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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
WILL BE VESSEL OF STANDARD
SIZE-MINoR VESSELS AND
ROUND WORLD WIRELESS.
NAy1J BILL IS AGREED UPON
1t Also Provides for Eight New Sub
marines-The New Battleship Will
Likely Be Given the Name of "con-
stitution."

Washington, Aug. 19.-Conferees Oh
the naval appropriation bill agreed
today to provide for one battleship at
a cost not greater than $15,000,000.
An appropriation OF 2,535, 900 is to be
available for the beginning of the
work. No agreement was reached as
to size, dimensions or armament.
The naval bill in other respects was
adopted as approved by the previous
conference, and is now acceptable to
house and senate.
The naval bill as agreed to also
provides for eight submarines. During
negotiations between the house and
senate that number was once cut to
four The original number will now
We provided. This years building pro-
gram also will include six torpedo
boats, two colliers and one machine
ship.
. 1t was agreed that the new bat
.tleship should not be a super-dread-
naught, but vessel of standard size.
The question of armament was left
to the naval constructors and the
secretary of the navy.
The bill was agreed upon also
provides for a round-the- world wire
less system by which the navy de
4sartment could keep in touch with it's
ships on virtually every part of the
globe
A movement to name the battleship
Constitution has been started. Today
is the centennial of the battle between
the old Constitution and the Guerrier.
Under the law the secretary of the
navy would be obliged to christen the
new ship Arizona Or New Mexico but
the senate and house conferees will
be urged to amend the bill with a
provision that the new ship be named
after "Old Ironsides."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
CANTON NEEDS RECRUITS
FOR TRIP TO WINNIPEG
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS OFFERED
RRUNsWIcKIANs TO ENLIST.
ONLY DIXIE COMPANY TO GO.

In order to recruit to the required
number of men necessary to fern a
class A team to enter the prize drill
of the sovereign grand lodge, 10 be
held at the annual convention of the
L. o. o. F. next month at Winnepeg,
Caplain Newton of the local canton
calls for five or six volunteers to en-
list in his company.
In making tie call Captain Newman
states it is not necessary for volun-
teers to be Odd Fellows, but men with
military experience are preferred,
though all are eligible. The expenses
of the trip are fully guaranteed, and
the trip will be entirely one of pleas
ure in that it is an opportunity of a
lifetime to represent Brunswick on a
foreign soil
The magnitude of the trip can be
realized when one considers that after
arriving at Detroit, Mich, only half of
the distance to Winnepeg has been
covered. The total mileage from this
city to the Manitoban capital is
approximately 1000 miles.
The local canton has been entered
in six contests since its organization
several years ago and of this number
five first honor have been won, and il
is Captain Newman's wish tc
sustain this record when the COM
pany goes to Winnipeg.
Those wishing to enlist are urged to
report at once either to Ca tain New
man or Mpj C. L Elliott The tri0
will consume about ten days' time
leav'ng here on September IL and re-
turning on the 22d o" 23d. As this
is an event in which every citizen
of Brunswick is interested The News
urges all those interested to soc the
gentlemen mentioned soon as possible.
as there are only a few weeks left
for drill practice, which is so essen
tial in perftcting a COMPANY of this
kind.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20

candidate might come out against
Judge Conyers, the same argument
holds-Judge Conyers has been on
the bench for four years, he is very
strong in the circuit, and is an able.
upright, and efficient judge, and a
stranger would have difficulty in de-
feating him SO it seems to me that
Judge Conyers' friends ought to unite
and defeat Mr. Thomas.
This is not the county unit. It is
the plurality vote, and every vote
counts. I have never asked this favor
at your hands before, but, having
assurances from all over the circuit
that my candidacy is being favorably
received, and, knowing that I am re-
ceiving strong support in all quar-
ters, I do earnestly ask my home
people to give me good vote on
Wednesday In the last year deep
sorrows and troubles have come upon
me, and l have had a hard struggle,
but I feel that if my home people
will but express their confidence in
me I shall not be without hope.
Thanking those Of my loyal friends
who have been more than KIND 70
me, and those who see fit to honor me
with their suffrage I am, with deep
appreciation, Cordially yours,
ERNEST DART.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
MORSE TO SOON START
A NEW STEAMSHIP LINE
FORMER OFFICIALS OF THE A., q.
G. A. AND BEE LINE TO
BE WITH HIM.

Announcement has been made from
Houston, Tex, that Charles w. Morse
of New York, who was recently re-
leased from the Federal prison at At
lanta, has completed all details for
operating an extensive steamship SER
vice between Houston and New Or
leans and New York He will also run
a line to Porto Rico from New York.
Officials of steamship lines have
confirmed the reports of Morse's new
undertaking. Several years ago Morse
was in Houston and took a decided
interest in the new ship canal, which
is now being built from there to the
Gulf, and it is learned Morse espe-
cially intends to capture the Houston
trade on completion of the project and
later enter Panama canal traffic
Morse will come into direct COM
petition with the Southern Pacific
steamship system, controlled by the
Hartman interests.
c. L. Dimon, formerly of the Texas
steamship company, who will have
charge of the Morse line in Texas, al
ready has obtained four vessels from
the Great Lakes and two new ones,
which are larger and more complete
than any now in the coastwise serv-
ice, are being built.
John Rowland, formerly traffic man
ager of the Atlanta, Birmingham &
Atlantic railroad, will be general traf-
fic manager of the Morse line. A traf-
fic agreement with the Grand Trunk
railway also has been arranged.
The line will handle both freight
and passenger traffic. The new SER
vice Wa be inaugurated early this
fall, probably October 1.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
SHIP OWNER TO HAVE FREE
TOLLS DECIDED.
EXECUTIVE FEARS OLD BILL
Would Let Nations Know We Di3n't
Intend to Violate Hay-Pauncefort
Teeaty 1t is Thought Mr.. Taft VIII
Sign 1t.

Washington, Aug 19-President
Taft today began the task of con-
vincing members of the house and
senate that the Panama canal bill
should contain some feature to assure
other nations that the United States
did not intend to violate the Hay
Pauncefote treaty
Mr.. Taft gave a resolution to Rep
resentative Sherley, drawn to insure
the right of any ship-owner to have
the free tolls provision passed upon
by the United States court Some heGd.
that the bill now covers that point,
but the resolution the president sub
mitted today specifically provides for
it. Mr.. Sherley said he would submit
the resolution to the house am sen
ate conferees and learn if ti.Ay were
willing to have it presented to con-
gress.
1t was said the president believes
the Panama canal bill might have the
effect of multiplying the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty if not in harmony with It.
In constituting the Chinese exclusion
law several years ago, the supreme
court held that the law superseded
the treaty with China.
Those who talked with Mr.. Taft to-
day about the bill were convinced he
would sign it. They said, however,
that the president would prefer to
have congress pass a resolution re-
forming the good faith of the United
States in its treaty obligations
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
SHOOTS DAUGHTERS. Wife
AND Then END HIS LIFE

East Bourne, England, Aug 19.-
Capt. Hicks Murray, an officer of the
Gordon Highlanders, last night killed
his two young daughters, severely
Wol nded his wife and then committed
suicide. He is SUPP osed to have be-
come suddenly insane.
After the shooting the house in
which Captain Murray resided was
mysteriously burned to the ground.
His wounded wife was found later
wandering about the street screaming
for her children. Five bodies were
found in the ruins of the Murray
home. OF these two have not been
identified
Captain Murray left letter in which
he said: Il am hopelessly ruined and
have for this reason killed all those
dependent on me. I should like ali of
us to be buried in one grave. God
forgive me-"
The tragedy had background Of
sensational mystery. Two months
ago Captain Murray Representing him
self as Richard Charles Mackie, an
American, took the house and install
ed his wife, her sister and the latter's
children. Of the household the only
survivor is Mrs. Murray, who was
found wandering in the vicinity suf-
fertng from a severe wound and un-
able or unwilling to explain the cir
cumstances of the tragedy In sill
yer case, in the ruins OF the house,
was found enough British coin to in
dicate that poverty was not the cause
o. the tragedy.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
ASKS FOR A FULL VOTE
OF HIS HOME PEOPl r
MAJOR DADT ADDRESSES A LET.
TER TO THE VOTERS OF
GLYNN COUNTY.

To the People of Brunswick and
Glynn County:
have a natural desire to poll as
large vote as possible in the pri-
mary on Wednesday. from this. my
home county There is an idea in
some quarters that my election might
hurt Judge Conyers two years from
now. Before | announced my candi-
dacy l investigated this feature care
fully, and, when Mr.. ]. H. Thomas
made the statement publicly that he
intended to oppose Judge Conyers. |
then decided that | could not benefit
Judge Conyers by remaining out of
the race.
There are two arguments in this
matter which seem unanswerable-the
i1rst is, if l can defeat Mr.. Thomas
IN tWenty-one days Judge Conyers,
VINO has been on the bench for four
years and who has presided to the
great satisfaction of the people of the
entire circuit, will surely defeat him
after his successful tenure of four
years. The second is that Mr.. Thomas
is now an avowed candidate for Judge
against Judge Conyers. If you elect
him solicitor general you give him
more power, more prestige and more
opportunity to mix with the people
for two more years and make him
more formidable. If you defeat him
on Wednesday you make him less
likely to run strong against Judge
Conyers. and you aid Judge Conyers
If it should be said that some othe,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
MRS. BELMONT PROTESTS
SERVANTS PETTY GRAFT

Newport, R. l., Aug. 19.-Mrs. o. H
P. Belmont is doing her own market
ing this summer as protest against
a system of petty graft which she
says has become wellnigh universal
in the households of the wealthy
summer colonists here.
This system of graft by which the
servants profit at the expense of their
employers is all wrong says Mrs.
Belmont.
I'VE pay our servants good wages
for which they are expected to do a
certain service. 1t is unfair for them
to expect to make a large sum of
money on commissions that are bound
to come out of the pockets of their
employers"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
CONGRESSIONAL RACE IN THE
eleventh SEEMS TO BE
VERY CLOSE.
MANY COUNTIES DOUBTFUL
Walker Headquarters at Valdosta
Claim Ten Counties for Their Can
didate, While Judge Parker's
Friends Say He Has Good Majority

With both Judge Parker and Col
onel Walker claiming a victory the
congressional race in the Eleventh
district will be finally settled at he
polls tomorrow, when Congressman
Brantley's successor will be nominat
ed.
From the Walker headquarters at
Valdosta and the Parker headquar
ters at Waycross come the announce
ments that both of the candidates will
win; both of them will carry many
of the same counties, and there will
according to claims, be about fifty
votes in the Brunswick convention to
be held on August 81, when the dis
trict only has a total of 36 votes.
These claims, of course, are always
made by opposing candidates or their
campaign managers, but in this case,
which has been an unusually interest.
ing one, at least seven of the six
teen counties are claimed by both the
candidates.; in fact the Walker head
quarters do not concede the loss OF
more than two counties in the entire
district, but only claim as sure for
their candidate ten counties. If these
ten counties are carried then Walker
will have total of "a votes in the
convention.
On the other hand the Parker head
quarters, while not making any claims
as to the number of counties that
will be carried, have issued state
ment claiming Judge Parker's NOM
ination by a safe majority.
Of the sixteen counties in the state
these are placed in the doubtful col
umn: Wayne, jeff Davis, Coffee, Ap
pling, Brooks, Irwin, Charlton, Cam
den. and Clinch. Of these counties
both of the candidates are laying
claim to all of them.
To those, however, who have watch
ed the progress of the race and who
have viewed it from a non-partisan
stand, agree that all of the counties
are truly doubtful, and in some OF
them ten or fifteen votes may decide
the contest.
At any rate it seems that the re-
suit is still very much in doubt, and
not until the votes are counted after
the polls close tomorrow will it be
known who is to be Congressman
Brantley's successor.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
MORE WORK LAID OUT
FOR DEPUTY SHERlFFS

Tarrytown, N. Y, Aug. 19.-More
work was laid out last night for the
deputy sheriffs who have been guard
ing the estate of John D. Rockefeller
from threatened depredations at the
hands of employees recently discharg-
ed. Miss A. Vincensco, who is build
ing house near Poncantico Hills,
yesterday received an, unsigned let
ter warning her that the building
would be blown up because she has
been aiding Mr.. Rockefeller in his
troubles with the workmen.
Some of the sheriffs from Poncanti-
co Hills were sent to guard the Vim
censco property last night
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
TRAVELLED ALONE TO PROVE
MEN WOULD NOT BOTHER

St. Louis, Aug. 19.-Miss Eunice
James, aged "a, the daughter of a
leading Manila, Philippine islands
banker, arrived here from San Fran
cisco yesterday on a journey from her
home to New York to prove her theory
that young woman may travel alone
and not be annoyed by the unpleasant
attentions of male strangers.
She continued her eastward journey
last night. Miss James said that in
the long trip to this city she had
not once been annoyed and that she
believed if a woman will conduct her
self properly she is in no danger
From here Miss James will first go
to Springfield, Mass, and later will
embark at New York, with her father
for Europe.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
Fifteen Years for Assault.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Charley
Taylor, Oscar and Ed Fits, all under
20 years of age, today at Smithville,
Dekalb county, submitted cases in
which they were charged with crimi-
nal assault on Mrs. Sarah Cophard
on December % last, and were given
fifteen years each in prison.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED,
AND THE USUAL RESULT

Lancaster, KY, Aug. 19.-Buck
Christeson, II years old, was shot and
instantly killed here yesterday by
pistol in the hands OF his cousin, the
load of which he himself had inserted
during the absence of his cousin and
unknown to him.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
THREE PEOPLE KILLED BY
TRAIN ON THE 3. G. o. RY.

Cumberland, Md, Aug. 19-Three
was probably fatally injured late
yesterday near Frostburg. when
Baltimore & Ohio eastbound passen-
ger train running over the Western
Maryland railroad extension. struck
the party just after they stepped Off
the westbound track to avoid an ap-
preaching freight train.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-20
Jas. HavemeYer Dead.

New York, Aug. 19.-James Have
meyer, formerly associated with other
members Of his family in the sugar
refining business, is dead at his home.
here, aged 70 years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16
BASEBALL AT CAMDEN.

Camden, Ark, June 15.-A fast furious game of ball was played here today between a nomadic team Ol cowboys from Oklahoma and the To- calls. The visitors made } runs in the first half of the 7th inning, to which the locals offset in the last half oi the same inning. The rest of the game was without scores. Batteries, Cowboys, Warren and Tyler; Cam den, Tate and Smead. Hits off War ren, 8, off Tate ,. The Camden team showed lack of practice badly, not having played since school was out the last of May.
 After the game several of the cow boys gave an exhibition of rough rid ing that was highly appreciated if not particularly instructive. A kindly citizen furnished restive beasts, which the cowboys undertook to ride. One man, Tyler, was thrown and badly bruised his legs and back. The team left tonight for Fl Dorado, where they will play tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16

dressed an audience of at least ten thousand.
 But the really big chances of acci- dent, and the extreme of personal discomfort was not reached until the New Jersey trip. Over almost eV- cry foot of commuter track in the state, the presidential train was junketed. At one point along the banks of the Delaware riVer, the train was stopped until everybody was warned that perhaps the presi- stretch of trestles and then the engineer took the narrow structure with all the care of a man walking on eggs.
 The climax of the whole campaign came however, with the tour of cer- tain New Jersey counties in automo- biles Starting at 9 o'clock in the morning, MT. Taft, was practically continuously in the centre of dense dust cloud for the succeeding six teen hours.
 Often the chief executive closely resembled Man of Clay than "A Man of Straw" as he him. self once said. Many times during that day did the president forsake his machine for few moments o1 seclusion With running water and clean linen.
 The remainder of his party, and the occupants of some seventy cars which trailed in the wake of the presidential dust cloud were not sc particular, and by the time Hacken- sack was reached, late one night any old clam digger would have been model of sartorial cleanliness com pared with anybody in his retinue.
 At times the dust was so thick that it was impossible to distinguish car fifty feet away. No less thar five smashups occurred. Three cars were irredeemably wrecked, and al one point collision with fast freight was narrowly averted. =
 All this was done, too, at a speed rate of from 25 to 5 miles an hour which may not be so fact on a speed course, but is '..going some" through dust clouds thick enough to obscure vision.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16

above gulf level, but is slowly fall ing. Supplies have been sent to the Barataria section.
 BackWaters at Luling, La, reached unexpected heights because of hlSh winds. Much property is under wa ter and plank walks and fences have floated away. Snakes are numerous, after entering residences. herd of deer came into Luling yesterday. Four were captured and placed in a private park.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16

paign managers for. urging him into the field-one fact remains. There was never a president who has done what Taft has done, entailing not only a departure from custom, but the extreme of personal discomfort, in the heat of a political fight. Since President Taft opened his month ago, he has travelled many thousands of miles. The second Ohio campaign trip covered nearly three thousand miles within the bor- ders of that state alone, and that before he had spent five days within it's borders. The New Jersey trip took five full days travelling most of the time.
 Taft's daily life on one of these trips, is with full difference to T. R. who adapted the word to his own use-strenuous.
 There were few nights during the entire campaign when the president
 retired much before midnight, or rose many minutes after z a. m., and he rose earlier most of the time.
 One morning at Roseville, Ohio, a little town of few thousand at hest, the president was whisked down from Sandusky in order to keep an engagement there at 6 a. m. The day before that When he retired the night before his voice was in a wrctched condition, and when he mounted the flag decorated porch of the most pretentious house in Rose 1 vile, his utterances could scarcely ] be understood at all. For ten min- utes, Taft suffered from painful eff forts at enunciation. He had some twenty miles in the early morning in order to grasp the opportunity o1 using his voice, even though it was painful. He probably got ten votes by the entire proceeding, for his au' l ulGuCC OH lHlS OCCdSIOl WIo AletuC ul chiefly of school children who chat tered necessarily, and their mothers
 Because of such early trips, the president was compelled many times to shut himself up in his stateroon during ! the day for maps between stops. Delays were frequent in or der to allow the president to rest and often MT. Taft with an engage
 ment for o'clock in big town would not arrive until two or three hours later, to find that the Ions
 wait had not improved the attftud' of his audiences.
 The president was often obliged t'
 go into structures, which, at frs
 glance at least, appeared most un ! safe. In Sandusky, he was taken t'
 a large frame structure, approaches
 through a long ramshackle passag
 which was thronged to the doors wit
 working men. The lights had gon out, and makeshift kerosene lamp blazed about the walls. For thirt minutes, surrounded almost by gloom
 in this unprepossessing place, th'
 president of the United States ad
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16
PLANTERS GIVE UP
 FIGHT ON FLOOD
Hymelia Creyasse Waters are Fast Spreading Over Rich Sugar
 Fields.

New Orleans, June 15.-One by one the managers of the big sugar plan tations in the Bayou LaFourche dis trict are giving up the fight against the rising Hymelia crevasse waters. The bayou is rising at the rate of half an inch an hour. None of the peo- pie in that territory are reported to be destitute, but the need of seed for replanting is pressing. The bayou at Donaldsonville is said to be nine feet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-16

fore in the political history of the na- tion has a presit lent engaged himself in such a streh huous campaign for re-nomination, dsssthat thrust upon President Taft By the eleventh hour tight upon his administratioA and Roosevelt.
 Even vixen /Grover Cleveland was target foT all kinds of political satire and <abuse, while cafdidate ito succeed himself, cireumE stances permitted him to issue ond state ment. and only one, and thdn to sit quietly back and await the Judgment of the people.
 William Howard Taft, however, has acted differently. He has fought fol ''the cause I represent-t1e cause o the wise progress of the people, un der constitutional government.' An( so, William Howard Taft became practically the first president to take the stump.
 Whatever may be said for ol there are those who blame his cam