "just
happy"
Told that De Palma lost the race
only because his engine failed him
at the 19Oth lap, Dawson grinned
again.
Twenty-four cars, the pick of Amer
lean, German and French factories,
started. A Lexington, driven by Harry
knight, the hero Of last years race.
who deliberately wrecked his car to
avoid running down the driver of an
other car, who had fallen on the track,
was the first to quit. dropping out i'm
the seventh lap. Bruce Brown was
the next to leave the track. When
he found that his National was out for
good he broke down and wept on the
shoulder Of his mechanician. Others
dropped out until there were only ten
cars to finish.
Dawson drove steady race, holding
second place most Of the time after
the fiftieth lap. Just before De Palma
| went out of the race a rabbit ran
across the track in front of Dawson
car as he was speeding down the
home stretch The thousands of spec
tators cheered the rabbit, and Dawson
after the race said he considered it a
good omen.