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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
PASSENGERS SLAY NEGRO
CAB DRIVER AT ALBANY

ALBANY, GA, March 24.-Offcers
to-day are unable to solve the Identity
of the slayers of viii Washington. a
negro cabman, who was shot to death
here Saturday night. A coroner's jury
returned a verdict that he met death at
the hands of unknown persons
1t is said two white men hired Wash
ingtOn to Drive them across the Flint
river near the new negro college here
where they placed a rope around his
neck and shot him seven times
The negro, it is said, had acted as g
go between" for certain questionable
persons in Albany, and that he was
looked upon as bad character.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Skyscraper Partly BloUn Down

The Omaha Field club The Woodmen of the World
building the alest in Omaha. partially blown down.
Several girls the Webster telephone exchange
height of the
Although the greatest havoc spread the residential dis
trc the business section suffered also 1t will be before
city is restored and the storm rehabitaed
Streets filed with debris and beneath masses of
wreckage human bodies buried under the
These paraeed those which followed the earthquake
in San Francisco and way very similar hem Fire
policemen and volunteers united lighting flames but
tile headwa made, due to the fact falling buildings
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
WHISKY HARD TO GET.

JACKSON, GA. March 24-Patrons OF
the Southern Express Company in Jack
son are finding it extremely difficult to
secure packages Of whisky since the
enactment Of the Webb law When the
agent, J. L. Lyons. has reason to believe
the liquor is intended for sale. ne re-
fuses to deliver it ana returns it 10 the
cuusignor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
CONN ERCE CHAMBER OF
LAGRANGE SEEKS MEMBERS

la GRANGE. GA, March 24-Ahout
so names were added to the member
ship OF the LAGRANGE Chamber Of
Commerce during the first days work
of the committee appointed by the
chamber 10 have charge of the mem
bership campaign just begun The
campaign will come 10 close next
Thursday night when a banquet Will
be he'd.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Path Two to Six
Blocks Wide.

From the Field Club which is I'm the
western part Of the city, to the Carter
Lake Club, situated at the northwest
extremity, is one mass Of debris from
two 10 six blocks wide.
Federal soldiers from Fort Omaha
assisted the police in keeping hooters
and morbid curiosity seekers at bay.
The presence of the soldiers gives the
city the appearance of being under mar
tial law.
Mayor Dahlman, of Omaha, wired
Governor Morehead shortly after mid r.
night for several militia companies to
prevent the residences and the dead
bodies from being looted. The three
Omaha companies We're only partially
available, according TO the reports o
the governor and Adjutant General
Hall
Governor Morehead and Adjutant
General Hall Immediately ordered two
Lincoln companies and others from
nearby towns. The governor himself
went on a special train to the scene OF
the disaster shortly after o'clock
At Fortieth and Farnum a garage
was destroyed and a large strip of ter
ritory north and east of that corner was
seriously damaged. The Illinois Cen
tral bridge over the Missouri river was
destroyed
The Woodmen of the Worlds build
ing. the highest structure in the city
was damaged TO a great extent. every
piece of glass from two sides beine
blown out
What is known as the Venus VALLEY
district was leveled by the wind.
Refugees by the hundreds fioCked &c
the business section. They were taken
care of in the principal hotels The
hospitals are full Of patients.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
MARCH BAD MONTH
FOR FATAL STORMS;
SOUTH A SUFFERER

Recent storms:
March 15-Severe blizzard swept
over Northwest and Middle West
. from Dakota TO Illinois
March 16-Hurricane visited
Mobile and southern Alabama,
making 1000 homeless and flood
ing the rivers
March 17-Blizzard at Tampa,
Fla.
March 21-BliZzard and storm
ragged in Middle West killing ap-
proximately $50.
March 23-24-Tornado in Kan
sas. Nebraska, Iowa, the Dakotas,
. Illinois and Indiana. Omaha par
TALLY destroyed; hundreds report
ed dead; heavy loss OF life near
Terre Haute, Ind.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Trains Stop to Take
On the Dead.

Trains which pulled into the city
we're stopped at the edge of the city
to take on dead bodies and the many
injured.
The villages Of Benson, Dundee and
Florence, suburbs of Omaha, are prac-
tically wiped out
The Webster street telephone station.
containing a score or more girls, was
one OF the buildings hit by the storm,
and in a moment was twisted and torn.
Several of the girls were killed and
many others injured.
moving picture show, which was
just putting on its final film was
struck The roof Of the building fell
in and in the rush through the only
exits many who were not hurt by the
collapse of the building were tramped
and crushed The rush continued over
the bodies of the dead, and a few of
the attendants escaped.
A moving picture show at Twenty
fourth and Lake streets was destroyed.
Ten dead and eight injured have thus
far been recovered from the ruins.
About so persons were in the theater
at the time Of the disaster, and 1t is
feared that most Of them are buried in
the debris.
Bemis Park, one OF the prettlest resi-
dence districts in Omaha. was RACED 10
the ground and fires dotted the park
completing the destructive work OF the
tornado.
Among the show places of the city
damaged by the storm was the Joslyn
Castle The roof was torn off and the
trees and shrubbery uprooted.
The convent Of the Poor Clares. at
Twnety ninth and Hamilton streets,
was unroofed and the grounds were lit
tered with debris
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
WILEY WILLIAMS DYING

Williams. member of the Georgia prison
board, is in a dying condition His
physicians think the end will come dur
ing the day. Members of his family are
at his bedside
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

eral havoc greatly handicapped the fire
fighters. At last, after several hours.
a heavy downpour OF rain checked the
flames
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Phone Girls Stick to Posts

trals refused Id desert.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
BECKER WOULD ESCAPE CHAIR
Convicted New Yorker May Reveal
Secrets of System,

New York, Oct l5.-licutenant
Charles Becker, sitting in the
shadow Of the electric chair in Sing
Sing prison. is willing to confess if
that prove to be the last means OF
saving his life This information has
been given general credence for sew
eral DAYS in the Office of District At
torney Whitman
1t Was added hv those who pro
fessed a certain knowledge Of the Do
tails that word uf Becher's willing
ness to tell what he knew, reveal the
secrets of blacEmail taken from
gamblers and other lawbreakers and
name the men who ultimately got il
had come to the district attorney
from several sources.
One of the several persons who
brought reports of Becker.s plan to
the district attorneys Office said the
ex-poice lieutenant realized he
might save himself from the capital
penalty imposed for the Rosenthal
murder by revealing the ins and outs
of the then prevalent police black
mail system.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
FOR MURDER OF HUSBAND
Trst ~ Mrs. Jennie Eaton opens at
Plymouth, Mass.

Plymouth. Mass. Oct l5.-Mrs. Jen
ME MAY Eaton was placed on trial
here for the murder of her husband
Rear Admiral joseph Giles Eaton. The
defense viii attempt 10 show that the
poison which caused the death rf the
admiral was self,administered The
governments case rests on the cor
tention that Mrs Eaton gave her hus
band poison with his meals.
Chief Justice Aiken of the superior
court presided District Attorney Al
bert Barker is In charge of thr
prosecution and Mrs. Eatons chtei
counsel is William A. Morse Of BoT
ton
While Mrs Eaton has been con
fined in the plymouth jail she has
written a complete history OF her life
since her marriage to the admiral In
1906 She has taken exercise in the
iai and j. in excellent health
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
Can You Pick the Win
ners? Bet You Can't
Miss -- Wins the Piano, Miss
- Wins the Silverware

We do not believe that anyone
could fill out the blanks at the top
with the names of the winners,
for we are sure that we could
not. This is the most critical
stage of the biz contest, for no
cne knows how the other one
stands, and everybody is in the
dark as to who the winner will
be.
The increased vote offer is no
doubt causing some rapid
changes but it is as fair for one
as it is for the other, as there is
still plenty of field where SUBJ
scriptions could be obtained with
"a little extra effort. Do not
linger or waste any of your time
during the next twelve days.
They may seem long now but
they will seem awfully short
when the close is at hand. Do
not leave any excuse for old K.
+. Morse to trouble you after
the prizes are won or lost.
Do what you can and the very
best that you can and leave the
result take care Of itself.
Have you thought of using the
telephone. and calling up friends
that are at a distance, and asking
them to get every vote for you
that they can, for the finish.
That's what the phone is for.
Use it.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
REFUGEES REACH LIVERPOOL
Families Scattered by Ships Dis
asteF.

Liverpool. oct l5.-On board the
DevoniaD were many remnants OF
families craznd with grief and terror
Il the tragedy through which they had
uaased Ernest Hermann, German
passenger Wa the frst to notice the
tire in the hold of tho VolturUo He
avs that the hawes even tben had
made such progress that Il Was eVi
dentlv Impossible. TO suhdne them
Among the rescued was a bah
N hich the hysterical mother had fang
into the sea Arthur HazelwoOd 4
seaman of the Devonian. sprang over.
board aud rescued the child
Another pathetic figure was that nf
. tiny girl OF four wears, whose ideu
tttv and nationality even Is unknown
She stood among the survivors be-
wildered, unrecognized and unclaimed.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
BUILDERS TO GOVERN ZONE
No Change Of Officials In Panama
Until Canal is Opened

Washington. oct t5.--I ntil the
commerce If the world actually 5
flowing smoothly through the Panama
canal no change in either the opera
tion Of the big ditch or IN the go.
crnment Of the cana zone will he
made,
II developed also that through this
decision President Wilson planned to
pav delicate compliment 70 the mo.
who have achieved the great feat Of
Joining OF the oceans hy giving them
the opportunity to enjoy the frultion
Of their labors.
Congress has provided for civil
Government for the zone, but for the
time being its control will be left TO
the isthmian canal commission and
the army engineers.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
BALKAN WAR REPORT
WILL SHOCK WORLD
Member Of Commission Returns
From Scene Of Conflict.

New York. Oct 15.-Professor Sam
uel 4. Dutton Of Teachers college,
who was named by President Nicho-
las Murray Butler Of Columbia TO rep
resent this country on the Carnegl"
commission to study the causes and ef-
fects of the wars in the Balkan states.
has lust returned to New York. He
saws the rep0rt Of the commission
will be ready in about two months
and will SHOCK the world with its treat
ment of many phases Of the var thus
far not fully known.
With his co-workcrs. an Engllshman,
a Russian and a Frenchman. Profes-
sor Dutton travelled through the war
territory gathering data particularly
on the second war, when the allies
against Turkey turned on each othe~
and fought for a division Of the spoils
Professor Dutton said that not haif
had vet been told of the terrible atroc-
tiles and the suffering and derasta-
tion He declined TO make public any
of the findings Of the commission In
advance. bnt said he believed its work
had been successtul aud that II va
hoped the analysts Of the great con.
fict would constitute an important
document. helpful particularly III
bringing the Balkan peoples 10 the
realization that VA is not tho best
way out of an International eontro
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
|rst Power Of State
| Tax Commission
..do County Commissioners to
| Begin Test Suit

Pierre T h e Meade county
l0mmissioners are beginning a
l. suit as to the powers OF the
IsU state tax commission, having
ecpred a restraining order from
E,dge Rice with a hearing at
Eurgis October 30 in which they
kek to restrain the tax commits
EOp from compelling the county
|pdjtor of Meade county from
hreading on the RECORDS the
Fcrease in valuation OF horses
HI mules in that county, which
Re increased above the county
eturns by the state board OF
koualization's work.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
1.-THE Two Orphans" Coming

The production of that world
renowned melodrama from the
French by D'Ennery will be an
event Of interest in theatrical
circles. This great play will be
presented next Monday evening
by the Mahara Wilson Company
who absolutely guarantee their
attraction.
The plot deals with the adven-
lures of two young and beautiful
girls from Normandie, who make
their way to the French capital.
One of them is blind, and the
other one is abducted soon after
their arrival in Paris by disso-
lutte French nobleman, of whom
there were a great many during
the time Of the French Revolu-
ton and the period of the Louis.
The blind girl was picked up by
a treacherousold hag and made To
b & in the stree Of
Paris. The many tria g and
tribulations which beset the
paths Of these two young girls,
who retain, through all the pit
falls that surround them, the
naive innocence which made
them 50 attractive to their cap
tors as well as' the manner in
which they are finally rescued.
furnish extremely strong situa-
tions which fix the attention Of
the audience until the drop Of
final curtain.
The love story skillfully drawn
relieves the play from too great
pathos and to the strong heart
interest which has caused The
Two Orphans to be called the
greatest Of all melodramas.
Camilla Dahl will be seen as La
Frochard." "
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
Reduced Express Rates

| Sweeping reductions in express
hates over the entire country
became effective October 18th,
boon the order of the interstate
ommerce commission. The re-
huctions ranged from about 10
10 nearly l25 per cent IN some
Instances, and will mean a saving
t S26,00OO00 annually to the
|eopIe.
The new rates are to be tried
but two years. They may then
become permanent if the COM
EMISSION finds they are not too
ereat a handicap upon the com
banies in their competition with
The parcel post. The new rates
kre the end of a long fight by
the express companies, aided, it
baS been charged, by the rail
f0ads. For over a year they
Eave been held up pending fur
her Investigation by the com
mission. In comparison with
parcel post rates all packages
Eeighing over four pounds will
b cheaper than by parcel post
Fhen travelling from 200 to 5000
piles Under and over these
Fonditions are practically the
Eame.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
OBITUARY

John Schwellenback was born
March 26, 1865 at jefferson,
Wis.
At the age of four he ac-
cldentally received a gun-shot in
fhe face while at play with an
fther child.
His mother died when he was
FeYen years old and ne went to
I've with relatives and was
Eotged IN very early life to earn
bis own living.
he had three brothers and one
Fster from whom he was sep
Fated in childhood.
IN 1899 he moved from Wis. to
Ny County, S. D., where he
was married to Sophie Herr in
lS9l,
he lost the sight of his right
ye When he was shot in child
nood, and about seventeen years
Sso MS left eye became affected
and In about two years he lost
nls sight entirely.
IN 1907 he moved from Day
oooAty to White Butte, S. D..
"aefe ne resided on his home.
''eau up to the time of his death.
NIne children were born in
.av family, three dying in in
la,ey The six who survive are,
,pan Albert, Bennie, Adolph,
@Ae1a s..' and Mary. These live
'al Iheir mother on the home
Stead.
le dIed October 9, 1913, OF
1"Sef Of the stomach after ar
Te$S Us OF about one year.
e,n.tfInent was made at the
rIlloh Cemetery, the Rev.
AM; te ~ t'redin, pastor of the
Cb;.s CG.IsI church, Lennon ane
A''e Butte, officiating.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
yersy.
Underwood eliminates Mention OF sup
posed Contribution.

Washington. Oct u. Democratic
reader Trnderwood's Is reference 10 hts
debate with Representative Hohs0n
te Thomas Fortune Ryan having con
tr;huted $1,000 to President Wilson 3
campaign fund when the president
was running for governor OF New Jef'
sey did not appear In the official re.
port in the Congressional RECORD
The White House informed Mr.. IN
derwood that no such contribution
.var had been received and the Demo
cratic leader struck the relerehs.
from his speech before the heooro
went to press.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
Blake 70 Fight Divorce Case.

New York. Oct 15.-Dr. Joseph A.
Blake. the noted surgeon, whose wife,
Katherine Ketcham Blake brought
suit for separation in the supreme
court, will fight the action He has
retained an attorney.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
TEN REPORTED DROWNED
Green ess fWis.) Street Car Goes
Into Fox River.

Green Ray. Wis. oct. 15.-Ten per
sens are believed to have been
drowned in Fox river here when an
electric car caused the collapse Of an
approach tn the bridge across the
stream.
MANY foot passengers we're also
carried into the river.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17

Albert J. Jawell, the aviator who left
Hampstead l.. J., in monoplane
more than tWenty-four hours ago
The general opinion was that Jewell
had been blown ont to sea Incom
ing ships have been notified by wire.
less
Jewell is about twenty.seyen years
old and married He set ont from
Hempstead Plains tn go to Staten
Island, there to start In the aerial
derby aro,md Manhattan. A strong
northwest wind was blowing at the
time which gives basis for, the theory
that he was swept ort to sea.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
MRS. PANKEURST CAUSES 5
SPLIT IN CLUBS.

:. Chicago oct II The GO
!. operative suffrage orgaHtza
:. tions voted q to ! To invite
: Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst here
:. and to support her IN Der
:. lecture on Nov The eleven
:. woman who voted against the
! English leader left the room
+ when the others proceeded
!. with plans for the lecture
!. All Of the women.s clubs of
!. the country ana AL NJ the suf
!. frsge clnha of tho state will
!. be invited to hear Mrs Pank
!. hurst. who will speak on
1. White slavery and WOmens
! Votes
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
Wealthy Women Sew.

Tearing up eouc of their own skirts
and bodicca #ome If them OF the cost.
Lost material women passengers made
clothes for the lttlc waits. Some Of
them. wealthy women. Who perhaps
had never srwpd a stitch before, OBJ
tanned needles and thread and with
their fingers stitched little slips and
warm undrrgarments for the tiny sur.
vivors OF hge and sea
The burned Eolturno had but eleven
available boats when the ship caught
fire, according to Frederick Badke, a
German soldier. who was a passenger
on the III fated liner He was among
tho forty.two Volmrno survivors who
,rrivcd aboard the n Touraine,
The Volturno had only nine boats
that could soc" Radke said posi-
tiycly. There may have been others,
hut did not soc them Those | saw
were old and rotten They broke like
eggshells when they struck the sides
OF the rolling steamer. They seemed
absolutely useless.
- saw one boat lowered with a hole
In its bottom II sank Immediately
with all on board All we're drowned
Two boats are said to have gotten
auay.
- saw -four smash, drowning AL Or.
cupants Some one. | think II was the
contain, thon cut away the other two
boats. seeing they were destroying life
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-17
REFUGEES ARE
REACHING PORT
Survivors of VOIturnO Dis,
aster Being Landed.
FAMILIES ARE SEPARATED
Ter little Tots Reach Aavrc, France
on Ia Tourainc, Some Of Their Par
ents Being Dead and Others Scat
tered on Both SIDES OF the Atlantic

ehls Selhq Dead and Others Scat
tered on Both SIDES OF the Atlantic
IlaTre, oct It,-Tcn little babies
some "f them under one year old. all
s"antl.s clad aud few wrapped only
In blankets. were among the forty
two \olturnn survivors brought 10
port h' the La Touraine,
S"mo of their parents were Killed
In Thursday disaster Others have
been iooafed by the rarreachug wire
less. hut they are scattered ON both
sides ot the Atlantic abuard tho
ItsCUnE steamships
INIT. they can be restored to their
parent the Iranum officials viii take
the hest of care Of the l'tIc waits D,
the sea and they will be returned to
their parents as quickly az possible
ehnard tho Eniftc.t liner available
Thr FIRST llfohoat that reached Ia
Tour4rnc carried seven Of th" Httlc
habes some cryins Justify. others too
frightened and cold TO mahe sound
one htrie boy. stark naked and
wrapped IN blanket. was sound
asleep when he pa=-ed over la
TouraIuC S rail
The first cabin women of the
French boat crowded the boat deci.s
when the baby survivors were taken
aboard CRYING historically over
them they wed With each other 70,
PoasceEipo uf the little ono. -
turned into nurseries. The babie-
were washed and fed and were
wrapped in ali manner Of apparel nn
ii clothing rould be produced for
them.