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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
100000 WILL Be
ASKED FOR LEVEES
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION
FINISHES JULY MEETING.
GRADUATED LEvEE SYSTEM
All Parts of Levee Would Be Put Three
Feet Above High Water Mark.
New Orleans Man Wants Spill
way for Water.

st. Louis.-The Mississippi river COM
mission, which held its July meeting
here, adjourned Saturday until Novem-
ber after completing its annual report,
to be submitted to congress, asking for
an additional appropriation with which
to carry out proposed levee improvement
and revetment work between st. Louis
and New Orleans, La.
While no member of the commission
would divulge the amount of new APP
preparation to be asked, it was learned
on good authority that the amount will
be approximately $6,OOO,oOO or more,
or about the size of the last appropria-
ton.
The report and findings of the COM
mission VIII not be made public until
the report has been submitted to con-
gress.
One of the features of the present
session of the commission has been to
map out a system of graduated levees
on the Mississippi river between Cape
Girardeau and New Orleans. According
to the plans the work is so to be ar
ranged that the levees viii be gradu-
ated so that at all places they will be
three feet above thN high water mark
In this way the commission expects TO
avoid future flood occurrences.
Mayor Behrmann of New Orleans
brought the attention of the members
Of the commission to the spillway plau,
and he asked taht they visit New Or
leans and make survey for the pur-
pose Of finding out the practicability Of
building spillway.
The commission is planning to make
extensive river and levee improvement
with view Of avoiding floods such as
have occurred in the past several years.
Since the district of the commission
has been extended to Rock Island, ILL.,,
special survey will be made of the new
district just north OF St. Louis with a
view of determining just what improve
ments in the district are necessary.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
HAD PREM0NITION OF DEATH
New Jersey Name Fear of Coming
Disaster Laughed at by Comrades,
But Ii Was Verified.

John Hueselmans, superintendent
Of lumber yard in Harrison, N. j.,
started home after a day OF intense
worry through fear Of impending dis
aster. His premonition caused several
Of the workmen to deride him. John
Bissell of Newark led in the scofing.
AS Hueselmans was passing a 40
foot-high pile of heavy timbers Bissell,
who was at work on top, uttered a
warning cry and leaped to the ground.
As he did SO the great bulk of lumber
swayed and toppled over Hueselmans
was buried beneath the mass and was
instantly killed Bissell, by his leap,
avoided the crumbling pile and landed
just beyond the timbers. The fall,
however, resulted in his receiving nu-
merous fractures and he was removed
in a critical condition to st. Michael's
hospital.
A crowded trolley car was passing
the lumber yard at the time. The pas
sengers, many OF them workmen on
their way home, rushed to the spot
and began moving the timbers. 1t was
half an hour before Hueselmans
mangled body was extricated.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
TOWNS PAUPERIZED BYTRUST
This Is Testimony of A. B. Jarvis of
Henderson, XIV.

Washington.-The Imperial Tobacco
Company, the so-called tobacco trust, in
Kentucky, mas pauperized hitherto pros
porous towns in the tobacco belt, ac-
cording to testimony of A. B. Jarvis, an
independent of Henderson, Friday be.
fore the congressional tobacco commits
sion.
Not only were growers at the mercy
Of she trust, he declared, "but what few
factories were going had been rented by
the trust at its own prices.
81 cannot tell you the sourc of my
information, for promised to keep that
secret" declared Jarvis. Il believe
that the price of our tobacco was fixed
by the representatives of the Imperial
Company and Of the Italian government
at Richmond, Va, before they began
buying in Kentucky. | have never seen
the Imperial and the Italian buyers com
pete"
Jarvis said the Imperial was using
dark tobacco ito drive the independent
British manufacturers out of business"
and little profit was made by anyone
on it.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
THREE VILLAGESARE
THREATENED BYFIRE
MOUNT TAMALPAIS PLAYGROUND
OF CALIFORNIA BLAZING.
5000 ARE FIGHTING FLAMES
Burning Mountain Lights Country for
Miles-Flames Go Down in Day,
But Each Evening Trade Winds
Renew Them.

San Francisco Forest fires are blaz'
ing fiercely on three sides of Mount Ia
malpais a landmark of California and
playground and park of all the cities
clustered about San Francisco Bay.
Three villages are threatened. The noun
tain was cloaked Wednesday by a man
tie of white smoke which streamed across
the bay like a wind-blown scarf but
as darkness fell the mountain blazed
above tn bay and ocean like an enor-
nous beacon illuminating the sky for
miles.
Each morning since the blaze started
it has seemed that danger was past but
each afternoon the trade wind buster
ing in from the Pacific has whipped the
flames into life and driven them across
canyons and trenches laboriously cut
through the underbrush and into fresh
timber on the far side of areas burned
bare by back fires.
The fires are believed to have resulted
from carelessness of campers.
Three thousand soldiers sailors naval
apprentices forest rangers militiamen and
volunteer fire fighters are fighting the
flames and the women in the threatened
territory are working as hard as the
men.
Mount Tsmalpais lies on the north
side of San Francisco Bay. Easy Of &C
cess by ferry and electric lines and one
of the beauty spots of California its
foothills have become dotted with cities
and villages while on its slopes are hun
dreds of country homes of wealthy Cali
fornians.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
GOOD PROGRESS
MATT ny n0TT0N
lIlHDL III UUlIUN
PLANT MADE GOOD GROWTH AND Is
FRUITING HEAVILY.
WEATHER FORCED GROWTH
Heavy Producing District of Texas Free
From Pest -Good Rains Relieved
DrOuth in Central Valley and
Parts of Eastern States.

Memphis.-The cotton crop passed an
other week Of good growth and progress,
although there were rather more COM
plaints-all, however, of minor nature
than have been noticed in previous re-
ports. Weather over the belt was IA
vorable-almost ideal in most states
except in portions of the Carolinas,
Georgia and Alabama. In these sections
there was some complaint of lack of rain,
which was being supplied as the week
closed.
The plant made good growth and is
fruiting heavily practically all over the
belt. Some of the lateness was overcome
during the week, although, taken as
whole, the plant is still bit small. How
ever, it is strong and stocky and is
branching out and taking on much fruit.
High temperatures in the west, coming
as they did on the heels of good general
rains, were of benefit in forcing growth
where the plant was small, and in check
ing the advance of boil weevil in South
eastern Texas.
Cultivation was continued at the same
high standard that has maintained
throughout The season, except that in
portions of North Carolina there was
some complaint of foul fields. Generally
speaking, however, the fields are in al
most perfect condition. Laying by has
begun and the work of cultivating viii
soon be finished, with the crop probably
in the best condition from this stand
point ever before known.
Boil weevil made some progress during
the week and considerable damage was
done in infested areas of Mississippi and
Louisiana. In Southeastern Texas the
weevil is doing some damage, but the
heavy producing section of the state is
free from the pests so far. In tbs ex-
treme southern portion of the state
fairly good crop has been made ahead OF
the weevil.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
UNCLE SAM COMES
m TIT nFnnlIF
III IHE K[1UU[
McAD00'S ANNOUNCEMENT ESTAB
LISHES CONDITION.
ayN ON BANK is STOPPED
Pittsburgh Bank for Savings Withstands
Ettack-Treasury Official, Who Su-
perintended Closing, Says Banks
Affairs Mismanaged.

Pittsburgh.-To the decisive state.
ment Of Secretary Of the Treasury Me-
Adoo, issued Monday night, is attributed
the restoration Of almost normal cohdi-
tions in financial Pittsburgh, despite the
closing Of the doors Of the First-Second
National Bank, an Institution which had
been accredited one of the Strongest in
the country While the situation was
tense in the financial world, and little
information as to possible developments
was obtainable, the flat statement Of
facts of the secretary served to develop
an overnight optimism that grew as
Tuesday advanced. The closing Of the
First-Second was naturally followed by
suspension of its affiliated bank, the
First National of McKeesport, and the
appointment of receiverships for the
banking house of J, s. & w. S. Kuhn,
Inc, whose principals were the majority
stockholders of both institutions, and
like action with the American Water
works Guarantee Company, an enter
prise fathered by the Kuhn interests.
Another Kuhn interest which was az
fected, the Pittsburgh Bank for Savings,
suffered somewhat from the 1omplica-
ton, run being started on it, chiefly
by small depositors, This continued,
somewhat increased, but it appeared to
abate as the day wore on. Crowds as
sembled about the bank building and the
sidewalk about the building was roped
off, with mounted police prancing their
horses within the lines on the sidewalk.
The people were forced outside the ropes
into the middle of the street. The crowds
We're made up mostly of curious specta-
tors. The small groups of depositors
that entered the bank were promptly
paid $50 upon demand, and required to
give the legal notice of 30, 60 and 90
days to withdraw other amounts above
stated figures. Fifty-seven thousand dol
lars was withdrawn from the bank
while deposits were $4,000
John Shelton Williams, assistant sec
rotary of the treasury, returned TO
Washington from Pittsburgh, where he
superintendent the closing of the bank,
and reported that the institution had
been "freely mismanaged," necessitating
a reference of the conditions to the de
pagtment of justice.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
Bill for Farmers Loans.

Washington.-Representatiye Hullings
of Pennsylvania has introduced Pro
gresslve bill to create federal farmers
loan associations to make loans on az.
ricultral lands. The measure would
require all such associations to get au-
thority from the comptroller of the cur
reney to commence business and de-
post with the treasurer ?fomssory noses
equal to their capital stock, with thTes
per cent interest, receiving in return
United States circulating notes equal tc
the par value of the stock.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
ADOPTS 800 POOR CHILDREN
Tulsa Millionaire Wants to Make Num-
her 1000,


Tulsa Okla.-Charles Page, a local
millionaire, reputed to be worth $5,0o0,-
600, has adopted 300 poor children and
hopes to swell the number to 1000. He
has provided that at his death the bulk
of his estate will go toward helping poor
children and maintaining home which
he has established at Sand Springs, a
suburb of Tulsa.
Page has financed street car line,
which runs from the village to the home,
and each day the poor children who do
not live at home are gathered up and
taken out there, where they are taught
in one of the best schools of the state.
He has also provided that any boy or
girl who may wish college education
after completing the course in his school
can elect the institution that he wishes
to attend and Page will defray all ex-
penses.
Connected with the home he runs a
farm and canning factory, where the
boys and girls can work in off hours, and
every branch of manual training and do
nestle science is taught by skilled teach
ers.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
Hold VIE for Husband,s Death.

Atlanta, Ga.-Attorneys representing
the plaintiffs in the suit to set aside
the will of the late Joshua B. Craw-
ford, disposing of an estate valued at
$25O,OOO, Friday filed with Auditor J..
n. Anderson her a copy of the verdict
Of the Carroll county coroner's jury,
holding that the Atlanta capitalists
death was due to poisoning. The coro-
ner's jury also recommended that Mrs.
Mary Belle Crawford, who married the
capitalist few weeks before his death.
&c held pending an investigation by the
loca! grand jury.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
Only Case of the Kind.

Birmingham, Ala.--Four times has the
death sentence been imposed on Erwin
Pope Of Calhoun county, in this state,
for the murder of James McClurkin in
1910, and for the fourth time the SUI
premc court of Alabama has reversed and
remanded the case. The last reversal
was made because of the refusal of the
trial judge to give certain rulings regard
ing the admission of evidence. No other
man, so far as known, has been tried
for his life five times on the same charge
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
WANT AMERICANS RELEASED
They Are Being Held by Mexican Rebels
at Hidalgo.

Washington. Garrison has
ordered Col Edwin P. Brewer of the 14th
Cavalry, at Fort Mcintosh, Tex, to de-
mand the release of five Americans, to,
gether with $50 cattle and 80 horses,
held by Mexican reyolutionists at Hi
dalgo, Mexico Secretary Bryan request
ed the action.
The attention of the state department
was called to the Imprisonment of the
Americans and the seizuEe of their
property by Consul General Garrett at
Neuvo Laredo, Mexico. When Consul
Garrett demanded the release of his
countrymen the revolutionists told him
they must await orders from Pedras.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
KILLS HIS WIFE AND CHILD
Oklahoma Farmer Runs Amuck, But Is
Captured.

Hobart, okla.-D. A. Dodgen, farm
err living four miles east of this place,
Wednesday morning shot and killed his
wife and infant child, mortally wounded
his fatherin-law and shot and seriously
wounded two men who attempted to pre-.
vent him from shooting the child
Dodgen was captured two hours later
at Fort Cobb, Okla, remote point, but
whether he has been summarily dealt
with or not is not known.
No cause is assigned for the tragedy
and little details have been brought to
this city.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
GOOD ROADS AID TO FARMS
Big Jump in Land Values of Jackson
County Ala.

Washington.-How good roads inn
prove values is specifically shown in a
statement issued today by the office oE
public roads of the department Of ag-
riculture. The department has gathered
data that shows beyond the shadow Of
doubt that where road improvement
has happened values jump. Advances are
due essentially to the decrease in the
cost of hauling produce to market. The
use Of the automobile then becomes pos.
sible. 1t is probable, too, says the pub
lie roads office, that immigration is
greater where road conditions are ia
vorable.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
-Four Dead and Score Injured.

Cambridge Three persons were killed,
a fourth probably fatally injured and
score of others hurt Sunday when Bal
timore and Ohio passenger train crashed
into Cambridge and Byesville inter-
urban street car at crossing in East
Cambridge.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
HAILsToNEs LIKE wALNUTs.
Terrific Storm Strips Trees and Crops
Bare.

Columbus, GA terrific rain and
hail storm swept parts of Columbus and
Franklin county Wednesday afternoon,
breaking plate glass windows by the
hundreds in the city and doing great
damage in the country. On the south
side hailstones as large as walnuts were
shoveled up after the rain. Fruit trees
we're stripped bare and crops on truck
farms were destroyed.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

vesuyius is showing signs of re-
newed activity. That volcano is a
very excitable one, and generally
shows signs of eruption when other
thrilling world matters get too much
OF the contemporary limelight.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

They do things differently in Aus
tralia. Instead of making a joke of
the law prohibiting women from wear
ing long hat pins. they fined SIS who
violated it.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
FIVE ARE DROWNED.
Mother Gives Her Life Trying to Save
Her Four Children.

Bryan, Tex.-A mother and her four
children were drowned near here Tues
day, when the woman gave her life in
vainsy attempting to save the little
ones. She was Mrs. Frank Petranello.
Carrying her six-months-old infant, the
woman went to seek her three oldest
children, and found them struggling in
the water of large tank Panic-strick-
Ell, she climbed to their aid, and all were
drowned.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Some Pittsburgh aldermen have I'M
dertaken the job of fixing the mini
mum of women's skirts, when there
are SO many things that are possible
of accomplishment in that town.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

'"They are treating grasshoppers
with kerosene out in Kansas says a
contemporary. Will not the grasshop-
pers 60 to the active legislature and
demand an anti-treaing law?
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Perhaps you really do not know
sust what you are doing when you
tango. but, according to Latin die.
tionary. the word means ITO take<in
hand, carry off, to strike. beat
smear" Figure 1t out.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

A bear was arrested in New York
for Gripping a mans hand. 1t might
be mentioned, to specify the offender
and the offense, that the bear in
question was not of the carnivorouS
or Wall street variety.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Now some Chicago physicians have
Endorsed the hobble skirt. Perhaps
some cubist artists may yet come for
ward to commend its beauty and
grace.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Paris clubmen are insisting that du-
els should be conducted in privacy.
The most appropriate way to conduct
q French duel would be by tele-
phone
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
WANT 15-CENT COTTON.
Problem of Holding 100000 Bales Is
Discussed.

Dallas, Textile problem of getting
and holding 100000 bales Of cotton
until it can be all sold for Is cents per
pound was the main feature discussed
at Fridays session Of convention OF
southwestern cotton men, called here by
cotton company. About 1000 persona
are in attendance.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

A Chicago banker says that none of
mis- clerks is permitted to be married
unless he earns at least $1,000 an
nually. Is he protecting women or
men?
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

A man in San Francisco is build
ing a house whose cornice Is to be
gold-plated. The first thing he knows
enterprising burglars will be taking
the roof off the house,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

The Norwegian whale harpooner's
$1,000 month is likely to give even
some Of our fairly successful para
graphers a feeling of discomfort.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Speaking Of pet lines of torment,
what about the fellow who comes in
and tells you how good the fishing is
when you can't get away to enjoy 1T
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

DR.. Yerkes, Harvard savant, rises
20 state that the angleworm feels a
great deal Of pain when used for fish
bait Get the hook!
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

No, Priscilla, just because the baby
has learned to snap his fingers doesn't
necessarily indicate that some day he
will became great ragtime singer
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
Their Kind.

These girls are very popular, I un.
derstand, at the parish social gather
ings."
Yes; they are regular church
bellies"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Report says the Honduras banana
crop is in danger of failure, which
again shows that even scientific Guilt
vators slip up occasionally.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
IL KILLED; SO ARE INJURED
Interurbans Collide Between Los Angeles
and Venice.

ana venice.
Los Angeles, Cal.-Twelve persons
we're killed and about fifty Others were
injured Sunday night when Pacific
Electric Interurban train ran into an
other electric train at Vineyard Station,
junction on the outskirts of Los An
geles.
First reports from the wreck were con-
flicting. As nearly as could be learned
both trains We're inbound from Venice,
an ocean beach town sixteen miles from
Los Angeles. They were crowded with
homeward-bound residents of Los Angeles
when had spent the day at the beaches,
and it is reported that many of the I'D
jured were severely hurt.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

California man is hunting WON.
an who Is a vegetarian, will marry by
contract and wears few clothes. He's
doomed to bachelorhood.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Skirts will disappear in 2O13, says
a Washington society woman. Doesn't
look as If there are enough left of
them now to last that long.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Careful experiments by competent
operators have shown thaa a lawn
mower will run easier If you oil 1t oc-
casionally.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
Richness PersonIfied.

Ikey-Fader, vot means a pluto
crat?'
Fader-One Of dem fellers dots so
rich he needn't to fail any more
Puck.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
SHOT BY BLACK HAND.
Kencsha Baker Is Afraid to Give Police
Information.

Kenosha, Wis.-Kenosha had a new
black hand scare Sunday when an at
tempt was made to assassinate Samuel
Clement, so years old, and a wealthy
Italian baker Of this city Clement was
called from his home by two men ard
as he walked out onto the street, was
shot down. Three shots were fired, but
only one of them took effect. Clement
was seriously wounded.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

II takes an automobile race to show
how many things there are about one
Of the machines that can be broken.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

When Turkish trousers are worn By
American men, as some fashion die
tator has said they win, pressed
while YOU wait tailors will have to go
at OF business, for Turkish trousers,
Be ii known, never get baggy at the
aknees.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Wnen the automobile is used as an
offensive weapon in war France viii
be a terrible opponent
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
Many spinster realizes that girls
are wise who marry while yet in their
teens.


You can Sleep, Fish, Hunt or attend to any
work without being worried by the biting or
singing OF Mosquitoes, sand-fiies, Gnats or
other insects by applying TO the face, ears
and hands, DIR. PoRFER'S ANTISEPTlC
HEALING OIL. 2Bc
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

YES, Bedelia, starvation is among
those things which come to those who
wait. :"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18
STORM SWEEPS ITALY.
Floods Add to Suffering of Italians AT
ter Recent Quake.

ter Recent Quake.
Rome-A terrific storm is raging
throughout Italy. In many places the
country has been devastated and the
crops destroyed. 1t is accompanied by
remarkably cold weather for the season.
Officially the temperature in Rome at
noon Tuesday fell below 60 degrees
Fahrenheit. Such weather in the mid
die of July has not been recorded in
Italy since the year 1913.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

Some people believe in doing only
jne thing at a time, and then do the
wrong thing.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-18

piutches and crutches are boon com
pahions when you happen to crank the
auto with the former in.