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Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
Busch VIII May Give
Charity S2,OOO,OOO

ST. LOUIS, oct. 14.-Friends Of the
late Adolphus Busch, the brewer who
died in Germany, to-day asserted that
the will OF the multi-millionaire
would give at least 100000 to
charity.
During his life Mr.. Busch gave sew
eraI millions to charitable enterprises.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
Held as Express and
Mail Robber Suspect

SAVANNAH, Oct. l4.-George A.
Clarke. aged IS, is held to-day while
the authorities are trying to connect
him with postoffice ana express rob-
berries.
Clarke was arrested in q restaurant
last night. He drew a revolver on
the officer and attempted to shoot
him He had master keys to Dostor-
fice boxes.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
New Pump Being Put
In at WaterWOrhs

Tha new IO.O00-gallon centrifugal
pump is being installed at the river
station Of the city waterworEs and
viii De in running order within about
-aras weeks, according to General
anager ". q. Smith.
THIS new pump wiz relieve the
+. under raich lle water aa-
n-ul has been working t"E
7 N>hs
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
GERMS PUT
EXPE R 5
To ROUT
Jiphtheria BacilIi Cripple State
Laboratory-Danger in U. S.
Mails.

Germs or diphtheria sent INTO the
auoratory OF the State Board of
Bralth IN the Capitol Building for ex-
.mination have crippled the depart
neot spreading an epidemic OF the
.'sesse and making 1t necessary fo1
a ia5orstor to close down for dis
injecting
According to Dr. II. +. Harris. OF
.ra state board. Tuesday all but three
members Of the laboratory staff have
.lght the disease, and the fortunate
ones. which includes himself. are e.-
.pe,ed to show the symptoms daily
The laboratory will be closed for two
uays
The disease was spread. Dr.. Harris
.ecared, through a specimen Of an
rfected child's membrane which was
sent into the laboratory last week.
owing to its insecure wrapping, the
essistanr caught the disease.
Public in Danger.
That the public is daily being sub
-rted to infection through specimens
OBJ. contagious diseases sent through
raa United States mails was the
--srtling declaration of DR.. II. F.
Harris. Of the State Board Of Health,
Tuesday.
The physicians declared that hun
arads os such specimens are being
mixed with the mails which they con-
animate and that the germs are be-
0g spread broadcast throughout the
.prntry.
Insecure packing was ascribed by
pr. Harris as the cause for this
Ia~lning situation. He declared that
'ready practically every member Of
1e laboratory department Of the
Goard Of Health had contracted a
mild form Of diphtheria from open
.og such specimens and expressed the
fear that germs Of the disease may
nave gotten into other malls.
Criminal OHerse.
Daily we receive in the state
aoard laboratory specimens Of dis
-ase for examination" said DR.. Har-
MS. "As rule these specimens are
not properly packed.
"A great many Of these samples
ara Of contagious diseases. Some q
'1em are Of the most deadly order
They have mingled with the other
.atters and packages in the United
States mail sacks and could easily
give off germs. In this manner these
s"rms may easily be spread and an
.''d"mic Of the worst type created.
In the laboratory recently we se-
-ived an infected membrane from
The throat OF a child. II was poorly
lacked and IN the opening of it
"oung lady assistant became infected
nth the same disease. which was
,iphtheris. Since that time practi-
aslly every person in the laboratory
las caught diphtheria. Only three.
including myself, remain unaffected.
1t has become necessary to close down
the laboratory that it may be dis
Infected before further work goes m.
The trouble arises with he physi
clans in small towns who send n
these specimens for examination
Sometimes they DO not even pack
'7e samples, but simply wrap them
10 a piece of paper and inclose them
IN an envelope. This is most dan
serous TO the public.
The board has sent out many cir
'uiar-letters to physicians Of tue
State warning them against doing
..is, but without avail AS 8 matter
" fact such a custom is a criminal
''tense and it should be handled Is
such"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
Lieut.. Butler Named
On Governors Staff

Lieutenant Colonel John q. Butler,
Of the First Georgia Infantry Of Sa-
vannah, VIII go on detail as member
Of the Gov ernor's staff.
The order was issued by Adiutant
General Ma h Tuesday.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
CHIEF BEAVERS HOME.

Chief Of Police Beavers Tuesday
returned from Cincinnati. where he
Witnessed The annual inspection and
parade Of the police o. hat city.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
Footprint Chief clew.

The clews that LED to the arrest ~
Duane were the finding OF a blood1
footprint and a blood stained tuHs,
In his room. Thus far he has rot
satisfactorily explained their praa.
cnce TO tAe police.
Little IS known Of Duane here He
came to Thomasviie . rev weeks
ago from Tampa, anC 1as heen en-
pioyed in . meat ma-Hea. So Tar rs
is known, he had no Acquaintance
with Miss Hsug..
A rumoT that Owen Borss~. o2 Do
than, Ala, e young man .~I IL
Miss Haus. wss reeu mere Smda
is to-day declared t. oy w,taou. o5u.-
dation. Baxter 1t IS stated, did not
know Miss HaUg was here she met
him here last winter white he was
employed at the Tosco Hotel. BaA-
ter. 1t is said, fell very much In love
with her, but she did not reciprocate
the affection.
Second Inquest Held.
Thomas Haug. of Knoxville, Tenn,
father Of the slain girl. arrived here
this morning, Joining his wife and
younger daughter, Margaret, whorn
Miss Dorothy Haug, al the time she
was murdered, was visiting. He has
made no arrangements for the fu.
neral, IS the Coroner's jury. which
Monday afternoon rendered a verdict
% murder by an unknown person, is
to-day conducting a reinvestigation
The body, however. will be taken to
Knoxville the home Of the tiauC
family, for interment probably to-
morrow
Dr.. T. NJ. Mcintosh. who examined
the body soon after Miss Haug was
found dead, to-day declared that any
theory OF suicide in the case IS un-
tenable, as there was no possibility Of
the atai wound having been made by
the girl herself
Blow Struck by Man.
From the nature OF II. Or. McIn-
tosh said. there was no doubt Of the
blow having been struck with q
heavy, blunt instrument in the hands
OF a man. A woman, he said. could
not have struck such a powerful blow.
When the girls body was found lying
in a pool OF blood d.. Mcintosh n,as
called and promptly made a careful
eXGu'nation, finding that the sltGT
had been crushed and that there wa
no sign OF E bullet wound. although {
pistol was found near the body VIII.
one cartridge discharged. Thls p's-
tol is said to have belonged to n.
dead girl and to have been carried
0y her t0r protection.
That Hiss Haug had been murdered
n Her s,eep was sho9n n bv the facj
bat the ped clo hine drawn T..
around her neck and sac was lyias
upon ner SIDE.
On Weekend Visit.
Miss Haug had come 10 Thomas-
Vile Saturday night TO spend the
weekend with her mother and sis
ter who were guests at the hotel op-
Grated by T. c. Duren. She had ex-
pected to return 20 Vaidosta HondGy
Continues 90 psas 2, Column 7.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
WHOLE FAMILY IN LOST soAr.

LONG BEACH, CAL, OCT. t.
Rescuers to-day searched the coast
in this vicinity for traces OF Captain
\. Il. Mason. his wife and two ha-
bies, who left yesterday in g. small
boz
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14
GIRLS DEATH.
IS LAID To
MAN, 90
Footprint Leads to Arrest Of Sus-
pect in Townsville Hotel
Death Mystery,

THOMAsV1LLE Oct. I4-with r.
w. Duane. about so years OLD, held on
suspicion, the police are this after
noon continuing their efforts TO clear
up the mystery surrounding the mur-
der OF pretty Miss Dorothy Haug, the
2l-year- old Valdosta stenographer
who was found slain in her room at
the Southern Home, Il Thomasvius
hotel, Monday morning.
Duane, who was arrested this
morning, denies any connection with
the murder or any knowledge OF II
until after the girls dead body had
been discovered by ter mother, VINO
had gone to her room to awaaen her
in time to catch a morning train TO
Vaidosta. Duane roomed slsc across
the hall from Misc Haugs apartment.
1t was 10 his room that AIRS. Haps
went FOR match 20 strike q ligut
when she discovered her dsuzhEer
dead. .-.y-.-4 .#. at.-..,..s s..s.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14

Continued or Page 2, Colnan S.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-14

Continasd 90 pses 2, Column 7,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-01

them. It was when their numbers
had grown that certain political agi-
tators tried to use them for their
own purposes. Politicians, anarchists
and others thought they saw in the
hoboes a large body of men who
could be added to their own ranks.
The hoboes, however, were too smart
for these and kept aloof from them"
Davis divides the travellers into
three classes.
"The common bum we don't con-
sider," he said. There are no young
buns. A bum is an old man, usually,
in whom the fire of ambition has
died out. His only aim is to eat and
sleep. He wouldn't work if he could,
and, in many cases, couldn't if he
would. He is utterly useless.
'Tramps' we know as men who travel
over the country, or the globe, in pur-
suit of some object. It may be liter
airy, artistic, political or religious.
1--WE recognize all actors as fellow
'boes.' Not many of them are tramps.
There are men who travel to get
material for literary purposes. There
are others who travel for political
purposes. The religious tramp is not
much known in the North, but he
fiourishes in the South. He will
preach on soap box and pass the
hat when he is done. This is true
of the political tramp, also: The lit
erary tramps gets his graft out of
the sale of his books. But the real
hobo scorns to use his travels for
grating purposes. He travels from
place to place to get work and works
when he gets it,
..e.etAre-Eo1e1R
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-01

resort to convict labor.
Davis brought home some new
world. 1t was something strange to
considered the itinerant worker as a
There's nothing to be ashamed {
at all these rich men here and the sta
they seated me as delegate, didn't the
gold miners of California were hob
Every man that has gone into the III
hobo. Ali discoveries are hoboes.
"Tramps? It's the tramps that
want to work. The hobo does want
his own. And don't forget there are
100000 of US. We want good roads
so we can find work easier"
It made the bankers and the state
officials ponder deeply, this problem
of the unemployed. Three hundred
thousand men, all out of work! And
here they were seated in convention
demanding that conVicts be forced
out on the highways to take away
this work from those 100000.
''Why do we call our organization
the 'Hoboes of America? Yes,
there's a reason. For many years
men who travelled from place to place
were called hoboes and were not dis
tinguished in the public's eyes from
tramps and buns. Gradually as their
number increased and they met each
other on the road, they learned to
distinguish the travelling working,
men, or the man willing to work,
from the tramps who simply loafed
over the country, and they saw that
there was genuine consideration for
a man willing to work but who had
to keep moving. The necessity of
separating themselves from the no
mad criminals caused the respectable
class of men to cling, together. Soon
they learned that by observance of
the law in the various communities
through which they passed, keep
ing themselves clean and working
when they could, they weer CORES
nOndinp reSDected as a. class,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-01

the services Of the unemployed that fails they viii
abor.
home some truths to these men of the business
nethng strange to them None of them had before
lerant worker anything except a tramp.
ing be ashamed of in being hobo said Davis Look
en- here and the state officials and the learned engineers
delegate didn't they? They're not ashamed of The
alfornia hoboes. Columbus was a water-hobo.
as gone into the unknown without definite object is
rers are hoboes.
IS the tramps that disgrace profession They don't
he hobo does work and is idle through fault of
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

The wealth of Mexico in agricultural,
and natural resources has
proven so alluring that American rail
roads have entered the field with zest
and have expended millions of dollars
in construction of trunk lines and
branches reaching far into the interior
and tapping the richest sections of the
country. Apparently no attention has
been paid to the expense entailed in
reaching the goal, for canyons have
been trestled, mountains pierced and
rivers spanned that but few years
ago challenged the skill Of the best
engineers. Rich valleys and mineral
laden mountains are thus reached in
this strangely unrestful country and
the scenic wonders Of many portions
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

constructed, is constantly watched and
kept in repair. In America it is sell
dom touched after it is built. Here is
our mistake. In many countries the
best bodybuilding materials are to be
found along the highway, thus reducing
to minimum the cost of upkeep. It
has been found that about 20 per cent
of the roads carry 80 per cent of the
traffic. The patrol system, adjusted to
meet this condition, would find the up
keep of the roads less frequently used
to be very light.
The reform of our system must begin
with repairing. Nothing speaks better
for community than system of ex-
eellent roads. Nothing is so discourage
ing to the prospective settler or the
casual observer as a good road full Of
ehuck-holes, the result of neglect. If
the patrol system is followed in this
country as it is in Europe, there will
be no bad stretches of road, for the
methods now known and advised by
our government are superior to those
of the old country. Until about three
years ago nothing had been done to
bring the matter before the public.
Now the Importance of the automobile
as factor in road construction has
made imperative close study Of the
best methods in order that a surface
may be kept that will not yield to the
suction of the soft pneumatic tire and
at the same time come within the limit
of the Taxpayers pocketbook. With
the government to advise and with a
thorough upkeep system, this result
may be attained and the full benefits
Of permanent road system be de-
rived. A national association for high
way Improvement is the next step in
this great movement.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

mules will haul IL bales of cotton any
month in the year over the same road.
A contemplation of the difference in
expense arising from these changed
conditions will convince the most skep-
teal of the value of system of good
roads.
In many counties throughout the
United States, vast sums of money
have been spent for the construction of
permanent roads, but the most import
ant feature of the movement has been
overlooked. This is the upkeep of the
road after constructed County officials
seem to regard the newly constructed
road as completed. The upkeep is neg
lected and almost before they know it
the surface is gone, the bottom has
been undermined and the work has to
be done again at the expense Of the
taxpayer. To overcome this evil there
seems to be but one remedy-the pa
troll system. Properly organized, this
method of handling the roads will be
found inexpensive and efficient, the
road once constructed properly being
kept constantly in as good condition
as when new. Authority is distributed
among too many supervisors in the
majority of cases and each is given a
free hand for the maintenance of the
roads of his district as best he sees
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

duced the county to build them
shorter and better road, with the re-
suit that they now can market their
produce at profit, whereas formerly
the greater part of their residue was
eaten up through the expense of mar
keting.
These are but isolated examples Of
the results to be realized from good
roads. Hundreds Of others may be
found, particularly in France, where
the science of road building has been
carried to its greatest perfection. So
perfect is the system of roads in many
parts of France that freighting is done
by team and auto truck in annually
increasing quantities, the railroads
reaping their share of the profits from
the increased tonnage of farm products
hauled to their tracks. England can
furnish the same story. New Jersey
has been building good roads since
1892. In Essex county farm values
have increased Al per cent in the last
decade, while taxes have decreased al
most so per cent. From North Caro-
lima comes similar intelligence, an in
stance being cited where, prior to the
campaign for permanent roads, it was
difficult to make the trip to market
with single bale of cotton drawn by
team of sturdy mules. Now two
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
Demand for Good Roads Becoming Nationwide

From north and south, from east and
west comes, as if by single voice,
the cry for better roads. The country
districts demand them to facilitate the
marketing Of their crops. The towns
insist upon network of substantial
highways leading out into trade terri
tory, that the profits of their merchants
may become greater. The autoist de-
mands them to make possible the open
ing up of new territory for his bust
ness and pleasure. The public at large
demands them that land values may be
enhanced and the general good be in
creased. The agitation has reached into
county courts, state legislatures and
the national congress, SO that today an
awakened people are looking for the
best information as to road construc-
ton to be found. The subject is being
treated scientifically in the agricultural
schools; the government is flooding the
states with literature in which the re-
suits of careful scientific investigation
are set before the citizen without
charge. The result is general de-
termination on the part of authorities
in every section Of the United States
to get out of the rut and stand among
the progressive communities of the
country.
So great has been the agitation in
this country during the past few years
that congressman have been pressed by
constituents to secure the passage Of
laws that would permit the govern
ment to participate in the road build
ing of the country. Nearly hundred
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
failure of Present System Is in Upkeer

fit, A centralizing of the authority
in the county court seems to have been
the most effective method of dealing
with the problem of upkeep, a close
supervision being found necessary if
the roads are to be kept in perfect re-
pair.
The necessity of the patrol system
is made more apparent from the widely
different effect of wagon and auto
traffic. The dust surface, kept con
stantly forming by the travel of horses
and vehicles and so essential to the
permaneney of the roads, is sucked up
and whisked away by the swiftly-mov-
ing motor, while the same motors wear
off no dust from the stones remaining
to take the place of that removed.
This condition has brought about much
experimenting in the making of sur
face, but as yet no solution has been
found. 1t has been demonstrated,
however, that with an effective patrol
system one man can attend several
miles of road with a. single horse and
cart, carrying with him some Of the
materials for repairing and keeping
others in stations located at intervals
along his route. The expense incurred
in this manner is found to be slight,
the first cost proving to be practically
the full cost. In Europe road, once
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

challenge the eye Of the passing tourist
as do those of our own country. One
looks down from the rapidly-moving
train seemingly fathomless distances to
the jagged bed of the canyon below;
or up toward the stars to where, hun
dreds of feet above, the mountain peak
pierces the blue, reaching, as it were,
for closer communion with the in
finite; then the mountain is entered
and the train energies after a spell,
upon change Of scene that calls forth
new ordinations of admiration and
wonder.
The expenditure of SO much money
in a country so belligerent has brought
loss to the capitalist during the recent
months. For Mexico is country of
revolutions and property rights receive
no consideration at the hands Of the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

contestants. During the late revolu-
tions Of Madero and Orozco bridges
were dynamited and trains wrecked,
the replacing Of which entailed the
expenditure Of millions of dollars.
Wherever the presence of a bridge
proved of advantage to the enemy, it
was blown up with dynamite, and
whenever either faction could find a
trainload of the enemy's soldiers en-
route, the spreading Of the rails, or
the undermining Of a trestle spelled
the doom of the entire force. Saber
and bayonet finished the work not ac-
complished by the wreck. But, despite
the losses incident to the revolutions,
repairs have been made and further
work projected. The best engineering
talent available is even now at work
on new construction proposals.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
RATS in the Cellar
MICE in the Pantry
REACHES in the Kitchen

Nothing is more disagreeable than a
home infested with vermin. Destroy
them with Stearns' Electric Rat and
Roach Paste, the standard extermi-
nator for more than thirty years.
It kills off rats, mice or cockroaehes
in a single night. Does not blow away
like powders; ready for use; nothing
to mix. This exterminator is sold
under an absolute guarantee OF money
back if it fails.
Sold by druggists and general stores
everywhere or sent by Express Prepaid
on receipt OF price. Be sure to get the
genuine; Csc and S1.00. Stearns' Elec-
trio Paste Co.. Chicago, Ill.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24
The Only
White Leghorn Farm
in the World
that can make the following
statement:

SLdb61AOhts
Storrs Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, Storrs, Conn.,, Aug. 4, 1911.
To whom concerned:
In the course of our White Diarrhoea
investigation during the past season,
we have used large number of eggs
from the flock of S. G. White Leghorns,
owned by Mr.. A. NJ. Pollard. We were
unable to discover, either by bacteria
logical examination or practical test,
any evidence of bacillary white diar-
rhoea infection.
LEO F. RETTGER,
Bacteriologist, Sheffield Scientific
School, Yale University.
F. n. SToNEBURN,
Professor of Poultry Husbandry,
Connecticut Agriculture College.
All stock have free range on SO
acres-we are booking orders now for
1918.
EGGS $3.50 per 15-s15 per 100.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-24

FOR sALE-A choice 10-acre tract OF
apple land in Hood River Valley, az
miles from city. Elevation about
I,6O0 feet, almost level Price, $500.
Easy terms to party who will inn
prove. For further particulars adj
dress r; y, o., Post Office Box 1871,
Portland, Oregon.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-31

of the women in the state desired the franchise. but because the Crazy James allied with the seifseeking DoIi- ticians who thought they might get the women vote in the future But up to the present time there has been no indication that the woman vote will amount to very much in the state, notwithstanding the right of suffrage has been granted to women.
 IT. the first and special registration period provided for the registering women as qualified electors there was no general manifestation of a desire for the franchise which has been granted them. Only in certain local ities ctd a majority of the women place their names on the voting reg ister and in these localities special ar- peals were made to them on pending local issues and a house to house canvass. even then, was necessary to create any interest.