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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
PLANS BEGINNING
FOR THE SALE RED
CHRISTMAS STAMPS

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 29-Georgia s
allotment of Red Cross Christmas
seals, amounting to over two millions
of the little red stamps was received
in Atlanta last week, and arrange
nents are already being made for the
statewide distribution.
The Raoul Foundation, of Atlanta,
has the direction and supervision of
the statewide work which will include
this year every city, town and hamlet
in Georgia.
In Atlanta, the Ad Mems club has
agreed to aid the local Anti-Tuberculo-
sis association in handling the seals.
In Rome the Woman's clubs will
operate with the local branch of the
Raoul foundation.
In Macon the Red Cross chapter will
have charge and direction of the sale.
In Savannah the Kings Daughters
have volunteered for the work.
In Columbus the Womanfs clubs, in
Albany the local Raoul Foundation, in
brunswick the local Raoul foundation.
In the majority of smaller towns the
Woman's clubs, or individuals inter-
ested in the auHi-tuberculosis work,
will be in charge Any communities
which have not yet made their ar
rdngements to obtain seals can do so
by writing to James P Faulkner, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Raoul founda-
tion.
A splendid feature of the Red Cross
seal arrangement is that so per cent.
OF the money taken in on sales is re-
tanned for local anti-tuberculosis work
where raised. Ten per cent. is used IN
Georgia for work at large, and the re-
naming ten per cent, goes to the ma
tional organization.
Last year Georgia raised $6,947, and
this year it is hoped that the amount
will be materia ly increased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
F|REMEN GIVEN
EARLY MORNING
SPRINT TODAY
DAMAGE WAS SLIGHT AT Ed
WARDS RESIDENCE

The fire department had a spirited
run this morning out Church street to
the residence of Mr.. M. N. Edwards,
where a slight blaze of accidental ORR
gin had called the laddies. Fortunate
IL, the damage inflicted by the flames
was of minor Importance and the in
cipient blaze was easily handled. This
was the first call in quite while and
the motor truck speeded cut Lee and
Church streets with accustomed alac-
rity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
STATE Is s { 7
by j. s. TROOPS
FOR NJ { X|CANS

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. 30. -Prepara-
tions have been completed for the third
battle of Aqua Prieta in the last five
years. Five thousand United States
troops and sixteen machine guns have
been massed on the border to prevent
combatants firing in the United States
The forces of General Carranza are
entrenched, awaiting the approach OF
General, Villas forces. which are re-
ported to be from Is to rs miles south
The fighting may begin today maybe
next week. The army of General Car
rama numbers about $4,000. while the
Villa forces are larger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
CHARLES BLACK,
FORMER CITIZEN
AMER|CUS DEAD
FUNERAL AT RICHLAND THIS
AFTERNOON.

Mr.. Charles Black, former we'll
known resident of Americus and high
ly esteemed throughout south Georgia,
died yesterday at Milledgeville, where
for some time he had been under treat
ment for pellagra, it is said. Informa-
ton of the death of Mr. Black reached
Americus yesterday afternoon and
caused much sorrow among his very
large number of friends here.
The body reached Americus this
afternoon and was carried to Richland
where he has more recently resided,
TOR interment.
Mr.. Black was, perhaps, fifty or fifty
five years of age and was reared in
Sumter county, where his young man
hood was spent. He was the youngest
son of the late Dr. Harper Black, an
honored resident of Sumter for half Il
century. During several years, Mr..
Black resided in Atlanta and was long
employed upon the road here in the
capacity Of travelling salesman.
Genial and of pleasing address, he
made warm friends everywhere, and
hundreds of these will be grieved to
know of his demise.
Mr.. Black is survived by his devoted
wife and three brothers; r. c. Black,
of Atlanta DR.. Harvey Black, of
Thomaston, and Simon Black, of Los
Angeles. He was an uncle of Mr. Roy
Black, of Americus. Funeral services
will be conducted at Richland this af-
ternoon at 4:30 O. clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
SEARCHING FOR
CAUSE Of FIRE
SCHOOL PL A CE


PEABODY, Oct. 29.-The ruins
of the ST. Johns parochial school are
being searched for evidence for the
cause of the fire yesterday which cost
the lives of twenty-one girls.
The ruins are being examined care
fully for more victims. Five bodies
are unidentified, and five girls are re-
ported missing by their families. The
fire started in a small store room of
the basement. Only waste paper and
sweepings were in this place.
Plans for public funeral of the vic
tins are being discussed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
UNDERWOOD WILL
NOT EXPRESS HIS
VIEWS FOR WHILE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 29.-Sen-
ator-elect Oscar Underwood, of Ala
bama, is here for the opening of con-
gress.
He says that he will wait until the
army and navy experts have finished
their estimates and presented them to
congress before expressing his views.
He favors reasonable national de-
fense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29

! J.P. MORGAN RESTING =
y EASY AFTER OPERATION =

\ NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 29.-J. =
? P. Morgan was operated on for =
\ appendicitis at Glen Cove, Long =
\ Island, his home. The operation =
is reported as successful. Nor =
gan is resting comfortably. =
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
Greeks Deny Reports.

LONDON, Oct. 29-The Greek lega-
ton has issued statement saying that
the foreign minister had instructed
,,em to deny reports of the agreement
between Greece and Bulgaria that
Greece menace the allied troops at Sal
oniki.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
SPECIAL CAMPAIGN
FOR WIRING HOUSES

A special campaign for wiring
houses will be begun November Sth,
and continue for two weeks by Levy
Morton Co. Many features in wiring
will be displayed by this concern.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
TRUCKS ARE SNAPPED
IN MOVING PICTURES

The fire department did some special
stunts this afternoon and was, snapped
in a series of moving pictures which,
ere long, will be flashed on the. screen
at the Opera House.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29

PARIS, Oct. 29.-President Poin
caire has received the formal collective
resignation of the Viviani ministry,
and has asked Aristide BRAND to form
a new cabinet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
New Cabinet is Formed Headed by BRAND for the
French Republic With Viviani Also Having Seat
KING GEORGE OF ENGLAND INJURED
WHEN THR OWN FROM HIS HORSE
Greece States That She Has Made No Agreement With
Bulgaria to Stop the Allied Troops at Salonikl,
: \ \ \ \ y y \ 4 4 + + = 4 \
= KING OF ENGLAND is =
= THROWN FROM HORSE =

+ LONDON, Oct. 29-King George =
= was thrown from his horse while ,
: inspecting the British army in =
= the field. He is confined to his =
Z. bed for the present. He had a =
= good night =
! 4 \ = \ \ \ \ \ = = + \ \ !
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
FIRE DESTROYS ALL
COTTON BUILDING

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 29.-Fire
at Neville, Ala, this morning de-
stroyed the community warehouse,
containing eight hundred bales of cot
ton 1t was the seasons picking of
the community. The loss is approx
mately $4,000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
Heavy Fight on Aisne.

PARIS, Oct 29-Very severe fight
ing with bombs and hand grenades
north of the river Aisne, is reported
by the war office. Both sides are bonn
harding in the Champagne district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
dELLEN ON STAND
IN BIG DIRECTOR CASE 4

= NEW YORK, Oct. 29--Charles =
= S. Mellen made the statement at y
\ the trial of the eleven former di- =
= rectors of the New York, New y
\ Haven and Hartford railroad, Y
= saying that he never knew until y
\ yesterday of the existence OF
= letters showing political activi- =
= ties by John NJ Hall, former pres =
\ ident of the road.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29
COTTON MARKET

AMERICUS, Ca, Oct. 29 - The
Americus spot cotton market is quoted
at the following prices:
Fully good middling .....11 1-2c
Good middling ...............11 1-Sc
Fully middling ..............10 3-4c
Futures Market.
The futures market opened today at
an advance of IA points over the close
yesterday, and continued to advance
during the morning session to a net
gain of 80 points.
The December position, which closed
yesterday at the low mark of 11.79c;
had advanced by noon to 1z.08c The
futures market was quoted today as
follows:
Open Noon
December 1l.93 1908
January ...............12 1913 1920
March ...................1 .12.40 12.41
The market today is very steady at
the advance and local dealers look for
further substantial gains The demand
for spot cotton is quiet at prevailing
prices.
Closing Quotations.
The closing of the futures market
today was gratifying, as it showed a
net advance of 33 points in the De-
cember option over the close yester
day for that month.
December closed at 12.12c; January
at 1926, and March at 1248c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29

: MEXICAN BANDITS MAKE

= BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Oct. 20. y
Bandits at one-thirty o'clock 4
? this morning made two attacks on y
= half company of United States ia \
= fantry at Capote. No casualties '
: are reported. y
= \ y \ \ \ ' \ \ \ \ y \ y y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-29

TIE Times Reco1d der is the ONLY
paper in the Third Congressional
District With Associated Press
service.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13
CENTENARY CELEBRATION.

Beginning May 2 the one nun
dredth anniversary OF the dedication
Of St Patrick's Cathedral on Mott
street. New York City. and Of the
opening OF the first parochial school
in that parish viii be held. St Pat
rick parish, which for nearly three
quarters OF century was the center
OF Catholic life and activities IN New
York, is now the largest Italian
parish IN the world, and its schools
now produce an education for more
Italian children than are accommo-
dated IN any other parOchial school
in the world. Al the last enumera-
ton q few years ago old ST. Pat
rick's had rs 900 parishioners. There
are nearly 5000 children in the
schools. The pastor OF old St Pat
ricks.. Right Rev Msgr John F..
Kearney. will next year celebrate the
golden Jubilee OF his ordination 10
the priesthood. and Il is a remarka-
BILE and unique fact that all the fifty
years of his priestly life have been
spent In ministering 70 the spiritual
and temporal welfare Of tho people
of that parish
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13
PHOENIX PARK MENAcED.

One of the great attractions OF the
provincial visitor 10 Dublin. as in
deed to the residents Of the irish
capital themselves. is the Geological
Gardens rs historc ~ So"
Many thousands frequent them
weekly and a drive from the city 20
the Zoo Is always popular, and In
q sense always profitable With re-
greet therefore &c is noted that the
war has. had an Injurious effect
and that the gate receipts at the
gardens have decreased very MAJ
terially Owing 20 the large drop
in the receipts IN August. and the
impossibility of selling any animals
except al ridiculously low prices in
consequence of the war. the Council
was Obliged to issue a special appeal
to the members fer financial support.
The public will do this cheerfully
and ungrudgingly. The Phoenix
Park without its Zoo" would be all
most inconceivable. and It is there
fore up to the citizens Of Dublin TO
see that q great and a popular in
stitutIon shall not become 8 thing Of
the past
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13

use might have been waged a hum
dred Yards to the lee of our house
and not a soul in it would have heard
single shot. This is no exaggera-
ton. No one who did not hear the
horrible sound--something between
howl and a roar--that the wind
made on that night. can form even a
remote idea of its unutterable awful
ness 1t was hardly to be wondered
at that almost every one thought the
end of the world had come. Those
who had probably never felt real fear
in all their previous lives We're like
babies, and wept like them.
"The great stornt of 1889 was felt
all over Ireland, ana was severe in
the North of England. but Il was only
the center of Leland that fell The
full force OF tile sale 1t was COM
paratively light in the ex rcIh &
North and extreme South of the
island. and is not remembered so
wildly and does not form such an
epoch as IL does in those parts lying
between Tyrone on the north and
Wexford on the south. IN the
part where j was brought up the
big Wind formed and among the
elderly people still forms an epoch
from which a great many things were
and are counted. How old were you
at the time of the big Wind?"
do you remember the 'Big Wind?"
are questions which one often hears
asked even. at preesnt in the central
parts Of Ireland. Just as the Greeks
used to reckon from the Olympic
games, and the Romans from the
foundation OF their@cty, the people
in my, young days reckOned events
from the Big Vino
Another proof of the force Of the
wind in the great gale of 1899 was
the destruction OF crows There
was hardly crow to be seen in the
part of the country whore I was born
for years after the storm They
were slain by the thousands There
Is road some four miles from Ath-
lone along which there is what is
there called screen of trees, and
id Is a fact that | heard stated by
several reliable men who lived on
: that road. that the day after the
storm carloads of dead crows we're
seen on IT, There is another thing
that several reliable men have
stated, and which extraordinary as
! IL is there seems no reason to doubt,
namely that hundreds OF fish of
almost every kind that are found in
Irish fresh water lakes were blown
our or nee .by- 'tife 'fyrce-ot ne viud,
and found dead on land many Yards
from the water.
Another fact, probably the most
extraordinary OF all, is that stormy
/ petrol was found in the demesne o.
a gentleman called Tuite. who lived
at place called Soma, in West
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13
ST. THOMAS AQuINAs.

Last Sunday the church celebrated
the feast of St Thomas Aquinas, the
prince of Catholic .theologians. Pos
sessed Of extraordinary endowments
OF nature and grace st. Thomas had
the greatest intellect that the world
has ever known. His marvellous
grasp and subtlety of intellect" said
Huxley, Seems 20 me almost with
out a parallel In connection with
his feast day 1T may be we'll TO men
ton a volume by II c. O'Neii, en-
titled New Things and Old in ST.
Thomas Aquinas" The work is a
translation OF various writings of the
Angelic Doctor. in fact 1t is a wall
liable digest of all the freatises of
St Thomas. To one not acquainted
with Latin the present contribution
10 Thomistic literature affords a
golden opportunity to get in touch
with the thought of this gifted
mind. The reader who has been ac-
customed to hear the school men
belittled and scholasticism spoken Of
with contempt will be surprised to
see with what power and originality
this praying ass" of the Dark
ages HicCuHetn SUN NOOtlh plOu~
lens as determinism. the intellect
and knowledge. knowledge and the
senses. morality OF buying and sell
ing. usuary. the rights Of property.
etc The first chapter OF this work
is devoted TO "A translation Of the
Office OF Corpus Christi. produc-
tiou which shows that the heart OF
ST Thomas was not surpassed by his
head. and which justifies the words
OF Lord Bacon, 'fHe had the largest
heart OF the school divines The
criticism of st. Thomas upon his
own work was this "All that have
written seems chaff to me" These
words were uttered as he lay dying
among the Borrowing Cistercians Of
Fossa Nueya in the early morn Of
March 7 1874
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13
WILLIAM NJ. DUFFY.

One OF Jefferson county's Repre-
sentatives i'm the last Legislature and
one who established reputation
for his conservative view of the
many bills coming before that law
making body was William NJ. Duify.
Representative from the Ffty-first
district. which is composed of the
Eleventh and Twelfth wards. Mr.
Duffy was instrumental in having
many measures passed that were of
much benefit to this district and to
the State at large, and although
serving his first term in that body
was consulted by many Of the older
heads in regard TO different legisla-
ton. his profession, that of an at
torney at law, giving him an insight
into the legal phases OF the matter
being considered Perhaps Mr.
Duffy's biggest claim to fame comes
through his connection with college
football. being star player in his
school days, and later on as a coach
obtained wide recognition by his
coaching of the High School teams.
He has also taken prominent part
In amateur baseball and at present
is President of the Saturday After
noon League.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13
JUDGE o'DoHERry.

Judge Matt O'Doherty. one of our
leading attorneys at the bar, is a ma
tive of the little Green Isle, coming
10 this country when but a youth,
and in common with many of our
leading citizens, was forced to I'M
dergo many severe struggles before
getting his foot on the bottom rung
OF the ladder OF success. In early
life he was encouraged by several
70 take up the study Of law and his
devotion and perseverance to his
studies soon made him class lie ID
er. this term Of leader being appro-
pirate, as he is now known as one OF
the most distinguished lawyers of
our Kentucky bar Judge O'Doherfy
has twice served on the Circuit
Bench, once being appointed by GOV.
Beckham and al another time was
chosen in the general election.
Judge O'Doherty's decisions on the
bench attracted wide attention and
he stood high in the esteem of both
lawyers and laymen In addition
to his ability as a lawyer Judge
O'Doherty Is noted as an orator and
his services have always been in de-
mand at a gathering OF Irish or
Irish-Americans. The Judge is the
senior member OF the law Arm OF
O'Doherty G Yonts, whose offices
are IN the lnter-Southern building
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13

meath. It IS we'll known that these
birds are never found or seen on
land, at least not in Europe. conse-
quently the one found in Soma must
have been blown out of the Atlantic,
distance by the course the wind
blew that Night of more than a
hundred miles from where the bird
was found. This is a we'll known
fact.
There is another curious ana UNI
doubted fact relating to the great
storm: il is that showers of salt
water fell in many places ! have
heard this stated by many persons
who were out on the night of the
stonm. and among them was one Of
my own brothers The showers
would never last but for a few sec
onds and resembled small water
spouts more than showers They
fell IN such torrents that one was
wet through almost simultaneously
by them. and in these 'douches' some
of the water was sure TO reach the
mouth Now, as the wind on the
night of the great storm OF 1899 was
west-southwest, and as il never
varied from that point as long as Il
lasted. the salt water must. like the
stormy petrol. have been carried
more than a hundred miles from the
Atlantic to reach to nearly the CEN
Ter of Westmeath.
"rhe appearance Of the country
he day after the storm was as awful
as it was extraordinary Almost
every hedgerow was a mass of hay
and straw that had been blown into
Il by the force of the wind. for. alas!
there is not one acre OF grain grown
in Ireland now for the ten that were
in Il then.
st generally happens that rain
! comes Immediately after a great
storm. but that did not occur after
the storm of 1899. Not a drop OF
rain fell the day after tat least
not in Westmeath The day after the
storm was windy. but there was not
any rain, neither was there any for
some days afterward. and even then
II was not downpour that came
but o moderate rainfall. The sum.
n1er after the storm was. however
the wettest that even the old mer
OF the period remembered. From
about May 1 until the first week in
September there was hardly DIR,
day. But the Rig Wind, great de
struction OF hay and grain as Il
caused. and many as were the cabins
! hat it unroofed and knocked down
f-was-ss things to- nee -urre- -;r- Z, "a
/ help to the poor, for the enormous
destruction OF trees that IL caused
supplied them with a good deal o
fuel. for turf was as scarce in Ire
! land in the year 1899 as potatoes
were in 1886. the year OF tn,
famine"
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13
NIGHT OF TIE BIG WIND

The Might OF the Big Wind is
an event in Irish story that has
served as a chronological index in
domestic tradition for generations
since. It began It's furious swath of
destruction before daylight on the
morning of Little Christmas
1899, and spread desolation over a
great part of the island during that
day, causing heavy loss Of life and
property
In Dublin the River Liffey rose
many feet. Overlooking the quay
wall III seeyral places. On the same
night the Bethesda church and sur
rounding houses in Dorset street
were consumed by fire The destruc-
ton Of property in Dublin alone was
estimated at S350,OO0 The Irish
writer, r. o. Russell, who ex-
perienced the "Big Wind" thus de-
scribes it
There were a few inches OF snow
where ! was, in the County West
meath, but Notwithstanding the snow
the day was not cold, and there was
not even a breath of wind
But there was something awful in
the dark stiffness Of that winter day,
for there was no sunlight coming
through the thick. motionless clouds
that hung over the earth. There was
complete absence OF wind up 10
10 o'clock on the night of the Big
Wind. II then began to blow a
little, but grew stronger and
stronger every minute, and was at It's
height about midnight
The wind did not come in gusts
with pauses between. but was one
steady blow. for ten hours. or from
about 10 o'clock on the night OF
January until 8 next morning. The
most terrible thing i have ever heard
was the rearing of the wind on that
awful night. can never forget e.
nor can anyone who heard it ever
forget II. was too small a boy 70
go out with my elder brothers "a
assist I'm saving cattle and horses
from tumbling down stables and out
houses, and every one of them was
leyeled--so ] don't know how the
wind sounded outside. but in the
htuot ~ NdH tht must Ai tduAu thAht
I ever heard. and II made the stout
est and bravest that heard it quail
Some idea OF 1t may be gathered
from the fact that when my brothers
or any OF the people in the house
wanted to say anything to one an.
other they had 20 embrace and shout
il into each others ears in order tC
be- heard
THE roar OF the wind. without :
lull or pause, drowned the human
voice almost completely. The biggest
battle that was ever fought since
gunpowder and cannons came int,