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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

considered civil service rules. so drawn
full responsibility for the conduct Of
the work, and selections should he made
from eligibles on the civil service list.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21
URGE REFORMS IN
CONSTRUCTION
DEPARTMENT
Chamber of Commerce Makes
Public Report, Showing Up
Serious Faults.
Continued From Pege One.

council. which was promptly done. the
same officials being again appointed
and approved
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

De La Barra,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

90 Marietta ST. Corner Forsyth Street,
&C orner Decatur street,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-21

from eligibles ON the ci
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06
Drowned In Black River.

Mr. William Mckenzie, a young
man about Is years old, residing
about six miles North of Kingstree
was drowned in Black river Satur-
day at a point in the river known as
the BLACK Hole" The body wasre-
covered Sunday afternoon. Monday
afternoon Coroner H U Kinder sum-
moned a jury and held an inquest at
the home of the deceased, but no
definite agreement was reached as
to how the drowning occurred fur
ther than that there were five young
men on the river in a boat when the
boat capsized, resulting in the drown
ing of young Mckenzie. Those with
him in the boat were: VIM Mcknight,
Manard Gordon, Ed Mcknight and
Garfield Mcknight.
The inquest was postponed until
tomorrow when it will reconvene at
McClam's mill at IL o'clock a. m.
for a further investigation into the
death of young Mckenzie.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06

kept in glass frame. l wondered
who could change it up into small
change.
saw more than can tell, but on
Saturday night we left for Columbia.
Prof O B Martin came with US. He
seems to be one the best men l ever
met-so kind and jovial all the time.
| met and shook hands with our
President, he called me Ernest
and told me to eat my corn.
Well, over at Columbia things
were grand and more instructive,
but got homesick, especially so af-
ter that a white man played pro-
tector and police to me and took $40
from my purse. He handed it back,
that is, the purse; reckon he would
have carried it off too, but it had
my name on it. Guess he thought
that might help spot him. The offic-
ers did what they could to catch him,
but could not, as it was night time.
Pa met me there and we returned
home as soon as morning came, that
being Thursday morning.
While in Columbia l went over to
the State House to meet our Senator
and Representatives; did not find
them, but met a good number of
others and received many kind words
and congratulations'-one particu.
larly kind old gentleman, Uncle
Josh" Ashley.
Now, Mr. Editor, this is my first
letter and of course you will pardon
and correct mistakes, as you have
always been so kind in helping US
boys. Thanks to you and all the
kind gentlemen. ERNEST JoYE.
Venters, February l.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06

found the bill with a majority of
seven votes, the tally being 60 to SO.
The Rittenberg bill, accepted gener-
ally as the first step for Charleston's s
much desired return to the bar-roo
system, provides for high license for
retail and wholesale houses, the only
restriction being the constitutional
inhibition of sales except in original
packages and similar prohibition
against drinking on the premises.
Friday saw also the passing of the
Fortner resolution calling for the
investigation of the part, said to
have been played by the railroads
during the primary campaign last
summer. Requests from P A Will
cox of Florence, counsel for the At
lantic Coast Line, and Christie Ben
nett of Columbia. were presented to
the House. They urged a full in
vestigation. After some debate on
the wording of the resolution, it was
given its second reading. Its fate
in the Senate can not be forecast.
Another bill of importance sched-
uled for appearance in the House
this week is the compulsory educa-
ton measure introduced by Mr. Nc
Cravey of Pickens. The measure,
which has been introduced in the
Senate by Mr. Lawson. has received
favorable report from the COM
mittee on Education of the House.
The bill, approved by the State Sup
erintendent of Education and other
men notable in scholastic circles,
provides for local option on the
question of compulsory education,
leaving each city, town and school
district to hold an election and de-
eide whether it wishes to force its
children to 90 to the schools provid-
ed by the State.
In the Senate one of the most in
teresting bills to be taken up this
week is the McLaurin warehouse
measure. This bill, introduced by
Senator John L McLaurin, formerly
United State Senator from South
Carolina, provides for a State ware
house system. under the control Of
a commission to be elected by the
Legislature. The author of the bill
is inclined to believe that in this sys-
tenn is to be found relief from the
unscientifc methods of marketing
which have proved so baneful TO the
cotton growers of the South. He
thinks it will result in better condi-
tons, as regards credit and ability
to hold for higher prices. A some
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06
ERNEST NJ JOYE.
Describes Trip to Washington
and National Corn Exposition.
Iditor County Record:

Editor County Record
If you will allow, l will give a
brief sketch of trips the State award.
ed me as the result Of the corn con.
test.
First, l am only Is years old and
this was my first time to board car.
Mr. L G Atkinson, the agent at Lake
City, was very kind in instructing me
and giving me a guide, he also went
aboard with me and placed me in
hands of the porter on sleeper.
took dinner at Rocky Mount. Mr.
Editor, amt that a strange looking
country?
Well, we got to Washington, D c,
at 11:5O. There Mr. ] W Hill met
US and took US over to the Ebbett
House. Next morning Prof 0 B
Martin and Mr. Benson came and
these gentlemen gave us pleasant
trip to Mount Vernon, showing US
the Washington mansion, the bed
the first President died on, the trees
he planted and the one he Scared
with his hatchet. l got an emblem
of the hatchet and saw the casket
his body rests in, with fresh roses
and blue ribbon attached, upon It.
| also went in an elevator up 555 feet
to the top of his monument. Went
to the Government mints, where a
lady showed US a million dollar bill
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06
Two Warehous es at Hemingwa

Hemingway, February 5:-Yester-
day, February a, bids were received
for the erection of two tobacco
warehouses here. Mr. M E Poston,
a well-known contractor and build
er, submitted the lowest bid. The ma
terials for these buildings have been
ordered and work will be- begun at
once. When the first tobacco of the
season is ready for sale we shall
have two large warehouses and sew
eral prize houses ready to receive it.
and if all conditions are as good as
the outlook promises. we shall have
a thriving tobacco market here this
fall.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06

Hon George S Legare, Represent
ative in Congress from the first South
Carolina district, died at hishome near
Charleston Friday morning. He had
been afflicted for several years, but
only recently was confined to his bed.
MIR Legare was 43 years old and was
a prominent member of the Charles
ton bar. He had served in Congress
for several terms with signal ability
and only recently had been reelected.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06
CHARLESTON'S LIQUOR BILL
Passes the HouSe--CompulSory
Education to Come Up.

Columbia, February 8 (SpeciaD:-
High license as the solution fol
Charleston's liquor problem has ad
vanced one step toward at this ses
sion of the Legislature of South
Carolina. Efforts to secure a modi.
fication of the dispensary system fol
Charleston county, continued during
the 20 years of the dispensary re-
gime, at last found at least a modi-
cum of success, when the House
Friday night passed the Rittenberg
bill calling for a high license whole.
sale and retail liquor system. The
measure goes 10 the Senate, where
il Will be debated this week. Its
taSin the upper House is doubtful.
The passage of the high license bill,
together with the adoption of the
Fortner resolution for the investiga.
zion Of the last Democratic primary
election. with a hearing before the
House and Senate committees on
the proposed two-cent railroad law,
and Maj w L Glaze's refusal to
rserye as Judge from First district,
Assitating a new election. have
ahe most interesting events of
asst few days. Worthy of some
though largely a local matter,
le passage to third reading of
ifton bill giving certain coun.
le right to vote on the ques-
f retaining prohibition, or
ing back the county dispensary
IN. The measure was passed
ird reading after vigorous
te.
e course of the Rittenberg bill
g Charleston its long desired
ilission to return to the license
EN- was probably the most nota-
o. feature of the entire week.
Nth intense interest every one who
has observed the status of the liquor
traffic in Charleston watched the
measure pass through the House, it's
majority at one time dwindling to
three votes. The debate on the bill
was of an unusually frank nature, the
members plainly giving their opinions
on the bill and its probable effects on
conditions in Charleston, where, it
is contended. there is widespread
disrespect for constituted authority
owing to the failure to enforce the
liquor law. The final :vote-that
which ordered it sent to the Senate
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06

The man who signs for childhood
days again would kick about getting
up in time to get off to school, just
the same.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06

what similar bill, passed in 1912,
was declared unconstitutional. and
the present bill is so framed as to
meet the objections of the supreme
court. JOHN s REYNOLDS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06

Park in the Pines" the big tour
ist hotel at Aiken. was destroyed by
fire Sunday. The losses will aggre-
gate about S250.000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
PRESIDENT ILL WITH GRIP
Mr.. Wilson Ordered to Stay In Bed
by His Physician-Engage.
ments Cancelled.

Washington, Dec. 6.-President Will
son has the grip. His cold is in his
nose and throat and his physician, Dr..
Gary T. Grayson, U. S. n, has ordered
the President to remain in bed. En-
gageements were Cancelled and the
President will be confined to his room
until next week. No engagements were
made for him earlier than Monday.
Secretary Tumulty said that while
the President had little fever his ILL.,
ness was yielding to treatment and he
would be out again in a few days.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11

COMMERCE COMMISSION iNDoR.
SEES BURLEsoN's PROPOSALS. VI
After January Parcels Weighing
as Much az SO Pounds May
Be Sent by Post.

Washington, Dec. 8.-Postmaster
General Burleson's proposals to in
crease the weight limits OF parcel
post packages In the first and second
zones from twenty to fifty pounds, to
admit books to the parcel post, and
to reduce rates in the third, fourth,
fitch and sixth zones, have been ap-
proved by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The maximum weight of parcels to
all zones beyond the second was in.
creased from eleven to twenty
pounds.
The approved changes in rates and
weights to be in effect January l.,
1914. follow:
ITO reduce the rates for the third
zone from seven cents for the first
pound and five cents for each addi-
tional pound to six cents for the first
pound and two cents for each addi-
tional pound.
ITO reduce the rate for the fourth
zone from eight cents for the first
pound and six cents for each addi.
tional pound to seven cents for the
first pound and four cents for each
additional pound.
TO reduce the rates for the fifth
zone from nine cents for the first
pound and seven cents for each addi.
tional pound to eight cents for the
nrst pound and six cents for each
additional pound.
ITO reduce the rates for the sixth
zone from ten cents for the first
pound and nine cents for each addi
tional pound to nine cents for the
hrst pound and eight cents for each
additional pound"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
THE FLOOD HORROR GROWS
Texas Rivers Are Receding But Many
Are HomeIess-Hundreds
Were Drowned.

Houston, Tex, Dec. 8.-With food
waters receding and the wire situa
ton clearing up, the real horrors OF
the floods in southern Texas are be.
coming known. Conservative esti'
mates place the dead at two hundred,
but the chamber of commerce at
bryan has issued statement plac.
ing the death list there and at Hearne.
nearby, at five hundred.
Fifty persons were drowned at
Sunny Side, small town on the
lower BraZos river, according to a
telephone report The town was
nearly swept away.
Twenty thousand persons were
made homeless by the raging waters,
according to the meager reports.
Hundreds are clinging to trees or
are marooned on housetops or impro
vised RATS and are near starvation
and almost frozen. A cold wave
struck Texas adding to the suffering.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
FARMERS ARE ALARMED
AT WHEAT'S GROWTH
Warm Weather at this Season Puts
it in Danger of Being Killed.


Jefferson City News.
The farmers all over the wheat
growing belt of Missouri are alarmed
over the rank growth of winter wheat
rs the result of SO much warm wealth
er. The wheat has grown toNa dam
gerous stage, and if the warm wealth
er continues a few days longer, many
fields will have grown the first Joint
off the stalks, which means total
loss, for once the first joint is formed
the wheat will not grow again. For
the last two weeks many farmers
have been pasturing their wheat fields
hoping in this way to stay the growth
of the wheat Some of the farmers,
unfortunately, have not enough stock,
10 keep the wheat down.
Two or three hard freezes would
do an infinite amount of good, but
the weather has been so unusual for
months past that it is taking a great
risk to wait on a cold snap. Farmers
say that there has not been such a
rank fall and early winter growth of
wheat in this state in long number
of years. and most of them cannot
recall time when conditions were
like they are at the present time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
MANY lives LOST
IN TEXAS FLOOD
marooned Refugees Suffer from
Hunger and Cold.
MOTOR BOATS TO RESCUE
Galveston Life Savers Taking People
From Trees and. the Roofs Of
Houses-Damage Will
Total Millions.

Bryan, Tex, Dec. GA death roll o
more than fifty persons, scores o
refugees in imminent peril, and posi-
by thousand others marooned and
suffering from prolonged hunger and
cold was indicated by reports from the
flooded RraZos river bottoms in this
section of South Central Texas. For
more than fifty miles the Brazos was
three to five miles wide and running
with millrace speed.
Reports brought in by horsemen in
dictate that the property loss will reach
100000 when losses along the
| Brazos are added to the already heavy
damage in other portions of the state.
Henry Martin. v!ce-president and
general MANAGER OF the International
e. Great Northern railroad, was
drowned at Valley Junction, near here,
while attempting to rescue marooned
flood victims His body was not re-
covered.
Six members of the life saving crew
stationed at Galveston and trainload
of motor boats from Houston, which
started fer Eryan,were stopped by high
water at Navasota. The boats were
launched at that point shortly before
dark, and started upstream over the
flooded bottoms to rescue persons re-
ported clingns to trees, housetops or
occasionally Standing in shallow water,
cut off from shore. Bryan had twenty
boats ont all day, which brought to
high ground several hundred persons,
the majority terrified and half-clad |
negroes.
A trainload of provisions and blan
kets was sent from here to Koharek
on the edge of the bottoms, where 100
of the refugees were unloaded.
Throughout. the bottoms, even where
the water did not endanger life, the
flood ruined most of the provisions in
stores.
Anxiety was felt for scores of
negroes reported clinging to trees, and
who had been there for twenty-four
hours.
LlSHL HllleS from bEydn Lee COrL-
melia, an Italian, was heard calling for
help from his half-submerged cabin.
The cabin has disappeared and Cort-
melia with his wife and several chill.
dren, has been drowned
Prominent planters in the bottoms
nave refused offers of rescue, sending
>ut their wives and children to Bryan,
'ut themselves remaining behind in
he water, tearing down portions of
heir buildings to improvise platforms
or their stock. Anxiety is felt for the
afety of several of these planters.
'eth Mooring was last seen on top of
is house near the river. He refused
o leave.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
HOG CHOLERA INCREASING
Loss in Pettis County Is Per cent in
Seven Months

Sedalia, Mo-, Dec. 8.-The virulen
cy and magnitude of hog cholera in
Pettus County, as proved by the in.
vestigation of B. w. Murphy, head OF
the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry, the results of which were
made public today, have steadily in
creased since 1911, when the loss was
about per cent of the total number
raised. The loss was almost 26 per
cent in 1912 and for 1913, up to
August about Is per cent.
Reports from other counties in Mis-
souri, indicate this years losses will
range from 30 to IS per cent of the
entire number raised.
Through the work Of the bureau,
established in August, it is known
that those losses for the years 1910,
1911 and 1912, conservatively valued,
aggregated 81, 100000.
Dr. Murphy's investigations OF the
origin and spread of hog cholera
demonstrated that 80 per cent became
infected by owners visiting infected
farms, exchanging labor in the filling
of silos, baling hay, etc; 333 per cent
was carried by birds and dogs having
access to dead carcasses permitted to
lie exposed in violation OF the law re-
quiring immediate burning, and 10
per cent was brought to farms by
purchase of new stock. The remain
ing percentage was attributed to var
ious causes such as insufficient disin-
lection of premises after cholera pre-
vailed, transmission by streams and
the escape of animals from cholera
farm.
Get your suit for Christmas at
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
List of Letters

remaining uncalled for in the post
office at Butler, NO., for the week
ending December 9th, 1918:
Gentlemen; James X. Brugler.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office December %, 1918
if not delivered before. In call
ing for the above, please say "Adver-
tised," giving date of list.
C. A. Chambers, Post Master.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Can't Publish Wilson's MESSAGE.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, Dec. 5.-Flat or
ders against publication of President
Wilson's message to Congress were
given the newspapers here when the
message was received from the Ameri-
can consulate in this city. General
Mas prohibited the publication
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
A Steamer Down with as.

Stockholm, Dec. 6.-Forty-six lives
were lost by the laundering of the
Swedish steamer Malmberget off Bodo,
Norway. The steamer left Narvik,
Norway, November a, for Rotterdam.
The ,Malmberget was Of 1908 tons.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Huerta's Family in Vera Cruz.

The City Of Mexico, Dec. 6.-Mem-
bers of the family Of Provisional Presi-
dent Huerta are said to have gone
secretly to Vera Cruz November 30.
They are living quietly in that city,
where their presence is known to only
. few intimate friends.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Shot Two Strikebreakers.

Indianapolis, Dec. 6.-Two Cincin.
natl strikebreakers were shot, one per.
haps fatally, in an attack by a crowd
Of striking teamsters and sympathizers
on a non-union wagon.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
A Supply Snip to Mexico.

Norfolk, Va, Dec 5.-The big naval
collier Nereus has received orders to
sail for Vera Cruz. to join the Ameri.
can fleet there, with enlisted men from
the ST. Helena training station at this
port.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Two Oklahoma Children Burned.

Hugo, Ok, Dec. S.-Two small chill.
dren of Matt Birdsong, a farmer liv.
ing two and half miles from Grant,
burned to death when Birdsong's
house was destroyed by fire recently.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11

Washington. Dec. 6.-Rspresentative
william r. Murray Of Massa chusests
has been agreed upon for postmastar
Of Boston, and his nomination IL O..
pectsd to 90 to the Senate within . |
few days. 81
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11

Get your suit for Christmas al
Black. Arnold. You'll save.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Oppose Women Poll Judoes

Chicago, Dec. 5.-The right of WON.
en- to sit as judges and clerks of cleo.
ton here next spring will be chal
lenged, it was made known from both
Republican and Democratic sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Will Not Recommend "v0teS
for Women" in Message
to Congress.
RECEIVES DELEGATION
AND EXPLAINS STAND
Movement for Constitutional Amend
ment Must Originate With Legis-
lators--Cabinet Hears Message.

President Wilson today refused the re-
quest Of d delegation Of suffragists to
recommend q constitutional amendment
giving nation wide suffrage In his mes
sage to the special session Of CouRress
He was urgently requested to do 90 by
the suffragists, but replied that, al
though his refusal was not to be taken
as an indication that he opposed woman
suffrage, he thought 1t best that the
movement be started in Congress, and
that 1t was not his policy az President
to begin movements of this kind.
In the party which called on the Presi-
dent were Miss Eliza Lord Of Western Re-
serve University, Miss Elsie Hin, daugh-
ter Of former Representative Hill Of
Connecticut and president Of the College
trict: Miss Anna nDel, professor OF his
tory in Goucher College, Baltimore, from
which two Of the Presidents daughters
graduated, and Miss Angelina Prouty.
daughter of Representative Prouty Of
Iowa. Miss Hill acted as spokesman, but
Miss Prouty also Joined In the speaking
Miss Hill told the President that the
delegation represented college women
and school teachers, and that they
wanted him to include mention Of their
cause in Ills message II possible He
received them very graciously, and ex-
planned in detail his position regarding
he expected to follow the same course
as he followed while Governor OF New
Jersey.
In leaving. the suffragists said they
hoped the President would change his
mind later, and expressed themselves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28

Company with or without the consent of
its owners, and made foray through
South Washington They stopped at many
private homes and small stores apd levied
tribute on the occupants. Not many peo-
pie have the moral courage to refuse
the demands of the police. and the re-
suit was that closets and storerooms were
depleted. and in very short time the
wagon was filled with all sorts of cloth
ing. shoes and blankets, and a mad dash
was made for the heart of the city, with
the. detective holding the reins and the
policeman looking out for any trafiic
policeman who might interfere with them.
A few moments later the wagon loaded
to the guards stopped in front OF I'LL f
street. and with the assistance Of a couple
of other policemen, who were apparently
in ON the graft. the goods were all deliv-
cred.
IT guess we haven't gone over our pre-
cinct as thoroughly as We might. and we
had better 60 back and finish up the job,
said one Of the officers who was spending
his day off in such curious way.
The chances are that the crime will not
be called to the attention of the police
board, and 1T is doubtful If Maj. Sylvester
viii take any action in the matter.