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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
NEGRO IS GIVEN
A FINE OF $500
LEE FORD WAS CONVICTED YES.
TERDAY ON CHARGE OF SELL
ING WHiSkEY.

In the city court yesterday, Lee
FnG. Il regrO, was convicted on the
cta."5e OF selling wn.Skey and was
nneG $500 or sentenced to serve one
year on the chain3 4ns. Tnis is the
second time that the negro has been
convicted on this charge.
Ford pied innocense to the charge,
blt two negroes. both coming from
Mt. Pleasant, testified that they pur-
chased whiskey from him. They were
ar. ested in the city Monday for being
dr. NIX and when questioned by the
offiC Cers at the time claimed that it
Was purchased by tehm from Ford
Tney also testified to this effect when
tried in police court.
The negro was represented by j.
T. Colson and hard fight was made
in mis- behalf. Solicitor Dart prose-
cuted the negro. The jury was out
for only few minutes before return
ing verdict of guilty.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
MISSING BOYS FOUND
DEAD IN BOX OF FEED
Cincinnati Lads Thought to Have
Been Kidnapped on April 20.

Cincinnati, May 1.-THE corpses of
two little boys discovered in the
great feed box of a horse stable here
today turned out to be the bodies of
Robert and Urban Nichols. the tots
who disappeared from their home Oh
April 20. The boys father found their
corpses. He had dipped a shovel in
to the feed and when it came in con-
tact with a resisting mass he poked
down further until he came upon lit
tie foot. Startled, the elder Nichols
tuggad at the foot till the body of
a small boy was yielded.
Sure that he had found one of the
missing sons, Nichols worked until
he found the corpse of the other.
When the tots disappeared On April
30 it was feared they had been kid
mapped by band OF Sypsies ana
taken into the Michigan sugar beet
fields. No trace was found of them
in the north, however, and the search
was continued until it took in almost
every big city in the country.
1t is believed the boys came to
their death while playing about the
big feed box. Evidently they fell in,
We're overwhelmed in the mountain of
feed, then were suffocated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
SAILOR STICKS
TO SAME STORY
FIREMAN HENDRlCKSON SAYS
pu=F.GoRDoNs WERE cow
ARDS DURING SHIPWREck.

London, May 17.-Declarations that
Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon, who
were two of the five passengers in a
partly filled lifeboat, had protested
against returning to the scene of the
Titanic wreck to attempt the rescue
of unfortunate passengers struggling
in The water, were reviewed today
by the British inquiry board.
An audience of fashionaly dressed
women heard the proceedings and
the Gordons, with their legal advisers,
paid close attention to the testi-
mony.
Charles Hendrickson, the fireman
who told of the Gordons' alleged con-
duct, was on the stand for cross-ex-
animation, and Sir Cosmos counsel
took him in hand.
Hendrickson stuck to his evidence,
and, although he could not specify
when he first made the statement
discrediting the Duff-Gordons, Sir
Rufus Isaacs, the attorney general
was able to prompt him from deposit
tions taken at the time of the arri-
val Of the crew in England, in which
the witness had said passengers
protested" against the boat going
! back.
Gordons to Deny Story.
Mr.. Dukes examination indicated
the case for the Duff -Gordons would
be an absolute denial of the story
and that they would support this with
the evidence of the other members
of the crew who were in the life
boat
Counsl for Sir Cosmo suggested
that Lady Duff-Gordon refused to &C
into the boat without her husband
and after the boat was lowered she
was so seasick she was unable tc
protest
Hendrickson admitted she was ill
but said she was able to converse
with her husband.
/ Sir Cosmos lawyer suggested thai
Hendrickson was the first to hint al
a reward for the crew of the boat
and produced document in Hend
rickson's handwriting giving names
( of the crew, which he had handed
to Duff Gordon, to enable him tc
make out checks of the value of $2E
for each man
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
MURDER TRIAL PROGRESSING

Union, Sc, May 17-Rapid prog
ress was made today in the trial of
John Henry May and Clyde May, aged
% and II, respectively, charged with
the murder of Henry Bocha. Several
witnesses testified how BOcha was
alta cked here by Clyde May with a
knife, how he was retreating and
begging for his life when shot down
by John Henry May. Bocha was
stranger here The case probably
will go to the jury tonight or tomor-
row. The defense is that BoCha in
suit I'd John Henry Mays young wife
in Mays absence.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
Big GOLF GAME
NEXT SATURDAY
SAVANNAH TO SEND OVER LARGE
TEAM TO COMPETE WITH
THE LOCALS.

On next Saturday afternoon on the
links of the Brunswick Golf club an
interesting match game will be played
between the clubs of this city and
Savannah, and much interest is being
manifested in the match by the local
golf enthusiasts.
An invitation was extended TO the
Savannah golfers several days ago
for a match and yesterday a reply
was received from the president of
the club, accepting the invitation and
announcing that the Savannah team
would be pleased to come over next
Saturday, if that date suited the local
club. 1t is stated that the Savannah
club will send over about fifteen men,
and an equal number will be select
ed from the local club for the con-
test. D
An inte. esting feature of the game
will be match between Claiming
Floyd, the professional in charge of
the Savannah club, and Harry Co.
vie, the local professional. They are
both among the best golf players in
the South and a match between them
would be unusually interesting.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
iLLlTERACY is ON THE
DECLINE IN THIS STATE
Superintendent of Education Britain
Gives Out Interesting Figures.

Superintendent of Edu cation Britain
Gives Out Interesting Figures.
Atlanta, May 16.-That illiteracy
in Georgia, is on the decline, is the
statement of Superintendent of Edu-
cation NJ. L. Britain. In 1860 Su-
perintendent Britain points out
white illiteracy in Georgia was II
per cent while now it Is only per
cent. In the year following the war
when education was at low ebb, it
crep up to 25 per cent, but since
then it has been reduced steadily. In
1900 it was II per cent.
Illiteracy among negroes mas de-
clinad from 81 per cent in 1850, Su-
perintendent Britain states, to 81
per cent in 1910. In 1900 illiteracy
among negroes was 50 per cent II
is steadily on the decline among
both races, superintendent BrittaiI
states, and education is now more
sought after than ever in this state
1t is probable that not one man in
million would remotely entertain
such a proposition
/ When We come to analyze the sit
uation we find that there is nothing
more Objectionable in the propose'
amendment than there is already il
the federal constitution and whicl
has been there all this while.
But the people Of the United State
are OF bound to ratify this proposed
amendment. They are given an Op
portunity to do so; that's all. l
they don't want it all they have tt
do is to refuse to ratify it.
The burden now rests upon the peo
pie, and not upon the members OF
congress who have voted to give them
a chance to say whether thy want it
OF mol
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
GOLF MATCH THIS AFTERNOON
Nine Hole Sweepstake Competition to
- Be Played.

Another interesting golf game has
been arranged for this afternoon on
the local golf links and it is expected
that a large number of the members
of the club will be out.
There will be a nine-hole sweep
stake competition, handicap match,
and also a driving contest. These
weekly contests are proving unusual
ly interesting to the local members
and each Saturday afternoon a large
number of members are present
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
Trusts Want RooseveIr.

Bellevue, o.. May II. - President
Taft here today declared that much
Of the support TheodoresRooseyelt is
receiving is coming from men indict-
ed Dy the Taft administration
He added that Mr.. Perkins, who
is a director in the steel trust and
the harvester trust, had influence
enough in the last administration to
preJent suit against his companies.
He is not influential enough now He
is contributor to the Roosevelt fac
tical fund
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
G. o. p. Conventions.

Dallas, Tex. May 17.-Of five repub-
lican district conventions held in
Texas today, the fourth and the
thirteenth favor Roosevelt. As a re-
suit of the county conventions held
recently, the Fourth district counties
gave Taft one, Roosevelt two, with
one contested. In the Thirteenth,
eleven counties instructed for Roose-
welt, four for Taft and in three no
convention was held.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
METHoDlSTS FAILED TO
ELECT SECOND BISHOP

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 17.-There
was no election on the second ballot
for bishops of the Methodist Episco'
pal church today. The three high men
were D. G. Downey of New York, 5S5;
w. o. Shepard, Chicago, 378, and NJ
S. Hughes, Pasadena, 1863. Necessary
to elect, SIT.
On the first ballot yesterday Homer
C. Stuntz of New York, secretary for
the foreign mission board, was chosen
bishop
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
MATERIAL is BEING COLLECTED
TO FILL GAP THROUGH WHICH
WATERS ARE RUSHING.
Quarter of Million Dollars Will Be
Expended in Effort to Stop Destrue-
tion of Rich Sugar Plantations
Army Officers in Charge.

New orleans, May ll.-Wlth the
ends of the Hymelia crevasse in the
west levee of the Mississippi river,
thirty five miles west of New Orleans,
successfully tied, which task was ac-
complished by the government en-
gineers at a late hour last night, the
first actual steps toward the greater
task OF closing the big gap was be-
gun at daylight today.
1t is estimated by the federal ex-
perts who will have full control of
the operations, that it will require
about two weeks to entirely stop the
flow, but expect to reduce the volume
of |ater coming through the break
to about half within four or five
days.
Immense tarpaulins stretched tight
! ly over the crumbling ends Of the big
sand embankments, held in place by
heavy chains and hawsers and was
weighted down with railroad iron
was the means used to prevent fur
ther widening of the crevasse.
Will Cost $25o,Ooo.
The closing of the break will prob
= ably cost quarter of a million dol
lars, 100000 of which has already
been appropriated by the Mississippi
river commissionn. The balance will
be provided by the LaFourche levee
! board, the planters, the railroads af-
fected and other interests.
! A force of 1000 men with large
/ rtJl itv of la,, nd
of earth will be required.
1t is planned to erect $500 feet OF
cribbage around the opening This
will consist of long pilings driven
deep into the river bed and closely
j bound together by heavy tlmpers
Against this will be placed the sacks
! CT dirt.
The crevasse, which has already
proved disastrous to the rich sugar
plantations situated in its path. had
Widened to a distance of $50 feet
across when the ends were finally
tied ~
Capt. c. o. Sheriff., chief of gov
ernment engineers, who has been
| given supreme control of the effort
that is being made to master the big
stream at Hymelia, issued orders to-
day that all onlookers and trespass-
ers must be kept away from the leyees
in order to facilitate the work In
every possible manner.
Roar Heard for Miles.
The roar of the flood pouring thru
the break this morning can be heard
miles away.
A lake is stretched east, west and
south, broken from view only by the
submerged house. To the west the
GOOD has reached inland ten miles
To The south it has reached about five
miles, and to the east eight miles.
Many small towns and large plan
tations are inundated in that terri
tory.
At Killona, three miles east of the
break, protection levee had beer,
hurriedly thrown up around the town.
This held intact until four feet of
water had banked up against it, when
it went out with a roar, flooding the
town. The Texas and Pacific rail-
road line is still open to the east, and
special relief trains are moving hun
dreds of persons out of the town and
also all of those brought here from
the flooded country.
Planters north and south of Kill
Iona are frantically building levees
around their fields, dividing their
10 MI fof IN
night shifts.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
BIG TRUST is SUED.

Cynthiana, KY, May 17.-Suits were
filed against the International Har>
vester company today in four coun-
ties of the Eighteenth judicial dis
tt ct The state alleges the company
operated in violation of the Kentucky
anti trust law. Five thousand dollars
and costs are asked in each suit
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
We Are the G. o. p.

Chillicothe, o., May 17.-Theodore
Roosevelt began his days work here
by declaring Our opponents are not
the real republicans; we are He
declared; 1--WE progressives are the
men who now are true to the princi-
pies of Abraham Lincoln
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
Roosevelt Men Elected.

Atlanta, May II. - The anti-Tart
faction of the republican party in
Georgia held a convention here to-
day for the purpose of electng four
delegates at large, and four alternates
to the national convention in Chi
cago to contest the right of Taft dele
gates, elected in March to be seated
in that body.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
MURDERER ELEcTROcUTED.

Raleigh, N. c., May 17.-Brad Bag
ley, a negro, was electrocuted here
today for numbering Chief of Police
r. White at Williamson last August.
He mumbled his guilt as the current
shot through his body.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
pERs AND sEIDEL CANDIDATES

OIndianapolis, Ind, May 17.-With
Eugne V. Debs and Emil Seidel, for
mer mayor of Milwaukee, as oppon-
ente for the socialist presidential
ncoina ton, the national convention
,ex~ ~ects to name it's ticket here to-
morrow. Probably Charles Edward
Cussell will have second place.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
ONE KILLED IN FIRE.

Ennis, Tex, May 17.-One life was
lost and property valued at $4,000
destroyed by an early morning fire
here today The fire started about
1.3O, destroying a two-story brick
building. Henry Edge, aged 25, a
candy worker, was sleeping IN the
upper part of the building and was
fatally burned.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
Story is Corroborated.

Philadelphia Pa, May 17.-Manager
Hugh Jennings of the Detroit club,
corroborated the story telegraphed
from Detroit about the threat OF the
clubs players to strike unless Cobb
is Immediately reinstated.
Jennings declined to comment on
the situation or state his attitude on
the strike.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18

Sidewalks Completed-Three blocks
of new sidewalks have just been
completed by the Southern Stone &
Cement company on Howe street. The
sidewalks have been placed along this
street between Newcastle and I'm
ion and it adds to the general appear
ance Of the vicinity.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18
NOMINEE FOR ORDINARY
OF LoWNDEs CO. DROWNED

VaIdosta. May 17.-While on fish
ing trip last night Clinton Grlffln,
the Democratic nominee for ordinary
Of Lowndes county, fell from boat
and vas drowned.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-18

Phythians Return.-The several
Brunswick Knights of Pythias, who
have been attending the meeting of
the grand lodge in Augusta, returned
to the city yesterday. They reported
a pleasant trip and most successful
meeting.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20
n~a s:sS SSI ;ssSSs&' Sat:a>S5
ALL ABOUT THE MISTLETOE
Popular Christmas Plant Is Parasite and in OIden Times Was Con-
 sidered Sacred.

Although in the majority of Ameri. can and English homes mistletoe is displayed at Christmas time, :. is re- markable how little is known of this curious plant Mistletoe Is para. sitic growth, appearing most frequent ly on apple trees, although it is also found on evergreens and on poplar. hawthorn, pear and oak trees. but very rarely on the last named. it is an evergreen bush. about four feet in length, thickly crowded with branches and leaves. Unlike all oth- CT plants, it's leaves extend down as we'll as up. The plant flowers every year. but does not bear the little whit ish berries until it Is four years old. The mistletoe proper is native of Europe. especially of England and Normandy. In olden times it was con- sidered a sacred plant. because it's berries grow in clusters Of three emblematic of the Trinity. The an- cient Celts used to hang sprigs Of mistletoe around their necks as safeguard from witches. The maid that was not caught and kissed under the mistletoe al Christmas would not be married within the year, so the tradition goes. According to the old rules the ceremony was not properly performed unless a berry was pulled off after each kiss and presented to the maiden. When all the berries were gone the privilege ceased.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20
HEAD A MASS OF PlMPLES

Hyattsville, Md-"My little boy was taken with all itching on the scalp. There was an ashy place on his head about the size of a ten-cent piece, and the hair was falling from this place by the roots. In about ten days all over his head were these ashy spots which looked like ringworm. but were porous-like. The itching and burning made him scratch a great deal. His head had gotten so that it was just a mass of mattery little pimples all heaped on each other and when I took off his night-cap, the hair and flesh came off at the same time. l really thought he would lose his whole scalp. He couldn't sleep for five weeks, 1t would itch and burn until I thought he would go into convulsions.
 T used different soaps and salves to no satisfaction. Then I decided to use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Finally noticed he began to sleep all night. l used one cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Oint- ment and he was entirely cured. He has better growth of hair now than he had at first" (Signed) Mrs. Ida s. Johnson, Mar 26, 1912.
 Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston" Adv.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20
SomcWhat laxv.

lawsuit was recently in full swing and during its progress a witness was cross-examined as to the habits and character of the defendant
 Has Mir. NJ reputation for being abnormally lazy?" asked coun- sel briskly.
 Well, sir it's this way"
 Will you kindly answer the ques- tion asked?" struck in the irascible lawyer
 Well, sir. I was going to say it's this way l don't want to do the gen ueman in question any injustice. And l won't go so far as to say, sir, that he's lazy exactly; but, if it re- quired any voluntary work on his part to digest his food-why, he'd die from lack of nutrition, sir"- London Answers
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20
MERIT HAS MADE

Bonds Liver Pills a household word by the people of the great South
 We have spared neither time nor money In perfecting BONDS PILLS to meet the needs of those who suffer from Headaches, Biliousness, Consti- patton, Malaria and consequent ills. MERIT was our chief object. Not how cheap, but how good" we could make them.
 The phenomenal sale of BONDS LIVER PILLS is due solely to their MERlT-not to loud and misleading claims of CURING EVERYTHING.
 All druggistsl 25c.-AdY.
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20

am in time for? I want to load up with gifts
 Guess you'll have to. It's in your own family. Bob finally got her"
 Give turned quickly as the old sta tion agent went chuckling toward the express office trundling a truck of baggage. He followed him, his dark eyes keen and troubled.
 .Got whom, MT. Dunkley? haven't heard any news from home for weeks I've been abroad since June. and just got back in time to catch the express west for Christmas So you see it's all surprise to me-"
 Surprise to all the town. Never thought Bob had the nerve to ask a girl to marry him, let alone that spunky little Lawrence one"
 The name struck Give like a whip lash. He called goodnight and hur- ried over to where the old station hack waited.
 The driver called a cheery Christ mas greeting to him. and he an- swered it. but as they swung up the long rock hill toward the town, he leaned back and shut his eyes and wished he had never come back.
 Not that he had any hold on her. There had never been formal en-
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20
Epigram.

That wasn't bad epigram on the magistrates part" said the somewhat educated tramp, who had been con- victed for vagrancy.
 What did he say?" asked the tramp's pal.
 Seven days" came the reply.
 That aint no epigram, is it?''
 I'm sure it is. l asked parson once what an epigram was, and he says, It's a short sentence that sounds light. but gives you plenty to think about"
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20
Marking Arrival of Aoe.

When I get to be old I ain't goin' to lind it out by countin up to see, nor by my whiskers. nor by my gums, nor none of them signs. They'll all fool you. No, sir, But one of these times I'll get throwed down, and I won't bounce back Then I'll know it's all over. When a man gets that way, he's old. Old, see2 It don't make any difference how much longer he lives after that. he don't ever get any older.-"Billy Fortune"
The Forrest City times., 1912-12-20


 an the wind, deep dimples at the cor ners of her mouth. and the swift flashing smile that eyes and mouth and dimples joined in. Yet 1t had been more than beauty that had held him true through the years. There had been a look in her eyes, a look or abiding faith and clean, straight honor, that he had loved and trusted The memory of that look had brought nm back over the sea, to find her this Christmas and tell her that now ne could claim her.
 Bob! Stolid, good old Bob. While he had beef playing globe trotter, trying to catch the flying heels of a madcap, wayward fortune, Bob had stayed quietly at home and won the girl he loved.
 There in the dingy. chilly interior or the old hack Give fought out his battle with himself. He would be game he said; he would not mar ,nelr happiness with one word or iook He could not go back There was his mother. He could not give up seeing her merely because Fate Aad given him knockout blow. not exactly in the solar plexus, but q uihe to the left.
 All out" shouted the driver iovial- iy' pulling up short before the great oia mansion on the hill. with it's bar