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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

| Cards engraved. IN the latest Styles
Holidays Book Store.
Mr.. Ross Dean, one of Plains
prosperous citizens, came over yes
terday on business.
Mrs. Robert A. Wheeler, formerly of
this city, but now of Jacksonville, is
the. guest of Mrs. J. P Chapman, at
| her home here.
Mrs. Carl Elmore, the guest of Mrs.
William P. Wallis, left yesterday for
her home in Atlanta.
Just received a. swell line of Ladies'
Colonial OxfOrds; all latest styles. The
Banner Store, Artesian Corner.
| Miss Ada Logan, a charming Wis
itor from Brundfdge, Ala, is the guest
of Mrs Morris K. Ford at her home
on Lee street.
Mrs. w. B. Willingham and Miss
Theodosia Willingham, guests of Mrs.
Frank Sheffield for several weeks, re-
turned yesterday to their home in At
lanta
Mrs. B. /. Mckinney, of Smithville,
spent yesterday with friends in Amer
icus
See window display of Ladies and
GentIemen'S OXfOrds. The Banner
Store, Artesian Corner.
Misses Ethel Market and Stella
Rodgers, after d pleasant visit in
Americus, guests of Miss Loubelle
Speer and Miss Belle Ansley, re-
spectively, returned to Sumter yester-
day
Rev P. c. Barclay, of Plains, en-
QUITE to Coleman Ga was in the city
1 yesterday.
Mr.. Jack Slappey came over yester
\, lay from Plains, mingling with
! friends here for the day
FOund-A lot Of Ladies' and Gents
GxfOrds at bargain prices. The Ban
ner Store, Artesian Corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Randall were
visitors from Smithville in Americas
yesterday.
Miss Lucy Williams, of Plains, en-
route to Ellaville to visit Miss Lucille
Lindsey, was the guest of friends
/ here yesterday.
Mrs J. B Webb, of Smithville was
the guest of friends while spending
| yesterday here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02
Want Column

FOR RENT - Two unfinished
rooms; first floor 2-2t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Randall were
visitors from SmithVille in Americas
yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

Miss Marie Walker and her mother,
Mrs ". W. Walker, will leave today
for Macon, where they will be the
guests of Mrs. J. D. Little for few
days
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

FOund-A lot Of Ladies' and Gents
GxfOrds at bargain prices. The Ban
ner Store, Artesian Corner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

See window display of Ladies and
GentIemen's OxfOrdS. The Banner
Store, Artesian Corner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

Mr. Jack Slappey came over yester
, lay from Plains, mingling with
friends here for the day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

New line Pendants at Bells, the
Jeweler.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

Misses Ethel Market and Stella
Rodgers, after d pleasant visit in
Americas, guests of Miss Loubelle
Speer and Miss Belle Ansley, re-
spectively, returned to Sumter yester-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-03-02

Rev. p c. Barclay, of Plains, en-
QUITE to Coleman, Ga, was in the city
yesterday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
CARPATH|A The
HEARSE OF SEA
Passengers Say Captain Smith
And the Chief Engineer
Killed Themselves
SIX REFUGEES SUCCUMBED

Three Explosions in Boiler Room as
Vessel Filled Added to Panic-Big
Liners Side Ripped BY Iceberg as
If a Gigantic Knife Had Been Hit
Major Butt Believed to Have FeIIed
~ Men Before He Himself If FeIIed.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24

not even on deck when the imminenct
of their danger was realized, and
scores of them were drowned in their
staterooms like rats in trap.
About one hour before the ship
plunged to the bottom there were
three separate explosions from the
boiler room as the vessel filled. These
we're at intervals of about Is minutes
Until then there had been no panic
and but little disorder. From that mo-
ment, however, there was different
scene. The rush for the remaining
boats became a stampede.
The officers had to assert their au-
thority by force, and the three Ital-
ians from the steerage who had tried
to force their way in among the WON
en- were shot down without mercy.
Practically every woman and child,
with the exception of those who re-
fused to leave their husbands, were
saved. Among these last was Mrs.
Isidor Straus.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24

I We Immediately rushed on deck, only
stopping to throw on a coat over oul
nightgowns. The night was bright and
starlit. We could see the crowds OF
passengers falling down the stairways
while the officers sought to reassure
them of their safety. Maj. Butt and
Col Astor stood by the lifeboats
bravely and helped the women. They
did not think the boat was going to
sink.
THE Titanic kept settling lower and
lower, however. Then word came that
the engine room was flooded.
There was some shooting. They
would not allow those half-crazed men
to get into the boats.
81 was in one of the lifeboats. After
we were lowered away the men in our
boat started to row. / looked back to
the Titanic and could see the big ship
settling. She seemed already to be
only half her former height.
Ordered To Row Harder.
"The officers in charge of our life
boat kept urging the men at the oars
to row harder. Some of the oarsmen
fell exhausted. Then we women took
turns at the oars. We must have
been about a mile away from the tt
tanic when she went under.
There was a big wave. The sea
was calm otherwise, and | asked a
sailor what it was. He said, The I'll
tanic has sunk
1T was bitterly cold. We half-dress-
ed women suffered intensely until we
were picked up"
According to one of the first passen-
gers ashore, the Titanic struck the ice
berg at Hal p. m. Sunday night, and
went down at 2:30 Monday morning
The Carpathia reached the scene at
4:10. She picked up 19 lifeboats.
Broke in the Middle.
J. B. Thayer, of Philadelphia, said;
"The Titanic struck about midnight,
as near as | can guess. 1t rode upon
the ice, hesitated for a few seconds
and then slipped off with a tremendous
crash and broke in the middle. The
manning of the lifeboats Immediately
began.
Bruce Ismay manned one of the
boats as sailor. But he had no
sooner taken his seat at one of the
oars than he jumped up again and
gave his place to woman Then Is
may, with an oar in his hands, got into
a second lifeboat. About 90 minutes
afterwards our lifeboat pulled away.
Then the Titanic sank"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
WIFE'S Deep DEVOTION
SEEN IN CONDUCT OF MRS. ISL.
DOR STRAUS, WHO Persisted
WITH HUSBAND.
John Jacob Astor, Major Archibald
Butt, Henry B. Harris and Innu-
merabIe Others Exhibit He
roic Conduct.
BY Mrs. Churchill Candee, Of Wash.
inqton.

New York.-The action of the men
on the Titanic was noble. They stood
back in every instance that / noticed
and gave the women and children the
first chance to get away safely.
Particularly heroic was the conduct
of Isidor Straus, Major Archibald
Butt, John Jacob Astor and Henry B.
Harris.
They formed a group. Most of the
passengers were on the stern of the
Titanic, for the leak was forward, and
it was known that if she sank it would
be bow first.
An officer of the Titanic ordered
Mrs. Straus into a boat She said: 81
will not leave my husband. We've
been together all these years and I'll
not leave him now"
1t brought tears to our eyes to wit.
ness her great devotion for her hus-
band
Mr.. Harris insisted that his wife get
into a lifeboat. She refused at first,
but was finally forced into the boat.
AS we put away ! observed Mrs.
Straus waving her handkerchief at us.
The Titanic was then settling. Her
stern was out of the water and she
was going down bow first. There
must have been 1,400 persons gather
ed together on the stern.
l saw Col. Aston helping get the
women and children into the boats.
Then he went below, remaining there
several minutes. / believe he was
searching for more women and chill.
dren.
Finally he came back again. He
was on deck when the Titanic sank,
| believe, for when | last saw him he
was still aiding in the work of rescue,
Major Butt was one of Gods noble
men. / saw him working desperately
to get the women and children into
boats.
What need can there be of recount.
ing the heroic deeds performed by
these men who remained on the Tt
tanic? To dwell upon them only sick.
ems the heart, with the realization Of
how they persisted.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
SAVED BY AN ANKLE.

New York;. Pierpont Morgan's
star of good luck was still in the
ascendant in the 18th year of his life,
for the banker had thought earlier in
the year 10 return to America on the
Inflated Titanic.
Henry Clay Prick. in February, had
engaged a suite on the Titanic, but
Mrs. Frick sprained her ankle when
the Adriatic stopped at Madeira and
went to hospital in Naples.
Mr.. Morgan took over Mr.. Tricks
bookings. Then Mr.. Morgan decided
to lengthen his stay abroad, and pass.
ed the reservation over to J. Horace
Harding, banker. Mr.. Harding was
obliged to take an earlier boat and
sailed last Saturday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
Iceberg Struck and the Mammoth New Steam
ship Plunged Into the Depths Before
Aid Arrived World Famous Pas
sengers Are Among the Dead
STORY or The AWFUL OCEAN HORROR
Titanics Band Played "Nearer My God To Thee AS the
Perishing Host Knees To Offer Silent Prayer
Steamer Carpathia Docks With
Only 739 Survivors.

New York.-From the lips of the
survivors of the ill-fated Titanic them
selves the story of one of the greatest
ocean catastrophes in history was told
in all its terrifying details.
Mingled in the recital of the horror
are descriptions of the sublime hero
ism of the crew and most of the pas
sengers, and of the childlike faith in
the mercy of forgiving Providence,
and hope for fearless heaven evinced
by the perishing host on the doomed
leviathan.
According to the wife of Jacques
Futrelle, the renowned author, the
ships band, which had been playing
from the time of the impact of the big
craft with the iceberg, in order to
buoy up the spirit of the crew and
passengers. was heard to play "Near-
err, My God, To Thee" shortly before
the ship began to sink.
Many Knelt in Prayer.
As the strains of the familiar, soul
stirring hymn resounded over the
waves, men, women and children UNI
covered their heads and hundreds
knelt and prayed.
Mrs. Jacques Futrelle says that the
members of the crew had to use force
to separate wives and children from
husbands and parents, and had to
throw them into the lifeboats
Jacques Futurelle was one of the
hin naccapuarc Irbn parta1 will
his wife and steadfastly refused to
accept a chance to enter a lifeboat
when he knew that the Titanic was
sinking under him.
"When the Titanic hit the iceberg
there was the most appalling excite
after they have passed through such
an experience, could blame those poor
people for the panic that overwhelm-
ed some of them?
Gives Up All Hope.
81 do not doubt that my husband is
dead; but even that knowledge can
not make me suffer more. There
could be nothing worse than the men
tai anguish through which have pass
ed since we were rescued.
Jacques is dead, but he died like
a hero, that | know. Three or four
times after the crash ! rushed up to
him and clasped him in my arms and
begged him to get into one of the life
boPts.
"'For Gods sake gor he fairly
screamed at me as he tried to push
me away, and | could see how he SUI,
fered It's your last chance, gon
Then one Of the ships officers forced
me into a lifeboat and I gave up all
hope that he could be saved"
The Carpathia's gangplank ratified
ONTO i've floor Of the pier and two min
utes later the first passenger, Miss
Eliza beth Allen, of St Louis, walked
down the plank, and told her story of
the disaster. Miss Allen is the niece
of Dent Robert, prominent resident
of San Francisco.
"When the ship struck all the pas.
sengers rushed on deck" said Miss
Allen. "but were told to go back to
their berihs. rs there was no danger
An hour later they were all ordered
TO reassemble on deck.
Asleep as Crash Came.
1--WE were asleep in our berths when
the Titanic crashed into the iceberg
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
TO FELLoW.sUFFERERS

London.-The widow of Capt. Smith,
the commander of the Titanic, has
written a pathetic message which was
posted outside the White Star office,
Ii reads as follows:
ITO my poor fellow-sufferers: My
heart overfows with grief for you all
and is laden with sorrow that you are
weighted down with this terrible bur
den that has been thrust upon us.
May God be with us and comfort us
all. Yours in deep sympathy-Eleapor
Smith,"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-24
HALF-MAsT FLAGS, PRESIDENT
ORDERS.

Washington.-Th tribute of a sor
rowing nation will be paid TO those
who went to their death on the I'll
tanic. President Taft issued a procla
nation ordering flags at half-mast
throughout this country. its insular
possessions and on all vessels flying
the national emblem,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15
Will COMBAT
CHURCH BEQUESTS

Darlington, N. D.. Feb. 15.-When a
contest is launched by relatives of
the late Anne c. Edwards against the
will by which she bequeathed most of
her estate to the Congregational de-
nomination, hard fight will be
opened.
Not only will the relatives attack
the will, but they also will attack
a codicil executed on Dec. /, 1911,
and attached to the will. under the
provisions of which the woman direct
ed A. e. Morgan and A. ID. Parker
should collect one-tenth of all her
properties and offer the full one-tenth
to religious purpose as they may
direct" 1t is in this codicil that she
entered directions as to the disposition
Of her body.
Under the provisions Of the will,
about $4,000 goes to the American
board of commissioners. a Boston So
ciety of the Congregational faith. All
notes, bonds, certificates of deposit,
ETC., go to the Congregational Home
Missionary society Of New York, about
$4,000 is divided between seven
nephews and nieces and a sister, and
her share Of her brothers estate, she
directs, shall be used in the publica-
ton of literary works by >him, the ball
.ance to be used 'for the benefit of
disabled congregational home mission
aries of North Dakota, through the
national council relief fund"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15
implement men
. CLOSE CONVENTION

Grand Forks. N. D.. Feb. 15.-The
thirteenth annual convention of the
North Dakota Implement Dealers as
sociation will come to close this
evening after an excellent two days
session. A fight for the next place
of meeting is the interesting feature
of the session this afternoon. Fargo
and Valley City are both contestants
for the convention next year and 1t is
believed Fargo viii win out.
Several prominent speakers have
been heard during the convention yes
terday afternoon and today, among
whom were Sen. George e. Duis. L. G.
Pryor, Attorney Turner of Grand Forks
and r. M. Dolve. Mr.. Pryor is editor
of Farm Implements, Minneapolis
trade publication.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15

Washington d. c., Feb. 15.-World
wide significance attaches to the visit
soon to be made by Secretary Knox
at the direction OF President Taft to
the countries bordering on the Carib-
bean sea.
Central American diplomats were
unanimous in their statements tonight
that the secretary's visit not only
would allay internal doubt as to the
attitude of the United States govern
ment toward these countries, but would
ward off possible encroachments on
nations in the other hemisphere.
Mr.. Knox, it was announced today,
will leave here tomorrow night for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15

Indianapolis, Feb. 15.-oflcial re-
ports received by the government be-
fore noon today showed that only six
out Of the fifty-rour men indicted in
the dynamite conspiracy had not BEEN
arrested.
Those not arrested or in custody are:
]. ]. McCray, formerly iron worker OF
Wheeling, w. Va. but said to have left
there; Milton II. Davis, OF Philadel-
phia, former member Of the executives
board; Patrick Ryan, Chicago. local
business agent, and William X. Benz
son of Detroit, president OF the De-
troit Federation OF Labor.
Many appeals came to Pres. Frank
M. Ryan, of the iron workers, VINO is
among those arrested. asking that aid
be lent arrested iron workers In Civ
ing bonds. The union officials rs-
piled the organization was in no posi-.
ton to help as the aggregate of $780,
600 required for all the men made such
aid impossible.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15
Big LEAGUE TO
START "WAR FUND.-

New York, Feb IS. Baseball men
here today declared the action Of the
National league owners in voting to
set aside for a central organization IS
per cent Of the share of the worlds
series receipts each year means the
establishment or permanent war
fund with which to cope with OUT
law movements in the future.
The new rule will mean the depos-
iting in each league treasury Of about
$40, 900. which formerly went to the
champion club.
The patching up Of all the differ
ences with the American league is
promised By new rule which pro-
hibits National league owners from
giving out for publication any In
formation regarding league AFFAIRS
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 15.--Four
persons were killed and twenty-five
others injured when nine cars of an
east bound Pennsylvania limited ex-
press were derailed at Warriors Bridge,
Pa, four miles east Of Huntington, ac-
cording to reports received by the
Pennsylvania railroad here.
The accident was caused by the
breaking of truck of the second loco
motive.
Two engines were drawing the train
and the first two cars broke away and
ran down the tracks. the other nine
cars jumping the track.
The train left Chicago last night
and was due in New York at 5:35 p.
m. today. This train is not the
Pennsylvania Special"
1t was first reported in Fargo that
the wreck in Pennsylvania had caused
100 deaths but this proved erroneous.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15
STATE engineers
AT GRAND FORKS

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 15.-There
was a large attendance at the open
ing session Of the annual meeting Of
the North Dakota State Engineers
association which convened here to-
day with Pres. Sam F. Crabbe Of
Fargo in the chair.
The feature Of the day was an ad-
dress by W. A. Baker Of Richland
county, county surveyor of that coun-
ty. Mr.. Banker said that county
surveyors we're not getting square
DEAL He urges the recommendation
of bill to the legislature which viii
provide for a state license for sur
veyors.
One of the chief features Of tomor-
rows session will be the paper by
State Engineer Atkinson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15
Continued on Page Eight.
MINI. SCRIBES
in CONVENTION

Minneapolis, Feb, 15.The editors
OF Minnesota are meeting here today
in the hfty-s sixth annual session Of the
State Editorial ASSOCIATION. About
$50 are attending, among them several
candidates for political preferment,
and including S. Y. Gordon, who seeks
the republican nomination for COVER
nor and Alvah Eastman. candidate for
republican nomination as congress- v
man at large. Among those on to-
days programme is former Congress-
man James A. Tawney, who will speak
on The Worlds International Peace.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15
VENEZUELA PLEASED WITH KNOX VISIT

lott Northcoot, the new minister from
United States, today presented Gre
dentials to President Gomez, who
said in reply to Northcoot's greeting:
"On account Of the approaching
opening of the Panama canal and the
consequent extension of the horizon
Of universal commerce, the economic
interests of your fatherland and ours
have been brought closer together.
This will bring about here the forma-
tion of new bonds OF friendship and
respect for fatherland of Washington
and Lincoln, the standard bears Of
greater worldwide progress as they
were of American liberty and brother
hood" " ...I.-.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15

Palm Beach, Fla where he will re-
main for a week while the cruiser
Washington is preparing to receive
him. About Wednesday, Feb. 21, he
plans to leave, and probably will sail
direct to Colon, Panama.
After visiting the canal he will en-
bark from the Pacific coast of Pana-
ma on the cruiser Maryland, proceed
ing up the west coast Of Central
America because many Of the capitals
of those countries are more accessible
from the Pacific side. Crossing Guate-
mala by rail, he will be met again by
the cruiser Washington and will sail
to Caracas. Venezuela, thence to Porto
Rico, Santo Domingo, Haiti and Cuba.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15
ROBBERY
IN HEART
OF N. YORK
Bandits Made Getaway With
$4,000
Overpowered Bank Messengers
In Taxicab
Money Was Currency Being
Transferred

New York, Feb. 15.-Two messen-
gers Of the East River bank were
held up and robbed of $4,000 at the
corner of Church and Rector streets
in the heart of the financial district
this morning.
Two highwaymen sprang into the
taxicab in which the messengers, w.
F. Smith and Frank Wardell were rid
ing and overpowered them. The cur
rency was being transferred from the
Produce Exchange bank in the lower
part of the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15
Commissioners Stirred
Over the Resolutions
POISONOUS REPTILE in
BUNCH OF BANANAS.

Valley City, N. D., Feb. 15.-A
poisonous reptile that no one seems
to be able to name was found this
morning in a bunch of bananas
sent to the Stacy Fruit Co. OF this
CITY. Manager Boyd says the snake
y curled about a banana stalk
~ n stiff. He unwound it and
h0 now preserved in alcohol.
snake has the indented head
of = pnous reptiles but lacks the
pot z of the corba and has some
Of general characteristics OF
the h e asin, but that it is not a
mecca Is attested by those who
are far f0 \ with such snakes.
The 2 is now on exhibition
in the " wv of the Stacy store,
where it tracting much atten-
ton. 1t be given to the nor
NAL school to be put with their coll
lection.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-15

To BLAME?
Said to Be the Cause Of Move
From Farm to City

Washington, Feb. 15.-That the ru-
raj school teachers are positive force
in the depopulation of country dis
tricts is the declaration Of DIR. Fred
Mutchler and w. j. Craig. two mem
bers of the Western Kentucky State
Normal school, in a monograph just
published by the United States bu-
reau of education. These Kentucky
educators declare that rural teachers
set the faces of country boys and girls
towards the cities by idealizing city
life.
In part the monograph says:
Teachers everywhere. with rare ex-
ceptions, have idealized city life, and
unwittingly have been potent factors
in inducing young men and women to
leave the farm and move into the city.
This movement often carries some Of
~to1,%iS.t,oa - rHs.-tsa