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The Calumet news., 1912-06-19
NEW YoRKs CANDY BILL
rs s2s,ooo,ooo A YEAR.
Most Of Vast Sum Spent by Persons
Who Dwell in City.

MOST OF vast sum spent by Persons
Who Dwell in City.
New York. June l9.-"New York has
sweet tooth, for it consumes about
one tenth of the fine candies made i'm
this country" says M. S. Lawson.
ION the figures of last year. New
York ate $25,OO0,OOO worth of candy,
which is about $5 worth for every
man, woman and child in the big city.
OF course the great floating population
helps a lot. but the natives are vora-
cious candy eaters. as shown by the
sales of the drug stores and small cam
dy shops which are not reached by the
visitors. t~'Wt
Chocolates are in greatest favor
whether the bonbon or the nut candies,
and IL does not seem TO make much
difference what the leading makers
charge. their goods sell just the same
when they have an established repu-
tation for making good candy
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
NEXT TUESDAY
Outcome May Depend on What
the Republicans Do This
Week in Chicago
TWO-THIRDS VOTE is NEEDED
Many Ballots May be Required to
Make Nomination
DARK HORSE IS TALKED OF
In This Connection Bryan and Gay.
nor Are Prominently
Mentioned.
IwO-THIRDS VOTE is NEEDED
Many Ballots May be Required to
Make Nomination
DARK HORSE IS TALKED OF

Baltimore, June 19.-The com
mittee to select temporary officers
Of the Democratic national con-
Vention will meet tomorrow. Dis
eussIon was renewed today Of tho
proposition to have the candidate
receiving the second highest vote
on the final ballot accept the nom
ination for vice president
Headquarters of the various
presidential candidates were in
full swing today and the rival
feamps issued claims to victory.
Secretary Woodson said the con-
tests received so far were minor
in character, in all only about
forty.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19
M'COvfRN DENIES
DEAL With COL

Chicago, June 19--Governor Meow
ern today branded as an absolute
fabric alton" the statement OF Walter
l.. Houser. LaFollette's manager, that
McGovern had made deal with
Roosevelt. whereby. he was to receive
the nomination for the vice presiden-
cy." rhe governor applied the same
terms to the intimation that the
Roosevelt faction had promised TO
support Cochems for the governorship
Of Wisconsin.
McGovern Approves the
Action Of Henry Cochens.
Governor McGovern expressed ap-
.nroval today OF the action of Henry
cochems In resigning the chairman
shin of the wisconsin delegation, turn-
inc his proxy over to an alternate.
McGovern, said;
"The question before the convention
is nurely one of principle Wisconsin,
az n progressive state. should have
,aken The lead against the bosses the
representatives of special privilege. "
q were question of candidates
should throw my support entirely to
r.aFpllette, but this is different mat
ter"
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19
COLLISION IN THE
AIR; TWO DEAD

Douai, France, June 19.-Captain
Dubois and Lieutenant Albert Peig-
nan. officers of the French army, and
airmen. were killed this morning
when their bipanes collided in mid
air. They crashed to the ground.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19

served with, painstaking and assiduous
care"
II rested with the American cleo
torate, he said. to say whether thcy
would permit minor dissatisfactions
to obscure in their judgment the wis
dom OF continuing Jthe evolution Of
these policies. Mr.. Root reviewed the
achievements OF the last -four years
under President Tafts regime. touch
ing upon its .tarifr policy. the move
ment for reform in the national cur
rency. the enlargement of the pUwefs
Continued on Pase Two.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19
MEN
ARE ENTOMBED

Trinidad, Colo. June 19.-Thirteen
miners are entombed and believed 10
be dead as the result Of an explosion
in the Hastings mine shortly after
midnight
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19
ROOSEVELT LEADERS
DECLARE THEY WILL
NOT SANCTION BOLT.

Chicago, June 19.-Roose-
velts chief lieutenants' includ-
ing Goernors Hadley and De-
neen, served notice today they
would not sanction a bolt under
any circumstances They made
no secret Of their position, and
announced II 10 number of
newspaper men.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19
WANTS BANK REPORTS.

Washington. June 1s.-The comp
troller of the currency today issued
call for a statement OF the condition
of national banks at the close of bust
ness June IA.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19
MILLION WORDS SENT
OUT BY TELEGRAPH
LINES FIRST DAY.

Chicago. June ia million :.
words We're handled by the tel :
egraph companies the first day ::
OF the convention. This breaks :
all records for out going dis :
patches.
nearly as busy, newspaper men :.
sending out many words ::
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19

Continued on Page Two.
The Calumet news., 1912-06-19

Continued on Pase Two.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
Making a Hard Eight.

New Orleans, April 23.-Reassuring
reports concerning the leVees of the
Mississippi river were received at the
office Of the United States army engi-
neers here yesterday from inspectors
stationed at all weak points south of
Vicksburg.
Another hard fight against high wa
ter is ahead, however, and today Capt.
70. Z. Sheriff. of the government en-
gineers began concentrating his forces
in he vicinity of the Red river land
ing, forty miles south of Natchez, at
which point the flood waters will be-
gin to reenter the Mississippi.
Slight falls were recorded today at
nearly all the Mississippi river guards,
but arother rise will begin when the
creyasse waters begin to come back
to he big strea mand from one to
three feet above. the previous high
record is predicted for all points south
of Torras, La.
The New Orleans relief committees
total cash funds for flood sufferers TO-
day passed teh $4,000 mark. Cloth
ing, cooking utensils, sllitfs, etc, al
most &c Ealing in value the amount of
cash subscriptions have been received
by tie committee.
Today gasoline launches and skiffs
are plying the flood waters.
Several thousand people already
have been rescued in northeastern
Louisiana and removed to high points,
but there are yet many more ma
rooned, some of them without any
food.
On the Mississippi side of the river
there las been even a greater devas-
tation resulting fro the creyasse near
DeMll. This crevasse eventually will
ta3a4ata more than 2,900,00o acres Of
farming lands and it is estimated not
less than 1900 persons in that ter
rilory VIII be made homeless. Al
ready $500 have been rescued and
removed to federal and statee relief
camps
Tie relief work among the suffer
ers III both sides Of the river, vic
Tins Of tAe Dogta1 and Beulah Gre
vases, is well organized Major F.
II. Lawton of the United States army,
with headquarters at Vicksburg, is di-
recJipg the work.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
START ON ROAD
IN TWO MONTHS
G. c. & P. PEOPLE ARE READY
TO BEGIN EXTENSION TO
THIS CITY.
Local Committee Which Has the Mat
ter in Charge Viii Be Ready to Sub
nit Their Report Within a Week or
Ten Days.

If the proposition submitted to the
people OF Brunswick by the Georgia
Coast ana PIedmont railroad is ac-
cepted, and there is practically no
douOt buL That it will be, then work
on NE extension OF the line will be-
gin within TWO months and it is the
purpose of the owners TO have it COM
pleted, if possible, before the end of
the present year.
1t is a known fact tnat those at the
head OF the line have already made
all financial arrangements, not only
for the Darien- Brunswick extension,
but also for extending the other end
OF the line, and the work on both
ends will probably begin simultane-
ously. .,n .lx.I
Inc entire matter is now in charge
of d local committee, composed of
members Of city council, the county
commissioners and the various trades
bodies of the city, and within short
time this committee will be in posi-
tion to render a report on the gen
eral situation, and it is more than
probable that their report will be to
the effect that the people of Bruns-
wick are ready to meet the demands
of the railroad.
AS is well known, the concessions
asked by the line are within keeping
with the Importance Of the line and
the sum of money that it will take
to extend the road to this city. Free
right way from Dents Landing
to the city, franchises on various
streets, the usual tax exemptions and
what work can be done on the line
is all that the road has asked of the
people of tie city and county. No
cash is asked; none of our citizens
have been requested to subscribe
stock and no unusual demands have
been made
The special committee has been at
work on the matter since it was ap
pointed and everything is being pre-
pared and will be submitted within a
short time. There is considerable de-
tail work and consequently the COM
mittee has not as yet been able to
prepare it's report, but, as far as the
city is concerned, it is known that
the demands of the road will be
granted and il will then be up to
the company to proceed with the
work.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
Old NEGRO PASSES AWAY.
Jav>,e White, for Many Years Sex
ton Colo. eu Cemetery, Dead.

Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
there passed away an old darkey who
had lCng been a familiar figure in
Brunswick. Few are the residents OF
Brunswick who did not know Jackie
Wht5e Jackie was the sexton OF the
colOled cemetery, position which he
has held for ever thirty years.
Jackie was born on Jekyl island IA
years ago and was a servant Of the
Gu 5iSLOn family up TO the period OF
the emancipation. He always possess
ed Tie confidence OF his masters and
was considered by them as one OF
their most valuable and trustworthy
servants. He has always borne an
excellent reputation, 10th among the
white and the colored.
His unflincaing loyalty to the Cath
olic faith, in which he was born and
raised in spite Of uncongenial sur
rounding and adverse Influences,
STAMPS him as man possessed Of a
strong sense & duty and credit to
his race.
The funeral services will be held at
the Catholic church this afternoon at
2.30 o'clock.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
.SAT|LLA RIVER
On 4 RAMPAGE
STREAM FLOWS OVER ITS BANKS
CAUSING CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE.
TWO or Three Bad Washouts are Re-
ported on the A., 3. G A. and All
Trains are Greatly Delayed-other
Damage Reported.

Following the unprecedented rains
through all of this section the Sa-
tllla river yesterday and last night
rose to a new high record, and as a
result much damage has been done.
At Waltertown, where the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic crosses the
river, half mile of track has been
washed away and if there is much
OF rise today nearly a mile of track
Will have been washed out.
County bridges seem to be stand
ing unusually well, although approach
es to some have been badly washed.
Ihe bridge across the Satilla at Wal
tertoWn is over half covered by the
water, and the southern approach is
the only part free Of wafer.
Bad washes are reported in the
road between Waycross and Black
shear, making the road impossible.
Old-timers believe the present flood
Of he Satilla the worst since 1873,
When the river went on a tear that
did thousands of dollars damage.
The rise last night was eighteen
inches, and the rise today will prob
ably be several inches. The river is
at least two feet higher than last
September's food, which was general
through this section.
So powerful is the flow across the
A, 3. & A. tracks beyond Walter
town that the track has been carried
entirely off the embankment, most of
which has been washed away. A large
force OF men are at work on the
road, trying to check the inroad of
the water, but so far the efforts have
resulted in little good.
Pending the opening of the main
line of the A, B. & A. trains in and
out of Waycross are being detoured
over the Atlantic Coast Line to Offer
man.
Between Offerman and Brunswick
the Little Satilla Is causing some
alarm and if it rises much more will
block traffic on the line.
High water continues to threaten
the atlantic Coast Line in several
parts of South Georgia, but so far
no serious washouts are reported
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
J0interS Island
Fishing Resort
ISLAND HAS CHANGED HANDS
AND WILL BE MADE A VERY
POPULAR PLACE.

Jointers island, located several miles
from the city, has been purchased
from its present owners by Leon RO-
DaTts, who announces that it is his
purpose to make the island fishing
resort and that he will at once begin
tie erection Of a small, but comfort
able cottage on the island while a
number Of other Improvements and
conveniences will be made.
1t is the purpose of Mr.. Robarts to
make the island a fishing resort AMI
ne viii be in position during the
com ns summer to take care Of large
i3hing parties. He VIII secure large
motorboat, which viii be kept on the
run between Brunswick and tho ISL
and anG will make a specially o taxi
ing fishing parties 10 the islam l. ~
ready he states that many parties
from interior POINTS are arrangns to
come dow. during the summer.
Some "a the best fishing droDg in
these waters are to Je found around
ToinLers island. in The past fishing
parties from the interior have fond
some trouble in securing a bo%C ard
making trip of this kind, the~cf1re
the hI sSness to be establish by
Mr. Robarts will bring many moe
visitors here during the SUNNI -, a5
they can always secure a boat a. J
90 20 tLis popular place, where ample
will he provided
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
TOLL IS
STILL GROWING
REPORTS FROM THE FLOOD DIS
TRIcT SHOW NO IMPROVE
MENT IN SITUATION.
thousands of People are Being Rem
dered Homeless by Mad Waters of
the Mississippi-sufferine is Said
to Be Intense.

Memphis, Tenn, April 23.-Reports
OF further fatalities from the flood
ulstrlcts continue to pour in until
today it is estimated tnat fully i've
hundred lives have been lost and up
ward OF three hundred towns and
hamiets inundated and partially de
stroyed. The heaviest loss in the
Mississippi delta and large per cent
of the deaths are negroes.
The Louisiana lowlands are the
heaviest sufferers Of the floods today
and further breaks of the leyees is
expected. A thousand men are now
working desperately at the mouth of
the Red River below Natchez where
great damage is threatened the sugar
cane crops.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
Another mGctin{
Soon TO be He'll
AT WHICH BRUNSWICK'S NEW
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL
BE ORGANIZED.

Tint Brunswick IS soon to have a
new, live commercial body, with a
paid secretary, there is no doubt, and
] ti , o',',-i' it;a '-'-l ,, " so',l I,5 o.
~ ,''',,iiT .;,7 - 1911, -
''1 'i, 'i-1- ',e ee, Dou' wa ~ ~ ~ 49,,
,'',i,-oa' o',;ee' ''' -
,,.lnI. ,l~ ~ ''''''' 40 0'' VIII ''' ''''N
This meeting. of course. cannot be
held until council anG the county COM
missioners have acted upon the re
quest of the special committee for an
APPROXIMATION of $4,000 each. The
commissioners will not meet until
Tuesday. May ana 1t will be tMO
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
SEAMAN WEEPS
AS He TE5TIFIES
COMMITTEE AT WASHINGTON
CONTINUES TIE TITANIC
INVESTIGATION.

Washington, April 23.-Third Off
Ger Pittman was called to the stand
1eiote the senate Investigating COM
mittee today and testified that be had
seen nc iceber8s, but mad received a
warning message. He stated that the
Tita lic was in the regular course, and
not going at an unreasonable rate OF
speed.
Pittman testified that after the
wreck he met Ismay, whom he had
seen during the wreck but did not
know at that time. He said that he
was ordered to fill boat with wo
men which he did, and that he was
ordered to row it, He said that the
boat contained forty, including six
men rowing, but not have held more,
but that they feared to near the sink
ing slip fearing that The people who
were desperate would rush upon the
boat and swamp them all.
Pittman told how they could hear
for kalt an hour after the boat We;'
down the cries of people fioA.in3 III
the water with life preservers on their
bodies. He said that he starte1 10 go
to he rescue OF the perishing, but that
passengers forced him to turn in the
other direction.
AS Pittp1an told of the cries for
help from the direction of where the
vessel disappeared he broke COM
pletely down and could not comr:cCe
his testimony.
Fourth Offiter BoXhall testified that
he sighted boat five miles away
and gave the distress signal, bu. that
the beat ignored same, and went on
its way.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
MRS, JACQUES FUTRELLE
ARRIVES AT OLD HOME

Atlanta, April 23.-Mrs. Jacques Flu
trelle is expected to arrive in Atlanta
this afternoon or tomorrow. A tele-
gram received this morning by her
mother indicates that Mrs. F'utrelle
has as yet told nobody of her real
experiences aboard the Titanic, and
that many of the stories sent out con
cern:ng her statements were menufac-
tured in New York.
The only wire she has sent her
mother before was a simple statement
that her husband, the famous novelist
stood back like a man and hero While
the women were put on the lifeboats
and then went down with the ship.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
RIVER STEAMER SINKS,
BUT NO LIVES LOST

Natchez, Miss, April %. - The
river steamer Concordia, regularly
employed in freight and passenger
service between Natchez and Black
River Point, sank at 4 o'clock this
morning at Jackson Point twenty-five
miles south of Natchez in the Missis-
sippi river.
There was no loss Of human Hfe
reported.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24

Still Searching for Victims.
Halifax, N. s. April 23.-The fun
eral fleet of which the cable ship
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24

assembling off the Newfoundland
MacHay-Bennett is the flagship, is
coast, keeping up the search for bod
les cf the victims of the Titanic dis
aster. The Western Union cable ship
carving hundred and fifty coffins,
is today nearing the scene of the dis
astCr.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
TRACKS AND HOUSES
SUBMERGED AT ALBANY

Albany, Ca, April 23.-The river at
this place is the highest in years.
Tracks and freight houses along the
river have been submerged and the
city power plant is threatened.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
Shad Season Is I
Closed for 1912
NO MORE CAN BE CAUGHT IN AL
TAMAHA RIVER UNTIL
NEXT JANUARY,

Saturday, April 20, marked the
close of the shad season in Georgia.
NO shad shall be taken except
between the first day of January and
the zCth day of April of each year,
except for spawning purposes, to carry
cut the provisions of the law for
Dropdsating fish, says the Goth Sec
ton Of the tenth division, article 80,
page 119, Criminal Code Of Georgia.
A violation Of the above law is a
misdemeanor and there is a penalty
There are a great many shad
caught in the Altamaha river near
Brunswick every season and tn.s pan
ticular law is of interest to many here
Some extremely fine shad are trapped
in this vicinity and sold in this city.
1t is Of vital Importance and in
accordance with the fish and game
laws OF this state that the fish
must be preserved, and along this
line there is the following law: If
any person shall use firearms, dyna-
mite OF other explosive or destructive
substances for the purpose of killing
fish, he shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor."
In regard to the poisoning of fish
in Georgia the law is: ANY person
who shall directly by himself, or by
aiding or abetting orders, put walnut
hulls, walnut leaves, devil shoestring,
or any poisonous substance whatever
Of any kind in any waters, either
running streams or standing waters,
such as lakes, ponds or eddy places
in any river or creek within the limits
of this state which will be likely to
drive away or poison the fish therein
by communicating said waters, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-24
COLLINS (GA.) CASHIER
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Collins, Ga, April 23.-W. J. Cal
loway, cashier of the Collins bank,
suicide by shooting today
and may die. The cause Of the ac-
ton is not known.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-12
OLD WEDDING DAY CUSTOMS
Many oupsrstItlons Have Clustered
Around the Marriage Ceremony.
Especially In 0ldon Timeo.

Superstition never clustered round
any episode Of life more than that oil
the wedding day, especially IN oldsn
times.
Then 1t was customary for the bride
to present her future husband with .
bunch Of rosemary, tied up with rib.
bons, on his first appearance on the
wedding morning. This was supposed
to insure his love and loyalty, and to
make her happy forever.
In Yorkshire the old superstition
still abounds that nothing more un.
lucky could happen than for newly
made bride to leave the church by q
different door from that by which she
entered.
Another quaint custom, for which
there 10 no known origin, is that
practiced in SOME of the midland and
northern counties. This is to ring .
merry peal OF. the church bells at the
first reading of the banns Of an in
lending matrimonial couple. 1t ID
called the spur peal" which In old
Anglo-Saxon means simply ask"
OF ccu-se It is we'll known that II
70 the height OF luck for the bride-to'
be to dream Of fairies the night before
tho actual ceremony. 80 much was
this idea believed in that many girls
would peruse fairy tales before goina
to sleep.-Answers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-12
Wirslsss snd Avrsea.

The aurora borealis. or northern
lights. apparently affects the wireless
telegraph WAVES that pass between
Hammerfest. Norway. and the north
ernmost station IN the world at Green
Harbor. spitsbergsn. Often the polar
light % weakens the wireless waves
that the operator In tho receivins-sta-
ton At spitsbergen can hardly hear
them, and ct times communication n
wholly interrupted. On the other hand,
the appearance Of tho northern lights
seems to strengthen the waves that
are sent soathward. Once. whom the
aurora was % bright IN spitsbergen
that It was mentioned in . dispatch
to Norway, the receiving operator at
Hapmerfest, when the polar light was
not visible. noticed an extraordinary
Increase In the volume and distinct.
ness Of the signals.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-12-12
TOO BRIGHT FOR BUSINESS
email boy Put an End 70 Thefts 4
Candy Tastsrs Dut Lost
HE Job.

A small boy began his business u
roor in Q nvs-andten.cent store last
week-and he also closed the nrst
chapter Of 1t In the same store two
days later. He was overxealous in his
Efforts TO protect his employers inter.
est. Every merchant displaying coun
tsrs Of candles unprotected BY glass
or wire screen covers loses pounds
Of candy weekly .",-r-~t tNe petty
thievinSs Of eandy-tastsrs who help
themselves to one or - many pieces
- they can, grab while passing the
unprotected sweets. ..
The small boy feeling the response
bility Of his position reported the
raids on the candy 70 the manager,
who. approaching the child's interest
explained to him that It was almost
impossible to deal with such oulpzits
and that ct least IL pounds Of candy
were conflscatsd weekly In such fash
ion.
Part of tho boys work was to I'M.
cover the counters In the morning.
and he was on the Job good and early
the second day Of his employment.
He assured the salesgirl at the candy
counter that there was going to be a
reduction In candy-tasters that day.
She thought nothing of the remark
until she noticed that every one help.
Ing herself to the sweets almost i'm
mediately clapped her hand over her
mouth and ran for the door. Tasting
her wares herself, she discovered the
upper layers Of them literally sprin.
kled with cayenne pepper.
Half IN hour later tho boy who
thought he had solved the candy-tast'
srs' problem was out on tho. street:
rusfully contemplating . pepper shak.
q while he went on the quest Of Q
So0. IS W.T. 80 ..