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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
BRUNSWICK SENDS
BIG DELEGATION
THIS CITY WILL HELP TO MAKE
JACKSONVILLE SAENGSR-
FEST A SUCCESS.

The seventh annual Saengerfest OF
the South Atlantic Federation of Ger
man clubs, lodges and singers will
meet in Jacksonville this morning
and 1t promises to be one of the Iarg-
est gatherings of the kind ever herd
III The South. This organization en-
braces the German lodges, clubs, ETC..
OF Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
Most Of the larger cities in all
three of these states are sending
delegates to this convention. The
lodges of Jacksonville have been ar
ranging for weeks for their visitors
and they have prepared a most elap-
crate program covering Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, the convention
adjourning on Thursday night Uruns-
wick sent over several delegates,
among whom were from the Sons of
Herman, William Nisi, TIL F. Winter,
and Max R. Marks. Incidentally, Mr..
Winter is treasurer of the grand lodge
Sons of Herman, of the three states.
Mrs. John Baumgartner and Mrs.
Fred Pfieffer are delegates from the
Ladies' Auxiliary association The
party will return to the city Friday
morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
GREATEST OF
SHIPS IS LOST
Ws
AueE LINER STRIKES ICEBERG
!, =, AND MEETS WITH
DISASTER. IL
Loss of Life s Placed at 1s25-WhIie
CTS Souls Escape to Other Ships
/ Titanic Was the Largest Steamship
Afioat.

HALIFAX, N. S., April IS. - The
White Star liner Titanic, the largest
steamer in the world, on her maiden
trip, suffering severe weather and
a collision with an iceberg and bad
put for aid, put in near here last night
and since that time has been loudly
.clamorine for help. 1t was believed
all day that she could be saved and
that her passengers would be spared
The cunard liner Carpatha first
reached the Titanic and succeeded In
rendering much assistance, taking
aboard several hundred people.
The virsinian Of the Allan line later
came to the assistance of the dis
tresssd liner and aided in every pos
sihIe way. othr smaller ships rushed
10 the scene of the disabled liner, but
all in. vain and finally after heroic ef-
forts Of her crew and many passen.
gers who fought to4save the ship, she
went down. ~,-s.
In the mad fight for life it is now
estimated that 675 Of the crew and
passengers were saved. It Is stated
that the crew and passengers num-
bered $500 souls, hence it is. estl-
mated that at least 1925 were lost
in the awful disaster.
the Titanic cost $4,000, 900 and was
insure1 for $5,ooo,ooo. She was the
largest vessel a1oat and measured
nearly 900 feet, with a breadth s5
feet.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
The BIG REVIVAL
STILL GOES ON
REV. w. G. cRAWLEY is DRAW @
ING LARGE CROWDS, IN
TWO SERVICES DAILY.

The revival services which have
been going on at the Methodist
church during the past week con-
Quoted by Rev. W. G. Crawley OF OK
ford, have been drawing unusually
large crowds and it is announced tns
meetings and will continue during the
present week. On Sunday at ali of
the services, and three of them were
held, large congregations assembled.
In the forenoon DR.. Crawley deIiv-
cred very strong sermon on the
subject of Influence In the after
noon a meeting for men and young
men, was conducted and in the even
ing a general service was held The
services, as stated above will con-
tinue during this week, meetings be-
ing held at 3.3o o'clock in the after
moons and 7.15 in the evenings.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRoPo[
SlTION TO BE PUSHED
RAPIDLY AHEAD.
Committee to Appear Before the City
Council and County Commissioners
and Report Back to Mass Meetino.
Meeting Called Later.

Chairman F. E. Twitty of the spe-
clal chamber of commerce meeting.
mas called meeting of this commit
tee IN the office of Bennett, Twitty &c
Reese for o'clock Thursday after
noon, April IS. 1t will be remembered
that one of the largest mass meet-f
lngs ever held in this city occurred
at The city hall on the afternoon of
tuesday, April 2, to consider the
question Of devising ways anG means
for the organization of a chamber
of commerce in this city to be pro-
vlded with a paid secretary. At this
meeting among other things a splen-
did address was delivered by Hon. J.
F. Gray, executive officer of the Sa-
Vannah chamber of commerce. as
well as some half dozen prominent
local business men.
The mass meeting finally recorded
itself, as in favor OF, the move
ment and a special committee was
appointed to take UP the question of
organization, to appear before the city
council and the county commission
ers n the subject of appropriations.
This committee as named by Chair
man l.. H. Haym, who presided over
the meeting, is as follows: F. E.
Twitty, chairman, L. R. Akin, F. D.
Aiken, G. H. Leavy, R. r. Hopkins,
Albert Fendig, e. @. Bruce. This is
the committee which Chairman Twit-
ty las called to meet in his office
on Thursday afternoon. The News
understands that the idea of this
committee is to look to the question
of appropriations and devise ways
and means for organization, ETC., and
to report back to a mass meeting of
the people, to be held at later
date.
The purpose of the movement is
to provide one great big central
trad IS body, this body to have it's
paid secretary and to perform the
functions of the usual chamber of
commerce or board of trade in other
cities. The new movement is a most
important one and there is no ques-
ton but what it will be success.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
Passengers Transferred.

New York, April 15.-WireIess dis
patches received up. to noon today
showed that the passengers OF the
monster White Star liner Titanic,
which struck an iceberg off the New
foundland coast last night, were be-
ing transferred aboard the steamer
Carpathia, which left New York on
April 13 for Naples. Twenty boatloads
of the Titanic's passengers were
transferred aboard the Carpatnla.
Allowing forty to sixty people as
the capacity OF each lifeboat, some 800
or 1900 people have already been
transferred from the damaged liner.
Another liner, the Partisan of the
Allan company, which sailed from
Glasgow for Halifax, on April 6, is al
ready close at hand and assisting in
the work Of rescue.
The Baltic is also near the scene,
and the Olympic apparently is not
far away, as the wireless Information
concerning the transfer comes from
Captain Haddock Of the Olympic. Lat
est reports indicate that the transfer
of passengers is proceeding success
fully and safely. The sea is smooth
and the weather calm.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
UNDERWOOD CLUB
IS CALLED FOR
LOCAL SUPPORTERS OF THE MA
JORlTY LEADER TO MEET
TOMORROW NIGHT.

Believing that the best interests
of the country would be conserved
by the nomination of Hon. Oscar
Underwood by the democratic ma
tio1al convention to be assembled
in Baltimore in June, we, the un-
dersigned citizens of Brunswick,
join i'll call for a mass meeting
to be held at the city hall on
Wednesday evening, April u, at
8 o'clock, for the purpose of form
ing an Underwood club.
(Signed) F. D. Aiken, H. F. Dun
wody, E. c. Butts, c. H. Leavy, L.
Ludwig, G. H. Cook, J. H. Hopkins
J. D. Hirsch, F. E. .Twitty.
That's the call!
The people of this city are begin
ming to feel the touch
They have reached the conclusion
that it is about time the South was
demanding her own and that Under
wood is the man with which to make
that demand. In consequence of which
a mass meeting of the people of the
city is to be held at the city hall on
Wednesday evening next for the pur-
pose OF organizing an Underwood club
in Brunswick.
Every citizen of Brunswick who is
in sympathy with the candidacy oi
Mr.. Underwood is cordially invited tC
the meeting. Permanent organization
will be effected; addresses will be
made and the evening should be a
pleasant one. -. IL.
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chisesa within the city limits Cor ten
yeast.
& j ask these fayors because we
aTetloor and it has been a great
strain to raise the necessary CAPITA,
to )uild the expensive bridges over
the Altamaha river, and to acquire
the necessary terminals in Brunswick.
In act, in order to do so, the present
own srs of the Georgia Coast and
Piedmont railroad had to subordinate
all Il cir capital to the new money,
which it has been necessary to raise
for ;he above named purposes. The
bonds of the cocpany which are now
outstanding have been converted into
securities which are bearing interest,
only if earned and in view of the
fact that the city must surely bene-
fit b.. the extension, that the TAXABLE
value within the city and county is
certain to be greatly increased by
the construction of the line, il is but
fair 10 ask the city to carry a small
share of the burden in the shape Of
relief from taxation and ample facil-
tiles.
We want the right-ofway eions
two streets because we want to reach
all the present existing industries
and create facilities for additional in
dustries, warehouses, possible cotton
congresses, creosoting plants, etc.
We want the facilities to handle this
existing business and future busi-
ness, and the citizens of Brunswick
want us to help them create this
traffic.
1t is also the intention of the COM
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
THE BIG IMPROVEMENT WILL
- HAVE TO BE POSTPONED
90, AWHILE.
CITY Council BaIks at Price of the
Lone Bidder on the Work
and Turns the Bio Down Cold.
Delay Will Not Be Long.

/ The paving of fifteen or more blocks
| OF the city will not be made as quick
ly as the people of Brunswick would
t like it. There is a hitch in the pro-
ceedings, which were not looked for
and the whole matter goes over for
a time at least.
Pursuant to resolution, the men,
bers of council, acting as a commit
tee of the whole met at the CITY hall
at O'Clock last night to open bids
Tor the proposed paving. The full
BOARD was present and Mayor Butts,
IN a very few remarks, stated the
OBJECT of the meeting. The mayor
read the advertisements and the clerk
passed over to his desk two sealed
envelopes. One of them contained a
Joke bid, very foolish and out of
place and the other was a bid from
the Georgia Engineering company of
Augusta. This is the concern which
put down the first two blocks OF paw
ing en- Newcastle street and its pres
fdent, F. A. Clark, of Augusta. was
present, when the bids were opened.
The Georgia Engineering people
sub nitted a bid of s1.56 for sand
hiier, $1.66 for cement filler, s1.70
for pitch and $1.S3 for texico, with
charge of 43 cents for curbing. It
dsye eloped that the bid was about 10
per r2cent in excess of the last bid the
company had made and upon which
it had done some work for the city,
and this, of course, occasioned more
or less discussion. President CLARK
of the bidding firm, was present and
he stated that brick cost some 81
per thousand more than they did in
the days of the old contract, that
labor. had increased, ETC., all of which
rendered it necessary to advance the
price. Considerable discussion fol-
lowed and many questions were asked
Mr.. Clark Finally council offered the
contract $1.60 for the cement job.
This was turned down and more ar
gum1nt followed Later motion was
made that the bid be rejected and the
motlon prevailed, by a vote Of five to
three. Those voting for the motion
were Aldermen McKinnon, Ludwig,
Nicholson, Cook and Hopkins. Those
against it were Aldermen Calnan,
Leo and Nash. The motion carried
with it a proyiso to the effect that
new bids be advertised under the or
dinance of council providing for the
paving.
The members who voted against the
contract have been those who have
always voted for the paving, but they
claim that they would not be justi-
fed in voting for the contract, when
it carries such a large increase in
the same work. New bids will
be advertised at once and it is be-
lieyed that the delay in, the work
will not be for more than a month.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
VIRGINIA lowed Titanic.

Montreal. April 15.-The local Of
fee Of Horton Davidson, one of the
Tita 1ic passengers, has received the
following dispatch:
"Ail passengers are safe and I'll
tanic taken in tow by the Virginian.
The officials of the Allan line said
at noon today that they were with
out Information and did not expect
TO near from the Virginian until she
got near Halifax. They added that
now that her wireless apparatus is
out IF touch with land.
Officials of the White Star line had
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
Was On Her Maiden Trip.

New York, April 15.-The Titanic,
which was on her maiden trip; was
in charge of Captain Smith, VINO was
on the bridge of the big Olympic when
that beat collided with the British
cruiser Hawke last September. The
Titanic carried a big passenger list.
The passenger list is a notable one,
including Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob
Astor, Alfred Gwynee Vanderbilt, Ma
jor Archibald Butt, aide to President
Taft; D. F. Millet, the artist; Mr. and
Mrs. Isador Strauss, ]. w. Widener
of Philadelphia; J. Bruce Ismay, man
aging director of the White Star
line; c. M. Hays, president of the
Graad Trunk railway; BENJAMIN Gug-
genheim, w. T. Stead and others.
Most Startling News.
Steamship men here today charac-
terized the disaster as "the most
startling news which has come in
from the sea since the advent of the
wireless"
The first heard of the accident was
about !. o'clock this morning, when a
bull e.in from Montreal stated that
the Allan Line offices there had re-
ceived wireless from Captain Gam
bell OF their steamer virginian, stat
ing that the Titanic was calling for
assistance after a collision with an
iceberg. The Virginians captain add
ed hat he was heading his boat for
the Titanic, whose position was said
to De about $50 miles south of Cape
Race, N. F.
Immediate inquiry by the Associat-
ed Press, in an urgent dispatch to
the Marconi station at Cape Race
was answered soon afterward in the
following words:
Associated Press Dispatch.
"At S10.25 last night the steamship
Titanic called c. @. D. and reported
having struck an iceberg. The steam
er said that immediate assistance was
required. Half an hour afterwards
another message came, reporting that
they were sinking by the head and
that women were being put off in the
lifeboats.
The weather was calm and clear,
the Titanic's wireless operator re-
ported; and he gave the position of
the vessel at 41.46 north latitude and
50.14 west longitude. The Marconi
station at Cape Race notified the AL
Ian line Virginian, the captain of
which Immediately advised tnat ne
was proceeding for the scene of the
disaster
"The Virginia at midnight was
about ITO miles distant from the IT,
tanic and expected to reach that ves-
sci about 10 a. m. today"
Nothing could have caused much
grea?er alarm than this report did in
New York this morning. The Titanic
is the biggst boat in the world. She
had en- board more than 1000 per-
sons, ,470 passengers and crew of
800 men. A large" majority of. the
passengers are American.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
THE TITAN7IC
81 SINKS AT SEA

received no word here at noon other
than that from the press dispatches
of the reported accident to the I'll
tanic.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
THURSDAY TO BE RECEPTION
SAY AT NAVAL STORES PLANT
HEREAFTER Visitors VIII Be Permitted
only on That Day.

The Southeastern Iaryan Naval
Stoe,s company announce that here
after visitors will be permitted III
their plant ont on L street on Thurs
days only.
Heretofore visitors have been per-
mittad to visit the plant on any day
during the week, and there mas Deeh
so many OF them tlat the company
has decided to permit them only on
one day each week. On all other
davs the plant will be closed TO out
siders and no one will be admitted
but the management will be glad to
receive visitors every Thursday.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16

pany tc put down a gasolene fiat car
which will be able to carry automo-
biles from the north bank of the AL
tamaha river from Darien to the
south bank at Dents Landing. This
will lut Brunswick on the main au-
tomobile highway between New York
and Florida points.
Yours very truly,
F. V. LISMAN, Prest.
P.S.-The company also agrees to
maintain their general offices in
Brunswick.
The committee finally adjourned
subject to the call of Chairman Fen
dig, who is out of the city and for
that reason it cannot be stated when
it will meet again, but as soon as
Mr.. Fendig returns he will probably
issue the call at once.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
FRIED TO BEACH TITANIC.

HALIFAX, N. S, April 15.-6 P. M.
The Canadian government marine
agency here at a late hour this after
noon received wireless dispat h that
the Tit anic is sinking. The message
came via the cable ship Nina off Cape
Race. 1t saio that the steamers tow
ing the Titanic were endeavorlng to
get her into shoal water near Cape
Race for the purpose of Bleaching her.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-16
FLOOD RUSHES
MADLY ALONG
CREST OF THE TIDE THREAT
EMS DIRE DAN1ER IN
ALL LOUISIANA.

Tallulah, La, April 15.-Scenes
here today are almost indescribable.
High water is everywhere, as far as
the eyes can see, and is from ten to
fifteen feet deep in North Tallulah
The inhabitants are in need of flood
supplies, other than those sent here
from Vicksburg. Unless immediate
relief is received, the suffering OF
those without places to stay will be
intense. Water from the Salem cre-
vase continued to rise this morn
ing.
Face to face with the very worst
calamity ever known in this section,
the white people of Tallulah are TAX
ing the crisis with a calmness and
determination to fight to the last. In
direct contrast the negroes are all
excitement in their frantic efforts to
save their small belongings from the
onrushing flood.
Squealing pigs being led by their
dusky owners from the advancing wa
ter end barking dogs, excited by the
unusual scene combined with the eX-
citement of the negroes, made the
scenes enacted on the streets Of Tai
lulah throughout last night one never
to be forgotten.
The first water from the Salem le-
wee break near Alsatia showed up in
the northern limits of Tallulah about
Z o'clock Sunday morning. By 10
o'clock last night the whole north
side OF the town was under from four
to twelve feet of water, which was
still rising. Water is now in nearly
all Of the business houses north of
the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Paci-
fic railroads.
Starvation in Sight.
Nineteenths of the population in the
overfowed district are negroes. At
best they never have more than the
bare necessities of life. Now, with
their means of livelihood cut off by
the flooding of the big plantations anu
the closing down of mills here and
at other places, want is staring them
in the face. There are thousands of
these unfortunate people, and it is an
impossiblity to take care of them.
Unless the appeal of Congressman
Ran3dell and others to the national
government is met promptly, they will
surely suffer for food and shelter.
Messages by boat and telephone
from Lake Providence indicate there
has been no break in tho ievee near
that place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-11
/ KILLED, 4 INJURED
IN RIOT AT PRISON
Guards Compelled to Fire on conviets
Who Start Mutiny In San
Quentin, CAL, Prison.

San Quentin, Cal, June 10.-One
convict was killed and four desperate
" wounded yesterday when guards at
the state penitentiary fired on mob
Of rioting prisoners who started a mu-
tiny in the dining room. This was the
second demonstration made by the
1,20O convicts in the institution with
In forty-eight hours.
The Mcnamara brothers, sentenced
to the prison when they confessed to
having had a part in the blowing up Of
the Los Angeles Times building, were
in the room when the mutiny started,
but refused to take part In 1t, rushing
to the back of the room and remain
ing quietly there until the guards had
quelled the disturbance.
The guards were prepared for the
demonstration, having learned from
the actions of the convicts that some
thing of that nature was contemplat-
ed and at the first signal from one Of
the prisoners, opened fire over. the
heads of the men as they leaped over
tables and benches in an effort to
overpower the guards by their super
ior numbers.
When 1t became evident that only
drastic measures would stop the out
break, the guards began firing to in
jure, with the result that five men
were soon lying on the floor. The
sight Of their wounded comrades
Guieted the mutineers and they re-
turned to their places.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-11
ARBITERSI IN RAIL
DISPUTE NAMED
SEVEN MEN WILL PASS ON DE.
MANDs OF RAILROAD EN-.
GINEERs IN EAST.

Washington, D. c., June 1O.-The
board of arbitration which is to settle
the differences between the railroads
OF the east and their locomotive en-
gineers have been announced. 1t will
be made up as follows:
Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
P. H. Morrissey, formerly head of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men.
Oscar Strauss, former secretary OF
commerce and labor.
DR.. Albert Shaw, editor of the Re-
view of Reviews.
Otto Eidlitz, president of the Build
ing Trades Employers association.
Charles H. Van Hise, president of
the University Of Wisconsin.
Frederick N. Judson, a lawyer Of
St. Louis.
The controversy threatened for q
time to tie up all of the big railroads
of the east 1t involves ali the rail.
roads east Of Cleveland and north Of
the Ohio river, and about $4,000 loco:
motive engineers. A substantial in.
gineers.
May Seek Higher Freight Rates.
If this demand is granted by the
board, a majority of which Is to de-
cide the issue, the railroads undoubt-
edly will renew their efforts to in
crease freight rates.
The belief was expressed here last
night that the railroads, in the event
of an increase being granted to the
engineers, will urge the board of arbi-
traitors to make some recommends
ton favoring an increase in freight
rates.
All Of the seven arbitrators, whose
names are made public, have at one
time or another taken an active inter.
est In industrial disputes. Oscar
Straus, besides having been secretary
Of commerce and labor under Presi-
dent Roosevelt, served as ambassa.
dor to Turkey twice, has been a mem
Der Of the permanent court Of arbitra-
ton at The Hague and was at one
time president of the New York board
Of trade and transportation.
Eidlitz Known In New York.
Mr.. EidlitZ Is we'll known as
leader In the movements that have
been started in New York by the build
ing trades employers association.
President Van Hise Of the Univers-
ity Of Wisconsin, Is an eminent geol-
ogist He was at one time president
of the state board Of forestry of Wis
consin.
Frederick N. Judson is one of the
leaders of the bar Of st. Louis. He
was member Of the stock and bonds
commission appointed year or more.
ago by President Taft to investigate
the subject Of stock watering.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-11
NORMAL WEATHER
is DUE THIS WEEK

Washington, D. c., June 10.-The in
Gications, are that the coming week
will be one of moderate temperatures
over the greater part Of the country.
The bulletin issued last night by the
weather bureau forecasts reaction to
normal temperature following several
days Of unseasonabley cool weather
over the middle west and the southern
and eastern states.
Fair weather." says the bulletin.
Twill prevail the next several days in
the eastern and southern states. while
an area of low barometric pressure
that now covers the western plateau
region will advance slowly eastward
and give local rains the first part Of
the week in the middle west and the
latter part of the week in the eastern
and southern states"