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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-07-12
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The necessity Of giving people
information on the question re-
lating to health and prevention
of disease has evidently been ac-
cepted by the various orga liza-
tions working for the public
good, The practical and con-
crete character of most Of the
material for public distribution is
noticeable and commendable.
Two excellent examples have re-
Gently been issued. One. What
Children Should Eat" is issued
in the cause of child welfare.
It is an attractively arranged and
well printed little pamphlet OF
twenty-four pages. containing IN
formation for the mother or
nurse on why Children Should
Eat," How Children Should
Eat" what Children Should
Eat, "What Children Should
Not Eat, "''WhenC Children Should
Eat" and How Much Children
Should Eat" 1t also contains
chapters an How to Choose
Food for Children" How to
Prepare Food for Children
How to Prepare Food for III
ness" "What Food Children
Should Eat When Ill.," What
Foods Needed inSpecial Disease.
etc. The paragraphs are short
and concise and the directions
are easily understood. Another
is an artistic pamphlet entitled
"The Child" printed and dis
tributed by the MetropolitasI
Life-Insurance Company for the
use Of its policy-holders. It con-
tains chapters on The Home. :"
Preparing for the Baby" The
Baby Up TO One Year" "Ths
Run, About Baby" The Child
|sf School Ara z z ''Th6s ~ Child 4,
ind 4 iinxI cll6p 6pt5r u EnSsEt
gencies. The preparation and
distribution Of these two PAM
phlets, and Of similar education
al material is strongly recommended
by The Journal of the American
Association in a recent issue.
The present tendency toward
wider knowledge on health mat
ters cannot fail to produce a
marked effect in a few days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-07-12

DR.. G. F. Smith who has been visit
ing friends and relative in Vicksburg
has returned home. He was accom-
panied by his brother, Mr.. Clarke
Smith, who will spend a while in the
city.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-07-12

Troop A will drill every Satur-
day afternoon during the month
of July at l o'clock. A full
attendance is desired at every
drill. W. A. WALKER.
Capt.
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Wayne Dsupree

A Christian without hyprccricy. a
soldier without fear, gentleman with.
out reproach. a citizen without blame.
a friend as true ss steel, most de-
voted husband, q loyal and loving
father, man who discharged every
duty that devolved upon him without
boasting. A man who was pure In
thought, word and deed from boyhood.
A man who was an exemplar to all
who loved his country and his friends.
who stood for the right At all times,
with love and charity for al with malice
towards none passed from death untc
hfe Tuesday morning at l o'clock .. N.
and Noxubee county neurns fss one
Of the bsst men that ever lived u osz
miast.
Rsrn IL siIs county n Nsseilss.
lS45. spending al Of his long and useful
life with and for us. We point with
pride to his life and death and can
truly say "Ah death. where is thy sting,
oh grave where is thy victory"
When the news was telephoned over
the county that he was slowly sinking
I at once went to his old ancestral
home where he lay dying and was
shown into the parlor where sat his
two devoted heartbroken brothers Capt.
Tom jeff and Latt. I was greeted by
them most cordially for they knew that
l loved and admired their dear dying
brother as l did few men. We spent
the evening recounting the life and
many virtues Of Wayne-the youngest
brother of this remarkable and honored
family, who was born in the old home
just back of the present splendid Ante
bellum home, where he has spent most
of his life.
In 1868 he married, Miss Della Bush,
daughter of the late Mr.. Jno. Bush and if
ever match was made in heaven this
one.was, for this has been an ideal union
from the very first. Each the COM
plement Of the other and their love for
each grew and strengthened as the
years passed by and our grief at
Wayne's death was more for this dear
grief stricken wife than for him, for
while we had hoped to have had him
with US for goodly number Of years
yet, still we felt that nothing could be
added to the record he had made-that
he was fully prepared and that crown
studded with stars awaited him and
that he would be greeted by the Master
whose footsteps he had followed so
closely with the plaudit "Well done
thou good and faithful servant, come
up higher"
Mr.. Editor, Wayne Deupree's life was
most beautiful to me. He certainly
was fortunate in life. Born of honored
and devout Christian parentage, the
youngest Of three noble brothers, sur
rounded from infancy with the very
best influences, brought up in one Of
the most moral neighborhoods in the
state, associating with the best and
noblest of the "Old South" until the
war commenced and then joining the
same company and being in the same
mess with his oldest brothers who
where steadfast Christian gentlemen.
Coming out of the war without con-
tamination. Again under the influence
of devout parents. Soon marrying
this noble Christian woman, uniting
with the church Of his parents it
seemed ike it was true Of him what an
old friend said. THAT it was as easy
for Wayne to do right rs it was for
him to do wrong" And then to think
Of him living With HE sainted father,
following in bic footsteps until be was
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-07-12

FOR SALE-A real bargain in a
tent 16xl8 feet. 10oz army duck.
Used 6-weeks as good as new. II you
are thinking Of buying tent this is
your opportunity to get one real cheap.
Apply at Beacon Office.
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Fer Rent.

The store 5uilding next to Beacon
Office now occupied by j. L. Hughes.
Possession given Sept. 1st.
E. B. BOYD.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-07-12

Messrs. W. B. Patty and J. J. Scott
have been at Greenwood Springs, Mon
roe county, for the past week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-07-12

Those citizens N0xubee county Of northern birth have made
it annual custom meet together Fourth of july with
their guests and celebrate by picnic dinner the birth the nation
The entertainment this year at the home of Mr. Cswe
Prairie Point and thoroughly enjoyable and patriotic time had
The above cut that Of the 1911 celebration which at the
home of Mr.. N. G. Weyburn just north Of Macon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-07-12

Mr.. Scott Lloyd, Of Washington, D.
G., il spending the summer with his
sister, Mrs. N. A. Vim,
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Mr.. ]. E. Dorroh returned the first Of
the week from Hot Springs, where he
enjoyed pleasant vacation.
Indian Runner Ducks.
A few days old, 25c each.
MRS. E. F. ANDERSON,
r. F. D. /, Macon, Miss.


There viii be a special meeting Of
the Noxubee County Farmers Union ON
Friday, July. 18th, at Salem Presi-
dent Carter Of the State Union win bN
with us. J.E SENNETf,
SQpptylEsssstary,
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hr. C. Dorroh is attending target
practice in Yicksburg. 81
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17
WHY NICHOLS
 GOT 4 RETRIEVE Gov. Donaghey Preferred to Wait For Decision of the
 Supreme Court.
ON COURT SESSION
Decision in the Rhea Case Will De- eide Whether Term of Court
 Was Legal Or Illegal.

It developed yesterday that Cover nor Donaghey's main reason for grant ns a thirty day respite to w. T. Nlchels, the convicted wife murderer CT Jefferson county, who was under oeath sentence to hang on May 3, was 10 await ..he decision of the Rhea ease, which was tried at the same tenn of the Jefferson circuit court. This term of court was held under a speclal act and the attorneys are now Waiting to see if the act was valid. IT the Supreme Court holds that the se ss on was invalid the decision will mean that practically every case case tried at the last October term of the Jefferson circuit court will go fer taught.
 If the decision of the higher court is 10 the effect that the act is not valid or was not valid at the time that Nichols was convicted then the case VII present different aspecs.
 Governor Donaghey stated Monday that he would pass upon the petition and also grant the respite, but he would grant :he respite and wait and pass upon the petition later, so the attorneys chose the former The governor stated however, that tha decision of the Supreme Court would not necessarily affect his verdict on the case
 Nichols was convicted October 20. 1911, and sentenced +o be hanged on January 5. The case was appealed to the supreme court and the dec sion of the lower court was affirmed on February 5 The governor then set the date for Nichols execution as May 3. When granting the thirty day respite to Nichols it was dis covered that the day for the execu- tion would then be Sunday, June ?, but Governor Donaghey stated that
 
 under the law the execution would : go over until Monday, June 3.
 It is expected that the Rhea case will be decided at an early date by the Supreme Court and then the mat ter of commutat on will be taken up before the governor again.
 Nichols was represented by Att torney J. M Shaw and Judge James Gould. They went to Little Rock with the idea of asking the governor to commute the death sentence of Nichols to that of life imprisonment, but instead asked him to grant re- spite Of thirty days. The attorneys took petitions bearing 9S2 signatures from citizens in Ouachfa. Lincoln, Drew and Jefferson Counties, but these petitions were not considered by the governor, but will be later on.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17
FLOOD SITUATION
 Is UNCHANGED Levees Holding at Ocaola and Luxora and Helena is
 Considered Safe.
THE RIVER IS FALLING
Leyee at Marganza, La., Gives Some Alarm But Determined Fight
 Being Made to Hold It.

Memph S, Tenn, April 15-Accord- ing to telephone messages and tele- grams received here the flcod sittl- ation Is unchanged. Tie levees are holding. No serious breaks are an ticipated in this locality.
 The levee at Morganza, La., thirty five miles North of Baton Rouge, wa3 reported caving and cracking at a late hour Monday night, every effort is being made to hold the levee. In the event it should break the richest farming lands in South Louisiana would be flooded.
 Telegrams received by Major Smith Tuesday morning state that the sit uation at Oscecla, Arkansas, s in hand.
 Luxora, Arkansas, reports that the situation is well in hand. The river fell four-tenths of a foot at Luxora within the past "A hours. The river Is rising slightly at Helena, Arkan- sas, having risen one-tenth of a foot in the past 24 hours, making a' stage of 53S feet. No danger of break or loss of life is anticipated.
 Militia To JOnesbOrO
 Little Rock, April 16-While some Of the gauges report the river falling the flood situation is nc.. greatly im- proved in Eastern Arkansas acccrd- ing to advices received by Governor Donaghey. Tuesday he directed the Black Rock militia company to pro- ceed to Jonesboro to take charge of the great army of negro refugees. He received telegram from President o. IN. Killough, of the St. Francis Levee District, to the effect that there was a slight fall perceptible in the river above Memphis, and adding:
 "This will close the series of daily bulletins unless something more de- yelopes It is believed that no fur ther 'sasters will occur in this dis trict. Our entire attention is now directed towards caring for the flood sufferers. This board extends the deepest thanks for the unfailingi support of the cities of the distr ct in, the battle with the unprecedented flood. To the railroads and tele- graph and telephone lines is also extended sincerest thanks. We are now calling on the government fer assistance and closing the gaps to keep out the water from the usual june rise"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17

Francis leVcc is said to be within one half mile of town.
 Added 10 the terror of inc rising flood are the heavy and incossaGt rams which make the conditions much more deplorabIc. The work of Transporting provisions and making rescucs is being done in Il constant doWnponl aEd even Us far north as within few milo= of Pine Bluff the cotton and corn fields aHe almost covered by water from recent rains. Not q small per cent of thc damage to agriculture ill the southeastern part of Inc state will be due to the heavy rains.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17
GOOD OLD SPRING TIME HAS
 ARRIVED

and now Is the time to plant your garden and farm We have the larg- est and best selected garden and field seeds that we have ever had. We carry from ten to fifteen thous- and mammoth size paper seeds and nearly everything in bulk seeds. All knds of fancy seed corn, sorghum, kaffir corn, german millet, dwarf essix rape, timothy clover and all falfa, Triumph, N. Y. Rose and early Ohio seed Irish potatoes just arrived. A fresh shipment of onion sets, have received 100 bushels of bunch yams seed sweet potatoes We are headquarters for everything in the staple and fancy grocery line, also fresh vegetables every week. Give us a call.
 Yours truly,
 d tf MCCAIN GkOGEHi CO'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17
FLOOD POSTPONES MEETING

Dermott, Ark, Aprl 1G-As q re- suit of the hig flood GIlat now covers practically all of this state and which has stopped traffic OH all the branch lines of the Iron Mountain railroad, the meeting Of the South eastern Athletic and Literary As- sociation whicE was to have been h1ld here on April 19, has been post poned 30 days
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17

New York, April 16.-At least 1,400 and 1,600 persons perished when the giant liner Titanic dove to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean five hundred miles off Cape Race at 2:20 o'clock Monday morning
 These figures represent the mini mum and maximum of the estimate of loss of life made here at a late hour tonight by newspapers, the off, cials of the White Star Line and of other steamship companies and by independent agencies.
 A revised and corrected list of the survivors, received by wireless from the Liner Carpathi'a, which is bring ing the survivors to this port, con tains only 309 names. This fact has caused great anxiety among those be- sieging~ the steamship and newspa- per offices las earlier reports led to the belief that many more first and second cabin passengers than that number had been saved.
 This, to the score of grief stricken relatives and friends of those who sailed on the Titanic last Wednes- day, only this one bit of definite news is available tonight.
 Carpathia Years New York.
 The Steamer Carpathia carrying the survivors, will reach port Thurs day night or Friday morning. Her captain reports that she is making all speed possible and at "a late hour asked that special docking arrange ments be made. All these arrange ments have been completed. Orders have been rece ed from Washington to waive all customs regulations, and similarly the port officers will not detain the ship at Quarantine. The Carpa, hia will be given right of way over all other ships bound in and will proceed directly to her docks at the Cunard Pier.
 The Carpathia at 10:15 tonight was reported under high speed about 800 miles from New York. She will be met by the scout cruiser Chester, commanded by Benton c. Decker, now at Newport.
 The Navy Department tonight or dered the Chester to get in wireless communication with the Carpathia and proceed towards her with all possible speed. The Chester, which has an excellent wireless station on board. will attempt to disseminate press reports for the newspapers. From what can be learned tonight many of those who came through the scenes of the wreck are in a pitiful state. Most of them had retired and were forced to leave the vessel in their night garments. Then for eight hours they were buffeted about in the sea of ice. Exposed to the icy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17
WATERS RISING
 AT LAKE VILLAGE Inhabitants of Little Town and Refugees in Serious
 Predictment. MANY WE'RE RESCUED Business in Inundated Section at a StandstilI-'Heavy Rains
 Swell the Flood.
MANY WE'RE RESCUED
(By w. H. =ADAMS)

The 2,000 citizens of Lake Village, together With the 1000 refugers from surrounding farms and vil- lages, all of whom are cooped up in the second stories, on the roofs and in the few buildings that as yet have not been made uninhabtable by the flood, which is gradually rising to height that is merely conjectural, are making the best of their serious pre- dicament and are calmly and patient ly awaiting the passing of the high tide, the waters of which have laid waste hundreds of acres of fire farm lands, drowned thousands of head of stock, carried away hundreds of homes, made unfit for occupancy a larger number and probably drowned a number of residents within a radius of fifteen miles of the water soaked little city.
 In spite of their misfortune the people are optimistic, ir a sense, due to the fact that the government and several cities have responded to their call for aid and to the satisfaction that they have rescued 1n'any people living in isolated places from wat cry grave or starvation.
 At Montrcse, about thirteen miles due west from Lake Village, the wat CT is within 200 yards of the tracks, of the main line of the rTon Noun tain, and if the rise continues as may be forced to stop traffic between Little Rock and Louisiana points. w. E Cone, a prominent merchant and farmer of Montrosa, stated yesterday that he had lost about two hundred head of cattle, and other farmers near that town had suffered the loss of numerous heads of live stock. It is estimated by MT. Cone, that at least 1000. head of live stock have perished in the waters. The farmers have shipped the remainder of their herds to Portland several miles south, which is several feet higher and which, perhaps, the flood will not envelop.
 At BlsSville the light plant was forced to shut down because it was impossible to obtain fuel for the boilers, and it Is reported that the Bliss Cook Lumber Company, is run ming at very limited capacity for the same reason.
 Dermoott is unscathed so far but the residents of that town are appre- hensive of the levee at Red Fork, on the Arkansas river. The very heavy rains of the past several days have transformed all bayous and small creeks, that empty into the Arkansas river above the levee at Red Fork. Should this levee give way it is fear ed that Dermott will be inundated.
 The safety of towns as far north on the Iron Mountain as Winchester hinge on the holding of the Red Fork levee, and if the levee does give way more territory will be flooded in Southeast Arkansas than has ever been before in history Deepened by the heavy precipitation of the past week, Amos Bayou, tributary of the Arkansas, has overflowed it's banks and hundreds of acres of farm land, much of which had been planted, is inundated or so wet that seed has routed.
 McGehee is likely to escape the waters though back water which came through the break in the St
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17
NOTICE /!

I desire to notify my friends and the public at large that I am now with the Reap wford Furniture Co.,, and we are carrying a full line of Draperies and Floor Coverings. will be pleased to see you at any time. Also we manufacture awnings and have large range of patterns to select from.
 4-14-6t F. CASON
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17

Mrs. A. M. Green has returned to her home in TeXarkana, after a wis ' here with Mrs. w. N. Mullins.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-17
Great Anxiety Over Fate of
 Passengers of Titanic in New York.
ONLY $50 NAMES IN
|WOmen Reported Among Survivors But Husbands Unheard From
 -Pitiful Scenes.

New York, April 1d-The parents l of score of bridal couples who had sailed from the ether side on the Ti- ] tanic are among those who have l thronged lower Broadway all day, but l there was absolutely no news for ] anyone. Eight hundred persons, are ] reported on their way to New York on the Carpathia and in nhirty- six hours only $50 names of survivors have been received
 A pale little man who has bitten lips so that blood ran down his chin, struggled through the crowd to ask about the fate of his brother, w.. Marvin, who was on his honeymoon with his bride. Mrs. Marvin's name was on the list but not that of her husband. The little man shriek- ed and fell and was carried to the street.
 Pacing up and down the street in front of the White Star offices to- night was Nathan Bivader, a prom inent New York lawyer, waiting for news of l,he fate of his brother-in- law, William H Dodge, city assessor of San Francisco Mrs. Dodge and her son have been reported safe. MT. Dodge was lost
 Wild From Grief.
 Mrs. Benjamin Guggenheim, wife of the millionaire, when informed by Daniel Guggenhe:m that .hdr hus- bands name was not on the list, cried out:
 You must do something" she cried las she rushed at the clerk "It's crime, it's a shame.' She fell in a faint i'll front of the information desk
 Two weeping women inquired in vain for word of Jonkher Reachlin, a director of the Holland America n Line. A Mrs Budd, of Newark, N. J., when informed that her sister, Mrs. H. E. Stengel, of Newark, was safe, she pitched forward into "a swoon as she was descending the steps to Broadway and was badly bruised about the face.
 Taft Makes Inquiries.
 Gradually names of the rescued began to come through by wireless via Cape Race from the Carpathia, and were posted in the company's g offices. There were some who scan- ned the lists and turned away with faces showing hopes realized, but the many who came were disappointend and grief stricken. A squad of po- lice and an extra force of clerks were called to take care of the in quir1eA Repeated calls were made for information relative to the fate of Major Archibald Butt, President Taft's military aide, who is returning from a visit abroad. President Taf. telegraphed the company early in the day and was promised immediate word if anything of definite nature regarding Major Butt was received.
 Mrs. Astor Survives.
 Vincent Astor, son of Col. John Jacob Astor, remained up through the night. trying to learn the fate of his father. Word carre that Mrs. John Jacob Astor. his s.e2mother and