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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
TITANIC RAFT FOUND
WITH DEAD BODIES

New York, May 16-That some pas
sengers of the Titanic starved to
death in open boats after escaping
from the sinking vessel was made
terribly probable with the arrival
here today of the White Star liner
Oceanic from Southampton. In a
collapsible life raft which the Oce-
anic sighted and picked up on last
Monday were found three bodies, all
in such condition that they were COM
mitted to the sea after burial serv-
ices.
The bodies were those of men, one
Of them chained by the leg to a
thwart in one end of the boat The
two others were hud1ied in the other
end. In their mouths were small
pieces of cork, which it is believed
they chewed in their delirium to ease
the pain Of hunger.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
YOUNG VASSAR CATE WON THE
SOUTHERN HANDICAP AT CO.
LuM5US YESTERDAY.
He Made Score of SO Out of 100,
Shooting from the 19-Yard Line.
First Time Big Shoot Has Ever
Been Won by Georgia Marksman.

Columbus, Ga, May 16. - Vassar
cate, an lS-year-old cadet of the
Stone Mountain academy, whose home
is in Brunswick, was the winner of
the seventh annual Southern Handi-
cap shot today in this city, breaking
80 out of a total of 100 targets and
ne shot from the 19-yard line,
handicap of three yards, almost the
limit for amateurs.
Young Cate, by winning this event,
the Principal one of the big tourna-
ment which has been in progress dur
ing ;he week, captured the handsome
gold watch offered by the Interstate
Association, and incidentally the
event paid the winner about 5000 in
cash.
This is the first time that a Geor-
gia shooter has ever been the victor
in the Southern Handicap, and the
popular young Brunswick shooter was
congratulated by the many shooters
whom he defeated. While the score
was the lowest which has ever won
the handicap, it was partly due to
the high wind which prevailed dur
ing the day, making good scores al
most impossible. The shoot was par
ticipated in by crack shooters from
all over the country.
The Brunswick boy also made an
excellent score in the general events,
breaking 552 out of total of 900
shot at in all events.
The high amateur record for the
shoot was made by II. W. Kahler of
Philadelphia, who broke 557 out of
600 and he won the handsome Co
lum5us silver cup, presented by the
board of trade and costing $500.
The high professional score was
made by Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake,
Ia, who made record of 56 out Of
the total of 600 targets shot at.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
PROPOSITION SUBMITTED TO THE
CREDITORS BY THE LESsEES
OF HoSTELRY.
No Action Was Taken in Bankruptcy
Court Yesterday as Creditors Will
Be Given Time to Consider Propo-
siton of American Resort Co,

When the Oglethorpe hotel case
was called before Referee Max Isaac
in the bankruptcy court yesterday
morning, Attorney R. D. Meader, at
torn9y for the American Resort 1iotel
company, the lessees, who have been
placed in bankruptcy, offered a prop
osltion which may be accepted by
the local creditors and which may
mean that the case is to be settled.
The attorney stated that it was
the intention of the company to pay
out of the money on hand, together
with that held under garnishment. all
OF The local creditors, together with
the amount due the laborers. 1t was
shown that quite sum is now tied
up Dy the garnishment suits and that
other funds are on hand, and with
this considerable of the Indebtedness
can be paid.
The matter was taken under con-
sideration and will be submitted to
the local creditors, and it is believed
that the proposition will be accepted.
In the event it is the holdings of the
American Resort Hotel company will
not be brought into the case, but in
the event it is refused the bankruptcy
court will proceed
1t is understood that the company
now has on hand almost a sufficient
sum of money to pay all the labor
ers and large part of the local in
debtedness of the hostelry and if the
proper showing is made it is prob
able that the concern will be per-
mitted to continue in charge of the
hotel until the case is finally set
tied.
In the meantime the hotel will
continue under the management of
the receiver and Major Huger will
be the active manager.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
GEORGIA COAST AND PIEDMONT
PREPARING TO BEGIN
ACTIVE WORK.
Chief Engineer Cranberry, Accompa-
MED by County Commissioner
Townsend, Went over Route Yes
terday-oId 0arien Road is To Be
Used.

That the Georgia Coast and PieG-
mont railroad is preparing to begin
active work on its Brunswick extern
sion Immediately, is best evidenced
by the fact that the matters looking
to the right -of-way from the Alta
maha river to Brunswick are now
being gotten into shape, preparatory
to the active work.
Yesterday Chief Engineer Granber
ry, who is to be stationed in Bruins
wick permanently, accompanied by
Capt. w. r. Townsend of the county
commissioners, made a trip over the
proposed right-of- for the pur-
pose of looking into various details
They spent most of the day between
the city and Dents rice plantation
AS has been previously stated, ii
is planned to use the old Darien
road, crt many years ago for a rail
road between Brunswick and Darien
This road is now in unusual:y good
condition and it is believed that the
line can be constructed cheaper on
it than to secure an entirely new
route. The road is direct, there not
being curve or turn in it from
Brunswick to the rice fields. 1t is
understood the most of the land
owners have already signified their
intention to donate the right Of way
and it is believed that it will be
secured with but little difficulty.
1t is also stated that the owners
of the road are now preparing to
begin active work on the trestle
across the Altamaha river, connect
ing Glynn and Mcintosh counties
Plans for the bridge were drawn
and submitted to the government
some time ago and have been accept
ed.
1t is the intention of the promoters
to get the line into Brunswick at the
earliest possible time and just as soon
rs al the preliminary arranaAsaents
Z se completed acti'
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
MANY WILLING TO
CO=TO BALTIMORE
LARGE NUMBER OF GEoRGIANS
ANXIOUS TO ATTEND DEM
ocRATIc CONVENTION.

Many prominent Georgians are
willing to attend the national demo.
cratic convention in June and when
the state convention meets in At
lanta on May 29 there will be quite
a lively contest for the various
places.
In all Georgia will send twenty
eight delegates to Baltimore, two
from each congressional district and
four from the state at large. Sc far
a dozen or more are after the dele
gate t-large places, while in many
of the congressional districts some
lively contests are on. So far. how
ever, there are only two can6 idates
for places from this district, w. r.
Frier of Douglas, and A. T. Wood
ward of Valdosta. Following is a
list of those to be voted upon for
delegates-at-large
G. R. Hutchens, Thomas z. Watson,
w. G. Brantley, Charles R. Pendleton,
j. Randolph Anderson, Crawford,
Wheatley, Walter E. Steed, H. H.
Dean, w. S. West, Thomas w. 10y
less, Thomas B. Fielder, Judge An
drew J. Cobb, Judge S. B. Adams,
Phil Davis, Jr., M. J. Youmans and
Neyle Colquitt.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
RIcHESONS CASE HAS
NOT BEEN CONSIDERED

Boston, May 16.-There were no
indications early today that the find
ings of alienists in the case of Clar-
ence V. T. Richeson, condemned poi
soner of Avis Linnell, would imme-
diately be laid before the governor of
the state.
The executive council, to which
must be referred whatever recon-
men1ations the governor may have
to make, was in session during the
day, concerned with other business.
At the Charlestown state prison it
was said that the young Virginian
and former Baptist preacher rested
well last night and that his break
fast was eaten with apparent salts
faction.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
STRIKING PREssMEN OF
ATLANTA BACK AT WORK
Employees of Georgian Refuse to Re.
main Idle Longer.

Atlanta, May 16-After having
been out of the Atlanta Georgian
since last Saturday morning, the
pressmen of that paper returned to
work at 9 o'clock this morning. every
member of the force resuming his
former place. The Georgian has not
missed an issue, getting out the paper
with an emergency crew obtained
from its own office and friendly as
sistants.
The Atlanta pressmens union met
yesterday morning and a motion was
made to rescind the action Of last
week ordering them out This was
amended so as to notify President
Berry that unless the New York ano
Los Angeles pressmen of the Hearst
papers went out Immediately the un-
ion pressmen on Mr.. Hearst's Atlanta
newspaper would return to work. The
men in New York last night refused
to go out, and the Atlanta pressmen
returned to work this morning.
Since Saturday there has beer
complete cooperation between the
three newspapers composing the At
lanta local of the American News
papers association-the Georgian, the
Journal and the Constitution.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
IberviIle Parish Flooded.

Plaquemine, La, May 16.-Eighty
ish s now flooded by the water from
the crevasses at Torras and in the
Atchafalaya river just below Mel
vile. OF the 100000 acres compris-
ing the parish, about 40 per cent is
open farm land. There are thirty
sugar refineries in the parish, several
of chem being among the largest in
the state, with a capacity of 1000
tons a day.
The extensive flooding of farm land
and the closing down of the refner-
les and many other industries will
throw approximately $4,000 men out
of employment The sugar refiner-
les not only consume the cane raised
in Iberville, but also large quanti-
ties shipped in from other parishes.
Last year 3,599 cars were received.
The parish has population of 10000,
one-third of which lives in and near
Plaquemine.
Many calls for help are befng re-
ceived by Lieutenant Rogers, who is
in charge of the government rescue
work here. from the Bayou Crosse
Tete country. t
A number of steamers are in that
section todav taking out all who are
willing to leave. In many cases the
bloodhound people refused to leave
their homes until the floors have been
swept out from under them.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
.mber, SIS paid, for =
5000

The 1.-THE high
est court IN TIE cfrD. @and is COM
posed of an equal number of minis
ters and laymen, these being known
as commissioners who are elected by
the Presbyteries which constitute the
synods of the church
The territory of the Southern Pres
byterian church extends through all
the states Of the South ana south
west and is divided into fourteen sy-
mods. These synods, in turn, are made
up Of Presbyteries, there being SO
Of the latter Each Presbytery IS
entitled to two commissioners, one
minister and one layman, and those
Presbyteries having more than TWEEN
ty-four ministerial members are en-
titled to two ministerial and two lay
commissioners additional The mem
bership of the feneral assembly this
year includes Ill ministers and as
many laymen. The latter are elect
ed from among the elders of the
church
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
COAST LINE CASE
INTERESTING One
RESULT WILL DECIDE whether
OR NOT STATE HAS LAW TO
COVER CORPORATIONS.

The beginning of the end Of the
,etlantic Coast Line case, so far as
ne state railroad commission is
w}ncerned, was signaled Wednesday
= hen Judge j. K. Hines, special at
lorney of the commission, filed with
his written report as to the law
d the matter. The commission will
low proceed with the matter and
ill probably formulate it's decision
lretty definitely at it's next meet
kg.
! The Atlantic Coast Line case
rings into question that part OF the
Georgia laws which require that pub
lRc service corporations shall apply to
TIE railroad commission for authority
before they issue bonds and stock.
According to the evidence, tte At
Iantic Coast Line issued some $780,
100000 worth of bonds, abous eigh-
teen months ago, without this per-
from the Georgia railroad
board. Months later the commission
learned Of the bond issue and called
he Coast Line to task. The Coast
Line attorneys answered that their
had not violated any Geor-
sia law because the Georgia law on
his point could not possibly be con-
,trued as applying to a foreign (Vir-
sinia) corporation doing an inter-
state business.
1t is on this point, raised by the
company, as to whether or not the
Georgia law does apply in this case,
hat Judge Hines has now compiled
he laws and the commission will
soon take stand one way or the
,ther.
II the commission decides that the
Georgia law has been violated, it
will refer the whole matter to the
governor, in order that proceedings
nay be begun in the courts.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
TAFT DISPUTES TEDDY.

Cleveland, o., May 16.-President
Taft today declared that Theodore
Roosevelt's claim that he controls
522 delegates to the republican ma
tional convention at Chicago is
without foundation and not borne out
by The facts. The president said
that IL Roosevelt were to get all the
delegates yet to be chosen he could
not be nominated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
ROBBERS MADE
100000 HAUL
WAS BIGGEST AND RICHEST
EVER MADE IN HISTORY OF
TRAIN RosBERIEs.
Two Big Detective Agencies Hunting
Outlaws, as Well as Many Railway
and Express Special SIeuths-Hun-
dreds Hunting Bandits.

New Orleans, May 1.-THE two
masked bandits who early yesterday
morning held up the fast New York
limited train of the New Orleans and
Northeastern railroad, near Hatties-
Durg, Miss, made perhaps the rich
est haul in the history of train rob-
berries.
Today it is positively known that
from the safe which was blown open
with r!troglycerine in the SoIthern
Express car the robbers secured mora
than thirty packages of currency, one
of which contained more than $780,
900, representing tho monthly Day.
rolls of the New Orleans and North
eastern and Alabama and Vicksburg
railroats at Meridia1.
Secured over 100000.
According to passengers on train
who returned to New Orleans today,
Express Messenger GrW stated. that
0Et pack &c in the car contained
$4,000 This tue officials II the
Southern Express company deny. but
the general belief is that the total
booty secured exceeded 100000.
The railroad and express officials
have given the order to spare no ex-
pense i'll r lining dowa the robbers.
and Q force of men from two OF the
principal detective agencies of the
country are pitted against eaca ott.-
er in the effort to effect the capture
of the men Besides these dete I'll fes
special agents of the railroad com
pany and county officials in tn Il sec.
tion of Mississippi are bending every
effort to capture the robbers and re-
cover the loot
The detectives are of the cpint IN
that the robbery was the work Of
professional bandits and members Of
the Gsng which has been operating "A
the South for several months past.
The descriptions of the two men tally
with descriptions of the pair Of high
waymen who held up the Mobile and
Ohio passenger train near Corinth,
Miss, in February, and detectives
are working on clues which indicate
that the gang is composed OF four
men.
No One Had Revolvers. ;
Notwithstanding the fact that the
express car was not detached from
the train and that every passenger
was awakened by the series OF explo-
sions made before the safe yielded,
not n single passenger made any eff
fort to stop the operations of the
robbers
The conductor and baggageman
are said to have run through the
train begging for revolver, but none
could be found A Mississippi Ma
tional Guardsman with an army ri
fe was on the train, but in the ex-
citenent he forgot his gun
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
JOIN HANDS TO STOP FLOW
OF YELLoW WATERS.
Thousands of Additional Acres Now
as Result of Recent Rains-Mate-
rial for Repairing on Ground.

New Orleans, May 16.-As a result
of an extended conference of federal
and state engineers, Governor San
ders of Louisiana, and railroad Off
cials which lasted well into the early
hours of the morning, it was dehn-
itely decided that an effort will be
made to check if not entirely close
the Hymelia crevasse in the west
side of the Mississippi levee, 35 miles
above New Orleans.
To what extent the attempt will
be carried depends upon the coopera-
tion that is given the government
forces who will have direct control of
the operations. The difficult task
probably will begin today with the
tieing of the ends of the break.
1t is the opinion of the engineers
that the crevasse can be closed IT
cooperation of the right kind is had.
I feel sure that this cooperation is
ready" said Major Franw M. Kerr,
chief of the state engineers, who
gave out the result of last nights
conference.
Material Being Forwarded.
By tonight several hundred labor
ers, in addition to those already TAX
en- to the Hymelia break by Capt.
c. O. Sheriff., chief of the govern
ment engineers, will be camped along
the levee on both sides of the crew
asse while the railroad and barge
lines have promised to have all nee
essary apparatus and material there
as fast as it is needed. Several quar-
ter boats with 100000 sacks to be
filled with dirt were sent to the scene
this morning.
1t is estimated that the cost OF
closing the gap, if the work is begun
at once, will be in the neighborhood
of $15O,OOO
Reports from various points state
that the crevasse waters are rushing
p over the level country, inundating
towns and villages and reaching as
far north as Bonnet Carre Point, Is
miles from Killona Killona is three
miles south of the break and it is
covered by three feet of water.
Plantation Owner Escapes.
DR.. Emil Burch, owner of the Hy-
mel and Glendale plantations, direct
ly in front of which the break oc-
Cured, was forced to abandon his
magnificent plantation home and fee
with his family. They barely had
time to escape before being maroon
ed.
If the flow of the water through
the break is not speedily checked, it
is expected that the food will reach
Boutte, in ST. Charles parish, by Sun
DAY or Monday and within a short
time would rise rapidly enough to put
the Southern Pacific railroad out of
commission, thus cutting on all rail-
communication between New Orleans
and the West.
Practically the entire country be-
tween Donaldsonville and Algiers, op-
posite New Orleans, the engineers
say, will be affected.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17

William c. Wakefield, secretary Of
the Suwanee Sulphur Springs COM
psry. suwanee, Fla, is spending a
fe7- days in the city. Mr.. Wakefield
is IN old newspaper man and has
n ny friends in the city who are
welcoming him.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-17
ANOTHER FEMALE MAYOR.

Sheridan, Wyo., May 16.--Mrs. Su-
sic Wissler, widow, has been elect
ed mayor Of Dayton, Wyo., on the in
dependent ticket. A majority of the
votes were cast by women.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-07-05
A Surprise Party.

The members of the w. r. G..
and friends to the number of fif.
ty, surprised Mr.. and Mrs. John
Heath at their home, Pleasant
View farm, south of the city
Thursday, June q. The occa.
sion being their thirteenth we'd
ding anniversary. Each took a
we'll filed basket of eatables and
a sumptuous banquet was soon
spread. The principal decora-
tion for the table was an i'm
mense pyramid wedding cake
iced in red, white and blue and
decorated with tiny flags
After dinner a social time was
had with music and conversation
The anniversary beingl nearest
to the crystal Is years, the guest
left a number of useful and hand
some glass pieces for remem.
brances and all joined in wishing
Mr.. and Mrs. Heath many hap.
py returns of the day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-07-05
The Ladies' Aid Goes Outine.

The ladies aid of Methodist
church enjoyed picnic at Simp-
son Park, Wednesday, the ladies
being invited to the Rodgers cot.
tage, where they had a picnic
dinner. Some of the ladies went
down on the train but more than
a dozen of them enjoyed the nov
city of riding in the early morn
ing on a hay-rack well filed with
hay and carpeted as luxuriously
as Pullman palace car. Includ-
ing members who were already
at the Park, there were thirty
two at the dinner and supper,
and sixteen had the pleasure of
the ride home in the early even
ing. A very enjoyable time was
had by all.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-07-05

During the thunder storm on
he evening of July 4th the house
] T. Kippen, and occupied by
Ir. Mathews, the shoemaker,
sas struck by lightning. The
limney, and the iron hood Gov
ling it was badly smashed
I'll of the Mathews family were
the house at the time and in
I'd, but no one was injured.
Messrs Eugene Thorndyke, f.
awenson of Labolt, and Ole j.
cheie represented the Grant
Yunty delegation at the state re-
3blican convention at Huron the
list of the week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-07-05
Wanted in Butte County
Tramp Arrested Here taken to Belle
FOurche on Charge of Grand
Larceny Committed In
I that County.

! A deputy sheriff from Butte
iounty arrived last Friday and
bok George Moody, one of the
gang of tramps arrested by the
Milbank officers last week.
Moody appeared to be a leader
kmong the bunch, and though he
Aad not been into anything over
n these parts when arrested, he
vas wanted at Belle FOurche on
I charge of grand larceny. He
Aal been arrested in Aberdeen a
geek or so before as a vagrant,
*ut his fine had been paid by a
&al and he was released, and from
here went to Big Stone. When
Mnder arrest at Aberdeen he had
u letter on his person
rom his mother telling him to
ese no time in getting out of the
tate, and that younger brother
ad- -jas@been se3tenced TO a long
erm in the penitentiary at Sioux
alls. The mother appealed to
Inn not to make it any harder
nr my darling baby boy by stay
Mg around here He failed to
Eeed his mothers warning and
NAough he got out of Aberdeen
%st before a letter was received
~ the authorities there stating
lat he was wanted at Belle
sburche, he neglected to keep
1t of the state, and as. a conse-
hence he will probably have to
erve term in the pen.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-07-05
Death of II. w. Williams.
Prominent and Highly Respected Citi.
zen Of South Shore Shoots Him.
self Monday at His Home.

Word was received Monday
from South Shore that r. w.
Williams, cashier of the Farmers
State bank of that place had shot
himself, whether accidently or
with suicidal intent was not then
known. The facts as related
were that Mr.. Williams had
arisen in the morning and had
gone out to the chicken house to
care for a very fine flock of chick
ems in which he took considerable
pride. Hereturned to the house
and asked his wife for his revol-
yer to shoot a weasel. Shortly
afterwards Mrs. Williams heard
the report of the gun, and going
out found her husband lying
down with the gun beside him,
but still alive. Friends we're
summoned and the wounded man
was hurried to Watertown, but
died before reaching the city.
The deceased man was highly
respected in the community in
which he resided, and If it was a
case of suicide it can only be ac-
counted for by the fact that he
was extremely nervous and may
have lost control of himself. He
was an Englishman who came
with a party of several of his
countrymen and settled on land
in the western part of the county
over twenty years ago, but had
| been connected with the South
Shore bank for a number o.
years. a.