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"MOONSHINE" SOARS IO $4 PER GALLON ■ PROHIBITION’ TO THE RIGHT,; LEFT AND NORTH OF VS GIVES IMPETUS TO PRICE OF ILLICIT CORN. The forerunners of long lines of mil- ! linaire descendants who will go yacht-, Ing. motoring, divorcing, and soul hunt- Ing. as all conventional millonatres do. .are lining their strong boxes in north " Georgia. The foundations of fortunes that will establish future families of Astors and » anderbilts are being laid among the hills of Habersham. There is a clink of gold that -e said to drown the song of the Chattahoochee, and the news that steals down from the hills is of pocketbooks that are fairly bursting. To one class, a sort of millennium has come. The usury of a n*>ncy-lender net* but feeble returns compared to their profits. They are actually bulging with good yellow gold, r or— Plain corn whisky is now selling in north Georgia at four dollars a gallon. The face of old Scrooge, before his con version. would have twisted itself into an expression of disapproval at this rank. extortion. But notwithstanding the ex travagance of it. the price remains. No Rebate on Price Not a drop of corn whisky can now be secured in north Georgia for a whit less then four dollars a gallon. Fresh from the still it seUs for four dolars a gallon, mellowed oy a brief sleep under some cool, shaded rock, it sells for four dollars a gallon. In any shape or con dition it sells for four dollars a gallon. That is the established and unalterable price. You may take it or leave. A diminution of it is not to be thought of. Befbre prohibition, corn whisky sold from one dollar and a half to two dol lars a gallon, and the Illicit brand 01 north Georgia brought never more than one dollar. With the first whisper of prohibition it went to two dollars, then to three, and now has reached four. In a few months more, as soon as additional states have joined the dry ranks, it will have raacheu— There is no telling what price it will reach. So the philosophical thing would be to buy now. for who knows but that the present extravagant price may be comparatively low? It is said that squat iron boxes, looking as though they would smirk insolently in the face of any amount of dynamite, are being hauled into the north Georgia • hills. Strong boxes they are to hold the profits of the illicit distillers, who. with their wares bringing the high price of four dollars a gallon, can no longer trust to sockfeet and salt bags to hold their gains Perilous Conditions The condition in north Georgia is now said to resemble that of Wall street. It is a game of chance with big stakes in both instances. Can a distiller but evade the revenue officers long enough, keep on the right side of the market, as it were, he can garner in a golden har vest. Com ahisky bringing four dol lars a gallon and escaping all taxes is a rare means of profit. But the buyers, too, are profiting in a way, despite the uigh pries. It is said that never before was such pure corn whisky brewed in Georgia as is being brewed now. It is completely free from adulteration, a drink to make the palate purr. The revenue officers have been almost as busy this month as they were in De cember, and it is quite probably that the record of stiffs captured in January I will be tn ths neighborhood of one hun dred. CONGk JSS iIL IGNORE ROOSEVELT’S REQUEST WASHINGTON, Jan. 2b—That Presi ' dent Roosevelt's recommendation for an appropriation to reimburse E. H Harri man for the expenditure of about >2,000.000 by the Southern Pacific Railway compan ny, to control the overflow of the Colora do river into Saltan Sink, a few years ago. will be disregarded by congress now appears probable. Hearings on this recommendation have been conducted by a sub-commitee of the senate committee on claims, compos ed of Senators Kean. Smoot and Martin. The interests of Mr. Harriman have been represented before the committee by Maxwell Evarts, who has urged that the Southern Pacific Railway company is en titled to reimbursement for its expendi tura. The president's message is also be fore the sub-committee. Considerable oposttion to making the appropriation was raised by Senator Smoot on the ground that the Southern Pacific Railway company spent most of the amount claimed in protecting its own property and property of the California Development company in Southern Cali fornia. which is said to be controlled by the Harriman interests. Instead of mak ing an appropriation of a million or more dollars tn payment of the amount which President Roosevelt says is due Mr. Har riman. it seems likely that the committee will vote to send the claim to the court of claims for adjudication of the conflicting interests. GIRL TO FIGURE IN MURDER TRIAL COLUMBUS. Misa. Jan. X.-Miss Leti tia King still holds the center of the , stage in the Smith-Laurent tragedy, her prominence having been emphasised to day by the recent arrival of her brother, H. C. King, of Florence. Ala. A man whose name is McFadden, and who was sent here by the Simmons Hard ware Co. to work up evidence, was at Miss King’s home on Wednesday, the day of the second preliminary hearing, and called up Attorney McConnico over the long-distance telephone while the trial was in progress. What McFadden told the attorney could not be learned, but it is said to have been something about a letter written by Smith to Miss King, in which endearing terms were used. The telephone incident did not come to light until today, and when asked con cerning the trip to Miss King's home McFadden acknowledged having been there and admitted having called Attor ney McConnico up over the telephone to tell him something about the letter, but declined to divulge the contents of this letter. I It is said Miss King will certainly ap pear as a witness for the prosecution when the case comes up for trial in the circuit court. CHARGED WITH DEATH OF SISTER’S LOVER LYNCHBURG. Va.. Jan. 25. Ernest Wade has been arrested by Amherst au thorities. on the charge of shooting Isaac Higginbotham, a Lynchburk fireman, last night, as Higginbotham, who was re turning from the Wade home, where he had been with Wade's sister, his promis ed wife. The evidence against Wade is circum stantial. The man who shot Higginboth am scattered cayenne pepper as he fled to prevent the use of bloodhounds on his trail. Higginbotham died tonight. Bryan Will Speak ANNISTON. Ala.. Jan. £ —John B. Moor ing received a telegram yesterday afternoon from William Jennings Bryan, stating that he would be in AnnUton Fberuarv Ist. when he will deliver a lecture under ths auspices ot , Ui Aanistun public library. JUDGE SNEAD IS DEAD; DUE TO PARALYSIS I I AUGUSTA, Ga.. Jan. X.-Judge Clai borne Snead, distinguished jurist, states man and soldier, die! yesterday at the Augusta hospital, of paralysis. JuAge Snead was relaud by marriage to Mrs. J. Pinckney Thomas, and her daughter. Miss Lotta Pinckney Thomas, who reside at 17 Crew street. Atlanta. Judge Snead was engaged in the prac tice of law in Augusta when the war be gan in I£6l. His War Record At the first call for troops he and his law partner, the late William H. Wheeler (brother of General Joseph Wheeler), left Augusta as first lieutenants in separate companies, which they had helped in or ganising; Lieutenant Wheeler's company becoming a part of the First regiment, Georgia volunteers. Infantry, and Lieuten ant Snead's company becoming attached to the Third regiment. Georgia volunteers, infantry. Following the fortunes of his company in the Third Georgia regiment, which did marked service in the vicinity of Norfolk I and Portsmouth and along the line of the, North Carolina coast. Colonel Ambrose | R. Wright Hater brigadier general and • later major general). Lieutenant Snead was promoted captain of his company early in 1852. - At Gettysburg he was captured and re mained a prisoner of war* on Johnson’s Island something over twelve months. Immediately following his exchange he reported for duty to the authorities in Richmond, and was informed that he had been promoted lieutenant colonel of his regiment. He remained in the field until, as its last colonel, he sheathed his sword for the last time at Appomattox Court House, Va. Served as Judge Returning to his home in Augusta, he resumed the practice of law, and was a member of the first legislative body, from Richmond county, that convened after the war. He represented that county in one or the other legislative bodies several times later. For a number of years he was judge of the city court of Richmond county, and later judge of the superior court of Augusta circuit. Several years ago he removed from Augusta to his plantation home in Colum bia county, and has since continued to reside there, and twice has represented that county in the legislature—once in the bouse and once in the senate. Has Two Children A few years after the war he was united in marriage to Mias Cora Clanton, of Augusta. Two children have blessed this union, the eldest, Mrs. Elizabeth Snead Kersh, and one son, Marion Snead. He was in the Cuban war as a mem ber of the Third Georgia regiment, and it Is an unusual coincidence that his rank and company letter should have been the same as was that of his father, when first enlisted, in the old Confederate Third Georgia, viz., first lieutenant, company G. At the organization of the Third Geor gia Survivors’ Veteran association, at Union Point. Ga.. in 1874, he was made its president, and so has remained ever since. GEORGIA CADETS WILL GO TO WASHINGTON MACON. Ga.. Jan. 26—Clark Grier, of Dublin, and Warren Edwards, of Mill edgeville met with Postmaster Harry S. Edwards, of Macon. here to dis cuss plans for the Georgia mili tary movement that is to be made on in auguration day tn Washington, March 4. Mr. Edwards, of Milledgeville, is one of the leading members of the Taft club In Georgia and with the others is Interested in the inaugural ceremonies. Yesterday the gentlemen talked over the plans for the parade, and discussed the chances of securing the Gordon insti tute and the Georgia Military college com panies. Already a half dozen or more companies of the state have said they would go and take part in the parade, but as many more are wanted as It is possi ble to secure. Both the Gordon and the Milledgeville companies are well drilled and would be sure to make a splendid showing. VERDICTS OF $21,000 GIVEN AGAINST ROAD BUCHANAN. Ga.. Jan. 25.—R record verdict for Haralson county has been ren dered by the jury in the case of Downey against Southern Railway, the damage awarded being $17,000 for Mrs Nora Dow ney. whose husband, Samuel Downey, an engineer, running between Atlanta and Birmingham, was killed at Tallapoosa last December, when his engine ran into a switch wrecking the train. Tom Williams, the negro fireman, who lost an arm at the same time, was given a verdict for $4,000. Both cases were tried at the same time, and the jury had the double duty of con sidering both cases. Reuben Arnold, of Atlanta, and W. L. Woolen, of Birmingham, represented Mrs. Downey and Tom Williams, while the railway company was represented by Maddox, McCamy and Shumate, of Dal> ton. and Griffith & Matthews, of Buch anan. SPENT MORE FOR PEANUTS THAN TO SPREAD GOSPEL NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 25.-Somethlng is wrong with a nation, which, during the past year, spent $14,000,000 for peanuts and only $11,000,000 for spreading abroad the gospel of Christ, said the Rev. R. W. Patton, secretary of ftie department of the southwest of the Episcopal church in an address last night at St. Paul's church. "If the church of God had treated us Anglo-Saxons as we are treating tho Chinese and Japanese, we would today be the most magnificent race or uncivilized cut-throats the world ever say,” furthei declared the minister. T. E. BYRD IS DEAD AT NORWOOD HOME NORWOOD, Ga.. Jan. 25.-Mr. T. E. Byrd is dead at his home after a lin gering illness of a year. He was a member of the Methoaist church here a'nd a prominent Mason. He leaves a wife, five sons, Mr. George Byrd, of Atlanta; Mr. Joe Byrd, ot Asheville, N. C., Mr. Clarence Byrd, Mr. Chappell Byrd and Roland Byrd, of Norwood; and four daughters. Mrs. W. H. Cooper. Miss Elizabeth Byrd, Miss Roraline Byrd, of Norwood, and Miss Florrie Byrd, of Atlanta NORWEGIANS CATCH FISH BY TELEPHONE LONDON. Jan. 26.—Catching fish by telephone is the latest invention of a Norwegian, which is now employed by the fishermen of his nation. A mfcrophone which magnifies subma rine sounds is shut up in a thin water tight steel box and kept in communica tion by metallic wires with a telephone receiver installed on the fishing boat. Each kind of fish gives in the instrument a particular sound. The arrival of her ring for example is signalized by a sort of whistling: the codfish announces its arrival in the neighborhood by a sort of grunting. WOMAN FIRST TO SIGN LAW’ FOR LOBBYING LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 21.—Mrs. Francis B. Heald, of Osecola, Neb., was first to sign the register provided for lobbyists in the office of the secretary of state. She is here to urge legislators to vote for ,' emperance and reform.” ’ L THE ATLANTA BEMIWEEKLT JOURNAL. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1909. PRISON BOARD MAY USE SCHOOL FUNDS? PENAL SYSTEM WILL NOT HAVE ANY FUNDS AVAILABLE AFTER APRIL 1, WHEN CONVICT LEASE EXPIRES. Shall the state prison department ap propriate to its own expenses during the three quarters of 1909 from April 1 on, >112,500 from the convict lease money not yet apportioned, and thereby keep that money from the county schools and roads of the state? No provision has yet been made, and no one seems willing to accept the re sponsibility of saying just how it will be made, or when, for paying the expenses of the penitentiary department of the state after the lease law expires on March the 13th. In 1907 the appropriation act was passed which gave to the prison department $150,- 000 annually for its expenses during 1908 and 1909, the money to be taken from the revenue of convict leasing. Whatever balance remained after the expenses of the penitentiary department had been pro vided for. the bill stipulated, would be distributed among those counties not working convicts, for use for school or road purposes, or both, In the discretion of grand juries. But the lease law was killed, at the last session of the legislature, and after March 31st there will be no source of revenue for payment of the prison de partment's expenses, except the state near-beer taxes, amounting to probably >IOO.OOO. From the convict lease funds tfie state must buy the new prison farm. This will entail, according to estimate, about >200,000, for purchasing and equip ping the farm. The office of the prison commission must be supported. The re formatory at Milledgeville must be pro vided for. The state further wanta to es tablish a new reformatory, which would cost about >50,000. All these expenses must be met. It probably means that no money what ever will go to the county schools and roads for the last quarter of 1908 or the first of 1909, after which the lease sys tem ends. LAST OF MARINES SAIL FROM HAVANA HAVANA, Jan. 23.—The last of the marines sent to Cuba as part of the American army of pacification sailed out of Havana harbor yesterday afternoon, on board the naval transport Prairie, for Newport News. This last detach ment consisted pf 400 men and officers, Lieutenant Colonel Franklin J. Moses commanding. The transport McClellan will sail January 28, with the officers of the army who have been serving in admin istrative capacities in the provisional government as the advisers of the na tive heads of various departments. The McClellan will follow in the wake of the Scout's cruiser Salem, on which Governor Ma goon will take his depar ture immediately after the inaugural ceremonies at the palace, on Thursday next at noon. The battleships Maine and Mississippi will escort the Salem out of the harbor. President-elect Gomez has made the following announcement cabinet: Secretary of government, Nicholas Alberdi. Secretary of state, Justo Garcia Ve lez. Secretary of finance, Marcellino Diaz de Villegas. Secretary of justice, x,uis Octavio Di vine. Secretary of sanitation, Dr. Mathias Duque. Secretary of public works, Benlte La gureuela. Secretarjy of education, Dr. Ramon Meza. jr Secreta# of agriculture, Ortelio Foyo. 108, NOT 90, MILES RIDDEN BY ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—1 t wasn't ninety-eight miles that the president rode in seventeen hours the other day. It’s all a mistake. Doubtless at first blush it would be a matter of satisfaction to the critics of the president to know that he didn’t ride any such distance in sevetneen hours. It seems that some of the army offi cers had doubts about that nlnety-eight mUe Story an dthey decided on an accu rate test. They went over the exact route with a tested cyclometer and meas ured the distance with the utmost care and accuracy. It wasn’t ninety-eight miles at all. In stead it .was 108 statute miles. In explanation of the error it is said that the earlier computations were based on the distance from the "chain bridge” across the Potomac more than four miles from the white house. The president rode to and from this bridge, and the measurement adds ten miles to the figure given out on the day of the ride. AMERICA AND FRANCE WATCHING VENEZUELA PARIS, Jan. 23.—The United States and France are keeping each other fully ad vised as to the progress of the negotia tions of each government with Venezuela looking to a settlement of all outstanding difficulties. France, after the settlement of the French Cable Co. controversy, and the re establishment of t’rench consulates throughout the republic, is disposed to follow the example of the United States and refer to arbitration such issues as cannot otherwise be adjusted. The nego tiations between the cable company and a representative of Jose de Jesus Paul, the special envoy of Venezuela, are pro ceeding during Senor Paul’s absence in Holland. The archives of Venezuelan consuls in France, which have been in possession of American consuls, have been returned to the former Venezuelan consuls. This ac tion follows the return of their exequa turs to the French consuls in Venezuela. taft’slextrTcongress WON’T SIT VERY LONG WASHINGTON. Jan. 25—Senator Bank head, of Alabama, has expressed the belief that the extra session of con gress to be called by Mr. Taft would not last longer than August 1. “That seems to be the general idea among Republicans with whom I have talked,” he said. "None of us desire to remain here during the hot days of August.” "Will the Democrats frame a minority tariff bill, instead of merely offering amendments to the Republicar meas ure?" "Our party will have a bill of itM-own," he replied. NO “BUNGLING” WANTED BY CONDEMNED NEGRO WASHINGTON, Ark., Jan. 23.—Before Sheriff Velvin had read more than a few words of the death warrant yesterday to Joe Thompson, a negro, the condemned man stopped the proceedings by announc ing that he had heard enough and, walk ing to the gallows, placed himself on the trap with the request that no "bungling” be made of the job. Death was pronounced a few moments after the trap was znrung. ; NIGHT RIDER TRIAL NEARING ITS END UNION CITY, Tenn., Jan. 25.—The I Marshall nfgTrt rider trial Is nearing an end. The prosecution will more than likely complete their evidence today ana if the defense adops the course expecteo the argiftnent be begun Wednesday morning. In the trial a few weeks ago the de | sense was an alibi which was expected in this trial but since several of the state’s witnesses have testified that Marshall did all he could to prevent the murder, the defense may rely on this to acquit him. Warren Morris who, by his confession, was the official poet of the night riders was the first witness this morning. He had not seen the defendant at any ot the meetings of the band but had heard he was a member. When Rankin was killed he heard one of the night riders, interceding for him, but did not know who it was. Mose Barkis, probably the only mem- y ber ot his race who has taken the night rider oath, was the second witness this morning. Barkis is an Assyrian living in Hickman. Ky., where he is engaged in the mercantile business. In his indifferent English he told the jury how he, for fear of his property would be destroyed, had joined the out laws and of the two meetings he at tended. He knew nothing of Ed Mar shall's connection with them. He wa* baeiy frightened while on the stand and seemed greatly relieved when told that he could go back home. Tried To Prevent Killing According to the testimony of Ethel bert Rogers, who was called next, there were thirty-five men who participated in the murder of Captain Rankin. He and Marshall live within a short distance of each other and frequently went together to the rendezvous of the band at Wal nut Log. •'Marshall and I did everything we could to keep them from killing Rankin, and I asked Garrett Johnson to let me take them to Hickman in my buggy, but he did not answer me,” said the witness. On cross-examination he said that he and Marshall both objected to the killing of the Walker negroes at Hickman and were ridiculed by Fehrlnger, because they tried to prevent it. Attorney General Caldwell was in the court room this morning for the first time during this trial. He is very weak yet and will not take part in the trial at present. LICENSE LEAGUE TO FIGHT PROHIMOVEMENT LOUISVILLE. Ky., Jan. 23 —lt is like ly that today before the close of the sec ond annual convention of the National Model License league, a concentration through the league of all the forces of the various brewers, distillers and allied in terests represented at the convention against the prohibition movement will be made. Such an amalgamation of pur pose was scheduled for last night but it was decided to hold it until today. H. A. Smith, of Lawton, Oklahoma, at torney for the Sons of Washington of that state, told the delegates at last night's session of how Oklahoma, or a part of it, was trying to secure re-submission of the liquor licensing statute. Among the interesting features of late session yes terday was a paper submitted by F. W. Cook, of Evansville, called the “Dean ot American Brewers,” who suggested slightly different methods from those ad vocated by the league. Addresses by former Congressman F. W. Ellis, of Owensboro, Ky., and others, occupied this morning’s session. VENGEANCE IS SWORN ON SUSPECTED TRAITOR PARIS. Jan. 23.—M. Rubanovitch. edi tor of the Russian revolutionary organ published in Paris, reviewing the re markable history of Azef, the head of the fighting organization, a Russian Social ist-Revolutionary party who had been condemned to death by his colleagues on the charge of being a paid govern ment spy, maintains that for fifteen years Azef has been engaged in selling the secrets of the organization to the Russian political police, while he was ostensibly one of the most active of revolutionary leaders. He claims that Azef had Father Gapon killed and says that although Azef is now hiding under the protection of the Russian authorities, he cannot escape the revolutionaries, who never fail to wreak their vengeance on a traitor. AMERICA TOO BIG TO BE LOVED NOW CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—Patriotism of the ••good old kind” is antiquated and practically worthless In these modern times, according to Francis W. Parker in an address last night to the Sons of the American Revolution. At least this is the case in the United States, he said, because the United States is too big to be loved. He declared that no American loves his land in the same way that the Swiss and the Norwegians love their mountains. "Neither,” . continued the speaker, “have we Americans any dynasties to love and around which to center our love of country. We can’t love the house ot Roosevelt, or the house of Deneen, or ot J. Hamilton Lewis.” OLDEST KNOWN MASON W ALKS MILES TO LODGE RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 23—George Rod ney Johnston, of Amherst county, who has just celebrated his one hundredth birthday, is the oldest Mason in the United States and probably in the world, having been an active member of that fraternity for nearly three-quarters of a century. In spite of his advanced years, John ston personally works his farm, occasion ally walks ten or a dozen miles to visit relatives, and always walks into Am herst courthouse to attend his lodge meet ings. He has six children, thirty-six grandchildren and ten great-grandchil dren. GIRL IS MARRIED ~ NEAR FATHER’S COFFIN NEW YORK, Jan. 25.—Married In the same room where lay her father's body in a coffin, Miss Daisy Helme, of Mount Hernon, N. Y., is now the bride of Francis M. Oliver, of London. England. The cer emony was performed Saturday night, but it was not generally known until yes terday. The bride’s father, John C. Helme, an accountant, was asphyxiated at his home Wednesday, accidentally, according to the coroner’s verdict, but arrangements for the wedding were not halted. The same minister was in charge of both the funeral service and the wedding ceremony and relatives who gathered for the funeral were present at the quiet and sorrowful wedding. CHARGED WITH PERJURY IN COOPER TRIAL NASHVILLE. Tenn., Jan. 23.—Ex-Sher iff of Davidson County Thomas E. Cart wright was arrested today on a warrant sworn out before Justice Jake Levine by Attorney General McCarn, in which it is charged that Mr. Cartwright swore false ly while qualifying as a juror In the Coo per-Sharp trial in having stated then that he had no tformed or expressed an opin ion in the case. The warrant was executed by Deputy Sheriff Hawkins. Sheriff Cartwright's bond was fixed at $1,500 and was promptly executed. S3OOCASH Given to Subscribers of The Semi-Weekly Journal No guess work. A test of skill. Are you going to be one of the lucky ones! How many squares can you make out of this Square Chart! Mi I■! . 1 qf 11 the ' ' JOURNAL. "7 SZ """ The b est family and general • news, semi-weekly periodical in 2X A* J the South, and should be in ev ery Southern home. Each column iZ 2k * 9 edited with the utmost care. 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Gentlemen: Please find enclosed $ for , , . x . x mu C • -nr 11 T 1 Send y° Ur subscription years subscription to The Semi-Weekly Journal. .. n j answer today to Send paper to • . 2 p The Semi-Weekly k—i 1 „ ’” ‘ ’ ’ Journal, I R. F. D. No ... . —| Atlanta, Ga. >4- j State 13 I I „ - SURVIVORS OF SEA ANCHOR IN FOG IN NEW YORK HARBOR Continued from page One though less than a cable length away. The boats would stand out under the searchlight and then fade away Into the mist. The Floride’s boats had also been put over the side, and It was a sort of contest between the crews of the two ships as to which would take over the greatest number of people in the least time. When it came to the turn of Cap tain Sealby, the officers and men of the Republic to abandon the ship, they re fused. “We stayed aboard the Floride all day Saturday, packed like sardines. At 7 o’clock word came that the Baltic would take us off. Once more we had to go through the experience of going from the ship to the life boats. It was the same thing as in the darkness of the early morning, except that the sea wau running high instead of being quite still. “For more than eight hours the little boats hurried from one ship to the other until 1,600 people had been taken over to the Batlic. Crew Stuck to Ship “The crew of the Floride, following the example set by the crew of the Republic, remained on board, as did one of our passengers, Eugene Lynch, whose wife had been killed in the crash between the two ships and who himself was too badly injured to be removed. “We are here now, and it is all over, and I intend to sail on another ship next week, but I hope that this is the only ex perience of the kind I will ever have.” Wireless Saved Lives Wireless telegraphy only a few years ago looked upon with skepticism so far as practical results were concerned, and classed by the laymen as a weird some thing whose benefits to humanity were vague and as shown by the im portant part it prated in the drama of the Atlantic ocean on Saturday, that no great vessel should leave port unequipped with apparatus such as rendered invalu able service to the 'White Star liner Re public. With the 1,650 passengers taken safely from the Republic and the Lloyd- Italian liner Floride, which rammed her, who have followed the details of the wreck pause to think what might have been had not the flashes from the strick en instruments summoned other vessels to her aid. Never before in the history of maritime disaster has the wireless tele graph been demonstrated’ to better ad vantage, and it is predicted that steam ship companies will not be slow to take advantage of the object lesson with the installation of Instruments on all ships not heretofore provided. Some seamen there are who even go so far as to say that had the Floride been provided with wireless that the col lision would never have happened, for that, despite the fog, the vessels would have been able to locate each other. This is, however, a matter of conjecture which will be threshed out when an official in vestigation of the wreck is made. Water Tight Bulk Heads Men interested in ships and disasters which befall them are also discussing the water-tight bulkhead, brought out partic ularly prominent by the length of time which the Republic remained afloat, not withstanding that she was sorely crippled. The steamer Floride, which was in col lision with the Republic, was sighted off Ambrose channel lightship at 11:47 a. m., bound in to New York. CREW OF REPUBLIC START FOR NEW YORK MENEMSHA BIGHT, Mass.. Jan. 25. Captain Sealby and fifty members of the crew of the Republic w-ere transferred to the derelict destroyer, Seneca, off Vine yard Sound lightship at 8 a. m. today and an hour later the Seneca started for New York. The captain of the Greshae- stated that the Republic sank last night nine miles south by east of Nantucket lightship In about 40 fathoms of water. None of the officers or crew’ was in jured. The Gresham, after transferring the Republic's survivors to the Seneca, started for Woods Hole. RELIEF SHIP PASSES WOODS HOLE WITH CREW WOODS HOLE, Mass., Jan. 25.—The Gresham, with Captain Sealby and the crew of the Republic on board, arrived here at 10:30 a. m. ARTHUR LAMB NOT KNOWN IN ATLANTA In account given in the New York World of the rescue of 701 passengers from the White Star Republic, which was run down by another steamship off Nantucket, Mass., Arthur Lamb’s name is included in the list of passengers, and his address given as Atlanta. No such name appears in the directory nor in either of the telephone books. A family by that name was called up, but said that they knew nothing of Arthur Lamb. WIRELESS OPERATOR , LAUDED BY CONGRESS WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Pausing for a moment in its legislative activities, the house of representatives today listened to a euloky of John R. Binns, the Marconi operator aboard the trans-Atlantic liner Republic, who remained at his post until the ship went down, following the collis ion Saturday with the Floride. Mr. Boutell, of Illinois, was given unan imous consent to address the house "on a matter of public interest.” After refer ring to the collision, Mr. Boutell, amid loud applause, said that throughout the whole critical period, “there w’as one si lent actor in the tragedy whose name should be ihimortalized.” He specifically mentioned Binns by name, and in conclusion said: “Binns has given the world a splendid illustration o fthe heroism that dwells in many who are doing the quiet, unnoticed tasks of life. Is it not an inspiration for all of us to feel that there are heroes for every emergency, and that in human life no danger is so great that some ‘Jack’ Binns is not ready to face it.” BODY OF MISSING HUNTER FOUND HIDDEN IN CABIN LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jan. 23.—A special from Perryville, Ark., says: Hunters from Alpin discovered the de composed body of a young man barri caded in a log cabin in Fourche river bottoms. They gained admission by tear ing off a portion of the. roof. The youth had been shot three times in the back of the head with a revolver and the body covered with corn shucks. An investigation disclosed that Grover Misner, a Van Buren, Ark., boy, left home December 1 with Tom Hogue, a trapper, to spend a portion of the winter hunting. Relatives had heard nothing since from the boy. Hogue and Misner are said to have remained a short time in the cabin. The remains are supposed to be young Misner s. Misner carried a sum of mon ey with him when he left Van Buren. Sheriff Oliver succeeded today in locat ing Hogue near Mansfield and caused his arrest. Relatives of Misner from Van Buren are on the way to the scene. Should the remains be identified it is believed it will be unsafe to bring Hogue back to this county. NEGRO BISHOP DEMANDS PROTECTION OF WOMEN FRANKLIN. La., .an. 23. —"I stand ■ ready to go with the white today right into hell to protect a woman, white or black, against a fiend,” said Bishop' E. W. Lampton, of the African Meth odist Episcopal church in his charge to the Louisiana conference of his church here last nigiit. “Womanhood must be protected. Let us do our part.” TRAINS HIT IN FOG; THREE DEAD; SIX HURT ALTOONA, Pa., Jan. 23.—1 nan impen etrable fog, the second section of the St. Louis express, westbound, which left Philadelphia at 4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, crashed Into the first section at Summerhill, 25 miles west of this city, at 12:30 this morning, killing three per sons and injuring six, one probably fa tally. The list of killed and injured fol lows: Dead: S. L. TAYLOR, Brooklyn, N. Y., em ployed by Chas. F. Rung, broker, of New York. M. J. KELLY, a Pullman car conduo tor, Jersey City. CHAS. COLEMAN, colored, a Pullman porter, of Philadelphia. Injured: W. F. Johnson, Second and McKane streets, Cincinnati. Mrs. Adam Rankin, 214 Green street, Anderson. Ky. W. D. Kissell, fireman, Pittsbqrg. Four mail clerks, not serious. The first section of the express had been stopped by a freight, which was proceeding slowly, and the fog was so dense that the second section crashed in to the first. When the wreck occurred nearly all the passengers .were in their berths asleep, or dozing in their seats. The great excitement prevailed. The compact extinguished all the lights, and the passengers rushed wildly from the wrecked coaches, crying for assist ance. VICTIMS OF WRECK TAKEN TO PITTSBURG PITTSBURG, Pa.. Jan. 23.—Regular passenger train No. 23 on the Pennsylva nia railroad arrived here at 8:30 o’clock today bearing all the injured in the Sum mer Hill wreck of last midnight except one, who was taken to his home in Al toona. All those who lived west of here were able to proceed toward their desti nation. Among the seriously injured are: W. J. Johnson. Cincinnati, passenger, contusion of left shoulder and scalp wounds; left train here to visit friends. Mrs. Adam Rankin, Henderson, Ky.. passenger; contusions of back and both hips. George K. Makey, Sedalia, Mo., pas senger; contusion,of head. WRECKERS ATTEMPT TO DERAIL FAST TRAIN SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Jan. 23.—An at tempt was made this morning to wreck the southbound “Diamond Special” on the Illinois Central road, which passes through this city about 4 o’clock. Andrew ’ Land, the towerman at East Grand ave nue, here, as the time came for the train to come, found he could not. work the derail which was set against the "Di amond Special.” He went to investigate and found a rock spliced into the frog of the derail, thus preventing its oper ation. As Land was endeavoring to get the rock out, someone from the darkness, he says, threw rocks at him with the evident intention of injuring him. Land fired several shots at the party or par ties who in turn fired twice at him and then fled. Land got the rock out and set the derail and the accident was avoided. ITALY NEEDS FUNDS FOR 200,000 HOMELESS ROME. Jan. 21.—Italy is confronted with a grave problem, the caring for the 200,000 persons made homeless by the earthquake of last month in Sicily and Calabria, and who have dispersed not only to the interior of their native provinces, but have gone in great numbers to Naples and other of the large cities of the coun try. At present it is estimated it is costing SIOO,OOO a day to meet the simplest ne cessities of the poor, a sum which neither international charity nor the state can long continue to bear. 3
