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The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

| Thomas Pierce, of the Confederate Al
tillery. -..
The Lee being taken to Beaufort, fifty
four of her passengers and crew were
taken on for transportation to New York.
in order that their testimony as to the
capture might be given, the remainder
of the ships company was left on board
the vessel, which was ordered to Boston.
The Federal officer assigned to corl-
mand the Lee on her. voyage North was
cautioned to keep all officers and men
on duty armed, to guard against the
prisoners rising and attempting to seize
the ship.
A story told by some OF the block
ade runners' crew was to the effect that
the Lee had treasure on board. Official
notice was taken of this by the Federal
naval officers, as her prize master was
cautioned TO take extra cars that the
ship be safely taken to Boston. There
had indeed been $4,000 in gold on the Lee,
but II had been landed at Halifax, for the
Johnson's Island expedition.
"Runner' shows Fight.
The capture of the Lee was keenly re-
GREETED by the large blockade-running
community at Wilmington. 1t came at
time when captures were seriously af-
fecting the amount of supplies brought
steamers were taken in, one week, OF
which the Lee was the fourth, and the
Ella and Annie, captured the same morn
ing near Cape Fear, was the fifth.
The capture of the Ella and Annie was
attended by exciting scenes and the
spilling Of blood.
An hour before the Lee was sighted
by the James Adger, the commander Of
the U. S. S. Niphon, stationed of New
Inlet, a channel of the Cape Fear River,
saw a steamer near the beach and gave
chase northward. While the chase was
in progress another runner" was seen,
steaming southwark. As the latter might
get into the river unless stopped, the
Niphon started landward, to cut the new
conner of.
The movements of the blockade run
ner soon indicated a purpose of show
ing fight, rare circumstance on the
blockade. As the Niphon came up the
steamer headed directly for her, az il
to run her down.
The steamers were but a few hundred
feet apart when this move was made |
The helm of the Niphon was hastily |
but the two steamers, going at |
top speed, came together with a crash
Fortunately te blow was a glancing
one or the Federal vessel and possibly |
the blockade runner would have been
sent to the bottom.
As the vessels crashed together the
gunners of the Niphon opened upon the
blockade runner with grape and canister
The muzzles of their guns were but a |
few feet from their target and the pro-
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federate flag at her main truck was
hauled down, and the people on board
lined her rails to watch the approach
of a boat with boarding party from the
Adger.
The Federal ofiicer who received the
surrender q the Lee asked at once for
her papers and flag. He was told that
the flag had been burned. and that the
ship had no papers
Search of the vessel revealed valuable
cargo which, the boarding officer later
reported. included IA large cases and
bales Of shoes and blankets, some bales
Weighing two tons" $50 cases of Austrian
rifles, $50 bags of saltpetre (for making
POWDER, sixty-one barrels OF salt, provi-
sions and thirty pigs Of lead.
A list Of the steamers passengers con-
tained the names of c. Z. Stewart. Bel
gian. consul at Wilmington; Horace
H. webber, and H. w. Rookie, lieuten-
ants in the Royal Artillery, and Capt.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
AMONG SOCIAL CLUBS
D. A. R.

Monticello Chapter, d. A. r.. held the
November meeting on last Tuesday after
noon, With Mrs. Abrahams. s7o5 Morrison
street, with Mrs. Buach, the regent. pre-
siding. The paper OF = the day. on
thanksgiving Days in Colonial Times"
was sent from Philadelphia by Mrs.
Wiies. and read by Miss Levers, the his
torian. The chapter voted s. month
70 the support Of an additional probation
omeer Tor the District. to be paid until
more are supplied by Congress The chap
ter also contributed literally to the fund
70 purchase and put In place a new pull
pit Tor historic old st. Johns Church. IN
Prince George County, Md. The exer-
cises were interspersed with music. Plans
Tor the winters work were outlined
During the social hour refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Col John Donelson Chapter, d. A. r.,
met Friday evening with Miss Mary Will
cox at her apartment In M Street. the
regent, Mrs. Edwin +. Geyer. presiding.
hon Cato Sells commissioner OF In
dian Affairs, made a short address; Mrs.
Cora Bacon Foster gave an account OF
the unveiling OF the Braddock Monu-
ment at Uniontown. Pa. and Mrs Mary
=. Lockwood. one OF the founders of the
ID. "A. K, spoke in her usual happy vein.
Several visiting regents were present The
chapter was well represented. and in
dorsed the movement providing for an
additional probation officer for the Dis
trict.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
Esperanto Club.

The Esperante club, .lntenacia.'' held
lie official meeting last Monday evening
at its quarters IN the Stewart Building.
corner Of Eighth and y streets North
west reem Hl 3
Nominations for the Offices OF presi-
dent, secretary. and treasurer for the
ensuing year were made, 70 be voted on
az the Bext official meeting. the first
Monday m December
The club meets regularly every Monday
evening Tor, the discussion In Esperanto
OF current events.
All persons wishing 10 learn something
concerning Esperanto are cordially In
vlted 10 attend these meetings.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
Lees Captain Faint-Hearted.


When the Robert E. Lee left Bermuda,
On November ), she had on board seventy
six persons, including several officers of
The Confederate government and some in
the service of foreign countries.
The vessel was commanded BY an Off
Ger who was making his rlrst voyage on
her. Under her former commander, Capt.
John Wilkinson, of the Confederate Navy,
the Lee had run the blockade at Whining
ton twenty-one times, had taken out be-
tween 5000 and 1900 bales of cotton,
valued at 100000 gold, and had carried
into the Confederacy equally valued car
goes of arms. munitions Of war. and
military stores.
The steamers new commander-his
name does not appear in the records
lid not have the assurance of Capt
Wilkinson. On approaching the coast
he failed to put on the bold front that
was essential to success in the busi-
ness of a blockade running captain. On
making the land he wished to turn the
command of the vessel over to the pilot.
The pilot declined to take command un-
Ill the vessel had arrived of the bar of
the Cape Fear River, on the ground that
he was hired for taking the vessel into
the river and not for navigating her at
sea.
This deadlock resulted in the vessel be-
ing headed away from her objective point,
and up the coast, the captains purpose
being to await another opportunity for
running through the blockading fleet or
Cape Fear.
His resolution to keep near the coast
was fatal to his plans. Daylight found
the Robert Z. Lee in a deep bay, OF blight
Of land, below Beaufort. 1t chanced
That as she pursued her course along the
coast a Federal steamer, the James Ad-
ger, which had been on the blockade on
Cape Fear and was bound to Beauford
Tor coal, hove in sight.
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he notified by card or otherwise OF the
time set
Arrangements have been completed TO
have Department Commander Daley
and Adjt- Gen. .Lemuel r. Fugitt. with
the other officers OF the garrinon. receive
by the Garrison Drum, Fife and Bugie
Corps. composed OF twenty pieces. and
form an escort 20 the hall. whore Il is ex-
pected tol have q iittiha reception. fol-
lowed with refreshmeRt served by. Ad-
miral David D. Porter Garrison Auxiliary.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
Twentieth Century Club.

The members OF the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club of women will hold their first
monthly meeting of the season on
Thursday morning at All Souls Unlta-
rian Church. The entertainment pro-
gram will follow the business session.
Mrs MargarIta spauIding Terry Will
read an original story and Miss Florence
Spofford an original fable, entitled
Nothing Now" At the close Of the
meeting a Iuncneon Will De served IN the
parlors OF the church.
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burn. Of the Confederate army, fell into
the hands Of the FederaIs.
These papers included diplomatic cor
respondence, showing that the Confed-
crate ENJOYS abroad had lost hope of
foreign intervention: copies of contracts
for supplies to be shipped by blockade
runners; a list of vessels building abroad
for the Confederate States: descriptions
of vessels building near Mobile. and In
formation that various blockade run
ners, including the R. E. Lee, were prop
erty of the Confederate government. and
not of private individuals, as had been
supposed.
The Cornubia's captain ruefully re-
marked that 'the Confederate govern
ment could better afford to lose almost
any other vessel g.
The steamer was laden with powder,
arms, saltpeter, and lead
Tomorrow-The Alabama in the
Straits of Sunda.
Copyright lsl3)
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
LEVY OUT FOR SENATE.
Representative Would Occupy Seat
EIihu Root Now Holds.

EIihu Root Now Holds.
Representative Levy Of New York
yesterday announced he would be a can
didate next year for the place in the
United States Senate now filed by Eiihu
Root.
Mr.. Levy said that in due season he
would make a more formal announce
ment. accompanied by a statement In
which he would discuss public questions
at length Mr.. Levy numbers among
his accomplishments the administration
banking and currency bin.
"kt least % per cent Of the ideas in
that measure were taken from a bill
that had previously introduced" said
Mr.. Levy.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09
Found Guilty of Girr. Charge

A verdict Of guilty on the charge Of
felonious assault on a girl twelve years
old was found against Hugh W. Roney
in Criminal Court No. / yesterday.
Roney lived in q houseboat on the Ana
costa River, and the assault Is said to
have been committed on the boat August
q. Roney denied the charge His bond
was raised to 5000 and Roney was COM
mitted to jail pending payment.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

The Importance of the personality of
the teacher in any system of schools is
emphasized by DR.. p. p. Claxton, United
States Commissioner OF Education. in
a recent letter to the 100 county. town
ship and district superintendents in the
United States.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-09

Representatives Of the army ana navy
set as well as Of both houses OF Con-
gress
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Steamers Flag Burned.

The Adger at once gave chase to the
Lee, and in forty minutes came up with
her. A few shots sufficed to bring the
blockade runner to a stanGstill. The Con-
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out their expedition and make arrange
ments for securing a steamer with which
10 capture the garrison at ,Johnsons Is
and.
Her passengers having departed, the
Robert Z. Lee discharged her cargo of
cotton. which sold for $4,000 gold. Part
Of this money was for the use Of the
Johnsons Island expedition The re-
mainder was devoted to the purchase Of
supplies for the Confederate army. When
these were loaded the steamer sailed
from Halifax for Bermuda, where other
supplies and several passengers were to
be taken on before the voyage was re-
sumed for the coast.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
oil MILLIONS IN
HOOKWORN WAR
World Wide Campaign To Be
Waged for Eradication of
Infection.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.--A world
wide campaign for the eradication of
the "hookworm" will be one of the first
uses to which the $1O0,O00,O0O endow-
ment of the proposed Rockefeller foun-
dation will be applied as soon as it re-
ceives its charter from congress- ac-
cording to jerome d. Greene, of New
York, a trustee in several of John D.
Rockefeller's philanthropies who is
here urging the passage of the enabling
act.
The house will vote today on the
measure calling into existence the or
ganization, which. under the control of
congress, would be authorized to spend
Mr., Rockefellers millions for the ad-
vancement of civilization by every hu-
manitarian means.
Mr.. Greene expressed the belief that
the men who are to form the founda-
ton board regard the proposed fight
against the hookworm as of pressing
importance.
ITO wipe out the hookworm," said
Mr.. Greene, cit will be necessary not
only to cure the present sufferers, but
also to inculCate and diffuse such
knowledge of the laws of hygiene and
sanitation as gradually will make rein
lection impossible. But when that is
done in this country the work will be
only partially accomplished; for, unless
the hookworm can be eradicated from
those points in foreign lands which
now, through ordinary channels of
commerce, are constantly distributing
infection all over the world, the hook
worm is bound to reappear again and
again. Therefore, the campaign must
be world wide"
The campaign against hookworm has
hitherto been carried on in this coun-
try alone by the sanitary commission.
operating on a fund of $1,OO0,OOO given
by Mr. Rockefeller. The commission
Mr.. Greene says, is now approaching
the end of its resources.
"Manifesty," he declared. these can
not be replenished by the Rockefeller
foundation, unless that foundation is
brought into existence. and as the work
has hitherto been entirely dependent
upon Mr. Rockefeller for financial aid
there may be danger that it's activities
will be greatly curtailed or even stopped
altogether, unless the pending bill be-
comes a law"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
Woman Novelist Finds American Wives Wise
BEST HUSBANDS IN II, ST.

NEW YORK, Jan. English wom-
on are said to make the best wives, but
American women make the best hus-
bands If they don't get divorced first"
So sopek Mrs. Deborah G. Millar, a
well known English novelist. who has
come 10 the United States to study the
domestic relations, when asked today
for her opinion upon the American
women. Mrs. Millar will probably use
the results Of her investigation in a
"oyel t~cating upon the prevalence OF
divorce in this country.
IF il is true that American women
go to Paris when they die, l am quite
as sure that English women come here"
continued Mrs. Millar. English wives
have much to learn from American
women. The women on this side Of the
Atlantic train up their husbands in the
way they should go. If man is amen
able TO reason, he speedily takes his
place among the best husbands in the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
HELD AS CHIEF Of
P|CKPOCKETBAND
Three AtIantanS Robbed OF
Nearly $3.50 on Street Cars
in an Afternoon.

J. E. Jackson, who says he IS from
Kansas City. viii be tried In police
court today as one of the pickpockets
who separated Atlan,ans from nearly
$3.50 Saturday Jackson was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Walter Knight, who
says he saw Jackson in the act Of rob
bling James McGriff.
According to the story Of Mr.. knight,
he and McGriff, who lives a. III North
Boulevard. were leaving the Biiou the
alter. when he saw jackson rob Nc
Grif Of his pocket book and slip IT to a
man standing behind him, Knight
grabbed Jackson. but in the excite
ment the other man got away. Jackson
denies the story told by Knight
In the arrest Of Jackson the police
believe they have the leader Of the
three men who robbed three persons in
the heart of the city Saturday after
noon. Three robberles were reported
to the police and In each case the de-
scriptions Of the men suspected tailed
j. W. Lawton. Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company reported to the
police that while waiting for Decatur
street car at Five Points he was robbed
of $500. He said he had just drawn the
money from the bank and had walked
to Five Points to catch the car As he
boarded the car he discovered his loss
He described three men who had jostIed
him shortly before he found he had
been robbed
Another Five Points victim was NJ,
Frost, a salesman for the Tripod Paint
Company. He told the police that he
was jostled by three men while waiting
for a Whitehall street car and later
discovered he had been robbed of Sis.
r. NJ. Thompson, of Stone Mountain,
also notified the police that as he was
In the act of boarding a Decatur car at
Pryor and Edgewood avenues he was
bumped by three men and that after
he got on the car he discovered his
pocket book, containing $40, was miss
Ing
Jackson, when arrested, had $50 1t
is believed that he was the pickpocket
OF the crowd and slipped his loot to his
confederates
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
WOMEN HURT WHEN
HORSE DASHES INTO
CROWD IMPROVING

Mrs. j. A. Curtis. 32S North jackson
street, who was badly injured by being
Knocked down in a runaway accident
at Peachtree street and Auburn ave-
nue.. was reported improved at Grady
hospital today. 1t is not thought her
injuries will prove fatal unless internal
complications develop. Mrs Curtis,
who is SO years old, sustained four
broken ribs. a broken collar bone and
many bruises and contusions.
Andrew Hutchinson, S34 DeKalb ave-
nue., to whom the horse belongs, said
that while he was loading his dray at
Fairlie and Poplar streets a negro
teamster drove into his horse and
frightened it. Before he could grab
the reins the animal had started on a
wild run down Auburn avenue The
Peachtree crossing was crowded as the
animal approached and Mrs. Curtis did
not see the horse until it was too late
Mrs. NJ. E. Patterson, daughter of
Mrs. Curtis, also was knocked down
and sustained a number of bruises
Mrs. Mary Whatley. of 124 Garnetl
street, suffered a broken ankle through
catching her foot in the frog of street
car switch while she was trying to
dodge the animal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20

world That is what | mean when / say
that American women make the best
husbands.
Before / came here 1 had met only
two Divorces in all my life, for in
England divorces are still spoken of in
hushed voices after the children have
been sent from the room. Divorce here
is an institution and is regarded with
the nonchalance of eating and sleeping
Another thing which has struck me
as strange here is the restaurant and
hotel. Why, l have heard women dis
cussng the walters strike as though it
We're vital. over here it seems that
most women have the habit Of eating in
restaurants. In England women look
upon an occasional trir TO a restaurant
as a great treat"
Speaking Of suffrage Mrs. Millar said
that American women seem to regard it
as a side issue or a fad, whereas in
England it is vital question.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
LAW ON |NQUESTS
HIT BY CORONER
Oonehoo Declares He Couldn't
Probe Staying of Negro by
Policeman Properly.

County Coroner Paul Donehoo. in
discussing the indictment of Policeman
w. c. Folds for the Staying of a negro
declared today that the state law gov
erning the cOroner's office was faulty in
many respects
Donehoo's criticism of the law came
when he sought TO correct the impress
had been eXonerated by a coroner's
jury
LAS matter Of fact" said the coro-
ner, "the law does not permit me to
hold an inquest in any case of homicide
where there are eyewitnesses. 1t is
this feature of the law that should be
altered at once.
Il believe the law should require
coroner's investigation of every killing
accidental or otherwise.
Such an investigation should have
been made in the case Of the killing of
the negro Daniels but l had no power
to call an inquest when there were six
or seven eyewitnesses of the shooting"
The coroner explained that he made
a preliminary investigation of the af-
fair and found the stories of the eye
witnesses and the story of the police
man did not coincide.
While had no official power to call
an inquest, | felt it my duty to put the
information | had received from two
eyewitnesses before the solicitor was
satisfied from my preliminary investi-
cation that a complete probe should be
undertaken" continued Mr. Donehoo.
Folds, who was indicted by the grand
jury late Friday afternoon and arrested
Saturday on a bench warrant, is held in
the Tower today awaiting the judgment
OF superior court on the subject of bail.
Solicitor Dorsey is authority for the
statement that the officer would not be
admitted to bail without a formal
showing before superior court judge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
CHARGES FILED AGAINST
AUGUSTA POLICE CHIEF

AUGUSTA, GA. Jan. 20.-CharginR
that the Augusta chief of police, George
p. Elliott, is conducting the police de-
partment of this city in an Outrageous
manner" Police Commissioner f. G.
Kalbheisch. of the Fifth ward, has de-
handed that the power of the chief be
curtailed and that the commission run
the department
Mir Kalbfieisch alleges that Elliott
arrests people without sufficient cause
I'm many instances and that in others he
arrests people without warrants and
confines them in filthy cells until he
chooses to take action in their cases
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
% UTE BRAVES
DEFY SHERIFF
officer, Ready to Arrest Indian
Slayer, Awaits Advice From
WASHINGTON.

CORTEz, COLO, Jan. 2O.-Fyf.,.
Indians are intrenched in Tho i'sy Cts
Iains miles from here readv noun
resistance should Sheriff GaT.i+ 10 oite'
out his intention of taking Rio d ' tSa.i.y
chief, by force. The Utes I'D i,ao oct,
nounced that they will fight rat ir'Ns an
surrender the chief, who is wa ,,,ta iyL ,n
the alleged shooting of Josenb ' W., LoF
Mexican sheep herder. eael
The sheriff, with 100 deputie, /,
the mountains ready to move -, - IN
Utes. Proceedings have been I Ia NE
however, pending advices from, T waited
ington. Indian Agent John Snoo w sSa-
appealed to by the county antbo.,""ds
to intervene in the matter, lSU nI.
advances were rebuffed. The 1 Tpgd's
left their reservation. Smear '''u .S,
graphed the interior department '' !. +,
advice. '"' lof'
The Indians are said to he ao,,,...,
by a feeling of resentment becaYs o'es
insults said to have been dis o y
against them by camp of sheen ' bor5
ers. The Indians attempted to [e,u
near the sheep men and a f7ebt any tI,g
lowed. 1t was in this fight tbat p.
Rabbit is alleged to have killed Vio5aS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
Russia Backing
Servia'S Claims

LONDON, Jan. 0-Instructions were
received by the Russian ambassador to-
day to insist on behalf of Servia for the
cession Of important Albanian cities of
Prisrend, Orchrida and Dibra. These cities
are important commercial centers in in
terror Albania and the Servian govern
ment contemplates connecting them with
new railway line If they become Servian
territory,
The Russian ambassador will uphold
Serva's claims upon the cities in the am
bassadorial conference
Adviccs from Constantinople improved
the situation today. as they strongly in
Dictated that the porte is about ready to
yield to the demands of the allies. The
Balkan ultimatum delivered in CONSTANT
nople today is intended to hasten action
by the Turkish government on the pow
ers collective note
A Paris dispatch says the powers are
agreed that all the Turkish territory
bounded by Lack Scutari, the Boyana
river and Dalmatia shall he coded to
Montenegro, If Montenegro does not get
the city Of Scutari. This would give
Montenegro about 400 square miles of ter
ritory In addition, the powers will in
sist that Mount Taradoach and Mount Ro-
dizga be ceded to Montenegro.
Both of these are strong strategic po-
sitions Members of the Balkan peace
delegation said they could not map out a
definite course of action until after Tur-
KEYS reply to the powers note is given.
This reply is expected after the meeting
of the national assembly in Constantine
pie tomorrow.