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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
CLUBWOMEN' :
A|D|SSECURED
FOR LEVEE BILL
Four National Bodies Also En-
listed in Fight for Flood Pro-
lection on Mississippi,

MEMPHIS, Nov. 1>-Modern wom-
an, the Fifth Estate" has been en-
listed in another of the country's
great problems. The clubwomen Of
Eastern Arkansas are going to help
the Mississippi River Levee Associa-
ton secure a completed system Of
levees from Cairo to the Gulf of Mex
leo.
Their assistance was secured when
John A. Fox, secretary manager Of
the Mississippi River Levee Associa-
ton, spoke to the Forest City Dis
trict Of the Arkansas Federation, as
sembled at Osceoa. Mr. Fox found
the Arkansas women keenly alive to
the seriousness Of the work he leads.
Ready to lend their powerful support
to any project for the betterment of
State and nation, the Arkansas wom-
en- quickly offered their help.
Grain Dealers Enlisted.
The action taken at Osceola was
but one of the four favorable devel-
opments as regards the levee bill. At
New Orleans the National Grain
Dealers, at the suggestion Of the
Philadelphia, Pa, delegation, adopt
ed resolutions favoring the Ransdell-
Humphreys bill, which provides for
$50, 100000 appropriation to complete
the levee system The American So
ciety of Engineers devoted several
hours to the discussion Of the sub
ject, and the Mississippi River Levee
Association also received word that
the American Bankers in convention
had adopted resolutions favoring ma
tlonal control of the flood problem.
Secretary Manager Fox attended
the two meetings at New orleans and
spoke in enthusiastic terms Of the
progress the fight for levees is maxi
ing:
Encouraged by Prospects.
I'VE are meeting with success
everywhere in this valley, and 1 am
more than encouraged by the re-
Spouse that is being given us from
every part of the United States" he
said in discussing his trip. "The OPP
portunity afforded me to address the
grain men enabled me to lay clearly
and concisely before them the prob
lem of the 100000 people who live in
the alluVial valley. | showed them
that we are called upon to bear the
tHIllt GhpSISe VI SOlluuItllAS " Inv
sea the flood water of 81 States. Gov
ernor j. Y. Saunders, OF Louisiana.
preceded me and gave a splendid ad-
dress on the flood question"
Speaking of the grain convention,
Mr.. Fox said:
at means a great deal for Pennsyl-
vanians to take up this fight for us.
was agreeably surprised when the
Philadelphia delegation, comprising
some of the biggest grain men in
the country, offered to introduce our
resolution. 1t was also gratifying to
find that the people of New Orleans
generally are as much in favor OF me
levee proposition as those citizens of
the delta above. The Newlands ad-
vocates have bu; little foothold in
this section of the country"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Teacher Describes
Death Of Former Self
Asserts TransmIgratIon idea Just
Dawned on Her-Creates Spir-
itualistic Grandmother.
SOUTH NoRwALK, CONN. Nov.

SOUTH NORwALK, CONN, Nov.
Mrs. s. S. Raymond, a school
teacher of New Canaan, has aston
ished her friends with declarations
and graphic tales of several previous
eXistences, thereby proving, she says,
the truth of the TRANSPORTATION of
souls.
In one case she recites the details
Of her death, when as a child Of she
plunged down the cellar stairs Of her
home in Rowayton. In another in
stance she visited her parents in a
prior existence, and they recognized
and loved her.
Mrs. Raymond states that she never
got any ideas on TRANSPORTATION from
friends or books 1t simply dawned
on her. She now remembers that her
grandmother communed with spirits,
and thinks she must have inherited
the peculiar faculty of mental retro
spection from her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
-Cornered Race
For Mayor Of Dalton
Candidates Announce for Municipal
Primary on December 10 in
North Georgia City.

DALTON, Nov. with Council
man Joseph Boyle, H, ]. Smith and
H P. Coward eliminated, it is prac-
tically certain that the race for May
or in the December 10 primary will be
a four cornered affair, with Council
man w. E. Wood, Councilman Frank
Bell, Councilman B. R. Bowen
and ex-Councilman S. J. Mcknight
as candidates.
Jesse Holland has announced for
Councilman from the Fifth Ward. He
and John C. Smith, the announced
candidate to succeed Councilman
Thomas in the Fourth Ward, have
no opposition. In the First Ward
Councilman Smith and eX-Council-
men r A, Hamilton and John Wills
are probable candidates. In the
Eighth Ward. D. S Stewart and ex-
Councilman George King are talked
of to succeed Councilman Bell.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Birmingham Grand
Jury Has Big Task
Faces Investigation Of Fifteen Muir
ders-WiIl Report on Convict
Road Building.

BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 1.-The Sep
TENDER Grand Jury, in recess three
weeks, will resume work Monday. and,
according to the foreman. Joseph T.
Wiley, there will be work enough to
keep the inquisitorial body busy for
four weeks more.
Fifteen murders and several auto
mobile accidents are to be investi-
gated. Burglaries and other crimes
also have been numerous during the
recess.
The final report promises to be a
little sensational, as the claim is be-
ing made despite the big records,
that officers are not enforcing the law
against vagrancy enough. II is pro-
posed by the Grand Jury, which has
made an investigation. to make a full
report on the working OF county roads
by conviCts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Government Maintains Oil and
Gas Land Belongs to In
dian Tribes.
MACKEY CASE is APPEALED
Arkansas and Cimarron Fields
Declared To Be Worth Mil
lions Of Dollars,

MUSKOGEE OKLA, Nov. 1.-The
right OF ownership and control of the
Creek and Cherokee nations to the
beds of the Arkansas and Cimarron
Rivers is TO be contested to the last
ditch.
This was made known when It was
announced that the United States
District Attorneys Office had received
orders to appeal the Philip MaCkey
case to the Circuit Court of Appeals,
and TO the United States Supreme
Court, II need be, to finally determine
Fhe interest of the two Indian nations
in the river beds.
Portions of the beds of the Arkan-
sss and Cimarron are underlaid with
enormous deposits of oil and gas,
While the sand and gravel rights alone
amount to thousands annually.
Disputes Haskell Lease.
In appealing the Mackey case on
behalf of the two tribes, Che Govern
ment will assert the claim Of the In
dian nations to these valuable rights,
as well as the first interest in the Oil
and gas mining leases recently grant
ed to c. ~ Haskell and others by
the State School Land Department,
by authority Of the decision Of Dis
trict Judge Ralph Z. Campbell that
me tItie 10 inc river peas PASSED. from
the tribes to the State at statehood.
Some time ago members of the
Mackey family granted an oil lease to
Cyrus T. Avery and others on a small
strip OF ground near Tulsa, between
the meanderlng line and the water
line of the Arkansas River by virtue
of the right that he land bound ID
the Mackev allotment and was with
in the meandering lines of the river.
Several wells were drilled, which
came in at big figures.
Few Wells Drilled.
1t was then that the Government
filed suit against various members of
the Mackey family.
Few wells have been drilled, but
the Government hopes by quick ac-
ton to prevent the drilling of as
many wells as possible before the
case is finally decided
Oil men do not hesitate in declar-
ing that the oil rights involved
amount to millions of dollars.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02

chology, he has framed his letters so
that they are well calculated TO
arouse fear and horror.
The fears of the three prominent
women who received the letters were
allayed when an investigation took
place. julius Rosenwald, who is the
well known Jewish philanthropist
declared that he subjected the letter
received by his wife to thorough eX-
animation, in the course of which an
expert bacteriologist was called In.
There was revealed, however, only II
strip Of gelatin. which held the fold
ed sheets of the letter together.
1t was found the sheets were so
arranged that when they We're pulled
apart, a greenish gray powder would
fly on the clothes or into the face of
the person opening the letter. This
powdery substance, analysed, proved
to be the harmless mold that proha-
bly, gathered on the top of spoiled
fruit or jam.
Letters Are Identical.
The letter sent to Mrs. Rosenwald
was a duplicate Of those received by
Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Butler leading
detectives to believe that the plan of
the blackmailer never varies except
as to the amount demanded. Each of
the letters declared the mere opening
of the envelope liberated 1000, 900
deadly germs, which would cause a
high fever within nine days. They
asked that the money be placed in a
certain spot. and said the serum
would be dispatched at once.
The letter was worded as by a man
who knew his ground, declaring,
among other things:
BY opening this letter you
have liberated about 1000 900
healthy baclli, propaGaled by
myself. Without a doubt you are
infected by this time.
MY prophylaCtiC win destroy
any number of the germs OF this
zymotic disease If used before
the ninth day. DO not come in
close contact with any one dear
to you.
EMO One Is Safs."'
mo human body Is impervious
against this disease. A person
infected generally suffers within
"a hours with slight chills along
the spine
up to the present, only abou,
one person in a thousand has
rccuperated after goiuE through
all the stages Of this disease.
JnupuplegIN you VIII take mo Tor
an impostor. but only for a day
or two, or until the baciln begin
10 generate.
u have 500 persons possessing
worldly goods on my list, men
and women of every section, and
OF almost every State. Your
name was chosen by fate"
Attempts have been made through
means of GeCOES 10 glu,urp tI. Iafttr
writer lie claims to be a 1907 rr3d.
uate Of Heidelberg in medicine and
bacteriology.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
GERM NOTE EXCERPTS

Here are extracts from the
deadly germ" letters written to
several wealthy Chicago women
and supposed to have been sent to
prominent Georgians as we'll:
Opening this letter you liberated
100000 vigorous baciIli.
You are infected by this time.
My prophylactio will DESTROY
this zymotic disease if used before
the ninth day.
Do not come near to anyone
dear to you.
No human body is impervious to
this disease.
Only one person in a thousand
recuperates.
Within "a hours you will feel
the first symptoms-slight chilIs
along the spine.
You are chosen by fate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Jacksonville U. D. G. \
Plan Convention Trip
Florida Division to Have Special Car
and VIII Stop Over at
Pensacola.

JACKS ONvILLE, Nov. This
city will be we'll represented at the
General Convention Of the Daughters
of the Confederacy in New Orleans
November 11-16. The special car TO
be run under the auspices Of the
Florida division will Stop over In Pen
sacola for one hour, Civ ng passengers
time to get a glimpse of the western
metropolis Of Florida.
A trip around the harbor Of New
Orleans has been arranged for the
delegates by the officials Of the Ores
cent City for the afternoon Of No
yember IL,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Squirrel, Thought To
Be Rabid, Bites Boy
Then Attacks Another Orlando, Fla,
Lad Before Being Shot-Ex-
amined for Hydrophobia.

ORLANDO. FLA. Nov. IA
squirrel which may have been rab-
i'd, attacked Swear old Richard Rog-
ers, grandson of City Clerk C. A
Boone, and bit the little fellow badly.
The lad was entering Mr.. Boones
home with Philip Frye, an older play
mate, when the squirrel sank its
teeth through his thumb. The lad
screamed with pain, and shaking the
animal off rushed into the house.
The squirrel then leaped for Frye's
face, but the boy succeeded in fight
ing 1t off. 1t then clawed at the
screen door until it was shot.
The head was sent to the Stats
Board of Health for analysis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Would Rewrite Bible
In Baseball Parlance
Holy Book Should Be Made Vivid and
Interesting, Says Member
of Church.

RICHMOND, IND, Nov. MEM
bers of the Friends Church were
startled by the declaration OF Horace
Swan, a prominent English member
of the society, visiting in Richmond.
that the Bible needs to be so revised
that ii will be read with as much in
terest as a newspaper description OF
an American baseball game.
1T should smack of the parlance OF
the bleachers and verbiage of Coney
Island" ne said
One phrase in the Bible, Let us GO
hence" Mr.. Swan would change to
read: ITO the hay for us"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
MOTHER! IT'S CRUEL TO FORCE OIL
OR CALOMEL INTO 4 SICK CHILD

bowels need cleansing give "Califor-
MIA Syrup of Figs" Its action is pos
tive, but gentle. Millions of mothers
keep this harmless fruit laxative"
handy; they know children love to
take 1t; that 1t never fails to clean
the liver and bowels and sweeten the
stomach, and that a teaspoonful CIV
en- to-day saves a sick child tomor-
row. 1t should be the first remedy
given as it always does good, never
any harm.
Ask your druggist for 80 cent bot
tie Of California Syrup Of Figs"
which has full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown.
ups plainly on each bottle. Beware OF
counterfeits sold here. See that 1t Is
made by California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
contempt.-(Advt)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
GLIB. POTATO GROWN BY
SAVANNAH CITY FARMER

SAVANNAH, Nov. John Pratt,
avenue. has the prize for intensive
farming He produced enough pota-
toes on two acres to store a large
barn, and sold the neighbors enough
to buy himself a horse. One Of the
vegetables weighed nine pounds, four
and half pounds heavier than the
one a North Carolina farmer gent
President Wilson.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
C0ALING STATION SOUGHT
FOR SHIPS AT SAVANNAH

SAVANNAH, Nov. THAT Ss-
vannah will soon be supplied with an
immense colliery for tramp steamers
Is to-day strong probability follow
ing conference between officials OF
the Seaboard Air Line and the Clinch-
field Coal Company.
With a coaling station here steam
ers that go to Norfolk as the closest
coaling port will uload their freight
at Savannah to go through the At
lanta instead of the Richmond gate
way.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
"CaIifornia Syrup Of Figs" Can't
Harm Tender Stomach,
Liver, Bowels.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the physics that mother
insisted on-castor oil, calomel, Ca
thartics. How you hated them, how
you fought against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do The children's revolt is well found
ed. Their tender little "insides" are in
jured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
MAYOR ASKS CHILDREN TO
ENFORCE ANTl-SKATE LAW

SAVANNAH, Nov. Mayor Da-
want to-day issued an appeal to every
little boy and girl to help him in the
enforcement of a law that has laid
dormant on the statute book many
years:
mo more skating on the sidewalks"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK AT
C0RDELE'S CELEBRATION

CORDELE, Nov Governor Sla-
ton to-day wired Secretary L. S.
Daniel, OF the Cordele Chamber Of
Commerce, accepting the invitation
10 deliver the address of the day upon
the celebration of the city's twenty
fifth birthday, or silver anniversary
In behalf of the ladies of Cordele
and Crisp County, Secretary Daniel
has also rendered an urgent invita-
ton 10 Mrs. Slaton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Germ Blackrnaaer Has Southerners on His List
Georgians May Have Paid for Sure Cure Serum

Mrs Frederick NJ. Steele of Highland Park, Ill., of tn
wealthy who received letter pretending to nclose 2OOOO
deadly bac demanding money for the certain and only
below, portions of the letter she opened
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
SeIf-StyIed Heidelberg Bacteri-
oIogist Successful in Brighten
ing Victims, Police Believe,

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The names Of
a number of Southerners. including
several wealthy Georgians, are said to
be on the mailing list OF the mys-
terious person who is sending death"
letters in a most ingenious black
mail scheme.
Wealthy families have received the
letters. In each there was the start
ling announcement that by opening
the letter the recipient liberated dead
ly germs, which would cause a fever
and ultimate death unless a certain
serum. known only to the writer of
the letter, was used. The mysterious
writer offered to SEND the serum n
return for various sums. which varied
from s2,5 to $4,000.
The deadly germ" letters were re-
ceived by at least three prominent
Chicago women--Mrs. Frederick A..
Steele, Of Highland Park; Mrs julius
Rosenwald, wife Of the president Of
Sears, Roebuck e. Co, and Mrs. But
10
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-02
Others Keep Silent.

The writer declared he had a list %
300 wealthy persons he intended 10
frighten into the payment of large
sums, and that his intended victims
lived in every part of the nation. 1t
is believed a number OF other per-
sons besides the three named have
received the deadly germ letters,
but have kept silent.
The police think also that the letter
writer already has met with consid-
cradle success. Apparently well-ed-
ucated and a student of practical psy-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-29
AT NEWPORT.

fBy Telegraph 20 The Tribuno.l
Newport Aug. 2S.-The first OF a series
OF afternoon teas was given b. Countess
Annie Leary AZ Park Gate this afternoon.
Mrs Stuart DunCan's barn dance will
be the feature entertainment tomorrow
evening 1t will be preceded By several
dinner parties. The largest OF these Will
probably he that 10 be given by Mrs.
c. +. Hoffman IN honor OF Miss Marie l.
Rodewald Of New York. who arrived to-
day with her father Mrs. j. j. Mason
and Mrs. William T. Glyn Will also he
dinner entertainers tomorrow evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt are
returning from New York on Saturday.
They will give dinner parties at Oakland
Farm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings Of next week, the nights II
the Newport horse show. Dancing VIII
follow the Wednesday night dinner party
Registered ~ the Casino to-day were
Albert T. Kennedy, of Philadelphia;
George Brooke, Sd. OF Birdsboro Penn,
visiting Elbridge T. Gerry. Hoffman Nil
Ter. of Tuxedo Park. l.. McVickar, Of New
York. and Frederick c. Fearing. OF New
York.
DIR. and Mrs. Preston 7. Satterwhite
have returned from Bar Harbor on the
steam yacht Isis They will remain for
the horse show
Count Gunter Won Bernstorff, son of the
German Ambassador, is a weekend guest
Of Baron Won Lersner at the German En-
bassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. WagstaH have
returned 10 West lsllp, Ions Island AFTER
a visit with Mrs Amos Tuck French
Mrs. Wagstaffs mother.
Walter {. Cabell has returned from
weeks stay in New York.
Mrs. Maude Howe Elliot is going TO Bar
Harbor next week. where she will be
guest OF Nine. Loudon. wife Of the Minis
for from the Netherlands
Mrs. Henry =. Perry, who was operated
upou Wednesday night for appendicitis,
was reported at the Newport Hospital to-
day as resting comfortably. Mrs. Charles
de /. Oelrichs. who was operated upon at
the hospital some time ago, is able TO sit
up a short while eacn day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-29
LOW FACTORIES MUST
Z HAVE SAFE STA|RWAYS
State Industrial Board Orders
Enclosed Exits from All Places
Used by Workers.
ACTS ON CARMODY OPINION
Buildings of Fewer than Five
Stories To Be Equipped with
Fireproofed Passageways
After October /.

The Industrial Board Of the State De-
partment of Labor. at a meeting here YES
terday. adopted regulations for inclosed
stairways in factory buildings OF fewer
than five stories
The opinion of Attorney General Car
mody that the board had the power TO
adopt regulations and establishing re-
quirements and standards for the con-
structon. equipment and maintenance OF
factory buildings in addition TO those
demanded by the express provisions OF
the statute itself was presented to the
board by the chairman, William {.
Rogers. acting Commissioner Of Labor.
The opinion further says the legisla-
ton does not offend any constitutional
provisions. and concludes:
Il consider the powers Of the Industrial
Board along this line TO be beyond ques-
ton, and l advise that the proposed
regulation is entirely within its jurisdic-
ton and line OF duty"
Acting on the opinion. the board adopt
ed the following regulation:
"In all factory buildings less than hve
stories in height in which more than
twenty-five people are employed above
the ground floor. or in which, regardless
Of the number OF persons employed aru-
Giles, goods. wares. merchandise or prou-
ucts of combustible material are stored
hacked. manufactured or in the process
OF manufacture. all interior stalrWays
serving as required means OF exit, ana
the landings platforms and passage"ays
connected Herewith shall be Enclosed on
all sides by partitions OF fire resisting
material extending continuously from the
basement.
where the stairway extends TO the TOP
floor of the building, such partitions shdI.
extend 10 three feet above the ROOF All
openings in such partitions shall be pro
vided with self-closns doors constructed
of fire resisting material, except where
such openings are in the exterior wall OF
the building.
THE bottom Of the inclosure snail De
~ Nrenroof material at least four inches
thick. unless tho fre resisting parutiohS
extend TO the cellar bottom
such Enclosure Of stairways snail not
re- required in factory buildings in when
tbere Is an exterior inclosed hreprool
stairway. or a horizontal exit serving as
=. roo,,ired means Of exits as defined In
section 7gl. subdivisions and 9 OF the
labor law. Where approved autoihaV'0
sDrinklers are installed throughout such
buildings. such inclosure Of stairwayS
stau not he required unless more than
eighty persons are employed above tho
ground floor. -,,s. tho
Another regulation adopted forolds ''.e
stor,np Of combustible articles on star
..s,s landings. passageways or pat
|or,os or under any stairway unless
s,,ar stairway and any partitions or doors
9,---.,,oaar ere protected or constructed
Of non-combnstible material" o.
The regulations will go lnto erect w
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