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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-31
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-31
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-31

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-05-31

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
Lnkc of Water Covers Town.

Torras. La. May "A lake OF water
tonight covers the town OF Torras to
depth ranging from two TO six feet,
and the Mississippi flood waters are
pouring through the crevasse, which
occurred IN the leve,'s late yesterday.
at the rate Of twelve miles an hour
This torrent OF nocd water has covered
the little towns Of Lettsworth, limits,
Binvenue and Smithland. and is rapid
l. flooding Pointe Coupe parish be-
tween the Mississippi and .Atchafalaya
Rivers.
While the water from the Torras
Crcvasse may eventually inundate sec
tions OF six or eight parishes south Of
here, State and Federal engineers to-
day stated that TIL very severe dam
age would largely be confined to
Pointe- Coupe parish, north of a line
from New Roads TO Melville. The
crevasse tonight is about 500 feet
wide.
The Federal and State engineers
abandoned the Idea of attempting to
close the crevasse at noon to-day.
Captain 9. O. Sheriff.. chief OF the
United States engineers in charge OF
the fourth district levee work as
signed all of the boats under his con-
troll here to the rescue work, and his
force. together with those under Cap
tain LomaX. L. :. A.. on the steamer
Nokcmis. transferred practically all
of the people In the town and several
thousand head of livestock to Ioinrs
on the east side of the river. These
Federal forces also assisted in saw
ing thousands cot dollars worth OF
household goods from the buildings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
DEATH FASTENED
| BY OWN CARTOONS
Homer Davenport Haunted by
His Gruesome Drawings OF
Titanic Disaster.
KNOWN THE WORLD OVER
He Was Also Fmous for His
Celebrated Collection OF
Arabian Stecds.

Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.
New York, May 2.-Worry over the
Srewsomc cartoons he Grew of the IL
tanic disaster is believed TO have
FASTENED the death of Homer Daven-
port. one of the most famous of the
latter-daS cartoonists. who died of
pneumonia at { o'clock this morning in
the apartments of Mrs y. ~ Cochran,
No. 54l West llith Street.
Mr.. Davenport, who waa about forty
five years old and had known Mrs.
Cochran since childhood. was calling
on her Thursday night. April IS. when
the Carpathia. the rescEC sh p, brought
in her load of survivors from the IL
tanic. lie was stricken in her home,
and his condition became so serious
that tho physicians who attended him
declined to permit him 10 be moved to
hospital Eight physicians and three
nurses were in almost constant attend
ance.
Il had know Mr.. Davenport for
thirty years" said Mrs. Cochran this
afternoon" 1 first met him In San
Francisco. where he had come into
prominence in n day as the result OF
powerful political cartoon. He call
cd on me frequently.
''On the night the Carpathia arrived
Mr., Davenport dropped in rather early
Disnster unnervcd Him.
II had never seen him so depressed
and gloomy. He said the Titanic dis
aster had completely unncrved him,
and that the cartoons he had drawn
OF the catastrophe haunted him. There
vas one in particular. hand reach
ing up from the sea and dragging
down the ship. that depressed him. In
n few moments he was taken i'll"
Mr.. Davenport's body has been re-
moved to the undertaking establish
ment of stephen Merritt. Eighth Avs
nue. and Nineteenth /treet. where II
will he held until Mrs Davenport from
whom the artist was separated. can
be communicated with She is OK
pected to take charge of the funeral
arrangements.
At the time of his death Mr. Davan.
port was making his home in the Hotel
Albert lie was employed on tine
Hearst publications. and Mr. Hearst
Continued on Eight Pagcl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
Iinderwood'. victory Grows.

Atlanta, Ga. May 2--Delayed re-
turns from the presidential primary
held in Georgia yesterday continue to
add to the plurality Of Oscar w. I'm
dcrwood. Oitc!al results have been
received from loo OF tie l4s counties.
and these. with the unofficial returns
from the other forty. SHOW q plurality
for the Albanian OF 1925 votes. Tho
official canvass. II is stated. will
change these figures but slightly.
The total votes for the four candi-
dates are given by the Atlanta Con-
stitution as follows: Oscar Under
wood. 7l.55s Woodrow Wilson. 5s.S4l;
Champ Clark. 2o.s67, ludson Harmon,
S,25I.
Although Governor Wilson carried
more than thirty counties in the State.
Including all the larger cities. he will
not get a fraction OF the Georgia dele
CATION TO The Baltimore convention.
Under the order Of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee. thu State
convention, which meets May %. Will
be composed o. delegates instructed
for the popular cao!ce Of the State.
This means that Mr.. Underwood Is
sure OF the twenty Eight delegates
from Georgia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
Had Threatened Life
Of Attorney Foster

W.theyillc, Va, May 2.-..l'u Kill
Bill Foster before the Nun goes
down Tomorrow night IL I'm con-
vIcted.' Floyd Allen, the first of
the IIillsyille courthouse nssnssins,
now on trinl here fer his life, WAS
charged with making this remuri>
before the shooting ON March Il,
according TO the testimony to-day
of ]. II. WcddclI, of Montgomery,
one of the fir>t days witnesses for
the prosecution. On cross-cxamin-
alton WcddclI stuck to his story,
though he admitted no other per-
sons were present during his con-
NcrSRtiOn with Allen.
Six witnesses, three of them spec
tntors mt tho shooting ARRAY, tcs-
tilted.
The first wjtnesS ID. w. Bolen, n
lawyer who WINS defending Allen In
the court where the murders oc-
CURED, testified TINT he sHw Claude
Allen fire the first shot, md that II
struck Judge missile. Court off,
cinls returned the fire, he said. Two
OF the jurymcn who were then try
Ing Allen testified, one of them that
Allen had fired In the direction of
where nc Inst saw Foster. the Com
monwcnlth's attorney, who was
killed.
Other witnesses told of convcrsa-
lions with Allen. In which he had
threatened Foster.
Prose cutor Wysor, opening tho
rnsc, snid he would show there was
n conspiracy among the Aliens TO
shoot m the court II Floyd Allen
were convicted. Attorney Willis,
for tho defense. rctortcd TINT re-
port. OF the tragedy Ind becn
grossly exaggerated. ana that he
would Introduce testimony to- show
thnt Bottle Ayers WINS killed by n
bullet from Clerk Dexter Gonds re-
voI,cr, and not by the Aliens. The
defense would show. he said. that
Floyd Allen had been wounded be-
fore he had taken part In the shoot
Ing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
K e pu bile a Faction
Divide Into Two
wings
EACH CLAIMS
TO BE REGULAR
Two Sets of Delegates Named,
and These, With the BLACK
and Tans," Make Three Del
egations Which Louisiana
Will Send to National
Convention at Chicago.

Alexandria, La. May 2.--The already
badly muddled Louisiana Republican
situation was given an added daub OF
coloring today. when the state con
vention Of the lilly white faction
split into two wings" and elected two
sets OF delegates to the national CON
vention TO be held at Chicago. one
wing Landed President Taft ana elect
cd six Observation-Disclosures instructed
10 vote for the Presidents renomina-
ton. The other wing adopted. with
the same unanimity. resolutions In
dorslng Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
and chose six Louisiana Republicans 20
go TO Chicago and vote the Colonel
10 the last.
And Yet there was 'harmony' in the
convention. and both wings insist
there was no bolt Thcy simply agreed
10 disagree on the one question Of
whothcr proXi should he counted In
the election Of a temporary chairman.
Both wings chose a Ticc-chaiTman, and
then Il committee agreed that the Iaft
wing should have IN. convention nan
one hour, after which the Roosevelt
wing should come in and transact us
business The agreement was lived
up TO. and the resolutions watch the
Roosevelt faction adopted indorsing
Frank u. Williams. leader n the Tafi
wing. as the real chairman OF the
Republican State Executive Commute"
were no less iaudatory OF Mr.. Williams
than were those adopted by his own
wing.
The action OF the convention to-day
means that three different sets of dele
gates VIII 20 TO the Chicago conven-
ton from Louisiana and gave the Gre
dcnunls committee there the PROPOSE
ton ~ figuring out "h'ch is regular
The black and tam he! a state con-
ven,ion in Alexandria last month and
elected "a set OF delegates for Dir. Taft
Each OF the three sets lays claim TO
Regularity"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

New York. May a--Thc Western
Union cable steamer Minia. which has
been searching the scc,:e o! the H.
tanic wreck for bodies. IS returning
TO Halifax with fifteen bodies. and VIII
dock MONDAY. according to Il wireless
received here this afternoon by the
White star Line. This means, officials
of the line say. that the search for
bodies has been abandoned for the
present and may be postponed indie
Gnitely.
The message states that the M!nia
found the bodies widely separated over
great area. so that the search became
daily more difficult,
Most Of the bodies now on the Nina,
1t is believed. arc those OF members DI
the Titanic's crew.
Seven dead bodies buoyed UP b life
belts. together with parts OF the
,%reckagc OF the Titanic. were passed
ION April IS IN latitude ii.i3 and longi.
tude 1874 By The steamer Gibraltar.
which arrived to-day from Middiesb bro.
When the bodies were sighted the Gi-
braltar was stopped, but no signs Of a
uy!nE person could be seen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
Steady Rain Is Soften
ing Already Strained
LeveeS.
ENGINEERS TASK
SEEMS HOPELESS
Impossible to Stop Torras Grew
asse. and Efforts Are Turned to
Other Places in Hope of
Holding Back Raging
Currents of Missis-
sippi.

Baton Rouge. La. May with an
ever dening rant in the west leyee
line at Torras. letting the voters OF
the Mississippi through to the rich
sugar lands of Pointc-Coupee Parish, tn.
states big farm at Angola on the east
side Of the river. flooded by a crevasse
at moan to-day weak spots in tie
Grand Bay cmbankment above Nor
saaza, ana threatening conditions in
Eaton Rouge. and with steady rain
railing to soften the already strained
ievees. the situation in Central Louis
lana is the most desperate since the
Hoods began pouring down through the
Mississippi Valley.
IT became apparent early to-day that
the Torras crevasse could not be
stopped. and the Federal and state
engineers turned from the constantly
widening gap there TO devote their la
oors 10 the almos; hopeless task Of
saving remaining levees, where even
greater damage might be done by Gre
vases
Captain C, o. Sheriff.. chief Of the
Federal engineers. freely admitted to-
night that the situation is alarming
at several points south of Red River
Captain Sheriff. and force Of several
/ thousand experienced workmen are la
boring day and night now. hut they are
facing greater odds than ever before
z
Mississippi Valley.
After hurried survey OF the threat.
| ening situation along the wat4rfron.
here, Captain Sheriff. Immediately put 8,
force to work closing the cross levee
which runs from the river back 10 the
hills The water here "a nearly two
feet above the previous food recoYd
and rising rapidly. Al O'Clock to.
night the food was within twel,
Inches OF the top of the sandbags which
have been placed along the river levee
protecting Front Street,
Although several hundred people
We're removed to-day from the terri
tory flooded by the Torres break, hum
'lreds OF others are lining tie west
| bank OF the river. awaiting the arrival
CT boats to transport them to high
land. Appeals have been coming in all
day long for gasolene launches and
small craft TO assist in getting people
out of the overhowed country south
of Torras.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT
Miss TurnbulI ContestS for SHIRE nj
Lucky" Baldwin's Estate.

Boston. May 2.-Despite The decision
of the California supreme Court deny
ing her a new trial. Miss Beatrice Ami
Ia Turnbull. OF Brookline. will CON
tinue her contest for daughters
share of the estate OF the late L. i
cLucky') Baldwin. who she ella inns
was her father The estate amounts
to Approximately s6O.00o,0.o.
Walter b. Grant. o. this city. one Of
Miss Turnbull's attorneys. announced
to-day that the contest would be con-
tinued. Il do not know what the Cali
fornia Supreme Court says in it's opin
ion, denying the new trial. so I can
not say just what our course Will be-
he said. The nght may be renewed
either in the State courts OF Califor-
mia OF the Federal courts here
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
BELIEV ED TO BE
MEMBERS OF CREW
Senator Smith Continues Inves-
tigation, but Fails to Confirm
Report That News of Titanic
Disaster Was Withheld by
White Star Linc-British
Inquiry Begins.
Body Of Col. Astor
Arrives at Fernclif

Rhinebeek. y. ", May :.-The
body of Colonel John Jncob Nstor
arrived Mt FerncIin. the Aston en-
tate near this village. this after
noon, and funeral services Will lie
held here from the Church OF Mes
Siah, of which Colonel tstor Na.
warden, ut ]: o'clock Saturday.
Every nag In the village WINS at
hnif mnst when the body arrived,
accompanied by Vincent Axtor.
The scrvices will he conducted by
the Rev. Ernest Saunders, pnstor
of the church. 4 special train will
bring a large funeral party from
New York.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
Tears in His Eyes as He
Calls Up Memories
Of Friend.
DIV ELLIS ON HIS
GREAT DEVOTION
Never Knew How Much Archie
Meant to Him Until After He
Lost Life in Wreck Of Tt
tanic-Self- Sacrifice Had
Become Part of His
Nature.

augusta. Ga. May 2.--Coning as a
friend to pay tribute to the memory
of friend. President Taft spent to-
day in Augusta as the guest Of honor
ct the c!ty's mcmor'-l service to the
memory OF Majo, Arch.oald Butt. one
Of the victims of the Titanic disaster
OF April IL
The memorial vices were followed
BY an Informal rcceptio'. nj the Com
mercial club where Mir. Taft met MANI
oil HIS old friends. ana aftcrWard the
President was entertained at the home
Of Landon Thomas He left on his
return 20 WASHINGTON at $3.50 o'clock
The President was vis!bly affected
by the tributes paid to Major Butt.
There were tears In his eyes as he
called up memories Of the man who
was his aide ever since ne entered the
White House, and who had Travelled
thousa nds Of miles with him.
Mr.. Taft made only a short Speech.
but he came near leaking down
twice.
"Never did I know how much he was
to me until he was dead. said the
President. Lacking not ng of self
respect and giving un nothing he
owed TO himself. he conducted himself
with 4 singleness of purpose and 10
the happiness and comfort of the
President who was his chief. TO
many fine qualities he added loyalty.
and when he became ne OF my family
he was as son or brotaer.'
Mr.. Taft told how he met Major Butt.
first In the Philippines and later as aid
to President Roosevelt. He dwelt on
Major Butts devotion TO Mr.. Roosevelt,
and himself
1T has always seemed TO M" said
the President, that Archie never mar
r'ed because he loved his mother so.
The greatest sorrow of his life was
when she left him
Mr.. Taft concluded with a word more
as to Mr.. Butts spirit OF self sacrifice
''Self-sacrifce." ne said, had become
part of his nature. If Archie could
have selected his time to die he would
have taken the one God gave him"
Augusta was Major Butts home, and
for several hours to-day business was
practically suspended while tie me no
rial services were conducted in the
aire. Flags were at half-nla st on most
OF the public buildings. and thousands
Of persons crowded around the theatre.
anxious to hear President Taft speak.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
nY ALEXANDER FORWARD.

Wytheville, Va, May AS n net
result of the first day OF testimony in
the trial of Floyd Allen for the MUIR
der of William NJ. Foster. in the Car
roll Courthouse murders Of March II.
the Commonwealth amply showed the
active participation in the shooting
affair by the. prisoner at the bar.
Prior threats were established by two
witnesses as having been uttered by
Floyd Allen. The absolute contempt
shown by the prisoner for the law.
and the courts OF the State was at
tested by the mouths of witnesses.
II just tell YOU l amt a-soins."
was Floyd Aliens remark at the mo-
mcnt of his conviction. and OF tho
order for his removal to the Jail, ac-
cording 10 his counsel. Judge Bolen.
Il won't stand for it, he said, IL
the version OF James y. Early.
Juror W. +. Nestcr thinks he said.
Gentlemen. I amt a-goin'."
This is taken 10 indicate beyond
doubt that the first hostile movement
was made by Floyd Allen in the court
house just preceding the murders. He
it was who began the tragedy by HIS
disregard for the judgment of the
court, and by his brasgart stand
against Incarceration.
saw GLENN OF Pistol.
Added to this. is the testimony of
Judge Bolen that he saw the CLEAN
OF Floyd's pistol before any shot was
fred, and that he looked about him
for the prisoners sons to try TO pre-
vent trouble. In that moment OF
search. Claude swanson Allen. one of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
Oscar Underwood
Receives Ovation

Washington. My Am unusual
demonstration greeted Representa-
five Oscar Underwood, the majority
lender. when he appeared In the
House to-day. the chamber which WINS
crowded, rising In body and cheer
Ing him because OF his Victories In
the Georgia and Floridn prcsiden-
tinI primaries. Speaker Clark, who
WIS In the chair, looked on smiI-
inGiy while the applause continued.
Another demonstration was nc
corded Mr. Underwood when he wns
called to take the chair upon the
Introduction of the IeE!slntiye, cx-
ecTtive and judicial appropriation
hill. When Speaker Clark turned
over the ru>ci &" the majority
leader the House burst into an up
roar that lasted several minntcs.
Throughout IL nil Mr. Underwood
smiled delightfully."-.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03
CONFERENCE MAY
PLACE TIME Limit
Proposed to Let No NIinistc,
Serve Pulpit More Than
Five Years.
BISHOPS SUPPORT Plan
Methodists May Also MAKE
Radical Changes in Amusc-
ment Restrictions.
BISHOPS SUPPORT Pl

Minneapolis, MINI. May "a pro-
any minister shall remain in given
church. it is expected Will be recon-
mcnded to the Methodist Episcopal
General Conference hy the bishops to-
morrow. as a means o! stimulating tho
growth OF the church.
Much opposition is expected to arise
over the proposal. At present the 1900
Methodist Episcopal ministers scat
tered over the world are allowed to
remain in any pulpit indefinitely. The
new plan. supported By the twenty
four active bishops at the conference.
Will mean a restoration Of the time
limit abolished in 1903. In favor Of
the change the bishops have advanced
these arguments:
Because some of the churches will
not have the less able ministers all
the time, and none of the churches will
have the better ministers exclusively;
because the prominent pulpits, now held
by few, will be thrown open to
younger men"
Against the change these objections
are made
THAT prea cheers who plan great work
will not he in n pulpit long enough to
accomplish it; that many great preach
ers have left the church because ham.
p2red by time limit; because large
congregations cannot he built UP from
pulpit where there are frequent
changes"
1t is said that many of the ministers
have occupied the same pulpits for
more than twelve years. and :heir OIL
lection to the bishops proposal, when
it comes before the conference. will be
based on their reluctance to leave
community where they have lived so
long.
Radical Changes Proposed.
IT is expected also that the bishops
Will recommend radical changes in the
amusement restrictions now imposed
upon church members, and these
changes will be in the nature of re-
storing John Weslcy's method of al
lowing conscience of individuals TO
dictate what shall be prohibited. in
stead Of having the church decide.
Is delivering the first section of the
bishops report, signed by all the bish-
ops and received by the $50 delegates
as the most important document TO
come before them bishop Earl Cram
| ston. of Washington. described as
critical" the fact that in the last
year the church had gained less than
. per cent. in membership. notwith-
! standing the outlay OF millions OF dol
| lars"
The greed for wealth. sports and
forms of amusement nave taken away
from the church. 1t is useless ~ deny"
he said He attributed the small growth
partly to the system Of dropping from
membership those who left their church
without letters and failed To report to
| another church within "A year.
I'm tire last year." said the report,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-03

WytheNillc. Va, May c.-Completely
unnerved by his ordeal IN ,,-'-t to-
day, Floyd Allen broke down In Jail
tonight and bcsought his guard TO
cut his shront.
81 can stand 1t no longer" he snid.
sit would he kindness to let me
die
The fearful denunciation visited upon
the prisoner by Joseph c. Visor af-
fectcd him deeply. The prisoner IN
searched twice each day when he Is
returned from the courthouse to the
jail in the fchr that some friend VIII
furnish him with n weapon.