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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06
Unit Plan Will
Probably Succeed.

1t will be a white primary, re-
stricted to Democrats, and the reg
istration lists applying to the late
presidential primary will be pre-
scribed to determine who has the
right 10 vote.
The governor and state house Of
ficers will be nominated under a
strict county unit plan.
The judges and solicitors will be
nominated under popular plu-
rality plan, inside each judicial cir
cult.
A United States senator will be
named under a popular plurality
plan.
The nominating of state senators
and congressman win be referred to
the various senatorial and congress
sional executive committees for
= settlement.
The date of the primary will fall
somewhere between August 20 and
September TO- probably close
around August 80
Todays committee meeting has beer
anticipated by politicians with acute
interest, and its final adjustment O.
things will clear the political atmos.
phere wonderfully in Georgia. There
has been great Uncertainty and hest
fancy among candidates and would be
candidates because of the committed
hardness in meeting for the purpose OF
calling the urinary
The one uncertain feature of the pro-
gram as agreed upon by the leaders in
side the committee is whether the state
house officers shall be named under a
county unit or a popular plurality plan
The committee apparently is all but
divided evenly upon that, and the lead
ers have been unable to count noses
with positive accuracy. The probable
ity is that the county unit plan viii
prevail. but it is fact that this com
mittee has adhered in the past to the
popular plurality plan. and to call a
county unit primary, it will have tc
reverse itself-a thing many member.
are loathe to do
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06
FIGHT BEGINS
ANEW OVER
THE COUNTY
UNIT PLAN
State Committee Meets Today,
and will Likely ResCind
Former Action.
PLANS OUTLINED FOR
THE COMING PRIMARY
Judges, Solicitors and Senator
To Be Named by the PIu-
raIity Method.
PLANS OUTLINED FOR
THE COMING PRIMARY

The state Democratic executive COM
mittee will meet in the senate cham
Der of the capitol today at noon to
fix the rules for and name the date Of
the forthcoming general primary, and
faced a fight over the county unit plan
While the leaders inside the COM
mittee insist that no concerted plan
of action has been agreed upon and
that the rules and regulations, as we'll
as the date. will be fixed absolutely by
the committee within itself, it may be
taken as approximately certain that
the primary will be called upon the
following terms and conditions:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06

THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia.:
Local showers today and probably
tomorrow.
The evening world., 1912-01-26
M|NN|E'S BEAU
IN BAD NOW WITH
M|NN|E'S mamma
Mrs. Birmingham Blames
Young Seaburg for Escapade
in Martinique Grill Room.

a young man named John Seaburs.
whose father keeps a In the
financial district. had better give No.
est Eighty-fourth street n Wide
berth IN the future, and he probably
knows II. Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Biz
mingham OF that address accuse young
Mr.. Seaburg OF taking their twenty
threc-year-old daughter Minnie 10 che
Hotel Martinique grill last night. plying
her wi d wine and being the cause OF
her arrest and arraignment In tho Nignt
Count where she was 1ned s..
Seaburg was arrested and fined. too
lie paid It. lie a W the name OF "Jac.i
%Scabury" and said he lived at No. 1t0s
Avenue J. Flatbush.
Sesburg. Miss Birmingham. a relative
OF Miss B~lrntngham's from upstate
named Annie Houghton. and q friend oil
! Soaburs's entered the Martinique grill a.
80 o'clock last night. we hours la.ci
Miss Birmingham resented n remark
made by n man at another table. a figh
started and she was arrested.
At the West Thirtieth street static.
she gave the name OF her kinswoman
| Annie Houghton. but told her right ma m,
10 the matron. The shock Of ares
! drove away the effects OF the vino sh,
hal drunk and she was a penitent an,
subdued young woman when she go
homo at . o'clock this morning and toll,
The evening world., 1912-01-26
LET Err BURN" is
BOYHE|RS0RDER
TO THE F|REMEN
And the Department Obeys,
Guarding Blaze That Amuses
Rich Master Leeds.

The Montclair. y. j.. nremen we're
routed from bed at ) O'Clock this morn
ing for a blaze In the rear Of the home
Of Mrs. william v. Leeds. widow OF the
tin plste king" In the midst OF the
millionaire colony on the mountains side.
-Four companies under chief Williams
responded TO the call.
When the hrernen arrived they found
the flames arising from three huge
brush piles which the gardener had III
carly this morning. The iiremen got
ready 10 put out tho flames when they
saw y little ngure clad In p1.amas a,
a rear window.
The Lonely Little Prince as Will
lam u. Leeds jr. II known to Montclnir.
ties, was enjoying the early morning
spectacle. when Mrs. Leeds sailed for
Europe In December she left her little
.on in the caro OF twenty servants. he
y the master of tho house and his word
IL law, but he Is the most lonesome child
In the state.
AS the Bremen were preparing to enc
I'M. flames a servant came out of tn,
house, and. approaching the chief. said
the ho~usckecper asked the fire be al.
lowed 10 burn. because OF the plcasur,
Il was giving the master, chief VIII.
| ANS then ordered his men to let til.
nres proceed. only instructing them I,
sec the sparks did not endanger tn,
house or buildings.
The evening world., 1912-01-26

her mother she had been 10 q party in
Brooklyn.
MIss Birmingham was In bed when her
mother was Informed Of the truth Of the
adventure In the IA tlnique. Mrs. Bir-
minsham became indignant wihen she
heard the name ~''Scsouryg'.
That fellow she cried. Ills name
Is not seabury but Scaburg. Ny daugh.
ter has been forbidden TO see him. She
eft here last evening saying she Wa
going TO a party in Brooklyn. We had
no idea she was going TO meet SeaburR.
She had been I'll and II was the fret
time she had been out for . week or
more.
"Seaburg took her to the hotel and
piled her with wine. She couldn't
stand II n disgraced herself. I'd
like to get hold Of young Mr.. seaburg.
but In h. meantime I am going 70
have a talk with my daughter
seaburg could no, be found to-day.
II is said that his father recently put
him on probation.
The evening world., 1912-01-26
$142,759 EMBEzzLER
MAKES PLEA OF GUILTY.

Percy q. vanderoef. who az treasurer
OF the Van keuren n Thornton whole.
sale dry goods company .s believed to
have stolen Sac. 75e.9s during six years,
pleaded guilty to-day to an indictment
FOR grand larceny before Judge Rosai-
sky In the Court OF General Sessions
and was remanded TO the Tombs 10
await sentence Feb. :. The specific
counts charged Vandcroef with the la
ceny or 1903 and S225. Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Weller explained that the
indictment by no means covered the
amount stolen.
There Is still much mystery a5ou.
Nanderoef's pecuiations. lie received
N,"O salary and the income from an
sls.W0 interest In the company, with
which he had been associated fifteen
years. lie Is aid to have paid &, 400 a
wear alinony to his divorced wife and
FOR the support of their son, Norman
Maitland Vanderoef. Vanderoef claim.
that he had spent 100000 along the
Gay White Way"
The evening world., 1912-01-26
DETECTIVES RAID
STARTS A RIOT;
ONE MAN SHOT
Patrons Of Restaurant Began
to Throw Things When
They Entered.

-,o "a. w.,,.a
-" -. r...u,u.. ,.n,
~" " o''s"'S -
'a''e'n ~" '"p"nee NV" y"
sN ono iinnurc" anu r""r'" "''' '''
ton entered q resort known ne WI
Hes nj 80. 5i East On> Hundred n
ninth stree, shortly before noon to-day
In the stirring events that follow 81
o,,cl,v o,r man vss shot In tho back
40. ,,,a.u Go o,ca,o III. wo,pa.d
n.r &. 60 saroo az No aN r,,, ono
u,ra-.t ami Nin,b .trce, n. I'M. been
o,, q, TImtr, only five dsys. II was
ancco's eet. TO 10. shot with his own re.
volver
ON ,n,erlnr the mace IN, detective.
found IL nii,d with young Italians who
were known to them ~ persons who do
little work. In the rear OF the rcs,au-
rant they saw saoro aud another you.h
with AN JlmIfa record. csss..ti
.,r.s.d" sacco and Nanclni wen,
The evening world., 1912-01-26
FAREWELL TO THE POLICE
HELMET; CAP REPLACES IT.
New Summer Uniform Is Prescribed
by Commissioner Waldo-Will
Save Men s. on Each.

Acting on the recommendations Of a
committee representing all grades In
the uniformed force. Police Commits
sioner Waldo issued an order to-day
abolishing the t~!me-honored helmet and
prescribing a different material for the
summer suits Of patrolmen. The order
will 20 into effect when the policemen
put on their summer uniforms.
The new summer uniforms Will be
made Of a light serge and will be sim
liar in appearance to the present uni
form. The quality of serge picked by
the committee will weigh nifty per cent.
less than the flannel used under current
regulations. Policemen will be allowed
to wear their flannel uniforms on night
duty until they are worn out.
The summer helmet will be replaced
by a blue cap similar In design to the
winter cap. hut light and ventilated. a
saving OF 81 on each uniform and cap
will be possible under the new system.
The evening world., 1912-01-26
TAFT ASKS FAMINE AID.
l'resiae1t Appeals 20 PwbIic Ia
HELP starsins Chinese.

WASHINGTON. Jan. %.--An appeal
for public aid for Chinese famine suf-
fercrs was made to-day by President
Taft. a. head OF the American Red
Cross Society. Public subscriptions
were asked,
awful restitution exists In China.
the proclamation recited. foundations
OF the Ynnstse and other rivers have
DESTROYED crops and prevented c%ultiva-
ton OF the land. Millions ~ human
beings are now facing starvation OF the
most terrible and appalling character.
Until peace In restored IN China these
conditions must continue save as re-
lieyed by other countries"
The evening world., 1912-01-26
CHARTER REWSER MAY
HAVE TO SUE THE CITY.
All Dougherty Did Was to sop
pose" Says Mayor, Who Hasn't
Approved His Claim.

Encouraged, he says. 10y Mayor Gay
nor to do a lawyers work In revising
the city charter and t. make rugges-
Ions for It's proper drafting. for which
he was TO he paid by the city. i. IIamp-
den Dougherty may have to sue the
city for the $500 fee which he claims.
MIR. Doughcrty's report WAS "A conpre-
henslvc roast" on the so-called Gaynor
charter. which aroused the Mayor. who
now shows no inclination To- approve the
lawyers bill.
The story .amc out to-day when Mr.,
D~oughcr,y's testimony was read In the
Finance Department. Tho lawyer de
clare. that he was originally retained
by Corporation Counsel Watson. MIR
Watson says II n understood hi,
services were to be given gratuitousl,
ana were voluntarily offered.
Mr.. Doughcrty offers a letter whict
he said was from the Mayor. tellinS
him II was only right that the cit,
should pay for hls services.
AZ yesterdays meeting OF the Boart
Of Estimate the Mayor said n lot %
lawyers were Ming claims against tn,
city.
That reminds me- said Comptrollc
PrendarRast. "thnt J. Hampdcn Dough
crty has nlel n claim"
For what" asked the Mayor.
For his services In drafting the new
charter" explained the Comptroller.
AN that Dougherty did rcnkirke,
the Mayor, was 10 oppose the charter.
The Mayor, In "a recent speech at Car
neSie Hall. referred tn 'our good cit
yens who part their names In tn
middle" lie mentioned j. Hampde
D~oughcrty. adding that his name /
John IIampden Doughcrty.
The evening world., 1912-01-26
HElDF0R SELLING
DRUG TO MARINES
Dominica Faloca Accused of
Peddling Cocaine Around
the Brooklyn Navy-Yard.

~
by the Navy Department A. washing.
20, po,,pico tN,loc. MA. .rratyn.d Il,
60 -
Nas"'' H"o'' 'pb'' "'"oN'S"' '"-u"s
IN the charge n a he peddled cocaine
10 United states marines at the Navy
Ward. Elizabeth Welsh. . hanr,r-on
.han, ann non. which c,u,,.r at ,h.
~ - - - -,
va, '"
'er'ai "''"eA' Mas's''a'" '"or"'es
held faiocs IA N,Vp bail u committed
the woman until the disposition OF his
case.
Repor,x reached the Navy p.na rtu.nt
...., 49,. go ,ha, ~ 49,. - c,.
'.s a.. s..,u.,r,. - -.
'"'"' +" 80 u''" "'''' vac
AMONG 'he thte' huhurea
marines at the yard and MAS wsrklnr
great injury. A few days 4 a marin
The evening world., 1912-01-26
MONEY TRUST PERIL
THREATENS NATION,
SAYS UNTERMyER
Bankers Follow Vicious Sys-
tenn, but Keep Within Law,
He Tells Congressman.

w.s,yyxoro Ian. N.-Erpsrt en-
.-L .,,~Sr M q money trust
~ -. aux...nx ira,
o r..
'hres'ene ""ns" =.
ton has ever known s'''" 80
before The House Conunittec on WINS "s
by Samuel Untsrmysr. for year~ a "s''
street attorney. He urged favo~oN
consideration Of the LindbcrEh reso'u-
ton for investigation OF tho Money
Trust.
II, 4. beeau,- 7 am .ati.n~3 that we
.,.u n.y.r n. .hI. On l.<,.,s,e inte,i,-
-. w, --' =. 49,. ,r,.,. az !.
S."'. I" 80. -.-,~s,.
monetary syt,em "n,u We ."o'o''
understand this QUESTION mat un"eri'er
the others hat ] am an earnest sdv"-
cato Of this inyy~stigation." said INTER
myer.
''Heh,nd the money o,irarohy will bs
,o,na .y.,.u y,c,nu. .na ,i.r,.rou.
- -.a~.,.- &c., -. ~, a.. 80,
49," .p''"' "N' wv 49, ~
"''n'n 'he Jaw
As a result OF the recent consolioa-
lions OF our industrial and railroad
corporations tho control OF the finances
~ these corpors,ion. has drift~d into
,,> A.,as ~ t~,s uvnups AT man In
- -. 60.
.
ihere u, Vi''"~ OF tn'" eoh''o' W
the funds or the CORPORATIONS nave beei
able TO build up and dominate O o'
the great hanks and trust companie,
in tbs city Of New York and 10 In,
o.~.- a.. 80. 10 81. y..s A~cc.,,. %,
49, -...-.r,-.. a. .,h,o, 49, 90. ,,,
''r"S'"" ""''" ''es ~pi'o'
Wauhn the pnst hVe ycsts thcre na'
been " concentration OF ms mone,
power sreA..r 'nsh ,"'t Mnown =" ,n'
prcceunis NV s'.' 'n,s ".
oen'en.e" ,nIvus" ."....n'n. -"
w. go rs. IT,.
s.s..,,.S ~ a..,., ,,.ir ,,,.nd" a,'
-, 49, "nar.tas a. ,h. rna,cta
eas,c a,a ,.v. ,h. nav.r ~ rrusl
amu.,,,Inn "a ann,,n.,. ,h. ~uaiI.
ar.nc,.rs AMI financial in~.ti,ution.
Hinder c.,s,,nU condition. lndcpcn
d.., raI,r,aJ co-ns,,urtion ir n, an on,
IN mi. country rxcep, 10 the extent IN,
4 NAV he rsncilo,ed by thsse interest
co,ppetltIop ayain.; any trust or indus
trial corporation for which they ar
sponsors Is also impossible. Their ram
fications are - cndless that the sourc"
The evening world., 1912-01-26
wrs. Converse Mas Appendicitis.

Pres,den, OF tho Bankers' Trust Com
pany ana OF tho Astor Trust Company.
will be operated on for appendicitis this
afternoon at he Hotel st. Regis. Mrs.
Converse and her husband. who Is also
a director In tho United States steel
Corporation, we're 10 have sailed for
Europe yesterday Oh the Olympic. She
was taken III sunday and DIR. l.. l..
Danforth of No. " West Fifty-second
street Was called In. The operation will
be performed by DIR. william II. Bishop
OF No. &C; Madison avenue. At the hotel
II was stated Mrs. Converse was In
food condition and everything WAS
favorable for n successful operation.
The evening world., 1912-01-26

$:iiaS;Jaz4Ss
ls.~s,es ~. ssisaisS ~ 40
The evening world., 1912-01-26

Included arc II number of genu-
inc Sedan Montagnac Over.
coats from Fifth Avc.'s highest
grade tailor, made 81 81
Ia bring SEQ 20 SIS. HX
My present price is
The evening world., 1912-01-26

IHAVE to hand il to "TheW World"
! readers. They are sure On The
job to grasp a real opportunity.
When ! announced that on &C.
count Of unreasonable weather
and 4 general business depression
was forced to raise $500, 900 in
30 days, they crowded in, know.
ing that such sacrifices on the kind
Of clothes | sell represented the
most phenomenal values theywere
ever offered. My loss is enormous,
but my five great stores are liter
ally TANNED with stock, because
as the Clearing House for Mer-
chant TaiAors' uncslled-fcr gar
.nents and utilizing their shops
Tor the construction Of GEORGES
MODEL CLOTHES ! am con.
tracted to take thousands oi such
garments, whether business is
brisk or slow. That's why you
may choose from over 1000 Sack,
Walking, Prince Albert, Dress and
Tuxedo Suits, medium and heavy
weight Ovcrcoats, Cravenettes,
etc., at these frightiuliy :lashed
prices:
The evening world., 1912-01-26
Ars-nt,mm and Paraguay Hr~ak.

WASHINGTON. Jan. V6-Stntc Tie.
partment advices received to-day report
q complete se,. rance OF diplomatic re-
la,ions between Argentina and Para
quay. following the lattcr's issuance OF
a not. which the Argcntin" Government
declared w objectionable. Paraguay
ref ust-d to withdraw the note war II
m~omentarily expected,
The evening world., 1912-01-26
EARTHQUAKE KILLED EIGHT.
several villages en- the Ionlun
Islands Destroyed.

ATHENS. GREECE. Jan. @.-The
earthquake which occurred yesterday In
the ionian Islands was more d,sa strou.
than at hrst reported. In C%ephaloni,
several villages were destroyed and
eight persons were killed. A number OF
further shocks have been felt to-day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-06
TAFT SMILES
WHILE ANKLE HURTS
Llmplng Around at Pier But is Cheer
fuI In Spite Of His
Troubles.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.I
NEW LONDON, Conn, Sept. g.
The three days sessions of the fifth
annual convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association came
to close today with the election OF
officers and the selecting Of Jackson
vile, Florida, as X,e place for hold
ing next years meetings.
President Taft delivered an ad-
dress at an historic and patriotic eel
ebration at Fort Griswold on Groton
Heights. At the close OF the exer-
cises the president planned to board
the Mayflower for continuation OF
his trip TO Beverly.
When the president - the launch
at the pier, be leaned with his left
arm on the shoulder Of an army of
ficer and with his right hand support
ed himself with cane When he
reached four steps leading from this
landing from the pier two men sup
ported him. The president smilec
and removed his hat in recognition o
the cheering and flag waving tha
figured IN the demonstration.
The president limped as he walked
to the hotel elevator but despite ths
pain he may have suffered from hi'
injured ankle he nad a broad smile.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-06
.X-CONVIyTS MAY
ATTACK PRISON
About One Thousand Are in
the Town and Are Plot
ting Some Trouble.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
JACKSON, Sept. 6.--Another source
OF trouble developed today when the
local police reported to the prison
authorities that ex-convicts had been
seen to gather in groups about the
streets within the past two days.
is feared that they may be plannip -
attack of some kind on the 4
from the outside. There p - ut
1000 ex-convicts in this ~ some
of whom have been from
prison but short tir - are known
to have pals" win IT is also
known many Of them are angered be
cause of the re-establishment Of Cor
poral punishment
Militiamen stationed about the pris
on corridors today stated that the
punishment being meted out to the
mutinious prisoners Is very severe
On, state trooper stated that he saw
one prisoner beaten until he became
unconscious. The condition of theil
bodies after the beatings was horrible
The militiamen, starting today, viii
be let go in squads of fifty each unit
all have left.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-06
BRINE SOAKED PADDLE
USED ON GAGGED MEN

years ago, according to the guard. A
barrel is tied in the middle of lad
der, the convict is laid over the bar
rel and his ankles and wrists tied to
rungs of the ladder. He is gagged so
that he can make no outcry. Then
three-inch leather paddle soaked in
brine is used. The men received from
ten to thirty blows and in almost ey-
cry instance blood was drawn, SAID
the guard today, three of them faint
ed and had to be darried away, II
don't take many blows from this IN
strumsnt OF torture to almost CONFUSE
the victim with pain, | suppose those
fellows need that sort of treatment.
but. believe me, would not beat
them for all the money in the world.
Warden Simpson today refused to
state whether any prisoners had been
floEred or whether any were goins
to be flogged Members OF the board
of control also were mum on the SUD
tect
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-06
REVOLUTION IS
WHAT IT IS
Bull Moose Movement, According TO
it's Vice Presidential Candidate
viii Sweep tho
Country,
PREDICTS A LANDSLIDE
Old Cry Of Thief is Raised and tho
Speaker Gets a Roar of
Applause For
Remarks.

LUnlted Press Leased Wire Service.l
SYRACUSE, N. Y. Sept. Clover
nor Hiram Johnson OF California,
Colonel Roosevelts running mate.
stopped off here today to attend the
bun moose state convention and
characterized the progressive CAM
paign as revolution
The revolution is on, he shouted
as he appeared before the state COM
mittee in the Hotel Onondaga and
wild cheer greeted him. After care
fully examining the returns from Cali
fornia, where we nominated at the
primaries "a out of the loo legislators
who will name the presidential elec-
tors IN that state, and having seen in
my trip across the country every evil
dence OF landslide In November,
am sure that we will win In Novem-
/ ber," he continued.
| The fighting spirit Is as strong in
the east as 1t Is in the far western
sections of the country Yesterday in
Ohio 1,600 delegates to the progress
4 sive state convention showed conclu-
| sively that the buckeye state Will be
swept by the progressives. The spirit
Of the crusade is evident from the At
lantic to the Pacific, from the lakes to
the gulf"
There was an ovation lasting nine
4 minutes when Governor Johnson was
escorted to the convention platform.
Thank God. It is real fight this
year and the day Of the sham battle
is over he finally began. We will
give this country sixty days Of educa-
tion that will put 1t at least quar-
ter OF century ahead Of the present
time
Governor Johnson got roar of ap-
plause when he shouted.
1--WE refused to try the title to stol-
en- goods before the thief who stole
them"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-06
HUSBAND SIGNS PLEDGE
AND DIVORCE WITHDRAWN

been duly filed with the clerk Of the
circuit court says:
Il, Georgia Kramrr, have decided 1t
best to withdraw my suit for divorce,
provided Nicholas Kramer will agree
to amend his ways My demands are
as follows:
He must desist from grouchy
g.owling over things cannot help.
He must be more sociable and
treat my people right when they come
to see me
"He must be willing to take his
family out on holidays for recreation.
He must clean UP on Sundays
He must desist from hard swear
ing around the house"
Nicholas accepted the terms in the
following pledge:
Y, Nicholas Kramer, do faithfully
promise will comply with each OF
the foregoing requests, and will pay
| s35 for costs Of the divorce suit"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-06
New Submarine Record

limited Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-The
submarine FL today holds the worlds
record for a dive beneath the sea,
having reached a depth of 2s3 feet.
Under the command of Lieut.. James
B. Powell, the boat remained at this
depth for ten minutes without being
affected by the water pressure.
The previous record for depth was
held by the American submarine
Seal. with 256 feet. The new record
was established in San Francisco bay
off Point Diablo.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-06
EVERY RESIDENCE
HAS BATH ROOM
Cellars Flooded and Water is
Foot Deep in the City
Streets.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
MENoMINEE. Mich, Sept. s.-Con-
ditions at Oconto, Mich, on the Me-
nominee river, which is at flood
stage. were showing worse hourly, &C
cording to reports today. Railroad
communication is practically cut OF
owing to washed-out bridges and
trains from Ootonto to Green Bay are
being detoured via Gillette.
Water is standing in the main
streets Of Oconto and cellars through
out the little town are flooded. Pas
sengers are forced to wade through
water more than foot deep to reach
the railroad station platform.
The damage already done is esti
mated at more than $4,000.