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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
SHIPS FORM BATTLEL LINE
To AID BLAZING VESSEL
Continued from Page I.

: which continued throughout the
night
All o. tre vessels zere brilliantly
lighted but only two Searchlights
were used owing 70 the danger OF
binding me men on the bridges
. These lights were from tire Csrnania
One q these was kept OF the Vol
turno while the other played about
over the ocean
Confer BY Wireless
AL through the night the captains
kept Up a conference b. means Of
the wireless. While numerous plans
were suggested. each calling for a
desperate attempt 10 reach the burn
Ing liner. al % these were abandoned
and + was decided that the only hope
lay IN the chance that the gale would
abate and the sea subEide some
what
But through each hour Of the night
the gale swept over the sea. tossing
great waves AZ the vessels. causing
then 70 roll and pitch 80 that they
were nearly half out Of the water. A.
the hurricane swept over the NoltuTno
gusts OF sparks and frequently burn
Ing masses would be sen; whirling
away over the water. But while the
force OF the gale prevented any at
Temp al IrlUfH lElH LNE AdsHclAk
and crew from the Volturno It also
CO used the waves 10 dTench the decks
OF the burning vessel and made lifs
on the floating furnace possible.
Shortly before dawn the watchers
on the vessels which formed the
circle were appalled, 20 see an i'm
mense fame shoot up from about the
middle Of the VOliurno. An instant
later this was followed BY a report
which could be heard on az OF the
vessels When the mass Of fame and
burning material had settled down IL
was seen that great rent had been
torn in the burning vessel This was
later learned 10 have been caused BY
an explosion OF the boilers.
Passengers Work Pumps.
Up TO this time the crew assisted
by many Of the male passengers had
put up a steady fight against the
flames. For a long time the steam
pumps had been used to flood the
holds and when the heat in the FIRE
room became unbearable the hand
pumps were put into action. Many
OF the passengers took their turn al
these pumps and II was By the use
Of these that the flames were pre-
vented from reaching the after holds
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Stricter Requirements for Licens-
ing Air Pilots Would Save
Many Lives, She Thinks.

Mrs. Paul Beck, who lives at Fort
Mcpherson and is the wife of Cap
tain Paul Beck, Of the Seventeenth
Infantry. one OF the army's foremost
experts in aviation. has a secret OF
happiness for all wives of aviaJors
She possesses none Of the nervous
trepidatiOn that popular fancy as
cribes TO women whose husbands
work with aeroplanes. and tells why.
i am not nerve-racked and con-
stantly fearful. because l know my
husband" she said L know that as
student Of aviation he is careful
and conservative, and while there al
ways in some danger, l have as lit
tie fear as is consistent with COM
mon sense and with my belief in a
rational husband
AT first / was in a constant state
Of terror That Is past. but now
know that l was justified in being
even more fearful than | really was.
Il is in the early stages Of learning
to NY that the danger exists-not for
experts should fear be felt. but foI
the noviCes. For novices there +
danger in every flight"
Captain Beck conducted the first
official mail-carrying experiment
driving an aeroplane in which u :
passenger was the former Postmas-
ter General. Frank Hitchcock He
also conducted the first successful
test of which authentic record was
made of dispa;Ching a wireless mes
sage from an aeroplane. In bomb
throwing tests Captain Beck was q
pioneer, and he has performed scores
Of other interesting experiments in
military aviation. Of all which Mrs.
Beck has record Of some sort. There
are even pictures of Captain Beck in
overalls when he was a student under
Glenn Curtiss and before he became
expert. These were days of fear for
Mrs Beck. she confesses.
relinauiSh his work as an army off,
GER
He is serving at present with his
regiment, the Seventeenth Infantry,
because he has completed the work in
aviation with which he was original
~ commissioned The ayiators of
the army are selected from the line
regiments, and return TO them upon
the completion OF their assignment in
aviation. II is likely that he Will be
called TO resume his flying exper.-
ments and tests before many months
A bill is pending before Congress
looking 10 the perfection of the avia-
ton service, which, il passed, will
tring about considerable development
Of army flying and c u on all avail
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Passengers Went Mad
As Night of Terror Waned

either fall or jump from this boat.
Captain Barr believes that many OF
the 1856 were drowned after being
thrown from this boat BY the rolling
and pitching OF the VolturnO
As one OF the vessels reached a
point opposite the VoIturno life
raft was launched in the hope that
IL would drift close to the stern Of the
vessel and thus enable any Of those
who might be in the water TO get
another chance lt being rescued.
Delight Follows Despair.
Hope and despair alternated in the
breasts Of the passengers gathered on
the deck Of the Volturno as the night
wore on. when one Of the Circl!ng
ships would bear a little closer to-
ward the burning ship, probably borne
that way by the gale. the terrortZed
passengers would set mp a yell Of de-
light. but this would be followed by
a wall OF despair as the vessel would
continue in the circle and move away
from the NOlturno.
In the early hours OF the night
many prayers were said on board the
Volturno. but as the hours passed and
the situation became horrible. the
majority OF those on the FOlturno
seemed to lose their reason and be-
come transfxed
For long spaces of time groups
could be seen standing close to the
rail with scores Of others pressed
close behind them. All would appar-
entity be gazing at one or the other
Of the circling vessels. then for some
unknown reason there would come
before the burning deck a cry of
agony and despair that chilled the
blood OF the onlOokers.
Then the passengers in their fran
tic despair would hold out their
hands to the slowly passing vessels.
apparently begging TO be taken of
and unable to realize why. with help
near. they should be made TO stand on
the blistering decks or leap into the
water without any semblance OF a
chance OF being saved.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

y
Mrs. Beck believes, with her nus
band. that the requirements for the
possession of a license 10 pilot aero
planes should be made more rigid,
both in the army and in professional
aviation Captain Beck has urged this
policy In official quarters.
Lives have been sacrificed that
might have been saved" Mrs Beck
said. If the flyers had been more
expert. am beginning now to
realize more and more the danger
through which Captain Beck passed
during the first days Of his flying,
md his relative security now"
Mrs. Becks pride is great in her
husbands achievements as an army
aviator. She maintains a considera.
bic library OF newspaper clippings
concerning his flights and expert
ments. and Of pamphlets and papers
that he was written And there are
hundreds OF photographs
Captain Beck really has done much,
and. careful student of aviation, is
working out further pans for expert
ments and for organization. He is
firm in the belief that there should be
n separate corps for aviation. and has
written papers 10 that end
Il remember on day at the first
when l saw Captain Beck in the air"
she said. 1t was d cross country
flight. and l was at the spot to which
he was flying. After a long period,
almost endless. it seemed to me. I
caught sight Of a tiny speck on the
horizon. My feelings were indescrib-
able. To think that tiny thing was
his aeroplane and that he was far
above the earth put me in furry Of
excitement. The speck was so small,
and space never seemed so nearly il
hmEaJ.e and so tremendous before.
Then for the first time, ! suppose. !
sensed something of the intrepidity
that prompts man to take 10 the
air"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
PaymaSter Robbed
Of 1926 at 5 Points
Three Men FiIeh Money From Pocket
in Congestion Of Traf-
fe at Corner.

Five Points with its congested
traffic. was the scene of a daring
daylight robbery Saturday by which
A. VI. Fornana- a paymaster of No.
2ll Marietta street. lost $685..
Almost as he had MS foot on the
steps Of a street car three men jostled
him One darted in front OF him and
two. with a sudden movement, seized
his arms from behind The man in
front plunged his hand into Fornana' s
side pocket in which was the money
in bills
Fornana was bound for Brookwood
to pay of a gang Of negro laborers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

Special Cable 10 The American.
LIVERPOOL. oct. 1I.-Captain
Barr. Of the Carnania. reported by
wlreiess tonight that several at
tempts had been made By different
vessels in the rescue feet 70 launch
llfeboats during the long vigil around
the VoIturno. but all attempts had
been unsuccessful. on one occasion
a boat from the Carmania was in the
water more than an hour. but the
sailors became exhausted in their e.
fort to reach the side Of the burning
vessel through the rolling sea anc
the mate who was in command OF the
boat put back 10 the Carmania.
on another occasion a boat from
one OF the other vessels was capsize
a short distance from where II was
launched Fortunately another life-
boat was close by and the men were
picked up.
The wireless accounts received
here tonight differ as TO how the
1876 lost their lives. Many accounts
state that many persons were either
Killed in the explosio nor blown from
the deck OF the Volturno and were
drowned
Saw Bodies in Air.
one captain asserted tnat ne coulo
see many bodies flying through the
air following the explosion. The be-
lief that many had been blown from
the ship was 80 strong at this time
that scores OF ifebuoys With lights
attached were set adrifi in the hope
that some OK those who had been
blown from the ship would be able TO
reach them in the dark. At the
same time the searchlight from the
Carmania swept the surrounding wa
tiers for trace OF any bodies Several
times objects believed TO be bodies
were seen. but none OF these was re-
covered
About 80 persons climbed into
lifeboat dashed to the davlts near the
stern and At various times during the
night men and women were seen to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Busch's Widow One
Of Richest Women
Estate Of Aged Brewer. Who Died
in Germany. Valued at
$4,000, eco.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 11-With the
death of Adolphus Busch. Mrs. Lily
Busch, his widow and principal bene-
ticiary, WIFI become. with Mrs f. II
Hartman. Mrs. Russell Sage and Mrs.
Hetty Green. one Of the richest wOm-
en- in the world
The Busch estate is estimated at
between 100000 coo and $4,000. O9O
The body Of the aged brewer viii De
brought here from Germany. where
he died. II was said here tonight
Burial will probably be in the I'D
Busch & Anheuser lot in the Belle
fontaine Cemetery. With him when
he died were his wife. his son. Au-
gustus. and two daughters.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Giants Win Game-In
Penitentiary League
Fall Season Pennant Race Draws &c
Close at Atlanta Fed.
eral Prison.

The fall season Of the United States
Penitentiary Baseball League drew
nearer 10 close Saturday afternoon,
when two games were played within
the walls. The first game was be-
tween The Climbers and the Giants
The Giants won, to :.
The second game, between the IT,
gers and the Hust.ers. made up OF
prisoners frOlu the stone cutters
shop and tailors' shop. respectively
resulted in the Tigers winning in
five innings, the score being 9 TO 8.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
HOW THE RESCUE
FLEET SAVED LIVES

LIVERPOOL, Oct 1.-The re-
port received here tonight D.
wireless from Captain Barr. OF the
Carmsnia, states that the VoltUr-
no vas abandoned at sea Oc-o-
Der 70 al $50 a n when the
vessel was IN latitude 1925 AMI
longitude 3455.
Captain Barr gave the number
% lives saved as follows
CaTmanis Il; Ia ToGraIns. 80.
Minneapolis, 30; Rappahannock,
ls Car. l02. Narragznxett. %.
D~yonian. So Kroonlznd. 80:
Grosser KUrfars:- 1885, Ss.dIitz
IS.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
RED MEMS LECTURER
TO TELL ABOUT CANAL

A ". Wyndham. a lecturer. will
deliver an illustrated address on the
Panama Canal at the Wesley Memo
rial Church next Tuesday afternoon
and evening under the auspices Of
Choctaw Tribe Of Red Men. Mr
Wyndham will explain the engineer
ing features Of the work and will
also dwell on its commercial posi-
bilities.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
RadiumGets Cheaper;
$50 Per Milligram
Doctors Use Mesothorium as Sub
stitute and Demand for Costly
Mineral Diminishes.

CHICAGO, Oct Il.-Radium is
getting cheap.
Early in the present year" says
The Journal of the American Medical
Association. "radium sold at Sos per
mil!igram in Germany. in July. how
ever, sales were made in Vienna at
about half that price"
This drop. The Journal says, is
due 10 a decrease in demand Doc
tors are Ssing mesothorium-at S32
milligram-in place OF radium. q
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
MISS LILLE AUGUSTINE
TO WED GEORGE w. WHITE

Friends OF Miss Lille Mae Angus
tine. No. 2s7 Crew street. are learn
ing Sunday Of her engagement to
George ". White. of this city, for
NAL announcement of which was
made Saturday by her parents Mr..
and Mrs. William NJ. Augustine The
marriage will take place this month.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
CONVICTION GIVES TIFF
VOTERS HIS PLATFORM

Triton, Oct. l1-JuGge ". A.
COvington, OF Moultrie. spoke 10
about 200 voters in the Tiff County
courtroom this afternoon. outlining
his platform in the Second District
Congressional race
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Wife of Army Aviator Unafraid
80
MyHusbandSane, SaysMrs. Beck
+'+
Ft.McPherSonCo upleStudyFlying

Mrs Paul Beck OF Fort Mcpherson above
band Captain Paul Beck OF the Seventeenth Infantry l.
seated aeroplane which he his experiments mil
Itarv aviation
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07
AnnoyIno Honesty.

Having vouched for the honesty OF
the woman who wished a situation as
scrubwoman, the good-natured man
was subjected to a severe examina-
ton by the superintendent Of the
building.
There are degrees of honesty" said
the superintendent How honest is
she?"
The good-natured man reflected.
We'll" he said, 'I'll tell you. She is
so honest that If you throw anything
that looks to be worth a copper into
the waste paper basket you have to
tag 1t Destroy this or she will fish II
out and put it back on your desk
night after night, no matter how bad
ly you want to get rid of it. I don't
know that | can say anything more.
Nothing more is necessary" said
the superintendent, and he hired the
woman at once.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07
CTO BE CONTINUED)
ArchIeniscopaI Eeast.

A correspondent sends US the mate
rial for a dinner given by the Arch
bishop of York in 1868: Three hun
dred quarters of wheat, $50 tuns Of ale,
1O4 tuns of wine, l pipe Of spiced
wine, 80 fat oxen, wild bulls, 1,004
sheep, 5000 hogs, 800 calves. 5000
geese, 1900 capons. 800 pigs. 100 pea
cocks, 200 cranes, 200 kids, 1000 chick
ems, 1900 pigeons, 1000 rabbits, 2O4
bittern, 1000 ducks, 400 herons, 200
pheasants, 500 cartridges, 1000 wood
cocks. 400 plovers, 100 curlew, 100
quails, 100 egrets, 200 roes. 400
bucks, $500 venison pasties, 5000
dishes of Jelly, 5000 custards, 300
pike, 300 Dream, seals, A porpoises
and 400 tarts. There were 1000 servi-
tors, 81 cooks and 515 scullions Our
correspondent informs US that his au-
thority does not state in what circum-
stances the dinner was given, or how
many guests assembled. Possibly
some reader may be able to throw
light on the subject.-London Globe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07

He met the captain at the corner
of the Turmoil" one day late In Au-
gust. He tried to make his bow seem
cordial, but was painfully aware that
1t was not Nat, however, seemed not
to notice, but crossed the road and
held out his hand.
We'll, Mr.. Ellery," said Captain
Nat, Il won't keep you. see you're
In a hurry. Just thought I'd run along
side a minute and say good-by. Don't
knows I'll see you again afore | sail.
Before you sail? You-you are go
ing away?"
"Yup. My owners have been after
me for a good while, but l wouldn't
leave home on account Of dads health.
Now he's gone, I've got to be gettin'
back to salt water again. My ships
been drydocked and overhauled and
she's in New York now loadin' for Ma
Mia. It's a long wage, even II l
come back direct, which amt likely.
So | may not see the old town again
for a couple Of years. Take care OF
yourself, won't you? Good men, es-
pecially ministers, are scurse, and
from what hear about you callate
Trumet needs you"
when are you going?"
Last Of next week, most likely.
"Will you-shall you go alone? Are
you to be-to be-"
Married? No Grace and | have
! talked it over and we've agreed It's
best to wait till ! come back. Shell
stay In the old house with Hannah"
'"Good-by, captain"
"Good-by. Er-I say, Mr.. Ellery
how's things at the parsonage? Err
Keziah-Mrs. Coffin, your housekeep
er, is she smart?"
Yes. She's we'll"
That's good. Say, you might tel
her good-by for me, If you want to
Tell her l wished her all the lucl
there was. And-and-just say tina
there amt any-well, that her FRIEND
say just that, will you?-her FRIEND
said twas all right She'll understand
it's IA sort of joke between u.s."
| very SOOu, CdpldluB IL tSh hCi'
They shook hands and parted.
Didama and her fellow news-venderi
distributed the tale o; Captain Matt
sailing broadcast during the next few
days. There was much wondermen
at the delayed marriage, but the gen
eral verdict was that Captain Eben'
recent death and the proper respec
due to 1t furnished sufficient excuse
Hannah Poundberry, delighted at be
ing so close to the center of interest
talked and talked, and thus Grace wa
spared the interviews which woult
have been a trouble to her. Nat lef
town via the packet, on the following
Wednesday. Within another weel
came the news that his ship, the Sc
Mist, had sailed from New Yorl
bound for Manila.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07
TRAILS BAD OYSTERS
Federal Girl SIeuth Runs Down
Suspected Bivalves.
Miss Ruth c. Greathouse Employed
as an Expert Scientist In the 5ac-
THEOLOGICAL Division of Bureau
Of Chemistry at Washington.

Washington.-In the work which is
being done by the government to In
sure a supply Of absolutely good oys-
tiers, a leading part is being taken by
a young woman, Miss Ruth G. Great
house by name, who is kept busy
when the oyster season is at its
height
Miss Greathouse is one of the ex-
pert scientists of the archaeological
division of the bureau of chemistry in
Washington, and has done some OF its
most important work. Under the bac-
THEOLOGICAL division comes all the in
spection of oysters and shellfish Of all
sorts, as we'll as the testing of the
milk supply. Oysters may be tested
for disease germs, usually typhoid,
gathered from the waters in which the
oyster beds are located, or they
man be tested to determine their fit
ness for food under the requirements
of the law.
1T all sounds very difficult" she
said one day in speaking of her work,
but it's like a good many other
things, It isn't half bad when you
know more about IT, Wherever 1t is
possible a man inspector is sent out
with any young woman.
But naturally it isn't always con.
venient to send two on one undertake
ing, so then go alone. | manage the
small laboratory all right but OF
course / can't the big one. For that,
however, there are always trainmen
or station men, or boatmen or wharf
men, somebody anxious to be nice"
Looking into those blue eyes and al
the crinkles in her hair one is quite
sure that somebody is always anx
lous to be nice"
And having seized the suspected
| oysters the laboratory must be set VI
promptly. Sometimes it's a vacant
store room, sometimes in a freight
warehouse at the station or on the
wharf, or II may even be on ar
old barge that never heard the wore
science.
Setting up the laboratory means
opening the big case and taking there
from a gasolene lamp, a jar of sea
weed product for making q sort o
gelatine used in the work, and linn
itless number of small fat glass
plates with inch high rims fitting ont
within the other. The laboratory Sc
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07
ECZEMA BEGAN BY ITCHING

Goldsboro, N. C.-"My daughter suf-
fered from eczema The trouble be-
gan In the ears by itching and run
ming water, and later it formed pus
and became very offensive. She began
10 scratch it and it went into sores.
When the scabs came off there was
a yellowish watery discharge. The
outside of the ear was one solid sore.
She tried several different remedies
but received no relief She had been
troubled with it between one and two
years when she finally began using
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
"She had not made but two treat
ments when all the scabs came on and
the flesh just looked very red and
dry. She kept up the treatment four
or FIVE weeks and she was entirely
cured. 1t also cured other sores on
the children. especially chapped feet
on one Of the little boys" (Signed)
Mrs. w. H. Edgerton, Jan. "a, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston"
Adv
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07

up, everything is ready for the bug
hunt"
When the slippery bivalve has been
vivisected his remains are trans
ferred TO the glass plates and the
plates filed up with the seaweed
gelatine, seaweed gelatine being re-
garded as an especially happy at
mosphere for the growth and prosper
ity of bugs"
AS testing oysters also contemplates
testing the water from which they
have been brought, II the oysters are
seized at the point Of shipment, Miss
Greathonse must promptly visit the
oyster beds and bring back to the lab
oratory walls of the water in which
the oysters were grown and submit 1t
to scientific tests.
In the course of a very short time
the embryo bugs" If any existed in
the oysters, have grown to husky ma
turity, and being discovered under mi
croscope to be ready for the trans
ference they are placed in Walls OF
alcohol and are sealed. Later they
will be introduced as evidence when
the case comes up for trial.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07
Literary Bethrothal.

Inscriptions in complimentary copies
Of learned works do not always serve
the graceful purpose to which one
was dedicated by the celebrated Pro
lessor Wilson of Edinburgh.
When the sutton for the hand of
Professor Wilson's daughter had
gained the young woman's approba-
ton she, of course. referred him to
her father. Having stated his case,
the young gentleman was asked to
bid the young lady to come to her
father. Her obedience was prompt.
Professor Wilson had before him
Tor review a ponderous volume, on
the fy-leaf of which was duly in
scribed. with the authors compli-
ments."
He tore this fly-leaf out, pinned it
10 his daughters dress, solemnly led
her to the anxious lover-and went
back to his work.-Youth's Compan-
Ion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07
MAKE $500 DAILY ON CATS
Just Read How This skowheean,
Maine, Man Has IL All
Figured Out.

Bangor, Me.-R Skowhegan (Me)
man has a scheme to get rich easily,
starting with one tabby cat as capital.
He figures that this cat will produce
twelve kittens in year and that her
female descendants will be equally
prolific, so that in about four years
he will have 100000 cats, whose skins
will sell at the average price OF 80
cents each.
He proposes to breed rats to feed
the cats and to feed the rats on the
carcasses of the skinned cats. The
net profits OF this rat and cat ranch
the protector estimates, will be about
$500 a day At present the promoter
is earning $45 a month.