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ROOGEVELT"S Il
HONI, TELL OF
EXPLORRTION
NEW YORK, May 1.--Antnony fi
ala, leader of one division of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt's exploration par
ty in Brasil, arrived in New York te
day on the steamer Deuis from Ma
naos, Brazil, Mr. Fiala was the offi
clal photographer of the expedition,
but he lost most of his films when
twe caroes, loaded with supplies,
sunk in the Tapajoz River.
Mr. Fiala was enthusiastic in his
praise of Colonel Roosevelt as an ex
plorer.
“Colonel Roosevelt is a wonder of
endurance and was constantly cheer
ful in the face of all obstacles” he
said. “Our party left Buenos Aires
on February 4 and I reached Manaos
on March 26, having separated in the
meantime from the party headed by
Colonel . Roosevelt. The separation
took place at Utiate.
Expedition Too Large.
“Originally 1 had intended to ac
company the Colonel - through the
rapids of Rio Da Davilia and we had
made two days' journey toward them
when the Brazilian army officer who
accompanied the expedition said the
party was too large, and advised a
separation.
“Colonel Roosevelt immediately in
dorsed the suggestion. 1 fthen sug
gested that my own party retrace our.
two days' journey and go down the
Tapajoz River, which is practically
unknown. This also met with Colo~
nel Roosevelt’s approval, so the re
turn journey was begun. 1 was ac
companied by a lieutenant of the
Brazilian army and several natives
to paddle the canoes. A tropical rain
storm set in just as we started to re
turn and the water came down in
sheets.
“On the day we struck the Tapajoz
River we embarked in two big ca
noes. The second day both canoes
sank and we lost all our supplies and
personal effects. What grieved me
more than anything else was the loss
of photographic films which I had
been making constantly on the fore
part of the trip.
Had to Return and Refit.
“We were then obliged to return
and refit ourselves. In the meantime
I found an American canoe, but had
great difficulty in teaching the na
tives to use it. They preferred to
stick to the unwieldy fickle native
craft.
“After the natives finally succeeded
in learning the trick of paddling the
American boat it proved a big suc
cess. Wa passed through 40 rapids
without averturning, but I hate to
think of what would. have happened
if we had stuck to the native canoes.
“Upon my arrival at Manaos I sent
word of our accident to the United
States. I expected Colonel Roosevelt
to arrive any day and missed one
steamer waiting for him, but later
decided to return to New York., 1
was certainly glad to hear of the safe
arrival of the Colonel at Manaos.”
Roosevelt Still Sick
Of Fever and Boils.
MANAOS, VIA SANTAREM, BRA-
Zll, May I.—Colonel ‘Theodore
Roosevelt, who has just emerged from
the Brazilian jungles, where he suf
fered illness indigenous to the tropics,
is still a sick man, but is improving
in health. He still suffers from fever
and bhoils, and for three weeks has
been unable to eat anything save
eggs, weak broth and tea.
Colonel Roosevelt and his son Kers
mit were all packed up to-day ready
to leave. The Colonel goes to New
York, but Kermit will go to Madrid,
&:iln. for his wedding to Miss Wil-
The trophies of Colonel Roosevelt’s
expedition fill many boxes, and include
1,500 bird skins and 500 mammals.
Colonel Roosevelt tcok copious notes
and will write a book about his trip,
to be illustrated by photos taken by
Anthony Fiala.
The trip was highly successful in
every way, but was attended by greal
dangers and hardships. A new river
which was discovered was named
Roosevelt River,
The party met little game around
the source of the Amazon and an ab
sence of edible fish caused a ghortage
of provisions. For a month before
reaching the rubber plantation dis
tricts the party subsisted on four bis
cuits a day for each man.
Although the party saw traces of
Indians, they did not meet any, and
to-day Colonel Roosevelt spoke of
this feature of his trip with keen dis
appointment.
“] was particularly interestd in
studving the people of these wilds,”
he said.
For 48 days the members of the
party never saw another human be
ing. George K, Cherrie, a naturalist
accompanying Colonel Rooseveit, said
it was the most severe journey he
had ever made.
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Southern Girl Wins
Miss Donna Bain, the Atlanta girl
who has acquired a vogue in New York
as a dancer at private functions, is not
alone of Southern ,lrls,who have adopt
ed the unique profession of entertainer
to the idle rich.
Miss Betty Lee, who is a visitor to
Atlanta, is another beautiful young
Southerner who has found favor in that
line. She and Miss Bair are the closest
personal and professional friends, and
indeed made their debut as entertain
ers together, December 4, 1912,
Miss Lee is sto{)pmg at the Georgian
Tergace. There is a charm and grace
in her manner that accounts for her
professional pogularity. She is a reader
and with Southern stories and songs
usually supplements the dancing of her
Atlanta partner in the programs they
give together.
“It is charm and simpllcity that ,5
most desirable to entertain any people
anywhere," said Miss Lee, “and it is
these vi’uamlel that we try to acquire.
After that, the task is easy and the pro
fession is most pleasing."”
Miners Threaten to
Call General Strike
CHARLESTON, W. VA, May I.—
Unless the operators meet the de
mand for an increase by the officials
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica a general strike order will be is
sued at nightfall, which will call out
all the miners in the famous Paint
and Cabin Creek districts, as well as
the members of 125 other local unions,
The operators, who have already re
jected the miners’ demands, meet this
afternoon, when, it is reported, a final
rejection will be made. i
‘Kill Old Roo :
sters,
Ohio Proclamation
COLUMBUS, OHIO, May I.—A proc
lamation has been issued by the State
6{flc\utunl Commission calling upon
io farmers to kill and market on June
6 all roosters more than one year old,
in order that younger chickens of bet
w; breeds may have a chance to de
velop.
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Banker's Wife Kills
. .
Herself by Accident
COLUMBUS, May I.—Mrs. W. M.
Moses, wife of W. M. Moses, cashier
of the Bank of Phenix City, Ala., ac
eidentally shot and killed herself to
day while taking a revolver from un
der her pillow at her home in South
Girard, Ala.
100,000 Men to Work
.
On Yellowstone Trail
' §T. PAUL, MINN.,, May 1.--One hun
dred thousand men will devote l('ary 2
to road work on the Yellowstone Trail,
between here angd.the park. Every foot
of the road will be dragged
BUANS DEGLARES
CHARGE 15
INTRUE
Willilam J. Burns, in a long dis
tance telephone message to The
Georgian Thursday denounced as an
unmitigated and outrageous lie the
charge invelving him in the “confes
sion” Mlegpd to have been made by
Rev. C. B, Ragsdale that he, the
former pastor of the Plum Street
Baptist Church, was bribed to make
an affdavit accusing Jim Conley of
the murder of Mary Phagan.
Mr. Burpns wes in Chattanooga on
his way to OkiaMoma to testify in a
Government tand suit when he learn.
ed of the charges. Over the tele
phone he said;
“T am cowing back to Atlanta im
mediately. Tiis Ragsdale story is a
msot cowardly Ve by a cowardly liar.
You can not devounce it too strongly.
I had abseiuiciy no connection what
ever with the affidavit.,”
At the Ragsdale home the remark
able efforts to shield the pastor who
was forced to resign his charge as a
result of the sensation were contin
ved. No outsider has been allowed
to see the minister, and his son
Thursday again declined to allow a
reporle‘r to even get a glimpse of the
man, n fact, every statement pub
lished about Ragsdale’s mysterious
connection with the case has been
through third parties. An astonish
ing veil of mystery has been thrown
about the entire affair.
Called Police “Plant.”
One of the remarkable aspects of
the latest development in the case is
the fact that C. C. Tedder, who is
involved in the charges, is attached
to the office of William M. Smith, at
torney for Jim Conley, and a close
friend of Chief of Detectives Lan
ford. He denied Thursday that the
alleged bribery was a police “plant,"”
although the affair bears many of the
earmarks of the dictograph #ensa
tion in the early days of the case, He
also denfed that he had helped in
duce the old man to make the affi
davit telling of the alleged Conley
confession, 7= ¢
The son, W. A. Ragsdale, who has
absolutely refused to let anyone see
the old man, sald Thursday his
father's mental condition was not
sound. He was inclined to believe the
bribe plot story, and said that threats
to expose a land deal in which the
minister was concerned had evident
ly figured in the alleged effort to
make him swear falsely.
Arthur Thurman, Ragsdale's law
yer, who was also named in the con
fession, like the others concerned, de
nounced the story as a complete lie.
“It Ragsdale says I was - present
when hé made the affidavit he is a
liar,” said Thurman. “I know when
the paper was sworn to, but I was
not present and do not know who was.
I do know, however, that the affidavit
was madeé in Luther Rosser's office in
the Grant Building. When it was
made 1 was in my own office in the
Healey Building.
“l know something also of the
events leading up to the making of
the affidavit. Ragsdale had been tell~
ing people about overhearing the con
fession for several months, but he al
ways claimed he couldn't find Barber
to substantiate his assertions, He
said Barber left town shortly after
they were in the alley and heard the
confesgion, and that he didn’t know
where the man was"”
Never Spoke of Brive,
Thurman declared that in all his
conversation with Ragsdale the
preicher had never mentioned to him
that he had been offered $2OO to sign
tho afidavit. ; PR
“Ragsdale’s assertions that he was
led~into signing the afdavit through
neceasity is preposterous to anyone
who knows anything of the eircum
stances. He owns property around
Atlanta valued at from $lO,OOO to
$15,000, If you'll look on the records
at the courthouse you'll find that
about two months ago he transferred
to his two sons property that is easily
worth $250 an acre; in fact, he re«
fused to sell it to me for $2OO an acre,
I know nothing of anybody giving
Ragsdale $2OO, and frankly 1 dont
believe anybody did.”
22-Year-old Tobacco
On Market inDurham
DURHAM, N. C, May I.—W. B.
Hampton, a prominent farmer from
Bahama, to-day sold on the local
market 1,296 pounds of tobacco that
was 22 yeras old, It is said by local
tobacco experts to be the oldest to
bacco ever sold on any market. It
was in good shape and sold for an
average of $7O per 100 pounds. It
would have sold for only $l5 per 100
pounds 22 years ago.
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Marry, Divorce and
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Rewed in 3 Years
RICHMOND, VA, May {.—Married,
divorced and rewed within three
years, Mr. and Mrs, John G, Stein
man left to-day for Waycross, Ga.,
where Steinman is in business.
The couple were married here for
the second time yesterday, Mrs.
Steinman was Miss Elizabeth C,
Hanky, of this city. There were no
ehfldren by the first marriage.
SUMMERVILLE HMOME BURNS.
SUMMERVILLE, GA,, ua‘ 2.—The
home of A& L. %wr was u‘tmyteg
fire to-day. omy |8 estimete
b ¥2.000 to $4,000, .o
AMERIGANS ~ ARt
ATTACKED BY
MEXIGANS
VERA CRUZ, April 30.—Fresh
news of attacks upon Americans
was brought here to-day by the
refugees from interior points. Among
them was A. W. Elliott, an Indiana
man, who was struck In the face
with a stone during the anti-foreign
demonstrations in Cordoba. Elliott
was nearly blinded, a sharp corner
of the rock tearing through the pupil
of one eye,
Frank Disbrow, of New York, was
struck in the neck with a missile dur
ing the Coraoba riols and is under
the care of a doctor here,
_ Two Americans who left Paso del
Curo for Vera Cruz have not arrivod
here and their friends fear they have
becn cast into jail or killed by ban
dits.
Eighty Americans Marooned.
It is known that there are eighty
Americans marooned at Kl Burro, but
their fate is not kxnown. W. W, Can
ada, the United States Consul, is
trying to get in touch with them.
~ The report that a number of Amer
{cans are imperiled at Meridia makes
probable the occupation of Progreso,
‘Yucatan, as soon as the troops have
relieved the navy here. Meridig I 3
fifteen miles from Progreso ans it
will take a considerable force to com
plete the occupation. Half of the
fleet may take part
Brigadier Genperal Funston, com-=
mander of the Fifth Infantry Brigada
of the U. 8. Army, to-day took su
preme command of the American
army of occupation, and assumed the
title of Military Governor of Vera
Cruz. Brigadier General Funston re
lieved Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher,
‘who had been in commurs of the
United States forces and shore oper
ations since the marines seized Vera
Cruz last week.
Infantry Police City.
There are now about 10,000 Amer
jcan soldiers and marines on shore,
guarding Vera Cruz from bullets and
disease, The sanitary corps has es
tablished rigid rules to keep up the
good health of the Fifth Brigade, for
it has just come from one of the most
salubrious army posts in the United
States. - A i 2
The transfer of shore duty from
the bluejackets and marines to the
combined forces of marines and sol
diers took place to-day, the infaniry
men taking up the task of policing
the city and upholding the.authority
of the civil government appointed by
Admiral Fletcher.
The sailors were returned to the
American warships, taking their light
artillery and machine guns with
them.
General Funston announced that
he would follow the plans of Admiral
Fletcher throughout, except where
new conditions arose and made it im
possible.
Marines and soldiers are co-oper
ating in guarding the western out
skirts of the city. Intrenchments are
also being thrown un along the rail
road tracks to prevent the Federals
from trying to run by with armored
troop trains.
Transfer Ceremonies Elaborate.
Orders were given for three lines of
soldiers, bluejackets and marines (o
be drawn up along the wharf, and
marine and regimental bands wers
early on the scene, playlng a diversl
fied Pcram of music.
Fof purposes of defense and ad«
ministration the city has been di
vided into three sections by the naval
and military authorities. The ma
rines are to occupy and defend tho
northern part; the Fourth Infantry
will have char*o of the center, and
the Seventh Infantry will guard the
southern and southwestern part,
The Twenty-eighth and Nineteenth
Regiments will watch the harbor
front and act as a reserve force,
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Whole Family Off
For Reunion in China
PENSACOLA, May 2.—The Rev.
A. 8. Moffatt, ‘gutor of the First
Presbyterian Church, with several
relatives will sail from Seattle next
week for the Orient to visit four
members of his family in China.
In the party besides the aged min<
ister are hls daughter, Miss Paxton
Moffatt, of the faculty of Patmer Col,
lege; Mrs. Willlam Fisher and hef
dnug!er. and Miss Rallie Fisher, all
of nsacola. Others are the Rev;
Harry M, Moffatt, a son, of Charles+
town, W, Va.; Miss Kisie Moffatt, a
niece, of Staunton, Va.; and Will
H«,Slo. an attorney, of Loulsville, Ky,
o& will sail for Yokohama Tues
day afternoon, visiting Moji and oths
er ports of Japan, remaining in Lhe
Mikado’s country about elght days,
when they will go to Shanghai about
May 28. Here they will be mot iy
Mrs, Crawford Crenshaw, a daugh
ter of the Rev, Mr. Moffatt, who 15
a missionary, and with her they w!ll
go to her hoe at Chinkiang,
Dr. Lacey Moftatt, who was in Pen
sacola last summer, and who 1s now
stationed Tsingkiang-Ta, and Miss
Carrie Lena Moffatt, who has spent
the past seven years in missionary
work in China, will entertaln the par
ty, and early in July the entlre num
ber will go to the famous resort, Ma
kanshura-Sam, in the sacred moun
tains, where they will remain until
July 11, holdtna what promises (0
be a delightful mll{'nunlon.
Miss Carrie Lena Moffatt will re
turn home with Dr. Moffatt and par
ty on lurloT. this to be her first
visit to }ho tates since she took up
the forelgn mission work,
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