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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
BY Associated Press.

Memphis, Tenn, April 9.-Between
1,700 and 1000 square miles, including
more than half a million acres of rich
farming lands In northeastern Arkan-
sas In the ST Francis basin, is affected
by the overflow from the Mississippi
river as the result of a break in the
main line Of the leyee system about
fifty miles north of Memphis near
Golden Lake, Ark, today. At least
two thriving towns, Marked Tree. and
Wilson, Ark, are inundated and many
other villages and country store set
Elements are threatened. No loss Of
life has occurred as far as is known
tonight.
The telephone line to Marked Tree
and Wilson is down. The damage will
run into millions Thousands of head
Of live stock have perished and hun
dreds Of farmers probably will suffer
the loss of household goods, houses,
barns and farm implements The
townspeople are certain to be heavy
losers.
Boats bearing rescue parties already
are In parts of the flood that are
nearest Memphis and relief parties
have been organized at other points.
The news from other sections Of the
northern river district tonight is cheer :
ing. Supplies of tents, bedding and
clothing have reached the Reelfoot
Lake territory. Refugees here from
Wyanoke. Ark, were made comfort
able. Hickman, KY, continues to care
for three thousand refugees and the
distress in that district in a large
measure has been relieved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
LEVEEEs REINFORCED AND
ARE HOLDING STRONG

Vicksburg Miss, April "a long
lead OF reinforced dikes guarding the
delta country's rich shores and numer-
Gus villages from the stress of the Mis-
sissippi flood held strong tonight. The
hardest work of the day was at Mill
er's Bend, few miles above Green
vile, where the water topped the
crown OF the levee several times. Hun
dreds are lighting the flood above
: Greenville tonight. Below Greenville
1.-THE farmers and villagers made ar
rangements to make their way out Of
the floods path in case of break.
live stock was sent to higher ground.
The slight crevasse in the subsidiary
Giles Bend levee near Natchez yester-
day makes little change in the YaZoo
and delta territory situation. Federal
engineers in charge of the southern
breach assert the few miles of territory
to be flooded are not inhabitated, and
the break will not affect Natchez or
Vtdalia. The river continued to rise
here, the increase in the last twenty
four hours amounting to six-tenths OF
a foot. This brought the river to fifty
feet at vlcksburg, but the leeves in
this district will stand a rise of an
other two feet or more. While the
weather bureau today would not haZ-
ard a forecast as to the day the crest
will reach this territory. yet unofficial
statements based on the rise since
Sunday, indicates the crest Of the flood
nav be expected here by Thursday.
The center of the flood situation has
been shifted from Memphis to Vicks-
burg in the last twenty -four hours.
Chief anxiety is aimed at points be-
tween here and the Modoc breaks
Continued m, PAGE Ninal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
BY Associated Press,

Washington, April 9.--President Taft
and Secretary Stimson were severely
arraigned in sensational report on
the Ainsworth case presented to the
house today by the military affairs
committee. Stimson is charged with
having committed "a great and ire
parable wrong" and "a fragrant misuse
OF official authority when, last
February, he suspended General Aims
worth from his duties as adjutant
general of the army and charged him
with INSTRUMENTATION. That Taft and
Stimson prejudiced the case; that ac-
cuFations against the general were
based on prejudice; that the secre-
tsry of war has an erroneous idea"
of his reltion to congress, were some
of the other conclusions reached by a
majority Of the committee, of which
Representative Hay, of Virginia, is
chairman.
The majority Of the committee con-
clude that Ainsworth has been guilty
OF no act which jusrred a letter Of
suspension from Stimson, and that
the charges had their origin in the
determination TO drive General Aims
worth from active service and have
nothing TO support them but that Of a
bare assertion coupled with misrep-
resentations and suppression of the
truth"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
WALL STREET HAS
FULL CONTROL
Republican Says the Big Corporations
Arc Directing the Way Investigation
Shall be Conducted. sd.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. April "a charge that
Wall street and the big corporations
sre controlling the house money
trust inquiry was made today by Rep
resentative Lindbergh of Minnesota,
Republican, in q resolution which
would compel every member to dis
close his business and corporation af-
fliations.
Coming close upon the insinuations
of Representative Randell. of Texas.
Democrat, that members of the house
and senate had corporation connec-
tions, the resolution created a stir.
Representative Pujo, of Louisiana,
chairman of the banking and currency
committee, today announced an indef3 :
mite postponement of the inquiry, say
ing he desired to go over the ground
work with the committees statistician.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
WILL RETURN AND
FACE THE CHARGES
Frederick O. Beach, Broker and So.
city Man. Charged With Attempting
to kiV Wife, is to Come Back.
BY Associated Press.

New Yosk, April 9.-Frederick o
Beach. the broker and society man
who is charged with attempting tc
kill his wife at Aiken. S. c.. and who
with his wife is now in London, viii
return to this country and meet the
charges against him, according to q
statement tonight by his law firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beach, who are stay
ing at a prominent hotel 10 London
have not left their apartments since
they arrived here.
Mr.. Beach declined to be xnterview-
ed, but he told the Associated Press
over the telephone today that there
was nothing in the charges"
Later in the day when a cablegram
saying that a warrant charging him
with assault and battery had been
sw orn out at Aiken, s. c., was re-
ceived here, IL was sent up to Mr.
Beach. but he returned it without
making any comment and again re-
fused to grant an interview.
Nothing regarding the case against
Mr. Beach has so far been received
at the American embassy in London.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
Court Holds Stock Of Steamship
Co. Was Illegally Manipulated

called Weinberger stock represented
property rights and could be disposed
Of, provided the sale or other dis
position was legal and not for the
purpose of delivering control of the
p1cperty to some corporation with a
design to stif1e competition or create
a monopoly
BY upholding the lower court in the
latter instance a blow was dealt the
Steele interests in the Bluefeld com
pany and it Is not improbable that the
Weinberger stock will be disposed OF
and steps taken to vacate the re-
ownership. The Weinberger stock
with the holdings of allied interests
IL is said, represents a controlling in
terest in the company.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
L. & N. TO RESTORE
THREE-CENT RATE
1t Will Again be Effective in Alabama,
as Well as the Old Freight Rate on
April is,
BY Associated Press.

Montgomery. Ala, April 9.-Instruc-
tions have been received by the pas
senger and freight offices of the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad in Mont
gomery that the three cent passenger
rate will be reinstated and former
freight rates restored in Alabama OH
April 16 on the Louisville & Nashville
the South and North Alabama, and the
Nashville, Chattanooga and ST. Louis
railroads. This means that the two
and a half cent passenger rate and the
reduced freight rates inaugurated by
the Conner legislature in 1907 will be
abolished. The railroads will return
TO the freight rates which were in ef-
feet January 1, 1907.
This action is taken pursuant to a
final decree rendered by Federal Judge
Thomas G. Jones here last week en-
joining the operation Of the state rate
against these three railroads.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
WICKERSHAM IS
GOING TO QUIT
Attorney General VIII Not. Serve in
the Cabinet After March. q il Taft is
Re e-eIected.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, April 9.-Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham will not serve in the
abinet after March next if Presi-
dent Taft is reelected. This state
ment was made today upon unques-
tened authority.
Accompanying the announcement
was the declaration that Mr.. Wicker
sham entered the cabinet with a dis
tirct understanding that he would not
serve more. than four years and had
made his professional arrangements
accordingly. 1t was also stated that
President Taft and Mr.. Wickersham
We're in thorough accord as to- the
administrations antitrust policy and
that today's announcement was with
Cut political significance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
NEGRO LYNCHED
NEAR SHREVEPORT
Was Accused of Sendins insulting
Notes to a Young White Woman of
That Place.
BY Associated Press.

Shreveport, La, April 9.-Thomas
Miles, a negro. twenty-nine years old,
was lynched in the outskirts of
Shreveport early today. The negro
was tried in the police court yester-
day on the charge of having sent to
a young white woman insulting notes,
but was released because positive
proof was lacking. His body was
found about daylight by small color
ed by. He had been hanged and his
body riddled with bullets. The mob
worked so secretly that the authori-
ties were not apprised of the lynching
until the young negro told of finding
the body.
arrests have been made.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
TRIED TO BURN
16-YEAR-OLD BOY
Man and Wife First Sold Him Whis-
key Then Placed Him Under Brush
Pile and Set il en- Fire.
BY Associated Press.

Chattanooga Tenn. April 9.--A
special from Gadsden, Ala, says
Wheeler Beasley and his wife, Della,
are under. arrest there charged with
assault with intent to murder. They
operated a blind tiger near Gadsden
and yesterday sold whiskey TO Ezra
Busby, a sixteen year old boy, who
became badly intoxica ted
Fearing the drunken boy would at
tract attention. II is alleged they pIa ceG
him under a brush heap and set II on
fire after saturating the wood with oil.
His screams attracted attention and
he was dragged out with his clothing
He may die.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
SOME IMPORTANT
RULINGS ARE MADE
Interstate Commerce Commission Lays
Down Principles 70 Govern Inter
state Commerce
BY Associated Press

Washington. April 9.-The interstate
commerce commission today laid down
Important principles which are TO gov
ern under the existing interstate COM
merce act as follows:
That a shipment by water from one
point 70 another in the territory Of
the United States IS coastwise bust
ness; that shipments by water from a
port OF the United States to a port Of
any foreign country, even though ad-
jacent. is export business.
That il is lawful for a carrier to af-
ford free transportation to the widows
during wtdowhood, and minor children
during minority. OF persons who died
while in the service of company
foremrly operating a road which pass
e1 subsequently into the hands of new
owners
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
BURNING VESSEL
IS ABANDONED
BY Associated Press.

Montauk Point, L l., April 3
Rising seas forced the abandonment
late tonight of the steamer Ontario.
which was beached to save her pas
sengers when the vessel took fire early
Monday.
Eight members of the crew took
refuge on the revnue cutter Acushn I
and the remainder were taken aboard
the wrecking tug Tasco.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
RIVER REACHES THE FLOOD
STAGE AT NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans. April 9.-The Missis-
sippi river reached the food stage, 18
feet, at New Orleans at z o'clock to-
night The crest of the food is esti-
mated to be at least four hundred miles
north of here and is not scheduled to
reach here until May 1. Day and night
patrons have been established along
the levees of Louisiana and steps taken
to report all weak points to officials
promptly. There is no feeling Of
uneasiness in New Orleans, where the
pevees are four feet above the highest
Igauge predicted by the government and
from 100 to 200 feet wide.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
SUPERVISION BY,
THE GOVERNMENT
w. 3. Thompson of New Orleans Urees
1t OVer the Grain and Cotton Elk.
changes of the Country.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, April 9.-Government
supervision of the grain and cotton ex-
changes as a relief from violent fluc-
tuations in the prices of commodities
and safeguarding against universal
speculation and gambling was pro-
posed by w. B. Thompson, of New Or
leans. who appeared today before the
house committee on agriculture in op-
position to the anti option bills
He said: Il believe you should
standardize the business methods of
dealing in cotton as well as the grades
of cotton. If the exchanges Will noc
adopt your cotton grades. believe this
would be a proper field for legislation. +"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
SUGAR BILL WILL
NOT BECOME LAW
RY Associated Press

Washington. April 9.-Representa
tive Broussard of Louisiana, Democrat L
representing cane sugar district. tes-
tined before the senate committee on
finance today that the Democratic
house free sugar bill was based Gu
ignorance
He contended that the United States
would lose $3.50, 900. 900 if the bill were
enacted. He added that he knew the
bill would not become a law and de-
nounced the agitation for It as criminal
speculation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
HARMON TALKS
IN NASHVILLE
HeMas Chief Speaker on e Program
Devoted TO Agriculture Before the
Southern Commercial Congress.
BY Associated PrssA.

Nashville, April 9.--Governor Jud-
son Harmon, Of Ohio, was received
with enthusiasm tonight when he ap-
peared before thet Southern CONNER
cial Congress- as the chief speaker on
the program devoted to agriculture.
Among the other speakers were John
H. Small Of North Carolina At the
annual meeting Of the members of the
congress this evening directors were
chosen, among them being:
Florida, Duncan U. Fletcher and ].
a. Jennings; Georgia, Asa q. Gambler
and Harvie Jordan; Mississippi Chas.
Scott and r. w. Millsap; North Caro-
lima, G. n. Evans The election of off,
GERS occurs tomorrow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans. April s.-The United
Mates circuit court of appeals today
AFFIRMED the decision of Judge Rufus
FsrFoster. Of the United States cir
cult court, in two appeals taken in
the controversy over the control OF
the Bluehelds Steamship Company.
The first opinion upheld the lower
courts decision that the stock in the
company formerly owned by the
United Fruit Company and later
transferred 70 Charles Weinberger was
Illegally manipulated for the purpose
or affecting the control of the COM
pany during the receivership.
In the second opinion Judge Foster
was affirmed in holding that the So
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
LINEN MERCHANT
IS UNDER ARREST
Circulated a Pamphlet Attacking Rep
resentatiVe Clayton and Charging
That "Coneressmen Are Crooks"
BY Associated Press.

Washington, April 9.-H. NJ. A
Page, a linen and cotton commission
merchant of New York city, who re-
Gently caused to be circulated through
the mails in the form of letter and
a pamphlet a severe attack upon Rep
resentative Henry D. Clayton of Ala
bama, chairman of the judiciary COM
niittee of the house. and the other
members of that committee, has been
indicted by the federal grind jury here
on a charge of libel.
The pamphlet charged that CON
gressmen are crooks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
ExcursionBo With Three hundred
Passengers Aboard Sinks in River

from the dam the excursion boat col
ided with another steamer and sank
almost instantly.
AL on board were thrown into the
river, but many lives were saved by
the vessel with which the excursion
beat had collfded.
Another passenger steamer and sew.
eral boats from shore FASTENED 70 the
rescue and picked UP many Of those
struggling in the water
1t is not yet known how many lives
were lost.
The bodies Of seventeen victims Of
the collision had been recovered up IN
ar early hour this morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
500 REBELS ARE
KILLED IN BATTLE
FederaIs Surround Town Occupied by
Rebels and Pour an Artillery Fire
Into il With Deadly Effect
BY Associated Press.

Mexico. April 9.-The rebel forces
were routed from the town of Jojutla.
in the state of Morelos today, and Ave
hundred of their number killed in bat
tie, according to a dispatch made pub
lie by the department of interior to-
night. Jojutla fell into the hands o.
the Zapatistas several days ago.
Today federals surrounded the town
from all sides and poured in an artil-
lery fire with deadly effect. The fed
eral loss is placed at as killed and
wounded
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
BY Associated Press.

Cairo, Egypt. April "a large num-
Der Of passengers were drowned last
evening by the sinking Of a Nile ex-
cursion steamer after a collision with
another steamer. The accident oc-
CURED in the vicinity Of the great lake
on the river, about fifteen miles TO the
northwest Of Cairo and few miles
from Ralyub.
The steamer had three hundred
passengers on board, who had taken
advantage OF the Easter holiday to
make q trip to the river dam. on the
return Journey UP stream and not far
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
GULFPORT ASKS
GOVERNOR FOR AID
Mass Meeting 10 Held and Steps
Taken to Put a Stop to Lswless-
ness in That Place,
BY Associated Press.

G1llfport, Miss, April 9.--Owing 10
continued disturbances in the negro
quarters, where much disorder has oc-
CURED nightly for the last few days,
and an appeal from the negroes Of that
section for protection, a mass meeting
OF citizens was called this afternoon
By the mayor decided at the meeting
that Governor Brewer will be asked
for aid.
-Four, men, one white and three ne
groes. were wounded Saturday night
when attack was made on several
houses occupied by non union dock la
borers. There has been some shooting
nightly. but no one has been injured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
GOV. BREWERS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DROWNING

Jackson. Miss. April 9.-Greenville
advices say that Gov. Brewer, who is
assisting in directing the flood fighters,
had a narrow escape from drowning
yesterday when a launch in which the
governor was riding through the back
waters capsized on an Eddy. The
governor was thrown into the water
and ,clung to q telegraph pole until DIR.
]. Atterbury tossed him a life pre-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
Underwriters
ASSOCIATION To
CONVENE TODAY
About Seventy-Five Mem
bers Will Attend Eighth
Annual Session.

MANY OF THE MEMBERS ARE AL
READY IN THE CITY AND A
SPECIAL PULLMAN WILL REACH
HERE THIS MORNING WITH A
LARGE NUM5ER-AuToMo6ILE
TRIP ABOUT THE CITY AND A
BANQUET AMONG FEATURES
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
KILLS HIMSELF BECAUSE
HE COULD NOT GET AHEAD
BY Associated Press.

Abbeville. La, April 9.-Leaving a
note in which he said he could not
get ahead in the world, that the hard
er he worked the less he had, Robert
Randall, twenty-one years old, son Of
d farmer living near here committed
suicide yesterday by shooting him
self.
Randall came here a few years ago
from Green Castle, Ind.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
MAYOR IS FINED:
HE THEN RESIGNS
Chief Executive of Town of Long
Beach, N. j., Was Charged With Ae-
cepting Money from Asphalt Co.
BY Associated Press.

Freehold, N J., April 9.-Mayor A.
". Packer Of Long Beach, today paid
a fine Of $500 after entering a non-vult
plea 10 a charge of accepting money
from an asphalt company. He then
resigned his Office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
ARRANGE TRADE Benefits.

Ottawa, Ont, April George z.
Foster, Canadian minister Of trade
and commerce, announced today that
a treaty arranging mutual trde bene-
fits had been drafted by representa-
tives Of the Dominion government and
the British West Indies, whose con-
ference will end tonight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
ILLINOIS IS FOR
ROOSEVELT AND
CHAMP CLARK
Incomplete Returns Show
They are Ahead of Taft
and Wilson.

ROOSEVELT IN LEAD ABOUT TWO
AND A HALF TO ONE, WHILE
CLARK is LEADING HIS oPPoN-
EMIT BY LARGE VoTE-TE0DY
CARRIES THE HOME DISTRICT
+. OF CONGRESSMAN M'KINLEY,
TAFTS MANAGER.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
THE PRESIDENT
AND STIMSON
ARE ARRAIGNED
Military Affairs Committee
Presents Sensational Re-
6%
port in Ainesworth Case.

kLLEGE THAT ACCUSATIONS
AGAINST THE GENERAL, WHO
WAS SUSPENDED, WERE BASED
ON PREJUDICE AND CHARGES
HAD THEIR ORIGIN IN A De.
TERMINATION TO DRIVE HIM
FROM ACTIVE SERVICE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
GREATDAMAGEFROM
LATEST LEVEE BREAK
Two Thousand Square
Miles of Rich Farming
Lands are Inundated.

MAIN LINE OF lEVEE SYSTEM
FIFTY MILES NORTH OF MEN,
PHIs GIVES AWAY-THE DAM
AGE WILL RUN INTO MILLIONS,
AS THOUSANDS OF HEAD OF
LIVE STOCK HAVE PERlSHED
BESIDES PROPERTY DESTROYED
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10

The Journals Want Ad Way is the
the Easy Way for You
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10
AUTOMORILE a RIpE.

AL $3.50 o'clock this afternoon the
members of the association viii be
given a ride over the city In automo-
biles, the owners Of cars desiring to
furnish this part Of the entertainm
to the visitors There are many at
tractive spots in and around Pensa
cola and they will be shown to the
visitors, many Of whom never visited
the Deep Water City before.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10

naoderate east and southeast winds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
EMPEROR WILLIAM
SENDS LILY WREATH
FOR BOOTHS BIER

LONDON, Aug ga wreath Of white
,lies from Emperor William of Germany
was placed today upon the plain oaken
ao.,xa+ containing the body of the late
General William Booth. The German en-
neror was a great admirer of the militant
evangelist who introduced military meth
dds in the combat with sin.
thousands Of persons passed before
General Booths bier In Congress hall
C1anton. today. Men and women of the
lowest station mingled with tashlohaoly
dressed mourners
There were few If any evidences OF
mourning The Salvation Army flag on
me high staff above the building was at
half mast, but the only other evidence
u,as the mass of flowers. Displayed above
80 doorway was a Union Jack and Ger
man flag intertwined, while upon each
nida we're the mingled United States and
japanese cOlors. l..
The weather was cold and rainy but
- zoi+e Of this hundreds stood in line
waiting to get into the building.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-23
Special Music to Accompany
Athletic Contests for Young
sterS at Grant Park.

Five hundred children, Representing
the nine city Fairgrounds which close
for the season this afternoon with
the monster playground rally at Grant
park, are expected to participate in the
concluding games. All has been pre-
pared and the occasion is expected to
be the greatest of its kind in Atlanta's
history.
A special musical program has been
arranged by the city band and num-
bers appropriate to the games of the
children will be rendered
The games will begin promptly at 80
o'clock. First, the nine contingents will
gather around a flag pole and the play
grounds banner will be raised while the
children give their playground yell.
Then in succession will follow the
high jumping contests, the relay race
in which nine teams will compete; the
broad Jumping. the tugs of war, whip
to the right, volley ball, circle dodge
ball and snail
All the souvenirs have been donated
and are ready for distribution. A great
throng of grownups is expected to at
tend. Special cars will be run to the
park.