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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
PLAN TO STEAL $4,000
Chicago Plot Frustrated at the Last
Minute.

Chicago.-A carefully planned attempt
to kidnap and rob NJ. J. Wright of nearly
100000 was successful in every wav ex-
eept getting the money. Wright who is
cashier of butter company, was walk
ing to deposit $2s,o27 in bank when
an apparently intoxicated man stumbled
out OF an alley and fell against him.
He pushed the man awy, upon which four
Others fell on him and pulled sack over
his head. A motor car dashed up to the
curb and Wright was tossed into it. As
the bag went over his head, however, no
dropped behind telegraph pole satchel
containing the money. A few minutes
later, while Wright, with his head in
the sack, was being whirled across the
West Side, Earl Halgren, 23 years old.
noticed the satchel. He picked it up,
and, finding the contents valuable. turned
it over to the police. Wright was set
down on an obscure street, six miles
from where he had been seized The men
searched him and demanded his satchel.
he said, and when it could not be found
thrust him out of the car with warning
that he would be killed if he tried 70
follow.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
BRITISH PROTEST ON TOLLS
Ambassador Bryce Reads Document to
Secretary Knox.

Washington.-Great' Britain's formal
note of protest against that section of
the Panama canal act which exempts
American coastwise shipping from pay
ments of tolls for passing through the
Panama canal, was presented to Sec
rotary of State Knox by the British am.
bassador.
1t is an elaboration of the points Of
objection in t. note presented to the
state department last July. In brief,
these objections are:
That, while it was clearly in violation
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty either to
remit or refund tolls on all American
shipping using the canal, the same OBJ
lection probably would apply to the
coastwise trade shipping, in view of the
probable impossibility of framing regu,
lations that would not result in prefer.
ence to American shipping.
In addition to supporting these points
by long arguments, the protest indicates
very clearly that strong resistance will
be offered to any attempt to exclude
from the canal British ships owned by
Canadian railroads or whose owners may
be guilty of violating the Sherman anti
trust act. He holds that this section
of the act cannot apply to British ship.
ping, but only to United States vessels.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
REVISE TARIFF BY
P|ECEMEAL PLAN
WILL TAKE UP THE SCHEDULES
ALPHABETICALLY.
DAY EACH TO A SCHEDULE
First Hearing Will Be Given January 8,
and Will Be Continued Until All
Schedules Have Been
Considered.

Washington. Thorough revisio.,
schedule by schedule, of the present tar
if law by the next congress was indi.
Gated by the decision of the Democratic
members of the house ways and means
committee to have hearings on the tariff
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday in
January, beginning January 6. 1t is ex
peeted to devote one day in each sched-
ule, though If necessary two days will!
be allowed. There are fourteen sche2,
ules, but by merging two or three OF
the minor schedules with the adjoining
important ones, the committee expects
to get Thorough with the hearings by thu
end of January. The schedules will b.
considered in their regular sequence IN
the present tariff law
The first hearing on January will BIZ
on schedule A, fixing the duties on chem
icals, oils and paints, medical prepara-
lions containing alcohol, or in whose
preparation alcohol is used, perfumery,
medicated soaps, etc. Then will follow
on January s the hearing on the earths,
earthenware and glassware schedules.
In their sequence the other schedules
in this Monday, Wednesday and Friday
program follows:
Schedule c, metals and manufactures
d, wood; E. manufactures of sugar, mo-
lasses and manufactures of; F, tobacco
and manufactures of; G, agricultural
products and provisions; H, spirits,
wines and other beverages; |, cotton
manufactures; j, flax, hemp and jute
and other manufactures; K, wool and
L, silks and silk goods;
NJ, pulp, papers and books; N, sundries,
beads, buttons, brushes, coal, bark, dolls,
,hains, gloves, paintings, plows, umbrel-
as and parasols, etc.
One day at the end of January will be
yet aside for hearing of those inter
,sted in the free list and the admins
rative features of the proposed tariff
egislation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

There are almost two sides to the
simple little facts of life There Is
this matter of drinking water at ones
meals. 1t has been regarded as a mis-
cradle habit. The school textbooks
teach 1t that way, and they give very
impressive reasons for 1t. 1t used to
be taught-drink at your meals, II
you feel like it; drink all you want;
It is good for you; helps digestion.
Then came the opposite doctrine,
never drink at your meals, and not
for an hour afterward. and that idea
has prevailed and is part Of our wise
school knowledge these days. Now
comes Professor Hawk of the Univer
sity Of Illinois who has been study
ing the subject for seven years, and
bis conclusion is that water-drinking
bt meals helps digestion, principally
by utilizing the protein food, which is
regarded as the most important func.
ton of digestion, says the Ohio Jour
nay. Then, fluids help digest the fats
and throttle the bacteria that range
along the alfmentary canal and keep
stirring up all sorts of tumults. So
the latest information is not to let
anybody scare you about drinking wa
ter at your meals. Just drink what
you want and forget about It.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Perishes With Daughter

New York.---After rescuing his wife
and son from their burning home, Mel.
vile B. Mendell lost his life in an at.
tempt to save his 14-year-old daughter,
l.%lfs. ihe girl persisted with her
tseA I, siendell, awakened from his sleep
b. smoke and cracking flames, first
carried out his wife, who had been over.
come. Then he returned and rescued
his 12-year-old son. Neighbors attempt.
ed in vain TO prevent him from making
a second trip into the burning house to
save his daughter. When the flames
were extinguished the father and daugh.
ter were found dead in each others arms
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Transmiqratinu Turkey.

THE only time l ever believed in
the transmigration of souls was one
frosty November afternoon on my
Indiana farm"
The speaker was George AIDE, the
humorist. He continued:
ut was day or two before Thanks
giving. The trees were bare. The
fields were russell brown color. To
ward me over those russell fields
strutted a very plump, very large,
very young turkey.
Then it was that an ardent belief
In the doctrine of metempsychosis
seized me.
YOU, l said to the superb bird,
you are now a turkey. And you will
die tomorrow. But, cheer up. Your
next TRANSPORTATION will be into the
body of a himorist not unknown to
fame"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
SOUTH SHOULD
RAISE ALL CROPS
SECRETARY WILSON PREDICTS
GREAT FUTURL FOR DIXIE.
NO STOCK is RAISED NOW
Secretary of Agriculture Declares That
South Should Not Have to Depend
on West for Meats-Value of
Diversified Farming.

Washington.-Tha there has been no
member OF the cabinet in more than half
a century who has entertained a higher
opinion of the soil and industrial eapa-
bilities of the southern states than
James Wilson, secretary of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and that he has
proved his judgment by his works, is
abundantly attested by southern sena-
tors and representatives with whom he
has cheerfully co-operated in advancing
the farming interests in their states in
every way within the power of his de-
partment during period embraced by
enough to make four administrations,
he has seemed to delight in using the
departments resources to promote the
wonderful productiveness of southern
soils, demonstrating their Importance
in contributing to the nations wealth.
The department during the past 10
years, under the direction of Secretary
Wilson, has spent millions of dollars to
improve farm conditions in the south.
During the 16 years have been sec
rotary of agriculture said Mr.. Wilson,
most earnest efforts have been made by
the department to put agricultural con-
ditions in the south where farming not
only would produce maximum yields
of cotton, but produce corn, wheat, oats,
potatoes and all kinds of vegetables to
supply the demands of the home mar
rnf1
eggs, butter and cheese to supply the
needs of local consumption instead, as
has been the case, of relying upon the
outside markets for great amount of
these Droducts
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Men Monopolize Bible.

Chicago.-"A woman cannot be a con
scientious Christian and a sufrragist also,
because OF mans monopoly of the Bible
and religion" said Mrs. Laura G. Fixen,
business manager of the Working Wo-
mons Home, before the woman's party
here.
1--WE cannot accept the Bible as di.
vine inspiration because it features the
male sex in everything almost to the ex-
clusion of the female" she continued.
"Man has usurped almost everything in
religion, as well as everything else"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Figures published hy the federal bu

Figures published by the federal bu-
ireau OF education give evidence that
the rewards of genius engaged in the
educational field are considerably be-
low those attainable In other Of the
learned professions and In many indus
trial avocations. The highest paid
head OF a state-aided Institution of
learning is the president of the Univer-
sity of California, who receives $12.-
900 year and house. The president
of Cornell university and the Uni
versity of Illinois, each receive $780,
900 year and house. and the presi-
dent of the University of Minnesota,
$4,000 a year without house. Other
presidents salaries run down as low
as $1,000. The best paid full professor
enjoys an income of $4,000 year.
and the least paid tutor struggles along
on an allowance of $50. When 1t Is
considered that there are lawyers In
the country earning from $4,000 to
100000 a year, that some medical
men command almost as large earn
ings. and that many engineers. presi-
dents of manufacturing concerns and
others engaged in Industrial pursuits
are equally well rewarded, one may
well marvel that so many men Of su.
perlative intelligence devote their
lives to pedagogy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
DRINKS AND DRUGS DEADLY
This Causes Nearly All Diseases. Says
Doctor,

MISUNDERSTANDING that 60 per
cent of all cases of insanity, nervous
diseases and diseases of the body are
caused from excessive or moderate in
diligence in alcoholic drinks and the
drug habit, Representative John Joseph
Kindred of New York, speaking before
the American Society for the Study of
Alcohol and other Narcotics, declared
that unless locomotive engineers, tele-
graph operators and mental workers are
total abstaners they are apt to commit
grave errors in Judgment and execution.
Representative Kindred is physician
and one of the foremost nerve special
lists in this country.
Experiments show" he said, chat
the drinking of even one glass of beer is
followed by decreased perceptive powers
of the brain and nervous system Con-
trary to the common belief few drinks
do not strengthen the body or mind"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
OFFICERS CAPTURE
DESPERATE GANG
CITY DETECTIVES KILL ONE AND
ARREST OTHERS.
POLICE SURPRISE OUTLAWS
Bandits Planned to Kill U. S. Officers
and Free Comrade-Captured Trunks
Reveal Wigs, Skeleton Keys, Po-
lice Circulars.
(Copyright.)

Memphis, Tenn.-Sensationa develop
ments tending to clear up the mystery
surrounding the identity of the bandits
who held up and robbed Rock Island
train No. "a, on February Z, across the
river from Memphis, are expected, fol-
lowing raid made by city detectives
when three desperadoes wanted on nu-
merous charges in several states We're
arrested, while fourth member of the
gang was shot and killed while firing at
the police officers.
A complete outfit OF wigs, almost a
bushel of skeleton keys, monthly police
reports OF criminals arrested, reward cir
culars issued, flashlights, dirks, police
badges, scores of letters and other arti-
cles We're found in the trunks confs-
Gated by the police at the time of the
arrests.
The arrests came as a sequel of plan
which members of the gang had formed
to rescue Diggs Nolen, when he was
brought through Memphis in charge
United States deputy marshals.
The arrests were made just before s
o'clock Tuesday morning. Kinney Ber-
gen, member of the gang, escaped in
running pistol fight with two of the
detectives, but afterwards returned and
again attacked the police, when he was
shot dead.
Those captured are:
Frank Holloway, an alleged train rob
Der and safe blower.
Luther B Wallace, alias John Nc
Coy, alias Texas Wallace, and wife. Wal
lace, with the. dead man, Bergen, is |
charged with shooting at Jules Stiffel.
Memphis merchant, in an attempt at
highway robbery.
Brantley Mitchell, alias Country"
Memphis youth, arrested numerous times
here on theft charges.
Jack Mundy, another member, who
was not at the house, is at large.
The plan of, the gang, as related to
Chief OF Detectives James Roper by Hol-
loway, was to rescue Diggs Nolen at To-
cal depot at any cost, but it was nipped
in the bud by Nolen being taken on
eiSuieOuS iOule lTOH savannah TO |
Omaha, Neb., where he is now in prison
on a charge of using the mails to de-
fraud.
Wallace is known to have formerly
been in the employ of the Frisco railroad
as news agent and is supposed by the
police to have gained knowledge of the
exact movement of trains in this man.
ner.
In a trunk was found circular is
sued by the Rock Island railroad, offer r,
ng $4,000 reward for the arrest of the
men who held up the train at Hurlburt,
Ark, early this year. G
A letter ascertaining Wallace's correct :
lame was found and addressed to his t
ather at Hillsboro, Tex. 1t was written
rom Memphis on December 8, and urged Q
Nallace's father to address him as Nc r
10y. The letter was never mailed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
TURKS SLAY CHRISTIANS
Villages Are Burned and Women As
saulted BY Moslems.

Constantinople.-Letters received from
Gallipoli, report terrible excuses by the
%lrkish troops in that district. The
Telegraph lines having been cut beyond
Galfpoli, the military authorities held
the Christian village responsible for the
work ard ordered detachment of troops
to punish the residents.
The troops burned the houses, held
many of the villages for ransom, mas
sacred those who refused to pay, assault
ed the women and carried on wholesale
pillage. The villgaes of NIAGARA, Ka-
shen, Karadjali, Aloali, Grabunar and
EKamilir practically were destroyed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
NEVER TIRES
OF the Food That Restored Her 70
Health.

Something was making me ill and
1 didn't know the cause" writes a
Colo. young lady: For two years I
was thin and sickly, suffering from in.
digestion and infiammatory rheuma-
tism.
Il had tried different kinds of diet.
and many of the remedies recommend.
ed, but got no better.
Finally, Mother suggested that +
try Grape-Nuts, and l began at once,
eating it with little cream or milk.
A change for the better began at once.
To-day / am well and am gaining
weight and strength all the time. I've
gained 10 lbs. in the last five weeks
and do not suffer any more from in
digestion, and the rheumatism is all
gone.
i know 1t is to Grape-Nuts alone
that owe my restored health. / still
eat the food twice a day and never
tire OF it." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
The favour of Grape-Nuts is peculiar
to itself. 1t is neutral, not too sweet
ana has an agreeable, healthful quality
that never grows tiresome.
One of the sources of rheumatism ia
from overlooking the system with
acid material, the result of imperfect
digestion and assimilation.
AS soon as improper food is aban.
doned and Grape-Nuts is taken regu.
'arly, digestion is made strong, the
organs do their work of building up
good red blood cells and Of carrying
away the excess of disease-making
material from the system.
The result is certain and steady
return to normal health and mental
activity. There's a reason" Read
the little book, "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
Dne appears from time to time. They
Interest. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Threat to Kill Gov. Wilson.

Newark, N. J.-Three men, residents
Of Wharton, were arrested at Dover, n.
j., charged with writing letter threat
ening President-elect Woodrow Wilson
with death unless he caused $4,000 in
gold to be left for them in designated
unoccupied house in Wharton. The men
arrested are Peter Dunn, "a years old;
his brother, Jacob, 26, and Seely Daven-
port, AZ. United States Commissioner
Stockton here committed them to jail in
default of $4,000 bail each.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

sSaentists say that the average
man eats so per cent more food than
he uses. This is violation of eco
homie law. Hence dyspepsia and kin.
hred ills. The best digestive tonic In
HE world is hunger, actual. gnawing
hunger. Let the average dyspeptic
try It for while and see how 1t
works The only animal in the world
that eats when he is not hungry is
hog-of one kind or another
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
OFFERS WILSON WARSHlP
Taft Would Allow Successor to Study
Panama Canal.

Washington.-President Taft has writ
ten a letter to Gov. Wilson offering to
place at his disposal big battleshp
to make trip of inspection to the Pam
anna canal some time before Mr. Wilson
is inaugTated. The president is of the
opinion that his successor would like to
know as much as possible about the Ia
tons great engineering feat before he
enters office.
Many questions of policy concerning
the canal may be looked for in Mr.. Will
sons administration, and Mr.. Taft de-
cided that it was only fair to the man
who takes his place in the White House
on March 4 to offer him an opportunity
to inspect the canal and gather informa-
ton at first hand.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
There Were Others.

YOU sighed the rejected lover,
would find your name written in Inn
perishable characters on my heart
could you but look"
80" murmured the fair young
thing who was aware of the fact that.
the swain had been playing 'Roms5
at the seaside for sons hing like 20
years. so? Then you must have q
heart like a local directory by this
time."-Tit-Bits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Woman as Judge.

Chicago, lll.-Miss Mary NJ Bartelmc
for IS years public guardian of Cook
County, has been naugurated as Chi
cago's first woman judge. Miss Bar
feline will assist Judge Pinckney in the
juvenile court ana will direct most Of
her attention to girls who come unde,
the courts jurisdiction.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
TO PREVENT MISCEGENATION
Representative Roddenberry introduces
Resolution.

Wasnington.-"Intermarriage between
negroes or persons of color and Caucas-
ians or any other character of persons
within the United States or any terri
tory under their jurisdiction would be
prohibited by Representative Rodden-
berry of Georgia.
The term negroes or persons of col
or" is defneu in the bill as any and all
persons of African descent or having
any trace of African or negro blood.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
TALE OF MEXICAN OUTRAGEs
Man Who Has Spent Months There Tells
Story,

hington-Presiden Taft listened
to some startling disclosures about con-
ditions in Mexico. Four American BUSH
ness men with Mexican interests, two
members of the Senate and congress
man sat in the cabinet room in the
White House offices and heard the story,
vouched for by all, told to the president
by one man, who had been in the south
ern republic witlAn the last few weeks
1t was tale of outrages on Mexican
women, of murders and holdups of
Americans and held them for ransom, Of
general lawlessness and disorder such as
seldom has come to the ears OF the presi-
dent since trouble began in Ms&ico near
ly two years ago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

Tulsa, Okla. - Announcement was
made of deal with a syndicate of
British bankers for the sale of $3.50
acres of oil lands, scattered throughout
the mid-continent field, containing 21o
producing oil wells, with an average
daily production of 1920 barrels. The
price paid is 81 100000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

A new benefactor of mankind has
arisen in California. He has discover
ed copcoction which robs ROSTERS of
their ability to crow. A sharp ak
administered with vigor Just where
the tail feathers merge into the comb
Ia also effective.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

A Japanese steamship company Is
sues with each ticket sold a coupon
representing a certain seat in life
boat and requests the passenger to &C.
quaint himself with the location OF
the particular boat to which he is al
loted. Is there any harm in accept.
ing a suggestion from the Orientf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Fathers Admiration.

Mrs. Shortley was discussing the
latest fashions with a young lady
caller.
Did you say your husband was
fond OF those clinging gowns, Mae?"
Yes. he likes one to cling to
me for about three s."-Lippin.
colts Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Preachers for Police.

Los Angeles.-Six clergymen We're put
on the rolls of the police department as
special officers. They wear stars and
are empowered 70 make arrests, their
special duties being the enforcement of
the juvenile laws AID the regulation of
dance halls.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

A Brooklyn motor cyclist dying
from cancer has been pronounced a
victim of the jouncing of the machine.
But why blame the cycle for Brook.
lyn's uneven pavements?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

The supreme court of Iowa has de-
cided that tips belong to the person
who receives them, not to any boss
or syndicate that grabs the privileges.
It would have been a better decision
to brand them as bribery and lille.
gal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Very Much So.

very Much So.
When Mrs. Jibbetts was asked why
she neglected her friends SO, she gave
bald EXCUSE"
What was it?" ~,
1.-THE baby" ~"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

Badly, New York monkey, exam
fines his food to see whether 1t is in
habited by germs. Science has rob.
bed the monkey of bis gastronomicaj
pleasures.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

New York.-Charles NJ. Schwab, pres.
ident of the Bethlehem Steel Company.
an interview, declared the business
interests of the country were experience
ing an era Of unprecedented prosperity.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

A railroad company is asked to pay
100000 for the death Of chimpanzee.
Must have been the missing link the
biologists are looking for.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Fell Into Whiskeu Vat

Vincennes, Ind,-Herman Biggs fell
into mash vat at the Old Vincennes
distillery. He was promptly rescued, but
the skin and flesh from his shoulders
down were removed. He remained IL
agony six hours and died.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27

Japanese school children are taughx
to write with both hands. Just tl1ink
what journalists they'd have made
before typewriters were invented.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
T. A. Kaler. Author. Dies.

Portland, Me.--James Otis Kaler,
widely known as the author of books
for boys, died here at the age of GA.
Under the name of James Otis he wrote
las books for boys.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-27
Taft Heads Red Cross.

Observation-Disclosures Taft was re.
elected president of the American Ma.
tional Red Cross at the eighth annual
meeting of the organization held here.