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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-22

which swept Indiana early today. I'D
damage estimated az a million dol
lars Late reports from over the
state Increased the damage. but the
death list remained ~ two. although
several were reported fatally IN
iurcd
Omer A. Vice. cab driver a. Frank.
fort crushed by falling roof
Henry Walters Lafayette. killed by
falling sign Walters Was on ON ~.
rand Tor hie sick wife when killed
Among The moro seriously Injured
are
Eva Miller. Trrro tiaute. struck on
head by falling brick while asleep in
bed
Mrs VI CLARK. Indianapolis. sister.
BOO law Of United states Marshal
schmidt. was injured internally when
nuihuIdlng fell on hrr
several others here and in various
parts ~ tho state we're slightly in.
lur"d. and many had marrow escapes
The wire service ~ tho state was
dnmoraiizod. and many places were On.
ircly without communication Trees
blown across trolley wires DELAYED tho
inirrurhan cars. and vashouts ON tho
sf"1ms lines in The southern part Of
tho state made travel UNCERTAIN
several churches in different parts
of The state were badly damaged
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-22

tNpiANArOLiS iud March 20
storm 90 tornado pr1portious
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-22

4 cold wave. following on tho hccIs
OF tho storm. added to tho suffering
HF many homes had been unroofcd
and Windows broken drop of 30
degrees, bringing the thermometer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-22
Twenty.seven Are KILLED.

MOBILE. Ala. March 2i-Twenfy-
seven persons are dead and thirty
two injured. some so seriously that
they are expected TO die. az a result
Of the cyclone which swept Lower
Peachtrec. Ala. This morning be-
tween and = o'clock. according TO
n special dispatch to- the Register
from Pine Hill. Ala
The property damage will amount
to $4,000
The dead whites arc.
George Williamson. his wife and
son. Mrs. l.. - Bryant and four
children. Mrs. Cooper and one daugn-
ter. two children 81 Mrs Peter Mill
edge. two children OF James Baker:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clarke. all ~
Lower Peachtree. and Miss MarT
Watson. ~ Selma. Ala
one death h. reported a. Ashbel
Ala, as a result OF the storm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-22

noon. Two lives were lost on Cuba
lake and a score OF fishermen narrow
iy escaped death on Lake Erie OF Bus-
falo harbor through the sudden break
ing up Of the fee.
About nifty men were fishing
through the ice when the stream
broke and all started for shore. Half
the party was safe in the harbor
when an immense field parted from
the shore. Ten men were rescued by
companions in hshermcn's boats and
the remainder were picked up by a
tire tug
~ cuba Lake. Eugene Jones and
Bishop Akcriy. "a freshman at syria
cusc university. home for the East~
vacation. were making canoe trip
when the gale broke and overturned
their craft. Both disappeared before
a boat could be sent To- aid them.
The velocity % the wind az s o'clock
tonight Was s. nffee "a n hour
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
Question Of ReeognltiOn.

Washington, D. c., Feb 27.-Tha.
appointment by President Huerta OF
Emelio Rabaso as ambassador 10
Washington is expected to bring to =
speedy issue the question of recogni-
tion by the United States of the pro-
visional government of Mexico
Up to now the returns between the
two governments have been on dc
facto basis and the administration has
not been committed in any sense to Il
political recognition of the Huerta
government, though Ambassador Will
son has freely transacted business with
1T, n
Now that the threatened revolt Of
Governor Carranza, of Caohuiiia. has
actually taken form, the military au-
thorities here have concluded that 4
is yet too early to carry out their
plan fer any considerable reduction of
the Americal military force on the
Mexican border
Secretary Stimson has assured tho
senate committee on foreign relations
that no precautions have been neglec.
ted to prevent the entry into Texas
of Mexican raiders, and if necessary,
some of the troops now gathering at
Galveston to make up the second di-
vision will be temporarily diverted to
Texas patrol duty if reports of Amer
ican officers on the boundary and the
American consuls in the border states
of Mexico show necessity for such &C.
tion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
AMERICUS WAS
VISITED BY A
THUNDER STORM
HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY
For Several Hours Rains Con-
tiDuGd UnabatGd

A thunder and rain storm combined
visited Americas yesterday morning.
having blown in on the wings of a
bowling southwest wind. The rain
threatened for several hours before It
finally commenced falling. 1t then ral
up the rainfall record here to the ex-
tent of several inches.
With the heavy rains came thunde',
making the storm a typical one of the
spring-t time, with indications of sum
mer in the heavy lightning and the
temperature, as the mercury stayed up
above the sixty mark most of the
time.
Farmers did not give too hearty
welcome to the rains, as they clai1l
that the rainfall is heavy enough al
ready for practically all purposes.
Cooler weather is predicted for TODAY,
though the indications are that it will
remain cloudy. If there was any lack
of rain here, it was pretty well sup
piled yesterday, as even the most pes
simistic farmer called it a season"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
HUERTA DEFIED
BY GOVERNOR
Of COAHUILA
WILL STAND FOR old REGIME
Refuses to Deal With New
President

Eagle Pass, Texas, Feb. 27.-Gov.
V. Carranza of the state of Coahuila,
today sent messenger to the Associa-
ted Press representative at Eagle Pass
with the following statement:
81 wish to emphatically deny all
reports to the effect that l am deal
ing with the so-called Huerta govern
ment, and to state further than l have
no intention of ever considering any
scrt of a compromise"
Gov Carranza also stated that Ger.
Huerta could give him no satisfac-
tory explanation by what right Ia
claims the presidency of Mexico, and
that he (Carranza) will stand out for
the constitutional government against
all odds.
Col Carranza today still held Pied
ras Negras, the Mexican town oppo-
site Eagle Pass. There had been no
fighting and there seemed no immedi-
ate prospect of any.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
PAPERS GIVE yellow" HUE
TO ATLANTA SENSATION
AppIGbaum Case Is Dragged
AT Length

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 27. - The sordii
ness and vulgarity of the Appelbaum
tragedy have come to the surface even
more quickly than they did in the
Grace case. The last vestige of what
romance the reporters tried to weave
around the killing has been dissipated
by the reflection of what sort of peo-
pie morally the man and woman both
were. He had three or four other
wives, near-wives. She had three
or four other husbands, or near-hus-
bands. Neither of them had anything
even approaching social standing in
this or any other city, so far as the
detectives can learn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
SUFFRAGETTES SEEK
BISHOPS ASSISTANCE
Hope Bishop Nelson Will ES-
pOusG Cause

Atlanta, &C., Feb. 27-Atlanta suf-
fragettes are hoping that Bishop G.
K. Nelson will become their active
lcoal champion. committee of them
are going to wait on him at his home
within the next few days and ask his
active aid. The hope of the Atlanta
women that Bishop Nelson will taxa
up the cudgel Tor their political cause
comes from his reported statement In
Savannah that he believed women had
just right to vote. If Bishop Nel%
son does come out openly for tha
cause, he will have the distinction Of
being the first Atlanta man and pers
haps the first Georgian of any prone
inence, who has done so.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
GARAGES MUST
CONFORM With
REGULATIONS
new ORDINANCE WAS PASSED
At the Last Meeting Of City
COHDCiI

Under the provisions of an ordinance
passed at the last meeting of the city
council, the garages of the city must
conform with the regulations of the
Southeastern Underwriters associa-
ton
This ordinante was framed som=
time ago, and it was placed upon its
final passage at the last meeting of
council, with the result that favorable
action was had. The ordinance, which
is brief, is as follows:
"Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Americus, and it IS
hereby ordained by the authority of the
same, that any person, firm or corpo-
ration running garage in the city Of
Americus shall comply with the South
eastern Underwriters Associations re-
cuirements in regard to oil kept in
buildings, waste cans, signs not allow
ing smoking, buckets of sand and
forges"
The passage of this ordinance gives
the city authority in the regulation Of
garages which it has needed. Resi-
dents and others occupying buildings
near garages will be especially pleased
with the action of council in this par
ticular, as it gives to them protection
which they have long needed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
HEAVY Wind STORM
Did MUCH DAMAGE
At LGGsbuFg About Noon
Yesterday
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

Leesburg, Ca, Fez. 27.-A heavy
wind and thunder storm visited Lees
burg today just before noon, unroof-
ing many houses and doing consid-
cradle damage to telegraph and tele.
phone lines. A number of negroes
were hurt, but fortunately several
others escaped injury.
The fury of the storm was felt in
the northern section of town, where
about a dozen negro houses were
either unroofed or blown down. With
the large number of houses damaged
by the storm it is rather remarkable
that no lives were lost, though seg-
eral negroes were pretty seriously in
jured by falling timbers.
In the business section the store Of
Forester and Green was unroofed,
exposing the stock of goods to con
siderable damage from the rains.
which were heavy throuhgout the en-
tire storm, For time the town was
completely cut off from telegraph anl
telephone communication with the
outside world. This was restored,
however, later in the day. In many
places trees were blown across the
wires, while a large number of the
poles were blown down.
For a time the residents of the city
thought a cyclone had arrived, and
many people here were thoroughly
frightened by the black clouds and the
thunder and lightning which prevail
ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
HANSON'S Will
SUSTAINED BY
SUPREME COURT
DISPOSED OF near 100000
Mrs. Hanson and Daughter
Lose Case

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 27. - The will OF
the late Major ]. F. Hanson, presi-
dent of the Central of Georgia rail-
road, was sustained Thursday by the
state supreme court In this will Ma
jor Hanson directed that several hun
dred thousand dollars left by him to
his wife, Mrs. Cora L. Hanson, and to
his daughter, Mrs. Fannie Hanson
White, and to several grandchildren,
should remain in trust for a statcl
number of years unless they renounc-
ed the faith of theosophy.
The will of the late Major J. f
Hanson, president of the Central OF
Georgia Railroad Company, dispos,
ing of an estate valued at between
100000 and $1,OOO,OO0, which was
attacked by two of his daughters,
Mrs. Fannie Hanson White, and his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Estelle C. Han.
son, was declared valid in a decision
handed down Thursday morning by
the state supreme court.
When the will was filed for pro-
bate in the fall of 1911, by John D.
Little and Isaac N. Hanson, execu-
tors, Mrs. White and Mrs. Estelle
Hanson filed a caveat, in which they
alleged that the will was not the last
will and testament OF Major Hanson.
Later they amended the caveat, al
leging that the document was written
as the result of false and fraudulent
statements, misrepresentation and
undue influence exerted over the tes-
tator by anothr daughter, Mrs. An
ME Garrett.
The case was tried before Judge
John T. Pendleton, of the civil divis-
ion of the Fulton county superior
court, who sustained general de-
murrer to be brought by the execu-
tors to the allegations Of the caveat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
MORGAN TELLS
COMMITTEE OF
EXISTING EVIL
WRITES ABOUT MONEY TRUST
Concentration Of Money An
Evil He Says

Washington, D, c., Feb. PA gen.
eral denial of the existence or posi-
bility of a money trust was pre-.
sented to the house money trust COM
IL ittee today in long letter from ].
P. Morgan & Co., at the invitation of
the committee. Upon the receipt of
the Morgan letter today, Chairman
Pujo gave out a letter written to Nor
gan & Co., saying that the invitation
to Morgan & Co. had been extended
Jan. 27 and that the committee had
been at work on it's report for a month
past
Your memorandum" the reply
continued, "manifestly comes too late
to be of value"
The Morgan letter laid at the door
of the present banking and currency
laws the responsibility for any con-
centration of money and credit that
may exist.
In its conclusion, as to the commit
tees activities, the letter said:
I'VE venture to submit the consider
alton that, in a strong public opinion.
such as exists in this country,
there lies the greatest safeguard Of
the community always assuming that
congress will evolve a basis system
of banking which is scientific and
sound-as at the present time ours
admittedly is not. The public, that
is, the depositors, are the ones who
entrust bankers with such influence
and power as they today have in every
civilized land and the public is un-
likely to entrust that power to weak
Or evil hands.
Your counsel asked more than one
witness whether the present power
held by the bankers in this country
would not be a menace if it lay in evil
hepds. Such inquiry answers itself.
All power, physical, intellectual, IL
nahcial or political, is dangerous in
evil hands. If congress were to fall
into evil hands the results would be
'deplorable. But to us it seems as lit
tie likely that the citizens of this coun
try will fill congress with rascals as
it is that they will entrust the lead :
ership of their business and financial
affairs to a set of clever rogues."
The letter says that such concen-
tration of money in New York as has
occurred is due to the "antiquated
banking system and the natural la y
which 'in every country creates some
one city as the great financial cen
ter"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
ALBANIANS
MAY MAKE
The TRIP
TO The INAUGURATION
As Members Of Other Com
paRiGS

When the Americus Light Infantry,
forty-three strong, starts tomorrow 70
participate in the Inauguration cere-
monies, it is altogether probable that
their ranks will be augmented by the
presence of several members of the
Albany Guards who may desire to cor
meet themselves with the Americas
company for the trip. The Albany
Guards will not go to Washington as
an organization, and permission has
been given members of that company
to join temporarily the Americus Light
Infantry or Columbus Guards for that
occasion.
The fact that the Albany COMPANY
was, at the last moment, denied the
pleasure of going to Washington
through lack of funds, is a disappoint-
ment to them as well as to their
friends here, who had anticipated hag-
ing them upon the trip. The Guards
had planned the trip all right, and on
ly needed assistance in a materieI
way. However, the county commits
sioners of Dougherty declined their
request for monetary aid upon the
ground that they had no right to make
such an appropriation Request was
then made of the Albany council to
put up $1,000 for the military, b 1t
council did not feel in position to stand
the entire expense of the trip TO
Washington. HaG the commissioners
rendered aid, the city council would
have contributed it's part, it is said.
Captain James Fort, of the Amert-
Gus Light Infantry, in discussing the
subject yesterday, stated that his com
pany would be very glad indeed "a
have accompany them as many of the
Albany Guards as wished to go. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28

PLACED Under
CIVIL SERVICE
LAW GONE into OPERATION
Leslie POStmaStGrShip Is An
Example

An active example Of the working OF
the new law governing the appoint
ment of fourth class postmasters was
given here yesterday when an an
nouncement was issued relative to the
examination to be held here later on
for the filling of the place of postmas-
ter at Leslie. The announcement ap-
pears as news story in today's issue
of The Times-Recorder
In accordance with the new law the
fourth class postmastsrs are placel
under the operations of the civil SER
vice, rather than kept appointive by
the president The term of the Les
lie postmaster expires soon so thst
the place must be filled by civil SER
vice appointment, consequently the
announcement of the examination 10
be held.
The provision of the new law, 70
which President Taft is sponsor, re-
moves from executive appointment by
the president Of the United States sew
eral thousand postmasters of ths
fourth class. The new law should
benefit not only the postal service, but
also aid the president, as he will haze
a smaller number Of appointments and
consequently less patronage to worry
him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28

and it's amendment, and who ordered
the jury to return a verdict in favor OF
the will An appeal was taken 70
the supreme court by the caveatrices
and that tribunal now afirms the
judgment of the lower court
Efforts of Mrs. White, the daugh-
ter, and Mrs. Estelle Hanson, the
daughter-in-law, to set aside the will
were due to the restrictions placed by
Major Hanson upon the bequests 70
them and their children, and the al
legged favoritism shown Mrs. Annie
Hanson Garrett.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
Growing Truck Damaged.

York, Ala, Feb. 27-Truck gardens
In this community were damaged to-
day by heavy rainstorm accompanies
by high winds which passed over this
section. Fences were damaged and
outbuildings were blown down in
many places. The principal loss Is
to truck farmers.
Many fruit trees were also injured
and roads have been badly washed
by the heavy downpour of rain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
DAMAGE FROM
STORM WAS
CONSIDERABLE
HERE and NEARBY YESTERDAY
.AmGriCuS Suffered But Very
Little

The wind and rain storm passing
sover Americus yesterday morning as
sumed special violence at points west
of the city, according to statements OF
passengers arriving here in the after
noon by Seaboard and Central trains.
Telephone and telegraph wires were
largely out of commission along these
lines.
At Omaha, in Stewart county, the
storm was of greatest severity, re-
sulting in great damage to propert{,
and the loss of several lives. In that
Gown the Baptist church building was
blown down, as were three residences
of we'll known citizens. Many negro
cabins were also blown down, and at
the time the morning train left the
town the bodies of two negroes had
been recovered, while it was genera!:r
believed that others were amid the
ruins.
At Lumpkin, which was apparently
:ust outside the storms path, little
Gar sge was done, although the wind
blew a gale and very heavy rain
fell, washing fields and doing other
property damage.
Buena Vista, in Marion county, was
in the storms path and suffered .
considerable extent The theatre was
unroofed, it was reported here, while
the roof of Parker Bros. store was al
so carried away. Residences were
shaken by the storm, but no consider
able damage was done, except in the
instances given.
Between Buena Vista and Americus
about fifty poles of the Postal Tele
graph Co. were blown down or nearly
so, cutting off communication there
for some time. A repair crew went
out from Americus to build up the fall
len lines From Buena Vista the
storm pursued a northeasternly course
taking in Fort Valley, where there was
almost a cloudburst Between that
city and Montezuma many telegraph
poles of the Western Union and Pos
tai companies were put out of COM
l1ission, cutting off communication fo-
several hours.
The greatest damage inflicted i'll
Americus was to the wires of the
telegraph and telephone companies. 1t
vas reported that more than hundred
phones IN this city were put nut If
cor1missifo and some time was rt-
quired in restoring the service here.
The farmers of Sumter and of the
section west of Americus sustained
considerable damage to their lands
yesterday from the heavy rain which
fell throughout this section of the
state fields recently planted in
corn, or just prepared for planting,
were washed badly, and the work
must be done over again, especially
where the corn crop was in the
ground. There was no considerable
damage to Sumter county roads so far
as reported, and the fact that people
were here from every section of the
county leads to the belief that the
roads sustained no great injury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28
AT SELMA
CAUSED SOME DAMAGE

Selma, Ala, Feb. PA terrific
windstorm, accompanied with heavy
rain passed over this section today, do
ing considerable damage to outbuild-
ings and roads. No lives were lost
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-02-28

Continued on Page Eiye.)
Evening star., 1913-11-12
ROBERTSON INQUEST TOMORROW
Bullet in Rcwzee's Brain Revealed
by X-Ray Examination.

An inquest is scheduled to be held at
police headquarters tomorrow morning in
the case Of the death Of Joseph y. Ros-
erson. iunchroon proprietor at 1405 New
York avenue northwest. vino was slain
by Clarence J. Rowzee. a chauffeur, sun
tia ! morning.
Rowlee. who attempted 10 take his own
life by shooting himself in the head. is
stil under surveillance at Emergency
Hospital He was subjected to an N-ray
examination Yesterday and the bullet was
located III his brain. Surgeons have not
performed an operation to remove the
bullet.
Mrs. Rovzee yesterday visited her hus-
band at the hospital and conversed with
him. Detective Raur. who saw the wound
ed man yesterday morning and failed to
obtain any information from him. saw
him again in the afternoon. The patient
responded II don't remember to most
OF the questions the detective asked
Rowzee said he was unable to recall
that he had shot himself RogersoE' 6
body was removed IL an undertaking es-
tablshment yesterday and probably will
be buried tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1913-11-12
MaexMa.~.
JUDGE LATIMER SCORES
JUVENILE COURT SERVICE
Declares in Address Conditions Bring
His Office Into Disrepute
With Children.

Conditions Of The Juvenile Court were
described by Judge Latimer at Il meet
ing Of the Franklin Thomson Home
and School Association held at the
Thomson School last evening. The serv
Ice at the court at present, declared the
speaker, is SO inefficient as to bring
the court into disrcpute with the chill
dren.
How much do you suppose Congress
has appropriated for the expenses of
the court, rent. coal bill, car fare for
the proba ton officers. stationery and
the Hke:" asi5ed Judge Latimer. 'one
thousand dollars. The rent Of the
building. is $50 a month. 1t costs $3.50
a year to keep q boy III the reform
school For $1,000 year one can get
q probation officer who can handle fifty
boys. Would it not be better TO EN-
same amount that it costs to keep
twenty boys in the reform SCHOOL,:
w Il. Patterson, supervising Dr1nci-
pal Of the fourth division, compared
the old schools OF Washington with
these of the present day. \ resolution.
offered by a. j. DriscoH, indorsing the
bill Tor the more extensive use o. school
buildings, was adopted.
Musical numbers We're furnished by
Misses Estslle Murray and F're';a Ring
and Mrs j. W. Foxwen
Officers elected We're: President, Mrs.
Frank TGcton: vice president. Miss :.
A. Moore; secretary, Miss s. T. Sparks;
treasurer Mrs. w. W. Thorne.