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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
SUBMARINES AND
MONITOR DEPART
GENUINE REGRET Is FELT N
BRUNSWICK AT THEIR
DEPARTURE


The monitor Tonopah and the fleet
OF submarines which have been in por.
Tor the last two days leave early this
morning for Jacksonville, and tna
winter drill grounds.
All days yesterday visitors crowded
the decks of the Tonopah, and were
Shown over the vessel by the Offices
and men with un>alling courrt sy, and
delightful hospitality. Yesterday ait
21ncon the officers entertained at a
delightful reception and dance on
Board, which was attended by quit,
a number Of the younger soc al set.
Last night at the Elks' hame the Of
hcers of the fleet were entertained at
a smoker, given ir their horon by
the Brunswick Board of Trade. Be.
SIDES the otncers, a large n mber Of
The members GOf the board AID many
ether prominent citizens were present
Several short talks were made by local
business men, as well as officers of
the fleet, who stated that the, always
looked forward to their visit to Bruins
WICK with great deal of pleasure.
They expressed the hope thai orders
CT the navy department would send
them to Brunswick again In the nea-
future.
During their short stay in Bruins
wick the officers OF the fotllla have
made many friends, and many expree-
slCns 1f genuine regret nave been
heard that they ara forced to leave
after so short a stay. The enlisted
men OF the fiotilla have spent qui' 9
a little time on shore, and have by
their orderly behavior attracted muc'.
favorable attention.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
THIS STATEMENT MADE YEsTER-
DAY BY RECEIVERS CT
COMPANY.
RUSHING on IMPROVEMENTS S
Everything Will Be in Readiness
Resume Operation on January 2o.
Price of Rosin Is Steadily Ad-
Vancing.

The receivers ca tne Yaryar Naval
stores company, no have been in til
city tor the rast teW days, reiterated
the statement ) sterday tnat the big
planE which h;i been closed for tn,
past week to Undergo a number OF
repairs, would resume oper? ton Oh
next Monday morning, as was an.
ncunced when the plant was first
closed down.
In view OF the ia that it ras becl
reported, wit. out any 10 ndatiCa
whatever, that the plant would not
resume oper4 on untf the matters
new pending IN the courts ere fia.
ally settled, this announcement by the
receivers VIII be OF interest to the
people Of the city gel orally. A large
lorce OF men have cen at work dur
pushing the repairs with all possible
rapidity in an effort to complete the
work On schedule ume.
1t is indeed encouraging to all )f
note that the price of rosin is advanc-
ing daily and, it Is believ ~, within
u few more weeks, will reach the nor
NAL price. Every aGyante Of the mar
kot makes the outlook brighter 70,
the LEGAL plant, ana there every
reason to beneve Il at it VIII not -
many mere weeks Deiore the prle4
VIII 80 TO St.10, If not higher.
AS was stated in The News yestei-
day mornng the petition for the safe
OF the plant VIII be presented to Judge
Shepard next week, while on Monday
attorneys Will enter an appeal from
the decision OF Judse Kilets, who re-
Gently declared the company bank
rupt Until all CT ttcse matters az,
settled the plant VIII continue unde,'
the present management and receiv-
ers. Ii will probably 5e severa.
months before the litigation Will be
at an end.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
PREVENTATIVE STANLEY
PLEASED WITT. DRAFT OF
WILSON'S TRUST MESSAGE

Washington, Jan. Ill resident
Wilson showed the completed draft IT
his trust message to Representative
Stanley, OF Kentucky, today, end afte'
the conference Mr.. Stanley sa q he cor
CURED in every line Of the d1cumen
which VIII bq delivered to congress
next week.
Mr.. Stanley said that what particn.
larly pleased him was that tie presi.
dent outlined the genera prmcipl'
to be dealt With, leaving details an1
specific measures 70 be worked ouc
by congress.
With the wide discussion in coz
Grcssional circles Of the general fea-
tures Of the Presidents message it hls
become apparent that while altering
.hc Sherman law III no way some spe-
citic additions are contemp at2d 70
eliminate any uncertainty that NAV
nave arisen through its varied inter.
pretations.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
FIVE-YEAR-OLD ANGELINA cow
MAN HAD NARROW ES-
CAPE YESTERDAY.
HER CLOTHING WAS ON FIRE.
Little Girl Was Playing in She Yard
with Matches-Mother Heard He
Scream, and Rushing to Door, Saw
Little One on FirS

Seeing his little o-year-old 2isted Ell.
veloped ir blaze of fire, with he :
mother fighting the flames, little 6.
year-old George Cowman rushed into
the house, secured a bucket OF wate~
and, returning to the yard Where the
contents Of the buchet on her, when
aided materially in the figlt whi n
was beng made to eXtinEriSh the
blaze about the little girls >lothing
The girl, Angelne by name, was
playing in the yarl of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cowman, 1915 Ellis
street. Mrs. CoWman was in Tie house
when she heard the little CIR, screa Ii
Rushing to the door she saw the chilli
III a blaze. Her ciothing had ignited
from a match. 1t seems that Angeiine
had secured a box of matches some,
where in the house and ma; amusing
man at once rushed to the 3sistance
of her daughter and fougn brayely
to eXtinguish the nre Mr.. Cowman
soon joined in the night and vas hinl-
self slightly burned. The tile boy,
seeing what was going on, secured the
bucket of water and used it to good
advantage.
AS soon as the fire was extlnguishe |
the little girl was carried into the
house and DR. G. V. Gates was at once
summoned 1t was discovered thar
Angeline had been burned about the
face and arms, and while the injuries
are quite painful, they are not thought
to be dangerous.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
THOUSANDS FLEE
VOLCANIC WRATH
These WHO HAD RETURNED TO
WRECKED CITY AGAIN SEEK
SAFETY IN FLIGHT
sun IS HIDDEN BY ASHES
Dust Is So Thick that Few REMAINING
Have to Cover Their Faces-Sea is
Covered with Floating Pumice Stone
Which prevents Navigation

kagoshima, Japan, Jan. l7-Tw> }
further violent eruptions OF the volco-
no Sakura-5lma, ac = mpania2 bv a Sc
we're earthquake, occurred late last
night. causing the ccllaps, of may
more buildings
Thousands c. the inhabi, 4nts of Ka-
goshima who had returned, He'd again
IN terror from the city. Ashes ar.
railing thickly today.
The sun locked like ball CT blood
over Kagoshima today
Darkness was such that night sig
nails were employed on the railroads.
Flying dust was 50 thick that the
few pedestrians hal to cover thei.
mouths ard noses with towels to pre-
vent suffCcatlon
The sea in the gulf of kagoshima
seemed to be boiling and the quantl-
ty of pumice stone was so great tn II
it prevented navigation.
Blue jackets from the Japanese fleet
today discovered u native craft con
~'''iso ~ Dheei fCluSCtS. Htv Ir9-
ported that owing to the Floating mas
ses of pumlce stone and the high seas
they had been unable to steer the.r
boat and had spent three days adrifs
me blue jackets We're able to reacn
them only by using a wedge shaped
raft with which they pierced field
Of pum!ce stone resembling ice foe.
Lava today was flowing steadily
down the sides Of the volcano increas-
ing the area OF the Island as it soldi-
fled Cn reaching the sea.
1t is still impossible to give anytn1ng
like an approximate of the number Of
victims OF the recent erupttOns an (!
tidal waves. Some officials here c,-
press the hope that almost all escaps
ed from Sakura. Others are less oDs
timistic.
Prof. Fusakichi Omori, the seismol-
cgist, pointing today to the village #
Yokohama, on Sakura, where 400
houses lie buried il lava, SAID: Are
the people buried there as in Po.n-
peii?' and answered hlmselt. ~Oniy
the future can reDy"
Many refugees ere reported 20
have been driven insane from terror
and exposure
Over million iotters and eight
thousand kilograms are h ED up il,
Kagoshima
Toxic Jan. 7.-Indicaticns that loss
of life in the island of Sakura, devas-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
VETERANS WILL
HONOR GEN. LEE
INTERESTING EXERCISES WILL
BE HELD BY MEMBERS OF
CAMP JACKSON.

interesting exercises VIII be held DY
camp Jackson, Confederate veterans
tomorrow morning IN honor o. the al
niversary of Gen. Robert L. Lee.
The veterans viii assemble on the
courthouse grounds promptly at to
O'Clock and all the school children
OF Brunswick are invited to lCln thein
i'll the parade and ll,er to attend the
exercises. After parade over the
city the line will leturn to tie court
house who're the exercises will he
ned. The principal address will oe
delivered by Col. j. E. Dart The com-
mittee Of veterans IN charge of tE .
exercises yesterday issued the fol
lowing:
January 10 is the birthday Of Gen.
Robert f. Lee, man honoreG and e. :
teemed throughout The civinzcr world.
The day is declared a legal holiday
by 'Georgias S law The Corfederate
veterans will celebrate the day, meet
ing on the courthouse grounds at 10
O'Clock a m. for that purpos They
expect to have parade, and a com
memoratiye speech.
1t is their desire that all the school
children Of cur city Join with them in
honoring the natal day of the in.
mortal, incomparab'e Lee
TC that end we entreat that cash
school child may oa found in the lie
of parade, and listening to the in
structiye address of our comrade.
Hon. j. b. Dart.
Citizens, let it not be said that our
schccl children Wore denied the OPP
portunity of celebrating the birthday
of Gen. Lee
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18

tated by the eruption OF the volcano
Sakura-)ima may be much lar er than
had been supposed, was received liere
today from an Off ,al who was sent to
Kagoshima to inyes .igate. II reports
that 9,000s ont Of S.kura S er:imated
population cf 1900 had been accoun.
ed for up .to the evening Of ian. Is.
Other refugees, 1t is expected, VIII
be found in other directions but the
less Of nte evidently was extremely
heavy.
Measures for the relief Of the fam
Inc sufferers in the north AID voca-
no victims in the south are rapidly
assuming shape, nov that The exte II
Of the disaster is more definitely
known.
A relief association, national in
scope, has been organized here aad
has issued an appeal for help.
Bishop Walter Arlrcws. Of the En-.
lish church in Kok .<aido, tne famine.
stricken district, writes thai suffer.
ing everywhere IS intense. Tie farm
ers, he says, are hit hard Est Their
families are eating soups made ol
chopped straw, leaves and rotten pc,
tatoes and meat taken from cats doss
and fish. The more fortunate have i
thin cruel made frcIl rice or wheat.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
AND STUDENTS
PLAY BASKETBALL GAME
II I

The basketball team of Glyhn acad-
emy and a picked team from the sub
marine flotilla and the Tonopah play
cd a game Of basketball on the school
grounds yesterday, and whilc 1t is
known that some points were scored
it has not been determined yho won
the game This minor dets !, how
ever, interfered not at all with tn /.
enjoyment Of the game, which was
hard fought from beginning to end,
and in which some pretty playing
was done.
Neither side scored during the firbt
half, although from the referees Wits
tie the navy boys began a series CT
pretty passes, which, had they been
able to follow up With goal shooting
wodld have swamp I'd the local collie
tion of stars, but unfortunately fo,
them, their forwards missed t:me and
again The locals were unable to
make any rrosress against them.
At the beginning CT the second ha >
the High school bu1ch mad des-
perate rally and s. Sed coal from
the field, which fhrouellowed almost
Immediately By lold flow the navy.
Then the comphcoat the iag IN. Ray,
al, center for the lries, the jar after d
desperate strugglB been tried 0 ges
"a
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18

the ball away from his own men aud
with light OF determination shiniic
In his eyes hurried the bah down tn2
field and scored a goal for the navr
bunch. Afterward he explai. ed that
he had forgotten which goal nad bee.'
assigned the High school.
Then the referee called a foul Cn
one OF the navy team for standing
still with the ball 'ci perioG Of 81
seconds but the player, failing to hear
the whistle. proceeded to score go1l
for the navy. Immediately 9tterwafI
the referee decided that he vas mis-
taken in thinking mat stanClng Still
with the ball was unhecegsar roug'
playing, but as ne sad already blown
the whistle, nobody present kneg
whether the goal counted or rot
After these plays, both 81 les scor-
ed several times, but nobody took ia
pains to count them
However the game was thorough
ly enjoyed by both teams and by bot1
spectators.
The line-uDs were as follows:
Soilorg, Sharkey and Hughes, for
wards; MacNeil and Richards, guards !.
Lcchner, center. High school, Courier
and Nathan, forwards; Williamson
and Griffin, guards, and Royei center.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
ONLY TWENTY-SE /EN PES
CENT OF TlLLABLE LAND
IN U. 5. is CULTIVATED

Washington, Jan. 7-Preliminary
estimates by the d ,partment of agr'-
culture show that the 1,14O,00O,O0)
acres OF tillable land in the Unite /
States only 81 per cent Of it is actual
~ under cultivation.
States, excluding 1t; possessions, cor
about so per cent, or LAO, ,00b0, ,000Doi
tains about 1900, 0,U00,000 acres, O..
which about 60 per cent, of l 140,0 900 :
land already under such cultivation
and that which in tie future may be
brought under cultivation by tlearinr,
drainage, irrigation, etc.
Of the entire acreage 361 900. .009
acres or 19 per cent are estimated 10
be non-tillable, but valuable Tor pae.
ture or fruits. Only Il per cen or $685.
100000 acres was estimated to be of
no use fo' agriculture either now oi
in the future.
According to the census of 1909 the
the land area in crops where acreage
was given was 81 100000 acres This
land area or about 27 per cent of the
estimated potential tillable area of the
United States exclusive of its posses
sions. In other words says the de-
partment, for every 100 acres that
are now titled, about 375 acres may
be titled when the country Is fully
developed The ino,eased production
of the future, it is added, WI be the
result Of increased yields per acre as
well as an extension of area
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
4 KILLED, 5 HURT
IN TENEMENT FIRE
MANY OTHERS JUMP TO LIFE
NETS AND ESCAPE FROM
UPPER FLOORS.

Brockton, Mass, Jan. 17.-Fuur pei.
sons were killed ald five injured in
an apartment house fire mere today
The dead are Ms. Mary J Mona
han, Bernard Monahan, her SOL; Craw-
ford Lininthal, unidentified / dger, il
L1ninthal home.
They had been sufocated by smok
as they slept.
1t is feared two Of the lnjul ed vii!
die
The fire was in three-sroiy apar+.
ment house. When the nrcmen ar
rived exits were blocked ny flames
Life nets were str etched and several
persons jumped from upper floors.
Thrilling rescueS marked the work
of the fire departm 1T, and bu' for the
use of the life ne.s the los of life
would have been much greater
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
FIRST WOMAN GRAND
JURY NOT A SUCCESS

Redwood City, Cal. Jan. 1.-THE
first women's grand jury" so-calle /
in California, was not a great success,
In the opinion of Judge Geo. H. Buck
of the superior court, who discharge
the jury here today
Eleven members of the Jury wer =
women, The court criticised It's unfa-
vorable reports on county officers
which he told the Jurors, we've based
On Inadequate knowledge and con
caned matters essentially trivial.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
RELICS SOLD AT AUCTION.

San Francisco, Jan. 17.-Relics Of
the late President Mckinley sold a.
auction here by the estate Of his niece
Mrs. Ida Mckinley Morse Cooper,
brought $500, It was announced today
A gold plate presented by employees Of
the launching OF the battleship OhiJ,
brought $32o. 1t was said to have cost
81 800.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES
TO SEAT BLAIR LEE, AND
AGAINST FRANK P. GLASS

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate
committee on privileges and elections
today by vote of Z to 3 decided to
recommend that Blair Lee, Democrat
is entitled to seat in the senate r0
succeed Senator Jackson, Republican,
of Maryland, and by a vote OF to /
determined to report adversely on tn =
credentials CT Frank =. Glass, appoint
ston, of Alabama.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
DOCTOR KILLS HIMSELF.

Denver, Jan. 17.-Dr G. Fell promi-
rent physician of Cleveland, o., to.
night shot and killed himself rere. DR..
Fell and his family came to Denver
two months ago because of the ply
sicians i'll health.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
LUTHERANs REVISE BIBLE.

Berlin, Jan. IA new edition Of
the revised Lutheran Bible o. 1892 has
now been published 1t is the result
of seven years work and was under
taken at the suggestion of the German
Bible societies.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
POSTAL WORKERS LOSE JOBS.

St Louis, Jan. 16 Following an in
yestigation Of the ST Louis postofTice
made by Chas. r. Trotter, head Of til
committee Of experts from tn postoe
fee department at Washington, q
highsalaried members OF the staff OF
division chiefs lost their Job today
when the local postofiice was REQ
ganized.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
POCKET WIRELESS RECEIVER.

Paris, Jan IA pocket wireless
telegraph receiver IN the fc m of q
small telephone, winch needs no ar
paratus or posts and antennas, ha5
been presented to ,be Frenci Astron.
omical society by an engineer, NJ
Justin Landry.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
High WINDS DRIVE FLAMES FROM
THE RIVERS EDGE ACPosS
TERMINALS.
FIVE ACRES ARE IN ASHES
Every Fire Engine in Jack sonviiie
Was Sent TO Fight the Fir,. but {,
no AVail--Ships Cut Adrift n orde..
to Prevent Their Burning

Jacksonville, Jan. 11.-Flames, tn
exact origin of which are Unknown
swept the Atlantic Coast Line Tallev
rand docks this afternoon, aestroylne
flNe acres OF warehouses; anS dock"
with total estimated loss of SlO0. Gao
Famed by brisk breeze rom oil
the river. the hre, which started in
me eastern section Of the deck, quick
iy licked up the docks and warehouses
which were flied with lumber. ties,
turpentine, iertilzer and other prod
ucts
-Four ships, one A steamer, v ere cut
adrift ffCm the dock to sa,e the u
from destruction, while five bazin,,
iighters were sent floating away bv
the employees of the docks
AT 2:30 O'Clock the warehouses were
a complete loss, and the docks were
falling into the river.
Every me engine in Jacksonville, to
g>ther with large portion OF the fire
hghtng apparatus, was sent to tn )
scene Of the hre, which is we'll beyon.:
the city limits. Over a mile of hose
was strung to reach the fire, but the
lire fighters We're helpless before tn
flames.
The lack of hreboat hampere
the fire fighters, ami it was the state
ment of those who watched the ii~c
that with a proper river rorcC tn
flames could have been controlled. De
spite the fact that every effort was
made by the city department, the
lames slowly ate their way through
the buildings until there was nothir
10 do but stand back and watch The
burning embers fail into the water.
The property destroyed ccnsiste
or one large pier, with warehouses,
and was butt in 1902 by the Atlantic
Coast Line. The export TERMINALS, as
the property was known, is locate (.
at Deer Creek, about half a mile be
yond the former site of the ostrich
farm
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
SENATOR TILLMAN BETTER.

Washington, Jan. 17-RepOrts Of the
condition OF Senator Tillman, Of South
Carolina, who suffered an attack of
erysipelas yesterday, Indicated this
morning that he would not be confined
to his home more than day or two
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
MARINES ENTERTAINED
AT S=lAMEN'S MISSION
Many of the Men Were Present and
Enjoyed the Occasion.

EnJUytG t1e OCCd5IUH.
The Seamens Mission was the
scene last evening Of ha ry gatn
ering OF marines connected it'll the
ilotilla soJourning in Brunswick A de-
lightful program of short talks, music,
songs was given, Hot coffee and dotsh
nuts we're served Each man WAS
given a testament and New Years
card. A fine spirit reryadei the hall
and that the visitors keenly appreciat-
ed the efforts made for their entertain
ment was very evidei.t At tfe clio 50
OF the entertainment many express
sions were heard showing apprecia-
tion Of the interest that had been TAX
Ell in the boys.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
srRArHcoMA SERIOUSLY ILL.

London, Jan. ~ Baron 5trathcona
and Mount Royal, high commissioner
tor Canada, is seriously i'll from pros
traton after sharp ltteck OF
Catarrh. As he is - years D. age his
condition gives rise to considerable
anxiety.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-18
Loss 100000.

L-OSS PfUC,uUu
The fire which entailed IN estima:.
ed loss OF over 100000, started short.
ly after / O'Clock IN the warehouse os
the Atlantic Coast Lire Co, located
near the old ostrich farm, in the Tai
leyrand avenue district The Coast
Line warehouse is entirely destroyed
including great quantity o. valuabl .
fertilizer.
The started from an unknown cause
and rapidly spread throughout the in
terror to the docks. owing to the con-.
bustible material IN the warehouse and
the lumber on the docks, efforts to
check the flames were unayaiilng.
All the dock ire equipment was
brought into play but later was turned
to prevent the spread of the fire +,
the adjoining prop critics.
Spread Rapidly.
The rapid spread of th1 baz
from the east end oi the Coast Line
property, where .he fire originated,
continued west covering an area Of
live acres Of the railway docks. At
this time ali prospects Of cb acking the
spread Of the flames seems lmpossib'a
and the loss promises to be vesy
heavy.
IN an attempt 10 lend assistance in
checking the advance OF the flames,
every available engine OF the city fir
department yas Sc It, to the scene ov
chief lIaney ond water was pumped
for a distance Of over ten blocks In
The direction Of the fire
The fteamere Pyskland three
schooncra, the Evelyn w, III: Henry
Lippit and the Salisbury Hinkley, and
five blazing lighters were ;ut loose
from the docks AMI are now floatiny
helpessly in the s.. Johns river. The
decks where the tire was RAJ ng rap
IDLY gave way under press lrc Of the
falling heavy timbars Of the destroy.
ed warehouse