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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
WORKMEN BATTLE TO
SAVE BATON ROUGE FROM
FURY OF GREAT FLOOD
Levees Threaten To Go Out Any
Minute in Capital of
Louisiana
TOWN OF BAYOU RUINED
People of Melville Rescued By
Army Relief Corps AS Wa
ters Advance
TOWN OF BAYOU RUINED

NEW ORLEANS, La, May A.
Great gangs OF workmen are today
battling with the waters OF the Mis-
sissippi to prevent the flooding OF
Baton Rouge. the capits< OF Louisi'
ana. With the town OF Bayou Sara,
but 20 miles north OF Baton Rouge
practically swept away and the
levees about the capital threatening
10 60 out at any minute, the situa.
tion In this city today was serious
The people OF Melville have flea
from their homes and even portions
OF New Orleans itself are threaten
ed The water is nearly loot
higher than at any time in the his
tory of the city Workmen are
guarding the levees at the foot OF
Canal-st, the chief business thorough
fare, where the waters are tapping
the top of the dikes.
On orders OF Capt. j. A. Logan OF
the army relief corps, the people OF
Melville were taken from their homes
late yesterday Two special trains
were rushed 10 the scene. The wo-
men and children were first taken
from the town and the trains started
for high ground before the advancing
waters. AT night one train returned
and the men who stayed behind 70
continue the seemingly hopeless fghl
against the waters were taken out.
AT Bayou Sara todap the streets
are under 25 feet of water, When
the waters rushed in late yesterday
houses were toppled from their toun'
dations A great sheet OF water leap
ing through gap In the levee ~
feet wide, swept everything before
IT, The smaller buildings were dash
ed against the more substantial
structures and the debris carried on
by the food. There was scant warn,
ing OF the break in the levee anu
panic reigned for a time.
Men and women ran wildly into
their homes, picked up their children
and fled. leaving all OF their belong
ings behind Others took their
positions in boats, and were picked
up by the crest OF the flood, and car
ried miles from the town. Couriers
rode through the country districts
spreading the alarm. The farmers
, driving their livestock before them
headed for high ground as rapidly as
possible. Today additional hundrecs
are homeless or without food or shei'
ter. The government rescue corps
are overwhelmed with the task De
fore them. but small boats are pelng
sent out as rapidly as possible 10
bring In the refugees. many OF whom
are marooned in tops Of trees.
Special trains were run between
New Orleans and Baton Rouge yes
terday afternoon. but today the rail-
roads announced they had oeen
forced 10 abandon traffic Negroes
or ebeing rounded up and forced 10
wort on the levees about the state
capital Sacks are being filed with
eapd and thrown against the levee
to reinforce II. but with the waters
stir rising the recent heavy rains,
thev are threatening to give way
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
Is Tfanic Still Atloat2 Some
Sharps Say So; Others AUey Nix ''

WASHINGTON May 3--Is
continue TO the
the of lust
other
don't order
folks
a
at a parallel so
on through a highbrow
which
nobody
a alongwa the place she disappeared
think all this that she lis at miles
thing another scientific sharp Not lead will
he will till
such pressure that
will suspended In
world
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
DAUGHTER OF REVOLUTION
Is CLATNED BY DEATH

PONTIAC. Mich, May 4.-Mrs.
Marian Thatcher Holly. aged SO
Years. one OF the few remaining ac.
tual daughters of the revolution. died
Yesterday IN her home in this city,
where shc had lived for 90 years She
was a member OF Louisa ST. Clair
chapter. n. A. r.. OF Detroit and her
father. Asa Thatcher Of Manchester
VT. fought In the revolution. II. h.
Thatcher. of Detroit. Is a nephew OF
deceased
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
HUSBAND AND WIFE
BURIED IN SAME GRAVE

Funeral services were held Satur,
dav for the late John J. Wellman and
his wife, Mrs. Hannah Weilman. in
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Carey V. Northrup, No. 67 Churst-st.'
Highland Park. The services were
in charge of the Rev. Il. w. Young,
pastor OF the North Baptist church.
Mr. Wellman. who was II years of
age. died three weeks ago ana MS
wife aged 10. followed him. Thurs-
day evening. The couple had oeeh
married so years and had lived IN
Deti oil 30 years. coming TO the CITY
from Monroe. Mich. Besides Mrs
Northrup. second daughter, Mts
Charles w Iisk survives. lnterment
was made OF the two bodies. side oy
side In Woodlawn cemetery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
READS NEWSPAPER AD.;
WEDS RAIL OFFICIAL

MT. CLEMENS. Mich. May 4-t
has lust been learned here that Mar
garet st. Aubin. aged 16, who ais
appeared mystericusly early In April
has become the wife Of Lawrence r.
Miller. president Of the New York Il
Long Branch Railroad Co.
The marriage resulted through the
insertion OF an advertisement IN
matrimonial paper. Miss 81. AuDh
saw the ad. answered. and cor
respondence followed
The couple met in Detroit and the
marriage took place in Windsor MISS
St Aubin was a pupil in the High
school al that time Miller Is ~
wears of age. and a widower Mr. ana
Mrs Miller are now on trip to Cali-
fornia
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
MINERS CONVENTION
TO VOTE ON COMPROMISE

NEW YORK, May 4.-The question
OF ratifying, or finally rejecting, the
compromise agreeemnt reached by the
subcommittee OF miners and oper-
ators, which was rejected by the min
ers' committee will be decided by a
convention OF the anthracite miners
Following an all-day session, the
union committee yesterday afternoon
called a convention OF the three dis
tricts Of the organization TO meet in
Wilkes Barre on May IL.
II was the general opinion OF the
leaders that the rank and file of the
miners would accept the agreement
and that the men would be ordered
back to work by the convention.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
APPOINTED CHIEF
CLERK OF PRISON

JACKSON, Mich, May AT a
meeting OF the prison board of con
troit last nigh. A. II. Pickett was ap-
pointed chief clerk of the prison TO
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Robert r. Nicely. The resig.
nation of Capt. George p Stone was
received and accepted to take effect
Aug, 1. Capt Stone has been con
nected with the prison for 10 years.
and for a time after the Armstrong
scandal was acting warden. George
Bennett was appointed bookkeeper,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
THE WEATHER

For Detroit and Nicinityi saturday
ni.bt and sunday unsettled. conditions
-IIghtIN favorable Tor shoWerrt nioder-
nte tempcrnturei moderate east 90
south winds.
For Lower Nichigani showers to-
night and sunday.
One year ago todRyi Highest tenn
pernture JTs lowest. 3St mean. fss
clear weather.
The sun sets nc 6i34 y. m. snd rises
The moon rise. nj 1880 .. m.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
]. H. WALKERS SON IS
VICTIM OF AUTO SMASH
Seriously Injured When Machine
Crashes Into Telegraph Pole
Early Saturday Morning

Caldwell Walker, OF No, S73 Jeffer-
son-ave, son of J. Harrington Walk
er. was seriously injured about the
head and body, at 1890 o'clock, Sat
urday morning, when an automobile
which he was driving crashed into a
telephone pole at Monroe-ave. and
lsaEdolph-sk.. wreckins the auto, and
throwing Mr.. Walker out OF the ma
chine. He was taken TO his home 10
police automobile. )
All information about the accident
was refused when a query was made
at the Walker residence.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
To PRESENT MELODRAMA
IN GAYETY THEATER

& W Harrah. real estate dealer,
and Hugh w Shut. theatrlcai
manager have leased the Gayety
,baaIer FOR the presentation OF melo-
d,a,,, and will open the house In
August withNa blud'aiu ''h.nuei e'
thriller" The new GaSety lhea.e, ..
ON Cadillacsq.. Will open its season
about the same time Shutt Was t9l
merly manager OF the Detroit Nauue
Vile exchange.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

-RtrFFALO. y ", May Eight We
A't anc Ave-, men were injured when
an Albeit south Park trolley car jump
81 IN, track agd crashed into tele-
sraph pole neaf Germania-st early to-
dty, Passengers were pitched heaololk
tbr,,,,,b the car while a shower Or
lass srsttered in every direction The
t,iegraph pole was broken into three
pieces The seriously injured are Mrs.
Freaerick Sorde. II south Parkside'
Lackawanna. y. Y. and William DoWh-
ey ButaIo- his W.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
BUSINESS BLOCK WILL
REPLACE HISTORIC HOTEL

SAGINAW. Mich. May 4.-Plans
were announced todey whereby the
Bancroft house, the oldcs, hostelry
in this section. OF tho state, will be
torn down and nineftory hotel and
business block TO cost 100000 erect
ed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, May 4.--Trading was
dull at the opening OF the stock mar
ket today. with price changes In the
nature OF fractional declines.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
MASONIC GRAND LODGE
TO MEET IN DETROIT

The Grand lodge. f. g. A. NJ. Of
Michigan. will be held in Detroit MAY
2S and %. Headquarters will be in
the Wayne hotel
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04
THE PRESIDENTIAL HANDICAP.

WASHINGTON. May Managers
OF presidential booms2 today made
the following claims for their re-
spective candidates up TO and in
Cludiug TODAY.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-04

Business-IIke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers Tine plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co., II
John R.-st PHI Main l49S or city 3SS5
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-05

Sept. 5 he defeated St. Paul,
10, allowing six hits.
Sept. 8 he lost to Minneapolis,
so. in five innings; gave eight
hits.
Sept. II he beat Kansas. City,.
So, allowing four hits.
Sept. 10 he lost to St. Paul, 10,
in Il innings ; gave six hits.
At the meeting of the National.
Association of Minor leagues. in
Milwaukee, C. w. Murphy, real
izing his mistake, asked Manager
Clark of Milwaukee if he would
take money and two, or three
players for Watson. Clark would
not.
Manager Jim Callahan of the
White Sox offered $1,000 for
Watson, without result. The Sox
boss has not given up hope, how
ever, and is still making offers to
Clark for Watson.
Watson is an inch shy of six
feet and scales $50 pounds. Heis
blonde, but not of the dizzy
type. The only dizzy thing about
him in fact is his speed, and the
way he can hop fast ball across
makes a truthful person hesitate
when searching for a comparison.
This boy pitches with his head
as much as with his arm. He has
an assortment of curves that
would drive a burlesque headliner
into frenzy, and he knows how
to mix them"
Watson'S best pitching effort
was 10 victory in 70 innings,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-05

1'a'te-1
You sit and talk a little while
Of servants and the weather,
You wear a fixed and formal
smile
That's bogus altogether;
Your worthy self is bored to
death,
Your victims not in clover,
And when you go, you'll both
- draw breath
And say, Praise be, THAT'S
over!
OF all the silly social shams
The formal calls the greatest,
It bores the Misses and the
Ma'ams,
The gayest and sedatest,
With dread we always view it.
And yet it always HAS been done
And so, of course, we do it!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-05

give a new car that's a beau
ty," said Green. runs so smooth
~ you can't feel it. Perfectly
noiseless, no odors; and, as for
speed, it whizzes-you can't see
1t go by" "My wordP' replied
Green's friend. Cant feel it,
can't hear it, can't smell. it, can't
see it! I say, how do you know
you have a car at all?"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
MAKES A BIG DISCOVERY
shortinston Finds That Things Once
Bemoaned May Prove Great
est blessing.

"You know how opposites are at
tracted." said Mr.. Shortington.
when was q younger man my
very particular friend and chum was
chap who was SIX feet four, while
wasn't much more than four feet
six Despite the disparity In our di.
mansions We were the closest Of
friends, and as far as I was concern
ed there was only one thing that
marred my otherwise complete heppi.
ness and that was that could not
be as tall as he. But the time came
when thought differently about that,
and when In fact, he, instead OF be-
ing proud Of his altitude, wished only
that he had been built on my more
limited scale. and that was when In
our later life We had both come to
be afflicted with rheumatism.
Then when looked at him, racked
with pain throughout his tall frame,
was glad that I was not tall but
short; and when he reflected on the
nearly two feet more OF space In him
self that the rheumatism had to roam
over he used to groan and wish that
he had been built short like me.
Isn't It singular how things come
about? The things that at one time
we may most bemoan may prove in
the end our greatest blessing"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
"OH, THE FLIES,
THE PEskY FLlES!"

The flies, the flies, the pesky flies,
They crawl upon the bread and pies.
And ON each bite of food we eat,
They wipe their nasty dirty feet.
They buzz around defying foes.
They dance upon your face and nose,
And then without apparent fear
They dig aud tunnel in your ear.
They light upon your hairless head
At early dawn when you're abed.
They fly and frolic everywhere,
And make the housewives almost
swear
They fall down in the crock OF cream,
And there they lay in peace to dream.
They got mixed in the raisn cake,
And everything our mothers bake.
They drop down in the coffee cup,
And in the lasses get mixed up.
With nimble feet and active wing,
They leave their germ on everything.
And then their presence they explain
With dots upon the window pane.
Then bring the swatter forth and
swat
And teach the flies they must not dot;
Bring out the sticky paper sheet,
That nabs the insects by the feet
And holds them struggling for their
breath,
Until they die lingering death
But do not use the ancient trick,
And dope the flies and make 'em sick
For this will cause them, so they say
To dot their little lives away.
Selected.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
THOUGHT TIN WAS SILVER
Chinese Pirates Meet Bitter Disap.
pointment After Riskins Their
Necks for Loot.

II was a surprise TO the Chinese
pirates who looted the Pacific Mail
liner Asia, wrecked In Oriental wa.
tiers sometime ago. when what they
believed to be slabs OF silver turned
out to be nothing but tin. They were
more than disappointed in view OF the
fact that they had risked their necks
to get the supposed precious metal
and had conveyed It great distance
In sampans to dispose OF IT,
According to w. w Pipkin. con.
nected with the Chinese maritime Gus.
toms service. who arrived the other
day OF the liner Persia, there were at
least 100 small Chinese fishing boats
that put In at various places laden
with tin. In their haste to get away
with the cheap but shining metal the
pirates had overlooked the more valu,
able silks and other rich far eastern
products which were In the Asia's
CO rgo
There Is nothing now visible of the
old Pacific mailer according to pas
sengers on the Persia. which passed
close to where her sister ship went
| to her doom on the treacherous crags
that seem to beckon mockingly out OF
the mist that necessarily hangs over
them. What portions OF the steamer
were not broken up by salyers were
dismembered by the beating seas
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
The Crewless Ship.

The German Naval league has Just
tested the work of an inventor OF Nu-
remberg. a ship to run without a crew.
The transmitter with mast similar to
that used in wireless telegraphy COM
mands the ship, which works systemat.
ically during a period OF hours. The
ship turns to right and left, backs and
comes to stop as II run 10y man in
the engine room. Multicolored lights
show the maneuvers to the men
ashore, This practical invention is now
under study in the German navy. Pri.
marlly destined for use in connection
with the discharge of torpedDes, 1t is
now under expert consideration as a
medium for the control of llrigible bal
looms, Kites provided With phosphoric
apparatus and steered by Hertzian
waves win be a new accession to the
German army
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
FOR CURE OF PNEUMONIA
Physician Tells Of Successful Use OF
camphor In Practice
Since 1906.

There have been and still are many
varieties of treatment for pneumonia
long list would be required to indi'
cate all the medicaments which have
been employed against II. Some ever
consider that this affection Is an all
ment which has definite cycle,
They are of the opinion that no med!.
cation should be adopted which might
act on II and disturb Its development,
the proper course to take being one
Of expectation" or better, a thera-
peautique armee more particularly de-
signed to combat complication.
DIR. Serbert, In the Muenchner Medi'
zinische Wochenschrift. describes the
remarkable results which he obtained
| In the treatment OF serious cases oil
pneumonia by means of strong doses
CT camphor He first had occasion &c
use IL In 1906 In case OF double
pneumonia, where the patient was
also suffering from typhoid fever. lie
therefore practiced a simultaneous
injection Of ~ centimeters OF cam
phorated oil go per cent? recent,
sterilized The results obtained or
the pulse and respiration and gen
eral condition were extremely salts
factory He renewed this dose every
~ hours, and he found after three
da7s the trouble had disappeared,
DIR. Serbert has since employed the
same treatment in 2l cases, one o
which was extremely serious, since 1
was a question OF double complicated
pneumonia In woman seventy.tw'
years old, All these cases recovered
1t seem certain that the camphor pro
duced these effects since there wa
no real crisis, the cure being gradua
and slowly effected. - Philadelphia
4 North American
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
- . -
NOTICE

On Saturday, the 18th day of MAY
1912, at the hour OF two o'clock pm
at the front door of the County court
house in Logan City, Cache County
Utah, Cache County will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash
the following described real estate,
to.wit.
Beginning at the Southeast corner
of Lot two (2), block twelve Q2) plat
"E" Logan City Survey, and running
thence North IS rods; thence West
rs rods; thence South IS rods; then
ce East rs rods to the place of be-
ginning. ..
BY order OF the Board OF County
Commissioners. s
Witness my hand and official seal,
this 18th day of April, A. d. 1912.
r. w. JAMES,
(SeaD County Clerk.
Date Of first publication April Am
1919. ......... BOON mil
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
JUDGE CHANGED HIS MIND
Chico Kid Of New Mexico Did Not Pro
pose to Have . Fine I'm
posed.

Broadway heard with some surprise
that H. A. Du Souchet, the author OF
THE Man From Mexico" Is candi
date for Justice Of the peace in the
hamlet In which he pays taxes In New
Jersey. Why he should want to be q
Jersey justice has the big street
guessing, The diverse Of the propo
sition is the wonder why Jersey
should want him to be justice
Away back in 1873" said one Of the
oidtimers. "Du Souchet was a justice
of the peace down on the New Mexico
line. In those days tarantulas and In.
dams were the chief native products
Of that region. Residents wore their
guns handy. and train robbery was
considered a profitable. and not dis
creditable form of speculation. One
day the Chico Kid. being very drunk,
insisted on being arrested. The mar
shall didn't want to arrest Mr.. Kid. but
the latter insisted.
81 wanna plead guilty to drunken
ness and disturbin' thuh peace said
the Kid to Justice Du Souchet.
81 will have to fine began Du
Souchet.
What?' howled the Kid. Fine
me? Why, you pin cared. yaller liv
cred. pigeon toed ole maverick. there
amt enough justices In New Mexico
to make me pay fine. l.
But Justice Du Souchet interrupted
him urbanely.
81 was about to say said he. that
will have to find time to get real
we'll acquainted with you. Mr.. Kid. In
the meantime, suppose We go and
have a drink New York Letter to
the Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
CURED OF SOLITAIRE PLAY
How One Wife Put Stop to Her Hue.
band's Preoeeupation With
the Game.

"My husband used to be a solitaire
fend." said a woman the other day.
"He used to come home nights and
play several games while was pre-
pairing dinner. After eating he
would hurry that-he would rush to
his card table and play until late at
night. II this had happened only once
week 1t would have been different
and | would not have said a word
about 1t. AS It was. he would play ev
cry night we we're not going out to
gether.
Il like card playing, but when II
comes to making the game Of solitaire
an occupation. draw the line.
Il worried and fretted about the
proposition as | thought 1t was doing
my husband harm. as we'll as keeping
him from being sociable. until ]
thought I would have gray hair. re-
monstrated. argued. fought and shed
tears. but all to no avail. Finally ]
hit upon a scheme.
las INwas an unusually poor card
player my husband had criticized me
several times for my ignorance. good
humoredly. Of course. and | decided to
learn to play solitaire also. bought
a pack Of playing cards and one even.
ing at dinner told the solitaire fiend
that ! wanted him to teach me the
game. He was delighted to think at
last had come to his side and he said
he would instruct me that very night
Accordingly after we had tidied up
the dining room-he helped me that
time-we started In on the single
handed game. My husband sweated
and almost swore at times and he
called me 'bonehead' and several
other names that mean the same
thing. Finally he gave 1t up In dis.
gust and he has not played cards
since"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-09
AMERICAN MUSIC ISN'T BAD
David elspham says Much Of II Com
parss Well With Best Of For
eIan Compositions.

Al a recent recital which he gave
in Carnegie hall, David Bispham said:
There Is just as much bad music
written abroad as there Is in this
country. only we do not always hear
Il. When we get foreign music we
always seek the best. We buy the
works OF the best composers and we
give no attention to any others. Here
at home we hear all that Is published.
We cannot avoid the bad II We would.
We hear It on the streets in spite OF
ourselves, and we grow to think. I'M
less we take pains to study American
music, that the most OF II is poor.
This is not true. Some Of It is very
bad, but much OF II Is as good as that
written by the best foreign compos-
ers."
In proof OF his faith In the good
quality of American music Mr.. Bisp-
ham makes It rule to devote a por.
ton OF each OF his programs to the
work OF American composers. While
all OF his audience may not agree with
him that these songs equal the best
OF the foreign works. II certainly
should be an inspiration to American
composers to have so excellent an ar
fist place such faith in them and
prove his faith by giving their works
the benefit OF his renditions Mr.
Bispham laments the prevalence OF
ragtime. and urges his audiences to
lend all their influence toward its
adjustment. To him music is worth.
less unless taken with sufficient seri-
BUSINESS to express lofty. or at least
an intelligent. idea.