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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES CROWD
TOPS OF DYKES AWAITING
U. S. RESCUE FLEET.
Mississippi River crushes Embank-
ments With Roar and is Spreading
Over Richest Plantation in Louis
iana--Waters Cover Land.

New Orleans, May 15.-At noon to-
day the crevasse in the west bank of
the Mississippi river, which occurred
In front of the Hymel plantation. 80
miles above New Orleans, was pouring
an immense volume of water over the
populous and rich farming country
adjacent thereto. Telephone messages
from Killona, one mile south or the
break, state that hundreds of people,
many of them narrowly escaping with
their lives, are rushing to the levees.
The breach early today was over 500
feet wide and several small towns in
the direct path of the rushing tor
rent have already been inundated.
The Hymelia is the third break in
the west side levees in Louisiana. 1t
will probably be the most devastat-
ing, as the country south of it is
thickly populated and is considered
the most fertile territory in the en-
tire state.
Sixty Thousand People Affected.
Approximately $4,000 were a~scte0,
and if the crevasse. is not closed prob
dOlJ A0il Vi LnI6 Will U6 Will
out homes until the waters find their
way eventually into the Gulf of Mex
leo.
Boils were discovered near the base
of the levee early yesterday and lab
orors we're put to work building crib
work. While men were dumping saaJ
bags into the crib the levee went
with rush. The water spread rapid
ly over the Hymel and Glendale plan
tations.
This morning the Trinity, Mary, Rio
Grande and Waterford sugar planta-
tions were under water. Water had
reached Lucy, La, FIVE miles north.
three hours after the break.
Dozens of villages and hamlets
along tho Texas and Pacific will be
under water from the Hymelia crew
asse before another week passes.
Couriers Spread News.
The new of the break was spread
rapidly last night by courlers, by tele-
graph and telephone to the thou
sands of persons in the affected dis
trict and throngs of women and chill
dren almost panic-stricken sought
refuge and safety on the levees Wi.u
their hastily gathered belongings
awaiting the coming of the rescue
boats.
The Hymelia crevasse which takes
its name from the Hymel plantation,
is 0nly short distance below the
1903 creyasse of the same name.
There today the river is foot higher
than the 1903 crest and much swift
er currency indicates that consider
able n ore territory will be submerged.
I he section affected is dottei with
vast sugar plantations, big sugar mills
and productive truck farms.
A feet of tugs and barges laden
with laborers and supplies, rus*ed OF
of New Orleans by the United States
engineers last night was on the scene
by daylight.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
MAKING A FINE SCORE.
Young Brunswick Shooter Stars at
Southern Handicap.


Southern Handicap.
In reporting the first days shoot
at the big Southern Handicap, now
being held in Columbus, the Enquirer
Sun of that city contains the follow
ing about young Vassa Cate of this
city, who is among the best amateur
shots of the country:
"The youngest trap shooter in the
bunch was Vassa Cate of Brunswick,
Ca, aged IS, student of Stone Noun
tain. Mr.. Cate, who has been shoot
ing three or four years, obtained leave
of absence from the academy at Stone
Mountain to take part in this tourna-
ment. He is attended by his father,
DR.. Cate. In the singles he broke 142
out Of $50 targets, and in the doubles
made score Of As out Of So"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16

ing It at the junction of the Now Or
leans end Northeastern railroad and
small Iogging railway. A freight
train had stopped at the junction
soon after the passenger tran had
proceeded on it's way after the hold
up, and 1t is believed the robbers
boarded the former. That four men
were seen to leave the freight train
when it 1eached the oltskirts of Hat
tiesburg as the report made to Off
GERS here this morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
STRIKING PRESSMEN IN
ATLANTA HAVE BATTLE

Atlanta, May 15.-The first vfo-
lence in connection with the strike
Of pressmen on William r. Hearst's
Atlanta Georgian took place late last
night when strike breakers and union
men from The Journal fought.
Three of the union men, including
F. B. Brigham, president of the At
lanta local, are in a hospital badly
beaten and cut. 1t is said the strike
breakers are from New York. The
Georgian's former employees, it was
announced this morning, will consider
returning to work.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
cREvAssE GROWING WIDER.

Killona, La, May 15.--At noon the
Hymelia crevasse, which promised to
be more disastrous than the 1923 Gre
vase, near the same spot, had wild
ened to wore than 500 feet, and the
water vas iIshing through tho aver
Widening Gsp with rcac that codl1
be heA.i foi several mics
There has been no loss of life ca
ported, but a number of narrow eS-
capes from drowning wos recorded.
A small number of refugees came ir-
to Killona today.
Urgent appeals have been made to
the New Orleans relief committe AID
the a. my relief corps for both boats
and skiffs to send into the flooded
territory.
The water from the crevasse had
reached Lake Des Allemands at noon
and was spreading over wide area
up and down the river.
Railway Tracks Hidden. -s
The water has hidden the Texas &
Pacific tracks one mile north Of Kill
Iona, and everal large sugar planta-
tions are inundated. The water Is
eight to ten feet deep right at the
creyasse,, and about FIVE feet deep
over the ground below the break. Ev-
cry lew minutes more earth from the
ends of the levee drops into the swift
current, and II steps are not taken to
close the gap 1t probably will be 1000
,.yfdn hty fornOrrOW
Large quantities Of lumber. sand
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16

bags and tools reached the scene
last night and this morning from the
United States engineering depots,and
the Texas & Pacific Railroad COM
pany sent a large quantity Of mate
rial.
1t is believed determined effort
to close the crevasse will he lnsti-
tuted this afternoon with Cape. G. o.
Sheriff., chief Of the engineers, in
charge Of the work. as
Sheriff. has a fleet Of seven steam
ers, about 500 laborers and a large
quantity of material at the break.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
NOTED POLITICIAN SICK.

Nashville, Tenn, May 15.-The
condition of w. A. Percy of Memphis,
who was seized with sudden attack
of illness yesterday during a meet
ing Of the democratic sub-commit-
tee, was much improved this morn
ing. His brother, Senator Leroy Per-
cy Of Mississippi, is on the way and
other relatives are here.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
ALL-NIGHT SESSION RESULTED
CHOOSING FOUR DELEGATES
AGAINST ROOSEVELT.
Lack of Leader Prevented Holding of
Separate Convention by Friends of
Rough Rider Candidate-5olt Mar
rowIy AVerted.

Nashville, Tenn, May 15.-Tennes-
sees four delegates from the state at
large were instructed to cast their
votes in the republican national con-
vention for William H. Taft by the
state convention last night, but not
withstanding the fact that Taft men
were in control of the convention, the
delegates we're not chosen until after
midnight, at the conclusion of an out
break of disorder which lasted two
hours and might have resulted in a
bolt had leader appeared.
Premonitions of a bolt were not
lacking up to the time the conven-
ton voted on permanent organiza-
ton; but a conciliatory spirit brought
about, it is said, through the good Of
fees of the friends of Governor Hoop
er, was manifested by both Taft ana
Roosevelt leaders throughout the pro-
ceedings, and the convention was de-
void of unusual incidents except for
the one outburst.
That was unexpected to both sides.
The permanent organization had been
effected and a platform adopted, in
structing the delegates for. Taft,and
the chairman had ordered a call of
the counties on the election of dele
gates from the state at large when
someone on the platform shouted,
Come on, let's hold convention of
our own"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
CLARK WINS NEVADA.

Reno, New, May 15.-Of the 1876
delegates to the democratic state con-
vention, the returns show 139 pledged
for Clark, q for Wilson and 80 un-
reported.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
Teddy and Clark Win.

San Francisco, May Is. - Returns
today from yesterdays state presi-
Dental preference primary are use
full only to determine the exact plur-
alities reaped by Theodore Roosevelt
and Champ Clark over their respec-
tive opponents for the republican and
democratic nominations. Roosevelt's
plurality is estimated at between Co.,
900 and $4,000 over Taft and LaFol-
lette; Champ Clark leads Wilson by
probably 10000.
Returns from 2,169 precincts out Of
300 in yesterdays presidential pref
erence primary give Roosevelt 9s,109,
Taft 51,7O9, LaFollette, 31,196, Clark
26,364, Wilson 1897.
Rooseyelt's plurality on the face Of
the returns is 46,4O6 His in / cA:ed
plurality is tt;N cen 1000 aad 6" 900
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
EXPRESS coMANy n=NIALs-

New Orleans, May 10. - Southern
EXPRESS officials here today declined
t. ~ouchfs1e any Information As TO
the amount of money secured by the
robbers who early today held up the
Queen and Crescent fast train south
of dattiesburg and dynamited txe ex-
press car. 1t was denied that the rob-
bers obtained a sum approximating
$4,000.
Express officials here admitted that
the safe contained the following val
uables:
Two sacks of silver dollars, contain
ing $1,000 each; one half dozen of
packages of jewelry; one package of
bonds; one package of stock certifi-
Gates; several miscellaneous pack
ages aggregating few thousand dol
lars.
The officers of the express company
are extremely reticent about discuss
ing the amount of money and valu-
ables secured by the robbers and dis
miss reporters by saying: Exactly
how much the robbers secured we will
not be able to determine until
thorough investigation has been
made"
One of the chief detectives of the
Southern Express company was on
the train, in sleeper, but his name
was withheld by the company.
The extra guard in the car, whose
presence many considered confirma-
ton OF the reports that the safe con-
tanned extra large shipments of cur
rency, officials of the company here
declare was merely "deadheading to
his home In Chattanooga.
i14 q
DISPATCHERS ADMIT ROBBERY
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16

the safe in the express car on train
Nc northbound, on a Queen and
Gre scent train, at o'clock this morn
ing near Hattiesburg, Miss, and Sc
cured considerable money.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
Cause of the Outbreak.

The cause of the outbreak was an
effort of the Roosevelt leaders to Sc
cure representation on the national
delegation and the determination of
the Taft leaders to keep all the fruits
Of their victory.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
Break Narrowly AVerted.

A dozen of them Immediately gath
cred around table and carried it to
the front of the platform, where they
were joined by about a score, and ali
shouted to various Roosevelt leaders
to assume the Craftsmanship.
Instead of joining them, the lead
ers tried to reason with them, but
they would not listen, continuing to
call one after another, while they
pounded on the floor with chairs and
shouted and sang. Ortoars mounted
tables and harangued those nearest
them in voices that were drowned in
the tumult of sound, through which
the staccato notes of the chairman's S
gavel could be heard occasionally
From 10 o'clock until midnight the
confusion continued, the original noise
makers being recruited constantly.
But at last the insurgents became
wearied by their own efforts, the din
gradually subsidized, and when finally
the jchairman could make himself
heard the vote proceeded with little
confusion, though the delegates were
nearly all standing on the platform
r directly in front Of it.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-16
DIsPArcHERs ADMIT ROBBERY.

Birmingham, Ala, May 15.-It was
admitted here this afternoon by train
dispatchers that robbers blew open
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09

plished: Parts of plants removed. re-
newed, promoted or retarded; wound.
ed and diseased plants cured; the
shape and habits of plants modified
the size and quantity of the fruit In.
creased or diminished; the quality OF
the fruit improved the fruit made 10
ripen earlier or later; a regular sue.
cession Of fruit secured; and the
spraying. training, cultivation and
gathering of fruit facilitated.
Around the city homes, where there
Is only room for few vines, cranes
are often trained on porches. fences
outbuildings, trees, arbors and stumrs
In vineyard practice some growers
use only n stake or post, and others
use extensive systems of training tho
vines.
The spur, the fan, the four-arm sys.
TEN. the two-arm kniffin, the Munsou
umbrella, overhead and cane systems
are a few of the many methods Of
training adopted by vineyardists
The writer considers the Muns0n
system of training the best all-rourl
system for use In localities where
rains and storms occur during the
growing season. It protects the fru!.
and places 1t in the most advantageous
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09
SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED
DISHES.

For those who prefer to make their
own mustard to use on the table for
corned beef and cabbage, the follow
ing is good one to prepare:
German Mustard.-Mix one-half a
cup of dry mustard with a fourth of a
cup each of salt and sugar and a
fourth of a teaspoonful of cayenne.
stir in two tablespoonfuls of melted
butter, the Juice of one onion and vim
egar to make a thin paste.
The story Is told OF fussy man at
hotel in the west who sat down to a
Inner of pork and beans. He re-
marked to the landlord that he never
rte pork and beans The landlord re-
rlied: Then help yourself to the mus
tard" He was not lacking in hos
pitality as long as there was mustard
that wasn't refused.
Berry Muffins.-MiX thoroughly two
cups of sifted -four. one-half teaspoon
full OF salt and three teaspOonfuls of
baking powder. Cream one-fourth of
a cup of butter, add a half cup OF
sugar and the well-beaten yolk of one
igg, a cup OF milk and the -four mix
ture; beat we'll. Add the white of egg
beaten stiff, and stir in a heaping cup
of well-washed blueberries, drained
and rolled in flour. Bake In muffin
pans about 20 minutes.
Fried AppIes.-Core and pare the
Epples. cutting in thin slices. Lay i'll
q granite pan with butter sprinkle
with sugar and place in the oven to
bake until tender. Serve around
fried sausage. The apples may be
fried in some OF the sausage fat, add
ing a little sugar.
Serve rard Tauce in the halves OF
lemons or oranges, decorate the edges
with a scallop If liked.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09
A FEW SALAD OR LUNCHEON
ROLLS.

Bread should have a sweet, nutty
flavor. never a flavor of yeast. The
quick breads which may be made in
three TO five hours are all right for an
emergency. but for every day living
the better bread Is made with n small
quantity of yeast
Swedish Rolls.-Take. a. pint. OF
scalded milk, a cake of compressed
yeast or half a cup Of the liquid yeast,
half cup of luke warm water three
eggs, half cup of butter. half cup
Of sugar. a teaspoonful of salt. Make
\ sponge and prepare the dough as in
all biscuit mixtures made with yeast.
When light, roll into a sheet a fourth
OF an inch thick. brush with butter,
sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and
currants; roll up like a jelly roll. cut
In rounds and set on end. side by side,
In pan; when light bake about half
IN hour. When baked brush. with egg
and milk or sugar and milk and re-
turn to the oven to brown.
Tomato Blscuit.-Roll a light dough
made like French bread, of a cup of
warm water, a half yeast cake, a
half teaspoonful of salt, and four cups
of flour. Use two cups of the -four to
make the dough and half Of the water.
knead well and shape in small ball.
Make two cuts in the top about n
fourth Of an inch deep. then place the
ball in a small sauce pan of tepid
water, cut side up. In few minutes
the ball will begin to swell and float
on the top OF the water, When quite
/ light, remove II with a skinner to a
bowl containing the salt and the rest
of the water. Stir in enough -four to
| make a dough stiff enough to knead,
nearly two cups, and let stand in n
/ warm place until light. Roll out the
/ dough in sheet half an inch thick,
| cut in four-inch squares. brush the cor
ners with cold water, then fold them
/ over to meet in the center; press the
corners down upon the dough below.
Arrange in biscuit pan 50 that they
will just touch each other, brush with
melted butter; when risen to double
in bulk brush again with butter and
bake.
German Coffee Cake.--Soften a
Yeast cake tcompressed) in a fourth
Of a cup of water; add two cups OF
scalded milk, cooled, and -four to make
a batter. When light add four eggs
beaten without separating, one cup OF
melted butter, one cup Of sugar, the
Juice and rind of a lemon, a teaspoon
ful Of salt. Knead and when light roll
IN sheet. butter and sprinkle with
almonds chopped fine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09
By GEORGE C. HUsMAN)

BY nature the grapevine is a great
rambler. Forms of 1t are found in
our woods striving to overtop the tall
est trees, and single plants over
spread large areas. Again, other
forms are grown as mere bushes, two
or three feet high, producing crops
ranging from ia to % tons OF fruit
to the acre. No other fruit-bearing
plant responds so generously to atten-
ton, adjusts itself to so many condi-
lions, or is used for such variety of
purposes. For these reasons its cul-
ture has always kept pace with civil
ization. Grapes are often grown on
soils too poor for other purposes.
Native species of the grape are found
in nearly all parts of the world and
no country is blessed with a greater
number of them than our own. 1t is
therefore reasonable to conclude that
grapes can be successfully grown al.
most everywhere in this country, re.
suits with them depending largely
upon the selection of varieties of the
species suited to the respective condi.
lions.
In ordinary practice grapevines are
propagated from seed, from cuttings
by layering or by grating. For orig
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09

ing CLUB at the Loo, near Apeldoorn which Mr.
So. IN W assisted oy the Duke of Leeds and Mr.
stuart "ortIey, had formed in the vear 1870
was dissolved the very year it had reached it's
one detail In Stradanus' drawing deserves spe.
clai notice l. e, the turned-up heads of the two
herons at which hawks are about to stop. It
SHOWS that the artist fully believed the legend
sanctioned even by such late writer's as Walter
Scott that the heron when hard pressed and
stopped at by the hawk will point his beak up
wards and thus receive the descending enemy
upon <s point thereby inficting serious injury
Il not Killing him outright. According to modern
experts this pretty story has no foundation in
TACT. 1t seems extraordinary that for centuries
artists went on painting incidents which they
never could have seen, scores, If not hundreds OF
pictures Of what was favorite and aristo
cratic sport depicting this very occurrence
Stradanus prediction for portly men and
women, as we'll for steeds of the cart.horse
type, and for unwieldy fat spanlels and hounds
betray his Dutch origin, and perhaps also a bust
nesslike desire 10 please his principal public In
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09
STANLEY'S EXPLOITS

No explorer before or since has approached the
harvest that Henry NJ Stanley reaped Csays
writer In the New York SUM, and no man of let.
tiers. soldiers, or scholar has had such single
lecture tour as Stanley's greatest. In something
Ike ten big cities he received $4,000 for his first
appearance. For the first night in another group
OF cities he received $1,000 and in stiu another
group $500. Travelling in special car upon
which he lived in most places and accompanied
by four or hve guests, he ended the tour with S64
600 clear OF all expenses. For that first night in
New York charity paid Stanleys agent IS 900
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09
SECURE HEALTHY
PLANT GROWTH
Proper Regulation OF N-o22ture Is
Greatest Eactor-GtVe
Water Only When
Needed,

Proper regulation OF moisture Is the
plant growth. While plants can with
stand great extremes in temperature
corresponding extremes in moisture
will surely tend to ruin If not kill even
the strongest.
Water should be given only when
needed. and then In such copt9a5
quantities that the soil is Thoroughly
soaked. When potting plants space
should always be left at the top tor
pouring in water. An inch and a hall
will suffice.
Consider the kind OF plant you are
watering. Soft-stemmed kinds, o-D''
cially those with large leaves, viii zee
quire much more water than hard.
wooded, slow-growing kinds. Wa.'
the former easily recover iraA
drought, the hard sooded suffer per-
manently from extremes.
The character of the soil should al
so regulate watering. Heavy clay
soils sour easily, while very light .o."
soils dry out quickly, and un."as care
fully watched plants in them viii "'.
In either case it is better TO N..'.
thoroughly and less frequently man
to water sparingly and often.
The seasons and time OF day s.' .-
also be watched. Plants not In '.'
growth should be watered sut"a
until they have regained their icI'"-..
Watering in the evening just before
dark greatly aids fungOus dtseas a'
the foliage remains wet tLr0us- TIC
night.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09

the lowands and in northern Germany. For prac-
tcally all of his drawings were engraved and pub
lished in the former country were most 9TH
ers OF similar nature. with the exception per-
haps Of those of his pupil. Tempesta, who, living
in Rome and evincng a like fertility and indus
try. had some of his drawings engraved by ltal
ians As edition after edition Of Stradanus' series
were issued by the Gale brothers of Antwerp, and
eagerly bought up, the circle of his admirers In
northern Europe grew ever wider; but there is no
evidence that his work in the picture book line
ever became very popular In Italy, the country of
his adoption. There his celebrated Naples fres-
Goes, tor Don Juan of Austria, and his equally
good designs for tapestry for the Medci Grand
Duke enjoyed far more popularity.
Considering the immense difficulties Of trans
portation which then still handicapped all inter
national and especially all transalpine intercom-
munlcation, 1t is rather curious that the formid-
able distance intervening between the city on the
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09
PRUNING AND TRAINING OF
GRAPE VINES OF IMPORTANCE
NO Other Fruit Bearing Plant a.
Attention, Adjusts Itself Conditions, or Is Used w
for So Many Varieties Of Purposes-r1any
Methods Of Grating.

vious year. The time for pruning =,
in winter, when the vines are d,r
mant. They should not be cut wba,
frozen or while the sap is flowiog
rapidly. Summer pruning is practiceI
on the young growth to regulate Tho
quantity of fruit and the shape of tbo
plant.
In pruning, one or more of the fol-.
lowing objects are usually accom-.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-09

Vines Headed Back for Different sys.
TENS Of Training; A, the Spur and
Fan Systems; 3, the Four.Arm Re
newal System; c, the Two-Arn
kniffin, Munson, Umbrella and Over
head Systems; D, Pruned Vine in
Its Fifth Year, Showing the Method
Of Training by the Cane System.
surroundings for the best results. It
makes practicable. and facilitates
spraying for fungous diseases and In.
sect pests and, after the original out.
lay for the trellis has been incurred,
lessons the cost of all operations AMI
makes them easy and pleasant.
In Californit trellises are compap
lively rare. Stakes only are used.
These give the vines the necessary
support and allow the vineyard 30 be
cultivated crosswise as well as length
wise.