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FLOODS MAKE SITUATION IN • CENTRAL LOUISIANA 'DESPERATE Efforts to Check .Sweeping Tide at Torras Crevasse w Are Abandoned and Almost Hopelessly the Workers Shift to Other Levees. Baton Rouge, La., May 2.—With an .everwidening rent in the west levee line at Torras, letting the waters of the Mississippi through to the rich sugar lands of Point Coupee parish, the state’s "big farm at Angola on the east side of the river flooded by a crevasse at noon to-day, weak spots in the Grand Bay embankment above; • Morganza and threatening conditions In Baton Rouge, and with a steady rain falling to soften the already strained levees, the situation in Cen- • trai Louisiana is the most desperate since the floods began pouring down through the Mississippi valley. It became apparent early to-day that the Torras crevasse could not be stopped and the federal and state en gineers turned from the constantly widening gap there to devote their la bors to the almost hopeless task of saving remaining levees where even greater damage might be done by crevasses. Situation Alarming. Capt. C. O. Sherrill, chief of the fed eral engineers, freely admitted To-night that the situation is alarming at sev eral points south of the Red river. Capt. Sherrill’and a force of several thousand experienced workmen are la boring day and night, but they are facing greater odds than ever before presented by the flood in the Lower Mississippi valley’. Capt. Sherrill arrived in Baton Rouge to-night from the Torras crevasse with Gov. Sanders and Maj. Kerr, presi dent of the state levee board. After a hurried survey of the threatening situation along the water front, Capt. Sherrill immediately put a force to work, closing the cross levee, which runs from the river back to the hills. Threatens Baton Rouge. The water Here is nearly two feet above the previous flood record and rising rapidly. At 7 o’clock to-night the flood was within 12 inches of the top of the sandbags which have been placed along the river levee protecting Front street. This levee may break »t any time, but it would not flood the residential or main business portion . of the city. Tfce damage would be » confined largely to the wholesale dis trict Although several hundred people were removed to-day from the terri tory flooded by the Torras break, hun jreds of others are lining the west bank of the river awaiting the arrival of boats to transport them to high land. Appeals have been coming in ill day long for gasoline launches and imall craft to assist in getting people jut of the overflow south of Torras. The flood waters in the Atchafalya District to-day’ swept over the tracks of the ’Frisco railroad at Elliott City ’ And the Texas & Pacific line la out of commission from Bachelor north to Torras. .fourteen miles. MANY fbWNS~cbVERED Flood Waters Pour Through New Crevasse. Torras, La., May 2.—A lake of water . to-night covers the town of Torras to It depth Tanging from two to six feet and the Mississippi flood waters are pouring at the rate of 12 miles an hour, through the crevasse which occurred in the levees late yesterday. This torrent of flood water has covered the little towns of Lettsoworth, Innfs, Bienvenue and Smithland and is rapid ly flooding Pointe Coupe parish be tween the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers. While the water from the Torras crevasse may eventually Inundate sec tions of six or eight parishes south of here, state and federal engineers to night stated that the very severe dam age would largely be confined to Pointe Coupe parish north of a line from New Roads to Melville. The crevasse * to-night is about 800 feet wide. The federal and state engineers aban doned the idea of attempting to .close the crevasse, at noon to-day. Capt. C. O. Sherrill, chief of the United States engineers in charge of the Fourth district levee work, as signed all of the boats under his con trol here to the rescue work, and his forces, with those under Capt. Lomax. U. S.. on the steamer Nokomis, trans ferred practically all of the people in the town and several thousand head of live stock to points on the east side of the river. These federal forces also assisted in saving thousands of dol lars worth of household goods from the buildings. RACE IN FLORIDA L'Engle Far Ahead; Trammell Leads for Governor. Jacksonville, Fla., May 2.—With sev eral counties yet unheard fiorn and a few Incomplete, the figures as received in Jacksonville up to late to-night show a vote of 20,728 for Underwood and 15,264 for Wilson. The gubernatorial race has been • hotly contested, showing vote as fol lows: Park Trammell. 2.1,008: Crom well Gibbons, 9,689; W. H. Milton, 9.- 481; J. W, Watson. 8,805, and Semple, 853. A second primary contest will be between Trammell and Gibbons. For congressman-at-large Claude L’Engle Is far in the lead. For congressman from the Second Florida district Frank Clark is leading S. J. Hilburn, second highest, by about 2,500 plurality. There will be a second primary in contest. Figures on other state offices have net oeen compiled as yet. $19,450 IN BIG BILL - FOR ST. MARY’S RIVER Senate Committee Reports Waterways Measure. Washington, D. C., May 2.—The Senate Committee on Commerce to day reported the river and harbor bill , with 819.450 for St. Mary’s river. This tern was put on at the request of Congressman Brantley, who made a hard fight to get a favorable report ‘r<*m the board of engineers from the War Department, so that the appro priation could be made now. Sumter. Americus* Ga.. May con so'idated vote of Sumter county: Un derwood, 405; Wilson, 280; Clark, 7; * Harmon, 1. Plurality for Underwood • to 114. AUTO HITS WOMAN, THREE PERSONS HURT SMASH NEAR WAYNESBORO Mrs. Aurelia Jones Injured, Dr. Woodberry’s Arm Broken. Waynesboro, Ga., May 2.—Mrs. Au relia Jones is dangerously wounded as as result of an automobile accident that cccurred near the city this after noon. She was run over by a car driv en by Dr. Levy of Augusta and it is feared her injuries are serious, as she is quite an aged lady. Dr. Woodber ry, who was in the car, suffered a broken arm. •- • Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Hatcher were in Dr. Thomas Wright’s car, returning from Augusta, when a puribture stop ped them where the Brinson Railroad crossed the publiiv'road near the city limits. While the car was being re paired, the ladles strolled down the road toward the city. When Dr. Levy’s car. coming from. Augusta, ap proached them, the ladies crossed- the road and Mrs. Jones attempted to re cross, when she was struck by the car. Dr. Levy wrecked his car trying to avoid the accident. Dr. Lew was badly shaken up. warereelects ALL OFFICERS Except One Commissioner in Her Primary. Waycross, Ga., May 2—The consoli dation of. the Ware county vote to day showed that with the exception of a countj- commissioner the voters re-elected all officials now serving. Ordinary Thomas was re-elected with a safe lead over E. Z. Henderson, with M. J. Carswell third. E. M. Herrin defeated C. C. Buchanan, Jr., for tax receiver and Dr. E. P. Little was first in the three-cornered race for county commissioner, John Lynn being sec ond. Sheriff Pittman made a remarkable race, getting a big vote in nearly all precincts. By a three to one vote the primary yesterday decided that in future only the majority rule will prevail ih coun ty elections. This means that W’are will undoubtedly have a numbey of second primaries. A. T. sweat »■»« rW.almjd as county surveyor, Jackson Grimes as coroner and J. T. Strickland as tax collector. TAFT.IDVEDJELLS OF ARCHIE BUTT AUGUSTA PAYS TRIBUTE w— As a Friend, Not as President, Does Taft Speak. Augusta. Ga.. May 2—When Presi dent Taft left Augusta this afternoon on a special train expected to run through to Washington, it was after he had touched the hearts of the peo ple of Georgia as perhaps he has never those of any other part of the country. His visit was more in the nature of a friend come to pay a tribute to the memory of a friend on the occa sion of the city’s memorial to Maj. Archibald Butt, than in the outward demeanor of his official position, and the suppressed emotion which was vis ible to his audience as he delivered a personal tribute to Maj. Butt, has deeply touched the people here. After the memorial ceremonies at the opera house, a brief informal reception was held at the Commercial Club, when a number of the President’s friends, made during previous visits to the city, met him again. During the earlv afternoon, until his train time, the President was entertained at the home of Mr. Landon Thomas on The Hill The President was visibly affected by the tributes paid to Maj. Butt. There were tears in his ayes as -e called up memories of the man who was his aide slrje he entered the White House ax' who had traveled thousands of miles with him. Mr. Taft ma'de only a short speech, but he came near breaking down twice. ‘‘Never did I know how much he was to me until he was dead," said the President. ‘‘Lacking nothing of self respect and giving up nothing he owed to himself, he conducted himself with a singleness of purpose and to the happiness and comfort of the President who was his chief. To many fine qualities he added loyalty and when he became one of my family he was as a son or a brother.” Mr. Taft told how he met Maj. Butt, first In the Philippines and later as aide to President Roosevelt. He dwelt on Maj. Butt’s devotion to Mr. Roose velt and himself. "It has always seemed to me.” said the President, "that Archie never mar ried, because he loved his mother so. The greatest sorrow of his life was when she left him.” Mr. Taft concluded with a word more as to Maj Butt’s spirit of self- Sacrifice. "Self-sacrifice.” he said, "had be come a part of his nature. If Archie could have selected his time to die he would have taken the one God gave him.” Crisp. Cordele. Ga.. May 2.—Complete votfl of Crisp county gives Underwood 236. Wilson 249. Clark, 1. Carries 105 Counties. Macon. Ga.. May 2.—With 143 out of 146 counties reported at 10 o’clock it was found that Oscar W. Underwood had carried Georgia by 12.291 majority. Underwood carried 105 counties and Wilson 38, with three to hear from. THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A WEEK) &ONDAY, MAY 6,1912. BackaetTe Is only of many symptoms which some women en dure through weakness or displacement of the womanly organs. Mrs. Lizzie White of Memphis, Tenn., wrote Dr. R. V. Pierce, as follows : “At times I was hardly able to be on my feet. I believe I had every pain and ache a woman 7 ■ ■■ could have. Had a very bad caae. Internal / A organs were very much diseased and nay buck / was very week. I suffered a great deal with / nervous headaches, in fact, I suffered ail over. / |HSH This was my oeadition when I wrote to you for / EHB advice. After taking your ‘Favorite Frescrip- f tion' for about three months can say that my health was never better.** Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Is s positive cure forweskness and disease of the feminine organism. It shays inflammation, heals ulceration and soothes pain. Tones and builds up the nerves. Do not permit a dishonest dealer to substitute for this medicine which has a record of 40 years of cures. “ No, thank you, I want whet I ask for." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Induce mild natural bowel movement otsev a dry. UNDERWOOD VOTE IS 13,000 AHEAD Nearly 160,000 Votes Cast in Georgia Primary. CLARK IS GIVEN 20,000 The Convention Will Be Held May 29. Atlanta, May 2.—Delayed returns from the presidential primary held in Georgia yesterday continue to add to the plurality of Oscar Underwood. Official results have been received from 106 of the 146 counties and these, with the unofficial returns from the other forty, show a plurality for the Alabamian of 13,215 votes. The official canvass, it is stated, will change these figures but slightly. The total votes for the four candi dates are given as follows: * ' Oscar Underwood, 71,556. Woodrow Wilson, 58,341. Champ Clark, 20,867. Judson Harmon, 8,257. ’ Although Gov. Wilson carried more than thirty counties in the state, in cluding all the larger cities, he, will not gat a fraction of the Georgia dele gation to the Baltimore convention. Tariff .nd County Unit. Under the order of»the state Demo cratic executive committee, the state convention, which meets May 29, will be composed of delegates Instructed for the popular choice of the state. This means that Mr. Underwood Is sure of the 28 delegates from Georgia. The campaign managers for Gov. Wilson and Oscar W. Underwood gave out statements to-day regarding the result. Manager g. R. Hutchens says the result shows tilt; Democrats of Geor gia are squarely and unequivocally back of the party's record as made by Oscar Undetwood in Congress. That record stands for the reduction of the tariff. H“ sard further the result w-ut a protest against the abandonment of the county unit plan in holding elec tions in Georgia and taking away from the people their constitutional right of representation. He says it foretells other victories yet to come to con servative politics In Georgia. He states Underwood’s victory in Georgia practically secures his nomination and puts Woodrow Wilson fourth in the running. Managers Edward T. Brown, Walter P. Andrews and W. J. Harris for Gov. Wilson, in a signed statement "are proud to say that we have con ducted for Gov. Wilson a clean fight, pitched on a high plane, and have neither used nor sought to use any Im proper method to influence the elec torate of this state.” The vote is declared a high tribute to his popularity and while the fight Is over in Georgia, they express confi dence that his chances tor the nomi nation are stronger than those of any other candidate. Hutchens to Be Chairman. If the usual custom is carried out as suggested by local politicians, Mana ger G. R. Hutchens of the Underwood camjrt'lgn in Georgia, will be chairman of the state convention which will oe held in Atlanta May 29. It has been the general rule that the manager of a successful campaign should preside over the convention and become chair man of the party in the state. The first part of this rule may be observed this time by the selection of Manager Hutchens as chairman, but he will hardly become the party chairman in Georgia because it is not proposed that this convention shall name a new state ’’ommlttee. Notwithstanding the faction which is represented by the present state committee has been de feated in two successive campaigns, that in which Gov. Brown was elected last fall and In the presidential pri mary. it is not believed the coming convention will interfere with it, but will permit it to continue in author ity and to make the plans for the com ing state primary. Os course, the convention was called for the specific purpose of naming delegates and alternates to the nation al convention in Baltimore and some question might be raised as to whether it coiiid take any other action. But the generaL understanding is that a state convention is the highest party authority, the state committee being the creature of it. It could possibly name a new committee if it chose, and there mar be some discussion of it. Manager Hutchens, according to a dispatch from Rome to-night, will be named by the executive committee of Floyd county as the chairman of its delegation. The committee is com posed chiefly of Wilson men. but rec ognize this as arpropriate In view of the sircessful campaign he has waged. The big increase in Underwood’s plurality as shown by the official count arises from the fact that several coun ties which were estimated to have given Wilson pluralities really went for Underwood, while in a number of other counties the total Underwood plurality was found to be much larger than at first estimated. What Aftermath Will Be. Under the rules of the state execu tive committee the county chairmen are directed to send the consolidated county vote to Chairman W. C. Wright of the state committee at Newnan at once. Then the state committee will meet in Atlanta on May 10 and con solidate the entire vote of the state. The state committee will then officially notify each county chairman how the state went and it will be the duty of the county committee to select dele gates from the county from among the known friends and supporters of Oscar W. Underwood, whether the county went for him or not. • These delegates will meet in con vention in Atlanta May 29 and will select twenty-four district delegates and four delegates at large and as many alternates to the national Dem ocratic convention at Baltimore. The county chairmen are required to select the county delegates not later than Mav 22. Fillton county’s executive commit tee, however, went gamely to its duty to-day. The state being conceded to Underwood by a substantial plurality, the committee after transacting other* business passed a resolution authoriz ing President James L. Anderson and Vice President Fred J. Paxon of the Fulton county Underwood Club, to name the delegation front this county. This action was taken in spite of the fact that the committee is nearly all for Wilson. Fulton was ’Wilson’s ban ner county, giving him 2,563 plurality. But such was the committee's duty under the rules of the state commit tee, under which the minority is en tirely shut out of the state conven tion. HOUSE CHEERS FOR UNDERWOOD Majority Leader’s Victories Are Applauded. X I Washington, D. C., May 2.—An un usual demonstration greeted Represen tative Oscar Underwood, the majority leader, when he appeared in the House to-day, the chamber, wfiicl. was crowd ed, rising in a body and cheering hint because ®f his victories in the Georgia and Florida presiderftial primaries. Speaker Clark, who was In the chair, looked bn smilingly whileAhe applause continued. • Another demonstration was accord ed Mr. Underwood when he was call ed to take the chajr upon the Intro duction of the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill. When Speaker Clark turned ov r the gavel 'to the majority leader tlie (House burst into an uproar that lasted "several min utes. Throughout-it all Mr. Under wood smiled delightedly. •PRIMARY~IN PiERCE Sheriff Robertson Wins Office Again. . Blackshear. Ga., Mav 2.—Consoli dated returns of yesterday's primary gives the county to Underwood by a plurality oY’2JB, almost two to one. ty. D. Griffis is ejected XA.;na-y ov er L. b'y’a lAffh mnjorit??' John B. O'Neal is elects J’-lerk of the Superior Court by 152 plurality, de feating two rivals. John W. Robert son is re-elected sheriff over J. B. Murray, by 498 majority. P. R. Sweat, was re-elected receiver of tax returns by a small majority. The day was uneventful, the only races that aroused any considerable Interest were thrf presidential and the sheriff’s. ’ Bulletins from Atlanta posted at the Court House door early in the day an nouncing that the state had gone ov erwhelmingly for Wilson did not stay the steady stream of Underwood vot ers, as the result shows. WILKES’ PRIMARY Underwood Wins; Lincoln Names Chennault Senator. Washington, Ga., May 2. —Official consolidated returns for Wilkes county give Underwood a majority of 300 over Wilson. In the county contests winners were as follows: John W. Calloway, com missioner; Bcyce Picklen, treasurer; Frank Calloway, clerk Superior Court; W O. Bobo, sheriff; S. D. Fanning, ordinary; J. T. Harris, tax receiver: M. A. Pope, tax collector; W. G. Ta tom. surveyor, and C. A. inslett, coroner. _ In Lincoln county N. B. Chennault was named for the state senatorship over two opponents by 166 majority. TOOMBS PRIMARY Underwood Carries County by 500. Lyons, Ga.. May 2 —ln the Toombs county presidential preference primary the vote was, for Underwood, 819; ’Wil son, 319; Harmon, 2; Clark, 6. The county officers elected are D. T. Gibbs, ordinary; P. S. Hagan, clerk; R J. Partin, sheriff; D. W. Thompson, collector; Uriah Partin, receiver; J. T. Lewis, treasurer: J. H. McColsky, cor oner; D. J. Stanley, surveyor. The race for sheriff was close, Par tin beating J. E. Thompson by only 28 votes. All the other majorities were over 100. VEREEN URGED FOR DELEGATE IN SECOND Moultrie, Ga., May 2.—The Demo cratic committee to-day elected six delegates to the stat-? convention which meets in Atlanta May 29. At this convention Colquitt county will pre sent Hon. W. C. Vereeen as a can didate for one of the delegates to the national convention from the Second district and will earnestly "urge his election. He is mayor of this city, president of the Moultrie cotton mills and the Moultrie Banking Company and takes a deep Interest in all public affairs and has done much for the de velopment of this section of wiregrtss Georgia. The delegates elected are Thad Adams. W. J. Matthews. W. C. Vereen. W. F. Way, M. D. Norman and C. B. Allien. Tift. Tifton. Ga.. May 2.—Official consoli dation of the vote of Tift county for President; Underwood. 217; Wilson, 201; Underwood’s majority, 16. Jeff Dvis. Hazlehurst. Ga.. May 2—Complete vote of Jeff Davis county gives Clark 1. Harmon 4. Underwood 230. Wilson 116. Roosevelt L REGARD UNDERWOOD HIGHLY IN NORTH SAYS WILSON IS WEAK Col. Allen of Boston Looks for Naming of Roosevelt. From the Morning News May 3. "If Theodore Roosevelt Is nomi nated he will be elected, and I think he has a splendid chance for the nom ination,” said Col. R. H. Allen, a prominent Bostonian, at the De Soto last night. Col. Allen with a couple of friends is paying Savannah his annual visit. He Is just as pleased with the city as he has ever been and says he intends to come here as long as he lives. Col Allien was perhaps better known in Savannah several years ago- than he is now. Because he is not a convert to either of the political parties and votes for whom he considers the best man, re gardless of whether he is a Republi can or Democrat, and because he is close to some of the big politicians in Massachusetts, his views on the .pres idential race are interesting. • Col, Allen voted for Roosevelt be fore, but he has not made up his mind to vote the same way in the coming election. Despite his personal preferences, Col. Allen has come to the belief that Col. Roosevelt stands a fine chance to be nominated and elected- A short while ago, he said, it was a 2 to 1 bet in the North that Roosevelt Would not get the nomination, but’lt is an even bet now. Col. Allen says that President Taft has done well and he feels the people would not be making a mistake in con tinuing him in office another term. However, he thinks Col. Roosevelt stands a better chance of winning for the Republicans than does President Taft. “The people,” he declared, “ad mire Roosevelt. They like an aggres sive and vigorous man of his type.” Col. Allen says Oscar Underwood is well thought of by both Republicans and Democrats in New England. “His brilliant success in the House has shown the people that he is a man they can trust,” said Col. Allen. "I think he is about the best man the Democrats can nominate. And I think the Democrats have a better chance of winning than they have had in a long time. "Wilson, to my mind, is not the man for the Democrats to nominate. On numerous occasions he has evidenced weakness and the thinking people rec ognize him as a man who has let his ambitions make him ridiculous. He has tooted his own horn and gone over the country asking the people for an honor which he has no right to." convictWhlx . IS FATALLY SHOT BACON REFUSED WHIPPING Turned on Capt. Gary After Wounding Convict Joqes. Refusing to take a whipping. Henn- Bacon, a felony convict, while working near Pooler yesterday cut and serious ly wounded Ben Jones, a life convict, with a madaxe, when he attempted to stop him. and was then shot and prob ably fatally wounded by Capt. Gary. Both men were rushed to the hos pital ward of the Chatham county jail where Bacon Is in a critical condition. The bullet penetrated both lungs. His recovery is extremely doubtful. Jones has a cut about eight inches long and several inches deep in his left hip. He wHI recover, but his condition is ser ious. A movement is already on foot to se cure a pardon for Jcnes for ills brav ery In attempting to stop Bacon, whe was standing him off with a madaxe. The gang was working in a ditch mar Pooler. Bacon was clearing the underbrush, using his madaxe. He was loafing, and Capt. Gary ordered him to work. He became surly, and continued to loaf. Capt. Gary order ed him out of the diteh for a whipping. Bacon declared 114 would not be whip ped and jumped from the ditch. Capt. Gary ordered the’ other con victs to grab him. They started to do so, all but Jones stopping when Bacon grabbed the madaxe and began swing ing it. Jones went into him, and was seriously cut. Bacon started running and Capt. Gary ordered bint tc halt. The convict did not stop, and a shot was fired over ills head to frighten him Bacon then stopped and came back toward Capt. Gary, swinging the heavy axe. He was again ordered to bait. Continuing to advance, Capt. Gary shot him. the bullet penetrating the lungs. An ambulance was secured and the men were rushed to the hospital ward of the jail, where medical attention was given them. No attempt was made by the other convicts to escape while the fight was going on between Capt. Gary and Bacon, the men re maining in their places in the ditch. TAFT SPEAKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA Florence. S. C. May ’.-Although not on a campaign trip. President Taft made two short speeches in South Car olina to-day on his way to Washing ton from Augusta. Ga. He delivered the first at Sumter from the rear plat form of his private car and the sec ond at Florence. Big crowds greeted him in ’both places. The President preached prosperity and declared his opposition to doctrines that he said would destroy that pros perity if written into law. ’’What we want is prosperity.” said Mr. Taft at Sumter. “We want quiet and the least disturbance to business so that capital may be invested and all may enjoy plenty. In South Caro lina I have not always had the support that would make me believe it worth while to ask for your suffrage, but I know there is a strong substratum, in South Carolina as in other states, of confidence in existing government and there is a desire to maintain it, that may be used to continue it as it is." Henry Jackson, collector of internal revenue for Georgia and one of the Taft leaders in that state, was a guest on Mr. Taft’s car. Mclntosh. Darien. Ga.. May 2.—Darien precinct: Underwood. 58; Wilson. 6. Crescent precinct, Underwood. 4; Wilson. 12. Effingham. Springfield. Ga.. May 2.—Effingham consolidated. Wilson 90, Underwood .89. Harmon 4 Clark 9 Sb If yon have weak, watery, sore or inflamed eyes, granulated ■ lids, wild hairs, eye ulcers or even TEMPORARY y- BLINDNESS resulting from either of these, W Bear Branll Pail,leSS Eye Wat6r and Sa,Ve M Gives Instant Relief. It is healing, soothing, easy to . W V apply and harmless even to the youngest babe. Price, inc lud- ■ Jgr ing bottle of eye water, box of salve and glass pipette with -7/. ■ » rubber bulb for dropping water into the eyes, 25c at best stores O 7 V or by mail. Try it today, if not satisfied, your dealer will refund your 25c. X « f THE LEWIS BEAR DRUG COMPANY, Inc., Msatfoaery Ala. W FLOYD ALLEN FORETOLD DEATH BY BULLETS OF ATTORNEY JIM FOSTER Witness Declares Clan Leader Said He Would Kill Prosecutor if Conviction Came t TRAILIN6STORYOF “BOTTLED” MESSAGE Supposed to Have Given Quick News of Disaster.. SENATOR SMITH PROBES But Fails to Get Facts He Be lieves Are Hidden. New York, May 2.—Testimony taken to-day by Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan, chairman of the Senate committee investigating the Titanic disaster, did not reveal any facts tending to confirm the report that news of the Titanic disaster, which the White Star Line made public on Monday evening. April 15. had reached New York that morning. To dertermlne this question .was the principal object of the Senator’s visit here and he had before him to-day in private hearing John Bottomly. vice president of the American Marconi Company; E. J. Dunn, the New York merchant who testified in Washington that he had been informed by the son of a Western Union operator that a message had been received in New York Monday morning, telling of the Titanic’s fate, and the operator him self, who returned to the city to-day, Mr. Smith said, after having been ab sent since Sunday night. These two witnesses were disposed to be recalcitrant, the Senator said, and their examination was very unsatis factory. He said he would call the operator again, when he hoped so ob tain more definite information. Vive President Bottomly, according to his stenographic testimony disclaim ed all knowledge of any such news being received at the time reported. ■Didn't'Bottle Up Newt. “Do you know of ?xour own knowl edge, or have you been informed by any person by wire, wireless, pab ei ■netwr’ tmt) -mwttji r-r-■..«-?■> wi- 1 that Information regarding this disat-i ter reached any office of your company of the White Star Line on Monday. April 15, prior to 10 o'clock?” was the question Senator Smith put to him. “No. I do not know of any such mes sage.” Mr. Bottomly replied, adding that the Marconi company received its first message of the sinking of the Titanic about 6 p. m. Monday. The witness testified that he -had made every effort to get news of the disaster from the Carpathia and had sent instructions to all wireless sta tions asking them to furnish the com pany with all the news they could ob tain. He denied that he had in any way tried to influence Cottain and Bride, wireless operators on the Car pathia. in regard to the sending and receipt of information until the vessel had passed quarantine, when, with Mr. Marconi’s consent, he had given wire less permission to Bride to sell his story. The witness denied that operators of his company were instructed not to give information to any ship not fitted with Marconi wirelegs. Senator Smith said that to-morrow he expected to take the testimony of a man ‘‘cognizant with the fact that members of the crew could not turn a certain bolt in one of the water tight compartments, on which depened its efficiency.” « harmonTambastes ROOSEVELT'S RECORD Attacks Taft, Too, on One Question of Tariff. Baltimore. May 2.—Judson Harmon to-night addressed a mass meeting at the Lyric Theater here In the inter ests of his candidacy for the presi-1 dential nomination. He referred to President’s Taft’s failure to veto the I Aldrich tariff bill “as an insult to the American people as well as a breach of faith” of his promise to “bring about a revision of the tariff." He said no one thing since the civil war had been such an imposition on the Ameri- I can people as the high tariff. "During the seven years that Roose velt vas President." said Gov. Har mon. ”he did not send a single mes sage to Congress or make a speech against the tariff barons that have I grown rich through the tariff law. | While he uses the broken promises of President Taft against him. he no-1 where sajs he i.ould lift the burden from the shoulders of the people." In rending from the “confidential let ters” exchanged between President I Taft and Col. Roosevelt. Gov. Har-1 mon said that as Governor of Ohio. | he had written no confidential letters and if he occupied a position of trust | to the American people he would I have none on any subject Addressing employes of the steel works at Sparrow’s Point near here. | this afternoon. Gov. Harmon said: “I don’t want Uncle Sam after] building the Panama canal to be a mere toll-gate keeper. I want him to I own and run the ships through it.” SURGEONS RECOVER MISSING TEASPOONS I Bangor. Me.. May 2. —A surgical op eration has just been found necessary | to recover a lot of teaspoons which I disappeared one at a time from a ward | of the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital | here. When the mystery was solved | by the discovery that one of the pa- | tients was swallowing the missing ar- | tides. Doctors W. C. Mason and E. B. Sanger recovered from the man's ■ stomach nineteen teaspoons. Seven- | teen of them belonged to the hospital | and two had presumably been swal- | lowed before the man wu THREE Wytheville, Ya., May 2.—”1’11 kill Bil Foster before the sun goes down to morrow night if I'm Floyd Allen, the first of the Hills ville court house assassins now on trial here for his life, was chained with making this remark* the shooting on March 14, according tc. the testimony to-day of'l. B. Weddell of Montgomery, one of the first day’s witnesses for the prosecution. On cross-examination Weddell stuck* tc his story, though he admitted no othet persons were present during his con versation with Allen. Six witnesses, three of them specta tors at the shooting affraj’. testified w The.first. D. W. Bollen, a lawyer, wh< was defending Allen in court roonr. where the murders occurred, testified that he saw Claude Allen fire the first shot and that it struck Judge Massie Court officials returned the fire, h« said. • Did Goad Kill Two of the jurymen who w’bre then trying Allen testified, one of thenSthaf Allen had fired in the direction ol w'here the juror last saw Foster, tins commonwealth’s attorney .-who was killed. Other witnesses tdld of con versations with Allen In which he had threatened Foster. Prosecutor Wysor, opeKßng the r«se, said he would show there was a con spiracy among the Allens trr shoot up the court it Floyd Allen were convict ed. Attorney Willis, for the defenpe, re torted that reports of the tragedy.had been grossly exaggerated and tlmt ha would introduce testimony to show that Bettie Ayres was killed by a bul let from Clerk Dexter Goad's rerolver and not by the Allens. The defense would show, he said, that Floyd*Xllen had been wounded beftof Se had taken part in the shooting. ® MANYIURPRISES * ■ IN LOWNDES VOTE SoRniMABY. Valdosta, Ga., May 2. —The consoli dated returns show that Underwood • carried Lowndes by 616 majority. Un derwood received 81,040 and Wilson, 424 votes. In the county primary there wert many surprises and it was early this morning before the count was complet ed. Simms was badly de feated by Clinton Griffin, who receiv ed 482 votes; J. F. Passmore, ths former sheriff, received 460, and A. V. Simms. 327. • Mr. Bacon was re-elected over C.4C. Howell and W. O. Shierling for tax receiver. Only one of the old commissioners was elected: Ivey Wisenbaker defeat ed J. K. White in the Lake Park dis trict. The new victors are, J. W. Hagan, who defeated John Coffee by 16 votes: G. J. Coppftge. who defeated M. M. Marshall in the Hahira district; H. W. Brown defeated W. A. Simms in the Ousley district, and M. M. Blan ton beat George Touchton in the Nay lor district. A. L. Campbell defeated Willis Car ter for surveyor. Clerk R. B. Myd dleton. Sheriff J. E. Gornto, Tax Col- II lector U. C. Geiger and Coroner Solo mon had no opposition. Hon. A. T. Woodward, an Under- I wood leader, will head the delegation to the state convention and his friends will put him forward as a at-large to the Baltimore convention. wattersonSeckham FEUD DRIPS EPITHETS Editor and ex-Governor Ex change Compliments. Louisville, Ky.. May 2.—The feud be tween former Gov. J. C. W. Beckham who has espoused the cause of Wood row Wilson in Kentucky, and Henry Watterson has reached the stage of | personalities. Under the heading, "A Diseased Liar" and "The Fulmination | of a Coarse Blackguard and an Illiter- I 1 ate Blatherskite." the Courier-Journal this morning prints an attack on Wat terson made by Beckham in another I paper yesterday afteraoon, eomment | ing byway of introduction to what | Beckham said: "The following riga | marole of dirt, malevofenee and lying was yesterday put forth by the most | infamous member of the firm of Haly, | Beckham and Company." j Accompanying the article was an ed | itorial by Mr. Watterson in the same The attack on Mr. ‘Watterson by | former Gov. Beckham is no less se | vere. charging him with “deliberate and wilful falsehood,” “being devoid |of all sense of honor an 1 wanting in | every instinct of a gentleman.” Kentucky’s Great Whiskey from Distiller to You Bontrial 2 Gallons for $5. 3 tor $7.50 or 1 for »3, choice •t Rye. Bowkon er Corn Express Prepaid Myws Pa.aet VMS of Meat, Wya Cale. >N. 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