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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23
SCHOOLS MENACED BY FIRE.

Surprisingly little provision for fire.
proof school buildings IS found in re.
cent school legislation reported to the
United States Bureau of Education.
notwithstanding the COllinwOOd fire
horror of five years ago, and notwith-
standing the wonderful development
in scnool hOuse architecture, which
has made possible buildings that are
artistic as well as safe, cities and
towns in almost every section of the
United States continue to put up
%"gingerbread school houses and fire
traps" that are a constant menace TO
the lives Of school children.
Ohio is the one state in the Union
that has a really complete system of
control Of safe school house design
and construction, according to a table
of state regulations prepared by
Frank Irving Cooper, the Boston arch
itect, although several other states,
natably Massachusetts and Kansas,
are credited with adequate laws
against the fire peril. In Ohio, where
the Collinwood holocaust has not been
forgotten, a large corps of inspectors
enforces a school building code that
assures safety, at least as far as new
buildings are concerned.
Most communities appear to be Still
oblivious of the fire risk In schools.
Insurance Engineering" publishes a
long list of localities in which danger
GUS fire conditions exist; another ap.
palling list Of school fires that have
occurred within the last fifteen
months; and still another list of cit
les that are erecting school buildings
this year, together with the signiti-
cant fact as to whether tireproof con-
struction is specified or not. Out of
238 school buildings noted for n
month in 1913, only % are reported
with fireproof specifications. Cities
that have just had destructive school
fires appear to be building in the SANE
old way.
State regulation is coming more anc
more to be considered the only way
of solving this and other pressing
school problems. In more than half
the states central authority over
school house construction is now eX-
plicitly recognized by law, eveN
though it may noe be exercised. Ac'
cordinx4 tosG Cooper s5list, 10 states now
require. that plans for new sschool
housesFbe frst@approved"by the state
authorities. Twelve specify fire es.
capes. Seventeen states are listed by
Cooper as entirely without fire re.
quirements for schools: Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Ken
lucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebras'
ka, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin,
and Wyoming. 1t should be noted,
however, that in many of these states
the population is mainly rural and the
fire problem is not so serious.
It is pointed out that the rapid
spread of school social center move
notably Massachusetts and Kansas,
of the school buildings by the gen.
eral public outside of school hours, !
makes it more important than ever to
insist upon adequate fireproof con
s~truction in schools.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23
May Not Change Income Tax
CONTINUED from Page y

reached. Early in the day the finance
committee met and framed an amend.
ment to the resolution proposing a
longer list of questions in which some
of LaFollette's queries were included.
The questions relate to the produc'
ton, of raw material nd transporta'
ton costs here and abroad. Vice
President Marshall discussed the tar.
If with Simmons and its PROSPECTS in
the senate.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23
MARKS WAS ELECTED.

Bradley c. Marks has returned from
Fargo where he attended the grand
lodge meeting of Wykmen. He had
the distinction of being elected grand
overseer. The officers. elected at. the
Fargo convention are as follows:
Past Grand Master Workman-Hon.
John Carmody, Hillsbo1o.
Grand Overseer-E. C. Marks, Bis
Nv .Moores, Devils Lake.
Grand Foreman George j. Price,
Grand Forks.
Gran dOyerseer-B. c. Marks. Bis.
marck.
Grand Recorder-E. ]. Moore, Fargo
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23
EPlSC0PALS WILL
Meet At The LAKE

Arrangements have been completed
for the big Episcopal meeting to be
held in Devils Lake. The occasion is
to be the state convocatlon. 1t will
open On Sunday, May Is and continue
Monday and Tuesday. The %convoca.
ton will be presided over by Bishop
Mann.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23
AUTOMOBILE HITS
A Street CAR
sev Associates press.)

ST. PAUL, May o. Mrs. w. c.
Cox and Mrs. r. c. Pickett were per.
haps fatally injured when the auto
mobile driven by the latter's husband
hit a street ar. The husband and
another man were injured.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23

$50 a 8; cows and heifers $50 a 100;
calves 725 a 10; sheep receipts 1000
steady to Is lower; native 525 a 6;
western $50 a 6; yearlings 6 a $50;
lambs native 575 a 7G9; western $50
q 765. y e..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23

A young mar from Windsor, accus-
ed of the theft of articles from the
George Moug barber shop at Medina,
was arrested at jamestown and taken
to Medina Monday night for a prelim-
mary hearing. Several z and
other property beside a small amount
Of silver, were taken from the shop
but the boy denies his guilt.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-23
Trade Tourists Of Minneapolis

Continued From Page One.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
ASLEEP IN ARMCHAIR
SOLDIER BY Her Side

Atlanta, Dec. 81 - Ludlow Allen
was the maddest actor Atlanta has
seen in many day when he entered
the back parlor of the little hotel
where he is stopping to find his
handsome young actress wife soundly
asleep in a big armchair, with a
six-foot soldier of sandy complexi on
snoozing comfortably with his head
on her shoulder.
To cap the climax and make the in
suit to the husband doubly deadly
the soldier man was snoring.
Allen let out terrible yell, prelim-
mary to wreaking vengeance. The
snoring stopped and the snorer with
eyes scarcely open, bolted through the
door. The wife stood her ground,
and told her husband it was none of
his bushes anyway
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
MULE SALES
FOR COMING
SEASON BEGIN
FANCY PRICES PREVAIL
Bunch Of Six Yesterday Sold
For $1,000

The Americus mule that goes forth
shortly to plow the fertile fields of
Sumter will represent a snug cash in
vestment upon the part of the owner.
For mules are mules this year in re-
gard to price, and command even
higher figures than last season, local
dealers state
Americus is considered one of the
best livestock markets in the South,
and several hundred carloads of tho
Kentucky product are sold here each
season, which is from December until
late in the spring.
Seven hundred dollars is not an un-
usual price for a pair of fine mules III
the Americus market, and many big
animals sold here already have
brought that figure. Of course there
are cheaper mules, values running all
the way from 5000 to $3.50 up to the
higher priced animals.
One Sumter county farmer purchas-
ed yesterday a bunch of six mules for
which he paid $1,000, an average price
of $31666 each. Four fine on5s
brought brought $147O, it was said, an
average price of 1870 each, very near
ly
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
HELP FOR EVERY MAN
WHO PAYS ALIM0NY

Denver, Dec. 31.-George E. Easter
ling today advertised:
WANT address Of every man in Denver
up against the alimony proposition
Quick action necessary.
Asked in regard to his plan for the
Irelief of alimony suffering grass wild
overs, Mr. Esterling said
Il believe it is unconstitutional to
practically fine a man for life for max
ing a matrimonial mistake, and my
grounds are these: If a man steals a
horse or commits burglary he gets
a sentence to suffer punishment for q
certain length of time, and he is priv
ileged after serving that sentence to
start in life anew, whereas in the con-
demnation for a matrimonial mistake
he is sentenced for life--that is to say.
he is punished with a continuous fine.
All who suffer by maladministration
! of law which never should have
existed should band ourselves together
AMI resist this ruthless invasion OF
our constitutional rights and liberties
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
KNABE MURDER
Will BE PROBED
THOROUGHLY
TWO INDICTMENTS in CASE
Murder of Woman Doctor
Recalled

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 31.-Dr, VIM.
B. Craig and A NJ. Ragsdale, under
takers, were indicted today by the
Marion county grand jury i'll connec-
ton with the Investigation Of the mur-
der of DR.. Helen Knabe on October %,
1911.
Craig, who is president of vete-
rinary college and prominent, is in
dicted as principal, and Ragsdale as
an accessory after the fact The in
dictments were returned after an ex-
haustive Investigation made by a prt-
vate detective agency Craig's wife
died a few years ago.
Craig has been mentioned in con-
nection with the case during inyesti-
cations by previous grand juries.
Ragsdale, who was an administrator
of the Knabe estate, did not enter the
case until short time ago, when he
was ordered to produce a silk kimona
which it was known DIR. Knabe had
been in the habit of wearing when
answering professional calls at her
door late at night. A chemical exam
ination of a piece of silk from the
hem of the garment showed it had
been stained with human blood and
had been washed with strong chemi-
cal solution, according to the report
made to the grand jury.
That DR.. Knabe and Dr. Craig had
been friendly and that Dr. Craig had
given her a place as lecturer in the
veterinary college, was stated in the
report of the detective agency. 1t was
also declared that the two quarrelled
violently two nights prior to the trag-
edy. Numerous Automobile rides by
The couple are also mentioned in the
report
The indictment is the outcome OF
the work of several Indianapolis wo-
men, who raised $500 as a reward
for the murderers' conviction. This ac-
ton was taken after the police had
declared Or .Knabe met death by her
own hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
BRUNT OF PARCELS POST
TO FALL ON CARRIERS
Now That New System Is In
Effect

The Americus postoffice will present
a busy scene tomorrow morning, no
doubt, when the several rural mail
carriers go forth upon their first trip
of the new year, For the new parcels
post law becomes effective this morn
ing, and the mail carriers will, in
future, take out a larger quantity of
mail matter in the way of merchan-
disc.
In some cities, where carriers usa
motorcycles, hardship is entailed liz
this additional burden, but in Sumter
the carriers use buggies in making
their trips and, therefore, can carry a
larger amount than otherwise.
The government makes no provision
for the rural carriers, although it is
thought they will be the men wh)
will get the brunt of the extra work
it is believed that the farmers and
persons living in the rural districts
VIII use the parcels post more thar
those living in the city, as it enables
the farmer to get his goods withou!
coming to the city for them
Wnat amount of mail and the ma
lturc of the mail which will come
INTO the office under the new law IS
causing the local authorities much
worry The other postofiices in tn
country are in the some situation.
II is something entirely new, sl.d
there Is nothing on which 10 bas, ~
estimate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
farewell, LEAP YEAR,
FOR FOUR LONG YEARS!
Men Mus Do All the Pro.
posing Now

It's farewell, Leap Year. for four
long years, as yesterday marked the
close of the year thai is supposed to
give the girls the precedent to do the
proposing for themselves, especially
where their bashful admirers seem to
need a good Leap Year dose of pro-
posing.
When the clock passed the mid
night hour last night, all the propos-
ing from the girls was off for four
years, according to the traditional sto-
ry that makes Leap Year any different
from other years. So far as the new
gains in the matrimonial field are con-
cerned here, there seem to have been
more marriages last year than in some
time
Whether or not the gentle maidens
liyened things up by proposing or by
meeting their beaus half way, is not
definitely known But at any rate the
number of marriages shows a whole
some increase. Probably it is a pity
here that Leap Year does not come Of
tener, then it might aid in reducing the
numerous chusty bachelors that now
infest Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
FIRE DESTROYS
Big BARN AND
AUTOMOBILE
ENTAILS LOSS OF $1,000
OriQin of the Fire Was Acct
dental

Fire resulting from some unknown
cause destroyed last night the large
two-story barn and automobile ga
rage on the premises OF Mr.. Robert L.
McMath, on Rees park. So rapidly
did the fire spread that the building
was completely enveloped when the
department arrived
The net loss besides the building,
was Mr.. McMath's Mitchell touring
car and several tons of feedstuff
The negro man employed on the
premises had just left the barn as
the flames started, and had his hand
badly burned in trying to put out the
fire. Nothing was saved from the
building, 50 rapidly did the flames
spread in the highly infamabIe con-
tents of hay and feedstuff.
Mr.. McMath estimates his loss at
$500 or $500, with insurance of $500
on the barn. There was no insurance
upon the automobile
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
ABLE COUNCIL
IS EMPLOYED
FOR MRS. KIN
TO SAVE HER FROM GALLON
Woman Held For Murder viii
s Make Fight

Macon, Ga, Dec. 31.-Able legal
counsel has been employed to defend
Mrs. Kate King, charged with murder
in the death Of her husband, and il
is more than likely that counsel will
be engaged at once for Jesse Nick
Wilburn, Mfv.SKings confessed para
mour and the manayhose hana AStual-
| B slew The man wlr~se wife i. NJ.
stolen. Wilburns father and brother
are determined that he shall not be
treated any different by the courts
than Mrs. King, and while they have
no hopes Of altogether saving him
they hope to obtain life sentence
for him.
Attorneys have already been en-
gagged to assist Solicitor Pottle in the
prosecution. These attorneys will ar
que to the jury that the killing of jim
King was such heinous offense as
to warrant the death penalty for both
Wilburn and the King woman.
Despite the sentiment in Jones
county in favor of speedy trial, and
the circulation of petitions praying
that the guilty pair be brought To
justice without delay, it is hardly
probable that Judge Park will con-
vene a special term of court II is
understood that he is opposed to spe-
cial sittings of court on the ground
that they engender feeling and thaa
they arouse an unwholesome senti-
ment, adverse to the best interests uf
both the state and the defendants. Tha
next regular term of the Jones coun-
ty superior court is scheduled to opea
on the first Monday in April
Sympathy throughout the state. as
well as in Jones county, has been
aroused for the five younger children
of the Kings. and there are many
who have expressed a desire to con-
tribute financially to the welfare Of
these orphan little ones Such con-
tributions are not solicited by the rel
atives who are now looking after tha7
children. but will doubtless be greatly
appreciated The children are now in
the keeping Of Mrs. John King, her
self a widow, with four little children.
at Round Oak, Ga
Mrs. King has six children, but the
Oldest, a girl, is married. The other
five are Nina, aged IS; James, aged
13; Mamie, aged 10; Emory. aged s:
Charlie, aged 4. The two girls ara
really beautiful and are unusually
bright and attractive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
GETS SECOND TRIP
TO The WEST
Lee HanSfOrd Goes As Guest
Of Union Central

Mr.. Lee Hansford, Americus agent
of the Union Central Life Insurance
Co, yesterday received an invitation
to be present at convention of the
largest individual producers of the
company, to be held at Cincinnati on
January and 4. On those days the
agents all over the country who have
written the largest amounts of in
surance have been invited to the con-
vention as the guests of the company
which defrays all their expenses.
Mr.. Hansford was one Of the fortu-
nate winners of such a trip in 1911.
During the year just closed he made
an even better record The Union
Central, not only in this territory buf
throughout the country, is doing
vastly greateS volume of busin
year &Yer year
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
BOMB PLOTTERS
EN- ROUTE TO
LEAVENWORTH
LEFT ON A SPECIAL TRAIN
Convicted Labor Leaders Go
to Prison

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 91-A
special train carrying the 80 labor
union officials to Leavenworth, Kas
left here at 1910 today oyc- tho
Pennsylvania railroad. The prison
ers left the county Jail at II o'clock
sharp. Just before they emerged
they joined in loud cheering. Ed
Lewis, San Francisco, member of the
executive board of the Iron work
ers, union, and J. E. McClory, acting
secretary of the union, who are the
only officials of the union who are ou,
of Jail now, were present to see the
train off.
Strung along the sidewalk we're
wives and friends of the convicted
men. The husbands lifted their hats
to their wives and told them to be Of
good cheer and to wait patiently the
expiration of their terms. The women
were heartbroken and cried uninter-
ruptedly
AS the line of prisoners passed
along the wall of the county jail, all
handcuffed together shouts of fare
we'll could be heard on the sidewalk.
AS soon as the party entered the
train the signal for departure was
given. There was no cheering as the
train pulled out.
Many wives and women relatives OF
the prisoners appealed to be allowed
to go to Leavenworth on board the
special train, but their appeals were
denied, and tonight the entire party
reached Leavenworth, the prisoners
being assigned cells and tomorrow
morning all will be shaved, their hair
cut. prison garb supplied them and
the serving of their sentences begun.
Chester H. Krum and others Of the
counsel for the convicted labor lea1-
ers. stated today that they would at
tempt at once to procure the release
OF at least some OF the men taken to
Leavenworth.
The fact that the men have gone
to Leavenworth is no sign they are .
remain there" said Mr.. Krum I've
intend to go right on with the plans
for reversal Of me trial here,9 =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
HITCHCOCK Will
DEPOSIT FIRST
PARCELS MAIL
PARCELS POST LAW effective
Postmaster General to De-
pOsit First Package

Washington, D. c., Dec. 31-The
first package to be mailed in WASH
ington under the provisions Of the new
parcels post system will be deposited
in the city postoffice Immediately al
ter midnight by Postmaster General
Hitchcock Reports to the postoffice
department today from all divisions
throughout the country indicate that
the equipment and the workmen are
ready for the great increase of pack
age mail matter which will De dumped
on the postal service New Years day.
The system becomes operative at mid
night
While 10000 postofices will become
stations for the receipt of package
mail matter tomorrow, the great ma
jority of them will be open only a
few hours because of the New Year
holiday regulations. Officials of the
department hope that the increase of
package business will, therefore, be
gradual and that the postal system
will be able to adapt itself to the de-
mands of the new service before the
end of the week
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
ANERICUS HAS
32,442 BALES
WAGON COTTON
RECEIPTSTO DATEEXCELLFNT
And Point to Normal Crop
In Sumter County

Thirty-two thousand, four hundred
and forty-two bales cotton have been
received at Americus warehouses Of
tie 1912 crop according to accurate
figures given out last night at the
five warehouses. These figures are not
estimates Of aggregated daily receipts,
but the actual number bales, as shown
by the books.
The announcenen ent is rather sur
prising, as heretofore it was general
ly supposed that warehouse receipts
to the close Of December would scarce
ly exceed 10000, &hile several esti-
mates of $1,000 bales @SAe se,~idercd
excessive
The totals at the five warehouses are
6lOO bales. $500 bales, 1O112 bales, 1870
lales and $500 bales-a total of 81
442 bales The opinion is expressed
that Americus will receive 1909 or
500 bales additional of the present
crop, making a grand total of 9S 500
or probably $4,000 bales
These receipts of 32,442 bales is
wagon cotton only, and does not in
clude shipments from other points to
the local compress. 1t is cotton that
was hauled here from farms, sold here
and the proceeds spent here
These receipts of 32,442 bales COM
pares with 1880 bales received 20
this date last year of the bumper
crop of 1911. 1t is nearly 1000 bales
in excess of the crop of 1910 at this
date, with which the present crop has
been compared during the season, both
these having been considered normal
years.
With 32,442 bales marketed in Amer
icus already Sumter county has, in
deed, made an excellent cotton crop
more particularly when it is consider
ed that the crop was gathered lin good
condition and sold for good prices.
probably an average price of eleven
cents per pound.
On that basis of estimate this cro3.
already marketed and, for the greater
part, sold has brought the farmers the
round sum of $1,784,31O.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
CUPS SHALL BE CARRIED
BY PEOPLE ON TRAINS
Central Railway viii Enforce
This Rule

Americus people and general public
will carry their individual drinking
cups when they ride on the Central
railway this good new year. This re-
quirement will become effective oh and
after January 18th, according To an
nouncement.
All cups and glasses now in depot
waiting rooms and on passenger trains
will be removed.
This order is being printed In cir
cular form to be disseminated over
the lines to officials whose duty lit will
be to carry out the order.
The action follows an order issued
by the secretary of the treasury car
rying out the provision of a public
health act passed some time ago, at
which time its provisions we're noted
in the press.
The railroads will continue to fur
nish the ice water in coolers as Ii now
does for the convenience of lis patrons
but no cups will be supplied and those
] who desire to use the water win have
It provide themselves with cups
It is presumed that convenient
arrangement Will be suggested by
which the passengers who do noIt care
to carry their own cups can l0btair
substitutes on the train as in the form
of paper cups sold by the newsboy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
LEESBURG MAS0NS
ELECTED OFFICERS

Leesburg, Ca, Dec. 31.-At their re-
cent annual election of officers, the
local Eureka Lodge, No. BAT, Free and
Accepted Masons, chose the following
officers to preside over the lodge dur
in the coming year: A. w. Goodwin, w.
NJ; S. B. Smith, S. w. HR.Stovall,
Treas; H. E Kennedy, Sec'y.; ]. M.
Johnson, Tyler; w. G. Martin, s. D.;
e. e. Morgan, J. D.; L. r. Massey, s.
s.; E. B. Martin, J S.; ]. NJ Hines,
Chaplain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-01
This WINTERS GOODS ARE
OFFERED AT Low PRICES

The semi-annual clearance sale Of
Ladies', Misses and Childrens Gar
ments is still on at Ansleys.
The entire stock of the best manu-
facturers output has been placed on
sale at one-third to one-half off.
This is purely a seasonable sale. to
sell winter stock of 1928, and the
opportunity offers to the public TO Sc
cure goods of exceptional quality at
very low prices.