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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

disgust eve did not wear such things in those
days Even the slaves had better garments. And
we were most clean. We washed our faces and
hands often every day. You boys never wash unless
you fall into the water or go in swimming"
Neither do you, Granser," Hoo-Hoo retorted.
IL know | know. | am a filthy old man, but
times have changed. Nobody washes these days,
and there are no conveniences. 1t is sixty years
since | have seen piece OF soap. You do not know
what soap is and shall not tell YOU for am telling
the story of the Scarlet Death You know what sick
ness is. We called it a disease. Very many of the
diseases came from what we called germs Remem-
Der that word germs. A germ is a very small
thing Ii is like a woodtick such as you find on the
dogs in the spring Of the year when they run in the
forest Only the germ is very small 1t is so small
that YOU cannot see it"
Hoo-EIoo began to laugh
''You re a queer un, Granser talking about things
YOU can't see. If you can't see EN-, how do you
know they are? That's what want to know. How
do you know anything you can't see?"
A good question, a very good question, Hoo
Hoo But we did scc-some of them We had
what we called microscopes and ultramiCroscopes,
and we put them to our eyes and looked through
Them 50 that we saw things larger than they really
were and many things we could not see without the
microscope at ALL Our best ultramiCrOsCope could
make germ look forty thousand times larger A
mussel-she is thousand fingers like Edwin's.
Take forty musscI-shes, and by many times larger
was the germ when we looked at it through a micro
scope And after that, we had other ways, by using
what we called moving pictures, of making the forty
thousand-times germ many many thousand times
larger still And thus all these things which
our eyes Of themselves could not see. Take grain
Of sand Break it into ten pieces Take one piece
and break it into ten Break one of those pieces into
ten and one of those into ten and of those into
ten and one of those into ten and do it all day, and
maybe, by sunset, you will have piece as small as
one of the germs,
The boys were openly increduous. Hare-Lip
shifted and sneered and Hoo-HoO snickered, until
Edwin nudged them to be silent
The woodtick sucks the blood of the dog, but the
germ being so very small goes right into the blood
Of the body and there it has many children. In
those days there would be as many as billion
a crab-shcll please-as many as that crab-shell in
one man. body. We called germs heterogeneous.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

SYNOPSIS OF Previous INsTALMENT-It
was in the year 2o73. Sixty years had
passed since the Scarlet Plague had tumbled
civilization back into the hunting and fish
ing stage. The last survivor Of the great
disaster was telling his savage grandchildren,
as they sat on the deserted beach near San
Francisco, of how it all happened.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
By
Jack
London

When a few million, or a
billion, Of them were in a
man, in all the blood Of a
man, he was sick. These
germs were a disease. There
were many different kinds
of them - more different
kinds than there are grains
of sand on this beach. We
knew only a few of the
kinds. The micro-organic
world was an invisible
world, a world we could
not see, and we knew very
little about it. Yet we did
know something. There
was the bacillus dHtkydciS;
there was the miCr0c0ccuS,
there was the Bdcierifm
teymo, and the Bacterium
idctis - that's what turns
the goat milk sour even to
this day, Hare Lip; and
there were SChizo-mVCetes
without end. And there
were many Others "
Here the Oldham launched
into a disquisition on
germs and their nature, US
ing words and phrases Of
such extraordinary length
and meaninglessness that
the boys grinned at one
another and looked out
over the deserted ocean till
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Chapter II

Nd I was very happy, continued
the old man, land | had beautiful
things to eat. And my hands
were soft, because | did no work
with them, and my body was
clean all over and dressed in the
softest garments -" He sur
viewed his NANCY goat-skin with
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
]. STAUNTON MOORE
DIES AT HIS HOME
Prominent Retired Merchant,
Veteran and Churchman
Passes AWAY.

Though he had been Ill for more
Than year. ]. Staunton Moore. sixty
nine years old. retired wholesale
grocer and one of the most prominent
citizens In tho East End. died suddenly.
this morning shortly before 1 o'cIocj.
AT his home. 200 East Broad Street,
his death will como az shock to a
"ide circle OF friends. While Mr. Moore
hRd' been in i'll health for some time.
ms Death was not regarded as immi :
nent' and 1t was n great blow to the
Immediate members OF his family. Yes
terday he appeared in his usual spirits
anu MS death came unexpectedly.
Mr. Moore was one of the leading
members of st Johns E,pisconal
Church; and prominent in Masonic Cir
Sies. lie was president OF the local
1iNisIon o. the Sons of the American
heVoiutiofi: He was member of
George r. Pickett Camp and n. f. Lee
Camp. United Confederate Veterans.
Virginia Regiment Association. having
served through the War Between the
states as private in Company ID OF
that regiment
Mr. Moore. who was a native of
Richmond, was we'll known for years
as wholesale grocer. AT one time
he was president OF the Wholesale
Grocers' Association. He retired from
active business about ten years ago
Besides widow. he leaves five sons
Ernest W.. Joseph l.. Richmond. Harry
ters. Mrs. c. F. Berry and Mrs. w. l..
Phillips.
Arrangements for tho funeral will
be announced to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
DYNAMITE USED
TO CHECK FLAMES
Business Section of La Grange
Destroyed, Causing Loss of
$4,000.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.

Newborn, N. C.. May 2-For the fourth
time in less than two years. the little town
OF La Grange. located on the Norfolk-s South
ern Railrond between Newborn and Colds
boro. was visited by disastrous fire this
afternoon. The fire originated in a restau-
rant near the depot shortly after o'clock.
and within two hours time had laid
ton OF the business part of the town "a
waste doing damage which is estimated
ut about $50. 900. From the restaurant the
flames spread TO carriage shop and de-
stroyed that Wilson's store was next con-
sumed. and the blaze then spread to r. O.
Creecy's dry goods store. and before the Are
had been eNtinguished the depot. Mewborns
1ewelry store. Aldridge's store John Fields's
establishment, the La Grange Grocery Com
pany. Isler g Ffeldss establishment, and
several other small buildings had been burn
ed to the ground.
II was necessary to use dynamite TO check
the progress OF the flames. and one building
was blown UP with this. Telephone and teie-
graph wires were burned down. and there
Is connection with the town tonight.
There was scarcity of water. and the small
fire department was handicapped in Its work
this account. II being necessary to get
water from several wells in the vicinity of
the blaze. The fire was without any doubt
the worst that ever visited that town.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
DECLINES CALL
Hcy. II. Ernest Warren VIII Not Ac-
cent Position of City Missionary.

y
cept Position of City missionary.
{ Rev. F. Ernest Warren. rector OF
1 Meade Memorial Church. has decided
..sto decline the position of city mission
cary. which was offered to him two
weeks ago by the Richmond Glorious
Got the Episcopal Church. letter no
8t'fying the City Missionary Association
Sof his decision was sent in to tho sec
ar.fary yesterday.
Y Mr. Warren has been in charge OF tho
ESouthside church for nearly two years
iinnd has been unusually successful n
extending the work Of tho parish.
stY!hen It became known that he was
considering the question of leaving
This fiel8 the members OF the congre-
: cation united in their efforts TO re-
tain his services. 1t was by their mr.
E * ent solicitation that he was induced
Il, decline the call. Plans for q new
church building, which he was instru-
mental in launching, are well under
way. 4 site has been purchased and
considerable sum toward the new struc-
turc has been raised. 1t is hoped that
the actual construction viii start be-
= fore the end OF the year.
The position which was offered Mr..
Warren was filled by the Int DR.. John
Moncure. who lost his life last year
while attempting TO save a colored SER
want from drowning. Mr.. Warren was
selected TO fill the place at the. last
meeting Of the clcricus. His decision
will he presented to 1t at the next
meeting. which will be held Monday
morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
NEGROES ALMOST
MOB White MAN
He Is Rescued by Sheriff and
Posse and Landed in Rock
ingham Jail.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. !

lSpeciai TO The Times Dispatch.
Wadesboro, N. C.. May 2.-The mob
bing of a white man by negroes is be
iievcd to have been narrowly averted
at Pee Dee this afternoon by Sheriff
Lowcry, assisted by about TWENTY-FIVE
citizens Of Wadesboro. Lilesville and
Pee Dec.
The trouble arose over the report
that young white man from another
county had attacked a colored girl yes
tcrday afternoon News reached here
last night that the attack had been
committed, and Sheriff Lowery went to
Pee Dee early this morning
Before his arrival. however. the girl
is said TO have pointed out the young
man In question after he had been ar
rested by c. A. Musselwhite. of Pee
Dee. When the girl Identified the man
near Musselwhites store, more than a
dozen pistols were pointed at him, and
but for the quick work of two negro
men. Wat Spencer and Ben Pratt he
would have been riddled with bullets.
Spencer threw himself on the white
man. while Pratt knocked ono pistol
aside both pleading with their people
to desist. MIR. Musselwhite stood his
ground. and covering the mob with his
pistol, declared he would kill the first
man who fired n short He. with the
assistance of the colored men. carried
the white man into his store. About
this time Sheriff Lowery arrived on
the scene.
He went into the store and barri-
caded the doors and windows. He
| then teiephoned to Wadesboro for a
posse. seeing that 1t would be danger
Gus to move his prisoner at that time,
as more than five hundred negroes
were at the place. attending a lot sale,
and school commencement The
sheriff's call for help came here about
II o'clock and was responded TO by
twenty men from this place armed with
repeating shotRuns. rifles and pistols.
They left here within less than thir-
ty minutes, going down on train
which passes here at 1910. and arriv-
ing there. they helped the sheriff to
put the prisoner on the train and carry
him to Rockingham, rather than bring
him through the country to Wadcs-
boro. Negroes crowded around the
train, but were held back by the posse
who stood with guns drawn. deter
mined to defend the sheriff and pris-
oner. At ] o'clock another posse. con-
sisting Of nearly fifty men, had formed
here, and the men were armed. ready
to go to the assistance OF Sheriff Low
ry, and some had started when word
came that he had boarded the train
with his prisoner. While the girl has
Identified the man, there are many who
do not believe the right person has
been captured. 1t is said that he can
prove an alibi.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
BANK CLEARlNGS

New York. May Blank clearlngs in
the United States for the week ending
May l aggregate S2,09S, S13.OOO against
S%1 900 last week and SS,577,5S1,-
600 in this week last year Following
are tho returns for this week. with
percentages OF change from this week
last year:
New York, sI.7ss,54s.ooo; decrease.
17S.
Chicago. 1901. 1000; decrease. 1873.
Boston, s146,004.000: decrease, 1916.
Philadelphia. Sl6t,762.000; decrease,
81. Louis. S77,1e9 600; increase IA.
Pittsburgh, S63,77 900: increase. S.S.
Kansas City, s54 600. 900; increase, @.
San Francisco, $5o,293.0oO: increase.
ia.
Baltimore. s3b57o .00O decrease, LAG.
Cincinnati. $23. 401. 900: decrease, 20.9.
Minneapolis, S19,S43.000; increase. e.
Los Angeles, 100000; increase. L.
Cleveland. S2S.1S2, 600; increase. IL.
Detroit, S23,564,0o0; increase. 10
New Orleans, 1912, 900; decrease.
As.
Omaha. s16.0e4,00o decrease. 80.
Louisville. S14.333. 900: decrease, 90.
milwaukee,, S1i.493.0O0; increase, 81
Atlanta. S9.5b6,000: decrease. 26.7
Seattle. Sll,S32,000; increase, is.
Portland. Ore. $685. 900; decrease,
PA.
St. Paul ss.ess.oOo; decrease. ls.s.
Buffalo. s10,7S5.OO0; increase s.
Denver, sS.465.O 900; dec,Hase, A.
Providence. s7,499. 900; decrease, ISL
Indianapolis. S7.6SS. 900: decrease 1872
Richmond, S7,267, 900; decrease l27
Memphis. s6,S31, 900; increase. ST.
Washington. S7.504 600: increase, 90
Reading. Pa, $1.6S2, 900: decrease. SIS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
LUMBER YARD FIRE
CAUSED BY BOYS
Believed That Youngsters
Smoking Cigarettes Started
$4,000 Blaze in East End.

| Small boys smoking cigarettes in the
alley In tho rear of the lumber yard OF
Henry Beckstoffer, Jr, between Tween
ty-seventh and Twenty eighth and r
and Streets. are believed 10 have
| caused the fire which destroyed thou
sands of feet of lumber and three sheds
yesterday afternoon, entailing loss
or probably $4,000. partially covered
by insurance.
Smoke was seen issuing from cor
ner of the lumber yard at 1915 o'clock
by members of engine company No. IL
ana No. truck, both stationed directly
across the street. Investigation showed
that fire had gained considcra BILE head
way in one of the larger sheds near the
alley. n general alarm was sounded
and In few minutes a second alarm
was turned in. After short but hard
/ fight. the hremen, under the direction
of Chief Joynes and Assistant Chief
Raffo. had the blaze under control. but
! IL was some time before 1t was finally
eXtingushed One stream was kept
playing on the great mass OF charrcd
wood until after o'clock last night
Splendid work was done by the fire.
mon in preventing the names from
spreading. The yard is surrounded by
frame dwellings, and at one time 1t
was thought that some of these were
doomed. but by good management the
blaze was practically confined TO the
rear of the yard. ana occupants OF the
houses escaped any great damage. Sew
eral of these houses were slightly
scorched by the heat. When it looked
as though the flames would eat their
way into the dwellings occupants lost
no time in removing furniture into the
street.
u can give no accurate statement
| concerning my loss" said Mr. Beck
! stoifer. Il carry small amount of
insurance At present ! have no idea
how much lumber has been burned.
believe, tho fire was started by boys
smoking cigarettes in the alley back
OF the yard"
1t is not believed that the loss will
be much in excess of $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
Even Most Chronic Sufferers
Find Relief After a Few
Doses Are Taken.

Backache, urinary disorders and
rheumatism are caused from weak, in
active Kidneys, which fail to filter out
the impurities and keep the blood pure,
and the only way on earth to perma-
nently and positively cure such trou-
bles Is to remove the cause.
The new discovery, Croxone, soon
relieves such conditions because 1t
reaches the very roots of the disease.
1t soaks right into the stopped up, in
active kidneys, through the walls and
Innings; cleans out the little altering
cells and glands; neutralizes and dis
solves the poisonous uric acid sub
stances that lodge in the joints and
muscles to scratch and irritate and
cause rheumatism; heals the infiamed
membranes of the bladder. and cleans
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03

Ash-ville. y. c.. May 1.-The s,r,k. -, -.
n,o,ormeh and conductors on the local lines
,'ht ashevilie Power and Light Coppany
Mh,cIi was declared last Saturday nj noon
.i,ue" d. w" clock Tonight when the com.
nans announced Its Willingness to make Ger
,",, "u .a''es IN me wages OF the men, The
new rate ranges from - cents an hour for
, ,ne nIst year to p cents an hour for tn.
~ Tn year ana every year thereafter
ne settlement of tho strike was brourh,
ABOUT hy the good Offices Of t;overuor CIT.
My arr,Neo mere this morning, and a com.
,nlttee OF ton citizens appointed nj a ,nasr
,,nectIns las, night After two conferences
DctNeeh the company oricials headed ~
Iharies Il; Johnson of Raleigh. n. e.. presi-
u ,ne OF me company. and tho committees
INC ioca company accepted the couuitt,e',
proposals and these. IN turn were ACCENTED
D! representatives of the Street Car Work.
qhent meeting. o'e
Ihe STRIKERS VIII return to work to.mor-
TO" morning under the new seal. OF wages
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
SLEEP DISTURBING BLADDER WEAKNESS
BACkACHE- RHEUMATISM, QUICKLY VANISH

out and strengthens the stopped up.
lifeless kidneys so they filter and slit
all the poisons from the blood, and
drive it out of the system.
So sure. SO positive, SO quick and
lasting are the results obtained from
the use of CroXone that three doses a
day for a few days are often all that
is required to cure the worst backache,
regulate the most annoying bladder
disorders and overcome the numerous
other similar conditions.
1t is the most wonderful preparation
ever made for tho purpose. 1t is so
prepared that IL is practically impos-
sible to take it into the human system
without results
An original package of Croxone costs
but trifie, and all druggists are au-
thoriZed to return the purchase price
If CEoxone fails to give desired results.
regardless of how old you are, how
lonE you have suffered, or what else
has failed to cure Observation-Disclosures.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
SUFFRAGE ADDRESS
Mrs. breckenridge TO Speak Befor.
Equal Suffrage League 'ru-NiEI,t.

Mr.. Brcckinridse TO Speak before
Equal Suffrage League 'ra-NiEIt.
Mrs. Dcsha Breckinridge OF Licking
ton Ky. who is to give a suffrage adj
dress In tho auditorium OF the John
Marshall High School tonight at sis
o'clock. arrived In Richmond yesterday
afternoon. and is spending tho week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Valentine
Mrs. BreckinridGe VIII be n promi
ncnt figure In the Playground Congress
next week. and has engagements to
speak at various points throughout tho
State. AS an able worker and leader
In educational MS we'll az suffrage
work. her name stands high IN her
native State and throughout the South.
AS speaker she has deservetQy n rcpu-
tation excelled by few. The Equal
Suffrage League OF Richrr ond. under
whose auspices Mrs. Breckenridge will
be presented tonight, extends an in
vitation to the public to come and hear
her
Mrs. Valentine will preside at tho
meeting Mrs. Breckenridge will be In
troduced by Rev II. ID. C. Maclachlan.
pastor of Seventh Street Christian
Church
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
Roth Cases Arc Dismissed.

On payment of court costs. r. r..
Baber. young Southsider. was dis
missed yesterday morning when ar
raiSned before Justice n. a. Maurice.
In Police Court, Part H., on a charge of
annoying Samuel j. Neal. Counter
charges against Neal were also dis
missed.
The difficulty between the two young
men occurred Thursday night, when
Baber was alleged to have made in
sulting remarks to Neal as he passed
crowd OF men with young woman.
An argument resulted. but no blows
were struck Warrants were taken out
by both.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
WILL MEET NEXT
At NEWPORT NEWS
Especial to The Time.-pispatch.l

Alexandria Va. May 1.-The business Sea-
sion of the State convention. Order of East
ern star which convened here yesterday.
was concluded this afternoon with the an
nual election of officers.
During the day the business disposed OF
was or n routine nature. banquet was
rendered the delegates tonight at Westmin-
ster building OF the Second Presbyterian
Church. which served by the members
of Martha Washington Chapter. Order of the
Eastern star, this city. Several of the dele
gates made addresses.
This afternoon the following officers were
elected: Evely Waidwell Heath. grand
worthy patron Newport News; a. G. Quarles
worthy grand patron. Richmond; Minnie
Iirsch. associate grand matron Fredericks-
burg; Henry X. Field, associate grand pa
tron Alexandria,: Henreitte Barbour. grand
secretary, Lynchburg: Mary j. Crooker,
grand treasurer. Norfolk; Charlotte Taylor,
grand conductress, Roanoke; ANNA Horod
grand associate conductress, Richmond Kate
NJ Carin Alexandria. appointed grand
Ruth. Newport News was chosen the next
convention city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
Sent On for Trial.

Waving a preliminary hearing, Tom
GrimmaRe and Jim Carter, negroes.
were sent on to the Chesterfield Cir
cult Court for trial when arraigned
yesterday morning before Magistrate
l.. w. .Cheatham. in SwansDoro Court.
The men arc accused of cutting com
panion in n general mix-up on n South
ern train near Bon Air last Saturday
night
&c. c. Jenkins, charged with stealing n
bulldog from John Thrift, was dis
missed.
Kcnney and David Ellis were each
fined So and costs for assaulting Booker
Blanton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
GOVERNOR is DEFEATED

Albany, y. Y. May o-The Senate
judiciary Committee voted to-day to
report adversely the bill of Assembly
man Aaron Levy, which would compel
the incorporation OF the Stock tx
change. This action was taken in tho
face of an emergency message sent by
the Governor to the Senate, in which
he asked that the stock Exchange bill
be favorably reported by the committee
and passed.
The Senate. by a vote of 81 to s,
adopted the adverse report of the com
mittee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
BUT GAME is WON

Especial to The Times d ispatch.l
Paterson. n. j.. May "a home run
hated out by high school boy In
n vacant lot won the game for his team
In the ninth inning to-day.
The ball caromcd off the head of
Andrew Van Ninwegen, a baker, who
was driving past the ball field, and
landed on the back OF his horse.
The horse ran away. and the baker.
partly stunned by the blow, tumbled
off his wagon as 1t ran into a telegraph
pole. The horse continued a gallop
until the wagon was wrecked.
The baker, baseball fan. decided
to make no complaint when he heard
that the ball that hit him had brought
in homo run and won the game
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
New Pastor at Galway.

Rev. Carter Ashton Jenkens began
his passionate ut Calvary Baptist Church
on Wednesday night, under the most
suspicious circumstances. Three were
received for baptism and one by expe-
rience. Al least 200 people were pres
ent At the initial service. The congre-
cation is very enthusiastic. a,d geat
results are anticipated. Mr.. Jenkins
will preach tomorrow morning on
Love. the Solution OF the Worlds
Problems" The night theme will be
"Crucined With Christ" After the
evening sermon baptism will take
place
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
with south.idc BolI CIub,.

At Athletic Park this afternoon the
Adkins team. of the Richmond League,
will play the American Clothing Com
rany Both teams are in excellent
trim and a good game is expected.
Eurk & Co. tho other Southside team
In the same league. will play the King
ans, at Fairmount.
Plans are being made for the forma :
ton of n Southside League, to play
under the protection of the Amateur
Baseball Commission. An application
for protection under the Glass G rules
has been made. Otis Hinnant will head
tho organization.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-03
In southside Churches To-Morrov.

At Cowardin Avenue Christian Church
tomorrow. Rev. Frank W. Long, the
pastor. will take az his subjects: morn
ing IA Forgotten Secret; night.
Things Which Accompany Salvation"
In Decatur Street Methodist Church
10 morrow. Rev. Roscoe NJ. White, tho
pastor. Will preach at both services.
At the night service Miss Irene Saw
age will sing.