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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
NURSE LEPER
Inmate Of Soldiers Home in Nil
waukee Sacrifices Liberty to
Nurse His Comrade.

Milwaukee.-When physicians at
the Soldiers Home at West Allis def
initely determined that an inmate,
Vernon D. Bennett. was q leper, they
called for volunteers to nurse him.
Fred W. Curtenious, another inmate,
has announced he would take the
place.
Curtenious, like Bennett, served
through the Spanish-American war.
He is listed in the books at the home
as "52, laborer, a Protestant, unmar-
ried and friendless."
In accompanying Bennett into the
exile which the latter's isolation in q
| shack at the home means he virtually
renounces the world. Physicians say
that in time he will probably contract
the disease. Ten Civil war veterans
also volunteered to nurse Bennett
All were over 70 and too feeble, Il
was decided, to do the work.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
HOUSE COMMITTEE PREFERS SUB
sTITuTE TO SMITH MEASURE.
LATTER PASSED SENATE.
MAY PASS THIS SESSION
Measure Provides Tax Of One-FIftn
Cent a Pound Unless Contract Is
in Accordance With Condi-
tons in Bill.

Washington.-The house committee
on agriculture completed its consld-
Grafton of the cotton futures bill and
decided to recommend the Lever sub
stitute, somewhat modified, for the
Smith bill that passed, the senate two
months ago. The senate bill, it will
be remembered, forbade the use OF
any means of communication between
the states unless the contract for fu-
ture delivery was made in accordance
with conditions therein set down.
The Lever bill, which the committee
hopes to get through the house at this
session, provides a tax of one-fifth OF a
cent per pound unless the contract IS
in accordance with the strict, but not
impossible conditions set forth in the
bill. If the contract complies, then the
tax shall not be collected.
Chairman Lever withheld any DEN
mite information as to the changes IN
his bill made by the committee, saying
that he desired to first reduce them
to accurate form
The chief of these isuses was as to
the meaning of the sixth condition.
which, at the time the issue was
Joined, read as follows:
"All tenders of cotton under sucn
contract shall be the full number OF
bales involved therein; that on the
fifth business day prior to delivery the
person making such tender shall give
to the person receiving the same writ
fen notice of the date of delivery, and
that on or prior to the date SO fixed for
delivery and in advance of final settle
ment of the contract the person max
ing the tender shall furnish to the per-
O receiving the same written notice
or certificate, stating the grade OF each
individual bale to be delivered, and,
by means of marks or numbers, ident1-
fying each bale with its grade"
The other issue was as to the method
to be used in ascertaining the com
mercial differences between the grades
contracted to be delivered and the
grades actually rendered. The mem
bers Of the committee, at the last con
ference, indicated a perfect willingness
to make changes SO as to make the
ascertainment a workable proposition
but the question as to whether in max
ing the change the lawmakers, through
failure to understand all the compli
Gated minutae of the market, havt
been able to accomplish what they ant
the cotton exchange men desire To-
the elimination of the abuses.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
CLAIMS PRESIDENTS CHAIR
Carranza Announces That He Is Pro-
visional President Of Mexico-ln-
sjsts Mediators RECOGNIZE Him.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Advices from Du-
range say Gen. Venustiano Carranza
virtually has assumed the position OF
provisional president of Mexico, an &C.
ton he has persistently refused to
take heretofore, although urged to do
so by his political advisers.
Carranza, 1t is announced, will Inn
mediately establish the provisional
government in the City Of Saltillo and
will demand of the Niagara Falls me-
diators that they give into the hands
of the constitutionalist provisional
government the work Of establishing
a permanent government in Mexico.
Rebels generally have believed that
ultimately Carranze would be willing
to brave Villa, set aside the title OF
the first chief Of the constitutional
lists and assume the position OF pro-
visional president. 1t has not been
known that an understanding has ex'
listed between Villa and CarranZa that
neither was to push himself forward
as president, but it now Is said that
Villa has been made to see that ne
lacks the education and world knowl
edge to make him suitable for 2 presi
dent, while he especially is fitted tt
lead the army of Mexico as its com
mander-in-chief.
There will be no provisional vice
president. This has been decided upon
, Of his provisional cabinet, Carran1
already has decided upon Luis Cabe
g rera for the portfolio of foreign re
lations. 1t is announced that he ha
been instructed to proceed immediate
ly from New York to Saltillo. By nan
S ing Cabrera, Carranza forestalls
possible action of the mediators, VIII
rebels believe, have been considerin
him for provisional president.
Rafael Zuzaran Capmany, now rel
resenting the rebels in Washington
also will be In the new cabinet. Fe
e dinando Iglesias Calderon, leader {
e the liberal party in Mexico, also hs
d been decided upon for a cabinet pos
ton, but the portfolio has not been s
r lected.
IS To safeguard the provisional car
N tai, as we'll as to pursue rowing ban'
a. of federals in the country around 81
tillo while Villas army is attackir
cities to the south, Gen. Pablo Go
le zales has moved his entire force
5000 men from Monterey to Saltillo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Sal, 100000 BILL PASSES
Two Battleship Program Provided IN
Annual Measure-Plan Third
Dreadnaught.

Washington.-The senate passed the
annual naval appropriation bill, carry
ing about Sal, 900, 900, providing for
the administration two-battleship con-
struction program and authorizing in
addition the building of a third mod
ern dreadnaught with money to be
derived from the sale Of the battle
ships Idaho and Mississippi.
The measure now will go to confer
ence between the two houses. At the
last moment an amendment was add
ed to create a special committee to re
port on the location and cost Oh a GOV
eminent armor plate factory.
A similar provision in the measure
as 1t passed the house had been elm
| mated by the senate committee.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
STEFANSSON SAVED FOOD
Party Of Explorers Take Supplies and
Go to Island When Boat
Sinks in Ice Field.

Seattle, Wash. - Gable dispatches
from st. Michael and Nome, Alaska,
indicate that when Vilhjalmur Stef-
ansson's exploring ship Karluk was
crushed in the arctic near Herald
Island, northeast of Siberia, January
16, last, the men saved all their in
struments, supplies, dogs and food,
and left only the crushed hulk and
it's coal cargo when they headed east
over the ice to camp on Wrangell
Island.
The experience of the Karluk proves
that the drift of the ice sheet from
Point Barrow is not northerly, as has
been supposed, but westerly. Both
Stefansson and Amundsen had be-
lieved that a ship entering the pack
at Point Barrow would be carried
across the pole and to Greenland.
Probably the shipwrecked men passed
the winter in comfort, having dogs to
carry them on hunting expeditions.
1t is expected that the Canadian
government will authorize Capt. Rob
ert A. Bartlett, who is at st. Michael
where he arrived after a dog team
and sea journey from Wrangell Island
to engage a ship to 60 to the island
and bring off the Is men maroonet
there. The Karluk's men will be
landed at Nome, but it is not likely
they can reach there in time to board
a vessel bound for Point Barrow, from
which place they could strive to joiI
the second division of the Stefanssol
expedition at the mouth of the Mac
kenzie.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Think. N. Y. Thieves outdone Mexico.

Patchogue, N. VA. Salinas, Jr., a
Mexican, formerly of Ensenada, who
came here before the present Mexican
situation developed and purchased an
automobile garage, declares he is 60
ing to write a letter to President
Huerta asking the latter to aid him
in recovering his gold watch and wal.
let, containing $50, which were taken
from his person in the Pennsylvan!
station.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

New York.-The body of John l..
Griffiths, late United States consul
at London, who died suddenly in Eng
land, was brought back to his native
land on the Carmania. In reverence
to the memory of Mr.. Griffiths, the
flags on the Cunarder were at half
mast, as we're those at the pier.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Daughters.

Neutrality-suspicious. John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi will be the
orator of the annual meeting OF the
Daughters of the Confederacy, IN
Washington, at the New Willard no
tel. The meeting will be the most
important in the years work OF the
daughters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Banker Ends Life.

San Francisco.-George H. Luchsi
ger, president of the Homboldt Sa
ings bank, one of the largest fina
cial institutions in the city, committt
suicide by inhaling gas. Financil
worry was given as the cause.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Ranid Prooress in Mediation,

Observation-Disclosures indicat'
ing rapid progress in mediation of the
Mexican situation were held here be-
tween President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan and diplomatic officials.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Men GROWING Better.

Atlantic City, n. Former Judge
Allen B. Endycott, in his address to
The graduating nurses at the Atlantic
City Hospital, denounced the foilies
of modern women.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Mansion DESTROYED.

Windsor, England. = A fire which
the police say was started by suf-
fragettes destroyed a mansion near
here. The house was formerly the
residence of the Duchess OF Suther.
land.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

Vera Cruz,-Twenty-one employees
OF the constitutionalist arsenal at Ar
coma, Puebla, were killed when TWEEN
fv-one cases of dynamite exploded.
0ne hundred and fifty rebels were
kiIlcd In ambush at Mataya white
marching against San Luis Potosi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Export Report Issued.

Washington.-German and United
Kingdom methods employed in export
trade relations with South America is
the principal trend of a report issued
here recently by the Department OF
Commerce.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Cotton Condition 74.3.

Washington.-The government bu.
reau of agriculture announced the con-
dition of the cotton crop to have been
TAB per cent, compared with 1911 last
year and 7S.9 two years ago, and a
10-year average of S0.4.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Tampjco Riot Stoned.

Washington. - Constituencies au-
thorities promptly quelled an incipient
anti-American demonstration by intoK-
icated poems at Tampico, according to
Rear Admiral Badgers report to the
navy department.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
urue Law Aqainst Slavery.

Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin
legislature vice commission will rec
ommend a white slave" law provid.
ing against the transportation of
women from county to county or city
to city within the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Report Pleases Rebels.

Tampico.-There was wild enthusi.
asm among the constitutionalists when
Il was learned that official assurance
had been made to Washington and
transmitted to Gen. Carranza that
Huerta has consented to resign.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
eescues Pet From Fire.

Philadelphia. Pa.--After lingering IN
agony for more than twenty-four hours
lanes Morley, s years old. died. The
child plunged int q fire to rescue his
Kitten. and received the fatal burns.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12
Confirms Report.

Vera Cruz, Mexico-Brig. Gen. Fun
ston confirmed the report that the
steamship Ypiranga, of the Hamburg
American Line, had discharged her
cargo of munitions of war for Gen.
Huerta at Puerto Mexico.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-12

Towanda, Pa.-Mrs. George PR
ton, a farmers wife, living near hei
who was supposed to be dying wi
cancer Of the stomach. emitted a q
streak snake two feet long !
large around as q mans finger
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28
SLOW MARKET HAS
DOWNWARD DRIFT
TRADERS AFRAID TO RIsk VEN
lures IN ANY DI-
RECTToN.
GENERAL LIST HEAVY
Worldwide RELAXATION
MONEY MARKET IN STRONG
CONTRAST WITH POSITION
IN OTHER YEARS

NEW YORK. March @7.-Tncreas-
ing dizziness was the principal feature
If the stock market today. The
9eslines fell 70 about half the volum Q
u The scale Of transactions which
MSS been maintained on the average
81 late. The market was so stag
nAnt indeed that traders wers afraid
10 risk ventures IA 4 one way or the
sther.
This made the press,ere which ap-
Feared look less like speculative raid
ma than liquidation The secondary
feature Of the day was me down
ward drift OF prices declines nelng
small IN q number IF issues ranging
Ill the way from specialtIes TO stand =
ard issues. The general list was
rather heavy. although the customary
leaders fiuctuated over limited
range and closed at only fractional
seclines
Reading and Union Pacific were
IS down United States Steel was
IA OF. and Amatgau1ated Copper
Eas unchanged Material losses were
shown IN American Sugar Refining.
A mersran Telephone Canadian Pa
eifc General Motors. Lehigh Valley.
Northern Pacific International Har-
In most cases the reasons for any
weakness displayed were sufficiently
familiar. having been furnished by
recent developments The movement
Of Lehigh Valley was somewhat ex-
ceptionsi. but this stock seems to
have been subject To quiet. persistent
liquidation IF late It's high dividend
rate aud itS current shrinkage Of
earnings together with government
litigation. in which the company has
fust become involved account per
hsps for some OF the selling.
II was known / nthe last hour that
President Wilson had won victory
In the first test vote in the house of
representatives on the repeal Of the
free tolls clause Of the Panama canal
act The fact seemed to have no real
effect marketwise, although the uIti-
mate triumph OF the administration
In this matter appears to be some.
thing highly favorable for values
Railroad Distress
Probably the share list owed It,
generally heavy aspect to the in
creasing evidence OF railroad dis
tress. The Norfolk Southern. which
has been paying dividends for three
years passed it's distribution toda,
and the accounts of extensive rail-
road retrenchment, not only in tn,
employment Of labor, hut in tn
operation OF trains were hardly cal
culated TO promote aggressiveness /,
values The further statements o
railroad earnings for February wer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28
ell in line with the exhibits already

ell IN line with the exhibits already
published
The aspects Of railroad news "a
measuring the inactive condition OF
general business undoubtedly served
TO depress Wall Street sentiment and
presumably TO stimulate new selling.
Worldwide and growing relaxation
In the money market at the end OF
the first quarter of the year il In I'M
common contrast with the customary
phase of money at this season. It Is
stimulating a diversion of funds into
the safest kind of collateral with re-
gard to principal. and according TO
advtces the influence OF cheap money
Is the underlying firmness Of the Eu
ropean stock markets,
In other respects the highly dis
turhed condition In the British par
lament took from stock market con-
siderations. and there was good
deal of uneasIness shown.
on the known movements of
money the local banks seem TO have
gained upwards of $4,000, 900 cash
this week. but all the circumstances
Of money are Of consequence now
only as to the general business con-
traction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28
RICHMOND sroCR MARKET.

tFeported by Caskie 9. Burch z Coz
ie15 E. Main ST. Richmond. Va)
Richmond. Va Marcn u, 1914.
STATE SECURITIES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28
BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, March 27.-Bank
clearings for the week, as reported to
Bradstreets. aggregate $3,513.9 72. 900
against s3.253, 900 last week and
S2,757, 1871 900 in this week last year
Canadian clearings aggregate sl37,
1872, 900 as against s14S.741 900 last
week and s120,3 1927, 900 in this week
last year. Following are the returns
for this week with percentage OF
changes from this week last year:
New York, $1,827, $50. 900, increase
1874.
Chicago. s31o,o94,ooo; increase
las.
Philadelphia. s142.e80, 900; increase
Il.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, March 27.--Call
money renewal. ! rs per cent: time
money, 80 days. 8: for four months.
3; for five months, 3 % IL; for six
months, 3 Ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28
Boston, s144,ss1,ooo; increase. 2s,s

Boston, s144,ss1, 900; increase. $50.
St Louis, s76,644, 900; increase.
141.
Pittsburg. s53,239, 900; decrease.
80.
Kansas City, s51 ,445,ooo; increase.
So
San Francisco, s43,263,o 900; de-
crease, IL.
Baltimore, s339S7,0o0; increase,
103.
Cincinnati s26,3os,o 600; increase.
$50.
Cleveland, $4,000, 900; increase.
IA.
Richmond, s7.443.oOo; decrease.
IL.
Washington, $6.994.ooo; decrease.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28

PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
(Reported by Rodgers. Plumer & Coz
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-28
HOW THE TERRITORY IS DIVIDED


in
East Seventh street all of South Richmond the Chesterfield and the
o
District No 2Wn include territory the city of Richmond North of James
Nc.
No 3Wl include Prince
Mddlex
William Elizabeth
Norfolk Northampton Alexandria, of
Nofo and reder
No 4Wil all following
Edward Halifax, Pnsyl
Mklnbre,
city anvi1e
District No. territory following
Rockrdg of
Franklin Floyd
Tazewe Montgomery Craig
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-09
Worsliipinq a Turtle.

At a place called Kotron. on. tine
French Ivory Coast. the natives be
lieve that to eat or destroy Il turtle
would mean death to the guilty one or
sickness among the family The fetici,
men. of which there are plenty, declare
that years ago a man went to sea fish
ing. In the night his canoe waS
thrown upon the beach empty. Three
days afterward a turtle came ashore
at the same place with the man on its
back alive and well. Since that time
they have never eaten or destroyed
one of that species, although they en-
Joy other species.
If one happens now to be washed
ashore there is a great commotion il
the town First, the women sit down
and start singing and beating sticks;
next a small piece of white cloth color
must be white) is placed on the tur-
ties back Food is then prepared and
placed on the CLOTH, generally plan
tains, rice and palm oil. Then, amid 9
lot more singing, dancing and antics
of the fetch people. it is carried back
into the sea and goes on its way re-
iOicing.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-09
First Poor Laws.

Until we'll within the nineteenth cen,
fury the poor men depended almost
entirely upon private benevolence. By
statute of Edward I'LL, 1349, it was
enacted that none should give aims
to a beggar able to work. By the COM
mon law beggars were to be sustained
by parsons, rectors of churches and
parishioners. so that none should die
for default of sustenance." and by
Richard III. proprietors were obliged
to distribute yearly sum to the poor.
The origin of the present poor law in
England is referred to the time Of
Elizabeth, 1901.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-09
Our True MoIes,

III this country there are five recog-
nized groups of true moles. two of
which are confined to the Pacific coast
and the other three are distributed
over the section east of the one hun
dredth meridian extending from Can
ada to the gulf of Mexico. In the lat
ter districts and in the greater part OF
Pennsylvania, New York and New
England the common mole occurs with
the star nosed mole and Brewers mole.
The mole is so seldom seen even by
those who are familiar with it's work
that it is often confused with other
small creatures, particularly the shrew.
the mole or meadow mouse and the
pocket gopher. However, it can be
readily distinguished by its stout, short
front limbs ending in broad, rounded
hands with palms turned outward. 1t
has rather elongated body, close,
plushlike fir, a pointed snout and
short tail. Neither eyes nor ears are
in evidence It is q creature of strict
Iy subterranean habits.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-09
A Last Resort.

Some days ago a young woman call
ed at the house of prominent doctor
and after discoursing on all the topics
of interest of the day settled down to
tell him her ailments. Among other
things, she said that she was greatly
troubled by sinking feeling"
The doctor prepared a little bottle of
medicine and gave it to her with mi
mute directions as to how it should be
taken The woman began to talk, but
at length. after many vain efforts on
his part to get rid of her. made for the
door. She had just opened it when she
turned and said
"Oh, doctor. what shall | do if this
medicine does not cure me?''
Take the cork" he retorted. They
say that's good for a sinking feeling"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-09
InexhaustibIe Rome.

Rome is wonderful" said man FL
miliar with the historic city. Rome is
ineXhaustible. There is a story that
describes Rome well.
THE pope was giving audience. He
said to a lady in black:
"'How long have you been in Rome?'
"'Three weeks the lady answered.
"'Ah,' said the pope. then you have
seen Rome!
And he turned to an American mer-
chant and asked:
land you. sir. how long have you
been in Rome"
"'Three months the American re-
piled.
"'You. then, have begun to see
Rome" said the pope. And he next
accosted an elegant woman with gray
hair.
How long, madam he asked.
have you been here?
Three years., the woman answered.
1.-The pope smiled family
You he said, have not yet begun
to see Rome New York Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-09
LA TOILETTE TO HOLD SEAT
Will Not Run as Independent Candi-
date For Governor of Wisconsin.

MADISON, WIS. - Senator la
Toilette telegraphed Lloyd Jones of
Madison that he would not be an in
dependent candidate for governor
against Emmanuel Phillip, Republican
nominee, and Judge John c. Karel,
Democratic nominee, as requested by
a conference of Progressive Republic
ans iii Milwaukee last week.
He said the nomination of a Repub-
lica1 candidate for governor was by
minority of the electors and in his
opinion involves a complete reversal
Of the established policy of the state.
For that reason he favored the plac
ing % an independent candidate in the
field. He does not believe, however,
that these facts warrant him in resign
ing from the senate to run for gov
ernor. 1t is probable former State Sen
tor J. J. Blaine of Boscobel will be
che Independent candidate for gov
ernOr
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-10-09
Catches Bio Bass With Oar.

EAST TROY, WIS. = Fred NJ.
Goctsch of Mukwonago has establish
ed reputation as fisherman, yet
he never thinks of using hook and
line. All he needs is a boat and oars
He just rows out into the lake and
watches for fish, When one comes
along he whacks it over the head with
an oar. A few days ago he came ir
with a five pound bass, which he
"ca ught" in the mill pond.