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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-11

Yankton, S. D. Dec. 1911
ln announcing myself as a can
didate for the Office of Railroad
Commissioner for the first district.
subject to the approval of the Re-
publican voters at the June pri.
mIaries, | do SO with the under.
standing that il elected. | will dis.
charge the duties Of the office to
the best of my ability and without
fear or favor.
Very respectfully,
a. W. LAVENDER.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-11
a New Discovery

One Of the sensations of the
twentieth century is Meritol Rheu.
matism Powders. A boon to every
sufferer The best known remedy
for rheumatism in all its forms.
Ask those who have tried it. At
Bruhn & Stonebraker's.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-11
ANNOUNCEMENT

hereby my candidacy for
the nomination as candidate for States
Attorney. subject to the approval of
the Republican voters at the June
Primaries.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-11

B. s. Sharon, foreman of the
crew that put up the water tank,
came up from Vermillion to spend
Sunday in Scotland.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-11

w. w. FRENCH
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
RS Associates Press.

New Orleans, April 15.-Parts of thirteen parishes
IN Louisiana today facing deluge un
paraeled in the history of disastrous floods in the lower
Mississippi valley Numerous small towns in East Carroll
and Madison parishes have already been wiped out vast
stretches of valley lands covered by from six to
twenty feet of water, and wall of devastating food
waters 20 feet high and than mile wide is rushing
through Great Dog Tail Crevasse near Alseta La
Already thousands are homeless and destitute, When
waters of Panther forest and Red Fork crevases in Ar
kansas join the water from Dog TAIL parts of thirteen
Louisiana parishes and two Arkansas counties will be
under water and it is estimated that least there will be
fifty to seventy-hve thousand people homeless
No human agency can check the waters before they
reach Red river which large per of territory
16O miles in length and eight to six miles width will be
inundated.
No further breaks occurred in the evees of the Mis-
sissppi today To add to alarming situations cloud
burst in the Tensas basin in North Louisiana occurred
yesterday. High winds accompanied by rains rem
dered work difficult Relief work is centered at
Vcksburg, Miss, where hundreds Of homeless people
quartered.
Gov Brewer of Mississippi, has sent tents and sup
plies for the unfortunates number of negroes are re-
ported missing but verified reports of the loss of life
received up until late hour tonight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
TURBULENT SCENES PRECEDE THE COOK
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Owens, controlled the crowd outside.
The coroner this morning was busy
serving an injunction issued in the
county superior court restraining them
from interfering. The Injunction was
waived aside, and the coroner sum
moned before Owens to answer a
charge Of contempt Of court for con-
ficting with orders Of Judge Owens.
Commissioner Czarneczi, Republi-
can, was delegated by Owens to open
the convention, and demanded re-
peatedly that the door be unbarred.
but the militiamen refused. Judge
Owens went to the armory but he
was also refused adnittance
The police were ordered by Owens
and broke down the doors. Czarnecki
called the roll and the machinery Of
the convention was turned over 70 the
delegates. The Sullivan men refused
to enter and held the convention in
another hall
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
TRAWVOTENOW SHOWS
UNDERWOOD %; WILSON IS

writes that It is with pleasure that
he pledges his support TO the Wilson
delegates.
Sam Dixon Of Santa Rosa county
writes: II think that Woodrow VIII
son is the strongest man out for the
presidential chair" '-
Henry Baker Of wal1ulla county is
for Wilson.
from country precincts) received yes
terday were all for Wilson.
EARLIER RETURNS.
The following were crowded out of
the Sunday paper:
From Calhoun county H. B. Gaskin
writes; Underwood has proven
strong and resourceful,' and he is for
him against the field, while N. 3.
Stone Is equally strong for Woodrow
Wilson.
P. A. Ellis of Holmes county writes
that his precinct will vote solid for
Woodrow Wilson. and J. Sutton Of the
same county is likewise strongly sup
porting Wilson. T. ]. Micklar and
John T. Mathis are supporting IN
derwood.
The first Underwood vote received
from Wakulla county is by H. c.
Rehwinkel, Jr.
N. A. Mcleod Of Walton county Is
for Wilson.
F. A. West of Santa Rosa county
votes for Wilson, and ]. T. Lovett OF
Jefferson county Is also q, Woodrow
Wilson man.
This all makes a pretty healthy
showing for Woodrow Wilson, the
Progressive Southerner, whom the
Democrats are going to nominate for
president.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16

Between two hundred and fifty and
the opera house last night and heard
the address of United States Senator
Bankhead in advocacy of the nomina-
ton Of Oscar w. Underwood for presi-
dent OF the United States. Prior to the
address a band played in front of the
opera house. and there probably would
have been a larger attendance but for
the rain.
For half an hour before Senator
Bsnkhead spoke the supporters of Mr..
Underwood were engaged in organiz-
ing an Underwood club. Seated on
the stage were j. ]. Sullivan, John 6.
Ward, B. s. Williams. T. Albert Jen-
ntngs, w. A Blount, DR.. Frank @.
Renshaw, Ed. villar, Jas. T. Clarke,
c. r. Greenawalt H. A Felkel and c.
L. Shine.
Hon. T. Albert Jennings called the
meeting to order, reading the call and
stating that the club had a member
ship of S07. He then nominated John
@ Ward as temporary presiding off,
Ger and Henry NJ. Yonge as secTe-
taryv
Mr.. Weird assumed the chair and J.
J. Sullivan moved the appointment Of
g. committee Of seven on nominations,
and Chairman Ward named the fol-
lowing: J. ]. Sullivan, w. P. Rice,
JAS T. Clarke, H. A Felkel, Ed. Villar,
Dan. w. Jones and c. L. Shine.
Before taking HIS seat. Mr.. Sullivan
explained briefly the objects OF the
meeting and stated that it is the duty
OF the Democratic parry to nominate
a man who can Ill the requirements
and represent the principles of the
party. and he thought Underwood is
tie man. He declared that some,
Roosevelt for instance, and some men
with whom the Democratic party is
afflicted. believe in mob rule. He said
Wilson had repudiated Ryan, but had
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, April 15.-Confict OF court
orders, the battering of sledges and
axes on barred doors preceded the
Cook county Democratic convention
to-day, which split chose two sets of
delegates to the state convention In
Peoria April 10. For more than three
hours twenty five militiamen, un-
armed, had possession of the arrory,
while two rival forces, the Hearst
Harrison faction, and the followers
Of Roger c., Sullivan. national Demo-
cratic committeeman, disputed the
right OF each other to enter the ar
mory. The Sullivan men insisted the
county judge had no right to order
an election Commissioners to open the
convention. while the Hearst -Harri-
son men declared his order alone
would insure fairness
The police, reinforced by deputy
sheriffs, under orders Of County Judge
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
7. M. MOREHEAD
SENDS TELEGRAM
Chairman Of North Carolina State Re-
publican Committee Clears Up the
Republican Political Situation In
That State
BY Associated Press.

Atlanta, Ca, April 15.-John NJ.
Mcrehead chairman of the North
Carolina state Republican committee,
clears UP the Republican political
situation in North Carolina by sending
the following telegram 70 the Asso-
cia ted Press:
'Leakesville, N. c.. April 15.-The
Plan of Organization gives TO the min
ority it's prorated representation from
district conventions to the national
convention; also from state to the ma
tional convention, which applies to
four delegates at large elected by the
state convention. have previously
denied in toto any knowledge Of any
compromise Of any basis between Taft
and Roosevelt delegates.
JOHN NJ MOREHEAD."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
SUIT TRANSFERRED
TO FEDERAL COURT
Condemnation Proceedings Of Western
Union Against L. e. NJ. In Various
States VIII be Taken Up Together.
BY Associated Press.

Louisville. KY, April I5.-Condemna-
ton proceedings for a right OF way along
the tracks Of the louisville & Nashville
railroad. which the Western Union Tele-
graph Company has been conducting In
various state courts throughout the south
viii be transferred 10 the federal courts
in Kentucky.
Counsel for the telegraph company gave
this explanation when their suit In the
jefferson county court was withdrawn.
The contract between the Louisville &
Nashville and the Western Union expires
August y next. The telegraph company
now seeks TO secure a right Of way of
its own along the railroads tracks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
Trading in Wheat on Scale Seldom
Equalled Except in War Times

fields were bare and would have TO
be planted to oats and corn.
Bears pointed out that at Liverpool
and elsewhere prices had not risen in
anything like the degree recorded IN
Chicago and that 1t was to fully de-
termine the damage to the winter
crop.
Under the influence Of such radically
opposite ideas, May wheat spun in
astonishing fashion over a limit of
price bounded by 1.o7 1-2 below and
1.10 1-2 on top. In less than a quar-
ter of an hour both these levels were
reached, but there was no stability 1T
either. The greater persistency was
shown in the return of the market TO
the upper plane.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
NEW ORLEANS
BANK IS CLOSED
Following Closely Upon the Arrest Of
Two Of It's Officers the TeUtonia
Bank e. Trust Co. Closes.
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, April 15.-Followins
closely upon the arrest last night Of
two OF its off1cers-Eugene F. Buhler,
president Of the institution. and Jos.
H. Gomila, chairman of the finance
committee, charged with swearing
falsely as to the banks condition
the Teutonia Bank & Trust Company
was ordered closed by State Bank Ex-
arriner Young. Frank ]. Braud, an
assistant cashier Of the bank, was also
arrested, charged with the embezzle-
ment of $4,000 Of the institution s
funds. Buhler and Gomfla were re-
leased on a bond of $4,000 each. while
Braud, falling TO secure bond, Is be-
ing held.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
Relations Between Mexico and
United States Reach Critical P ONT

urday's notes Will have a SOLDERING
effect upon the passions Of the strug
Cling factions. This hope led to re-
assurances from official quarters today
that there will be no intervention.
The next step must be taken by
Mexicans. either by President Madero
or OroZco.
Actions speak louder than words,
was a state department comment to-
day in reference to Orozco.
Meanwhile conditions throughout
Mexico have undoubtedly become
much worse within the past week.
The state departments advice from
its various agencies show that the
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
AMERICAN WILL
BE GIVEN FIREARMS
Makes Second Time Government Has
Provided Americans With Arms ard
Ammunition for Defense
BY Associated Press

Washington, April I5.-In response TO
an appeal from the American consul at
Guadalajara, Mexico, President Taft has
authorized the expectation OF $50 rifles
and $4,000 rounds Of ammunition for
arnltng the citizens Of the United States
in that district
This is the second step by this govern
ment 70 permit Americans in Mexico to
receive ammunttions OF war for self pro-
lection. Americans IN Mexico City already
having been similarly armed.
The president also gave his consent to
the expectation Of 400 rifles, 120. 900 cart
ridges and a large mass of miscellaneous
gun parts for the Mexican government
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
BY Associated Press.

New York, April 15.-The text of messages from
the Olympic reporting the sinking of the Titanic and
rescue OF 675 survivors late tonight expressed the opn
ion that eighteen hundred lives had been lost The loss
will likely total eighteen hundred SOULS the
Guiding sentence. 1t is hopedit is unless the
Titanic had more passengers board than reported
The list given out showed thirteen hundred and ten,
and crew Of $780, 2170 persons in all Deducting CTS
known to be saved would indicate loss of fourteen
hundred and ninety-6ve persons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
MR.. TAFT DELIVERS
WELCOME ADDRESS
Daughters Of the American Revolution
meet in 21st Annual session-No
President General 70 ce Elected.
BY AssoeIated Press.

Washington, April 15.-Addresses Of
welcome and preliminary reports made
uu the program Of the nrst day Of the
21st annual convention Of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
which opened a weeks session here to-
day. No president general Of the or
ganization IS 70 be elected this year,
although ten vice presidents general
will be chosen.
With Mrs Matthew W. Scott, presi-
dent general, in the chair, the morning
session was occupied by reports Of
credentials and program committees.
President Taft was the feature Of the
afternoon program with an address Of
welcome Mrs. Scott gave a reception
tonight to the visiting daughters at
Memorial Continental hall, the home
Of the society.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
BY Associated Press.

Chicago, April 15.-Buyers and
sellers alike were whipsawed to-day
In wheat The market swiftly whirled
up. then down, and up again over a
range Of nearly &C.
Trading reached a magnitude sell
dom equalled except in war times.
News which had the greatest bull
influence was from a crop expert who
had previously been disposed to min
imize the effect of supposed winter
killing In the soft winter states. To-
day he telegraphed from Decatur, nl.,
that between there and Mattoon, ILL.,,
virtually all wheat was dead, that the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
BY Associated Press

Washington. Auril 15.-Reiations
between Mexico and the United States
1t is believed here today have been
brought to critical point by the
state departments forceful note to the
contending factions in the Southern
republic, warning them against any
mistreatment of Americans Just
such a warning as this new one to
Mexico preceded the Spanish -Amrican
war, eliminating in McKinly's IA
nous message referring to 'intolera
BILE conditions existing at our door
way"
Conditions IN Mexico seem to be
growing worse hourly.
It is still hoped, however, that Sat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
Capital Stock and Surplus of
Cincinnati Bank Wiped Out

An assessment will be levied on the
stockholders to restore the capital.
The banks losses are said TO be
due to bad investments.
The total liabilities and assets, ac-
coroIng TO the Last report 70 Wash
ington, approximated 5000 900. The
individual deposits amounted to S4,-
100000 and the United States deposits
100000. The bank is believed to
hold assets sufficient 70 meet liabili-
ties when its capital is restored
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
RX As.ooIated prns.

New York, April 15y-The United States
Steel corporation was given & clean bill
Of health today IN 9 report submitted by
a committee OF stockholders appointed 70
investigate working conditions in the cor
porations mills. The report recommends
the elimination so much as possible OF
undue length Of working hours that en1er.
gencies and other conditions sometimes
may demand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
$4,000 ARE HOMELESS.
Thirteen Parishes in Northeas
Louisiana Are Facing a Deluge
Unparalleled in History
NUMEROUS SMALL TOWNS
ARE ALREADY WIPED OUT

VAST STRETCHES OF VALLEY LANDS ARE
COVERED BY FROM SIX TO TWENTY FEET
OF WATER, AND WALL OF DEVASTING
FLOOD WATERS TWENTY FEET HIGH AND
MORE THAN A MILE WIDE IS RUSHING
THROUGH DOGTAIL CREvASSE - MANY
ARE DESTITUTE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
WILSON
GOES TO GEORGIA
viii Spend Several Days in State Of
His 5oyhood Before Going to Jack
sonviIls.
BY Associated prr...

Trenton, N. J.. April 15.--Gov. Wood
row Wilson, of New Jersey. left to
night for Georgia
He expects to be away several days
and will possibly speak at Jackson
Vile, Fla, before he returns. The
governors plans are in the hands Of
his Georgia friends and he does not
know his itinerary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
SEN. BANKHEAD
MAKES ADDRESS
IN PENSACOLA
Campaign Manager of Oscar
w. Underwood Advocates
His Nomination.

PRIOR TO THE ADDRESS AN UN-
DERWooD CLUB Is, ORGANIZED o
WITH JOHN G. WARD AS PREsI-
DENT AND HENRY NJ. YONGE
SECRETARY - 1ETW ZEN $50
AND 800 PEOPLE GATHERED AT
OPERA HOUSE FOR OCCASION.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
BY Associated Press.

Washington, April 15.-The capital
stock and surplus Of the Second Ma
ttonal Bank Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
amounting TO about $22,00o,000, has
been wiped out by losses, according
to reports to the comptroller of the
currency to-day. The action OF the
clearing house association in taking
charge Of the institution, guarantee
ing it's deposits. avoided suspension.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
THE NEWS GAME AS A sHoCK.

News of the sinking liner and the terrible loss of life
came early tonight with all the greater shock because
hope had been buoyed up all day by reports that the
steamship, although badly damaged, not in sinking
condition and that the passengers had been safely trans
ferred.. The messages mostly unofficial and
direct from the liner the lurking fear remained of pos
sibe bad news to come.
Shortly after o'clock tonight flashing
wires from Cape Race, within 400 miles of where the
liner had struck the iceberg, word thar at 22O o'clock
Monday morning three hours and 50 minutes after
ceving the death blow, the Titanic had sunk The
from the steamer Carpathia reayed by the White
Star liner Olympic and revealed that by the time the
Carpaha outward bound from New York and racing for
the Titanic wireless CALL reached the the
doomed vessel had sunk.
Left the surface, however, the lifeboats,
from the Titanic and in them, it appears from the mea-
gre reports received up late hour 675
vvor These according advices the Carpatha picked
up and is route New York with them For the
rest of the scene the Carpathia UP of
desolation
All that remaenid of the ten million dollar floating
palace which nearly fourteen hundred passengers had
been voYagng uxurously to this side of the Atlantic
bits of wreckage The biggest ship in the world
had gone down. A significant line of the Cape Race
dispatch that of those saved by the
Carpathia nearly all women and children If other
vessels did pick up the passengers this might
that few aboard had been saved the proportion
of and children among the passengers large
The same facts would likewise spell doom practically
the entire crew of 300.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
DID NOT WRITE THE
LETTERS SAYS PASTOR
Defense in Trial Of Rev. Or. Norris
Called to Witness stand Expert in
Handwriting.
BY Associated Prnaa.

Fort Worth, Texas, April l5.-Hand-
writing experts were called to the wit
ness stand today by the defense in the
trial of the Rev. DR.. ]. Frank Norris,
pastor of the First Baptist church
here. for alleged perjury in denying
the authorship of a threatening letter
which he received from an anonymous
writer.
j. D. Watkins pointed out differences
in the anonymous letters and DR..
Norriss penmanship.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
Over 1900 Persons Drown When the
Titanic, Largest Ship in the
World, Sinks.
ONLY o75 OF OF PAS SENGERS
AND CREW ABOARD SAVED

WITHIN FOUR HOURS AFTER SHE CRASHED
INTO ANICEBURG THE MAMMOTH WHITE
STAR LINER HAD GONE TO THE BOTTOM
OFF THE NEWFOUNDLAND BANKS, AND
ALL THAT REMAINED OF THE $1OO00O0O
FLOATING PALACE WERE SOME BITS OF
WRECKAGE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
BY Associated Press.

New York, April 15-More than fifteen hundred
persons it is feared sank death early this morning
when within four hours after she crashed into ice
berg, the mammoth White Star line steamer, Titanic,
from Liverpool to New York the bottom off the
Newfoundland banks
Of approximately 22o0 pessons aboard, some of
worldwide prominence only 675 known to have been
saved Accepting the early estimates of the fatality list
tory of the world Nearest approaching it in magnitude,
the disasters of the Atlantic 1873 when
574 lives lost and the LaBourgogne 1898 with IA
ta LIST o+.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
Yesterdays Returns Give
Woodrow Wilson Even
Greater Lead. 80

PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN Ter
WHOM DEMOCRATS ARE GOING
TO NOMINATE FOR PRESIDENT
IS THE BIG FAVoRITE WITH
WEST FLORIDA VOTERS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16

30 ballots were recorded in Sundays
paper and were divided so for Wilson
to 20 for Underwood. Yesterday Is
more were received and were divided
Is for Wilson and three for Under
wood. These 16, added to the first 20,
make Sc as shown above
The three Underwood ballots came
from 8. W. Anderson or Gadsden
county, H D. Marks of Franklin
county. and E. NJ. Pitts of Santa Rosa
county.
J. w. Register of Holmes county
says Wilson is strong there. "
j. G. McSween Of Walton county
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
MARINE DISASTER IN HISTORY
Untold Wealth Represented
Among Titanic's Passengers
BY Associated Press.


15-Unod represented the
billion
is
Miss Madeline Force
estimated
$9500000 estimated TO
$5o00O0O0 fortune esti-
S0o00000; founders
International Mercantile Marine be worth S4O-
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
President Of
railu and w.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-16
STEEL TRUST GETS
A CLEAN STATE

Report Recommends Elimination of Undue
Length Of Working Hours IN Ener.
pencles.
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CONTINUED on Second Page)
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CONTINUED on Page Two.)
New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
SEEK AID FOR HAMPTON
Association Trying to Raise S4''
100000 Endowment Fund.

The future welfare Of Hampton institute
one Of the most important schools for the
Indian and negro in the South, was dis
cussed at a mass meeting held unoer the
auspices of the Armstrong ASSOCIATION a'
Carnegie Hall last night.
TO continue tho education OF the negro
and Indian Hampton now needs an annual
income Of St25,COO, and there are three
hundred students at the school who need
500 each 10 cover their tuition for TINS
wear To mec' this need President H. b.
Frlssel and friends Of tho institution have
undertaken the raising Of a s4000,OOO en-
dowment fund. One Of the speakers last
night was Joseph II. Choate, who was
associated with General Armstrong, tho
founder Of the school, more than iorly
years ago.
Mr. Choate quoted from speech Of Pres
ident Taft I'm which he said: There is
nothing that offers such an opportunity for
tho wealthy man Of this country as the
cause Of negro industrial education In the
South. Hampton Is the solution OF the
negro problem" As proof OF what Hamp-
ton accomplished he mentioned the name
Of Booker T. Washington, who, no said
was the equal of any man OF any color.
Other speakers were William Jay Schief-
fClin, president Of the Armstrong Associa-
ton: Robert r. Motion. a graduate In
strtictor AT Hampton AIadikane Quandiyane
Crle. 4 Zulu student. and Michael V. Wolfe,
q Chippewa Indian. chorus of thirty
Hampton students sang several character
istic songs.