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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.
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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
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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.”
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