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2 THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913. lr' r MANUFACTURED MILA RAILROAD MEN MOURN SOLD IN INDIANAPOLIS DEATH OF JOHN IN. T (By Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Jnd., Dec. 18.—When city health board inspectors yesterday found several bottles of milk in which the cream had settled to the bottom of the bottle the fact was uncovered that for some time residents of Indian apolis have been using a manufactured milk substituted for the real product. The “milk” is prepared by mixing a powder with water and adding enough cream to give the required amount of butter fat. This fluid is said to stand all tests required of real milk. During the street car and teamsters’ strikes, vyhen the supply of milk did not dimin ish, though none was brought in from the rural districts, the health board sent out inspectors who took many samples of milk. When analyzed the samples were up to the standard but the search for the source of the supply was con tinued. The discovery of the manufactured .milk was brought about yesterday when one company put in too much butter fat, causing the cream to settle to the bottorrt of the bottlqs. The company -admitted to city officials that it has •been disposing of the manufactured milk ^for some time. After it was found that the manu- ffactured milk fulfills all requirements of the standards of the health board it was ordered that all manufactured milk must "be so labelled. ;no over-sea flight yet, SAYS* ORVILLE WRIGHT NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—-That more must be accomplished on land with fly ing machines before an attempt is made to cross the sea is the statement 'made by Orville Wright at the Aero Club of America last night, when a reception was tendered him on the tenth anni versary of the first power flight made bv him and his brother Wilbur. He added he would not v^hture to predict that the Atlantic Vwill be crossed in a ..flying machine within the next few years. “What is needed now are more expe rienced aviators,” Mr. Wright said. “Fully 95 per cent of accidents occur because the aviator has not been suffi ciently trained.” NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS HEAR CHALRES S. BARRETT SHELBY, N. C., Dec. 18.—Featuring tha^opening session of the North Caro lina Farmers’ union, which convened for its winter meeting in thj^ city yester day was the address of Charles S. Bar rett, of Union Cnty, Ga., president of the National union, who dwelt on the increasing good feeling between rural communities and towns, paid a tribute to the union of ,< this state, which, he said, had gone longer than any other similar organization, without a row, and charged his hearers to continue to “keep from acting the fool.” TINY GUNBOATS SHIPPED TO PHILIPPINE WATERS SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 18.—De signed for service in the shallo.w waters of China and the Philippines, the “knockdown” gunboats Monocacy and Palos are stowed away in the hold of the steamer Mongolia, which sailed to day for the Orient. The two little fighting craft were built at Mare Island n^vy yard vand are complete as crated, with the exception of the guns, which will be placed at Shanghai. A special armor to protect the crews from rifle fire covers the exposed parts. Each boat »will carry a crew of 140 men and two officers. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 18.—The funeral of John W. Thomas, Jr., presi dent and general manager of the Nash ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway, who died early this morning, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. At that hour every wheel on the system will be stopped for five minutes. Mr. Thomas' death has been a source of widespread sorrow in Nashville and particularly among the men of the rpad, with many of ewhom he worked in the ranks. His death occurred at 2:10 o’clock this morning, being immediately due to a hemorrhage from the lungs. With the death of Mr. Thomas a unique figure in the railroad world pass ed away. From the time when he was only a school boy until- the day he was taken ill about four weeks ago he had ben closely identified with the N. C. and St. L., his connection with the road beginning when he went into the shops in Nashville between'school hours when a boy in order to learn the me chanical work connected with railroad ing. He was born in Murfreesboro, Tenn., a bout fifty-six years ago, his father being John Wilson Thomas, who was president of the N., C. and St. L. from 1882 until February 12, 1906, when he died. “Litfle John” Thomas, as the son is called by the employes of the road, succeeded his father as president, bring ing to the office a wide and thorough experience of all the details of rail roading. He began his education in such matters when a school boy in Nashville. Ill the early mornings before school, and in the afternoons when school was over for the day, he worked in the rail road shops and succeeded in mastering the mechanical details of construction at a very early age. After becoming a practical engineer, Mr. Thomas was still not satisfied with his progress, and he went into the su perintendent’s office as acting train master in order to learn transportation details. He acquired this knowledge rap idly; and his father, seeing his ambi tion and proficiency, encouraged his ef forts to learn other details of rail roading. He put him in charge of the Lebanon branch of the road so that he might learn to handle trains and! be come familiar with track work. During this time of young Mr. Thomas’s career it was said that he had a road-bed and track equal to those of the Pennsyl vania line. In 1898 he. had attained such knowl edge of the details di railroading that he was made general manager and took control generally of the system which has been built up and improved under the management of his father. In February, 1906, his father died, va cating the presidency of the road, and it was offered td his son. From then until his death he continued his policy of personal supervision that enabled him to fill so well the office of president* He is survived by his wife and by four children. His daughters are Mrs. Martha Riddle, Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkpat rick, of Nashville, and Miss Ellen Thomas. His son is John W. Thomas, the third, who is connected with the Baldwin Locomotive works, near Phil adelphia. J. A. Thomas, ticket agent in At lanta for the N., C. & S^. L., is Mr. Thon^as’ cousin. Fire Chief Refuses to Take Oath Unless Salary Is Increased (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MACON. Ga., Dec. 18.—L. A. Miller, elected new fire chief, refused to take the oath of office today when other new ly elected city officials were sworn in, because his salary was not made the same as that of the police chief. City council recently raised the po lice cief’s salary to $2,400 per' year, but the salary of the fire chief remain ed the same, $1,800. Chief Monroe Jones still remains in charge of the de partment, until Chief-elect Miller de cides whether he will accept the office. New Patier at Eastman EASTMAN, 4a., Dec. 18.—The first edition of Eastfnan’s new paper, The Dodge County Herald, was put out on Wednesday night. The following are of ficers: Editor, O. A. Gentry; business manager, A. M. Pace; head of mechani cal department, T. P. Carnes. Smoke of Herbs For Catarrh A Simple, Pleasant, Reliable Way and It Costs Nothing to Try. This preparation of herbs, flowers and seeds (containing no tobacco or habit- forming drugs) is smoked in an ordinary ' clean pipe q r cigarette. Simply draw the medicated smoke into the mouth and In i', hale into the lungs or send it out - through the nostrils in a perfectly nat- f ural way. NUMBER OF COUNTERFEIT COINS SHOWS INCREASE WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Three hun dred and sixty-five persons (were ar rested for counterfeitirfg in the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, last, according to the annual repo’t of W. J. Flynn, chief of the se cret service division of the treasury de partment. The amount of counterfeit and altered notes confiscated aggre gated $22,137 and the amount of coun terfeit coins totalled $19,884. In the number of counterfeiters ar rested, New York leads all states with 44; Pennsylvania came second with 42, and California 36. Of the total nuiri ber of persons arrested 175 were con victed; 135 are awaiting action by tne courts! 26 were acquitted; 21 were ig nored by the grand jury, 3 were nolle prossed; 4 were dismissed, and 1 is a fugitive. “Qoin counterfeiters represented more than 60 per cent of the total arrests and there was an increase in the amount of counterfeit coins confiscated during the year," says Chief Flynn. 1- RICH MEXICAN IS HELD FOR RANSOM MARRIAGE NO EASY JOB UNDERJEUGENIC RULES MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 18.—The demand for a physical examination Tot which several months would be required if it were properly done—and not tne small fee of $3 for a physician’s certifi cate—is given as the principal reason for opposition to Wisconsin’s new eu genic marriage law, in a statement made today by a well known Milwaukee physician. “The examination, according to the demand of the law for physical exam ination and the application of recog nized clinical and laboratory tests,*- says the statement, “would involve ar least four Wasserman tests extending over four months, each of which wouiu absolutely cost, if properly done, from $10 to $15, after which a Noguchi test would be necessary and even if botn these tests were found negative it would still be necessary to puncture tn*» spinal cord, draw out some of the spinal fluid and make a Wasserman test of that. “This test being negative, if the phy sician went to the limit of scientific 'search,’ he would be obliged to make a hole in the skull of the applicant, re move a portion of his brain, smear it upon a glass slide, stain it and exam ine microscopically for the trepanoma pallida, which is the cause of the mal ady feared. f ‘Besides this, all spinal reflexes wouid have to be y tested, all bones oi the body examined as well as the joints. The liver, eyes and throat must under go a severe and careful examination and if all this were done it would re quire at least six ihonths to do it am. it would be impossible then even for the most skillful physician to state pos itively that the applicant was entirely free from the disease. “In the case of other diseases the ex amination would involve a series of mi croscopical tests and examinations ana such an examination would require unusual skill and a period of at least three months." FIECRO CONFESSES 10 MURDER OF MRS. IRBY POPE GRIEVED BY DEATH l OF CARDINAL RAMPOLLA (By Associated Press.) • ROME, Dec. 18.—The d&ath of Car dinal Rampolla, former papal secretary of state, was not made known to Pope Pius X until this morning. Cardinal Merry del Val and Monsignor Giovanni Bressan, the pope’s private secretary, went to see his holiness at an early hour, intending to break the sad news as gently as possible. But when the pope heard the name of Cardinal Rampolla coupled with the word “indisposition” he grew pale' and begged them to tell him the truth with-; out hesitation, as anxiety and uncertain ty affected more than anything else. The two prelates tnen told him Rampol la was dead. As recently as Saturday the pope had received Cardinal Rampolla, who was then apparently in his usual good health and spoke at length about many af fairs. The pope later issued the following statement: “Cardinal Rampolla was one of the greatest men in the church. He had become eyen greater since he retired from state affairs.” His holiness ordered that the highest honors should be paid to the deceased cardinal. Cardinal Rampolla was the closest collaborator with Pope Leo XIII in the movement for the reunion of the Chris tian churches. When Pope Leo was dying a cablegram was received in Rome saying the American Protestant congregations were praying for his re covery. (By Associated Press.) AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 18.—George Hart, one of three negroes charged with the murder of Mrs. Jefferson Irby ai Wrenn, Ga-, Sunday, it is alleged, made a confession here this morning to a deputy sheriff. The others still deny their guilt. . ^ The three were rushed here early to day in an automobile from Waynesboro, where militiamen guarded them through the night. Hart, it is said, declared Tom Pas- chai, one of the negroes, first attackea Mrs. Irby, then cut her throat. The three of them, it is k claimed Hart saia, dragged the woman to a woodpile and crushed her head with an axe. Militia Guards Prisoners In Waynes-boro Jail (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYNESBORO, Ga., Dec. 18.— Twelve or more automobiles filled with armed men were halted on various roads leading to this place early this morning and the occupants temporarily placed under a.rrest by local military authori ties, while deputy sheriffs slipped past to Augusta with three negroes charged with the murder of Mrs. Jefferson Irby, near Wrens. This town was under martial law from early last night until 4 o’clock this morning, when the negroes, George and William Hart and Tom Paschall, were taken to Augusta. Many citizens of Jefferson and Co lumbia counties were here throughout the night and conditions grew so serf ous that the sheriff prevailed on the governor to order out the militia to pro tect the prisoners. Mrs. Irby was slain in the presence of her five-year-old daughter Saturday night. According to reports here, she was seized by the hair and her throat cut, while the child begged for her life. The child told the story of the affair to her father on his return home, charging the crime to one of the Hart negroes, who is said to have confessed. The three negroes were arrested Mon day and placed in jail at Louisville, Fearing violence from crowds that gath ered about the Louisville jail, Sheriff Smith, of Jefferson county, brought the prisoners to the Burke county jail here. Within a few hours after the negroes were brought here citizens from three counties had begun to gather and at 11 o’clock last night the sheriff asked the governor for the protection of the militia. The crowd dispersed when they learn ed the negroes had been^ taken to Au gusta. Oscar King, Abe Torbett, a Dr. Wade and a man named Farr were placed in jail last night by Sheriff Story, but were released this morning. No charged have been preferred against them. Among those who were held while the prisoners were being taken fronk the jail were the occupants of a seven-passenger automobile from Harlem. These were released as soon as the deputies and their prisoners were a safe - distance from Waynesboro. Quartermaster General William G. Obear arived this morning to take charge of the situation, but found every thing quiet. The prisoners are reported today as denying that they had any connection with the crime, saying that fear made them confess. Two of the negroes were caught by a posse that followed them with bloodhounds. The third was ar rested on the charge the little Irby girl, who witnessed the attack on her mother. rn The sheriff’s officers say one of the negroes confessed to the murder and implicated the two other negroes, who deny it. The one who confessed said all three were drung on the skimmings of foiling cane juice. -. It is not unpleasant, is harmless and can be used by man, woman or child. Just as catarrh i« contracted by breathing cold or dust and germ-laden air, just sc this balmy antiseptic smok ing remedy goes to the affected air pas sages of the head, nose, throat and lungs. It can readily be seen why the usual treatments, such as sprays, oint ments, salves, liquid or tablet medicines £ fail—they do not and cannot reach all V the affected parts. If you have catarrh of the nose, throat or lungs, choking, stopped-up feeling, colds, catarrhal headaches; if you are : given to hawking or spitting, you should try this smoking remedy. * A fre e trial package, together with an illustrated booklet which goes thorough ly into the whole question of catarrh will be sent you by Dr. J. W. Blosser, - 51 Walton St., Atlanta, Ga. This trial w ill demonstrate to you that it is an exceptional remedy and as it only costs $1.00 for a full size box it is wtihin the reach of every one. Send your name and address and the booklet and free trial package will be mailed you lm- Z mediately.— (Advt.) Paint Without Oil Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Down the Cost of Paint Sev enty-five Per Cent A Free Trial Package is Mailed to Everyon® Who Writes. A. L. Rice, a prominent manufactnrer of Adams, N. Y., has discovered a process of making a new kind of paint without the use of oil. He calls it Powdrpaint. It comes in the • form of a dry powder and all that is required is ••old water to make a patnt weather proof, fire proof and as durable as oil paint. It adheres to any surface, wood, stone or brick, spreads and looks like oil paint and costs about one-fourth as much. Write to Mr. A. L. Rice, Manuf’r., 25 North St., Adams. N. Y., and he will send you a free trial package, also color card and full informa tion showing you hbw you can save a good many dollars.*. Write today.—(Advt.) I JUAREZ, Dec. 18.—United States Con sul Letcher at Chihuahua telegraphed to Consul Edwards today that almost all foreigners had left Chihuahua and that the city was quiet. Reports from other sources were that the next clash between General Villa and the federals was expected south of Chifiuahua, but that it probably would be some time before the opposing forces would meet. Luis Terrazas, Jr., is still held a prisoner by Villa. The avowed, purpose is to compel the Terrazas family to pay a large sum of money for hia,- re lease. Villa asserts that Terrazas suc ceeded in taking much of their cash and securities to the United States be fore the rebels arrived, and it is his plaft to hold Luis, Jr., until $250,000 or more is sent back. KNOXVILLE FOG CAUSES TROLLEY CAR COLLISION KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 18.—A dense fog caused a collision of two street cars in Lonsdale, a suburb, early this morning in which four men were more or less seriously injured and passengers were shaken up. The fronts of the two cars were demolished. The Injured are: Motorman Henry Roberts, both legs badly mangled. Motorman Donald Marrle, seriously cut with glass about the head and bruised on limbs. Conductors Daniel Bryan and Burns slightly injured. Motorman Roberts had just escaped a similar accident with another car, de tecting its approach in time to avert a collision. CHICAGO WOMEN STILL WORK FOR MRS. YOUNG CHICAGO, Dec. 18— John D. Shoop, who was elected superintendent of pub lic schools to succeed Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, will be asked today by a commit tee of Chicago club women to resign that Mrs. Young may be reappointed. The delegation will be composed of rep resentatives of the Chicago Woman’s club, the Chicago Teachers’ federation, the Political Equality league and other organizations. Mr. Shoop said he would receive the committee, provided a suit able time could be arranged. Mr, T, H. Dozier Dies THOMSON, Ga., Dec. 18—Mr. T. H. Dozier died at his home at Cobbnam Monday afternoon, after an illness ex tending over several months GEORGIA CITIES AFTER LIGHTHOUSE DISTRICT (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—The contest for the location of the sixth lighthouse district between southern At lantic eastern coast cities was begun this morning wnen a delegaton repre senting Brunswick and headed by 'Sec retary Weatherly, of the board of trade, appeared before the flight house board. Wednesday the claims of Savannah will be presented by Messrs. Davant, Moore, Lawton, Pollard and others who reached here today. Other cities after the lighthouse district are Wilmington, Charleston, Ferdandina and Jackson ville. The Savannah delegation has an ap pointment to see the president Thurs day morning at 10:30 o’clock, provided he is able to receive callers and will Invite the chief executive to the na tional drainage congress at Savannah next April. Accompanying this dele gation will be Senators Bacon and Smith, Representatives Howard and Edwards and Neyle Colquitt,-^being the* committee to invite the president to at tend the dedication of the Screven- Stewart monument at Midway, Liberty county, Ga., while he is in Georgia. The president’s physician wil not say definitely that he can’t see the delega tion. The Georgians today had lunch with Senator Hoke Smith at the capitol. r Trial free to skin-sufferers Where some treatments hardly afford a moment’s relief, Resinol stops itching and burning in stantly and quickly clears away eczema and other tormenting, un sightly eruptions for good and all. This is a simple statement of fact. You can prove its truth yourself, at our expense. Send to Dept. , Resinol, Baltimore, Md., for a liberal trial of Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap free, by parcel post. Every druggist sells Resinol because doctors in every comer of the United States have prescribed them regularly for eighteen years. Trains Draped in Black Will Mark Funeral of President Thomas All the engines on the roads of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway will carry black banners Thurs day and Friday on every trip they make as a token of grief at the death of “Little John” Thomas, the president of the line, who passed away Tuesday. At 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon, the hour set for the funeral in Nashville, every wheel on the system will stop for five minutes and all employes of the road will bare their heads for that length of time. Mourning banners will also float from 1 all the offices of the Nashville, Chatta nooga and St. Louis. PROGRESSIVES DECLARE THEY’LL STAND ALL ALONE CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Representative members of the Progressive party from nearly every country in Illinois gathered here today to confer on plans for elec tions of next year. Nomination of a candidate for the United States senate was one of the features of the program. The keynote was sounded by Ray mond. Robins, chairman of th& state central committee, who declared against amalgamation with either of the old parties and predicted victory in the spring elections. This sentiment was echoed in a letter sent by former United States Senator A. J. Beveridge, of In diana. “Our need of the hour is organiza tion,” stated the Beveridge letter. “Every county should be carefully and thoroughly organized, precinct by pre cinct. A full county ticket should be put in the field throughout the state.” In his statement to tlie delegates, Mr. Robins declared that “you cannot pour the new wine of the economic and so cial life of 1914 into the old party bot tles of 1860.” “The promises of the national and state administrations are being com pared with their performances and both are being found wanting,” he continued “We were promised a tariff bill that would reduce the cost of living. We have the tariff bill, but#the cost of Hiv ing rises, while the demand for labor lessens throughout the land.” Mr. Robins placed responsibility for this situation on both parties. TARIFF LETS WORLD BID ON SUPPLIES FOR NAVY WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Taking ad vantage of reductions under the Under wood tariff law, the navy has adopted the general policy of purchasing sup plies in the markets of the world in stead of only in the American market. The latest call for bids put out by the navy bureau of supplies and accounts is for 100,000 yards of dark blue cloth for trousers, jackets and cdps. While previous specifications for bids for that material stipulated that Ameri can wool must be supplied, in the pres ent instance the specifications have no limitation as to whether it shall be do mestic or foreign grown. Officials say the old tariff measure practically elim inated foreign bidders. Navy department officials are await ing with interest the opening of the bids on January 27. As wool is on the free list, a number of foreign bidders are expected and the department hopes for a substantial reduction in price; The awarding of one contract for beef to Argentine packers several weeks ago led to a substantial decrease in the bids submitted by American packers. ABUSE OF AMERICANS NOT DAD AS REPORTED WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Consul Letcher has advised the state depart ment that many reports of maltreatment of Americans in Chihuahua are without foundation. The department issued this statement: “Consul Letcher reports that many of the statements published in the El Paso pres^ relative to condiict visited on Americans since the entry of the consti tutionalist forces into Chihuahua are without foundation, as also are reports of discourtesy to him on the part of the revolutionist leader.” Rear Admiral Fletcher reported today that normal conditions were being re stored in Tampico. His reports were summarized by the navy department: “The department is in receipt of a dispatch from Admiral Fletcher sent from the Tacoma at Tampico, at 2 p. m. Tuesday, December 16. It states that the weather had moderated and that he has been able to transfer all the refu gees bac kto the transport Sumner and that they were returning to Tampico where conditions have again . become normal. A later dispatch dated 1 a. m. Wednesday advises that the refugees have all been returned safely to Tampico. “The Ward liner Morro Castle sailed on Tuesday, 8 p. m., but only eight Americans desired to leave on ‘board her. Constitutionalists to the number of about 4,000 are reported to be camp ing eighteen miles northwest of Tampi co. For the present the army tarnsport Sumner will remain at Tampico.” MONEY BILL WILL PASS SENATE BY SATURDAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Predictions that the currency bill would pass the senate before Saturday night were made today by Senators Bristow, Burton and Gallinger, Republicans, after they had rejected overtures from Senator Kern, Democratic leader, for an agreement tc vote not later than Friday night. “The Republican senators are quite as anxious for a final vote on this bill as the Democrats,” said Senator Gal linger. > “It is not the Republicans who are delaying action or consuming most of the time." The Democratic leader was denounced as being ‘unfamiliar with the bill un der consideration,” and with not having followed tjie development of affairs in the senate. At a Conference of Democratic sena tors tonight it is proposed to eliminate the deposits'guarantee from the curren cy bill, change the “lawful money re demption” to make treasury notes re deemable in gold, and arrange, if possi ble, for a final vote Thursday night. WILLIAM GENTRY KILLS HIMSELF AT GREENSBORO (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) GREENSBORO, Ga., Dec. 18.—Wil liam Gentry, of this place, formerly a policeman of Union Point, this county, committed suicide today by shooting himself through the head with a re volver. This was Gentry’s second attempt at suicide within two days. Yesterday he swallowed poison, but physicians were summoned in time to save his life. SAVANNAH FIRE LOSS WILL REACH $135,000 (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 18.—Fire that started at 9 o’clock last night and was not under control until 3 o’clock this morning damaged property in the busi ness section here to the extent of ap proximately $135,000. Three firemen were overcome by smoke. / A building known as the Lippman block, occupied by a number of retail stores, was destroyed. The loss is par tially covered by insurance. Following are the losers: H. C. Brinckman, owner of the entire burned building, valued at $70,000; in surance $30,000. Nicholas Lang, grocer, stock valued at $16,000, insurance $12,500. Selie: Brown, dry goods, valued at $7,000, partly covered by insurance. Grand Union Tea company, stock val ued at $25,000 partly covered by Insur ance. Samuel Bernstein, crockery and chi- naware, valued at $10,000; partly cov ered by insurance.^ The Market Square grocery, owned by Harry A. Graham, stock $5,000; partly covered by insurance. J. J. Horrigan, produce merchant, wa ter. damage estimated at $500. Savannah Candy company, water dam age estimated at several hundred dol- lrs. THREE PERSONS BURNED IN FIRE IN NEW YORK (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—A city fireman, his mothef and sister we^e burned to death early today in a fire which prac tically destroyed a five-story aparjtment building in which they lived at 366 Amsterdam avenue. , Flames which started in the basement spread so rapidly the fifty occupants of the apartments fhund all exits cut off when aroused by the arrival of the firemen. Thrilling rescues were effected from third and fourth-story windows, but s^ven persons were injured by the flames or by jumping to the street. Thomas J. McManus, on twenty-four hours’ leave from the fire statibn in the vicinity, was at home with his mother and sister. All three were trapped and the fireman’s station mates were unable to reach him. One of them, -Michael O’S^ullivan, was probably fatally injured by falling from a ladder while trying to malfe his way to McManus’ rooms. The loss is estimated at $25,000. HOTEL PROPRIETORS IN CONVENTION AT JACKSON (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 18.—Seventy- five or one hundred of the foremost hotel proprietors in Mississippi and ad joining states have been in Jackson to day, and held an enthusiastic meeting in the board of trade rooms. The following officers were elected for the coming year, siz.: A. J. Dorman, Houston, president, re elected; R. H. Chiles, of Starkville, re elected secretary-treasurer • W. N. Dri ver Gulfport, first vice president; B. J. Smith, Jackson, second vice president; J. 3. Waddell, Brown’s Wells, third vice president; A. M., wills, Hattiesburg, fourth vice president; E. B. Noble, New Albany and Jackson* fifth vice presi dent. The next meeting of the association foill be held at Natchez next June. PARDON TWO MEN IN ALTMAN MURDER CASE (By Associated Press.) > SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dec. 18.—Morris Enright, sentenced to life imprison ment for the Altman murder in Chicago, and Joshua Tedford, the former Chicago policeman who escaped serving a peni tentiary sentence through a clerical er ror, were pardoned today. I Enright was convicted in 1911 of the murder of Vincent Altman. The killing grew out of the labor war. Tedford was convicted in 1903 on a charge of conspiracy to defeat justice and given an indeterminate sentence. A clerk failed to give notice, to the sheriff directing a commitment and Tedford was never called on to serve the sentence. With sentence hanging over him, Tedford obtained employment in a big State street store in the tqn years since his conviction has arisen to a high place in the establishment. Floyd Tax Equalizers (Special Disatch tjo The Journal.)/ ROiviE, Ga., Dec. 18.—The board of Floyd county commisioners yesterday elected tax equalizers under Georgia’s new tax law as follows: Louis A. Demp sey, of Rome, to serve two years; R. L. Horton, of Texas Valley, to serve four year, and H. H. Camp, of Livingston, to serve six years. There were more than a dozen applicants for the placees Mr. Dempsey is a merchant, and Messrs. Horton and Camp are both farmers. DR0PSY TREATED FREE By Dr. Miles, the Great Specialist, Who Will Send a New $3.75 Treatment Free. Many Have Been CTnred After Doctors Failed. At first no disease is apparently more harm less than dropsy; a little swelling of the eye lids, hands, feet, ankles or abdomen. Finally there is great shortness of breath, cough, faint spells, sometimes nausea and vomiting, even bursting of the limbs and a lingering and wretched death If the dropsy is not removed. 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T SEE WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—President Samuel Gompers, of the American Fed eration of Labor, told the house judi ciary committee today while the num ber of men ou-t of employment in the United States might possibly be a trifle above normal, he believed that was “due to the transition we are in, rather than to any real depression.” Mr. Gompers made his statement dur ing an argument for the Bartlett bill. He pointed to recent indictment of la bor leaders in Colorado for violation of the Sherman law to emphasise his con tention that they should be exempt from prosecution for combining to bet ter wages and conditions. The Bartlet bill would exempt from prosecution persons employed or seek ing employment w*ho enter into any combination or agreements to lessen hours of labor, increase wages or bet ter conditions. The rights of courts to issue restraining orders or injunctions in labor cases whuld be limited. 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